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[Physics tweak] Vehicle braking distance and traction
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Description

Observed:
A Hunter can come to a full stop within ~35 m from a speed of 100 km/h (flat dirt road).

Expected:
Vehicles should have more inertia and tires should have reduced slide resistance. The observed braking distance seems very unrealistic for a 10 ton military vehicle.
For comparison, a Porsche Carrera 4S, equipped with high performance ceramic brakes, comes to a full stop in 34 m, in perfect conditions (dry & clean asphalt road).

Also, the surface does not seem to make any difference on the braking distance. Vehicles should have reduced traction on dirt roads and on wet surfaces. When performing high speed maneuvers on loose surface roads, it should be more difficult to control the vehicle.

Details

Legacy ID
3421214839
Severity
None
Resolution
Open
Reproducibility
Always
Category
Game Physics
Steps To Reproduce

Take any vehicle and drive around. Notice that is doesn't behave according to the laws of physics you learned in 7th grade.

(This sounds harsher than it is meant to be.)

Event Timeline

pops edited Steps To Reproduce. (Show Details)May 26 2013, 4:41 AM
pops edited Additional Information. (Show Details)
pops set Category to Game Physics.
pops set Reproducibility to Always.
pops set Severity to None.
pops set Resolution to Open.
pops set Legacy ID to 3421214839.May 7 2016, 2:16 PM

Hunter has proper tires for such performance so its ok.

Im more worried about civilian cars that on paved surfaces brake from 100kph in 70-80 m. It should be more like 40-50m. Especially Sport hatchback accelerates quicker than it brakes. Offroad brakes instantly if speed is below 40kph. Normal hatchback has too low performance and sports one too high. Tracked vechicles are quite good in terms of braking.
HEMMT has a big diesel engine, it should climb hills faster.

Another thing - helis cant quickstop, they have to slow response to collective and zero collective isnt zero.

BOHEMIA WE NEED REALISM IN VECHICLES PERFORMANCE. Please