(Minecraft Block) How to check if an Object has support

On my video I have blocks here and they connect just fine but I was wondering how I would handle blocks having a support system that goes to the ground. I've tried making the blocks have rigid bodies and connecting to one another but this leads to severe performance issues. I'm using Photon Networking solution so anything to help with this is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

You could assign a "support" number to each block and use an algorithm to calculate a block's current support value judging from its neighbors, and then if that support number falls too low, turn on the blocks rigidbody so that it falls to the ground.


Using this method of keeping rigidbodies disabled, you can save a ton on physics until its actually needed.

 

You cannot 'Turn Off' a rigidbody you can only add or remove.

As far as the OP I am not sure I understand...

 

interesting concepts here... I will have to look into that

 

Working on the support system next I will post a video and a big thanks for the idea... I'll let you know if it works

 

Awesome! I hope it does! I remember a while back I was trying to work with voxels and I just could not optimize my system enough for it to be playable, but I still love the idea of constructive terrain, it seems too many games these days feature destructive terrain...

 

Ha I don't know if you noticed but I'm avoiding terrain being messed with in that way really. Terrain is static but castles and all that are built similar to minecraft (blocks) and so far the gameplay is getting there zombies can now tear down walls, attack players, etc but I have a few issues/bugs to work out as now we have an issue where zombies are dying on one player's client but not dying on all clients and still sending/attack information basically think ghost zombies.. you can hear them and you can get hit by them but only a single player can kill them.. would be a cool feature for like ghost mobs or something haha only one player can actually see them/kill them lolz...

 

Hahahaha you could have a variable that determines how demented you are and you are attacked by hallucinations essentially