Collision Ain't Happenin'

#1 My Apologies. For some reason, when I posted this, I thought it was okay to have "receive physics" off.

#2 I did however set my collision detection mode to circle and edited my collision points to about a 24 so they even make for a rough circle.

What is wrong here please? Info helpful.

#3 its ok, just adjusted my collision scale, it shrunk the gap. not sure if it is reading like an actual circle yet tho. will see.

#4 It is definitely not spinning (rotating) when it hits a wall. "it" is a ball.

#5 also, my ball is neither rotating nor acting randomly on release. It always shoots at the same angle, speed and the same rotation (none).

function ballProperties::releaseBall(%this, %val)
{
	if(%val = 1)
	{
	%direction =getRandom(%this.MinAngle * 1000, %this.maxAngle * 1000);
	%speed = getRandom(%this.minSpeed * 1000, %this.maxSpeed *& 1000);
	%this.owner.setLinearVelocityPolar(%direction * 0.001, %speed * 0.001);
	
	%rotation = getRandom(%this.minRotationSpeed * 1000, %this.maxRotationSpeed * 1000);
	%this.owner.setAngularVelocity(%rotation * 1000)	
	}
}

#6 Ok,
so I have used this to get my guy moving from my key bind trigger.

%this.owner.setAngularVelocity(%this.velocityX);
	%this.owner.setImpulseForce(%this.velocityX, %this.velocityY, false);

as such he fires on an angle and spins but his spin does not effect his bounce. I was thinking that if spinning when he hits the wall, he either gains or loses Y velocity.

What gives?





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also just noticed my paddle occasional is effected by the balls physics, (when a long distance is traveled by ball it occasionally moves/pushes pong paddle back) tho I have sent the ball to NOT send physics nor for the wall to receive physics.
:?

#7
You turned this forum into your blog :)

#8 Really, I thought this was for help.





How else am I supposed to let potential help know?

#9 Just kidding man ;)

I personally don't have solution. But when i encounter a problem like this, i just do a lot of experiments with ALL combinations and settings. Also i echo() everything i can.

If that doesn't help, you'll have to find and read some good physics documentation. (unless someone else have the solution)

#10 I am sure it is listed somewhere, but I had been working for most of the day, up to that point so I didn't feel like fiddling around and researching more. This is when I think (or hope anyway) that the forums can helpful.

So no worries,
Thanks anyways.

#11 ps.
just for anyone interested I am trying to make a ball act with all normal physics applied to it, minus gravity.


Specifically I am trying to get it's spin to effect its direction after impact with a wall. Any guidance here would be helpful. Currently sniffing out collisionCircle's.