Physics Library..

[FrostyCoolSlug]

PMB recommended creating a thread like this, so i took decided to do it. Discuss physics libraries and stuff here, leave the engine thread specifically to discuss the engine. Thanks

[Pierre-Marie Baty]

yeah... Frosty pointed out the ODE (Open Dynamics Engine) at SourceForge

http://opende.sourceforge.net

Very interesting at first sight, although I wonder if you guys know alternatives ?

[Terran]

The upcoming tactical shooter "soldner" uses the opende physics engine, have a look at http://soldner.jowood.com/?RubrikIde...r=1033&lang=en

[FrostyCoolSlug]

soldner looks great, graphically speaking, that something we should aim towards

Although i would like to see how the physics look on it

[Pierre-Marie Baty]

Originally Posted by sfx1999 (in another thread)

By the way, I think I posted this before, but http://cal3d.sourceforge.net/ is a free skeletal animation library. It could be possible to use it to implement ragdoll physics if used in conjunction with OpenDE. I think it is under GPL, though, so no problem if you are going to GPL your engine.

doesn't OpenDE already have a skeletal animation library ? or maybe I skimmed it ?

[FrostyCoolSlug]

Originally Posted by Pierre-Marie Baty

doesn't OpenDE already have a skeletal animation library ? or maybe I skimmed it ?

It appears so..

http://ode.org/slides/slide3.html

it does say the SDK CAN simulate humans, but there are no examples of this.

[sfx1999]

What I mean is that you need an animation library for it to control, don't you?

[FrostyCoolSlug]

erm.. yea lol, for example walking, needs something solid for animation that goes along with physics

[Pierre-Marie Baty]

I would tend to think it's implemented in the library, no ?

[FrostyCoolSlug]

i was refering to the library