collision minus the physics

[hertzcastle]

hi!
how do you use the collision callback without using physics and mass? nothing happens to my bodies when they both have no mass...
help!!!x

[bartbes]

You don't, when they have no mass they are considered static structures (like walls).

[hertzcastle]

so...how do i use collision detection then? basically i want to know when two rect shapes are overlapping, but i dont want to use the physics engine?
thanks!x

[mikembley]

Use AABB (Axis Aligned Bounding Boxes)

Ill share my function

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function RectangleIntersectionTest(r1, r2)
	r1.x2 = r1.x+r1.width
	r2.x2 = r2.x+r2.width 
	r1.y2 = r1.y+r1.height
	r2.y2 = r2.y+r2.height
	
	if r1.x2 < r2.x or r1.y2 < r2.y or r1.x > r2.x2 or r1.y > r2.y2 then
		return false
	else
		return true
	end
end

Example:

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rect1 = { x=100, y=100, width=200, height=100 }
rect2 = { x=100, y=90, width=50, height=80 }

if( RectangleIntersectionTest(rect1, rect2) ) then
     --Put collision hit test code here..
end

Example File: http://nerdthree.com/hosting/coltest.love

[Gerrit]

As Mike wrote: This works only for rectangles without an angle. For everything else you need A: The physics engine or B: Hardcoded collision maps of your objects. Like a 32x32 table for a 32x32 sprite which contains a 0 for not visible pixels and a 1 for visible ones. Those maps plus the bounding box gives you a nice, pixel correct collision detection. If you know more languages then lua you can code yourself a small converter which writes the table code from the images for you

Will be obsolete when Löve 0.6 is released as it gives you the ability to check the transparency of a pixel. Then you can make your collisionmaps on the fly. Just if anyone is curious about how to implant collision detection without physics.

[hertzcastle]

thanks for the replies guys! seems a bit stupid not to just be able to use the collision callback for rects without using physics and having things flying all over the place
feature request???
x

[hertzcastle]

p.s. thanks for the code mike! really helpful, just playing with it now.

[Sslaxx]

I understand there may be the possibility for being able to pixel-level collision when the ability to read pixels is added, but as for being a out-of-the-box collision detection method, unlikely.

[osuf oboys]

Set all the box2d bodies to sensors with non-zero mass and 0 gravity?