Is there a max speed in Forge2D - flutter

When I try to do applyForce or applyLinearImpulse, I can only get a slow (but stable) speed regardless of how much force I add. Is there a max speed that is applied and restricting my bodies from going faster? I want to be able to have a bullet shooting effect.
I have checked some tutorial, but the velocity still seems too slow, even if I set body.linearVelocity = Vector2(5000, -5000); it moves slow.
#override
bool onTapDown(TapDownInfo info) {
body.applyLinearImpulse(Vector2(5, -1) * 1000000000);
return false;
}
gravity is zero, and here is body data:
#override
Body createBody() {
final Shape shape = CircleShape()..radius = 30;
final bodyDef = BodyDef(
userData: this,
angularDamping: 0,
position: Vector2(100, 500),
type: BodyType.dynamic,
);
final fixtureDef = FixtureDef(shape)
..shape = shape
..restitution = 1
..density = 0.0001
..friction = 0;
return world.createBody(bodyDef)..createFixture(fixtureDef);
}
thank you!

This is due to that you have set the zoom level to 1, instead of 10 which is the default. This makes the bodies hit the top speed very quickly, so instead you should just make the bodies smaller and zoom in on them. This is not only Forge2D specific, but applies to pretty much all ports of box2d and box2d itself. You can read more about it here.

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Vertical lines between tiles when camera is moving

I'm trying to build a simple side-scroller game with a level built of square tiles using Flame.
#override
Future<void> onLoad() async {
final orange = Paint()..color = Color(0xFFFF9000);
final double tileSize = 64;
for (var i = 0; i <= 100; i++) {
add(RectangleComponent(position: Vector2(i * tileSize, 100), size: Vector2.all(tileSize), paint: orange));
}
}
When the screen is static, everything works as expected. However, when I add camera movement, I see vertical lines between the tiles.
#override
void update(double dt) {
camera.moveTo((Vector2(camera.position.x + 1, 0)));
super.update(dt);
}
I suspect it might be something to do with Flutter antialiasing bug. Does anybody know if there's a workaround? Thanks!
This is indeed that bug, we have it documented on a few of our issues too (like this one for example https://github.com/flame-engine/flame/issues/1888)
You can try to use Impeller if that is an option for you, where this bug shouldn't be present.
Other workarounds would be to draw the same color underneath the tiles where they are overlapping, that is of course not always possible though.
And the other option is to use a camera that only moves in full pixels, so that there are no rounding errors.

