Latest Project (Hover Tank)

[griff]

ok so my latest Project is an automatic Hover Tank (because wheels are so last century), but a few issues have arrised with the codeing and i have no idea whats wrong

first problem i need to sort out is the hovering, atm it just shoots accross the map and into the corner.

code wise atm i have

@name Hover Hieght Control
@inputs E:entity RC
@outputs 
@persist Mass I Array:array

Array = E:getConstraints()
Count = Array:count()

while(I < Count) {
Mass = Mass + Array[I,entity]:mass()
I++
}

if(RC > 35) {E:applyForce((E:pos() - E:up())*Mass - E:vel()*1)} else {if(RC < 35) {E:applyForce((E:pos() + E:up())*Mass - E:vel()*1)} else {}}

runOnTick(1)
E1=entity(),EE=(E1:isWeldedTo() ? E1:isWeldedTo() : E1)
EA=-EE:angles()*15-EE:angVel()*2
EV=EE:massCenter(),ER=EE:right(),EF=EE:forward(),EU=EE:up()
Lev=EE:inertia():length()

EE:applyOffsetForce( EU*EA:pitch(),EV-EF*Lev) 
EE:applyOffsetForce(-EU*EA:pitch(),EV+EF*Lev)
EE:applyOffsetForce( EU*EA:roll() ,EV-ER*Lev)
EE:applyOffsetForce(-EU*EA:roll() ,EV+ER*Lev)

i have no idea why this isnt working and any sudjestions will be great, even better if they work

[Colonel Thirty Two]

Why applyOffsetForce?

[Drunkie]

He didn't make it so he doesn't know any better.

It's obvious that Chinoto made this, his coding style is all over it.

[thetree]

He code is the stuff above runOnTick(1)

[griff]

everything above runOnTick(1) is mine
that applyOffsetForce is to prevet from filping over (which i edited from the E2 Wiki). or at least thats wat its supposed to do and before you say i tryed without it as well, same thing happend.

[thetree]

everything above runOnTick(1) is mine
that applyOffsetForce is to prevet from filping over (which i edited from the E2 Wiki). or at least thats wat its supposed to do and before you say i tryed without it as well, same thing happend.

Just use applyAngForce() to stop it flipping.

[griff]

that bit doesnt even matter, i just put that in to try solve the problem. didnt work

[crichards]

What is RC...?

[PointMan]

I would suggest....tutorials! The applyAngForce/applyForce video tuts might actually make you understand what is going on
Video Tutorial of applyAngForce and ApplyForce <Masogir's video tut....it's a must see!

[Colonel Thirty Two]

E:applyForce((E:pos() - E:up())*Mass - E:vel()*1)

Not sure what you are trying to do here. You never want to applyForce by a position, unless you subtract another position from it first (forming a vector).