Blender 3d Game Engine Part #3 - Jet Pack

[DeanBetamberine]

yeh but you did correct it in the video :P

[metalx1000]

@DeanBetamberine: Oh good :)

[DeanBetamberine]

nice tutorials though man, seriously

[DeanBetamberine]

Jackpack?

[metalx1000]

@DeanBetamberine: Do I have a typo in the video? I do that all the time :)

[TreemeHD]

How did you get to see all four views like (top, right, perspective) in one?

please reply!! :D

Also, epic tutorials REALLY helped thanks and keep em coming :)

[metalx1000]

@TreemeHD: watch my videos on Blender Basics, or just watch the beginner tutorial on the Blender web site. I'm also not sure what version of Blender you are using.  Splitting the window Blender 2.5 is one of the many changes. If you are running 2.5 you can press "Ctrl+Alt+q" to go into Quad view. Press it again to go back to normal view.

[chordchart]

quick question for you. how do you set the character so when it hits a wall or object it doesn't bounce off?. like if it were to walk into something or go up a set of stairs. i havnt yet to figured it out lol tthanks

[metalx1000]

@chordchart: I have multiple videos on this. Search the word "bouncing" on my videos.

[railfanatic844]

i use blender 2.49 and it just stays appeared on my characters back, any help?

[metalx1000]

@railfanatic844: Upload the file somewhere and send me a link and I'll look at it.

[Narutoxbleach503]

How did you learn blender?I have the newest version for mac,downloaded it about three days ago and I have no clue what to do,all I know is that if I want to make something I go into mesh and find an object,then adjust its dimensions,and I know how to rotate the screen so that I can see every thing nicely,but I want to know more,I want to get into the video game part since I think it will be fun and help in the long run. So were do I go for a quickish,organized, efficient noob tutorial?

[metalx1000]

@Narutoxbleach503: Years ago I use to use 3D Studio Max. I used that for years and I think that helped me out with blender a lot, just having the concept of 3D design in my head. When I first tried Blender, I didn't like it much, but that was just because it was new and the interface is so different. Once you learn it, you'll love it.

[metalx1000]

@Narutoxbleach503: As far as learning to use it.

1)watch the beginner tutorial on the blender site

2)watch my tutorial and also check out blendercookie and blenderguru

3)just play with it.

Blenderguru may be a little advanced for beginners, but you can still learn from the videos, and it will give you a good idea of what is capable with Blender.

And like anything with computers, play with it. The more you use it the better you will be. Click on stuff and see what it does.

[Sk8erwill99]

here's my problem, I'm using Blender 2.49 I was having issues with my jet pack showing up on the players back when I walked into the other one, but I watched a video you posted on your forum to another user that fixed that problem, now that my jet pack is showing up correctly I cannot seem to make it function properly, I have followed all steps but when I press space bar with the jet pack equipped the player still just jumps.

[metalx1000]

@Sk8erwill99: Please Post your Blend File in the forums so I can look at it. I'm sure it's a simple fix.

[Sk8erwill99]

@metalx1000 alright man, Will do thanks.

[Sk8erwill99]

@metalx1000 I will as soon as the site lets me register, still no email confirmation yet.

[lightdrifters]

@metalx1000 can you please look at my Blend game ever time i press p My main Plane dissapers.

THANK you .

[metalx1000]

@lightdrifters: Just did and sent you a response. You had a number of things wrong with your file, but as far as the plane goes, it's upside down. By default planes are one sided and you have the visible side down.

[Seth1e76]

When i touch the jet pack it disappears but doesn't appear in my back! HELP!

[metalx1000]

@Seth1e76: First off, you gave no useful information at all. You didn't even tell me which version of Blender you are running. In the future please give more details.

I can't help you much here. But if you go to the forum on my site you can upload your Blend file and I can look at it and see what you did wrong.

But, BEFORE YOU DO THAT, check out the Blender Game Engine section in the forum. I've already helped some one with a similar issue and showed a better way of doing it all together.

[creativerealms]

Ok i can't get the viability working with 2.49 and the video response is not helping.

[metalx1000]

@creativerealms: Upload your blend file to the forum and I'll have a look at it.

[creativerealms]

@metalx1000 No problems now I never changed the property to an Int I must have missed that little detail when I tried the Tutorial last night. That's why the Jetpack never became invisible. Now it's working right.

[jobboyjob]

you can scroll your

menu with scroll button on the mouse

if you click it and hold it you can scroll your menu

[mixinghoney]

mine isnt working! when i collide with the jetpack , it dont happen nothing! help!

[metalx1000]

@mixinghoney: please post your blend file in the forum on my site so I can have a look at it.

[mixinghoney]

@metalx1000 oh , i get it now , thx anyway , sorry for bothering

[metalx1000]

@mixinghoney: No bother. What was the problem?

[mixinghoney]

@metalx1000 i couldnt get the jetpack , but its now fixed thx!