How to make BodyDef smooth movement

I tried to use the method setTransform like this:
#override
void update(double dt) {
super.update(dt);
increaseTimer.update(dt);
if (side == 3) {
body.setTransform(Vector2(0, gameRef.increasedHeight), 0);
}
}
But the item looks like it is flashing from point A to point B, and the Items above this body are falling. I just want this body and the items above to move smoothly in a direction , how to achieve this? Thanks, I found some methods like using MouseJoint, but I guess it is too complicated for my topic?
=========UPDATE==========
Hi spydon, thanks for reply, I checked your answer, sry I didnt describe my question clearly.
The item I want to keep moving upward is like a wall/ground so it is a static body, therefore applyLinearImpulse/applyForce does not work right (since these both works only for dynamic body?).
Therefore I found setTransform, which works for static body,
increasedHeight++; //<= in update method
body.setTransform(Vector2(0, increasedHeight), 0);
works fine which make my ground move upward in 1 unit, but if the distance is larger than 1 unit, like
increasedHeight = increasedHeight + 10;,
the ground will be beamed to top and balls on this ground will be falling, which I don't want to, I tried to make balls and ground move together upward, is it possible?
Thanks for your time!
=========2.UPDATE==========
Hi Spydon, thanks again for your help! Plz check the example I created, since this Ground didn't move upward as I expected and just stuck in the position ...
class Ground extends SpriteBodyComponent {
Vector2 groundPosition;
bool removed = false;
final velocity = Vector2(0, 1000);
Ground({Sprite sprite, Vector2 size, this.groundPosition}) : super(sprite, size);
#override
Body createBody() {
final shape = CircleShape()..radius = size.x / 4;
var position = groundPosition.clone();
var worldPosition = viewport.getScreenToWorld(position);
final fixtureDef = FixtureDef()
..shape = shape
..restitution = 0.1
..density = 0.1
..friction = 0.1;
final bodyDef = BodyDef()
..userData = this
..angularDamping = 0.1
..position = worldPosition
..type = BodyType.STATIC;
return world.createBody(bodyDef)..createFixture(fixtureDef);
}
#override
void update(double dt) {
super.update(dt);
body.setTransform(velocity * dt, 0);
print('body position == ${body.position.y}'); //<= body position == 16.667
}
}
You should almost never use setTransform on dynamic bodies, since this disturbs the physics calculations. If you are not certain that you need the physics simulation you most likely want to go with pure Flame and use one of the MoveEffects instead.
If you do need Forge2D, you should either use body.applyLinearImpulse or body.applyForce, depending on how you want to affect your bodies movement.
You can read more about it here and you can check out the flame_forge2d examples here, you can get to the code for each example by pressing < > in the upper right corner.
Reply to updated question:
You should change these things in your update method which gives you a delta time dt, this delta time you use together with the velocity that you want to the body to change with, for example:
final velocity = Vector2(0, 100); // Will move with 100px/s
#override
void update(double dt) {
if(!velocity.isZero) {
// Here you have to multiply with dt, to make the transform become px/s
body.setTransform(velocity * dt, 0);
}
}

how to make rigidbody slide on diagonal wall collision

I'm struggling a lot with moving Rigidbodies, currently I have this method to move player:
private void SimpleMove()
{
var scaledMovementSpeed = movementSpeed;
_isRunning = false;
if (Run)
{
scaledMovementSpeed *= runMultiplier;
_isRunning = true;
}
var trans = transform;
var forward = trans.forward;
var newDirection = Vector3.RotateTowards(forward, SimpleMoveVector, Time.fixedDeltaTime * rotationSpeed, 0.0f);
trans.rotation = Quaternion.LookRotation(newDirection, trans.up);
var velocity = _rigidbody.velocity;
var velocityChange = new Vector3(forward.x * scaledMovementSpeed, velocity.y, forward.z * scaledMovementSpeed) - velocity;
_rigidbody.AddForce(velocityChange, ForceMode.VelocityChange);
_isMoving = true;
}
Map is build out of simple cubes right now and the player has capsule collider on him with freeze rotation on all axes.
By tweaking force values a little bit I managed to get it to work properly without the need to check for collisions myself but
expected behavior of player going diagonally into wall is to slide perpendicular to its surface. When I get close to cube's corner character slides across but when I'm going diagonally into a wall character just stops. Haven't tried it with analog input yet.
Is there a way to properly make character slide (fe. put proper physics material on him, or the wall?) or do I need to explicitly check and manage these collisions myself for that?
I thought that my turn-and-then-go-forward method might be messing with proper colliding, but I made the turn instant and the behavior was exactly the same.

