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user3751598
user3751598

Reputation: 1

C++ Smooth player - wall - collision (sliding against wall)

I already tried to solve the problem of a smooth player - wall - collision so that the player slides along the wall.

I tried following:

playerBox->move();
if (playerBox->intersects(wall)) {
    clearMovement();
    movePlayerBoxBack();
}

But if the player touches the wall he doesn't slide... He's just stopping. (I do it separate for W, A, S and D, too.)

It only works if I set the player position back to the position of the wall he's touching. As follows:

player->move();
if (intersect) {
    moveToWall();
}

But it doesn't work because for a wall, connected with another the player touches more sides and the player jumps to the corner... So it just works for a single wall...

My question is: how can I make the smooth player - wall - collision in another way which also works for a wall connected with one or more others.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1164

Answers (1)

John Moses
John Moses

Reputation: 21

You could cast a ray out from the player, see if it hits a wall. If it does collide, use the normal of your wall to make a vector that runs along the side in the direction the player is running.

Upvotes: 1

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