Box3D, an open source 3D physics engine
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Re: Box3D, an open source 3D physics engine
#2I do wonder how it compares against Jolt. Both seem to have a good pedigree, one from Valve and Eric Catto, and another used in Horizon games.
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#3Box2D was a foundation for a lot of interesting physics oriented indie games in my day.
I wonder if the landscape is empty enough for a resurgence.
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#4I feel like Box2D, was pretty good for the time, I didn't feel like it aged quite as well, mostly because where the solutions built internally went, but hoping box3d is great for it's time as well, would love lots of fun physics engines.
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#5> On the Valve side, Rubikon continues to evolve and Dirk has developed optimizations (similar to those in Box3D) in a new engine called Ragnarok. Look for that in future Valve games.
wait....
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#6I feel like Box2D, was pretty good for the time, I didn't feel like it aged quite as well, mostly because where the solutions built internally went, but hoping box3d is great for it's time as well, would love lots of fun physics engines.
Have you tried the latest Box2D (it started as the experimental Box2c)? It’s pretty good afaict. It may not be what you want specifically in your 2D game, as often people prefer more arcade-like mechanics than the physics it tries to deliver.
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#7> On the Valve side, Rubikon continues to evolve and Dirk has developed optimizations (similar to those in Box3D) in a new engine called Ragnarok. Look for that in future Valve games. wait....
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Re: Box3D, an open source 3D physics engine
#8Box2D was a foundation for a lot of interesting physics oriented indie games in my day. I wonder if the landscape is empty enough for a resurgence.
There weren't many free and open source 3D physics engines to begin with. The ancient forefathers are ODE, Bullet and Newton Dynamics (all first released in the early 2000s), then nothing(?) for nearly two decades until Jolt in 2021 and now Box3D.
Any addition to this small and exclusive list is very welcome :)
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#9Box2D was a foundation for a lot of interesting physics oriented indie games in my day. I wonder if the landscape is empty enough for a resurgence.
i remember being hooked on Incredibots back when that was still a thing! that was how I heard about Box2D way back.
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#10Some years ago, I used Box2D from Python to get a couple of bodies moving naturally in a 2D plane, lightly disturbed by random impulses (like water lilies in a pond when it's raining). It was a fun project and working with Box2D was pleasant. Looking forward to using Box3D!