private void InitializeStarfield()
{
// Load star positions and luminance from file with 9110 predefined stars.
const int numberOfStars = 9110;
var stars = new Star[numberOfStars];
var storage = _services.GetInstance <IStorage>();
using (var reader = new BinaryReader(storage.OpenFile("Sky/Stars.bin")))
{
for (int i = 0; i < numberOfStars; i++)
{
stars[i].Position.X = reader.ReadSingle();
stars[i].Position.Y = reader.ReadSingle();
stars[i].Position.Z = reader.ReadSingle();
// To avoid flickering, the star size should be >= 2.8 pix.
stars[i].Size = 2.8f;
stars[i].Color.X = reader.ReadSingle() * StarfieldLightScale;
stars[i].Color.Y = reader.ReadSingle() * StarfieldLightScale;
stars[i].Color.Z = reader.ReadSingle() * StarfieldLightScale;
}
Debug.Assert(reader.PeekChar() == -1, "End of file should be reached.");
}
// Note: To improve performance, we could sort stars by brightness and
// remove less important stars.
_starfieldNode = new StarfieldNode
{
Color = new Vector3F(1),
Stars = stars
};
}
protected override void OnUnload()
{
_cameraObject = null;
// Detach and dispose the grouping scene node with all children.
_groupNode.Parent.Children.Remove(_ambientLightNode);
_groupNode.Dispose(false);
// Dispose cloud textures.
if (_enableCloudLayer)
{
_cloudMap0.Dispose();
_cloudMap1.Dispose();
}
// Set all references to null.
_groupNode = null;
_milkyWayNode = null;
_starfieldNode = null;
_sunNode = null;
_moonNode = null;
_scatteringSkyNode = null;
_ambientLightNode = null;
_sunlightNode = null;
_moonlightNode = null;
_cloudLayerNode0 = null;
_cloudLayerNode1 = null;
_cloudMap0 = null;
_cloudMap1 = null;
}
private void InitializeStarfield()
{
// Load star positions and luminance from file with 9110 predefined stars.
const int numberOfStars = 9110;
var stars = new Star[numberOfStars];
var storage = Services.GetInstance <IStorage>();
using (var reader = new BinaryReader(storage.OpenFile("Sky/Stars.bin")))
{
for (int i = 0; i < numberOfStars; i++)
{
stars[i].Position.X = reader.ReadSingle();
stars[i].Position.Y = reader.ReadSingle();
stars[i].Position.Z = reader.ReadSingle();
// To avoid flickering, the star size should be >= 2.8 px.
stars[i].Size = 2.8f;
stars[i].Color.X = reader.ReadSingle();
stars[i].Color.Y = reader.ReadSingle();
stars[i].Color.Z = reader.ReadSingle();
}
Debug.Assert(reader.PeekChar() == -1, "End of file should be reached.");
}
_starfield = new StarfieldNode();
_starfield.Color = new Vector3F(1);
_starfield.Stars = stars;
}
protected override void OnUnload()
{
// Detach the scene nodes from the scene.
if (_skyGroupNode.Parent != null)
{
_skyGroupNode.Parent.Children.Remove(_skyGroupNode);
}
_lightGroupNode.Parent.Children.Remove(_lightGroupNode);
// Dispose allocated resources.
_skyGroupNode.Dispose(false);
_lightGroupNode.Dispose(false);
if (_enableClouds)
{
_cloudLayerNode0.CloudMap.Dispose();
_cloudLayerNode1.CloudMap.Dispose();
}
if (_cacheSky)
{
_sceneCaptureNode.RenderToTexture.Texture.Dispose();
_sceneCaptureNode.Dispose(false);
_cloudMapRenderer.Dispose();
_skyRenderer.Dispose();
_colorEncoder.Dispose();
_sceneCaptureRenderer.Dispose();
}
// Set references to null.
_cameraObject = null;
_skyGroupNode = null;
_lightGroupNode = null;
_milkyWayNode = null;
_starfieldNode = null;
_sunNode = null;
_moonNode = null;
_scatteringSkyNode = null;
_ambientLightNode = null;
_sunlightNode = null;
_moonlightNode = null;
_cloudLayerNode0 = null;
_cloudLayerNode1 = null;
_sceneCaptureNode = null;
SkyboxNode = null;
_cloudMapRenderer = null;
_skyRenderer = null;
_colorEncoder = null;
_sceneCaptureRenderer = null;
}
private static Submesh GetStarfieldMesh(StarfieldNode node, RenderContext context)
{
// The mesh is cached in the scene node.
var mesh = node.RenderData as Submesh;
if (mesh == null)
{
mesh = new Submesh {
PrimitiveType = PrimitiveType.TriangleList
};
node.RenderData = mesh;
}
if (mesh.VertexBuffer == null || mesh.VertexBuffer.IsDisposed)
{
int numberOfStars = node.Stars.Count;
// The total number of stars is limited by the graphics device max primitives per call limit.
var graphicsDevice = context.GraphicsService.GraphicsDevice;
int maxNumberOfStars = graphicsDevice.GetMaxPrimitivesPerCall() / 2;
if (numberOfStars > maxNumberOfStars)
{
throw new GraphicsException("The number of stars must be less than " + maxNumberOfStars);
}
// Create a vertex buffer with a quad for each star.
// 1--2
// | /|
// |/ |
// 0--3
mesh.VertexCount = numberOfStars * 4;
var vertices = new StarVertex[numberOfStars * 4];
for (int i = 0; i < numberOfStars; i++)
{
var star = node.Stars[i];
var positionAndSize = new HalfVector4(star.Position.X, star.Position.Y, star.Position.Z, star.Size);
var color = new HalfVector4(star.Color.X, star.Color.Y, star.Color.Z, 1);
vertices[i * 4 + 0].PositionAndSize = positionAndSize;
vertices[i * 4 + 0].Color = color;
vertices[i * 4 + 0].Texture = new Vector2(0, 1);
vertices[i * 4 + 1].PositionAndSize = positionAndSize;
vertices[i * 4 + 1].Color = color;
vertices[i * 4 + 1].Texture = new Vector2(0, 0);
vertices[i * 4 + 2].PositionAndSize = positionAndSize;
vertices[i * 4 + 2].Color = color;
vertices[i * 4 + 2].Texture = new Vector2(1, 0);
vertices[i * 4 + 3].PositionAndSize = positionAndSize;
vertices[i * 4 + 3].Color = color;
vertices[i * 4 + 3].Texture = new Vector2(1, 1);
}
mesh.VertexBuffer = new VertexBuffer(graphicsDevice, typeof(StarVertex), vertices.Length, BufferUsage.None);
mesh.VertexBuffer.SetData(vertices);
// Create index buffer for quad (= two triangles, clockwise).
var indices = new ushort[numberOfStars * 6];
for (int i = 0; i < numberOfStars; i++)
{
indices[i * 6 + 0] = (ushort)(i * 4 + 0);
indices[i * 6 + 1] = (ushort)(i * 4 + 1);
indices[i * 6 + 2] = (ushort)(i * 4 + 2);
indices[i * 6 + 3] = (ushort)(i * 4 + 0);
indices[i * 6 + 4] = (ushort)(i * 4 + 2);
indices[i * 6 + 5] = (ushort)(i * 4 + 3);
}
mesh.IndexBuffer = new IndexBuffer(graphicsDevice, IndexElementSize.SixteenBits, indices.Length, BufferUsage.None);
mesh.IndexBuffer.SetData(indices);
mesh.PrimitiveCount = numberOfStars * 2;
}
return(mesh);
}