Carnivalgameshooter

Overview

The Carnivalgameshooter component provides the core logic for the carnival shooting minigame. It is responsible for managing the oscillating aiming meter, locking in the aim, and firing a projectile along a calculated arc towards the targets.

Dependencies & Tags

• Components: This component requires the SoundEmitter component on the same entity to function correctly.
• Tags: None identified.

Properties

Properties are initialized in the Initialize method rather than a constructor.

Property	Type	Default Value	Description
angle	number	(TUNING.CARNIVALGAME_SHOOTING_ANGLE_METER_MIN + TUNING.CARNIVALGAME_SHOOTING_ANGLE_METER_MAX)/2	The current aiming angle in degrees.
power	number	TUNING.CARNIVALGAME_SHOOTING_POWER	The pre-defined power or force of the shot.
meterdirection	number	1	The direction the aiming meter is moving (1 for up, -1 for down).

Main Functions

Initialize()

• Description: Initializes or resets the shooter's aiming properties to their default state. This sets the starting angle to the midpoint of its range, sets the shot power, and sets the initial meter direction.
• Parameters: None.

UpdateAiming(dt)

• Description: Updates the aiming angle for the oscillating meter based on the elapsed time (dt). The angle moves back and forth between TUNING.CARNIVALGAME_SHOOTING_ANGLE_METER_MIN and TUNING.CARNIVALGAME_SHOOTING_ANGLE_METER_MAX, reversing direction when it hits a boundary.
• Parameters:
  • dt (number): The time elapsed since the last update frame.

SetAim()

• Description: Plays a sound effect to provide feedback when the player locks in their aim.
• Parameters: None.

Shoot()

• Description: Spawns a "carnivalgame_shooting_projectile" prefab and launches it. It calculates the target position along a predefined arc based on the entity's rotation and the currently set angle. The projectile is then launched towards this target using its complexprojectile component.
• Parameters: None.