DPS905 Kaitlyn ParticleEffects

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**   Particles                                                                                   *
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*    April 2011
*    By Kaitlyn Callow ( KaitlynCallow.com | dacallow@learn.senecac.on.ca )
*    For DPS905, Professor Chris Szalwinski
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INSTALLATION

1) Add the following files to your project:

• Particle.cpp
• Particle.h
• ParticleGenerator.cpp
• ParticleGenerator.h
• ParticleVertexList.cpp
• ParticleVertexList.h

2) Append onto the bottom of your existing Effects.fx file the contents of the following file:

• Effects.fx

3) Modify iObject.h:

• Add to Class iObject...

 //added for particle effects / animations
 virtual void update(int now) = 0;

• At the bottom of the file iObject.h add...

extern "C"
iObject* CreateParticleGenerator(float _generatorlifespan, float _particlelifespan, float _particlespawnrate, float _spawnpositiondispersion,
float _theta, float _startingspeed, Colour _startcolour, Colour _endcolour, float _frequencycolour, float _startsize,
float _endsize, float _frequencysize, Vector _startgravity, Vector _endgravity, float _frequencygravityvertical,
float _frequencygravityhorizontal, float _startalpha, float _endalpha, float _frequencyalpha, Colour* c, float* p);

4) Modify Object.h

• Add to Class Object...

void update(int now) { /* do nothing, added for particle effects & animations */ }

5) Modify Display.cpp

• Inside of method: bool Display::setup(void* hwnd)

near line 360 (beneath the comment "// setup successful") add...

ParticleVertex::device = d3dd;
ParticleVertexList::connectDevice(d3dd);

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