godot-jolt/godot-jolt

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Godot Jolt is a native GDExtension for the Godot game engine that integrates the Jolt physics engine as a drop-in replacement for Godot Physics in 3D. It implements the standard physics nodes like RigidBody3D and CharacterBody3D, offering better performance and more stable simulation, plus optional Jolt-specific joint substitutes.

Use cases

• replace Godot Physics with a faster 3D physics engine
• improve stability of rigid body simulations in Godot
• use breakable joints and soft limits in Godot
• power CharacterBody3D movement with Jolt physics
• get better physics performance in a Godot game

When to choose

• you're on Godot 4.3 or earlier and need faster or more stable 3D physics
• you need Jolt-specific joint features like breakable joints or per-joint solver iteration overrides
• you want a drop-in replacement without changing your physics node code

When to avoid

• you're on Godot 4.4+, where Jolt is built into the engine as a module
• you require guaranteed deterministic physics simulation
• you need a thread-safe physics server or SoftBody3D interaction with Area3D

Facets

plugin · maturity maintenance

simulation game-engine plugin-system simulation cross-platform cpp godot gdextension jolt physics-engine 3d-physics game-development

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