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Zehra: added wiki table

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added wiki table

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	The valid parameters for physics are:		The valid parameters for physics are:
			{\|{{Prettytable}}
	;name: Name of the physics driver, for reference		\|-
	;linear: Cause a tank to move linearly at the given velocity (x/y/z). For example linear 5 0 0 would cause any tanks on the object to move at a velocity of 5 towards X+ (the side of the map with the highest value of X).		\| {{Hl3}} \|'''Parameter'''
	;angular: Cause a tank to rotate at the given velocity,(Rotation velocity, x/y coordinates of the centre).		\| {{Hl3}} \|'''Description'''
	;slide: Cause the tank to accelerate slowly during the time given. (i.e. Makes a 'slippery' surface.)(Time until max velocity (> 0.0 enables)		\|-
	;death: Causes the tank to die on contact. Player sees the given message		\| name \|\| Name of the physics driver, for reference.
			\|-
			\| linear \|\| Cause a tank to move linearly at the given velocity (x/y/z). For example linear 5 0 0 would cause any tanks on the object to move at a velocity of 5 towards X+ (the side of the map with the highest value of X).
			\|-
			\| angular \|\| Cause a tank to rotate at the given velocity,(Rotation velocity, x/y coordinates of the centre).
			\|-
			\| slide \|\| Cause the tank to accelerate slowly during the time given. (i.e. Makes a 'slippery' surface.)(Time until max velocity (> 0.0 enables).
			\|-
			\| death \|\| Causes the tank to die on contact. Player sees the given message.
			\|}

	== Working with Physics ==		== Working with Physics ==

Prestidigitator: properties formatting

2012-07-28T03:13:27Z

properties formatting

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	Physics, or Physics Driver, when applied to an object, will affect a tank touching it in some way. Physics can be applied to any 2.0 object, namely: [[mesh]], [[meshbox]],[[meshpyr]],[[sphere]],[[cone]],[[tetra]], and [[arc]]. Similar to [[material\|materials]], they can not be applied to the [[box]] or [[pyramid]] objects unless the server ([[BZFS]]) is version 2.0.9 or later.		Physics, or Physics Driver, when applied to an object, will affect a tank touching it in some way. Physics can be applied to any 2.0 object, namely: [[mesh]], [[meshbox]],[[meshpyr]],[[sphere]],[[cone]],[[tetra]], and [[arc]]. Similar to [[material\|materials]], they can not be applied to the [[box]] or [[pyramid]] objects unless the server ([[BZFS]]) is version 2.0.9 or later.

			The valid parameters for physics are:

	~~The valid parameters for physics are~~:		;name: Name of the physics driver, for reference
	~~<properties>~~		;linear: Cause a tank to move linearly at the given velocity (x/y/z). For example linear 5 0 0 would cause any tanks on the object to move at a velocity of 5 towards X+ (the side of the map with the highest value of X).
	~~name=~~Name of the physics driver, for reference		;angular: Cause a tank to rotate at the given velocity,(Rotation velocity, x/y coordinates of the centre).
	linear=Cause a tank to move linearly at the given velocity (x/y/z). For example linear 5 0 0 would cause any tanks on the object to move at a velocity of 5 towards X+ (the side of the map with the highest value of X).		;slide: Cause the tank to accelerate slowly during the time given. (i.e. Makes a 'slippery' surface.)(Time until max velocity (> 0.0 enables)
	angular=Cause a tank to rotate at the given velocity,(Rotation velocity, x/y coordinates of the centre).		;death: Causes the tank to die on contact. Player sees the given message
	slide=Cause the tank to accelerate slowly during the time given. (i.e. Makes a 'slippery' surface.)(Time until max velocity (> 0.0 enables)
	death=Causes the tank to die on contact. Player sees the given message
	~~</properties>~~

