source/src/game/pheromone.cpp

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2017  Christopher J. Howard
 *
 * This file is part of Antkeeper Source Code.
 *
 * Antkeeper Source Code is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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 * Antkeeper Source Code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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 */

#include "pheromone.hpp"
#include <cmath>

void Pheromone::setStrength(float strength)
{
	this->strength = strength;
	
	// Calculate approximate radius
	const float minimumStrength = 0.01f;      // Pheromone strength epsilon
	const float quadraticAttenuation = 1.0f; // Quadratic attenuation factor (1.0 = inverse-square falloff)
	
	radiusSquared = strength / (quadraticAttenuation * minimumStrength);
	radius = std::sqrt(radiusSquared);
}

float Pheromone::getAttenuatedStrength(const Vector3& position) const
{
	Vector3 difference = this->position - position;
	
	float distanceSquared = glm::dot(difference, difference);
	
	if (distanceSquared == 0.0f)
	{
		return strength;
	}
	
	const float minimumStrength = 0.01f;      // Pheromone strength epsilon
	const float quadraticAttenuation = 1.0f; // Quadratic attenuation factor (1.0 = inverse-square falloff)
	
	return strength / (1.0f + quadraticAttenuation * distanceSquared);
}