Grenade Collision: Why it's fucked up

[Edgewalkr]

Just found this on Reddit, suddenly it all makes sense,
http://www.reddit.com/r/Planetside/comments/2apb8i/twitter_mhigby_new_rule_if_youre_standing_next_to/cixgjmc?context=5

Basically the grenade model is stuck to a giant beach ball meaning that when you throw it anything that hits the giant ball section will result in a deflection.

 

[Stryke]

"PS2 Creative Directorlas0m 36 points 1 day ago
As it's been explained to me, spheres are the easiest things to compute complex collision for in our engine. Almost all of our collision is spheres or cylinders. We are actually working on adjustments for this to make it bounce a bit less."

well at least thats something.

apparently spheres are the easiest thing to detect collision with so its probably an optimization thing

 

[Hitman Zeus]

How about making it smaller?

 

[Canaris]

[quote="Hitman Zeus" post=35164]How about making it smaller?[/quote]

say about grenade size?.... no that's too crazy, it'll never work! hmy:

 

[YamiNoTenshi]

 

[dnaRIP]

^^ Holy fuck! He has red on! Traitor...get back in your blue shit!

 

[YamiNoTenshi]

[quote="dnaRIP" post=35212]^^ Holy fuck! He has red on! Traitor...get back in your blue shit![/quote]