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Moving a body in a specific direction using XNA with Farseer Physics

I have a custom polygon attached to a body, which looks like this: What I am trying to accomplish is getting the body to move according to wherever the tip of the body is. So far this is what I've ...
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2D Physics Engine to Handle Shapes Composed of Multiple Densities XNA

The game I'm working on involves shapes that might be composed of multiple materials in a variety of ways. Let's just take for example a wooden rod with and sizable tip of iron or say a block composed ...
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Building a shape out of two rectangles

I would like to build a body with Farseer out of two rectangles so it looks like this: I am a real beginner, so please describe it carefully. Thanks in advance!
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How do I determine which side of the player has collided with an object?

I have some static bodies (platforms) and a dynamic body (the player) in my world. The collision between them works great, but I would like to know which side of the player (rectangle) collides with ...
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How to pin a body in case of collision in Box2D or Farseer?

I'm trying to get an understanding for the Box2D/Farseer physics engine by implementing a small air hockey simulation. There, I have the problem that the CPU player attacks the puck, kicks it, but ...
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Farseer Physics collision detection vs intersection detection with sensors

I'm trying to make a game that uses Farseer physics engine as its main collision detection engine. I have a 2d circle body object that has a matching fixture (I used the CreatCircle method. I did not ...
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Making a multi-pieced rectangular breakable body with Farseer

Using Farseer 3.3.1 I want to create a rectangular BreakableBody with many pieces. Right now here is my code: Vertices polygon = PolygonTools.CreateRectangle( 2.5f , 1.25f ); List<Vertices> ...
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Tiling Physics using Farseer

I'm having a problem with the Farseer Physics Engine, where in a tiled environment, my object will at times interact with corners of others objects, even if they align perfectly. You can try it ...
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How to implement 2d explosions that will cause damage taking into account covers and distance?

How can I implement a 2D explosion in a way that it will cause less damage to characters that hide behind crates or other cover? Ideally damage will depend on the strength of the cover (e.g. metal ...
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Implementing a wrapping wire (like the Worms Ninja Rope) in a 2D physics engine

I've been trying out some rope-physics recently, and I've found that the "standard" solution - making a rope from a series of objects strung together with springs or joints - is unsatisfying. ...