[Bf-committers] Gsoc Idea/proposal

[Jacob Merrill]

I am not a student, or at least in any school.

I am a self taught python coder, getting the hang of it,

I would like to contribute, but don't think I fit into Gsoc as I only have
a little time here and there,

here is my idea.....

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I want to get started looking into the logic brick -> bullet linkages, and
how constraints are handled,

I would like for all constraints to have a python api

like Target, etc,

it would almost make sense that the we make a sensor to collect data from
constraints, and trigger logic, as well as an actuator to modify the
constraint,

like
Sensor-Constraint-RBJ/6dof X min X
max------------------and---------------(Motion)

so if the objects x offset is from min to max (or
inverted)----------trigger logic

the property x offset will be accesable

like

sens.offset.x
sesn.rotOffset.x

etc.

Is this a terrible idea?

I think people don't understand why I wish to do this,

1- grappling hooks etc in game
2- real time balancing via logic
3- better ability to make physical rigs that behave just like a regular
armature
4- Custom camera controls - Physics based
5- using sensor linked with keyboard to not allow triggers when Rbj is to
far out of alignment, so if I am tilting forward, play death 1 etc.

a 6dof constraint linked to another item with no limits set would *ONLY* feed
the offset angle and distance,

so this is to get more power over the RBJ and receive more output data back
from it,