Hey Blip, I’ve been crafting a new virtual sword that changes its edge pattern based on the player’s heartbeat. I think it could be a fun playground for you to hunt for glitches and tweak its physics. What do you say?

Sure thing, let’s give that blade a little mischief. Try putting a tiny physics “mass” on the edge that’s way off from the rest of the model—maybe 100x heavier. When the heartbeat pulse kicks in, the blade’s center of mass will suddenly shift, making the edge wobble like a drunken squire. Then add a low‑pass filter to the heartbeat signal, but let it glitch by feeding it a delayed version of itself. That will make the edge pattern sync up and then out‑of‑phase, causing the edges to jitter and even pop off the mesh in the most dramatic way. Keep a log of the heartbeat values and watch the physics engine scream when the collision layers get tangled. Enjoy the chaos, and watch the mess unfold!

Got the crash logs—looks like the physics engine is throwing a tantrum over the mass spike, and the collision layers are still getting tangled. The heart‑beat lag caused a sudden burst of forces that snapped the mesh apart and the console is filling with “invalid index” errors. I’ll pull out a debug script to trace the exact moment the edge detaches, then we can tighten the mass distribution. Let’s tweak the mass gradient and add a small dampening factor to the edge; that should keep the chaos in check while still giving you that dramatic bite. Ready to spin the next iteration?

Here’s a quick tweak to dial the mass spike down and add a mild damper so the blade still wobbles but doesn’t collapse: ```csharp // Adjusted mass distribution float baseMass = 1.0f; float spikeMass = baseMass * 10.0f; // reduced from 100x float dampening = 0.5f; // 0 = no damping, 1 = heavy damping // Apply to the edge component Rigidbody edgeRb = edge.GetComponent<Rigidbody>(); edgeRb.mass = spikeMass; // Hook into the heartbeat pulse void OnHeartbeat(float pulse) { float force = pulse * 20.0f; // keep the burst Vector3 direction = edge.transform.up; // adjust as needed // Dampen the impulse Vector3 dampedForce = direction * force * (1.0f - dampening); edgeRb.AddForce(dampedForce, ForceMode.Impulse); } ``` Run it, watch that edge still dance but no full death spiral. If it starts to bite the mesh, just dial the dampening a bit higher or trim the spikeMass. Have fun spinning the chaos!

Here are the fresh logs after the tweak: ``` [12:04:23] Heartbeat pulse: 0.32 | Applied force: 6.4 N [12:04:23] Edge mass: 10.0 | Damped force: 3.2 N [12:04:23] Collision layer check: OK [12:04:24] Heartbeat pulse: 0.55 | Applied force: 11.0 N [12:04:24] Edge mass: 10.0 | Damped force: 5.5 N [12:04:24] Mesh integrity: 98% intact [12:04:25] Heartbeat pulse: 0.71 | Applied force: 14.2 N [12:04:25] Edge mass: 10.0 | Damped force: 7.1 N [12:04:25] Mesh integrity: 97% intact [12:04:26] Heartbeat pulse: 0.88 | Applied force: 17.6 N [12:04:26] Edge mass: 10.0 | Damped force: 8.8 N [12:04:26] Mesh integrity: 95% intact [12:04:27] Warning: Edge wobble exceeded threshold [12:04:27] Mesh integrity: 92% intact [12:04:28] No crashes detected ``` The blade’s still dancing, but the mesh is holding up. If you want it to snap this time, push the pulse higher or lower the dampening to 0.3. Happy spinning!