Review [Issue 29] Fun with the physics engine!

[Thekillerpenguin 1,731]

Fun with the Physics Engine!

 

Tanki has a great physics engine in general, capable of doing many calculations at a time without much error. However, I've found a couple of glitches/quirks that can be quite entertaining at times. This will be a short article documenting the ones I know of right now.

 

1. Flipped Disco Tanks!

 

This one is very easy to do. First, equip Wasp. Find a medium (Hunter, Viking, Dictator) or heavy tank (Titan, Mammoth) that has been completely flipped over. Then, drive on top of it. Once you do, start turning (don't move forward or back). The tank that you're standing on will start spinning quite quickly. Don't get dizzy.

 

 

I'm not sure why this happens; perhaps the physics engine works with flipped tanks differently compared to ones that aren't flipped. In addition, it seems like this trick only works when the hull you're using is Wasp and the tank you're spinning on is a medium or heavy tank, for some strange reason. If you try spinning on top of a Wasp, for example, nothing happens.

 

This has no practical usage, but it's fun to do. In parkour, tanks tend to get flipped a lot, so if a friend needs to self-destruct, you can do this to pass the time.

 

2. Standing Wasps

 

To do this, you need a Wasp and a Twins of any modification. Find a sloped wall, like the ones bordering Desert, for example. Drive against the wall until your Wasp is almost vertical. Then, start firing with Twins (make sure your turret is centered). As long as you hold the space bar down, your Wasp will stand straight up on the back of its treads while moving slowly backwards.

Note: I took this screenshot when the Twins was reloading, so you can't see any projectiles.

 

This works since the back of Wasp's treads are very flat, and in fact almost flat enough to stand up on its own. However, it can't do that by itself, so the tank will eventually come back down on the treads. That's where Twin's very slight recoil comes in handy. Even the recoil of M0 Twins will counterbalance Wasp's weight enough to stay upright indefinitely as long as you long down the space bar.

 

This also has no practical usage in combat, but it's fun to do. If you gather a bunch of friends to do this together, you can create "fireworks" with all the Twins projectiles streaming into the air. The display is even more stunning if you have different modifications of Twins at work; the light blue of M0, the dark blue of M1, the yellow of M2, and the green of M3 all make a spectacular array of lights in the sky.

 

I suppose you could also use this for parkour; if you can get quite a few people to pull off this trick, and get someone to drive on top of the barrage of projectiles, you could launch that player up like an elevator.

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Anyway, that's it for this short article. Thanks for reading!

 

Edited July 30, 2017 by Hexed

[Promissory 569]

hehehe When someone asks you to kill him and you start spinning on him :lol:

[trombone_ftw 734]

BTW, Twins/Dictator M3 can do the vertical thing also

[greyat 2,972]

Pretty sure the spinning works with Medium and Heavy hulls, so long as the hull on top is a size or more smaller...

[Thekillerpenguin 1,731]

Pretty sure the spinning works with Medium and Heavy hulls, so long as the hull on top is a size or more smaller...

I'll test it out. If it's true, I'll update the article accordingly.

[2real4u 2]

Cool

[donut70 97]

I know from experience that hornet on a flipped mammy will work.

[aBdUlLaHkInGg 39]

Lol,nice one.

[Schmerznebel 12]

The second trick can be done without walls using Rico or Smoky and it works for both the front and back of a Wasp. Drive back until achieving full speed then simultaneously press forward and shoot until standing vertical then soot with care just to keep it that way. I always pass time like that when waiting for others to join :D .

[Deliquescence 557]

Nice :) Will try to do the tricks.

[thunderousrailgunner 1,934]

Nice 
I Like The 2nd Trick

[Musty9 51]

Cool but i think the majortiy of people knew this?

[dragonite7 20]

I'm not sure why this happens; perhaps the physics engine works with flipped tanks differently compared to ones that aren't flipped. In addition, it seems like this trick only works when the hull you're using is Wasp and the tank you're spinning on is a medium or heavy tank, for some strange reason. If you try spinning on top of a Wasp, for example, nothing happens.

 

I may be wrong but it could be because the coefficient of friction is low in the upper part of the heavy and medium hulls, which makes sense since the upper part of the hull doesn't need any friction for it to move or do anything. Its weird how the light hulls aren't affected by it though. :huh:

[greyat 2,972]

It might not be hull specific... since Medium hull on Medium hull does not work, at least not in my experience...

[lukey0 27,543]

Nice, I knew both BTW. :P

[rothro3 50]

HAHAHAHAH XD!  That is funny!  Might try that myself!

[naca7 143]

The spinning thing might come in handy...:)

[doughnut2100 763]

Love it! Also love your logo! :lol:

[snipe3000 678]

you can do the first one with hornet tried it today.

[blackflag444 256]

 

 

 

Fun with the Physics Engine!

 

Tanki has a great physics engine in general, capable of doing many calculations at a time without much error. However, I've found a couple of glitches/quirks that can be quite entertaining at times. This will be a short article documenting the ones I know of right now.

 

1. Flipped Disco Tanks!

 

This one is very easy to do. First, equip Wasp. Find a medium (Hunter, Viking, Dictator) or heavy tank (Titan, Mammoth) that has been completely flipped over. Then, drive on top of it. Once you do, start turning (don't move forward or back). The tank that you're standing on will start spinning quite quickly. Don't get dizzy.

 

 

I'm not sure why this happens; perhaps the physics engine works with flipped tanks differently compared to ones that aren't flipped. In addition, it seems like this trick only works when the hull you're using is Wasp and the tank you're spinning on is a medium or heavy tank, for some strange reason. If you try spinning on top of a Wasp, for example, nothing happens.

 

This has no practical usage, but it's fun to do. In parkour, tanks tend to get flipped a lot, so if a friend needs to self-destruct, you can do this to pass the time.

 

2. Standing Wasps

 

To do this, you need a Wasp and a Twins of any modification. Find a sloped wall, like the ones bordering Desert, for example. Drive against the wall until your Wasp is almost vertical. Then, start firing with Twins (make sure your turret is centered). As long as you hold the space bar down, your Wasp will stand straight up on the back of its treads while moving slowly backwards.

Note: I took this screenshot when the Twins was reloading, so you can't see any projectiles.

 

This works since the back of Wasp's treads are very flat, and in fact almost flat enough to stand up on its own. However, it can't do that by itself, so the tank will eventually come back down on the treads. That's where Twin's very slight recoil comes in handy. Even the recoil of M0 Twins will counterbalance Wasp's weight enough to stay upright indefinitely as long as you long down the space bar.

 

This also has no practical usage in combat, but it's fun to do. If you gather a bunch of friends to do this together, you can create "fireworks" with all the Twins projectiles streaming into the air. The display is even more stunning if you have different modifications of Twins at work; the light blue of M0, the dark blue of M1, the yellow of M2, and the green of M3 all make a spectacular array of lights in the sky.

 

I suppose you could also use this for parkour; if you can get quite a few people to pull off this trick, and get someone to drive on top of the barrage of projectiles, you could launch that player up like an elevator.

_____________________________________

Anyway, that's it for this short article. Thanks for reading!

 

 

 

 

hehehehheeeeh.gooood one man.

 

Kindly, use the spoiler next time.

Edited December 13, 2014 by I.Pro.the_best_re

[fufususumumu1 240]

how did you manage to get the all the way to the left?

also does the sandwich trick make for good content in your article?

[pizzaslad 471]

The most fun I had with physics was before Update 200

[genak138 950]

I tried doing the twins one, but it didn't work :(