1.9.7 thrusters and ropes

[Kilinich]

what can I say... physics engine it's not as good as it was...

[scene]55796[/scene]

[Kilinich]

Looks like it's all about high-forced ropes. So my suggestion is to make "springConstant" of rope group editable from GUI.

[Emanuel]

Looks like it's all about high-forced ropes. So my suggestion is to make "springConstant" of rope group editable from GUI.

The reason the springConstant was not put in the GUI is because a low value would make some unrealistic behavior. A rope with a low springConstant will behave kind of like a rubber band, but objects can fall between the links. We need to find a way to remove this behavior before we can put the springConstant in the GUI.

/ Emanuel

[Kilinich]

The reason the springConstant was not put in the GUI is because a low value would make some unrealistic behavior. A rope with a low springConstant will behave kind of like a rubber band, but objects can fall between the links. We need to find a way to remove this behavior before we can put the springConstant in the GUI.

Before 1.9.x all ropes was stretchy and that wasn't a problem so why it is now?

[Emanuel]

Before 1.9.x all ropes was stretchy and that wasn't a problem so why it is now?

They leaked back then also, but if we put it in as a feature (rubber band that is), people expect it to work like a rubber band, i.e. it should not have holes in it when stretched.

[Kilinich]

I mean lower values can solve problem with unrealistic behave of rope like in my scene, idk about stretch.

[emilk]

I agree that doesn't look very good - I'll look into it later