playcanvas / playcanvas/engine
Add support for spherecast
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area: physics
enhancement
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
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Description
From forum thread: https://forum.playcanvas.com/t/ability-to-use-spherecast/13310/3
It would be great to add some form of sphere casting if the current Ammo,js API allows it.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the linked forum thread and inspecting the engine's existing Ammo.js physics casting integration. Determine whether the current Ammo.js API supports sphere casting and how existing casts are exposed. Done means the engine provides usable sphere-cast support consistent with its current physics APIs.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- game-dev
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100