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<blockquote data-quote="shaderbytes" data-source="post: 239942" data-attributes="member: 2638"><p>Hi all, Just saw this thread <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>I love the idea of always striving to making pinball feel fun to play and for the most part to appear to react realistically. I say for the most part since all computer simulations of physics , that have to happen in real time for game engines, are approximations . So it is a case of fine tuning the approximations until they feel as believable as possible. For Me TPA ball is too floaty. That would be my biggest gripe. </p><p></p><p>For Fine tuning my table I used one Papa video as reference, I went back to the video over and over and over again and studed the ball behaviour in various circumstances and would then go to my table and tweak and tweak to get the best possible approximation.</p><p></p><p>I am using Unity engine as some others posted .. but the physics used within Unity is a 3rd party engine itself, namely <a href="https://developer.nvidia.com/physx-sdk" target="_blank">"physx 3.3"</a> created by Nvidia. Unreal engine is also using 3rd party physics. Im not sure what the licencing is to use these engines. Many other game development studios licence physics engines instead of writing them. Ever played a game and seen the <a href="http://www.havok.com/physics/" target="_blank">"havoc"</a> logo on the splash screens? It is yet another 3rd party physics engine <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Anyway I'm keen to see how TPA new physics engine is gonna feel in the Stern Pinball App , here to hoping for the best <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shaderbytes, post: 239942, member: 2638"] Hi all, Just saw this thread ;) I love the idea of always striving to making pinball feel fun to play and for the most part to appear to react realistically. I say for the most part since all computer simulations of physics , that have to happen in real time for game engines, are approximations . So it is a case of fine tuning the approximations until they feel as believable as possible. For Me TPA ball is too floaty. That would be my biggest gripe. For Fine tuning my table I used one Papa video as reference, I went back to the video over and over and over again and studed the ball behaviour in various circumstances and would then go to my table and tweak and tweak to get the best possible approximation. I am using Unity engine as some others posted .. but the physics used within Unity is a 3rd party engine itself, namely [URL="https://developer.nvidia.com/physx-sdk"]"physx 3.3"[/URL] created by Nvidia. Unreal engine is also using 3rd party physics. Im not sure what the licencing is to use these engines. Many other game development studios licence physics engines instead of writing them. Ever played a game and seen the [URL="http://www.havok.com/physics/"]"havoc"[/URL] logo on the splash screens? It is yet another 3rd party physics engine ;) Anyway I'm keen to see how TPA new physics engine is gonna feel in the Stern Pinball App , here to hoping for the best ;) [/QUOTE]
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