GameCodingCompleteLinux/Assets/Scripts/ActorManager.lua

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-- ActorManager.lua : Defines the ActorManager class
--
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-- ActorManager													- Chapter 21, page 739
-- This class manages the script representation of all actors in the game.
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ActorManager = class(nil,
{
	_player = nil,  -- this will be filled automatically when player_teapot.xml is loaded
});

function ActorManager:AddPlayer(scriptObject)
	if (self._player ~= nil) then
		print("Attempting to add player to ActorManager when one already exists; id = " .. self._player:GetActorId());
	end

	-- add the new player regardless
	self._player = scriptObject;

	-- tell the human view that this is the controlled actor
	QueueEvent(EventType.EvtData_Set_Controlled_Actor, self._player:GetActorId());
end