Ah (engine developer - explination of likely problem)let me guess...
physics engine suffered a numerical integrator collapse in calculating a force vector for friction.
The idea is pretty simple... in each calculation a small amount of numerical error is created. Under some circumstances this can grow to the point where a number is divided by a VERY small number... resulting in instintanious near infinite force.
hence flying cars or objects gaining speed through collisions.
The 'enter the matrix' game driving levels were notorious for being able to screw up in this way (causing all other cars on the road to fly)
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Wed 17 Nov 2004, 13:39,
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physics engine suffered a numerical integrator collapse in calculating a force vector for friction.
The idea is pretty simple... in each calculation a small amount of numerical error is created. Under some circumstances this can grow to the point where a number is divided by a VERY small number... resulting in instintanious near infinite force.
hence flying cars or objects gaining speed through collisions.
The 'enter the matrix' game driving levels were notorious for being able to screw up in this way (causing all other cars on the road to fly)
nahi jumpied teh car off a hilly thing. towards another hilly thing *points and giggles*
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Wed 17 Nov 2004, 13:40,
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When you bust the cars up enoughtheir doors start swinging about.
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King Ralph is drunk,
Wed 17 Nov 2004, 13:42,
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cos we'd been bouncingup the hill together
THEY'RE ALL AFTER ME *sob*
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Wed 17 Nov 2004, 13:42,
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THEY'RE ALL AFTER ME *sob*
it would appear thatso are the quo.
just prey they haven't found a way to copy themselves
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Wed 17 Nov 2004, 13:46,
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just prey they haven't found a way to copy themselves