Ragdoll physics?

[Dac Farren the Angry]

Wouldnt it be great to pick off enemy knights and riders with a bow or crossbow with ragdoll physics? Hell, it'd be great to kill anyone with ragdoll physics in this game... Anyone think it could it be done?

 

[Lhorkan]

It would be great, but I highly doubt it'll be doable. Maybe in M&B2.

 

[No name]

Hearing from modders elsewhere, if you add in a physics engine, it settles all the death animation and other stuff like pushing chairs and pick up stuff like beer cans. Handles gravity and trajectory and will allow the use of catapults. Anyone who played Half life 2 will tell you the omnipotence of the Source physics engine.
May not be able to put into the game, but i sure hope it would.

 

[Ingolifs]

http://taleworlds.com/v-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?t=784&start=150

Here we go.

Basically, ragdoll is extremely hard to do. And it won't be dont in this lifetime.

 

[Waylander918]

Unless Army sells M & B to Valve

 

[jackyjkchan]

i wouldn't support the idea of rag dolls

 

[Berny]

well i dont know if army is a physics genius... but if he is and wants to spend the time making ragdoll physics id like that....

but which he wont id at least like some more death animations...

 

[david2609]

i wouldn't support the idea of rag dolls

if you dont support the idea, then you cant really know what rag doll physics are.

 

[powerg8]

What are ragdoll physics

 

[compfreak]

Simplified explanation: It is a system where bodies behave realistically (sort of). A dead body, before or after rigor mortis, acts kinda like a ragdoll when thrown/hit/whatever. Ragdoll physics emulates this. The bodies bend and flop and generally look like they should.

 

[Waylander918]

Go play HL2 if you dont know what they are.

 

[powerg8]

I know what talking about now thanks.
That would be cool if they put that in the game.

 

[Dac Farren the Angry]

i wouldn't support the idea of rag dolls

Uh, ok... Why not? I know this thread is quiet through, but Im curious.

 

[Waylander918]

Ragdoll physics would own.

 

[M.A.C.H.I.N.E]

Maybe Armagran could be sponsered or whatever by Havok. Havok ragdolls rock!

Just saying.

HAVOK PHYSICS ARE THE COOLEST!!

 

[No name]

Yeah, ragdoll would be cool. Imagine smashing enemies with a great axe and see the guys fly off. Or pick up beer mugs from the counter and hurl it at Draton. Maybe he'll start a bar fight.

 

[SimonForsman]

Hearing from modders elsewhere, if you add in a physics engine, it settles all the death animation and other stuff like pushing chairs and pick up stuff like beer cans. Handles gravity and trajectory and will allow the use of catapults. Anyone who played Half life 2 will tell you the omnipotence of the Source physics engine.
May not be able to put into the game, but i sure hope it would.

hl2 uses havoc , havoc is VERY expensive , a more realistic option would be to use novodex , though it is only free for non-comercial use , it would increase the price of the game quite alot..

they could ofcourse write their own ragdoll physics system (but its more work than its worth imo)

 

[Ilex]

They should buy Hitman 1 physic engine. ()

BTW There are reasons not to like rag dolls:
-They might look unrealistic
-They take a lot power (or such)

 

[pkt-zer0]

I don't know how much effort would it take to alter the code so it incorporates a physics engine but anyway: take a look at www.ode.org. Free physics engine, though there's a lot to be improved upon, and only gives you the basic physics functions. Plus, I don't know how much it would slow the engine down.
Havok - it's good, but not free.

 

[Dac Farren the Angry]

Now that I think about it, most well-known physics engines ARE very expensive, and they would most likely double the price ofthe released game. ODE would be a great alternative. Although I have no idea what kind of physics it supports, it appears to be free. Good thinking Zer0.

However, despite our suggestions and hard thinking it all comes down to Armadan implementing them.