/// <summary>
/// Transfers the starting segment into the active segments list, which kickstarts the segment movement process
/// </summary>
public void EnablePlatforms()
{
startingSegment.transform.position = startingSegmentPos;
startingSegment.GenerateCoins();
startingSegment.GenerateObstacles();
startingSegment.gameObject.SetActive(true);
TransferSegmentToActive(startingSegment);
}
/// <summary>
/// Updates gameplay logic any time a new frame is displayed to the screen
/// </summary>
void Update()
{
if (activeSegments.Count > 0)
{
foreach (PlatformSegment segment in activeSegments)
{
// If the segment has just been deactivated, don't bother processing it
if (!segment.isActiveAndEnabled)
{
break;
}
// Move the segment towards the left side of screen to give the illusion of the player running over it
segment.transform.position = Vector3.Lerp(segment.transform.position, segment.transform.position - (Vector3.right * movementSpeed), Time.smoothDeltaTime);
}
// If the end of a segment has gone off the left side of screen
if (activeSegments[0].segmentEnd.position.x < -screenRightBound.x)
{
// Deactivate the segment and transfer it into the pile of available segments
PlatformSegment removedSegment = activeSegments[0];
removedSegment.gameObject.SetActive(false);
TransferSegmentToAvailable(removedSegment);
}
// If the end of the segment is just about to travel past the right side of the screen and a new segment can be spawned
if ((activeSegments[activeSegments.Count - 1].segmentStart.position.x < screenRightBound.x))
{
if (availableSegments.Count > 0)
{
// Pick an available segment at random and place it immediately behind the segment above
int newSegmentIndex = Random.Range(0, availableSegments.Count);
PlatformSegment newSegment = availableSegments[newSegmentIndex];
newSegment.transform.position = new Vector3(activeSegments[activeSegments.Count - 1].segmentEnd.position.x + gapBetweenPlatforms, newSegment.transform.position.y, 0.0f);
// Enable a random assortment of coins and obstacles on the segment
newSegment.GenerateCoins();
newSegment.GenerateObstacles();
// Activate the segment
newSegment.gameObject.SetActive(true);
// Transfer the segment into the list of active segments
TransferSegmentToActive(newSegment);
}
}
}
}