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    Any way to make an object bouncier?

    Hi, I'm making a skill game based on Lucky Chance from Shenmue II, I have a ball dropping down a pinboard and landing in 1 of several areas at the bottom to calculate score etc.

    My problem is, that the ball is not bouncy enough, I have the restitution at full but it just looks so sluggish.... I'm using the basketball but theoretically I could do this with any round object (i'm thinking speed limit signs as they have number values)

    How could I achieve a higher bounce?
    Thanks
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    Does it help if you decrease the weight of the object?
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    I've tried, not really... my main gripe is that its to consistent. every time it drops from the same place it ends up in the same place. This is probably not likely to affect the game too much but might provide an opportunity to glitch the game.

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    I don't know if this helps something, but you can use an area effector to simulate a force on the ball when it drops trough a certain hole. You can use a randomizer to pick a force when it falls trough so its always a bit different.

    Let me know if you need a better explenation or how to set it up
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    I do like that idea,,, But i tried turning off world dampening and it seems to have helped the motion of the ball. I'm thinking of a machine claw thing to release the ball so maybe some random area effector force on release...
    thanks i might call on you for that logic
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    Restitution

    It says in the discription of restitution makes the object have more bounce
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    Originally Posted by elCamsterino Go to original post
    I have the restitution at full but it just looks so sluggish....
    Thanks
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    How about linking the Restitution to a VDS then setting it higher? Dunno.
    Also change the Restitution of everything it bounces against?
    Friction?
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    Originally Posted by JolanXBL Go to original post
    How about linking the Restitution to a VDS then setting it higher? Dunno.
    Also change the Restitution of everything it bounces against?
    Friction?
    I may try your first suggestion, but the 2nd is massive amounts of work... I'm actually reasonably satisfied with the bounce now, but thanks.
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