[the13blackzodiac]

hey i have a question. everytime i bump into something my character starts rolling around until it falls off the edge. how can i stop this? thanks

[metalx1000]

@the13blackzodiac: My guess would be this. Instead of "Rigid" choose "Dynamic" and maybe add "Bounds" (Which is right below where you choose Dynamic) and make it a "Box", which should be the default.

[the13blackzodiac]

@metalx1000 thanks soo much. ive been tying to figure it out for a week now XD lol well thanks again!

[henry1234134]

mine looks awesome! i made a gigantic wall!!!!!! lolz

[Sdfrien]

I am using 2.5 and i can't seem to get the player to collide with the jetpack on the ground. I have everything set like in the tutorial but I'm afraid their may be a setting somewhere that is different between the two versions. can anyone help with 2.5? the only way that I can get the pack to disappear when picked up is to change it's physics type to sensor but then it won't show up on the back of player.

[jakkolas]

the jetpack duplicate won't reappear after it has collided with the original. Is it because I have a different version? Please help

[jakkolas]

@jakkolas It's ok because I think i managed to fix it.

[metalx1000]

@jakkolas: did you get it working? If not check out the "Video Response" by wandabuddy

[nadav611]

@jakkolas same help



[Chetos1]

I got the new 2.49 version and it doesn't have the visibility thing where you can either choose from visible or invisible there is just some buttons that say visible(i tried clicking that button it didn't work), occlusion, and then children. How do you make it visible and invisible in the newest version?

[metalx1000]

@Chetos1: Check out the video response to this video. It will answer your questions.

[jakkolas]

@metalx1000 

[Tinak00777]

@Chetos1 look on your actuators for visibillty and click on the visible that will make it ghost like.

[Alusaint]

how do you remove it.

[metalx1000]

@Alusaint: Set the variable back to 0 should do it.

[wandabuddy]

A video response to answer why people have trouble following the tutorials, and an easier way to do the jetpack.



[wandabuddy]

Thanks for the tutorials, they are rare when it comes to the game engine.

A lot of people including me can not follow the tutorials. After putting your sample side by side with my blender, I realized that you must be using 2.49a, and I am using 2.49b. They are not the same. It's late, I will post a reply video to show how I made my version work. Maybe tommorrow.

[RTard48JRod]

ok,i got it all to work,and did you KNOW!!!!if you set the jump+jet pack to force z like 5.50 you fly higher but not to long, so it fades after awhile which is better then letting your player cheat and float around every where,if there is a better way PLEASE let me know

[metalx1000]

@RTard48JRod: In one of my tutorial I add a jet pack power level that lowers the more you use it.

[RTard48JRod]

@metalx1000 have you found an easier way of doing this??

[metalx1000]

@RTard48JRod: There probably is an easier way. But, I doubt it's going to get much easier.  I mean, we did it with out writing any code. Blender makes a lot of things very easy. The fact that we have created what we have with out writing any code is impressive. How easy do you want it to be?

[LintyKoala]

Hey, is there any way to make the boxes heavier. When I shoot them they fly away like 100 mph. Anything I can do?

[metalx1000]

@LintyKoala: Yes, there is a MASS level in the options. The higher the MASS in comparison to the MASS of the bullet the heavier the box will seem.

Hope that helps.

[RTard48JRod]

@LintyKoala personal i like they way the fly away haha

[zipflop]

Have gone through this tutorial x3 now and can't get the pack to appear on the players back. Everything else is working though. Im sure its something im screwing up. Thnx very much for the tutorials, very helpful.

[metalx1000]

@zipflop: does the sample file in the description work for you?

[zipflop]

@metalx1000 Hey metal, your sample file works fine. I went over mine and it side by side a few times and managed only to screw things up even more. All the numbers/props/names match. My problem must be in the order of assembly. I'm going to go through all your tut's up to this one from scratch again this weekend. If i've no success i'll give up and go back to eating rocks.

[metalx1000]

@zipflop: My dentist told me I can't do that anymore.

[RTard48JRod]

@metalx1000 hahahahahah

[kjetil888]

AWESOME!!!! :D

[ozzeozze]

I have done exactly like you but my jetpack on the pack wont appear when i collision whit the one on the ground anyway, everything else works. Can you take a chans what i can have done wrong?)

[weegogo123]

im having the same problem, i noticed that the jump boost still work but its just the mesh that doesn't

[gitarystas]

@ozzeozze Make sure you have Activate "TRUE level triggering" on always sensor (the most left button below Always with three dots). I see this button pressed by default in this tutorial, so you have to press it your self and should work.

[LintyKoala]

@gitarystas Thank You! haha. I kept trying to redo things then I did this and it worked.

[RTard48JRod]

@gitarystas my jet back on char does not go invisible when game starts

[DEADDUCKGAMES]

i haven't tried it yet but i will once i made the character.thanks.