Voxel destruction

[Skrotar]

Hi, newbie here, i know this is well above my pay grade, but just wondering what i’d have to go about learning to make this possible.

I have a voxel object that i created in magicavoxel that i’d like to be destructible with another object inside being a solid core. FPS shooter. I want to have it so that shooting at the object causes the outer destructible layer to destroy voxels where projectiles hit.

Would this just be mesh slicing?

What tutorials do i read/watch on achieving this?

Thanks in advance

[Kurt-Dekker]

Yes, it is essentially “just mesh slicing,” but you also have to mend the mesh and cover over holes as well subdivide pieces if necessary.

It would be a pretty heavy lift in the generic sense, essentially writing a miniature minecraft engine that operates only on your character.

Usually destructible stuff is pre-made into chunks and then the pre-made chunks are blasted off at runtime.

[DevDunk]

I suggest checking out the asset store and gothub if you’re new.
Stuff like marching cubes and voxel systems will be things to look for maybe
Making a destruction system (and use that actually runs with good performance) is insanely hard

[Yoreki]

If this is just about one object you dont need voxels. Go with what Kurt suggested and pre-make some puzzle pieces that together result in your full object. When hit, disable the hit piece (or make it fly off or something) to achieve a similar effect, but with way less complexity. If you truly need a generic voxel solution, im afraid you need to tackle the whole advanced topic or pay for someone to create it for you.

[Kurt-Dekker]

And if you want some awesome voxel inspiration, check this guys’ devlogs out:

https://twitter.com/puppygames/status/1635722923209105409