Torque Game Engine Documentation
TGE Version 1.5.2

GhostInfo Struct Reference

#include <netConnection.h>

Detailed Description

Information about a ghosted object.

Note:: If the size of this structure changes, the NetConnection::getGhostIndex function MUST be changed to reflect the new size.

Public Types

enum Flags {
  Valid = BIT(0),
  InScope = BIT(1),
  ScopeAlways = BIT(2),
  NotYetGhosted = BIT(3),
  Ghosting = BIT(4),
  KillGhost = BIT(5),
  KillingGhost = BIT(6),
  ScopedEvent = BIT(7),
  ScopeLocalAlways = BIT(8)
}

Flags relating to the state of the object. More...

Data Fields

NetObject * obj

The object being ghosted.

U32 updateMask

Flags indicating what state data needs to be transferred.

U32 updateSkipCount

How many updates have we skipped this guy?

U32 flags

Flags from GhostInfo::Flags.

F32 priority

A float value indicating the priority of this object for updates.

U32 index

U32 arrayIndex

References

The GhostInfo structure is used in several linked lists; these members are the implementation for this.

NetConnection::GhostRef * updateChain

List of references in NetConnections to us.

GhostInfo * nextObjectRef

Next ghosted object.

GhostInfo * prevObjectRef

Previous ghosted object.

NetConnection * connection

Connection that we're ghosting over.

GhostInfo * nextLookupInfo

GhostInfo references are stored in a hash; this is the bucket implementation.