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r6280 | Goober5000 | 2010-07-05 00:41:57 -0500 (Mon, 05 Jul 2010) | 1 line
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M /trunk/fs2_open/code/starfield/starfield.cpp
use motion debris in asteroid fields, per Galemp
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It sounds like a cool feature, but Axem and I have noticed a few issues this might lead to.
It'd be present in missions even when you're not in the asteroid field. There were missions (back before skyboxes were possible) which used an asteroid field to imitate a planet's rings... Also, it seems like it'll show up in missions that have debris fields (rather than asteroid fields), and in nebula missions... consider the Terran debris field from the mission with the NTC Trinity.
Also, there's the issue of it not having any noticeable effect if the player hasn't already disabled motion debris. And possibly ticking them off if they disabled it.
If the motion debris were only enabled when you're within the asteroid field (preferably without appearing/disappearing suddenly), that might be acceptable. Perhaps an entry in asteroids.tbl (IIRC that's the one that defines field types/models/textures), "$Default motion debris:" or somesuch, which controls what sort of motion debris to use within that sort of field, but which could be overridden via FRED? If necessary, an additional entry, "$Nebula motion debris:" to modify the behavior for nebula missions... might be useful.
