public NPCBuildingRegulator ActivateBuildingRegulator(NPCBuildingRegulator buildingRegulator, BuildingCenterRegulator centerRegulator)
{
BuildingCenterRegulator.ActiveBuildingRegulator abr = IsRegulatorActive(buildingRegulator, centerRegulator);
if (abr != null) //regulator is already active
{
return(abr.instance); //return the instance.
}
//we will be activating the building regulator for the input center only
BuildingCenterRegulator.ActiveBuildingRegulator newBuildingRegulator = new BuildingCenterRegulator.ActiveBuildingRegulator()
{
//create new instance
instance = Instantiate(buildingRegulator),
source = buildingRegulator, //assign the source/prefab.
//initial spawning timer: regular spawn reload + start creating after value
spawnTimer = buildingRegulator.spawnReloadRange.getRandomValue() + buildingRegulator.startCreatingAfter.getRandomValue()
};
//add it to the active building regulators list:
centerRegulator.activeBuildingRegulators.Add(newBuildingRegulator);
newBuildingRegulator.instance.Init(npcMgr, this, centerRegulator.buildingCenter); //initialize the building regulator.
//whenever a new regulator is added to the active regulators list, then move the building creator into the active state
isActive = true;
//return the new created instance:
return(newBuildingRegulator.instance);
}
//a method to remove an active instance of a building regulator by providing its source/prefab regulator:
public void DestroyActiveRegulator(NPCBuildingRegulator nbr)
{
foreach (BuildingCenterRegulator bcr in buildingCenterRegulators) //go through the active regulators
{
for (int i = 0; i < bcr.activeBuildingRegulators.Count; i++)
{
//if this is the building regulator we're looking for:
BuildingCenterRegulator.ActiveBuildingRegulator abr = bcr.activeBuildingRegulators[i];
if (nbr == abr.source)
{
//destroy the active instance:
Destroy(abr.instance);
//remove from list:
bcr.activeBuildingRegulators.RemoveAt(i);
break;
}
}
}
}