2D stickmen ... Cool idea! Maybe a good way to get out aggressiveness by tossing them and squashing them with heavy virtual bricks. (Oh, nooo! who will help Mr. Bill? SPLAT!)
Some of the global constants could be coded in to the "Bonds" type so that things like body joints could have different properties from things like legs and arms. So that when dismemberment occurs, it's more likely to occur at a joint.
Here's an idea. Create a program that takes a color bitmap and converts it to an atom lattice structure, different colors could indicate different properties.
I added some of mambazo's code bits to add color to the atoms. Also, press "ESC" to exit, "R" to restart, SPACE to add random velocities.
I added a function to create a triangular shaped block, and I also re-read though my code and made a comment about how the program is supposed to work.
Link is as before:
atom_smash.bas 12 k
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'' This particle system is not based on any real world model but
'' it does have some theory. The math is simplified by having
'' all "atoms" of the same size and mass. (There is no mass in
'' any of the calculations) Also, certain physical effects are
'' simulated using factors and conditions to change the state of
'' the system.
''
'' The solid bodies are made up of "atoms".
''
'' * Atoms have a spacing and a size (ATOMSPACE, ATOMSIZE)
'' * Atoms are affected by gravity (XGRAVITY, YGRAVITY)
'' * Atoms can bounce off the sides and bottom of the screen
'' and when they do, lose some momentum due to the
'' collision (BOUNDDECAY)
'' * Atoms have a max speed (MAXSPEED) to limit values and
'' make the simulation work better.
''
'' "Bonds" represent the relationship between two atoms.
'' When a bond is first created a distance between two atoms
'' is set to indicate how far the two atoms should be from
'' each other. Too far or too close and the system will move
'' the atoms closer or further apart. Let's call this the
'' balanced distance.
''
'' * The rate at which two atoms return to the balanced
'' distance is affected by stiffness (STIFFNESS).
'' * If two atoms are moving away from each other and the
'' instantaneous velocity is high enough the bond is
'' broken. (BREAKTHRESHOLD)
'' * If the magnitude of the relative velocity between two
'' atoms is high enough (DEFORMTHRESHOLD) the bond can be
'' deformed. The amount of deformation is controlled
'' by a factor. (FDEFORM)
