1 files changed, 28 insertions, 25 deletions

diff --git a/js/lib/rdge/materials/cloud-material.js b/js/lib/rdge/materials/cloud-material.js
index e2292c7a..2b40b84c 100644
--- a/js/lib/rdge/materials/cloud-material.js
+++ b/js/lib/rdge/materials/cloud-material.js
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ var CloudMaterial = function CloudMaterial() {
         this._cloudSize = 40;
 
         this._time = 0.0;
-        this._dTime = 0.01;
+        this._dTime = 0.001;
 
         // parameter initial values
         this._time                      = 0.0;
-        this._surfaceAlpha      = 0.6;
-        this._zmin                      = 0.1;
-        this._zmax                      = 10.0;
+        this._surfaceAlpha      = 0.5;
+        this._zmin                      = 6.0;
+        this._zmax                      = 10;
 
 
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ var CloudMaterial = function CloudMaterial() {
 
                 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
                 // IS THIS NECESSARY??
-        //var elementModel = TagTool.makeElement(~~srcCanvas.width, ~~srcCanvas.height,
-        //                                                                Matrix.I(4), [0,0,0], srcCanvas);
-        //ElementMediator.addElement(srcCanvas, elementModel.data, true);
+        var elementModel = TagTool.makeElement(~~srcCanvas.width, ~~srcCanvas.height,
+                                                                        Matrix.I(4), [0,0,0], srcCanvas);
+        ElementMediator.addElement(srcCanvas, elementModel.data, true);
                 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
                 // build the source.
@@ -212,13 +212,12 @@ var CloudMaterial = function CloudMaterial() {
                         renderer = g_Engine.getContext().renderer;
                         if (renderer && technique)
                         {
-                                        if (this._glTex)
-                                        {
-                                                this._glTex.render();
-                                                tex = this._glTex.getTexture();
-                                                technique.u_tex0.set( tex );
-                                        }
-                }
+                                if (this._glTex)
+                                {
+                                        this._glTex.render();
+                                        tex = this._glTex.getTexture();
+                                        technique.u_tex0.set( tex );
+                                }
                         }
                 }
 
@@ -230,13 +229,10 @@ var CloudMaterial = function CloudMaterial() {
                         renderer = g_Engine.getContext().renderer;
                         if (renderer && technique)
                         {
-                                if (this._shader && this._shader['default']) {
-                                        this._shader['default'].u_time.set( [this._time] );
-                }
-
+                                technique.u_time.set( [this._time] );
                                 this._time += this._dTime;
-               if (this._time > 200.0)  this._time = 0.0;
                         }
+                }
         };
 
         this.buildSource = function()
@@ -293,6 +289,9 @@ var CloudMaterial = function CloudMaterial() {
                         }
                 }
 
+                // start the render loop on the source canvas
+                srcWorld.restartRenderLoop();
+
                 // restore the original context
                 g_Engine.setContext( saveContext.id );
                 this.getWorld().start();
@@ -332,19 +331,25 @@ var CloudMaterial = function CloudMaterial() {
                 //this.createFill([x,y],  2*xFill,  2*yFill,  tlRadius, blRadius, brRadius, trRadius, fillMaterial);
                 var ctr = [x,y],  width = 2*hWidth,  height = 2*hHeight;
                 var cloudSize = width > height ? 0.25*width : 0.25*height;
-                //var prim = RectangleGeometry.create( ctr,  width, height );
-                //return prim;
+
+                // calculate the range of z's in GL space from
+                // the user specified range
+                var zNear = world.getZNear(),  zFar = world.getZFar();
+                var zMin = (-(this._zmin - world.getViewDistance())*(zFar - zNear) + 2.0*zFar*zNear)/(zFar + zNear),
+                        zMax = (-(this._zmax - world.getViewDistance())*(zFar - zNear) + 2.0*zFar*zNear)/(zFar + zNear);
+                if (zMin > zMax) {  var t = zMin;  zMin = zMax;  zMax = t;  }
+                var dz = zMax - zMin;
 
                 var verts       = [],
                         normals = [ [0,0,1], [0,0,1], [0,0,1], [0,0,1] ],
                         uvs             = [ [0,0], [1,0], [1,1], [0,1] ];
         
-                for ( i = 0; i < 12; i++ )
+                for ( i = 0; i < 20; i++ )
                 {
                         var x = hWidth*2*(Math.random() - 0.5),
                                 //y = hHeight*2.0*(Math.random() * Math.random() - 0.5),
                                 y = hHeight*2.0*(Math.random() - 0.5),
-                                z = 0,  //i,
+                                z = zMin + Math.random()*dz;
                                 zRot = (Math.random() - 0.5) * Math.PI,
                                 sz = cloudSize * Math.random();
 
@@ -357,9 +362,7 @@ var CloudMaterial = function CloudMaterial() {
                         verts[3] = [ sz, -sz, 0];
 
                         var rotMat = Matrix.RotationZ( zRot );
-                        //var scaleMat = Matrix.Scale( [sz,sz,sz] );
                         var transMat = Matrix.Translation( [x,y,z] );
-
                         var mat = glmat4.multiply( transMat, rotMat, [] );
 
                         glmat4.multiplyVec3( mat, verts[0] );