void deleteChunks(WorldPos curChunk)
{
//the list that will gather chunks to be deleted
List <WorldPos> chunksToDelete = new List <WorldPos>();
foreach (WorldPos pos in requestedChunks)
{
//NOTE: make 100 a definied variable later and change it to not 100
//if the distance between the current chunk and one chunk still in the requestedchunks list is greater than an arbitrary value, request its destruction
if (Vector3.Distance(curChunk.toVector3(), pos.toVector3()) > 120)
{
chunksToDelete.Add(pos);
}
}
//now deleta all the chunks that were added to the list
foreach (WorldPos pos in chunksToDelete)
{
requestedChunks.Remove(pos);
//convert the worldpos to a surface pos
SurfacePos surfp = UnitConverter.getSP(pos.toVector3(), UniverseSystem.curPlanet.surface.sideLength);
//convert the surfacepos to a surface unit then request its deletion
UniverseSystem.curPlanet.surface.deleteSurface(surfp.toUnit());
}
}
//this requests the generation of a surface unit that is at the center of the chunk
void requestSurface(WorldPos pos)
{
//convert the worldpos to a surface pos
SurfacePos surfp = UnitConverter.getSP(pos.toVector3(), UniverseSystem.curPlanet.surface.sideLength);
//Debug.Log (pos);
//convert the surfacepos to a surface unit then request its creation
UniverseSystem.curPlanet.surface.CreateSurfaceObjects(surfp.toUnit());
}
//builds the surface units from a chunk
void buildSurfFromChunk(WorldPos chunk)
{
//convert the worldpos to a surface pos
SurfacePos surfp = UnitConverter.getSP(chunk.toVector3(), UniverseSystem.curPlanet.surface.sideLength);
//convert the surfacepos to a surface unit then request its creation
UniverseSystem.curPlanet.surface.CreateSurfaceObjects(surfp.toUnit());
requestedChunks.Add(chunk); //add it to the already requested chunks list
}