[BALDI] Wheel height averages out between two wheels
boot2big opened this issue ยท 8 comments
Seems to pick both the highest, and lowest wheel, and averages the height out between them...
This is as designed. So this isn't bad math. Rather, it's a request to change how the math is performed. Flagging it as an enhancement.
Shouldn't this be changed so that it uses the X and Z of the lowest-contacting box as well?
That would be bad, as then you'd get inconsistent XZ coordinates for vehicles with dual-axle rear wheels. The ideal space for them would be to average the two rear wheels and set the position for checks to the middle of them. If you chose the lowest wheel, and all the wheels are the same height, then you'll just end up picking randomly. That could lead to the left and right boxes being in different positions and would lead to funky handling.
That would be bad, as then you'd get inconsistent XZ coordinates for vehicles with dual-axle rear wheels. The ideal space for them would be to average the two rear wheels and set the position for checks to the middle of them. If you chose the lowest wheel, and all the wheels are the same height, then you'll just end up picking randomly. That could lead to the left and right boxes being in different positions and would lead to funky handling.
Couldn't a sort of system be added so that if they're all at the same height it picks the rearmost one or something?
But why would you want something like that? If you have two wheels close together, you'd want to take them both into account, not just ignore the front ones. If that's the case, why bother having those front wheels anyways?
But why would you want something like that? If you have two wheels close together, you'd want to take them both into account, not just ignore the front ones. If that's the case, why bother having those front wheels anyways?
Think about it. If a trailer with two axles is rotated, it'll rotate around different axles depending on which ones are contacting the ground. If the front axle comes off the ground then it should fall down due to physics, rotating the trailer, which then brings it below the rear one and would allow it to be used for calculations once it hits the ground. I just don't think averaging the wheel positions is a good idea, mostly for vehicles with many wheels like wheeled tank destroyers (Sd.Kfz.234, B1 Centauro, Stryker, Rooikat) or large cargo aircraft (C-5 Galaxy, A380, An-225, Me 323).
True, but the same could be said for wanting to use the front wheels, as if the trailer is going backwards up a hill, then you wouldn't want to use the rear wheels.