RagDog Characters

Create a four-legged physics character with separate front and rear leg chains, a neck, head and articulated tail.

Creator guide

What you can build

Create a four-legged physics character with separate front and rear leg chains, a neck, head and articulated tail.

The options below are grouped by the way you use them. Available controls depend on the selected object, editor mode and enabled features.

Creator guide

Find the control you need, then follow the setup steps to test it in a level.

Assembly and appearance options
Option	What it does
RagDog Size / Flip RagDog	Scale the assembled animal or mirror its orientation.
Interactive / Group Index	Configure direct interaction and the collision group index of its parts.
Material Type / Texture Scale	Set the material and its texture repeat scale.
Enable RagDog Skin / RagDog Skin	Enable and select a visual skin for the animal.
Joint Skin Type / Use Round Parts	Choose the visible joint treatment and the round-parts option.
Enable Limb Separation With Force / Limb Separation Force	Allow force to separate limbs and set the required threshold.
Select Body Part	Select the head, neck, torso, a front or rear leg section, or a tail section for part editing.
Enable Pose / Pose Type	Enable and select a predefined pose.
RagDog Rotation / Neck Angle / Head Angle	Set the whole-body orientation and initial head and neck pose.
Front Near / Front Far Upper and Lower Leg	Pose the two front leg chains independently.
Rear Near / Rear Far Upper and Lower Leg	Pose the two rear leg chains independently.
Tail Upper Angle / Tail Lower Angle	Pose the two connected tail sections.

Movement options
Option	What it does
Enable RagDog Movement / Movement Mode	Enable motion and select Stand, Balance or Walk.
Walk Speed	Tune travel speed for the movement setup.
Control Walking With Controls / Walking Controls	Use the selected joystick axis or movement buttons to drive walking.
Enable Walking In Both Directions	Allow the animal to travel in either direction under the configured control input.
Balance Recovery Speed / Head Stiffness / Neck Stiffness	Adjust balance response and the support of the head and neck.
Debug RagDog / Debug RagDog Positions / Debug RagDog Chips	Inspect the body and movement setup while diagnosing a level.

Creator guide

Start with a small scene so each setting has a visible result.

Add the animal to a level with a flat test floor.
Choose a pose and appearance, then enable a movement mode.
Test the front and rear paws at a modest walk speed before adding obstacles.
Introduce obstacles gradually and confirm the saved level restores the full assembly.

Creator guide

Use the symptom to find the next setting to check.

Inspect the initial pose, collision groups and paw clearance on a flat floor.

Check Enable RagDog Movement, select Walk and enable Control Walking With Controls with the intended input source.