Doesn't hurt to tun on gravity either .. ala the pinball machine. Some nice physics in there.<br><br>Regards Roland<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 07/03/2008, <b class="gmail_sendername">Tony Forster</b> <<a href="mailto:forster@ozonline.com.au">forster@ozonline.com.au</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Yes, friction will do it<br> If you want to have more control over the friction eg change the friction<br> formula, could do something like<br> speed = speed * 0.99 in the step event<br> <br><br> ----- Original Message -----<br>
From: "Russell Edwards" <<a href="mailto:edwards.russell.t@edumail.vic.gov.au">edwards.russell.t@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>><br> To: "Year 7 - 10 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List"<br>
<<a href="mailto:yr7-10it@edulists.com.au">yr7-10it@edulists.com.au</a>><br> <br>Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 1:27 PM<br> Subject: [Yr7-10it] Re: Gamemaker question<br> <br> <br> ><br> > On 06/03/2008, at 10:22 AM, Kent Beveridge wrote:<br>
><br> >> Getting the kids to make a 'snooker' game.<br> >> How can we get the balls on the table to appear to 'slow down to a stop'<br> >> as would occur on a real table?(assuming they dont go into a pocket).<br>
>> This event is to occur allowing for the collision of balls on the table<br> >> with each other and the cushions.<br> ><br> > I don't have time to check at the moment, but if I recall correctly there<br>
> is a "Set Friction" action. It's in there near the Set Gravity action.<br> > You could just set & forget in the Create event.<br> ><br> ><br> > Russell Edwards<br> > Whittlesea Secondary College<br>
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