SimParticleSystem

SimParticleSystem

Description

This pre-simulates a particle system so it doesn't start at zero when the game begins

Functions

• new
• onCreate

new

Description

Creating SimParticleSystem

Definition

new(integer name)

Arguments

integer	name	node id

Return Values

integer	instance	Instance of object

Code

function SimParticleSystem.new(name)
    local self = setmetatable( { } , SimParticleSystem _mt)
    self.id = name

    local particleSystem = nil

    if getHasClassId( self.id, ClassIds.SHAPE) then
        local geometry = getGeometry( self.id)
        if geometry ~ = 0 then
            if getHasClassId(geometry, ClassIds.PRECIPITATION) then
                particleSystem = geometry
            end
        end
    end

    if particleSystem ~ = nil then
        local lifespan = getParticleSystemLifespan(particleSystem)
        addParticleSystemSimulationTime(particleSystem, lifespan)
    end

    return self
end

onCreate

Description

Creating SimParticleSystem

Definition

onCreate(integer id)

Arguments

integer	id	node id

Code

function SimParticleSystem:onCreate(id)
    g_currentMission:addNonUpdateable( SimParticleSystem.new(id))
end