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Segments that lasers go through

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From: ketr... James Ketrenos
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 1995 07:13
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Ok, I've been tinkering w/ various level type segments and stuff, and 
have come across a hitch.

I have a 6 segments defined in such a way that they form one large cube 
with a smaller cube in the center.  All the segments have all the exact 
same attributes EXCEPT for the children and the vertices that they use 
(total of 16 vertices).

Now, when I load up this level in descent, I see the two squares fine.  
However, when I shoot, my bullets/rockets/whatever go right through the 
outside square.  They explode on impact with the smaller square.  What 
is causing this?  I have this problem on another level I created that is 
just one large square made from two segments (of 1/2 the size of the 
square--each segment has only one child).  When I had all the vertices 
arranged to form a perfect sqaure, everything was fine.  When I streched 
two of the vertices out a ways, bullets and such could go through the 
side at certain points.

Also, wherever the bullets go through, I can move my syhip right NEXT to 
going out, but can not fly my ship through.  Bullets fired out make no 
noise when my ship is facing out and as close to going out as I can make it.

Thanks for any information or ideas you may have.  Does the direction of 
the UV scaling have anything to do w/ the normals of collision or 
anything?  That's the only thing I can see that could cause it (i use 
the same scaling parameters for each of the sides of the segments)

James Ketrenos
ketr...@cs.pdx.edu -OR- JamesX_...@ccm.jf.intel.com
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From: ketr...@cs.pdx.edu (James Ketrenos)
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Subject: Segments that lasers go through
Date: 27 Mar 1995 23:13:13 -0800
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