playcanvas / playcanvas/engine
Add teleportOrientation(?) for rigidbody
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Description
Currently rigidbody.teleport requires you to set a position if you want to change the orientation. We should provide a method if you only want to change the orientation.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the rigidbody.teleport API and reading how it handles orientation and position. Add a way to change only the orientation without requiring a position, and verify that existing teleport behavior remains unchanged.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- game-dev
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100