Alpha and Omega
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Alpha and Omega
Alpha and Omega.
I must have seen those ODF values a million times.
I'm not sure if I ever knew what they actually meant. I might have at some point.
What exactly do they do?
I must have seen those ODF values a million times.
I'm not sure if I ever knew what they actually meant. I might have at some point.
What exactly do they do?
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Re: Alpha and Omega
omegaSpin = 3.5 //spinning in place speed []
omegaTurn = 1.5 //turning while moving speed []
alphaSteer = 6.0 //how fast it responds to steering []
omegaTurn = 1.5 //turning while moving speed []
alphaSteer = 6.0 //how fast it responds to steering []
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Re: Alpha and Omega
alphaDamp controls the nose up/down smoothness
alphaTrack controls the nose up/down rate. been awhile since i messed with these, so may have them wrong.
omegaFactor (and the other entries that end in "Factor") are multipliers of the settings for the AI to use.
alphaTrack controls the nose up/down rate. been awhile since i messed with these, so may have them wrong.
omegaFactor (and the other entries that end in "Factor") are multipliers of the settings for the AI to use.
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Re: Alpha and Omega
// in degrees/sec
alphaSteer = 20.0
omegaSpin = 60.0
omegaTurn = 150.0
alphaSteer = 20.0
omegaSpin = 60.0
omegaTurn = 150.0
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Re: Alpha and Omega
Anybody know what alpha and omega *themselves* mean in this context, though?
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Re: Alpha and Omega
Since these words freely translated mean 'the beginning and the end' I can only guess it has something to do with that.
Saying that is really helpfull ...
Saying that is really helpfull ...
Re: Alpha and Omega
Here's the technical explanation. Fair warning: you may need a working high school physics understanding to fully grasp what I'm saying below.
Each BZ2 GameObject has a 'Euler' structure that contains basic physics information -- position/orientation (4x4 matrix), mass, velocity & acceleration. If you've done basic physics, the formulas of motion will be familiar: Position = InitialPosition + (Velocity * time) + 1/2 * (Acceleration * Time * Time), or 'p = p0 + v*t + 1/2*a*t^2'. That's linear position, calculated from linear velocity & linear acceleration.
Euler 'alpha' and 'omega' are simply 'rotational velocity' and 'rotational acceleration', respectively.
-- GSH
Each BZ2 GameObject has a 'Euler' structure that contains basic physics information -- position/orientation (4x4 matrix), mass, velocity & acceleration. If you've done basic physics, the formulas of motion will be familiar: Position = InitialPosition + (Velocity * time) + 1/2 * (Acceleration * Time * Time), or 'p = p0 + v*t + 1/2*a*t^2'. That's linear position, calculated from linear velocity & linear acceleration.
Euler 'alpha' and 'omega' are simply 'rotational velocity' and 'rotational acceleration', respectively.
-- GSH
Re: Alpha and Omega
Considering I have a physics A-level, I really should have figured that out. Guess the lack of the third character (rotational displacement - theta?) threw me.
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Re: Alpha and Omega
Thank you!
One of BZ's mysteries solved.
One of BZ's mysteries solved.
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