Questions tagged [box2d]
Box2D is an open-source rigid-body 2D physics simulation library for games, written in C++, with ports in various languages
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Box2D issue with setLimits on a RevoluteJoint
I have a top down 2d view, a revolute join and a "wheel" attached to the joint. I'm setting the limits of the joint to follow the angle direction of the mouse gradually. I'm also trying to ...
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How to connect particles to rigid bodies in LiquidFun?
In vanilla Box2D various types of Joints can be used to connect two rigid bodies together. The LiquidFun extension brings the Particle Module, but I was unable to find a way to connect a particle/...
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Box2D simulation super slow during vsync
I've been developing my own game engine for the past few days and it's time to add physics. But before adding it in the editor itself, I opened a separate project and tried box2D with SDL2. I always ...
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Box2D Lite demo by Erin Catto : How Baumgarte stablisation works with Arbiter and what "Allow Slope" means?
Hello Game physics developers,
Hope you are having a good time. I am trying to write basic 3D box-box rigid body collison resolution. I was able to copy paste BIG BEEP formula to generate two impulse ...
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Box2D not updating b2Body* positions
For context, this is inside my custom 2D game engine. Inside the editor code, when the 'play scene' button is clicked, the scene creates it's b2World and then ...
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Dynamic bodies falling onto static body tunnel through each other or fail to bounce
I have a problem with Box2D when 2 dynamic bodies fall onto a static body located below when their restitution is non-zero. They tunnel through each other instead of a rigid elastic bounce.
If I treat ...
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How to update the version of Box2D used in AndEngine?
I need help to use an updated Box2D library where the current version is > 2.3.0. I am unable to find a compatible library and do not know how to compile one for use with the Java Native Interface (...
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How do I implement rigid body collision response out of particle simulation with extended position based physics
could you please take a look at this simulation and tell me how can I fix it, it works best on mobile: https://eguneys.github.io/ode-solver/
I want rectangles to be draggable also respecting collision ...
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The player gravity decreases when I add linear damping
Recently I added p_pBody.body->SetLinearDamping(8.0f); code to my player's instantiate code to prevent my player from sliding after I move right or left.
Now the ...
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Change screen size in PyBox2D
I would like to use pybox2d's Framework class to visualize the simulation. However, the default screen / windows size is 640 x ...
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Perpendicular inelastic joint of two bodies in PyBox2d
I would like to create two objects of different density and (inelastically) weld them perpendicular together, so that the final object forms an L. Afterwards, I want to be able to assign a position ...
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Box2D bodies order inside the world
I'm working on a small platform game using box2d.
When I create the game's objects I store them inside a vector. One for dynamic bodies and one for static bodies.
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Sometimes player moves too much
I'm working on a simple platform game.
I have the player - a dynamic body, which moves by ApplyLinearImpulse.
Generally it works very well, but sometimes the player ...
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Box2D make dynamic body fixed on the y axes
I working on a game project using C++ with SMFL and Box2d.
I'm basically recreating the game "Jump and Hover", a simple platform game.
In the game ther is an platform thats "hovering&...
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"Fix Your Time Step" Variable or Fixed Physics "timeStep" parameter for Step in Box2D?
I have seen multiple contradictory articles on this topic. Have been trying to implement the Should the function call
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Box2D Body cannot be serialized. How to ignore or serialize it successfully?
In my game, which implements the network functionality with Kryonet, I would like to send a class ("MyBox2DComponent") over the network which e.g. contains a field of type Body (Box2D).
Of ...
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Box2D & Processing - Collision location randomly assigned to center point
I am working on a particle simulation using Box2D with Processing.
The setup: I generate 4 kinds of particles that exist in equal amounts (for instance 200 in total, 50 each). They are (for now) ...
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character movment and physics on 2d game
I'm developing a client/server multiplayer game. in server side i need prevent players cross map objects like walls also i need prevent player go inside each others, instead want to slide them along ...
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Implementing a custom joint in Box2D
I would like to implement a "rail joint" in Box2D: a joint which lets a body move only along a given curve.
I couldn't find anything about defining custom joints. Is it possible at all ...
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problems with displaying sfml textures
I have created a kind of framework for a game that combines box2d and sfml. All game scenes are stored in the Game class. The scenes also contain information about static and dynamic objects: ...
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How do I correctly use userData in Box2d?
Many guides used userData. But with the source of Box2d I have, I don't see the SetUserData functions in the code as I see them in the guides.
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Simulating a small world with Box2D
I would like to use Box2D to simulate a small world, with entity sizes around 1cm (0.01m), some smaller than that.
Box2D's FAQ says twice:
Your moving objects should be between 0.1 - 10 meters.
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Object stuck against an obstacle still pushes other objects away
I have an object pinned against the ground by a revolute joint. A motor on the joint makes the object spin. Sometimes the object becomes stuck pushing against a static body. When it happens the object ...
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Collision filtering in Box2D: running out of bits
I have a physical simulation on the streets of a city. The simulation is 2D but in a few points it could develop on multiple "layers": for instance bridges or underground tunnels. I may have ...
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Simulating a rocket out of control in Box2D
In the void of space, a spaceship releases a rectangle shaped space-torpedo. In half a second, it starts its rocket engine and goes straight until something get in its way, and then boom!
