Hey! I can’t find any links for physics help, so I need some please. How can I make a box, or object fall or obey physics. I now know how to make classes, how to draw objects from classes and much more! If I can get some help, I will be on my way to making a new game! Please any help would be great.
Physics example and in app reference are a good place to start.
Here’s a good physics body example:
--# Main
function setup()
displayMode(FULLSCREEN)
w1 = physics.body(EDGE,vec2(0,0),vec2(WIDTH,0)) -- create a solid line from 0,0 to WIDTH,0
w2 = physics.body(EDGE,vec2(0,0),vec2(0,HEIGHT*3))
w3 = physics.body(EDGE,vec2(WIDTH,0),vec2(WIDTH,HEIGHT*3))
w4 = physics.body(EDGE,vec2(0,HEIGHT*2),vec2(WIDTH,HEIGHT*3))
ball_diam=60 --start by setting the diameter
--now create the physics object that behaves like a
--real ball, it will tell us where to draw our ball
--think of it as a GPS navigator that guides us
-- CREATE BODY
--physics bodies use radius not diameter
p_ball = physics.body(CIRCLE,ball_diam/2)
-- APPLY GRAVITY
p_ball.gravityScale = 2
-- next the bounciness - set lower for less
p_ball.restitution = 0.8 -- 0.3 is a very good number for restitution
--Now give it some velocity (velocity is in pixels
--per second, ie per 60 redraws)
p_ball.linearVelocity=vec2(math.random(600),math.random(600))
--POSITION it randomly on the screen
p_ball.x = math.random(60,250)
p_ball.y = math.random(400,600)
end
function draw()
background(200,200,200,255)
fill(0,255,0,40)
rect(0,0,WIDTH,200)
fill(0,0,255,40)
rect(0,HEIGHT-200,WIDTH,200)
fill(255,0,0,40)
rect(0,0,200,HEIGHT)
fill(127.5,127.5,0,40)
rect(WIDTH-200,0,200,HEIGHT)
--draw the ball --
pushStyle() --see previous tutorials for explanation
fill(255,0,0,255)
--draw the ball using x,y position of physics object
ellipse(p_ball.x,p_ball.y,ball_diam)
popStyle()
end
function touched(t)
if t.state == BEGAN then
if t.y > HEIGHT-200 then
p_ball.linearVelocity = vec2(p_ball.linearVelocity.x,p_ball.linearVelocity.y + math.random(500,700))
end
if t.y < 200 then
p_ball.linearVelocity = vec2(p_ball.linearVelocity.x,p_ball.linearVelocity.y + math.random(-700,-500))
end
if t.x < 200 then
p_ball.linearVelocity = vec2(p_ball.linearVelocity.x + math.random(-700,-500),p_ball.linearVelocity.y)
end
if t.x > WIDTH-200 then
p_ball.linearVelocity = vec2(p_ball.linearVelocity.x + math.random(500,700),p_ball.linearVelocity.y)
end
end
end
Credit goes to @ignatz and his awesome ebook about physics bodies. (thats where I learned physics bodies).
@LL_Phoenix456 There has to be a lot of physics examples in this forum. I myself have put a lot here. Try doing a forum search on physics.body .
Thanks!
Is a vector a point of drawing? For example, to draw a box, you need 4 vec2’s, and if you apply a physics.body to that, it will make the box have physics?