Method strikeRandomPoint

Engine/source/T3D/fx/lightning.cpp:771–883

}

void Lightning::strikeRandomPoint()
{
   AssertFatal(isServerObject(), "Error, client objects may not initiate lightning!");


   Point3F strikePoint( gRandGen.randF( 0.0f, 1.0f ), gRandGen.randF( 0.0f, 1.0f ), 0.0f );

   // check if an object is within target range
   Point3F worldPosStrikePoint = strikePoint;

   worldPosStrikePoint *= mObjScale;
   worldPosStrikePoint += getPosition();
   worldPosStrikePoint += Point3F( -mObjScale.x * 0.5f, -mObjScale.y * 0.5f, 0.0f );

   Box3F queryBox;
   F32 boxWidth = strikeRadius * 2.0f;

   queryBox.minExtents.set( -boxWidth * 0.5f, -boxWidth * 0.5f, -mObjScale.z * 0.5f );
   queryBox.maxExtents.set(  boxWidth * 0.5f,  boxWidth * 0.5f,  mObjScale.z * 0.5f );
   queryBox.minExtents += worldPosStrikePoint;
   queryBox.maxExtents += worldPosStrikePoint;

   SimpleQueryList sql;
   getContainer()->findObjects(queryBox, DAMAGEABLE_TYPEMASK,
                               SimpleQueryList::insertionCallback, &sql);

   SceneObject *highestObj = NULL;
   F32 highestPnt = 0.0f;

   for( U32 i = 0; i < sql.mList.size(); i++ )
   {
      Point3F objectCenter;
      sql.mList[i]->getObjBox().getCenter(&objectCenter);
      objectCenter.convolve(sql.mList[i]->getScale());
      sql.mList[i]->getTransform().mulP(objectCenter);

      // check if object can be struck

      RayInfo rayInfo;
      Point3F start = objectCenter;
      start.z = mObjScale.z * 0.5f + getPosition().z;
      Point3F end = objectCenter;
      end.z = -mObjScale.z * 0.5f + getPosition().z;
      bool rayHit = gServerContainer.castRay( start, end,
                                   (0xFFFFFFFF),
                                   &rayInfo);

      if( rayHit && rayInfo.object == sql.mList[i] )
      {
         if( !highestObj )
         {
            highestObj = sql.mList[i];
            highestPnt = objectCenter.z;
            continue;
         }

         if( objectCenter.z > highestPnt )
         {