lots of missed collisions firing lasers at targets

Solar2D Advanced Graphics
#1

Hi,

I’m having a hard time with too many collisions being missed (shots are passing through the target) when firing lasers at targets. 

I get about 30% contact when lasers are fired at a target.  My physics bodies are big enough, I’ve slowed down my shots as much as I can.

when I spawn a shot, this is my physics body:

physics.addBody( torpedo, “dynamic”,   { density = 0, friction =0, bounce = 0, radius=16, isBullet = true})

and for my player:

physics.addBody( player, “dynamic”, { density = .3, friction = .1, bounce = .3, radius = 32 } )

Any thoughts on what is going on?  This is very important to me finishing my game!

Thanks, Greg

#2

Just for giggles, instead of this:

physics.addBody( torpedo, "dynamic", { density = 0, friction =0, bounce = 0, radius=16, isBullet = true})

try this:

physics.addBody( torpedo, "dynamic", { density = 0, friction =0, bounce = 0, radius=16 }) torpedo.isBullet = true

This should be exactly the same, but… I have this weird memory of certain parameters not working as expected unless set after adding the body.

Also, my latter code matches the example here:

https://docs.coronalabs.com/api/type/Body/isBullet.html

I don’t think all physics parameters can be set in the body table (unlike when you use SSK).

#3

Also, you may need to tweak these, depending on how fast the projectiles are moving:

https://docs.coronalabs.com/api/library/physics/setPositionIterations.html

https://docs.coronalabs.com/api/library/physics/setVelocityIterations.html

#4

Thanks Ed, I’ll give it a go!

#5

I set:

physics.setPositionIterations(4) – 3

physics.setVelocityIterations( 10) – 8

That seems to have helped alot, I’ll test further.  Thanks for the suggestion, Greg

#6

Just for giggles, instead of this:

physics.addBody( torpedo, "dynamic", { density = 0, friction =0, bounce = 0, radius=16, isBullet = true})

try this:

physics.addBody( torpedo, "dynamic", { density = 0, friction =0, bounce = 0, radius=16 }) torpedo.isBullet = true

This should be exactly the same, but… I have this weird memory of certain parameters not working as expected unless set after adding the body.

Also, my latter code matches the example here:

https://docs.coronalabs.com/api/type/Body/isBullet.html

I don’t think all physics parameters can be set in the body table (unlike when you use SSK).

#7

Also, you may need to tweak these, depending on how fast the projectiles are moving:

https://docs.coronalabs.com/api/library/physics/setPositionIterations.html

https://docs.coronalabs.com/api/library/physics/setVelocityIterations.html

#8

Thanks Ed, I’ll give it a go!

#9

I set:

physics.setPositionIterations(4) – 3

physics.setVelocityIterations( 10) – 8

That seems to have helped alot, I’ll test further.  Thanks for the suggestion, Greg