Hi, I’m fairly new here. I’m also somewhat new when it comes to scripting (I prefer to work on visuals and audio), but I’m looking to change that.
btw, sorry in advance for the long post, but I want to make sure I explain myself thoroughly.
My idea is for a game that allows you to create your own weapon (within reason). But before I can tackle that, I have to figure out the code for the weapon creation aspect. I’m doing a simplified version for a basic bridge building game first and then expanding on that once I’m comfortable that the script is robust enough to handle more complex things. I’d ask someone else to do it for me, but I’d like to at least have an understanding of the capabilities/limitations of such a script before I ask someone else to do it.
To clarify, the concept is that the player sees a top-down view of a surface where you can drag and drop pieces to create the whole device. In the catapult example, the player would be trying to destroy an enemy fortress by bombardment. In the final script, I’d like the weapon to be able to shoot projectiles. Both scripts would be basing the force and distance of the projectiles on the mechanism that the player has created.
My question is, where do I start? Would it be easier to use the game engine physics to sort it out, or should I calculate the force generated by the components mathematically in the script using variables? (I’m an ex-engineer, so I’m not afraid of a little math 
) If anyone’s done something similar before or has any advice, I’d appreciate your input. Thanks!