	== Working with Physics ==		== Working with Physics ==

77.1.251.153: /* Working with Physics */

2008-05-26T17:53:12Z

Working with Physics

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	physics		physics
	name landmine		name landmine
	death Oops~~, you~~ hit a ~~mine~~		death Oops!You hit a landmine!
	end		end
	meshbox		meshbox

72.67.85.156: fixed typo

2008-05-17T22:56:44Z

fixed typo

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	position 0 0 0		position 0 0 0
	size 10 10 5		size 10 10 5
	phydrv ~~lslippery~~		phydrv slippery
	end		end

125.236.176.93: /* Working with Physics */

2008-04-18T05:25:22Z

Working with Physics

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	Default gravity is 9.81, so in our example:		Default gravity is 9.81, so in our example:
	Height = ( 50 ^ 2 ) / ( 2 * 9.81 ) = 2500 / 19.62 = ~ 127 units		Height = ( 50 ^ 2 ) / ( 2 * 9.81 ) = 2500 / 19.62 = ~ 127 units
			However, the equations of physics can only be used as estimates, and are usually not accurate to one decimal point. This is because bzflag does not attempt replicate all aspects of real world physics, as can be easily observed.

	# Trampoline		# Trampoline
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	phydrv escalator		phydrv escalator
	end		end


	== Editor Support ==		== Editor Support ==

Optic Delusion: removed old ==Code== section as it has been replaced.

2007-12-27T19:16:13Z

removed old ==Code== section as it has been replaced.

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	Physics, or Physics Driver, when applied to an object, will affect a tank touching it in some way. Physics can be applied to any 2.0 object, namely: [[mesh]], [[meshbox]],[[meshpyr]],[[sphere]],[[cone]],[[tetra]], and [[arc]]. Similar to [[material\|materials]], they can not be applied to the [[box]] or [[pyramid]] objects unless the server ([[BZFS]]) is version 2.0.9 or later.		Physics, or Physics Driver, when applied to an object, will affect a tank touching it in some way. Physics can be applied to any 2.0 object, namely: [[mesh]], [[meshbox]],[[meshpyr]],[[sphere]],[[cone]],[[tetra]], and [[arc]]. Similar to [[material\|materials]], they can not be applied to the [[box]] or [[pyramid]] objects unless the server ([[BZFS]]) is version 2.0.9 or later.

	~~== Code ==~~
	{\|
	\|
	~~physics~~
	~~name example_phydrv~~
	~~linear 0.0 0.0 0.0~~
	~~angular 0.0 0.0 0.0~~
	~~slide 0.0~~
	~~death Message goes here.~~
	~~end~~
	\|}
	The valid parameters for physics are:		The valid parameters for physics are:
	<properties>		<properties>

Optic Delusion: linear == avenue?

2007-12-27T19:10:47Z

linear == avenue?

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	Avenue -Linear and angular make the tank move. Linear motion can be used to make escalators, trampolines etc. Values given are motion in x/y/z. Usually, you want Z to be zero, so that it won't throw tank into air. Note that physics driver does not imply moving texture. This example makes a physics driver, moving 10 units per second in x-axis direction, and applies it to meshbox 200 units long in x direction.		Avenue - Linear and angular make the tank move. Linear motion can be used to make escalators, trampolines etc. Values given are motion in x/y/z. Usually, you want Z to be zero, so that it won't throw tank into air. Note that physics driver does not imply moving texture. This example makes a physics driver, moving 10 units per second in x-axis direction, and applies it to meshbox 200 units long in x direction.

	# Simple box with horizontal physics driver:		# Simple box with horizontal physics driver:

Optic Delusion at 19:09, 27 December 2007

2007-12-27T19:09:53Z

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	Linear and angular make the tank move. Linear motion can be used to make escalators, trampolines etc. Values given are motion in x/y/z. Usually, you want Z to be zero, so that it won't throw tank into air. Note that physics driver does not imply moving texture. This example makes a physics driver, moving 10 units per second in x-axis direction, and applies it to meshbox 200 units long in x direction.		Avenue -Linear and angular make the tank move. Linear motion can be used to make escalators, trampolines etc. Values given are motion in x/y/z. Usually, you want Z to be zero, so that it won't throw tank into air. Note that physics driver does not imply moving texture. This example makes a physics driver, moving 10 units per second in x-axis direction, and applies it to meshbox 200 units long in x direction.

