Hello! I have been trying to achieve smooth 2D ball physics on the client to improve the gameplay experience but I’m not quite sure on what to do next.
I already have an “almost” fully deterministic custom physic engine for my ball but that isn’t enough to keep the ball in sync with the server. Due to the latency and variation of the physic steps on the client, sometimes different outcomes can happen and desync the ball. How would I be able to go about this?
Thanks!
There could be many things. I interpret your question as: “How I can make my system as similar to Roblox’s?”
Possibly you aren’t running the physics engine fast enough, Roblox runs their about 3 times the framerate (60), you should check on that.
And also you should make sure your ball is always owned on the client, that could cause some unexpected behaviors also.
Really? What’s the point if 2 of those 3 calculations aren’t going to even be shown in any frame
No, I may have been unclear but what I’m trying to achieve are smooth physics on the client witheout the delay caused by latency. I’m not trying to replicates roblox’s i’m trying to simulate physics on the client as well as match it on the server to make it smooth.
It’s most likely for accuracy, as known generally that the more calculations the more accurate it will be.
I do not understand. What game is this for?
I’m trying to have the physics on the client behave smoothly and instantly unlike roblox’s physic which has a delay due to ping (time it takes for request to arrive). So when the client touches the ball instead of it moving after 0.2s it would move instantly. Does this clear your confusion?
I asked what your game is about for a specific reason. Are you trying to make a blade ball game?
No, its not similar to blade ball. Its not a projectile, its standard ball physics (like you would see normally) but in 2D.
Try using Movers instead, as in VectorForces and LinearVelocities, especially AlignPosition.