The Powder Toy

Physics Engine Curiosity

  • crazy88     2nd Sep 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    Just noticed that when no pressure is unduced inTPT, that when things such as water go down a slope, they just drop at the end. Im guessing its due to the engine being used but i would just like to clarify what's going on.
  • Felix     2nd Sep 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    crazy88:
    Just noticed that when no pressure is unduced inTPT, that when things such as water go down a slope, they just drop at the end. Im guessing its due to the engine being used but i would just like to clarify what's going on.

    Water falls perfectly downwards when there is no collisions happening between them.
  • crazy88     2nd Sep 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    I understand this but if moving down a ramp they should have inertia and as such flow down and outwards.
    Not just downwards.
    As i said was just wondering if this is a quirk of the engine behing TPT
  • devast8a     2nd Sep 2010 Former Staff 0 Permalink
    crazy88
    I don't believe inertia is simulated in powdertoy.
  • Catelite     2nd Sep 2010 Former Staff 0 Permalink
    It is in a way. Just it works much better in the air than sliding against the ground. Water follows different movement rules when it's lying against a solid surface and pulling downwards than when it's floating freely in the air, where it does display properties resembling inertia.
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