The engine behind Splitter Flash game – first AS3 prototype
Some time ago I posted about the engine behind Splitter Flash game, the C code used to cut off and split objects with Box2D
Now I received an AS3 prototype from Guillaume Pommey.
Hi ! I try to port the splitter engine to AS3, I haven’t any error in the function but I have an incorrect structure…
Can you help me, the port may be correct…
PS : The Box2D files are changed, because I use a funtion (raycast) which isn’t in the original source. There isn’t the key controls, there are useless if the programm doesn’t work. The problem should be come the structure and the end of the programme with the function Step or Test.
As you can see, Guillaume used raycast function you can find at this link (also take a look at the demo, it’s very interesting).
This is the source code:
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Ensure the edges have non-zero length. for (var i=0; i < poly.vertexCount; i++) { var i1 = i; var i2 = 0; if((i + 1) < poly.vertexCount){//Possible erreur i2 = i + 1; } else { i2 = 0; } //var i2 = i + 1 <poly->vertexCount ? i + 1 : 0; var edge:b2Vec2 = new b2Vec2(poly.vertices[i2] - poly.vertices[i1]); if (!(edge.LengthSquared()> Number.MIN_VALUE * Number.MIN_VALUE))//Peut être une erreur return -1; m_normals[i] = b2Math.b2CrossVF(edge, 1.0);//Problème ??? m_normals[i].Normalize(); } // Ensure the polygon is convex. for (i=0; i <poly.vertexCount; i++) { for (var j=0; j <poly.vertexCount; j++) { // Don't check vertices on the current edge. if (j == i || j == (i + 1) % poly.vertexCount) { continue; } // Your polygon is non-convex (it has an indentation). // Or your polygon is too skinny. var vecPlus = poly.vertices[j] - poly.vertices[i]; var s = b2Math.b2Dot(m_normals[i], vecPlus);//Problème ?? if (!(s < -b2Settings.b2_linearSlop)){//Idem return -1; } } } // Ensure the polygon is counter-clockwise. for (i=1; i <poly.vertexCount; i++) { var cross = b2Math.b2CrossVV(m_normals[i-1], m_normals[i]); // Keep asinf happy. cross = b2Math.b2Clamp(cross, -1.0, 1.0); // You have consecutive edges that are almost parallel on your polygon. var angle = Math.asin(cross); if (!(angle> b2Settings.b2_angularSlop)) return -1; } // Compute the polygon centroid. var m_centroid:b2Vec2; m_centroid.Set(0.0, 0.0); var area = 0.0; // pRef is the reference point for forming triangles. // It's location doesn't change the result (except for rounding error). var pRef:b2Vec2 = new b2Vec2(0.0, 0.0); const inv3 = 1.0 / 3.0; for (i=0; i <poly.vertexCount; i++) { // Triangle vertices. var p1:b2Vec2 = pRef; var p2:b2Vec2 = new b2Vec2(poly.vertices[i]); var p3 = 0; if((i + 1) < poly.vertexCount){//Possible erreur p3 = poly.vertices[i+1]; } else { p3 = poly.vertices[0]; } //var p3:b2Vec2 = i + 1 <poly->vertexCount ? poly->vertices[i+1] : poly->vertices[0]; //var e1Vec:b2Vec2 = (p2 - p1) var e1:b2Vec2 = b2Math.SubtractVV(p2, p1);// ????? var e2:b2Vec2 = b2Math.SubtractVV(p3, p1);// ????? var D = b2Math.b2CrossVV(e1, e2); var triangleArea = 0.5 * D; area += triangleArea; // Area weighted centroid m_centroid += triangleArea * inv3 * (p1 + p2 + p3); } // Centroid if (!