SpaceQuestions_MarioKart/Assets/Scripts/RingGateEffect.cs

// RingGateEffect.cs
// Zweck: Erzeugt „Geister“-Kopien (Meshes), die aufsteigen + verblassen (Holo-Effekt um die Gates).
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class RingGateEffect : MonoBehaviour
{
    [Header("Material/Color")]
    [Tooltip("Transparent/Unlit empfohlen. Falls leer: benutze Material dieses Objekts.")]
    public Material hologramMaterial;
    [ColorUsage(true, true)] public Color baseColor = new Color(0.3f, 0.9f, 1f, 0.9f);

    [Header("Emission")]
    [Min(0f)] public float spawnRate = 0.8f;
    [Range(1, 64)] public int maxGhosts = 12;
    public bool emitting = true;
    public bool burstOnEnable = true;

    [Header("Motion & Life")]
    [Min(0.1f)] public float lifetime = 2.2f;
    public float riseDistance = 0.6f;
    public float yawDegPerSec = 35f;
    public float startScale = 1f;
    public float endScale = 1.12f;

    [Header("Curves")]
    public AnimationCurve heightOverLife = AnimationCurve.EaseInOut(0, 0, 1, 1);
    public AnimationCurve alphaOverLife = new AnimationCurve(new Keyframe(0, 0.9f), new Keyframe(1, 0f));
    public AnimationCurve scaleOverLife = new AnimationCurve(new Keyframe(0, 0f), new Keyframe(1, 1f));

    private struct Ghost
    {
        public Transform tf;
        public float age;
        public Renderer rend;
        public MaterialPropertyBlock mpb;
    }

    private readonly List<Ghost> pool = new();
    private readonly List<Ghost> alive = new();
    private float spawnAccum;
    private Mesh sourceMesh;
    private Material sourceMat;
    private Transform container;

    private static readonly int _BaseColor = Shader.PropertyToID("_BaseColor");
    private static readonly int _Color = Shader.PropertyToID("_Color");

    private void Awake()
    {
        var mf = GetComponent<MeshFilter>();
        var mr = GetComponent<MeshRenderer>();
        if (!mf || !mr || !mf.sharedMesh)
        {
            Debug.LogError($"[{name}] Benötigt MeshFilter+MeshRenderer mit Mesh.");
            enabled = false; return;
        }
        sourceMesh = mf.sharedMesh;
        sourceMat = hologramMaterial ? hologramMaterial : mr.sharedMaterial;

        container = new GameObject($"{name}_Ghosts").transform;
        container.SetParent(transform, false);

        // Pool vorwärmen
        for (int i = 0; i < maxGhosts; i++)
        {
            var go = new GameObject($"Ghost_{i}");
            go.transform.SetParent(container, false);

            var ghostMF = go.AddComponent<MeshFilter>();
            ghostMF.sharedMesh = sourceMesh;

            var ghostMR = go.AddComponent<MeshRenderer>();
            ghostMR.shadowCastingMode = UnityEngine.Rendering.ShadowCastingMode.Off;
            ghostMR.receiveShadows = false;
            ghostMR.sharedMaterial = sourceMat;

            var g = new Ghost
            {
                tf = go.transform,
                age = lifetime + 1f,
                rend = ghostMR,
                mpb = new MaterialPropertyBlock()
            };
            go.SetActive(false);
            pool.Add(g);
        }
    }

    private void OnEnable()
    {
        if (burstOnEnable)
        {
            for (int i = 0; i < Mathf.Min(4, maxGhosts); i++) Spawn();
        }
    }

    private void Update()
    {
        float dt = Time.deltaTime;

        if (emitting && spawnRate > 0f)
        {
            spawnAccum += spawnRate * dt;
            while (spawnAccum >= 1f)
            {
                spawnAccum -= 1f;
                Spawn();
            }
        }

        // Simulation/Render
        for (int i = alive.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
        {
            var g = alive[i];
            g.age += dt;
            if (g.age >= lifetime)
            {
                g.tf.gameObject.SetActive(false);
                alive.RemoveAt(i);
                pool.Add(g);
                continue;
            }

            float t = Mathf.Clamp01(g.age / lifetime);

            // Bewegung
            float h01 = Mathf.Clamp01(heightOverLife.Evaluate(t));
            float y = riseDistance * h01;
            float s01 = Mathf.Clamp01(scaleOverLife.Evaluate(t));
            float s = Mathf.Lerp(startScale, endScale, s01);

            g.tf.localPosition = new Vector3(0f, y, 0f);
            g.tf.localRotation = Quaternion.Euler(0f, yawDegPerSec * g.age, 0f);
            g.tf.localScale = Vector3.one * s;

            // Farbe/Alpha
            float a = Mathf.Clamp01(alphaOverLife.Evaluate(t));
            var c = baseColor; c.a *= a;

            g.mpb.Clear();
            g.mpb.SetColor(_BaseColor, c);
            g.mpb.SetColor(_Color, c);
            g.rend.SetPropertyBlock(g.mpb);

            alive[i] = g;
        }
    }

    private void Spawn()
    {
        if (pool.Count == 0) return;
        var g = pool[pool.Count - 1];
        pool.RemoveAt(pool.Count - 1);

        g.age = 0f;
        g.tf.localPosition = Vector3.zero;
        g.tf.localRotation = Quaternion.identity;
        g.tf.localScale = Vector3.one * startScale;
        g.tf.gameObject.SetActive(true);

        alive.Add(g);
    }
}