// this is called when the planet generator is ready
public void UpdateTerrainGridNow()
{
// get to the player data
var playerData = DataController.m_instance.m_playerData;
// get the planet controller
var planetController = SpaceflightController.m_instance.m_starSystem.GetPlanetController(playerData.m_general.m_currentPlanetId);
// save the planet generator
m_planetGenerator = planetController.GetPlanetGenerator();
// create the elevation texture
var elevationTexture = m_planetGenerator.CreateElevationTexture();
m_terrainGrid.SetElevationMap(elevationTexture, m_planetGenerator);
// place the arth ship at the selected landing coordinates
var shipPosition = Tools.LatLongToWorldCoordinates(playerData.m_general.m_selectedLatitude, playerData.m_general.m_selectedLongitude);
m_arthShip.transform.localPosition = shipPosition;
var minimumElevation = float.MaxValue;
var chosenAngle = 0;
for (var angle = 0; angle < 360; angle += 15)
{
m_arthShip.transform.localRotation = Quaternion.Euler(0.0f, angle, 0.0f);
var maximumElevation = float.MinValue;
for (var z = m_arthShipGroundScanHeight * -0.5f; z <= m_arthShipGroundScanHeight * 0.5f; z += m_arthShipGroundScanInterval)
{
var modifiedScanWidth = m_arthShipGroundScanWidth * ((z >= (m_arthShipGroundScanHeight * -0.075f)) ? 0.5f : 1.0f);
for (var x = modifiedScanWidth * -0.5f; x <= modifiedScanWidth * 0.5f; x += m_arthShipGroundScanInterval)
{
var groundScanPosition = m_arthShip.transform.TransformPoint(new Vector3(x, 0.0f, z));
groundScanPosition = ApplyElevation(groundScanPosition, false);
if (groundScanPosition.y > maximumElevation)
{
maximumElevation = groundScanPosition.y;
}
}
}
// Debug.Log( "Angle = " + angle + ", maximum elevation = " + maximumElevation );
if (maximumElevation < minimumElevation)
{
minimumElevation = maximumElevation;
chosenAngle = angle;
}
}
// Debug.Log( "Minimum elevation = " + minimumElevation + ", angle chosen = " + chosenAngle );
shipPosition.y = minimumElevation + m_arthShipElevationAboveGround;
m_arthShip.transform.localPosition = shipPosition;
m_arthShip.transform.localRotation = Quaternion.Euler(0.0f, chosenAngle, 0.0f);
// initialize the terrain vehicle
m_terrainVehicle.Initialize();
}