Set the volume of a collision sound, based on the force of collision? [SOLVED]
graapl
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this is a tough one...
I'm creating a physics game which you must lower the golden block to the base of a tower. I didn't add any sounds up to this point, but I recently added sound effects to my clickable squares so they make a hitting sound when the collide with one another. Here are a few screenshots of what I'm describing:
I decided to add some sound to these colorful clickable squares. By adding some rules to them:
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As you can see I added my own variation for the time being by having the rules when it collides, has a combined speed (motion.x+motion.y) less than -200 (because they are falling), and self.already playing sound is false.... it will proceed to play the sound.
I'm wanting to know what goes in the red VOLUME equation I outlined.
I tried a few but the failed, but here are a few things to take into consideration:
1. Volume can only range from 0-1
2. It would make sense to have self.motion.x and self.motion.y in the equation... although self.motion.x can be taken out because it is a downward scrolling game.
3. self.motion.y will always be negative. Again, downward scrolling game. This negative makes it harder to convert the speed to the 0-1 range.
Leave a comment if you would like more info on what is going on.
If you can figure it out you have some God-like math skills!
All replies are appreciated! Thanks!
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abs(magnitude(Linear motion X, Linear motion Y))/200
P.S. you might have to change the '200' value to find better range.
Works like a charm! Forgot all about the absolute value and magnitude functions. duh! I just added a min(x,y) to make it cap off at 1:
min(abs(magnitude( self.Motion.Linear Velocity.X , self.Motion.Linear Velocity.Y )/300),1)
Thanks, that's just what I wanted
You don't really need to do that, you can save your app an unnecessary calculation as the volume won't (can't) ever go above 1.
Ok, I'll delete it because this actor has many many copies on the screen, which every less calculation will add up to make a difference in performance.