How do I make a more ropey grappling hook

So, I've made a grappling hook, but it's really just a stick that the player rides up once the hook is attached. I want to give it a more rope like look so that it actually bends. But I cant figure it out? Help??

Two approaches off the top of my head:

1. Canvas plugin to draw the rope dynamically -

2. Depending on the resolution/graphical fidelity of your game, you may be able to make the rope out of pixels and manipulate them mathematically..

Check this out -

There is also some magic going on here r0j0-039-s-experiments_t91829 in the second example where he is able to use a rectangular sprite and make a nice pretty curve with it. I'm trying to decipher it myself at the moment...

Edit: The magic is in the maths! http://devmag.org.za/2011/04/05/bzier-c ... -tutorial/

oosyrag Thanks for the help but I can't figure any of these out, is there any other example of maybe (not preferably) a .capx file around. One that doesn't need a plugin perhaps

Its hard to imagine what you are looking for exactly... In my mind most grapples would be a straight line anyways, like in the Worms games, or like this example -

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oosyrag for what I'm using it for, it needs to curve and bend. Also how do you even implement a bezier curve into the rope of the grapple hook?

When would it bend?

Could it be solved with animations?

LittleStain So, it would bend when the grapple hits an isolated block and the player spins around the block.

oosyrag u gonna answer or.....

Sorry, without being able to visualize the effect you are looking for, I don't even know where to start.

Its hard to imagine what you are looking for exactly... In my mind most grapples would be a straight line anyways, like in the Worms games, or like this example -

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Howd you do that?