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melonjs-physics

Use this skill for collision, physics bodies, movement, and spatial queries in melonJS — the built-in SAT world and the planck/matter adapters. Covers bodyDef vs Body, collision types and masks, the collision callback family and their firing rules, raycast/queryAABB/querySphere, the behaviour differences between adapters, and which one to pick for a given game. Triggers on: which physics engine, choosing an adapter, rotation collision, rotating body, torque, joints, stacking, Body, bodyDef, collision, collisionType, collisionMask, onCollision, onCollisionStart, onCollisionActive, raycast, queryAABB, querySphere, PlanckAdapter, MatterAdapter, gravity, velocity, applyForce, isGrounded, SAT.

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# Physics and collision

> melonJS has a built-in SAT collision world and two optional rigid-body
> adapters. Movement, collision callbacks and spatial queries all behave
> differently depending on which is active — and several of the differences fail
> silently.

## Choosing a world

| | when |
|---|---|
| **built-in** (default) | Arcade-style: platformers, top-down games. Fast, position-based, not Newtonian. |
| **`@melonjs/planck-adapter`** | Full rigid-body dynamics — stacking, joints, realistic restitution. |
| **`@melonjs/matter-adapter`** | Same class of thing, backed by matter-js. |