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http://phun.at/
I got it from Husar. It's pretty fun to mess around with. :beam:
couple of screenies:
https://img526.imageshack.us/img526/5198/catapultqt6.jpg
https://img175.imageshack.us/img175/1949/tankao1.jpg
https://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i231/husar1985/tank.jpg?t=1206247386
That's a tank Ichi and I have been working on yesterday, I made the base design and then we both tweaked it a bit, the green stuff is just for cosmetics, the real fun is getting the physical things right so it can actually drive over obstacles etc, it's not even that easy to get a chain around the wheels in the first place. ~D
How did you manage to have the hinges not affixed to the background?? :inquisitive:
edit: got it, this is a cool program! :2thumbsup:
I think hinges either fix one object to the background or any number of objects to the last object before the background. Fixations fix the upper object to the one below I think.
I'm going to get more beer and stay up all night playing with this thing.
Hahha, this is so much fun. :2thumbsup:
Big_John
03-24-2008, 03:54
here's a trebuchet.. sort of.
http://i26.tinypic.com/15qq4ac.jpg
it has a habit of moving on its own.. not sure why.. i think the wheels are a bit out of alignment. you cut (erase) the spring and send the ball flying.. the angle is very shallow at the moment, working on a way to balance to ball and straighten the sling for a better angle.
Where is your monument to me itchy-chan!!??!?!
here's a trebuchet.. sort of.
http://i26.tinypic.com/15qq4ac.jpg
it has a habit of moving on its own.. not sure why.. i think the wheels are a bit out of alignment.
Did you try to set the base to not "collide with stuff"?
Where is your monument to me itchy-chan!!??!?!
https://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7785/monumentth4.jpg
it has a habit of moving on its own.. not sure why.. i think the wheels are a bit out of alignment. you cut (erase) the spring and send the ball flying.. the angle is very shallow at the moment, working on a way to balance to ball and straighten the sling for a better angle.
What's really hard is getting it to work with a hinge. I tried and I'm sure it's possible, but I couldn't do it.
Big_John
03-24-2008, 05:28
Did you try to set the base to not "collide with stuff"?no.. why would that help? does it interfere with the wheels or something?
I took your Trebuchet idea and got it working really well. ~D
Big_John
03-24-2008, 08:49
I took your Trebuchet idea and got it working really well. ~Dpics?
i just decided to add a motor to mine, so i can keep it from running around so much. i refined it a bit, but i'm having no luck designing a more realistic trebuchet (with a basket sling tucked underneath). but i've not given up yet.
Big_John
03-24-2008, 13:00
http://www.mediafire.com/?i5syj7j3idm
not sure if this will work.. try putting that file into your phun/scenes/ folder. this is a new trebuchet that uses the underslung basket. not perfect, but it kind of works.
the enemy is stockpiling assorted melons.. what are you going to do about it???
http://i31.tinypic.com/34fzng6.jpg
^ that's called a teaser.
LeftEyeNine
03-24-2008, 13:56
Gaying the enemy ?
If my kids see this I'll never get my computer back.
Adrian II
03-24-2008, 14:56
:stunned:
https://img390.imageshack.us/img390/1690/nicexr6.th.jpg (https://img390.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nicexr6.jpg)
:bow:
no.. why would that help? does it interfere with the wheels or something?
yeah, if you don't set the base to not collide with objects the wheels will be trying to "escape" from inside the base all the time.
yeah, if you don't set the base to not collide with objects the wheels will be trying to "escape" from inside the base all the time.
Not when they're fixed to the base with a hinge.
Here (http://www.mediafire.com/?sjewmjid9yc) is a tank including a small obstacle course I made, Ichi also contributed to the tank design, he "invented" the blocks on the chain. ~D
I tried to make a better tank yesterday but came a across a few problems, i may attempt it again next week or so.
Big_John
03-24-2008, 22:03
Not when they're fixed to the base with a hinge.
Here (http://www.mediafire.com/?sjewmjid9yc) is a tank including a small obstacle course I made, Ichi also contributed to the tank design, he "invented" the blocks on the chain. ~D
I tried to make a better tank yesterday but came a across a few problems, i may attempt it again next week or so.that's badass. i made the motors arrowkeyed, and turned the strength down to 100,000. i tried to make it go over the tower, but i ended up flipping it. :(
Good Ship Chuckle
03-24-2008, 23:57
It's pretty cool, but why is it taking up sooo much of my CPU's processes. Look under task manager to see for yourself.
Crazed Rabbit
03-25-2008, 00:10
Yeah, it's fun. I find it easier to make a good catapult than a good trebuchet.
And I even got a water propelled vehicle to work, though it's terrible inefficient. Basically a piston pushes water out the back from a tank, and the water pushes back, so the vehicle (slowly) moves forward.
And for obstacle traveling, I find a vehicle with several sets of wheels attached via spring system works well.
CR
Big_John
03-25-2008, 01:05
It's pretty cool, but why is it taking up sooo much of my CPU's processes. Look under task manager to see for yourself.it's definitely annoying...
I had a ton of fun with this thing, creating a little motorized paddle at 2400 rpms with a motor strength of +infinity and dipping it into some water was great fun all on its own :laugh4:
There are some weird videos on youtube, just to show two:
walkers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxI7vdfAV0k&feature=related)
rockets (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6e2TBhGYjQ&feature=related)
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