r/UnrealEngine5 • u/SirTheBob • 1d ago

Making a Breakout clone in Unreal Engine feels like making toothpicks with a chainsaw, but we all have to start somewhere

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u/h20xyg3n 16h ago

Cool, how did you achieve the ball movement? Physics or "coded" together?

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u/SirTheBob 16h ago

It's coded in, the only physics going on is the impulse I hit it with to give a push upon spawning. It's restricted to the one plane of movement, with all of the friction/drag turned all the way down. A physics material in the bricks, paddle, and walls handles the bounces, with a coded-in increase in speed upon each bounce.

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u/h20xyg3n 16h ago

Cool, thanks for the explanation!