Let a lantern on a pole lag behind when the hero starts, and swing forward when they stop

A lantern, flag or bag carried by the hero should not be glued upright. It should hang back when they set off and swing on when they stop. The trick is in what makes it move: not the hero's speed, but how that speed changes. Here is the formula, with the sign that is easy to get wrong.

Why this works

Riding in a moving hand, a hanging thing is not pushed by the speed but by the change of speed, as you feel in a bus that sets off. So it drops back when the carrier starts, swings on when they stop, and hangs steady in between.

When not to use it

Skip it when the carried thing is held rigidly, like a torch gripped in a fist or a shield on the arm, and for far-away characters. Rotate it with the arm or leave it still, because a swing there looks loose and wrong.

In the full entry

• What to build, step by step
• Starting values and the reason for each
• 4 common mistakes and the fix
• 28 lines of example code with 4 checks that pass
• How your AI shows you that it works

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Use the Spielerando entry "Let a lantern on a pole lag behind when the hero starts, and swing forward when they stop" (read_entry lantern-on-a-pole-swings-with-the-carriers-steps) in my game. Build it step by step, and show me how you checked that it works.

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