Rewrite ThrowsParticle using world coordinates.

The old dynamics were crazy, so this implements
a simpler model using a cubic lerp.

OpenRA.FileFormats/WVec.cs

@@ -26,8 +26,11 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		public static readonly WVec Zero = new WVec(0, 0, 0);
 
 		public static WVec operator +(WVec a, WVec b) { return new WVec(a.X + b.X, a.Y + b.Y, a.Z + b.Z); }
-		public static WVec operator -(WVec a, WVec b) { return new WVec(a.X - b.X, a.Y - b.Y, a.Y - b.Y); }
+		public static WVec operator -(WVec a, WVec b) { return new WVec(a.X - b.X, a.Y - b.Y, a.Z - b.Z); }
 		public static WVec operator -(WVec a) { return new WVec(-a.X, -a.Y, -a.Z); }
+		public static WVec operator /(WVec a, int b) { return new WVec(a.X / b, a.Y / b, a.Z / b); }
+		public static WVec operator *(int a, WVec b) { return new WVec(a * b.X, a * b.Y, a * b.Z); }
+		public static WVec operator *(WVec a, int b) { return b*a; }
 
 		public static bool operator ==(WVec me, WVec other) { return (me.X == other.X && me.Y == other.Y && me.Z == other.Z); }
 		public static bool operator !=(WVec me, WVec other) { return !(me == other); }
@@ -48,6 +51,8 @@ namespace OpenRA
 				(int)((lx * mtx[2] + ly*mtx[6] + lz*mtx[10]) / mtx[15]));
 		}
 
+		public static WVec Lerp(WVec a, WVec b, int mul, int div) { return a + (b - a) * mul / div; }
+
 		public override int GetHashCode() { return X.GetHashCode() ^ Y.GetHashCode() ^ Z.GetHashCode(); }
 
 		public override bool Equals(object obj)

OpenRA.Mods.RA/ThrowsParticle.cs

@@ -8,19 +8,30 @@
  */
 #endregion
 
+using OpenRA.FileFormats;
 using OpenRA.Graphics;
 using OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render;
 using OpenRA.Traits;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 {
-	class ThrowsParticleInfo : ITraitInfo, Requires<RenderUnitInfo>
+	class ThrowsParticleInfo : ITraitInfo, Requires<RenderSimpleInfo>
 	{
 		public readonly string Anim = null;
-		public readonly int[] Offset = new[] { 0, 0, 0, 0 };
+
-		public readonly int[] Spread = new[] { 0, 0 };
+		[Desc("Initial position relative to body")]
-		public readonly float Speed = 20;
+		public readonly WVec Offset = WVec.Zero;
-		public readonly string AnimKey = null;
+
+		[Desc("Maximum distance to throw the particle")]
+		public readonly WRange ThrowRange = new WRange(768);
+
+		[Desc("Maximum height to throw the particle")]
+		public readonly WRange ThrowHeight = new WRange(256);
+
+		[Desc("Number of ticks to animate")]
+		public readonly int Length = 15;
+
+		[Desc("Maximum rotation rate")]
 		public readonly float ROT = 15;
 
 		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new ThrowsParticle(init, this); }
@@ -28,51 +39,56 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 
 	class ThrowsParticle : ITick
 	{
-		float2 pos;
+		ThrowsParticleInfo info;
-		float alt;
+		WVec pos;
+		WVec initialPos;
+		WVec finalPos;
+		int tick = 0;
 
-		float2 v;
-		float va;
 		float facing;
-		float dfacing;
+		float rotation;
-
-		const float gravity = 1.3f;
 
 		public ThrowsParticle(ActorInitializer init, ThrowsParticleInfo info)
 		{
+			this.info = info;
+
 			var self = init.self;
-			var ifacing = self.Trait<IFacing>();
+			var rs = self.Trait<RenderSimple>();
-			var ru = self.Trait<RenderUnit>();
 
-			alt = 0;
+			// TODO: Carry orientation over from the parent instead of just facing
-			facing = Turreted.GetInitialTurretFacing( init, 0 );
+			var bodyFacing = init.Contains<FacingInit>() ? init.Get<FacingInit,int>() : 0;
-			pos = new Turret(info.Offset).PxPosition(self, ifacing).ToFloat2();
+			facing = Turreted.GetInitialTurretFacing(init, 0);
 
-			v = Game.CosmeticRandom.Gauss2D(1) * info.Spread.RelOffset();
+			// Calculate final position
-			dfacing = Game.CosmeticRandom.Gauss1D(2) * info.ROT;
+			var throwRotation = WRot.FromFacing(Game.CosmeticRandom.Next(1024));
-			va = info.Speed;
+			var throwOffset = new WVec((int)(Game.CosmeticRandom.Gauss1D(1)*info.ThrowRange.Range), 0, 0).Rotate(throwRotation);
 
-			var anim = new Animation(ru.GetImage(self), () => (int)facing);
+			initialPos = pos = info.Offset.Rotate(rs.QuantizeOrientation(self, WRot.FromFacing(bodyFacing)));
+			finalPos = initialPos + throwOffset;
+
+			// Facing rotation
+			rotation = Game.CosmeticRandom.Gauss1D(2) * info.ROT;
+
+			var anim = new Animation(rs.GetImage(self), () => (int)facing);
 			anim.PlayRepeating(info.Anim);
-
+			rs.anims.Add(info.Anim, new AnimationWithOffset(anim, wr => wr.ScreenPxOffset(pos), null));
-			ru.anims.Add(info.AnimKey, new AnimationWithOffset(
-				anim, wr => pos - new float2(0, alt), null));
 		}
 
 		public void Tick(Actor self)
 		{
-			va -= gravity;
+			if (tick == info.Length)
-			alt += va;
+				return;
+			tick++;
 