Only scroll in one direction

I have a infinite vertical scrolling bar in unity and I want to suddenly limit the scrolling (in one direction only) when reaching a (variable) threshold.
public GameObject MyScrollRectContent;
public float limit = 300;
void Update () {
if(MyScrollRectContent.transform.localPosition.y >= limit){
//make it ONLY possible to scroll backwards or not beyond the limit and stop elasticity
}
Any ideas how to limit the infinite scrolling?
The simplest thing would be to use the existing ScrollRect. It allows scroll in a defined rectangle. You would have to simulate infinity by setting a really big size in one direction, or find a way to seamlessly reset the position if the user goes too far (difficult to do without seeing the jump but might be possible depending on your content).
If this is not an acceptable solution:
To limit the scrolling, you can just set the position to the limit if the user goes too high:
void Update ()
{
if(MyScrollRectContent.transform.localPosition.y >= limit)
{
var currentPos = MyScrollRectContent.transform.localPosition;
MyScrollRectContent.transform.localPosition = new Vector3(currentPos.x, limit, currentPos.z);
}
}
Now if on top of that you want elasticity, it is a bit more tricky: Somewhere, your script must currently set MyScrollRectContent.transform.localPosition. Instead of doing that, set a targetYPosition. You can imagine this as a point that moves, on which the scrollrect is linked by an elastic. This targetYPosition is contrained by your limit. Then in your update you make the ScrollRectContent follow.
public void OnUserInput(float y) // I don't know how you actually do this. this is an example
{
_targetYposition = y;
if(_targetYposition > limit)
{
_targetYPosition = limit;
}
}
private void Update()
{
var currentPos = MyScrollRectContent.transform.localPosition;
var y =
Vector3.Lerp(currentPos.y,
_targetYPosition, Time.deltaTime*_speed);
MyScrollRectContent.transform.localPosition = new Vector3(currentPos.x, y, currentPos.z);
}
Note that this is a simple example aiming at hinting you in the right direction. You'll have to adapt it to your code. The elasticity will likely not look as you want either, so you might want to modify the Update function to create other effects

PhysX 3.2: Simple box dynamic are not moving

I've uppgraded to PhysX 3.2 and have been struggling for days to have my test box moved by gravity but it simply won't to it.
I've followed the PhysX documentation but implemented it in my way. It's pretty much a default setup:
physx::PxSceneDesc sceneDesc = physx::PxSceneDesc((physx::PxTolerancesScale()));
sceneDesc.gravity = physx::PxVec3(0.0f, -9.8f, 0.0f);
if(!sceneDesc.cpuDispatcher)
{
physx::PxDefaultCpuDispatcher* mCpuDispatcher = physx::PxDefaultCpuDispatcherCreate(4);
if(!mCpuDispatcher)
LOG("PxDefaultCpuDispatcherCreate failed!");
sceneDesc.cpuDispatcher = mCpuDispatcher;
}
if(!sceneDesc.filterShader)
sceneDesc.filterShader = &physx::PxDefaultSimulationFilterShader;
physxScene = physMgr->getSDK()->createScene(sceneDesc);
Creating the dynamic actor:
PxRigidDynamic* body = mPxSDK->createRigidDynamic(Convert::toPxTransform(transform));
PxRigidBodyExt::updateMassAndInertia(*body, 1.0f);
mPxScene->addActor(*body);
Add the box shape:
PxBoxGeometry geometry = PxBoxGeometry(Convert::toPxVector3(size));
if(geometry.isValid())
{
PxMaterial* material = api->createMaterial(0.5f, 0.5f, 0.1f);
PxShape* shape = createShape(actor, geometry, material);
PxRigidBodyExt::updateMassAndInertia(*body, 33.0f);
}
Simulating the scene as:
float elapsedTime = float((float)mTime.getElapsedTime() / 1000.0f);
mAccumulator += elapsedTime;
if(mAccumulator < mStepSize)
{
return;
}
else
{
mAccumulator -= mStepSize;
mPxScene->simulate(mStepSize);
mDynamicBodySys->updateGameObjectPositions();
mPxScene->fetchResults(true);
mTime.restart();
}
When I look into the Visual Debugger I can see the box and the frame count increasing. But it's not moving. The actor's and the box shape seem to have the correct propeties. LinearVelocity is increasing in negative Y axis, its mass is 33 etc. But the pose is still zero/identity. What am I missing?
Solved. The error was in my own logic. There was a sync logic problem where PhysX was trying to update my graphics while in the same time my positioning logic was telling PhysX to update with its previous position. So it got stuck and appeared to never be simulated.