Swing between buildings on a grappling hook #240

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opened 2026-10-26 09:01:54 +00:00 by sermuns · 0 comments

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How it fits. The crosshair already resolves what is under it, and the baked world already knows every solid and tree. A valid anchor is a surface the bake owns, so the hook cannot attach to a player, a moving vehicle or a prop. The walker stays a wall-distance body; a rope adds a distance constraint and a swing state, with the rope drawn as a curve from hand to hook. Reeling shortens the constraint, so a pull to a ledge can hand off to the climbing work.

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Fire, miss, anchor, swing, reel in and out, release.
A hook that visibly flies out and bites the surface.
Anchor rules from baked solids and trees; no anchors on players, rides or thin air.
A swing that carries speed into a jump, and a release that carries momentum into a jump.
A pull-to-ledge handoff when climbing exists.
A cooldown after a miss, so it is not a slower way to fly.

Related. #213 (climbing), #145 (skydiving), #110 (physics), #229 (speed streaks), #71 (zip line).

The campus is full of short gaps that take a long walk: between the wings of a building, across the river, from the tower to the roof below. A grappling hook turns those gaps into a movement puzzle. It is also a gadget that asks the player to read the geometry, which is the fun part. **How it fits.** The crosshair already resolves what is under it, and the baked world already knows every solid and tree. A valid anchor is a surface the bake owns, so the hook cannot attach to a player, a moving vehicle or a prop. The walker stays a wall-distance body; a rope adds a distance constraint and a swing state, with the rope drawn as a curve from hand to hook. Reeling shortens the constraint, so a pull to a ledge can hand off to the climbing work. **Scope.** - Fire, miss, anchor, swing, reel in and out, release. - A hook that visibly flies out and bites the surface. - Anchor rules from baked solids and trees; no anchors on players, rides or thin air. - A swing that carries speed into a jump, and a release that carries momentum into a jump. - A pull-to-ledge handoff when climbing exists. - A cooldown after a miss, so it is not a slower way to fly. **Related.** #213 (climbing), #145 (skydiving), #110 (physics), #229 (speed streaks), #71 (zip line).

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(slop) add a grappling hook gadget

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