Simple vehicle construction

dmtactical · Nov 9, 2012

In Rigs of Rods, almost all the vehicles I made had less than 150 nodes not including wheels. I was very satisfied with the way all my vehicles handled and deformed and did not feel the need to use more complicated structures. Is there anything in this new engine that might prevent simple structures from working well? I hope not. I understand the new engine is more optimized but the fact remains that a simple structure can be duplicated more times without causing lag, and sometimes that's a feature I like to exploit.

gabester · Nov 9, 2012

I see no reason for simple structures to work any differently. That said, the physics are much, much, much faster than Rigs of Rods. We're able to have 4+ complex (~350 node) vehicles running at once, with full collision, at a playable framerate, and there's still more optimization to do.

jrderksen · Nov 9, 2012

gabester said: ↑

I see no reason for simple structures to work any differently. That said, the physics are much, much, much faster than Rigs of Rods. We're able to have 4+ complex (~350 node) vehicles running at once, with full collision, at a playable framerate, and there's still more optimization to do.
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Wow, that sounds really amazing.

Mad-Alex · Nov 9, 2012

gabester said: ↑

I see no reason for simple structures to work any differently. That said, the physics are much, much, much faster than Rigs of Rods. We're able to have 4+ complex (~350 node) vehicles running at once, with full collision, at a playable framerate, and there's still more optimization to do.
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So, you want to say that with more optimization (which still need to do) you will be able to have 5+ vehicles with complex (400 node or even 1000 node) at once, with full collision, at a playable framerate?

dmtactical · Nov 10, 2012

gabester said: ↑

I see no reason for simple structures to work any differently. That said, the physics are much, much, much faster than Rigs of Rods. We're able to have 4+ complex (~350 node) vehicles running at once, with full collision, at a playable framerate, and there's still more optimization to do.
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Thanks for the reply. I do appreciate that developers are pushing the limits of the engine, but for me simplicity is always key to enjoyable gameplay, if you can call modding a "game".

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