/// <summary>
/// Add a new status effect to the list of active effects.
/// Managing for stacking properties, override properties
/// Then tells the effect to start itself.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="effect">The effect obect to begin on the boat.</param>
public void AddNewEffect(StatusEffect effect)
{
int currentStacksActive;
//if the effect is not currently in the list
//or if the effect has less than its maximum allowed amount of stacks in the list
//or if the new effect always overrides existing effects no matter what
//add the effect to the list
if (!IsSameTypeEffectInList(effect, out currentStacksActive) || currentStacksActive < effect.GetMaxStacks() || effect.DoesOverrideExisting())
{
if (effect.DoesOverrideExisting())
{
Debug.Log("Overrideing existing status effects of type " + effect.GetType());
RemoveSameTypeEffectsFromList(effect);
}
Debug.Log("Adding new status effect of type " + effect.GetType());
effect.StartEffect(playerBoat);
activeEffects.Add(effect);
}
else
{
Debug.Log("Could not add new status effect of type " + effect.GetType() + " since too many stacks already active");
}
}