void TestAndDeactivate()
{
//does it meet requirements to be killed? ie going below y-5
MyParticle flake;
for (int i = 0; i < flakeList.Length; i++)
{
flake = flakeList[i].GetComponent <MyParticle>();
if (flakeList[i].activeSelf)
{
if ((flake.GetCount() >= spline.getListLength() - 10) || flake.GetLifespan() >= 4f)
{
flakeList[i].SetActive(false);
inactiveList[inactiveCount] = i;
flake.ResetLifespan();
Vector3 initPosition = new Vector3(heightRandList[i % maxRandLength], randList[i % maxRandLength].y, randList[(i) % maxRandLength].x);
//this carries the transformation about the unit circle, about 0 0 0 axis. will change in swirl
flake.transform.position = initPosition;
flake.SetInitUnitPosition(initPosition);
flake.SetOldPosition(flake.transform.position - flake.GetRelativeOldPosition());
inactiveCount++;
}
}
}
}
void Start()
{
while (counter < spline.getListLength())
{
P = spline.getPositionAtI(counter);
V = spline.getVelocityAtI(counter);
Q = spline.getAccelerationAtI(counter);
k = (Vector3.Cross(Vector3.Cross(V, Q), V)) / Mathf.Pow(V.magnitude, 4);
T = V / V.magnitude;
N = k / k.magnitude;
B = Vector3.Cross(T, N);
Vector3[] currentFrenet = new Vector3[3];
currentFrenet[0] = T;
currentFrenet[1] = N;
currentFrenet[2] = B;
frameList.Add(currentFrenet);
//to reset it so its always adding the next set of 3 vectors
// currentFrenet.Clear();
counter++;
}
}