[ODE] for the sadistic among us

[Nate W]

On Tue, 27 May 2003, Gary R. Van Sickle wrote:

> And you throw the guy in the bucket at another guy standing on top of
> the stairs and try to knock him down.

I only regret that Juice does not have scoring... 

http://www.muppetlabs.com/~nathan/video/Juice/Trebuchet2.mpg

As I write this I am uploading a new build with a deterministic iterative
solver (no more RANDOM_JOINT_ORDER) and with the file containing the
Trebuchetsturvat scene.  

You have to manually select the iterative solver before running the
simulation, or the projectile guy will miss the target guy - or explode
before he even gets there.  With a bit of tweaking it is possible to make
things work with the regular solver, but this is left as an exercise for
the user. :-)

For a proper game, the target and staircase should be placed somewhat
randomly.  The user would then have to carefully aim the trebuchet and
adjust the mass of the counterweight.  

Storyline: you are a newly hired Iraqi solider and you have spotted Saddam
standing atop a staircase planning his next move.  You are armed only with
a trebuchet and a finite supply of captured fedayeen soldiers.  Can you
topple Saddam before using up all of your fedayeen?

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Nate Waddoups
Redmond WA USA
http://www.natew.com