Function DoNewPlayerDeathFrame

Descent3/Player.cpp:2256–2415

//	The Death sequencer.

void DoNewPlayerDeathFrame(int slot) {
  object *playerobj;

  ASSERT(slot >= 0 && slot < MAX_PLAYERS);

  // Kevin added this in case the player dies and while dying stops recording a demo.
  // It's the cleanest solution I could find.
  if ((Player_num == slot) && (!Death[slot].camera))
    return;

  // if (Player_num==slot)
  //	ASSERT(Death[slot].camera);

  playerobj = &Objects[Players[slot].objnum];

  //	determine current state of player object.
  Death[slot].time_dying = Gametime - Death[slot].initial_death_time;

  // Increase death time
  if (slot == Player_num && (Players[slot].flags & PLAYER_FLAGS_DEAD)) {
    //	Total_time_dead+=Frametime;
    Total_time_dead = Death[slot].time_dying;
    if (Total_time_dead > DEATH_RESPAWN_TIME) {
      AddPersistentHUDMessage(GR_RGB(0, 255, 0), HUD_MSG_PERSISTENT_CENTER, Game_window_y + Game_window_h - 20,
                              HUD_MSG_PERSISTENT_INFINITE, 0, SOUND_NONE_INDEX, TXT_SPACETOCONT);
    }
  }

  //	depending on state of player ship, perform some operation
  if (Players[playerobj->id].flags & PLAYER_FLAGS_DYING) {
    //	modify player ship physics as needed.
    //	player ship will fall to the ground and deaccelerate
    //	modify physics properties every INTERVAL
    if ((Death[slot].physics_frametime + DEATH_PHYS_INTERVAL) > Gametime) {
      if (Death[slot].fate == DEATH_FALL) {
        playerobj->mtype.phys_info.rotvel.x /= 1.15f;
        playerobj->mtype.phys_info.rotvel.y /= 1.1f;
        playerobj->mtype.phys_info.rotvel.z /= 1.0f;
      } else if (Death[slot].fate == DEATH_D2STYLE) {
        playerobj->mtype.phys_info.rotvel.x /= 1.15f;
        playerobj->mtype.phys_info.rotvel.y /= 1.0f;
        playerobj->mtype.phys_info.rotvel.z /= 1.05f;
      } else {
        playerobj->mtype.phys_info.rotvel.x /= 1.10f;
        playerobj->mtype.phys_info.rotvel.y /= 1.05f;
        playerobj->mtype.phys_info.rotvel.z /= 1.0f;
      }

      playerobj->mtype.phys_info.velocity *= Death[slot].accel_mod;
      Death[slot].physics_frametime = Gametime;
    }

    //	move death camera if distance between death camera and player is less than a certain amount.
    if (slot == Player_num && Death[slot].in_cockpit) {
      if (Death[slot].time_dying > DEATH_COCKPIT_TIME) {
        Death[slot].in_cockpit = false;
        SetHUDMode(HUD_LETTERBOX);
        Viewer_object = Death[slot].camera; // set the current viewer to be this new camera.