Star Parent Script

 

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Used to create a dynamic 3d Starfield

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---------------------------------------- --3D stars parent script -- Barry Swan, 28/06/2000 -- gerbil@theburrow.co.uk -- http://www.theburrow.co.uk -- All rights reserved ---------------------------------------- property pSN property pX, pY, pZ property pSpeed property pCenterX, pCenterY property pMaxX, pMaxY property pScale on new me, tSN      -- Create a new star      pSN = tSN      -- Store some info about the stage size      pCenterX = (the stageRight - the stageLeft) / 2   pCenterY = (the stageBottom - the stageTop) / 2   pMaxX = the stageRight   pMaxY = the stageBottom      -- Set up the new star with random positions      me.Reset()     pZ = random(1000) + 1000      -- Return the new star object      return me    end on updateStar me, tDX, tDY      -- Update the star position      pZ = pZ - pSpeed      if NOT voidP(tDX) then     pX = pX + tDX     pY = pY + tDY   end if      -- If star is too close then reset      if pZ < 20 then me.reset()      -- Find screen position of star      tX = (pX * pCenterX / pZ) + pCenterX   tY = (pY * pCenterY / pZ) + pCenterY      -- If star is outside the screen then reset      if tX < 0 OR tX > pMaxX OR tY < 0 OR tY > pMaxY then me.Reset()      -- Find scaling factor for size of star onscreen      tScale = pScale / pZ      -- Draw the star sprite      sprite(pSN).loc = point(tX, tY)   sprite(pSN).width = tScale   sprite(pSN).height = tScale    end on Reset me      -- Create new parameters for star      pSpeed = random(5) + 5   pScale = random(5) * 2000      pX = random(3001) - 1501   pY = random(3001) - 1501   pZ = 2000    end