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2answers
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How can I find a projectile's launch angle?

I am making a 2d game in which units fire arrows at each other. I know the shooter's and the target's position and the initial velocity of the projectile. I want to know the angle the projectile ...
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1answer
461 views

How to make an arrow land at a specific position in 3D world space

In my game when I click with the mouse on the terrain somewhere, I'd like the player to fire an arrow to that position in a parabolic fashion. The arrow has a position, acceleration and velocity all ...
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2answers
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Simplified trajectory equation to identify Time Taken(t) by a protectile to travel Distance(d), under gravity?

I am building a game, where I have to plot a trajectory of a ball in 3D space, launched with an inital velocity Sx, Sy, Sz. [I am using OpenGL and Android-NDK] Lets assume Sz is always 0. And Sx ...
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votes
4answers
502 views

Calculating missile trajectory around orbits before shooting

I'm building a game with Unity3D. It's a Gravity Wars clone. Both player and AI turrets shoot missiles at each other (giving an Angle and a Power variables), trying not to crash missiles on planets. ...
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votes
2answers
446 views

Tracking Object Position - Firing on a Trajectory

How can I calculate the position of an object after "firing" it from a fixed point? I am to create a small game - most likely with canvas (pure HTML, JS based) or Adobe Flash - in which the player ...