SL Physics, always a compromise

SLs Physics are, at best, a compromise.

(Due do Flickrs video compression it may not look like the real deal. Download the video and watch it on your PC for better quality, if wanted.)

 

There are many values who play into the game to "calm your tits".

 

Here a little crashcourse:

 

Physics depend heavily on your FPS (and in a basis on server Physics FPS, normally capped at 45FPS.

45FPS is also the treshold where you mostly don't see any further change.

That means > 45FPS and above you see how it should look.

If you go lower than 45FPS, you see less and less effect of the physics.

 

What does that mean? Mostly everyone sees your tits jiggle differently. Except everyone gets stable 45+ FPS on their viewer.

How likely is that? ;)

 

I see a lot of people use ridiculous values for their physics.

Intentional or not, i'm not sure.

Maybe due to lack of performance what leads them cranking up the values to see any effect. While a person with a good PC sees them wacking around like a wrecking ball. Or they never stop jiggling at all.

In the end, everyone on their own.

I make my own physics for years now and tend towards "realistic" movements on said 45-60FPS treshold. Means i adjust them so it looks decent at 45FPS for others and good for my viewers 60FPS.

 

Now the important part.

Should you buy physics on the marketplace? In my opinion no.

You don't know in what conditions the person who made them adjusted them to. (Hopefully for the 45FPS server treshold but who knows that for sure?)

And if you don't got the same conditions, it won't mostly look like intended. And people get upset.

Also there are free physics files these days who are also decent and can be adjusted further, if they are modify.

Get you a posestand, slap in your walking animation and see how stuff looks for you. And adjust if needed/wanted.

 

PS:

For example. I use more tame physics as in the video above when i'm out of my home. This one here is only for showcase effect how it can look like when you got stable 60FPS on your viewer. Harsh movements let get physics haywire. So tighter physics work better. Also rubberbanding because of lag makes your Avi do spontanous movements who stress physics to their maximum they are set for. And even that makes the tightest physics go crazy.

Less is more.

 

Physics are also very situational. One looks good for walking.

But not so for dancing. And vice versa... hundreds of options for perfectionism.

Done