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by Erik 'Flybert' Aamot · in Torque Game Engine · 03/16/2001 (5:29 pm) · 3 replies

I'm pretty sure it does , but does the physics engine have 6 degrees of freedom ?
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    Torque Owner Tim Gift
    #1
    03/16/2001 (8:06 pm)
    Different objects in the engine perform different physics. The vehicles for example use 6 degrees of freedom, but the player object only uses 4 1/2 (look up/down is sort of 1/2). Depends on the requirements of the object.

    Torque Owner Erik 'Flybert' Aamot
    #2
    03/17/2001 (9:09 am)
    A side thought then , when a character has a jet pack , does he then have 6 1/2DOF ?

    Do you see any reason the engine couldn't be used for a game/sim where the characters are primarily within vehicles , anything from Mech type to Flight Sim ?

    Torque Owner Tim Gift
    #3
    03/17/2001 (11:05 am)
    Well, when a player is flying, it's still 4 1/2, but when a player is attached to a vehicle, it goes to 6 :) (since the vehicles has 6). The fact that the player normally has only 4 1/2 is simply a control issue, we like the player to be standing up most of the time.

    Since T2 already has ground and flying vehicles, I don't see a problem with doing Mech or Sim type games. T2's engine architecture is based on T1's, and T1's engine was used for Starsiege (a mech sim).