particles become only instances

src/game-lib-d3-particle-engine.js

@@ -128,28 +128,31 @@ GameLib.D3.ParticleEngine.prototype.updateInstance = function(property) {
 };
 
 GameLib.D3.ParticleEngine.prototype.processParticles = function(delta) {
-    this.particles.map(
-        function(particle){
+    this.particles = this.particles.reduce(
+        function(result, particle){
 
-            particle.mesh.position.x += particle.direction.x * delta;
-            particle.mesh.position.y += particle.direction.y * delta;
-            particle.mesh.position.z += particle.direction.z * delta;
-            particle.mesh.updateInstancePosition();
+            particle.position.x += particle.userData.direction.x * delta;
+            particle.position.y += particle.userData.direction.y * delta;
+            particle.position.z += particle.userData.direction.z * delta;
 
-            particle.elapsed += delta;
-            if (particle.elapsed > particle.lifeTime) {
-                GameLib.Event.Emit(
-                    GameLib.Event.REMOVE_COMPONENT,
-                    {
-                        component: particle
-                    }
-                )
+            particle.userData.elapsed += delta;
+            if (particle.userData.elapsed > particle.userData.lifeTime) {
+                particle.parent.remove(particle);
+            } else {
+                result.push(particle);
             }
-        }
+
+            return result;
+        },
+        []
     );
 };
 
-GameLib.D3.ParticleEngine.prototype.createNewParticle = function(delta) {
+GameLib.D3.ParticleEngine.prototype.createNewParticle = function(camera) {
+
+    var particle = this.templateParticle.clone(camera);
+
+    this.particles.push(particle);
 
 };
 

src/game-lib-d3-particle.js

@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ GameLib.D3.Particle.prototype.createInstance = function() {
         return
     }
 
-    this.instance = true;
+    this.instance = this.mesh.instance;
 
     GameLib.Component.prototype.createInstance.call(this);
 };
@@ -148,6 +148,27 @@ GameLib.D3.Particle.prototype.updateInstance = function(property) {
     console.log('Update Particle Property : ' + property);
 };
 
+
+/**
+ * Clones a particle - this only clones 3rd party instances, so we have less overhead of creating these types of objects
+ */
+GameLib.D3.Particle.prototype.clone = function(camera) {
+
+    var position = camera.instance.position.clone();
+    var lookAt = camera.lookAt.instance.clone();
+
+    var direction = lookAt.sub(position).negate();
+
+    var instance = this.instance.clone();
+    instance.lookAt(direction);
+
+    instance.userData.direction = this.direction.instance;
+    instance.userData.elapsed = 0;
+    instance.userData.lifeTime = this.lifeTime;
+    this.mesh.parentScene.instance.add(instance);
+    return instance;
+};
+
 /**
  * Converts a GameLib.D3.Particle to a new GameLib.D3.API.Particle
  * @returns {GameLib.D3.API.Particle}

src/game-lib-system-particle.js

@@ -44,18 +44,11 @@ GameLib.System.Particle.prototype.start = function() {
 
     this.particleEngines = GameLib.EntityManager.Instance.queryComponents(GameLib.D3.ParticleEngine);
 
-    //this.camera = GameLib.EntityManager.Instance.defaultRenderer.camera;
-
     this.instanceCreatedSubscription = GameLib.Event.Subscribe(
         GameLib.Event.INSTANCE_CREATED,
         this.instanceCreated.bind(this)
     );
 
-    // this.instanceUpdatedSubscription = GameLib.Event.Subscribe(
-    //     GameLib.Event.PARTICLE_INSTANCE_UPDATED,
-    //     this.instanceUpdated.bind(this)
-    // );
-
     this.removeComponentSubscription = GameLib.Event.Subscribe(
         GameLib.Event.REMOVE_COMPONENT,
         this.removeComponent.bind(this)
@@ -81,10 +74,6 @@ GameLib.System.Particle.prototype.instanceCreated = function(data) {
 
 };
 
-GameLib.System.Particle.prototype.instanceUpdated = function(data) {
-    // console.log('particle engine updated : ' +  data.component.name);
-};
-
 /**
  * Removes a particle engine from this system
  * @param data
@@ -125,24 +114,10 @@ GameLib.System.Particle.prototype.beforeRender = function(data) {
 
                 if (particleEngine.elapsed > particleEngine.frequency) {
                     particleEngine.elapsed = 0;
-                    particleEngine.createNewParticle();
+                    particleEngine.createNewParticle(this.camera);
                 }
             }
 
-            // var position = this.camera.position.instance.clone();
-            // var lookAt = this.camera.lookAt.instance.clone();
-            //
-            // var direction = lookAt.sub(position).negate();
-            //
-            // particleEngine.lookAt.setFrom(direction);
-            // particleEngine.updateInstance('lookAt');
-
-
-           // if (particleEngine.elapsed > particleEngine.frequency) {
-           //     particleEngine.elapsed = 0;
-           //     console.log('change time');
-           // }
-
         }.bind(this)
     )
 
@@ -157,7 +132,6 @@ GameLib.System.Particle.prototype.stop = function() {
     GameLib.System.prototype.stop.call(this);
 
     this.instanceCreatedSubscription.remove();
-    // this.instanceUpdatedSubscription.remove();
     this.removeComponentSubscription.remove();
     this.beforeRenderSubscription.remove();