Physics [split from network thread]

[thelusiv]

I'm not sure if I'd call Vamos' suspension model shameful, just incomplete. As far as I can tell Vamos development is at a stand-still. There are a number of other things we'd like to have more detailed simulations of, and we're more or less on our own to do these.

From what's been said so far, inverse kinetic suspension modeling (IK) is the best way to go. First of all, if LFS really does use it, that's almost reason enough right there. LFS has excellent suspension feel, and also allows for full visualization of the suspension model. Not to mention it seems pretty easily adjustable. I find LFS's suspension setup quite impressive.

Second, it sounds like IK is fairly fast, so the performance doesn't have to be killed for realism. I think perhaps we should take stenyak's advice and not use ODE for suspension (although it will still probably serve quite well for the purpose of collisions and track objects).