Creating a Vehicle without wheels (Snowmobile)

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  1. What do you want to achieve? Keep it simple and clear!
    An understanding of all different methods in creating a vehicle.
  2. What is the issue? Include screenshots / videos if possible!
    I don’t understand how to create a vehicle without wheels and even with wheels.
  3. What solutions have you tried so far? Did you look for solutions on the Developer Hub?
    I have tried looking at YouTube videos but couldn’t find any for my needs.

I would love to know how to go about making a vehicle without wheels like a snowmobile and how I would go about animating the wheels, and maybe also one with wheels, Thanks in advance.
Ps. If this is the wrong channel to put it in, I apologise just bring it to my attention.

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I am currently trying to make a tracked vehicle and I am thinking about making invisible wheels underneath the vehicle and animating the tracks going round so

when throttle = 1
play animtaion
wheels spin
end

something like that, I dont have my version yet so I cant test if it works but thats what I am planning to do as I dont wanna play with the physics engine too much.

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That’s a great idea thanks for sharing but my only query with your reply is would I be able to use body velocity or gyro and to be honest I don’t understand them anyway.

are you asking if you have to?
because if not I don’t think you have to but you can. I’m assuming you want to speed up and slow down the animation with it. I think its probably possible, I’m not familiar with animations yet but its most likely possible tbh

One more thing? If I put wheels it will make the snowmobile float and if it turned over for example and the player steps on the wheels the game would feel rushed and not thought through properly so I might just have to use body movers. Also thanks for the help, I would mark you as the solution but I am waiting fro other people to reply.

You could possibly try testing for its rotation and if its withing a range of it being upside down say 130 to 230 degrees then it makes the wheel no collide, just curious what do you mean feel rushed, as in just that’ll do or something else?

By rushed I mean it will make the players fell like the game wasn’t thought through

ahhh I see, there are some people who have managed to make working tracks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw6aPMmIKwU is an example
and this post might help with a quick search How do i make working tank track and drive - #3 by TheodoreBalfour