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PlayMaker Help & Tips => PlayMaker Help => Topic started by: Fleech on August 23, 2016, 06:59:38 PM

Title: really need help with config joints. cant continue project without them.
Post by: Fleech on August 23, 2016, 06:59:38 PM

so currently my entire player controller is based off of config joints. it would be fantastic if i could control the config joint spring values with play maker on the fly but i can't because playmaker doesn't allow it and asking for actions is pointless. i've tried everything from attaching the anchor point to a empty game object with a spring joint (which you can control), messing with linear limits and anchor points, using hinge joints which you can control the spring values of, parenting, etc.

is there any possible way to have playmaker interact with the configurable joint spring values i need to adjust in run time to complete this project?

if not, i'm going to have to re do everything with hinge joints which are extremely limited.

Title: Re: really need help with config joints. cant continue project without them.
Post by: cwmanley on August 23, 2016, 08:14:14 PM

Hi,

I found a start here.

http://hutonggames.com/playmakerforum/index.php?topic=5810.msg28257#msg28257 (http://hutonggames.com/playmakerforum/index.php?topic=5810.msg28257#msg28257)

We might need a few different actions.

Configurable Joint Limit Spring
Configurable Joint Limit
Configurable Drive

What exactly do you need?

Thanks.

Title: Re: really need help with config joints. cant continue project without them.
Post by: Fleech on August 23, 2016, 09:11:13 PM

here's what i'm working with

http://webm.land/w/1ST5/ (http://webm.land/w/1ST5/)


the limit spring is really whats holding the project back. currently i'm creating a procedural animation physics fighting game and the character transition states would really benefit from run time spring value adjustment.

the "Drive Position springs"  and "Angular Drive position springs" currently can't be set with the set property action.


i'm about 1 month into this project and i really need control of these values, thanks for your help.
 

Title: Re: really need help with config joints. cant continue project without them.
Post by: cwmanley on August 23, 2016, 10:09:25 PM

That is Awesome!

You are welcome. Let me know if these help out.

Thanks

Title: Re: really need help with config joints. cant continue project without them.
Post by: Fleech on August 23, 2016, 11:13:11 PM

thanks a ton, this saved my game.

i'm completely new to most of this so sorry if this is somewhere i missed, where do i put the visual studio file?

Title: Re: really need help with config joints. cant continue project without them.
Post by: cwmanley on August 23, 2016, 11:25:55 PM

No problem,

You can put them anywhere in your assets folder.

"Assets/Playmaker My Custom Actions" will work fine


Cheers
 

Title: Re: really need help with config joints. cant continue project without them.
Post by: Fleech on August 23, 2016, 11:49:41 PM

this works unbelievably well. you have no idea how much frustration and disappointment you saved me. all the solutions i had lined up wouldn't have worked anywhere near as effectively as what this allows me to do. i can finally complete this part of development and move on to assets, thank you.

now i can have proper reactive AI and complete control of every movement state.

http://i.4cdn.org/vg/1471900503164.webm

Title: Re: really need help with config joints. cant continue project without them.
Post by: cwmanley on August 24, 2016, 02:07:25 AM

Sweet!

That is really impressive! Let me know if you have any issues.
 
I'm glad I could help.  :)

Title: Re: really need help with config joints. cant continue project without them.
Post by: jeanfabre on June 12, 2017, 01:51:48 AM

Hi,

 These actions are now on the Ecosystem, with a slight update that you can now selected directly a component so that you can target a Setup where you have multiple joints on a single GameObject.

 Bye,

 Jean