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Perfect oblique launch from point A to point B
Hey everyone, I'm with some tricky doubt here. Imagine we have a cannon which can shoot balls. In the 3D world I have an aim, which is the position where I want the ball to go. What's the best way to make the ball go in some sort of oblique launch in direction of the aim? Should I use AddForce based on distance between the cannon and the aim position in world ? Someone already implemented such a thing with success? It's not difficult to make the ball get closer to the aim. But what about make her hit the ground perfectly in the aim position?
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Yes, just add a force. You could set the velocity.
Just use normal high-school physics to figure out what the initial velocity should be for the angle you are using.
Thanks for the reply! I just taked a look at the angle function. I missed her. Now I think I'll get some results. I was considering the use of high-school physics(why create a new formula if we already have one, isn't? hehe) but I wasn't sure about the velocity. How I would convert force to velocity, but I forgot I can set the velocity by myself. =)
Were you not aware of Unity's built-in physics engine, or are you trying to avoid using it for network / performance reasons?
Well. In my current project I want to avoid physics simulation as far as I can because it's a A.R game for mobile, so...
Unitard, I think he just wants to know WHAT initial velocity to use, so that the ball WILL land in a certain spot. ie, yes the ball will travel under Unity's physics.
Is that right, José ?
Guto, there is absolutely no problem using Unity's physics in your AR game.
it sounds like you have a long way to go in mastering Unity, before performance will be an issue! enjoy!!
That will require some math/physics. And I would not recommend using the Unity physics to do it. Setting the position of the ball is more stable. See this wikipedia page for more information: Trajectory of a Projectile I have done the maths before when I programmed a TD game, but I haven't got the code left.
he's talking about PREDICTING the RESULT of using the PhysX to throw a stone. (which is - obviously - exactly the same as predicting it in the real world.) this has been explained some three times now :)
