Method update

Engine/source/afx/afxEffectWrapper.cpp:893–1081

}

bool afxEffectWrapper::update(F32 dt) 
{ 
  mElapsed += dt; 

  // life_elapsed won't exceed full_lifetime
  mLife_elapsed = getMin(mElapsed - mEW_timing.delay, mFull_lifetime);

  // update() returns early if elapsed is outside of active timing range 
  //     (delay <= elapsed <= delay+lifetime)
  // note: execution is always allowed beyond this point at least once, 
  //       even if elapsed exceeds the lifetime.
  if (mElapsed < mEW_timing.delay)
  {
    setScopeStatus(false);
    return false;
  }
  
  if (!mDatablock->requiresStop(mEW_timing) && mEW_timing.lifetime < 0)
  {
    F32 afterlife = mElapsed - mEW_timing.delay;
    if (afterlife > 1.0f || ((afterlife > 0.0f) && (mNum_updates > 0)))
    {
      setScopeStatus(mEW_timing.residue_lifetime > 0.0f);
      return false;
    }
  }
  else
  {
    F32 afterlife = mElapsed - (mFull_lifetime + mEW_timing.delay);
    if (afterlife > 1.0f || ((afterlife > 0.0f) && (mNum_updates > 0)))
    {
      setScopeStatus(mEW_timing.residue_lifetime > 0.0f);
      return false;
    }
  }

  // first time here, test if required conditions for effect are met
  if (mNum_updates == 0)
  {
    if (!test_life_conds())
    {
      mElapsed = mFull_lifetime + mEW_timing.delay;
      setScopeStatus(false);
	  mNum_updates++;
      return false;
    }
  }

  setScopeStatus(true);
  mNum_updates++;


  // calculate current fade value if enabled
  if (mDo_fade_inout)
  {
    if (mEW_timing.fade_in_time > 0 && mElapsed <= mFade_in_end)
    {
      F32 t = mClampF((mElapsed - mEW_timing.delay)/ mEW_timing.fade_in_time, 0.0f, 1.0f);