//creates a beam that functions as an extension of the beam that this object has collided with
//taking in the original beams colour
private void CreateExtendedBeam()
{
splineCurve = this.gameObject.AddComponent <StraightSplineBeam>();
splineCurve.beamColour = beamColour;
splineCurve.beamLength = beamLength;
AkSoundEngine.SetState("Drone_Modulator", "Reflector");
}
//Destroys a beam that exists if one is still in use, before creating a new one that replaces it.
//Uses the colour property that can either be a combined colour or singular one, depending on the
//situation.
void CreateNewLightBeam()
{
DestroyBeam();
splineCurve = this.gameObject.AddComponent <StraightSplineBeam>();
splineCurve.beamColour = newBeamColour;
splineCurve.beamLength = beamLength;
}
//Sets up a lightbean object with its colour and size specified from public variables.
//This allows for quick customised emitters to be made, using prefabs to duplicate them.
//The length is doubled internally to make the length match the desired value, to fix
//an issue with the bezier curve math setup halving the length.
void Start()
{
lineBeam = this.gameObject.AddComponent <StraightSplineBeam>();
lineBeam.beamColour = colouredBeam;
lineBeam.beamLength = beamLength;
beamLength = beamLength * 2;
if (!switchedOn)
{
ToggleLight();
}
else
{
AkSoundEngine.PostEvent("Drone", gameObject);
}
}
