realistic "space" physics?

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AdamJ

I did it. :D

I acheived it by parenting the ship mesh to a pivot. Here's the code I used:

	Local mxspd#, myspd#, zoom#
	Local xspd#, yspd#, zspd#	
	
	; Mouse rotation
	mxspd = MouseXSpeed() * .2
	myspd = MouseYSpeed() * .2
	
	MoveMouse GraphicsHeight()/2, GraphicsWidth()/2
	
	If MouseDown(2) Then
		TurnEntity player\obj, myspd, 0, mxspd
	Else
		TurnEntity player\obj, myspd, -mxspd, 0
	End If
	
	If KeyDown(KEY_S) Then
		MoveEntity player\obj, 0, 0, .01
	
		xspd = EntityX(player\obj)
		yspd = EntityY(player\obj)
		zspd = EntityZ(player\obj)
	
		MoveEntity player\obj, 0, 0, -.01
	
		player\h = player\h + xspd
		player\v = player\v + yspd
		player\d = player\d + zspd
	End If

	TranslateEntity player\piv, player\h, player\v, player\d

This probably isn't the best way of doing it, but it sure does work!