/// <summary>C:\Users\John Getty\Desktop\MPE\ParticleTextures\Particle001.png
/// Allows the game to perform any initialization it needs to before starting to run.
/// This is where it can query for any required services and load any non-graphic
/// related content. Calling base.Initialize will enumerate through any components
/// and initialize them as well.
/// </summary>
protected override void Initialize()
{
_renderer =new BillboardRenderer {GraphicsDeviceService = _graphics};
var colors = new[]
{
Color.Pink.ToVector3(), Color.Yellow.ToVector3(), Color.Lavender.ToVector3(),
Color.Salmon.ToVector3()
};
_manager = new ParticleEffectManager(_renderer);
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
{
_emitters[i] = new SphereEmitter
{
Radius = 10,
Radiate = true,
Budget = 16384,
ReleaseColour = colors[i],
ReleaseQuantity = 50/(i+1),
BlendMode = EmitterBlendMode.Add,
ReleaseSpeed = .2f * (4-i),
ReleaseOpacity = .1f,
ReleaseScale = (i+1) * 5 *.02f,
Term = 1,
};
if (i==1)
{
_emitters[i].Modifiers.Add(new LinearGravityModifier { Gravity = new Vector3(-2, -2, 0) });
_emitters[i].Modifiers.Add(new OpacityModifier {Initial = 0.2f, Ultimate = 0f});
}
if (i==2)
{
_emitters[i].Modifiers.Add(new LinearGravityModifier { Gravity = new Vector3(1, -1, 0) });
_emitters[i].Modifiers.Add(new ColourModifier
{
InitialColour = Color.Red.ToVector3(),
UltimateColour = Color.White.ToVector3()
});
_emitters[i].Modifiers.Add(new OpacityModifier {Initial = 0.4f, Ultimate = 0f});
}
}
_effect = new ParticleEffect { _emitters[0], _emitters[1], _emitters[2], _emitters[3] };
_effect.Initialise();
_manager.Add(_effect);
_projection = Matrix.CreatePerspectiveFieldOfView(MathHelper.PiOver2, _graphics.GraphicsDevice.Viewport.AspectRatio, 1f, 500f);
base.Initialize();
}
/// <summary>
/// Copies the properties of this instance into the specified existing instance.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="exisitingInstance">An existing emitter instance.</param>
protected override AbstractEmitter DeepCopy(AbstractEmitter exisitingInstance)
{
SphereEmitter value = (exisitingInstance as SphereEmitter) ?? new SphereEmitter();
value.Radiate = this.Radiate;
value.Radius = this.Radius;
value.Shell = this.Shell;
base.DeepCopy(value);
return(value);
}
public override Emitter DeepCopy()
{
SphereEmitter copy = new SphereEmitter
{
Radius = this.Radius,
Shell = this.Shell,
Radiate = this.Radiate
};
base.CopyBaseFields(copy);
return copy;
}