Physics Platforms Moving Automatically

Physics
#1

Hi everyone,

I have some platforms (“static Object”) where my player jump (“Dynamic Object”) onto them to get coins.

I would like know what the better way to make moving my physics platform automatically on the screen ?

 Is it the transtition.to() the only way to do that ? Or the Velocity could do it ? Or something else ?

Thanks for your reply, I need really to know that to goahead in my game.

#2

Hi @julien.montijano,

You can move the platforms in one of three ways:

  1. transitions

  2. Steady Runtime re-positioning

  3. applying linear velocity to them (http://docs.coronalabs.com/api/type/Body/setLinearVelocity.html)

Personally, I prefer #3, because it uses the physics engine for moving physical objects, but the choice may depend on other functionality or behavior on your game.

Best regards,

Brent

#3

Thanks a lot Brent, Yeah that’s what i’m doing, I use the Velocity and “kynematic” to make Moving my Platforms, that’s the best way I think to make move Physics object !

#4

Hi @julien.montijano,

You can move the platforms in one of three ways:

  1. transitions

  2. Steady Runtime re-positioning

  3. applying linear velocity to them (http://docs.coronalabs.com/api/type/Body/setLinearVelocity.html)

Personally, I prefer #3, because it uses the physics engine for moving physical objects, but the choice may depend on other functionality or behavior on your game.

Best regards,

Brent

#5

Thanks a lot Brent, Yeah that’s what i’m doing, I use the Velocity and “kynematic” to make Moving my Platforms, that’s the best way I think to make move Physics object !