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1. Re: Spherical world - how?

   

   Reply by ZacD · Mar 2012 · Home› Technical Talk

   Yay vertex shader example. [ame=" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THqYdFIS2GQ"]Round earth, Borderlands effect, Java priorities (Exodus Minecraft) - YouTube[/ame]

2. Re: Spherical world - how?

   

   Reply by Justin Meisse · Mar 2012 · Home› Technical Talk

   wouldn't treating everything as a flat world and curving it afterwords be easier than having to build the world as a sphere? Especially since the amount of curvature wouldn't be tied to the size of the world. That minecraft mod seems to sit on top of everything pretty fine: http://youtu.be/TKw18P65A2s

3. Re: Spherical world - how?

   

   Reply by commander_keen · Mar 2012 · Home› Technical Talk

   How does applying a spherical gravity force change how the physics engine works. Physics engines handle collisions between objects. It doesnt matter where those objects are or what is "up". Why does a spherical world mean you want spherical raycasts? Thats not realistic and its just weird. If you want everything to…