[Bf-gamedev] Fly Mode in game engine

[Dalai Felinto]

Hi,
We already have a Mouse Actuator, I wouldn't oppose we expanding it to
support flying (doesn't it already? I confess that I have never tried
the Actuator).

> My difficulty is that I don't have the skills to dig into the Blender source and extract the Fly (...)

Well, let's see if someone bites your bait ;) That is a fun project to
do, so you get lucky and get someone jumping in to help.

> As Fly Mode has already been coded, I wondered whether it could be ported to the game engine and made a standard thing.

The navigation code in Blender is very self-contained, so anyone
interested shouldn't have a hard time going through it.

In fact the 'new' navigation code in Blender (the fly/walk modes) are
based off almost entirely in a Python script I wrote a few years ago.
If anyone interesting on implementing this feature wants more
reference, the file is part of this zip file:

http://www.delmarlearning.com/companions/content/1435456629/companionfiles/Chapter7.zip

Though the C code alone should be straightforward.

Cheers,
Dalai
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2015-02-10 21:28 GMT-02:00 FRANCISCO ORTIZ <chicortiz at gmail.com>:
> Well.. Fly mode inside the Blender game engine can be achieved with python
> scripting.
> One can already save binaries by activating "save as runtime"... Sorry about
> my ignorance, I think I don't know what do you mean...
>
> On 10 February 2015 at 20:33, Ed <edspammer at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hello all. Ton suggested that I see if there is any interest in this via
>> Blender.org. I guess he meant this mailing list, so here goes ...
>>
>> My work as a structural engineer involves a lot of work using Revit to
>> model buildings. I currently use Blender to create models with baked
>> lighting for my clients and fellow designers to walk around using Fly Mode.
>> What would be a big bonus would be to use BGE to create standalone
>> executables. It would get over the 'ooh this is a bit technical' obstacle
>> that people tend to put up when I explain how to make get into Fly Mode via
>> Blender.
>>
>> But recreating Fly Mode in BGE is difficult. Some discussion here:
>> http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?361352-Fly-mode-in-game-engine&p=2812542#post2812542.
>>
>> There is already such an elegant solution with Fly Mode, I wonder how hard
>> it would be to put that code to additional good use in the game engine.
>>
>> I think there is a strong usage case for Blender here. Could give it some
>> traction in a whole different area. Do you think there might be a developer
>> who would consider porting Fly Mode into BGE as a logic brick, for example?
>> I can see it having value for exploring game environments generally, not
>> just for my purpose.
>>
>> If you think it might be of interest, I would be happy to provide an
>> example model for you to see what I am trying to do. It's a very powerful
>> way to show off a building. Much better than pre-rendered fly-throughs or
>> still images.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Ed
>>
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