// forked from aznFanBoy's forked from: Tentacle
// forked from yasuo_from_BDM's Tentacle
/*
original sorce code from "www.levitated.net"
Tentacle(AS3 version)
Yasuo Hasegawa from BIRDMAN
*/
package {
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.text.TextField;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.filters.*;
[SWF(backgroundColor="#ffffff", frameRate=30)]
public class TentacleControl extends Sprite
{
private var tracefield:TextField;
public function TentacleControl ()
{
tracefield = new TextField();
tracefield.autoSize = "left";
stage.addChild(tracefield);
var maxtents:int = 10;
var tents:Number = 0;
this.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, function(event:Event):void
{
if ((!Math.floor(Math.random()*30)) && (tents<maxtents)) {
var tent:Tentacle = new Tentacle();
addChild(tent);
var blur:BlurFilter = new BlurFilter();
blur.blurX = 10;
blur.blurY = 10;
blur.quality = 1;
var filterArray:Array = new Array(blur);
tent.filters = filterArray;
tent.addEventListener("moveend", function(event:Event):void
{
tents--;
tent.removeEventListener("moveend", arguments.callee);
});
// position it at screen bottom
tent.x = Math.floor(Math.random()*stage.stageWidth);
tent.y = stage.stageHeight;
// point up initially
tent.theta = 270;
// keep track of number of tentacles
tents++;
}
});
}
private function trace(... args):void
{
var s:String="";
for (var i:int;i < args.length;i++)
{
// imitating flash:
// putting a space between the parameters
if (i != 0) s+=" ";
s += args[i].toString();
}
tracefield.text = s;
}
}
}
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.text.TextField;
class Tentacle extends Sprite
{
// total number of nodes
public var numNodes:Number = 27;
// the general size and speed
public var head:Number = 2+Math.floor(Math.random()*4);
public var girth:Number = 8+Math.floor(Math.random()*12);
// locomotion efficiency (0 - 1)
public var speedCoefficient:Number =.09+Math.floor((Math.random()*10)/50);
// the viscosity of the water (0 - 1)
public var friction:Number = .90+Math.floor((Math.random()*10)/100);
// muscular range
public var muscleRange:Number = 20+Math.floor(Math.random()*50);
// muscular frequency
public var muscleFreq:Number = .1+Math.floor((Math.random()*100)/250);
// create point array to represent nodes
public var nodes:Array = [];
private var tracefield:TextField;
private var tv:Number = 0;
public var theta:Number = 0;
private var count:Number = 0;
private var moveEnd_evt:Event = new Event("moveend");
public function Tentacle()
{
init();
}
private function init():void
{
generateNodes();
this.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, moveHandler);
}
public function generateNodes():void
{
nodes = [];
for (var n:int = 0; n< numNodes; n++)
{
var point:Object = {x:0,y:0};
nodes.push(point);
}
}
public function moveHandler(event:Event):void
{
// directional node with orbiting handle
// arbitrary direction
tv += 0.5*(Math.random()-Math.random());
theta += tv;
tv *= friction;
nodes[0].x = head*Math.cos(Math.PI / 180 * theta);
nodes[0].y = head*Math.sin(Math.PI / 180 * theta);
// muscular node
count += muscleFreq;
var thetaMuscle:Number = muscleRange*Math.sin(count);
nodes[1].x = -head*Math.cos(Math.PI / 180 * (theta + thetaMuscle));
nodes[1].y = -head*Math.sin(Math.PI / 180 * (theta + thetaMuscle));
// apply kinetic forces down through body nodes
for (var i:Number = 2; i<numNodes; i++)
{
var dx:Number = nodes[i].x - nodes[i - 2].x;
var dy:Number = nodes[i].y - nodes[i - 2].y;
var d:Number = Math.sqrt (dx * dx + dy * dy);
nodes[i].x = nodes[i - 1].x + (dx * girth) / d;
nodes[i].y = nodes[i - 1].y + (dy * girth) / d;
// check if muscle node is outside of viewable window
if (i==2)
{
this.x -= dx*speedCoefficient;
this.y -= dy*speedCoefficient;
if (((this.x+this.width)<0) || ((this.x-this.width)>stage.stageWidth) || ((this.y+this.height)<0) || ((this.y-this.height)>stage.stageHeight)) {
this.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, moveHandler);
var parentObj:Object = Object(parent);
parentObj.removeChild(this);
this.dispatchEvent(moveEnd_evt);
}
}
}
// draw nodes using lines
this.graphics.clear();
this.graphics.moveTo(nodes[1].x,nodes[1].y);
for (var j:Number = 2; j<numNodes; j++)
{
// this.lineStyle((this.numNodes/(i-1))*1.5, 0xFFFFFF, 100); // with head
// this.lineStyle((this.numNodes-i), 0xFFFFFF, 100); // with no head
this.graphics.lineStyle(int(numNodes-j)*(numNodes-j)/20, Math.random() * 0xFFFFFF, 1); // with no head
this.graphics.lineTo(nodes[j].x,nodes[j].y);
}
};
}