The code ...
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Avoiding jitter when snapping diagonal movement to a pixel grid
Whats the best way to be rendering the locations of objects in box2D in such a way that there no stuttering on movement beyond 8-directions. I'm looking to have object strictly snap to the pixels but ...
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What could effectively affect the falling speed of a b2Body?
I tried to set up a test demo to see if Box2D physics are working. It works, but I have one small problem: I cannot seem to get the dynamic b2Body to fall faster.
I ...
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Box2D calculate distance in certain direction
I'm writing simple AI genetic learning for a 2d car. To do so I need sensors surrounding my car so I can get distance to closest obstacle in every direction. (Picture 1)
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I need every of the ...
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Way to check overlaps of a collider2d that's not set to "is trigger" in Unity
I have a system where physics2d objects are spawned and I need to know when they spawn outside of a region defined by a box collider set to "is Trigger".
Using onTriggerEnter and ...
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How to create a joint, where the rotation of one object is relative to the other?
I would like to create a top down view scene, with one rectangle (top) is on top of an other (base). There is a joint, where ...
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Box2d: High screen resolution / frequency causes high friction?
I'm using Cocos Creator with (built-in) box2d for physics.
Recently our game behaves weirdly on our new device Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G - which has screen size = 1440 x 3200 - frequency = 120Hz.
After stop ...
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Predicting trajectory of Box2D physics body using both: linear dumping and gravity
I would like to calculate position of physics body after some time because of predicting shots trajectory in my game.
I found some great answer here where Iter Ator provides equation to calculate ...
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When an object is launched off-screen, is there any way to know if it's coming back?
In this scene, the object becomes invisible and then comes back
In this scene, the object becomes invisible but does not come back
Is there any way I can tell if an object will come back when it ...
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How to develop both a client and headless server together in Unity
I'm making a multiplayer 2d shooter platformer in unity. And after studying the different options to program an authoritarian server and with the great help that many of you have already provided me ...
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Box2d on authoritative server for Unity client
I'm creating a multiplayer platform and shooting game in unity, using unity2d's own physics system (box2d).
But the truth is that I am quite lost in the creation of an authoritative server in c ++.
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how to set volume of sound depending on the impulse a body receives in Libgdx / Box2d?
I am trying to set the volume of a bouncing sound of a ball depending on how hard the ball hits something. so the harder the ball hits a wall or a ground the more loud the bounce sound.
I couldn't ...
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Optimizing Box2D for a couple hundred static bodies
I searched but could not find anything similar (Yet) around the web, so here I am asking my question:
In my game I use around 3 to 4 hundred static bodies with like 10 dynamic bodies in the Box2D ...
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setTransform() Box2D physics not working
It's my first time posting here!
I'm working on a top-down shooter game in LibGDX and Box2D (so gravity is set to (0, 0)). At the moment, to move my character, I'm ...
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Body's initial velocity is too fast when created after minimax algo
I don't know if my question is right but I cannot address the real problem.
I am dropping connect 4 game chips under gravity but when I apply minimax with a depth of 3, it starts with great velocity.
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Box2d: crash on createBody in beginContact callback
I am getting this error on creating body in contactListener
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Apply impulse in direction line is pointing with force proportional to the length of line
I have a line perpetually pointed at the mouse and originating at the player, but the length is limited to a certain value.
I also can create a circular object on demand in Box2D (specifically the ...
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Box2d RopeJoint bug - fix or alternative solution?
What I am trying to do is to create rope game. Below you can find a movie how it looks like now.
https://youtu.be/QTULCGNF70I
I am using RopeJoint and I am reducing maxLength each frame to be able ...
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Planck.js (rewritten of Box2D.js) - 8 direction box movement
I have a box in Planck.js. I want to move this box with some keys. How can I do that? My code:
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Box2d ContactListener function. Problem calling a function on the collided objects
I created a ContactListener class which derives from b2ContactListener. I am following the excellent tutorials found here: https://www.iforce2d.net/b2dtut/collision-callbacks
Collisions are detected ...
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How do I make a hitbox for a sword in a top-down game?
Context: I'm using Box2D through LibGDX in Java. The sword and the player are in separate classes. Both extend LibGDX's Sprite class.
I've got a sword attached to my character that swings when I ...
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Box2d Raycast C++. Always returning false? (trying to check if player is grounded)
I'm trying to add Box2d to my C++/SFML platformer game. I have my ground tiles with a b2staticBody. And the player character is b2_dynamicBody.
My usual method to check if player is grounded is to ...
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LibGDX Box2D, how to play an animation once, then set the state back
So, I've got some animations in LibGDX that I want to get running. Currently, the walking animations work perfectly, but attacking doesn't. I want the attack animation to play once, then set the State ...
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testPoint not working - libgdx
I'm making a game like angry birds with LibGDX and box2d in which I want to drag a ball (instead of the bird) back before releasing it.
I deploy with testPoint function: when I touch down the ...
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How to damp the velocity of an object only in one axis in Box2d?
I want to damp the velocity of a ball linearly on the x-axis. but when applying linear damping on the ball, the damping also applies in the y-axis which makes it look like its floating.
I tried to ...
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