Where are the MMF 2.5 platformer physics variables?

If I were you, I'd stick with the PMO. I don't find the new platform movement to be satisfactory.

I've now had a quick look and am unable to find a way to retrieve the variables. You'll likely have to do this in the expression editor. There is probably some explanation somewhere for the terms you need to use (eg xvelocity).

Not sure what you mean but there is some stuff under the movement menu in the event editor.

You can access some properties there and you can also retrieve various properties in the conditions to make comparisons.
So do I misunderstand what your looking for or are you taking about something else?

yeah i had simular issues when testing the new platformer object - trying to replace a PMO movement using touch screen controls but really not getting anywhere with it.

This new platformer object needs work. Krim, I'm not sure what you mean by combining it with other physics movements. You mean there is some new movement you want to use on the same object as you are using PMO?

im testing a few things now. Why does a character keep on playing its animation (ie a walk cycle) when on a slope etc even without holding down a button to move the character.

or even the character will slide down the slope.

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If the physics platformer doesn't have what I need I want to know if PMO can interact with other physics objects. For example can PMO interact with physics bouncing ball or physics rope?

Not really. It will be able to collide with them, but it won't be able to push them around (if they are, say, push-able boxes). However, if you could let me know what things the engine needs, I might be able to make something for you (the key word there being "might").

I've actually discovered a way to handle jumping higher the longer the player presses the jump button, except for when they are falling (though that part is intentional). You would not believe what information you can retrieve for the object (speed, velocity direction, etc. (you can use the velocity direction to determine whether the object is jumping or falling (though you can't use that to determine the difference between standing on the ground and being mid-air, I think there are probably ways you can do that as well))): The real problem is being able to change any of those (using actions such as apply impulse (which is disabled for some reason, unfortunately) or speed (which only works on the ground, if I remember correctly (either that, or it was that it only worked mid-air))). Pretty much the only one you can change that works properly all the time is the gravity, which is just enough to add such a system.

If worst comes to worst, I could try making a custom platform engine with the physics static movement, if you need more than I can add using the physics platform movement.

So it is better using a custom movement rather than physics platformer if you want more precise control and want to know states like jumping, falling landing etc?

By a custom movement, I meant using the Static physics movement and using it to make a platform engine. If anything, it might be more difficult to retrieve those states with the Static physics movement. Technically, as of now, there are actually multiple ways you can retrieve the object's state using the physics platform movement, such as using detectors, checking to see what animation the object is playing, checking the velocity angle, etc. For the Static physics movement, you would have to manually add in the events that play the animations, and you would probably have to use a detector to detect when the object is on the ground.