Why doesn't this work correctly? I use the same timing system for many things in many of my programs, and yet here it seems broken.
Here is the relevant code:
;CREATES NEW EXHAUST PARTICLES, MOVES AND FADES THE PARTICLES, AND EVENTUALLY DELETES THEM
Function exhaust()
;since each ship gives off exhaust...
For ship.ship = Each ship
f = 0
;finds the exhaust generators
For exhaustGeneratorSpecs.exhaustGenerator = Each exhaustGenerator
f = f + 1
DebugLog f + ": " + (worldtimer - (ship\exhaustGeneratorSpecs\timer + 1000))
;if it's time to create a new exhaust particle, do so!
If worldtimer > (ship\exhaustGeneratorSpecs\timer + 1000)
;creates the new particle
exhaust.exhaust = New exhaust
;instead of loading it each time, copy it to the generator point
exhaust\entity = CopyEntity(exhaustParticle, ship\exhaustGeneratorSpecs\entity)
;free's its child-hood so that it moves irrelevant of the ship
EntityParent exhaust\entity, 0
exhaust\dx# = 0
exhaust\dy# = 0
exhaust\dz# = 0
exhaust\exhaustColor = 155
;a nice hue
EntityColor exhaust\entity, exhaust\exhaustColor + 100, exhaust\exhaustColor, 0
ship\exhaustGeneratorSpecs\timer = worldtimer
DebugLog f + ": " + (worldtimer - (ship\exhaustGeneratorSpecs\timer + 1000))
EndIf
Next
Next
;finds each exhaust particle
For exhaust.exhaust = Each exhaust
;moves the particle and has it's color fade
MoveEntity exhaust\entity, exhaust\dx, exhaust\dy, exhaust\dz
EntityColor exhaust\entity, exhaust\exhaustColor, exhaust\exhaustColor, 0
exhaust\exhaustColor = exhaust\exhaustColor - 10
;if it's black, delete it. Duh.
If exhaust\exhaustColor < 0
FreeEntity exhaust\entity
Delete exhaust
EndIf
Next
End Function
The Relevant Part of the Debug Log Reads:
1: -37
2: -37
1: -21
2: -21
1: -4
2: -4
1: 13
1: -1000
2: -1000
1: -984
2: -984
As can be seen, only one particle is emitted. Why? Why does the second exhaust generator's timer reset itself when it doesn't create the particle?
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