I need help getting started

[hungryninja]

The shooting code in the demo is designed to find where it hits before firing. If the target moves, it still gets shot. I want a better method that lets people dodge.

[hungryninja]

How good is irrlicht physics? What are its limitations?

[Radikalizm]

If you want real physics simulation you should use a physics engine, not irrlicht's built in collision detection

And you'll need to find a way to manage and update projectiles to shoot at animated targets, or use hitscan which doesn't need projectiles

[Anthony]

btw:
Came across some thingy I forgot all about and thought about your question about the fps cam. Did you fix that camera? If not, and maybe when you have two cameras rendering something, you would have to finish with the FPS cam. At least set it active again before calling device->run().

[Radikalizm]

btw:
Came across some thingy I forgot all about and thought about your question about the fps cam. Did you fix that camera? If not, and maybe when you have two cameras rendering something, you would have to finish with the FPS cam. At least set it active again before calling device->run().

The problem with the FPS cam inside a windows form is that the form is 'stealing' the input messages before they get to the engine, I got this functioning a couple of years ago by rerouting the form message handling

[hungryninja]

How could I do a beam shot? It hits instantly.

Can I have my own code run when something collides with something else?

How do I add meshes with collision detection after I add collision detection for the building or terrain? I want to create objects in the middle of a game.

[Anthony]

Maybe you should post different questions into different threads so people who are seeking answers too can find them if they're asked before

[Radikalizm]

How could I do a beam shot? It hits instantly.

Can I have my own code run when something collides with something else?

How do I add meshes with collision detection after I add collision detection for the building or terrain? I want to create objects in the middle of a game.

Go for a physics engine, irrlichts collision detection can't compete with engines Bullet, ODE, Newton, etc.

I'd also suggest you start off slow and simple, I'm getting the impression you want to do a lot of things at once, which will eventually cause problems

[hungryninja]

How can I use a physics engine with a .net wrapper for irrlicht?

[Radikalizm]

[quote="hungryninja"]How can I use a physics engine with a .net wrapper for irrlicht?[/quote

That makes it kind of complicated, I'm not aware of any .NET wrappers for these physics engines, although they could exist (maybe someone else on the forum knows of any?)

Just out of interest, which .NET wrapper for irrlicht are you using?

[hungryninja]

IrrlichtLime 0.7

[Radikalizm]

IrrlichtLime 0.7

Do you have any experience with C++?
I mostly advise people on these forums who use other languages to switch to C++, since I've been in a similar situation, my main language when I started out with irrlicht was C# (this was back when there was a very up-to-date official .NET wrapper for irrlicht available) and I noticed soon enough that I didn't have the full power of irrlicht in this language, nor was it easy to add additional functionality, like physics engines

Maybe you should consider this also, the step from C# to C++ isn't that big, the syntax changes aren't drastic, and the only real hurdle is learning how to manage without dynamic garbage collection

[hungryninja]

maybe I'll take a class on C++ once I get to high school

[Radikalizm]

There are enough resources on C++ available online, no need to wait until you can take a class

And if you're not in highschool yet, how old are you then?

[hungryninja]

It isn't a WinAPI window. It's a .NET system.windows.forms window.