Is it possible to make some thing copy a dynamic objects locational movement but nots rotation (parenting but with a rotational constraint.)
The reason is i want to make a space shooter like freespace, I want the background to be parented to the ship to give the feel of the vastness of space. (Making the background sphere really big doesnt work because of draw distance) So obviously if the background of the sphere rotates with the ship the effect is lost. If there is anyway to do this or another work around it would be really helpful.
c = GameLogic.getCurrentController()
ownr2 = c.getOwner()
ownr1 = c.getActuator[0].getOwner()
ownr2.setPosition(ownr1.getPosition())
Lets say we have an object called object1 and we want to copy just its location not rotation to object2. First set up the above script to run from a python controller connected to an Always sensor (pulse mode ON) in object2. Now select object1 and object2 together, make sure that Link and Sel are selected under both Controllers and Actuators. Now add any actuator to object1 and link the python controller in object2 to the new actuator in object1.
That should just about do it.
Another way of doing that though would be to put the background sphere and a camera into another scene and add it as a background scene. Then you select the camera in your main scene, do SHIFT+L (or is it CTRL+L) to link the object and select To Scene.
quick simple way, make sure the background object has the same rotational point as the space ship (the little pink dots or over each other), then 2 simple logic brick lines saying whenever the turn is made make the background turn the opposite way! that way it looks like the spaceship is moving and not the universe! make sure the background spins the same speed the spaceship does, i’ve used this before on my side scroller helecopter game (never finished…of course) and it works fine, comon people think simple here. it’s a simple question and it should have a simple solution!
