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How do I implement bullet spread in three-dimensional space?
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How can I shoot a bullet in three-dimensional space in such a way that its path diverges a bit, randomly, from the direction in which the gun is pointed?
I know I have to use the Quaternions, but I don't know how exactly.
Should I convert Quaternion to EulerAngles
Quaternion randomRotation = Random.rotation;
Vector3 inEuler = randomRotation.eulerAngles;
or is there a fairer / nicer way to do it?
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How can I shoot a bullet in three-dimensional space in such a way that its path diverges a bit, randomly, from the direction in which the gun is pointed?
I know I have to use the Quaternions, but I don't know how exactly.
Should I convert Quaternion to EulerAngles
Quaternion randomRotation = Random.rotation;
Vector3 inEuler = randomRotation.eulerAngles;
or is there a fairer / nicer way to do it?
unity c#
edited 10 hours ago
Alexandre Vaillancourt♦
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asked 15 hours ago
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A quick search reveals that "bullet spread" seems to be an invention of video games developers. I formalized what you seemed to be after.
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– Alexandre Vaillancourt♦
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How can I shoot a bullet in three-dimensional space in such a way that its path diverges a bit, randomly, from the direction in which the gun is pointed?
I know I have to use the Quaternions, but I don't know how exactly.
Should I convert Quaternion to EulerAngles
Quaternion randomRotation = Random.rotation;
Vector3 inEuler = randomRotation.eulerAngles;
or is there a fairer / nicer way to do it?
unity c#
edited 10 hours ago
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How can I shoot a bullet in three-dimensional space in such a way that its path diverges a bit, randomly, from the direction in which the gun is pointed?
I know I have to use the Quaternions, but I don't know how exactly.
Should I convert Quaternion to EulerAngles
Quaternion randomRotation = Random.rotation;
Vector3 inEuler = randomRotation.eulerAngles;
or is there a fairer / nicer way to do it?
unity c#
unity c#
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A quick search reveals that "bullet spread" seems to be an invention of video games developers. I formalized what you seemed to be after.
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– Alexandre Vaillancourt♦
10 hours ago
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A quick search reveals that "bullet spread" seems to be an invention of video games developers. I formalized what you seemed to be after.
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– Alexandre Vaillancourt♦
10 hours ago
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A quick search reveals that "bullet spread" seems to be an invention of video games developers. I formalized what you seemed to be after.
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– Alexandre Vaillancourt♦
10 hours ago
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A quick search reveals that "bullet spread" seems to be an invention of video games developers. I formalized what you seemed to be after.
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Should I convert Quaternion to EulerAngles
No, going to EulerAngles makes most things worse.
Try something like this instead:
Vector3 PickFiringDirection(Vector3 muzzleForward, float spreadRadius)
Vector3 candidate = Random.insideUnitSphere * spreadRadius + muzzleForward;
return candidate.normalized;
Here we pick a random vector offset to add to the end of our nominal shooting direction, then normalize it so the result is still a unit vector.
There are more ways to pick a random vector in-line with our shooting direction or only slightly deviating from it than there are to pick a highly perpendicular offset, so this will give a distribution where most shots go toward the middle of the cone, and outliers hitting the edges of the cone are more rare.
Your spreadRadius is roughly the radius of the cone 1 unit from the muzzle, or roughly Mathf.Tan(Mathf.Deg2Rad * angle/2f) where angle is the divergence between opposite sides of the cone.
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Should I convert Quaternion to EulerAngles
No, going to EulerAngles makes most things worse.
Try something like this instead:
Vector3 PickFiringDirection(Vector3 muzzleForward, float spreadRadius)
Vector3 candidate = Random.insideUnitSphere * spreadRadius + muzzleForward;
return candidate.normalized;
Here we pick a random vector offset to add to the end of our nominal shooting direction, then normalize it so the result is still a unit vector.
There are more ways to pick a random vector in-line with our shooting direction or only slightly deviating from it than there are to pick a highly perpendicular offset, so this will give a distribution where most shots go toward the middle of the cone, and outliers hitting the edges of the cone are more rare.
Your spreadRadius is roughly the radius of the cone 1 unit from the muzzle, or roughly Mathf.Tan(Mathf.Deg2Rad * angle/2f) where angle is the divergence between opposite sides of the cone.
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Should I convert Quaternion to EulerAngles
No, going to EulerAngles makes most things worse.
Try something like this instead:
Vector3 PickFiringDirection(Vector3 muzzleForward, float spreadRadius)
Vector3 candidate = Random.insideUnitSphere * spreadRadius + muzzleForward;
return candidate.normalized;
Here we pick a random vector offset to add to the end of our nominal shooting direction, then normalize it so the result is still a unit vector.
There are more ways to pick a random vector in-line with our shooting direction or only slightly deviating from it than there are to pick a highly perpendicular offset, so this will give a distribution where most shots go toward the middle of the cone, and outliers hitting the edges of the cone are more rare.
Your spreadRadius is roughly the radius of the cone 1 unit from the muzzle, or roughly Mathf.Tan(Mathf.Deg2Rad * angle/2f) where angle is the divergence between opposite sides of the cone.
answered 13 hours ago
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Should I convert Quaternion to EulerAngles
No, going to EulerAngles makes most things worse.
Try something like this instead:
Vector3 PickFiringDirection(Vector3 muzzleForward, float spreadRadius)
Vector3 candidate = Random.insideUnitSphere * spreadRadius + muzzleForward;
return candidate.normalized;
Here we pick a random vector offset to add to the end of our nominal shooting direction, then normalize it so the result is still a unit vector.
There are more ways to pick a random vector in-line with our shooting direction or only slightly deviating from it than there are to pick a highly perpendicular offset, so this will give a distribution where most shots go toward the middle of the cone, and outliers hitting the edges of the cone are more rare.
Your spreadRadius is roughly the radius of the cone 1 unit from the muzzle, or roughly Mathf.Tan(Mathf.Deg2Rad * angle/2f) where angle is the divergence between opposite sides of the cone.
answered 13 hours ago
DMGregory♦DMGregory
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Should I convert Quaternion to EulerAngles
No, going to EulerAngles makes most things worse.
Try something like this instead:
Vector3 PickFiringDirection(Vector3 muzzleForward, float spreadRadius)
Vector3 candidate = Random.insideUnitSphere * spreadRadius + muzzleForward;
return candidate.normalized;
Here we pick a random vector offset to add to the end of our nominal shooting direction, then normalize it so the result is still a unit vector.
There are more ways to pick a random vector in-line with our shooting direction or only slightly deviating from it than there are to pick a highly perpendicular offset, so this will give a distribution where most shots go toward the middle of the cone, and outliers hitting the edges of the cone are more rare.
Your spreadRadius is roughly the radius of the cone 1 unit from the muzzle, or roughly Mathf.Tan(Mathf.Deg2Rad * angle/2f) where angle is the divergence between opposite sides of the cone.
answered 13 hours ago
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