-			if (alt < 0) alt = 0;
+			// Lerp position horizontally and height along a sinusoid using a cubic ease
-			else
+			var t = (tick*tick*tick / (info.Length*info.Length) - 3*tick*tick / info.Length + 3*tick);
-			{
+			var tp = WVec.Lerp(initialPos, finalPos, t, info.Length);
-				pos += v;
+			var th = new WAngle(512*(info.Length - t) / info.Length).Sin()*info.ThrowHeight.Range / 1024;
-				v = .9f * v;
+			pos = new WVec(tp.X, tp.Y, th);
 
-				facing += dfacing;
+			// Spin the particle
-				dfacing *= .9f;
+			facing += rotation;
-			}
+			rotation *= .9f;
 		}
 	}
 }

mods/cnc/rules/husks.yaml

@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@ LTNK.Husk:
 		Image: ltnk
 	ThrowsParticle@turret:
 		Anim: turret
-		Spread: 3,3
-		Speed: 6
-		AnimKey: turret
 
 MTNK.Husk:
 	Inherits: ^Husk
@@ -86,9 +83,6 @@ MTNK.Husk:
 		Image: mtnk
 	ThrowsParticle@turret:
 		Anim: turret
-		Spread: 3,3
-		Speed: 6
-		AnimKey: turret
 
 HTNK.Husk:
 	Inherits: ^Husk
@@ -99,9 +93,6 @@ HTNK.Husk:
 		Image: htnk
 	ThrowsParticle@turret:
 		Anim: turret
-		Spread: 3,3
-		Speed: 6
-		AnimKey: turret
 
 MSAM.Husk:
 	Inherits: ^Husk
@@ -112,9 +103,6 @@ MSAM.Husk:
 		Image: msam
 	ThrowsParticle@turret:
 		Anim: turret
-		Spread: 3,3
-		Speed: 6
-		AnimKey: turret
 
 MLRS.Husk:
 	Inherits: ^Husk
@@ -125,9 +113,6 @@ MLRS.Husk:
 		Image: mlrs
 	ThrowsParticle@turret:
 		Anim: turret
-		Spread: 3,3
-		Speed: 6
-		AnimKey: turret
 		
 STNK.Husk:
 	Inherits: ^Husk

mods/d2k/rules/structures.yaml

@@ -498,9 +498,6 @@ GUNTOWER.Husk:
 		Image: GUNTOWER
 	ThrowsParticle@turret:
 		Anim: turret
-		Spread: 4,4
-		Speed: 6
-		AnimKey: turret
 
 ROCKETTOWER:
 	Inherits: ^Building
@@ -559,9 +556,6 @@ ROCKETTOWER.Husk:
 		Image: ROCKETTOWER
 	ThrowsParticle@turret:
 		Anim: turret
-		Spread: 4,4
-		Speed: 6
-		AnimKey: turret
 
 REPAIR:
 	Inherits: ^Building

mods/d2k/rules/vehicles.yaml

@@ -242,9 +242,6 @@ QUAD.starport:
 		HP: 100
 	ThrowsParticle@turret:
 		Anim: turret
-		Spread: 3,3
-		Speed: 6
-		AnimKey: turret
 
 SIEGETANK:
 	Inherits: ^Tank
@@ -299,9 +296,6 @@ SIEGETANK.Husk:
 		Icon: siegetankicon
 	ThrowsParticle@turret:
 		Anim: turret
-		Spread: 3,3
-		Speed: 6
-		AnimKey: turret
 	RenderUnit:
 		Image: SIEGETANK
 

mods/ra/maps/monster-tank-madness/map.yaml

@@ -2602,9 +2602,6 @@ Rules:
 			Image: 4TNK
 		ThrowsParticle@turret:
 			Anim: turret
-			Spread: 3,3
-			Speed: 6
-			AnimKey: turret
 		Health:
 			HP: 2000
 	SILO:

mods/ra/rules/vehicles.yaml

@@ -523,10 +523,7 @@ MGG.Husk:
 		Image: mgg
 	ThrowsParticle@spinner:
 		Anim: spinner-idle
-		Spread: 3,3
+		Offset: -299,0,171
-		Speed: 6
-		AnimKey: spinner-idle
-		Offset: 0,6
 
 MRJ:
 	Inherits: ^Vehicle
@@ -564,9 +561,6 @@ MRJ:
 		Image: 1tnk
 	ThrowsParticle@turret:
 		Anim: turret
-		Spread: 3,3
-		Speed: 6
-		AnimKey: turret
 
 2TNK.Husk:
 	Inherits: ^Husk
@@ -576,9 +570,6 @@ MRJ:
 		Image: 2tnk
 	ThrowsParticle@turret:
 		Anim: turret
-		Spread: 3,3
-		Speed: 6
-		AnimKey: turret
 
 3TNK.Husk:
 	Inherits: ^Husk
@@ -588,9 +579,6 @@ MRJ:
 		Image: 3tnk
 	ThrowsParticle@turret:
 		Anim: turret
-		Spread: 3,3
-		Speed: 6
-		AnimKey: turret
 
 4TNK.Husk:
 	Inherits: ^Husk
@@ -600,9 +588,6 @@ MRJ:
 		Image: 4tnk
 	ThrowsParticle@turret:
 		Anim: turret
-		Spread: 3,3
-		Speed: 6
-		AnimKey: turret
 
 HARV.FullHusk:
 	Inherits: ^Husk