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SO, wheels are BROKEN.

15 Killerhurtz  8.5 years ago

I was dicking around Simpleplanes after a long while of not playing and - don't get me wrong, these wheels are AWESOME - but as a former QA consultant, I started... DICKING. And so I found out that under the appearances, wheels were REALLY broken:

-They don't work if they're ~50 degrees off the normal plane. They just don't spin.
-WHEN they don't work because of the above, they become rigid objects with the same collision as the fuselage.
-They apply thrust in relation to friction to objects OR have no inverse-kinematics that cancel out the friction

An example plane that showcases all three of these points is here: https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/skq0IV/Something

I'll probably reply here as I find more issues (I'll be investigating pistons/shocks too >:D)

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    762 reCarn

    It does this on mobile, sometimes even spinning at start or twitching.

    8.5 years ago
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    Yes, they do, if the throttle is on. Otherwise, not in any significant manner.

    8.5 years ago
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    does your wheels ever just spin? like even when your not driving? like when the game is loaded? it bothers me..

    8.5 years ago
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    @General360 But these are relatively easy to fix, and would go towards future-proofing the game.

    8.5 years ago
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    @General360 I know. Probably because nobody else messed with them like I did XD

    8.5 years ago