A great addition to make better types of SFX by supporting animated OBJ_'s!

Take a look at the example below.

Example:

In order to support animated OBJ_'s in your Neuz(source code), you need to be able to compile it and have some experience adding new code!

ATTENTION:

There is no guarantee that those source changes work 100% on your server files and i will NOT provide any support on how to add those. You are responsible on your own to add the given code properly according to the guides posted!

Without the source changes of the corresponding Features, those Features will NOT work for you!

First, open your ..\_Common\sfxbase.cpp

Go into the following function: void CSfxPartMesh::Render(D3DXVECTOR3 vPos, WORD nFrame, FLOAT fAngle, D3DXVECTOR3 vScale) Scroll a bit down until you see the following:

	if (pMesh)
	{

Paste the following BELOW it:

bool bAnimatedMesh = FALSE;
if (pMesh->GetModelType() == MODELTYPE_ANIMATED_MESH && m_strTex.Left(4) == "obj_") {
	bAnimatedMesh = TRUE;
	WORD nFirstFrame = GetFirstKeyframeFrame();

	if (nFrame >= nFirstFrame) {
		float relativeFrame = (float)(nFrame - nFirstFrame);
		int maxModelFrames = pMesh->GetMaxFrame();
		if (maxModelFrames > 0) {
			float currentFrame = fmodf(relativeFrame, (float)maxModelFrames);
			pMesh->m_fFrameCurrent = currentFrame;
		}
		else {
			pMesh->m_fFrameCurrent = relativeFrame;
		}
	}
	else {
		pMesh->m_fFrameCurrent = 0.0f;
	}
}

Now scroll down a little bit until you see this:

pMesh->Render(CSfxMng::m_pd3dDevice, &matTemp1);

Paste the following BELOW it:

if (bAnimatedMesh) {
pMesh->m_fFrameCurrent = 0.0f;
}

Next, paste the following function above void CSfxPartMesh::Render(D3DXVECTOR3 vPos, WORD nFrame, FLOAT fAngle, D3DXVECTOR3 vScale):

WORD CSfxPartMesh::GetFirstKeyframeFrame() {
	if (m_apKeyFrames.GetSize() > 0)
		return Key(0)->nFrame;
	return 0; 
}

Don't forget to declare it in sfxbase.h:

class CSfxPartMesh : public CSfxPart
{
public:
	CSfxPartMesh();
	~CSfxPartMesh();
#ifndef __WORLDSERVER
	virtual void Render(D3DXVECTOR3 vPos, WORD nFrame, FLOAT fAngle, D3DXVECTOR3 vScale = D3DXVECTOR3(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f));
#endif
	virtual void Load(CResFile& file);
	virtual void Load2(CResFile& file);
	virtual void Load3(CResFile& file) {};
	virtual void OldLoad(CResFile& file);
	WORD GetFirstKeyframeFrame();//<-------ADD THIS HERE
};

Lastly, go into CModelObject* CSfxMeshMng::AddMesh(CString str)

You will see the following near the top:

pMesh->LoadModel(str);

Add this BELOW it:

	if (str.Left(4) == "obj_") {
		CObject3D* pObject3D = pMesh->GetObject3D();
		if((pObject3D && pObject3D->m_nHavePhysique) ||
		   (pMesh->GetMaxFrame() > 0)) {
			pMesh->SetModelType(MODELTYPE_ANIMATED_MESH);
		}
	}

That's it! Your Neuz should now support animated obj_ type O3D's inside SFX! Make sure to compile your Neuz and try it - enjoy!

Keep in mind: Only animated obj_ O3D's are supported this way, NOT .ani files!