Devlog
2024
Automating Contact, Pull, Recovery
·384 words·2 mins
Triggering the three phases of the tentacle walk as the tentacle base is moved.
Cyclic Coordinate Descent Not For The Win
·710 words·4 mins
A nice comparison between simple IK and CCD IK. The first animation of the entire walk loop.
Tentacle Base IK Curve
·124 words·1 min
Changing the direction of the curve of the tentacle slack.
Tentacle Base IK Works!
·379 words·2 mins
When the tentacle base moves too far from the surface, the tentacle detaches segments one at a time.
Tentacle IK Debugging
·124 words·1 min
Handling the attached tentacle segments is hard. Adding some visual debugging.
Make Tentacle Segments Dumb Again
·570 words·3 mins
Once tentacle segments have attached to a surface, how should the rest of the arm move?
Tentacle Refactor
·62 words·1 min
Making the model for the tentacle segments a little smarter.
Tentacle Propel the Body
·43 words·1 min
What’s next after the tentacle can attach to a surface?
Tentacle Collision with Surface
·385 words·2 mins
First attempts at having the tentacle touch a surface.
Point Tentacle in a Direction
·92 words·1 min
Starting from the base, point tentacle segments at the target one at a time.