Dynamic Jump spot

Posted by Pasquale Sada on Game Development See other posts from Game Development or by Pasquale Sada
Published on 2012-09-29T15:41:40Z Indexed on 2012/09/30 21:51 UTC
Read the original article Hit count: 252

Filed under:

I have an initial velocity V(Vx,Vy,VZ) and a spot where he stands still at S(Sx,Sy,Sz). What I'm trying to achieve is a jump on a spot E(Ex,Ey,Ez) where you have clicked on(only lower or higher spot, because I've in place a simple steering behavior for even terrains). There are no obstacle around. I've implemented a formula that can make him jump in a precise way on a spot but you need to declare an angle: the problem arise when the selected spot is straight above your head. It' pretty lame that the char hang there and can reach a thing that is 1cm above is head. I'll share the code I'm using:

    Vector3 dir = target - transform.position;  // get target direction
    float h = dir.y;  // get height difference
    dir.y = 0;  // retain only the horizontal direction
    float dist = dir.magnitude ;  // get horizontal distance
    float a = angle * Mathf.Deg2Rad;  // convert angle to radians
    dir.y = dist * Mathf.Tan(a);  // set dir to the elevation angle
    dist += h / Mathf.Tan(a);  // correct for small height differences
    // calculate the velocity magnitude
    float vel = Mathf.Sqrt(dist * Physics.gravity.magnitude / Mathf.Sin(2 *a));
    return vel * dir.normalized;

© Game Development or respective owner

Related posts about physics