Project v1.6.0

New project release.

MaVehicles library v0.7.1

• API changes:
  • Used the Steering enum to simplify the APIs of the Bike, Vehicle, and Wheel classes.
  • Added static qualifiers to 5 protected methods:
    • Sky.getAmbientLight()
    • Sky.getApplication()
    • Sky.getDirectionalLight()
    • Sky.getShadowRenderer()
    • Vehicle.addPassenger()
  • Protected the constructors of 6 abstract classes:
    • Bike
    • Engine
    • Sky
    • TireSettings
    • Vehicle
    • World
• Bugfixes:
  • sounds aren't always muted before being detached
  • drop orientation isn't taken into account by Prop.addToWorld()
• New library features:
  • Added findStartLocation(), isLoaded(), and scaledHeight() methods to the Prop class.
  • Added areShadowsEnabled() and setShadowsEnabled() methods to the Sky class.
  • Added the Steering enum to describe how wheels are steered.
• Updated 17 textures provided by the Georg project.
• Began using the CheckStyle tool.
• Upgrade JMonkeyEngine to v3.6.0-stable, Garrett to v0.5.3, Heart to v8.3.2, and Minie to v7.4.0 .

Project v1.5.0

New project release.

MaVehicles library v0.7.0

• API change: renamed calcLongtitudeTireForce() method in PacejkaTireModel.
• Added support for articulated vehicles: those which include multiple bodies.
• Added Bike subclass of Vehicle, for 2-wheeled articulated vehicles, with example asset derived from "Classic Motorcycle" by Hector Mora.
• Added a subsystem for "props" (non-vehicle rigid bodies) with example assets derived from "Barrier & Traffic Cone Pack" by Sabri Ayeş.
• Added "passengers" (animated humanoids) to vehicles, with an example asset created using MakeHuman v1.2.0.
• Added many methods to the Vehicle class, including:
  • addPassenger()
  • addToPhysicsSpace()
  • an addToWorld() that specifies position
  • contactTest()
  • getMass()
  • isLoaded()
  • removeFromPhysicsSpace()
  • setMass()
  • a setChassis() that specifies the controlled spatial
  • setSteeringRatio()
  • toString()
  • a warp() that specifies position
  • warpAllBodies()
• Upgrade Garrett to v0.2.0, Heart to v7.1.0, and Minie to v4.4.0.

MaVehicles library v0.6.2

Upgrade JME to v3.4.0-stable, Garrett to v0.1.3, Heart to v6.4.4, LemurPower to v0.4.2, Minie to v4.1.1, SkyControl to v0.9.32, and jme-ttf to v2.2.4.

MaVehicles library v0.6.1+for34

Upgrade JME to v3.4.0-beta3, Heart to v6.4.3+for34, Minie to v4.1.0+for34, and jme-ttf to v2.2.3+for34.

MaVehicles library v0.6.1+for33

Upgrade Heart to v6.4.3+for33, Minie to v4.1.0+for33, and jme-ttf to v2.2.3.

Project v1.4.0

New project release.

MaVehicles library v0.6.0

• API changes:
  • specify a PhysicsSpace in the World.attach() method
  • changed the semantics of a vehicle's "accelerate" control signal, which now ranges from 0 to 1 instead of -1 to +1
  • made the engine sound an Engine property (instead of a Vehicle one)
  • replaced Sound.addOgg() with addAssetPath() and publicized it
  • deleted public method Vehicle.getRotation()
  • moved the TireGraph class out of the MaVehicles library
• bugfix: engine sounds don't move with the Vehicle
• Publish to MavenCentral instead of JCenter
• new features:
  • SteeringWheelState (split off from the DriverHud class of MavDemo1)
  • an alternative Vehicle.setChassis() that doesn't require assets
  • HasNode and VehicleSteering interfaces
  • Sound.isPositional() and Sound.setPositional() methods
  • assign a name to each AudioNode
  • assign application data to each PhysicsCollisionObject

Project v1.3.0

• slider to control the audio volume
• longer-lasting skidmarks
• reduced the "jitter" of moving vehicles
• options for a terrain-based world and an infinite world
• options for a 3-wheel vehicle and a hovertank
• options for animated skies and a cube-mapped sky
• options for tire-smoke color and speedometer unit
• updated the "race1" model
• enabled multi-sample anti-aliasing (MSAA)
• screen to display CC-BY attributions
• a simple example application: "HelloMav"
• extensive refactoring, including creation of an "MaVehicles" library