The physics I used for my space-ship game is extremely contraversial, so let me explain why I chose Car-chase style physics over asteroids-style physics.

Asteroids style was slow and plodding

Asteroids is a great game and the controls are classic, don’t get me wrong. The game was originally asteroids style.

I even changed it to mouse aiming at one point.   I didn’t like it,  it didn’t suite my game.

You had to be really careful when exploring.  It was too slow and plodding and besides, it’s been over-done.

Not enough action!

I chose car-chase style physics with an accelerating throttle instead of the basic thruster mechanics from asteroids because it represented the game better.

It wound up being faster, more exciting,  more interesting to explore the world with.

It also makes the action remind me of one of my favorite games,  GTA2.

 

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So in conclusion, it’s not a bug… It’s a feature

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