Method start

Engine/source/afx/afxEffectWrapper.cpp:844–874

}

bool afxEffectWrapper::start(F32 timestamp) 
{ 
  if (!ea_is_enabled())
  {
    Con::warnf("afxEffectWrapper::start() -- effect type of %s is currently disabled.", mDatablock->getName());
    return false;
  }

  afxConstraint* life_constraint = getLifeConstraint();
  if (life_constraint)
    mCond_alive = life_constraint->getLivingState();

  mElapsed = timestamp; 

  for (S32 i = 0; i < MAX_XFM_MODIFIERS; i++)
  {
    if (!mXfm_modifiers[i])
      break;
    else
		mXfm_modifiers[i]->start(timestamp);
  }

  if (!ea_start())
  {
    // subclass should print error message if applicable, so no message here.
    return false;
  }

  update(0.0f);
  return !isAborted();
}

bool afxEffectWrapper::test_life_conds()
{