	# Simple box with horizontal physics driver:		# Simple box with horizontal physics driver:

Optic Delusion at 19:07, 27 December 2007

2007-12-27T19:07:56Z

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	death Message goes here. # the 'death' property requires a non-blank message		death Message goes here. # the 'death' property requires a non-blank message
	end		end


	Death - Kills the tank and gives specific message. Example:		Death - Kills the tank and gives specific message. Example:
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	phydrv landmine		phydrv landmine
	end		end


	Slide - Reduces the friction of surface. Value specified determines time to reach full speed. If you set value of 1, it takes one second to reach maximum speed on surface. Slide feels like slippery ice and makes accurate shooting difficult.		Slide - Reduces the friction of surface. Value specified determines time to reach full speed. If you set value of 1, it takes one second to reach maximum speed on surface. Slide feels like slippery ice and makes accurate shooting difficult.
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			Trampoline - Setting Z axis motion to higher value than zero makes a trampoline.
	~~Tramoline~~ - Setting Z axis motion to higher value than zero makes a trampoline
	Value defines the initial vertical velocity tank gets.Note that it is relational to the height of the trampoline. You can calculate how high tank goes as follows:		Value defines the initial vertical velocity tank gets.Note that it is relational to the height of the trampoline. You can calculate how high tank goes as follows:
	Height = ( velocity ^ 2 ) / ( 2 * gravity )		Height = ( velocity ^ 2 ) / ( 2 * gravity )
	Default gravity is 9.81, so in our example:		Default gravity is 9.81, so in our example:
	Height = ( 50 ^ 2 ) / ( 2 * 9.81 ) = 2500 / 19.62 = ~ 127 units		Height = ( 50 ^ 2 ) / ( 2 * 9.81 ) = 2500 / 19.62 = ~ 127 units


	# Trampoline		# Trampoline
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	phydrv trampoline		phydrv trampoline
	end		end


	Angular movement - First of three values after angular-keyword tells the rotation speed per second. Second and third are the x/y position of center point. To get actual movement speed, use:		Angular movement - First of three values after angular-keyword tells the rotation speed per second. Second and third are the x/y position of center point. To get actual movement speed, use:
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	Pi is approximately 3.14159, and the speed on the outer edge of our example is:		Pi is approximately 3.14159, and the speed on the outer edge of our example is:
	Speed = 0.1 * 2 * 50 * 3.14159 = ~ 31 units per second		Speed = 0.1 * 2 * 50 * 3.14159 = ~ 31 units per second


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	phydrv escalator		phydrv escalator
	end		end

Optic Delusion: Added "working with physics" section, copied from http://kapsi.fi/~jpa/stuff/bzw. Credit goes to (and permission to use received from) JPA.

2007-12-27T19:04:25Z

Added "working with physics" section, copied from http://kapsi.fi/~jpa/stuff/bzw. Credit goes to (and permission to use received from) JPA.

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 </properties>
-A physics driver can be called by adding 'phydrv <name>' to an object, group or mesh face, like so:
+== Working with Physics ==
-{|
+Physics drivers are applied to objects to affect tanks. Physics can be applied to all BZW world objects, including individual mesh faces.
   meshbox
-   position 0 0 10
+   position 0 0 0
    size 10 10 5
-   phydrv example_phydrv
+   phydrv lslippery
   end
-|}
+ meshbox
 == Editor Support ==
-It is supported by the BZWTools for Blender.
+Physics is supported by the BZWTools for Blender.
 ==History==