bool CTornado::UseFunnelEffect(const char* effectName)
{
m_pFunnelEffect = gEnv->pParticleManager->FindEffect(effectName);
if (!m_pFunnelEffect)
return false;
// move particle slot to the helper position+offset
GetEntity()->LoadParticleEmitter(0, m_pFunnelEffect, 0, false);
Matrix34 tm(IDENTITY);
GetEntity()->SetSlotLocalTM(0, tm);
GetEntity()->SetSlotFlags(0, GetEntity()->GetSlotFlags(0)|ENTITY_SLOT_RENDER);
IParticleEmitter* pEmitter = GetEntity()->GetParticleEmitter(0);
assert(pEmitter);
pEmitter->Prime();
// init the first time
if (!m_pCloudConnectEffect)
{
m_pCloudConnectEffect = gEnv->pParticleManager->FindEffect("weather.tornado.cloud_connection");
if (m_pCloudConnectEffect)
{
GetEntity()->LoadParticleEmitter(1, m_pCloudConnectEffect, 0, true);
}
}
if (!m_pTopEffect)
{
m_pTopEffect = gEnv->pParticleManager->FindEffect("weather.tornado.top_part");
if (m_pTopEffect)
{
GetEntity()->LoadParticleEmitter(2, m_pTopEffect, 0, true);
}
}
if (!m_pGroundEffect)
{
m_pGroundEffect = g_pGame->GetIGameFramework()->GetIEffectSystem()->CreateGroundEffect(GetEntity());
m_pGroundEffect->SetParticleEffect("weather.tornado.leaves");
}
UpdateParticleEmitters();
return true;
}
IParticleEmitter* EntityEffects::SpawnParticleFX( IParticleEffect* pParticleEffect, const EntityEffects::SEffectSpawnParams& spawnParams)
{
if (pParticleEffect)
{
IParticleEmitter* pEmitter = pParticleEffect->Spawn(true, IParticleEffect::ParticleLoc(spawnParams.position, spawnParams.direction, spawnParams.scale));
if (pEmitter != NULL && spawnParams.prime)
{
pEmitter->Prime();
}
if (spawnParams.speed > 0.0f)
{
ParticleParams particleParams = pParticleEffect->GetParticleParams();
particleParams.fSpeed = spawnParams.speed;
pParticleEffect->SetParticleParams(particleParams);
}
return pEmitter;
}
return NULL;
}