#region CPL License /* Nuclex Framework Copyright (C) 2002-2009 Nuclex Development Labs This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the IBM Common Public License as published by the IBM Corporation; either version 1.0 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the IBM Common Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the IBM Common Public License along with this library */ #endregion using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using Microsoft.Xna.Framework; using Nuclex.Graphics.SpecialEffects.Particles; namespace Nuclex.Graphics.SpecialEffects.Demo { /// Simulates air resistance for a particle public class DragAffector : IParticleAffector { /// The default instance of this modifier public static readonly DragAffector Default = new DragAffector(); /// /// Whether the affector can do multiple updates in a single step without /// changing the outcome of the simulation /// /// /// /// Generally, this should be true when the affector only modifies properties /// that no other affector accesses or that do not change the simulation's /// outcome. /// /// /// For example, a color affector that changes a particle's color solely /// based on its age is coalescable. If the particle system needs to do /// 10 update steps at once, it can instruct the color affector to do 10 updates /// in a row without calling any other registered affectors inbetween. /// /// /// However, a weight affector and a gravity affector are not coalescable /// because running the gravity affector 10 times and then running the /// weight affector 10 times will not yield an equivalent result to running /// both affectors in succession 10 times. /// /// public bool IsCoalescable { get { return false; } } /// Applies the affector's effect to a series of particles /// Particles the affector will be applied to /// Index of the first particle that will be affected /// Number of particles that will be affected /// Number of updates to perform in the affector /// /// Contrary to general-purpose particle system like we might find in expensive /// animation packages, we don't update particles based on time but instead /// use the simplified approach of updating particles in simulation steps. /// This simplifies the implementation and matches a game's architecture where /// the simulation is updated in steps as well to have a predictable outcome. /// public void Affect(FlareParticle[] particles, int start, int count, int updates) { for(int end = start + count; start < end; ++start) { particles[start].Velocity *= 0.9f; } } } } // namespace Nuclex.Graphics.SpecialEffects.Particles