falling or jumping character

[cassius]

I have asked this question before but can't remember what replies I got

I want my main character to die if it falls or jumps from a great height, but not for a short distance.

Apart from knowing the character will be airborne I can't think of anything else to test it.

Anyone know how to handle this?

[YouGroove]

Raycast from chr position to ground to know the distance of fall.

With Point A = char position , and point B = Raycast floor hit

You just apply the distance math formula.

[tjheldna]

The way I did it quickly is to use a timer when you jump after a certain time while airborne you are falling, which surprisingly worked quite well.

 

Thinking about it if you saved the value of your previous y every step and compared it to your current y value while jumping. If it's less then the previous you are falling, maybe that's an idea or a place to start.

[gamecreator]

http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/topic/6488-le2problem-with-falling-character/

[MexSource]

When the player falls he gets faster right? Then why not check the y-movement (if it's too high, let him die)

[cassius]

Thanks for replies. I will try the timer first then the y see. See which works best.

[cassius]

What command do I need to check speed of collision?

[Einlander]

The lua fps controller dies when it falls from a height. Its set to check on impact the players speed and if its higher than a threshold, kill them.

[cassius]

Rhanks. I don't use lua but I can take a look at that script.

EDIT: When I get 3.1