Easter egg?

[robly18]

Gravity Fun at TestTubeGames.com: [ForceG: 3,Qual: 1,Zoom: 1,xSet: 0,ySet: 0], [x0: 0,y0: 0,vx: 0,vy: 0,t0: 0,who: 1,m: 1000], [x0: 150,y0: 0,vx: 0,vy: -2.2,t0: 0,who: 3,m: 0], [x0: 120,y0: 0,vx: 0,vy: -2,t0: 0,who: 2,m: 100]

Mind the force.

Also, Andy, small request. I know you think it wouldn't be quite worth it to have more force values, but could you please have the editor accept any value? It's always nice to have the freedom to try even larger values

[A Random Player]

Too bad it doesn't work for anything further:

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Gravity Fun at TestTubeGames.com: [ForceG: 4,Qual: 1,Zoom: 1,xSet: 0,ySet: 0], [x0: 0,y0: 0,vx: 0,vy: 0,t0: 0,who: 1,m: 1000], [x0: 150,y0: 0,vx: 0,vy: -2.2,t0: 0,who: 3,m: 0], [x0: 120,y0: 0,vx: 0,vy: -2,t0: 0,who: 2,m: 100]

And yes. I think I even saw a partial trillipse, if the exponents went farther!

[robly18]

Yeah, I was sad about that. I also tried with values under -5 which also didn't work

[testtubegames]

Hrm, fair enough. I'm traveling (and away from my computer for the week), but when I get back I'll make that easy fix. There's no reason to keep people from pushing the boundaries. (And I like how your suggestion still prevents newbies from getting lost in a larger range)

[testtubegames]

Done and done. Put any number you'd like in for gravity's exponent.

For instance, suppose the force went as r^100...

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Gravity Fun at TestTubeGames.com: [ForceG: 100,Qual: 1,Zoom: 1,xSet: 27,ySet: -56], [x0: -32,y0: 91,vx: 0,vy: 0,t0: 0,who: 1,m: 1000], [x0: -106,y0: 126,vx: -2.15,vy: -3.05,t0: 40.5,who: 3,m: 0]

Shocked me at first - I was sure it was a bug rearing its head. But of course, nope, that's just life in r^100.

[A Random Player]

Done and done. Put any number you'd like in for gravity's exponent.

For instance, suppose the force went as r^100...

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Gravity Fun at TestTubeGames.com: [ForceG: 100,Qual: 1,Zoom: 1,xSet: 27,ySet: -56], [x0: -32,y0: 91,vx: 0,vy: 0,t0: 0,who: 1,m: 1000], [x0: -106,y0: 126,vx: -2.15,vy: -3.05,t0: 40.5,who: 3,m: 0]

Shocked me at first - I was sure it was a bug rearing its head. But of course, nope, that's just life in r^100.

It's kind of like an event horizon, in that there's a region outside of which there's a very strong pull back inside. Similar for the large negative exponents, but backwards: If an object gets inside the imaginary circle, it gets destroyed.

[robly18]

Done and done. Put any number you'd like in for gravity's exponent.

For instance, suppose the force went as r^100...

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Gravity Fun at TestTubeGames.com: [ForceG: 100,Qual: 1,Zoom: 1,xSet: 27,ySet: -56], [x0: -32,y0: 91,vx: 0,vy: 0,t0: 0,who: 1,m: 1000], [x0: -106,y0: 126,vx: -2.15,vy: -3.05,t0: 40.5,who: 3,m: 0]

Shocked me at first - I was sure it was a bug rearing its head. But of course, nope, that's just life in r^100.

This was merely hilarious to watch. At first I was thinking "it's going in a straight line". Then it made a sudden curve.

EDIT-Well, that crushes my hopes for triangular orbits. However, I did make an interesting discovery.
First of all, Gravity Fun at TestTubeGames.com: [ForceG: 100,Qual: 1,Zoom: 1,xSet: 27,ySet: -56], [x0: -32,y0: 91,vx: 0,vy: 0,t0: 0,who: 1,m: 1000], [x0: -106,y0: 126,vx: -2.15,vy: -3.05,t0: 40.5,who: 3,m: 0]

Secondly, I noticed that r^n as n approaches infinity gives you squares. And this kind of relates to x^2n + y^2n = a^2n, which, as n approaches infinity, starts resembling a square.

Thirdly, this may or may not give me a mild headache: Gravity Fun at TestTubeGames.com: [ForceG: 4,Qual: 1,Zoom: 1,xSet: -61,ySet: -87], [x0: 13,y0: 54,vx: 0,vy: 0,t0: 0,who: 1,m: 1000], [x0: -859,y0: 95,vx: -1.45,vy: -8.7,t0: 81,who: 3,m: 0]

[A Random Player]

Secondly, I noticed that r^n as n approaches infinity gives you squares. And this kind of relates to x^2n + y^2n = a^2n, which, as n approaches infinity, starts resembling a square.

Challenge accepted:

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Gravity Fun at TestTubeGames.com: [ForceG: 100,Qual: 1,Zoom: 1,xSet: 0,ySet: 0], [x0: 0,y0: 0,vx: 0,vy: 0,t0: 0,who: 1,m: 1000], [x0: 0,y0: -99.9,vx: 5,vy: -7.8,t0: 0,who: 3,m: 0]

It's unstable, just like your figure eight orbit, though.

[robly18]

I also made a triangle, and it was also unstable. Then, with the same law, I made a five sided star.

That's what convinced me that there is no law for triangles, sadly.

[A Random Player]

I also made a triangle, and it was also unstable. Then, with the same law, I made a five sided star.

That's what convinced me that there is no law for triangles, sadly.

There is a law for any polygon or star though: r^∞