(area> Number.MIN_VALUE)) return -1; //m_centroid *= 1.0 / area; b2Math.MulFV((1.0 / area), m_centroid); // ?????? // Compute the oriented bounding box. //ComputeOBB(&m_obb, m_vertices, m_vertexCount); // Create core polygon shape by shifting edges inward. // Also compute the min/max radius for CCD. for (i=0; i <poly.vertexCount; i++) { //Possible erreur if((i - 1) >= 0){ i1 = i - 1; }else { i1 = (poly.vertexCount - 1) } //int32 i1 = i - 1>= 0 ? i - 1 : poly->vertexCount - 1; i2 = i; var n1:b2Vec2 = new b2Vec2(m_normals[i1]); var n2:b2Vec2 = new b2Vec2(m_normals[i2]); var v:b2Vec2 = b2Math.SubtractVV(poly.vertices[i], m_centroid); // ????? var d:b2Vec2; d.x = b2Math.b2Dot(n1, v) - b2Settings.b2_toiSlop; d.y = b2Math.b2Dot(n2, v) - b2Settings.b2_toiSlop; // Shifting the edge inward by b2_toiSlop should // not cause the plane to pass the centroid. // Your shape has a radius/extent less than b2_toiSlop. if (!(d.x>= 0.0)) return -1; if (!(d.y>= 0.0)) return -1; } return 0; } /***************************************************/ /*********************ETAPE 2***********************/ /***************************************************/ /// Split a shape trough a segment /// @return /// -1 - Error on split /// 0 - Normal result is two new shape definitions. public function SplitShape(shape, segment, splitSize, newPolygon)// ???? { /*assert(shape != NULL); assert(newPolygon != NULL); assert(splitSize>= 0);*/ // Eventuellement utile...mais bon var lambda:Number = 1; var normal:b2Vec2; const b:b2Body = shape.GetBody(); //const b2Body* b = shape->GetBody(); const xf:b2XForm = b.GetXForm(); if (shape.TestSegment(xf, lambda, normal, segment, 1.0) != e_hitCollide) return -1; var nextVec = (1-lambda)*segment.p1+lambda*segment.p2; var entryPoint:b2Vec2 = nextVec; var reverseSegment:b2Segment; reverseSegment.p1 = segment.p2; reverseSegment.p2 = segment.p1; if (shape.TestSegment(xf, lambda, normal, reverseSegment, 1.0) != e_hitCollide) return -1; var nextVec2 = (1-lambda)*segment.p2+lambda*segment.p1;//Clash ?? var exitPoint:b2Vec2 = nextVec2; var localEntryPoint:b2Vec2 = b.GetLocalPoint(entryPoint); var localExitPoint:b2Vec2 = b.GetLocalPoint(exitPoint); const vertices:b2Vec2 = shape.GetVertices(); var cutAdded:Array = [-1,-1]; var lastA = -1; for(var i = 0; i<shape.GetVertexCount(); i++) { var n; //Find out if this vertex is on the old or new shape. if (b2Math.b2Dot(b2Math.b2CrossVF(b2Math.SubtractVV(localExitPoint,localEntryPoint), 1), b2Math.SubtractVV(vertices[i], localEntryPoint))> 0) //Clash ?? n = 0; else n = 1; if (lastA != n) { //If we switch from one shape to the other add the cut vertices. if (lastA == 0) { //assert(cutAdded[0] == -1); Couiiic cutAdded[0] = newPolygon[lastA].vertexCount; newPolygon[lastA].vertices[newPolygon[lastA].vertexCount] = localExitPoint; newPolygon[lastA].vertexCount++; newPolygon[lastA].vertices[newPolygon[lastA].vertexCount] = localEntryPoint; newPolygon[lastA].vertexCount++; } if (lastA == 1) { //assert(cutAdded[lastA] == -1); Recouiiic cutAdded[lastA] = newPolygon[lastA].vertexCount; newPolygon[lastA].vertices[newPolygon[lastA].vertexCount] = localEntryPoint; newPolygon[lastA].vertexCount++; newPolygon[lastA].vertices[newPolygon[lastA].vertexCount] = localExitPoint; newPolygon[lastA].vertexCount++; } } newPolygon[n].vertices[newPolygon[n].vertexCount] = vertices[i]; newPolygon[n].vertexCount++; lastA = n; } //Add the cut in case it has not been added yet. if (cutAdded[0] == -1) { cutAdded[0] = newPolygon[0].vertexCount; newPolygon[0].vertices[newPolygon[0].vertexCount] = localExitPoint; newPolygon[0].vertexCount++; newPolygon[0].vertices[newPolygon[0].vertexCount] = localEntryPoint; newPolygon[0].vertexCount++; } if (cutAdded[1] == -1) { cutAdded[1] = newPolygon[1].vertexCount; newPolygon[1].vertices[newPolygon[1].vertexCount] = localEntryPoint; newPolygon[1].vertexCount++; newPolygon[1].vertices[newPolygon[1].vertexCount] = localExitPoint; newPolygon[1].vertexCount++; } for(n = 0; n<2 ; n++) { var offset:b2Vec2; if (cutAdded[n]> 0) { var offsetValue = (newPolygon[n].vertices[cutAdded[n]-1] - newPolygon[n].vertices[cutAdded[n]])//Substitution offset = offsetValue; }else{ offsetValue = (newPolygon[n].vertices[newPolygon[n].vertexCount-1] - newPolygon[n].vertices[0]);//Substitution offset = offsetValue; } offset.Normalize(); newPolygon[n].vertices[cutAdded[n]] += b2Math.MulFV(splitSize, offset); if (cutAdded[n] <newPolygon[n].vertexCount-2) { offsetValue = (newPolygon[n].vertices[cutAdded[n]+2] - newPolygon[n].vertices[cutAdded[n]+1]); offset = offsetValue; }else{ offsetValue = (newPolygon[n].vertices[0] - newPolygon[n].vertices[newPolygon[n].vertexCount-1]); offset = offsetValue; } offset.Normalize(); newPolygon[n].vertices[cutAdded[n]+1] += b2Math.MulFV(splitSize, offset); } /* //Check if the new shapes are not too tiny. (TODO: still generates shapes which fail assert checks) for(int n=0;n<2;n++) for(int i=0;i<newPolygon[n].vertexCount;i++) for(int j=0;j<newPolygon[n].vertexCount;j++) if (i != j && (newPolygon[n].vertices[i] - newPolygon[n].vertices[j]).Length() <0.1) return -1; */ for(n=0;n<2;n++) if (CheckPolyShape(newPolygon[n])) return -1; return 0; } /***************************************************/ /*********************ETAPE 3***********************/ /***************************************************/ public function Cut():void { var segmentLength = 30.0; var segment:b2Segment; var laserStart:b2Vec2 = new b2Vec2(5.0-0.1, 0.0); var laserDir:b2Vec2 = new b2Vec2(segmentLength, 0.0); segment.p1 = laserBody.GetWorldPoint(laserStart); segment.p2 = segment.p1 + laserBody.GetWorldVector(laserDir); var max_shapes = 64; var shapes:b2Shape; var count = 1; count = m_world.Raycast(segment, shapes[0], max_shapes, false, null);//Gros doute !! for(var i=0;i<count;i++) { //Make sure it's a polygon, we cannot cut circles. if(shapes[i].GetType() != b2Shape.e_polygonShape) continue; var b:b2Body = shapes[i].GetBody(); //Custom check to make sure we don't cut stuff we don't want to cut. if (b.GetUserData() != 1) //Ouille ! continue;//return if we cannot pass trough uncutable shapes. var polyShape:b2PolygonShape = new b2PolygonShape(shapes[i]); var pd:b2PolygonDef; pd[0].density = 5.0; pd[1].density = 5.0; if (SplitShape(polyShape, segment, 0.1, pd) == 0) { b.DestroyShape(shapes[i]); b.CreateShape(pd[0]); b.SetMassFromShapes(); b.WakeUp(); var bd:b2BodyDef; bd.userData = 1; bd.position = b.GetPosition(); bd.angle = b.GetAngle(); var newBody:b2Body = m_world.CreateBody(bd); newBody.CreateShape(pd[1]); newBody.SetMassFromShapes(); newBody.SetAngularVelocity(b.GetAngularVelocity()); newBody.SetLinearVelocity(b.GetLinearVelocity()); } } } public function Step(Settings:*, settings) { /* m_debugDraw.DrawString(5, m_textLine, "Keys: cut = c"); m_textLine += 15;*/ //Test::Step(settings); var segmentLength = 30.0; var segment:b2Segment; var laserStart:b2Vec2 = new b2Vec2(5.0-0.1, 0.0); var laserDir:b2Vec2 = new b2Vec2(segmentLength,0.0); segment.p1 = laserBody.GetWorldPoint(laserStart); segment.p2 = laserBody.GetWorldVector(laserDir); segment.p2+=segment.p1; var