# sun.cog
# 
# Blind the player as he looks at the sun.
#
# [GuNbOy + SM]
#
#
# directions: place a thing named "ghost" anywhere in your level that you would like the effect to take place;
# make a new template with the easy template creator in jed called +timed_ghost and give it the following properties:
# orient=(0/0/0) type=ghost move=path timer=0.01
#
# test level and enjoy!
#================================================================================
#
symbols
message      startup                                                          
message      pulse                                                            
thing        sun                                                              
thing        player                             local                         
thing        ghostthing                         local                         
template     gtemp=+timed_ghost                 local                         
vector       sunlook                            local                         
vector       lvec                               local                         
flex         dot                                local                         
int          handle=-1                          local                         
end                                                                           
#================================================================================#
code
#---------------------------------------------------------------------
startup:
	player=GetLocalPlayerThing();
	SetPulse(0.01);Return;
#---------------------------------------------------------------------
pulse:
	FreeColorEffect(handle);
	if(!IsThingVisible(sun)) Return;
	ghostthing=FireProjectile(player, gtemp, -1, -1, '0 0 0', '0 0 0', 0, 0, 0, 0);
	lvec=GetThingLVec(ghostthing);
	sunlook=VectorNorm(VectorSub(GetThingPos(sun), GetThingPos(player)));
	dot=VectorDot(sunlook, lvec);
	handle=NewColorEffect(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 255*dot, 255*dot, 240*dot, dot/2);
	AddDynamicTint(player, dot/2, dot/2, dot/2);
Return;
#---------------------------------------------------------------------
end