CityDriving Layouts (Central reservations / divides).

[VirtualTourist]

(2015-09-14 12:06)Pete Wrote:  

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(2015-09-14 11:17)VirtualTourist Wrote:  Seeing as we are kind of on the topic I have a question regarding the objects in LFS.

When I or someone else hits that object, is the path it takes the same for both of us, or does each of our clients calculate slightly different physics?

Basically, do we all see the same objects moving in the same directions at the same velocities at the same time, or is it like pedestrians in GTA where one player sees a bikini girl and the other sees a bodybuilder?

Every client is running the same physics engine which means when a client hits an object, that object's trajectory should in theory be the same across all clients. Unfortunately lag plays a part in it too.

Take the following situation:

• Client A approaches a tyre stack at an angle and hits it at 90°.
• Client B sees Client A hit the tyre stack at a different angle because they appear to be lagging (either client can be lagging).
• Each client calculates the trajectory of the tyre stack as they see it.
• The resultant trajectory appears to be different.

In short, object trajectories are not synchronised between clients but they are usually pretty reliable if all clients in the vicinity have a stable connection. That's why sometimes it can look like someone hit a tyre even though from your perspective they didn't.

Thanks, it is as I expected.