Function CreateFireball

Descent3/fireball.cpp:843–863

Creates a fireball and then sets its size

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// Creates a fireball and then sets its size
int CreateFireball(vector *pos, int fireball_num, int roomnum, int realtype) {
  int objnum;

  ASSERT(roomnum != -1);
  if (realtype == VISUAL_FIREBALL) // If this is a visual effect then create it instead!
    return (VisEffectCreate(VIS_FIREBALL, fireball_num, roomnum, pos));
  else {
    objnum = ObjCreate(OBJ_FIREBALL, fireball_num, roomnum, pos, NULL);
    if (objnum < 0) {
      mprintf(0, "Couldn't create fireball object!\n");
      return -1;
    }
    Objects[objnum].size = Fireballs[fireball_num].size;
    Objects[objnum].flags |= OF_USES_LIFELEFT;

    Objects[objnum].lifeleft = Fireballs[fireball_num].total_life;
    Objects[objnum].lifetime = Objects[objnum].lifeleft;
  }

  return objnum;
}
// TODO: MTS: used only in this file.
// Creates a fireball object with a custom texture/vclip
int CreateCustomFireballObject(vector *pos, int fireball_num, int tex_handle, int roomnum) {