snake game revisit, some doubts in it in joints

Hi,

The shape of the mesh you apply joints to shouldn't affect it so much.

I usually only rely on configurable joints, to build a "hinge" joint, it gives you more options and flexibility. If using a configurable joint doesn't work, make a comment, and I'll post a small working example.

Bye,

Jean

Check the axis of hinge rotation. It starts as (1,0,0). If sphere #2 is behind #1, that will make it hinge up/down. If #2 is next to #1, it will hinge by twisting, which you won't even see on a sphere. Try (0,1,0), meaning it hinges around a straight up line, like a door. When you click in the Inspector, the orange arrow shows the hinge axis.

To test, try manually pulling the first one in scene view while running. If needed, select sphere #2 and check the rotation.

Adjust the anchor numbers, as well. It starts at (0, 0.5, 0) which effectively gives a center to center connection (#2 will appear to "roll around" #1.) Changing x or z would give a "glued to the side" effect. The orange Inspector arrow also shows this position.

FYI, you don't have to have two 0's and a 1. (0,65,0) is also straight up. (1,0,1) hinges around a line drawn NE.

If you have a 3D snake, where the top can go L/R or up/down hills, a characterJoint might be better.