laserColor:b2Color = new b2Color(1,0,0); dbgDraw.DrawSegment(segment.p1, segment.p2, laserColor); } //I have a problem with this /*public static function Create() { CutterTest(); }*/ /***************************************************/ /*********************ETAPE 3***********************/ /***************************************************/ public var m_world:b2World; public var m_physScale:Number = 30; public var m_iterations:int = 10; public var m_timeStep:Number = 1/30; //Problème à régler public const b2_maxPolygonVertices:int = 8; //Programme public var poly:b2PolygonDef = new b2PolygonDef(); public var newPolygon:b2PolygonDef = new b2PolygonDef(); public const segment:b2Segment = new b2Segment();//??? public var shape:b2PolygonShape; public var laserBody:b2Body; public var dbgDraw:b2DebugDraw; //Basics public var e_hitCollide = 1; public function update(e:Event):void{ m_world.Step(m_timeStep, m_iterations); } } } |
And this is the source with raycast for Box2D included.
The scripts gave no errors so I think we are close to the solution, I will take a look at it during the next days, meanwhile if you find out what’s wrong, you know where to comment :)
They can be easily customized to meet the unique requirements of your project.















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Shival
Looks great but still unable to understand. Emanuele please continue with the absolute beginner tutorials. And what happened to the colours in the script? All plain black?
Simon
Shival there’s only so far you can go with absolute beginner tutorials.
ThomasTan
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Xodus
I think its great that your doing this, along with the beginner tuts. who knows how many game concepts are in those 489 lines? Please continue!
Jonh
Yeah, please do simpler tutorials with line by line descriptions. This doesn’t make any sense for me.
Niall Lavigne
You guys are completely missing the point. He’s doing the simple Box2D line by line tutorials as well, just look back a few posts. Things like these are experiments, and invitations to the more experienced programmers to give an interesting concept a try. He can’t only do the beginner tutorials, that’s be very boring for others. You need to remember you aren’t all newcomers.
Shival
@Niall and others: It takes time for the newcomers like us to reach your level. It would be better if you use this platform to add more people to the flash reign rather than just discussing codes amongst yourself.
Crunch
That ragdoll part on the demos page could be used for a spiderman flash game!
The engine behind Splitter Flash game - new AS3 prototypes : Emanuele Feronato
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brart
*cough*
I don’t get where everyone is talking about! maybe this is to hard for the beginners… But there are loads of tutorials from emanuel written for you…
And he didn’t wasted his time on advanced stuff because this has been written by someone else. So I miss your point.
And Shival: “It would be better if you use this platform to add more people to the flash reign rather than just discussing codes amongst yourself.”
As far as I know it isn’t emanuels duty to bring as much people as possible to the world of flash!
Plz respect the time someone has spend on this and just say topic realated things.
Can’t wait till someone post a working version, this looks promising!