Tether interacts with rigidBody's, but requires 200+ Phys2D position steps to...

Tether interacts with rigidBody's, but requires 200+ Phys2D position steps to do so.  Might be optimizable.

CMPT306_Fall2017/Assets/Prefabs/Link.prefab

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Rigidbody2D:
   m_Simulated: 1
   m_UseFullKinematicContacts: 0
   m_UseAutoMass: 0
-  m_Mass: 0.0001
+  m_Mass: 0.001
   m_LinearDrag: 0
   m_AngularDrag: 0
   m_GravityScale: 0
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ CircleCollider2D:
   m_UsedByComposite: 0
   m_Offset: {x: 0, y: 0}
   serializedVersion: 2
-  m_Radius: 0.005
+  m_Radius: 0.001
 --- !u!114 &114281913493297394
 MonoBehaviour:
   m_ObjectHideFlags: 1

CMPT306_Fall2017/Assets/Scripts/PlayerTetherScript.cs

@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ public class PlayerTetherScript : MonoBehaviour {
     /* Resource to represent the tether as a line */
     private GameObject[] tetherLinks;
     private LineRenderer tetherVisual;
+    [SerializeField]
+    private float linkSpeed;
 
     /* Draw the tether as a line between the two players */
     public void DrawTetherAsLine()
@@ -45,7 +47,19 @@ public class PlayerTetherScript : MonoBehaviour {
         return (playerOne.transform.position + playerTwo.transform.position) / 2;
     }
 
-    
+    public void distributeNodes()
+    {
+        Vector3 diff = (playerTwo.transform.position - playerOne.transform.position) / (tetherLinks.Length + 1);
+
+        int i = 1;
+        foreach (GameObject link in tetherLinks)
+        {
+            link.transform.position = playerOne.transform.position + (diff * i);
+            //link.GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>().velocity = Vector3.MoveTowards(link.transform.position, playerOne.transform.position + (diff * i), linkSpeed);
+            i++;
+        }
+    }
+
     // Use this for initialization
     void Start () {
         playerOneBody = playerOne.GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
@@ -54,16 +68,29 @@ public class PlayerTetherScript : MonoBehaviour {
         tetherLinks = GameObject.FindGameObjectsWithTag("TetherLink");
         GameObject[] temp = new GameObject[tetherLinks.Length];
 
+        /* Sort all of the links */
         for(int i = 0; i < tetherLinks.Length; i++)
         {
             // Sorted by GameObject Name!  Important, as we adust positions with this array.
-            Debug.Log(tetherLinks[i].name + ":" + int.Parse(tetherLinks[i].name[4].ToString() + tetherLinks[i].name[5].ToString()));
-
             int cur = int.Parse(tetherLinks[i].name[4].ToString() + tetherLinks[i].name[5].ToString());
             temp[cur] = tetherLinks[i];
         }
         tetherLinks = temp;
 
+        /* Set the links targets, with special cases for the end links */
+        tetherLinks[0].GetComponent<DistanceJoint2D>().connectedBody = playerOneBody;
+        tetherLinks[0].GetComponent<TetherLinks>().setConnection(playerOne);
+        for (int i = 1; i < tetherLinks.Length; i++)
+        {
+            tetherLinks[i].GetComponent<DistanceJoint2D>().connectedBody = tetherLinks[i - 1].GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
+            tetherLinks[i].GetComponent<TetherLinks>().setConnection(tetherLinks[i-1]);
+        }
+        playerTwo.GetComponent<DistanceJoint2D>().connectedBody = tetherLinks[tetherLinks.Length - 1].GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
+        playerTwo.GetComponent<TetherLinks>().setConnection(tetherLinks[tetherLinks.Length - 1]);
+
+
+        distributeNodes();
+
         tetherVisual = this.GetComponent<LineRenderer>();
     }
 	
@@ -79,7 +106,7 @@ public class PlayerTetherScript : MonoBehaviour {
         Vector3 difference = posOne - posTwo;
         // curdistance = Magnitide of difference
         curDistance = Vector3.Distance(posOne, posTwo);
-        
+
         /* if The players are far enough apart... */
         if (curTaught)
         {
@@ -98,25 +125,14 @@ public class PlayerTetherScript : MonoBehaviour {
             playerTwoBody.AddForce(difference);
         }
 
-        // if we are re-entering engage distance
-        if(taught && (!curTaught))
-        {
-            Vector3 diff = (playerTwo.transform.position - playerOne.transform.position) / (tetherLinks.Length + 1);
-
-            int i = 1;
-            foreach(GameObject link in tetherLinks)
-            {
-                link.transform.position = playerOne.transform.position + (diff * i);
-                i++;
-            }
-        }
-
         /* Draw the tether */
-        if (curTaught)
+        if (curTaught && (!taught))
         {
+            
+            distributeNodes();
             DrawTetherAsLine();
         }
-        else
+        else if(taught && (!curTaught))
         {
             BroadcastMessage("ConnectNodes");
             playerTwo.SendMessage("ConnectNodes");

CMPT306_Fall2017/Assets/Scripts/TetherLinks.cs

-using System.Collections;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using UnityEngine;
-
-public class TetherLinks : MonoBehaviour {
-
-    public GameObject myConnection;
-    private LineRenderer tetherVisual;
-
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using UnityEngine;
+
+public class TetherLinks : MonoBehaviour {
+
+    public GameObject myConnection;
+    private Rigidbody2D myBody;
+    private LineRenderer tetherVisual;
+
     public void ConnectNodes()
     {
         tetherVisual.SetPosition(0, this.transform.position);
         tetherVisual.SetPosition(1, myConnection.transform.position);
-    }
-
-	// Use this for initialization
+    }
+
+    
+    void OnCollisionStay2D(Collider2D coll)
+    {
+        Debug.Log("Hit!");
+
+        coll.GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>().velocity = myBody.velocity;
+    }
+
+
+	// Use this for initialization
 	void Start () {
-        tetherVisual = this.GetComponent<LineRenderer>();
-	}
-	
-	// Update is called once per frame
-	void Update () {
-		
-	}
-}
+        myBody = this.GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
+        tetherVisual = this.GetComponent<LineRenderer>();
+	}
+	
+	// Update is called once per frame
+	void Update () {
+		
+	}
+
+    public void setConnection(GameObject gameOb)
+    {
+        myConnection = gameOb;
+    }
+}