Add a better rescue animation

Also fix #2501

src/graphics/referee.cpp

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ int                   Referee::m_st_traffic_buffer     = -1;
 Vec3                  Referee::m_st_start_offset       = Vec3(-2, 2, 2);
 Vec3                  Referee::m_st_start_rotation     = Vec3(0, 180, 0);
 Vec3                  Referee::m_st_scale              = Vec3(1, 1, 1);
+float                 Referee::m_height                = 0.0f;
 scene::IAnimatedMesh *Referee::m_st_referee_mesh       = NULL;
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ void Referee::init()
     // and for y the lowest point are at 0,0,0:
     Vec3 min,max;
     MeshTools::minMax3D(m_st_referee_mesh, &min, &max);
+    m_height = max.y() - min.y();
     Vec3 offset_from_center = -0.5f*(max+min);
     offset_from_center.setY(0);
     scene::IMeshManipulator *mani =

src/graphics/referee.hpp

@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ private:
     /** A rotation to be applied to the referee before displaying it. */
     static Vec3 m_st_start_rotation;
 
+    static float m_height;
+
     /** The scene node for an instance of the referee. */
     scene::IAnimatedMeshSceneNode *m_scene_node;
 
@@ -113,6 +115,9 @@ public:
     /** Returns the rotation of the mesh so that it faces the kart (when
      *  applied to a kart with heading 0). */
     static const Vec3& getStartRotation() {return m_st_start_rotation; }
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /** Returns the height of the referee. */
+    static const float getHeight() {return m_height; }
 };   // Referee
 
 #endif

src/karts/rescue_animation.cpp

@@ -25,11 +25,18 @@
 #include "karts/abstract_kart.hpp"
 #include "karts/kart_properties.hpp"
 #include "modes/three_strikes_battle.hpp"
-#include "modes/world.hpp"
+#include "modes/world_with_rank.hpp"
 #include "physics/physics.hpp"
+#include "physics/triangle_mesh.hpp"
+#include "tracks/drive_graph.hpp"
+#include "tracks/quad.hpp"
+#include "tracks/track.hpp"
+#include "tracks/track_sector.hpp"
 
 #include "ISceneNode.h"
 
+#include <algorithm>
+
 /** The constructor stores a pointer to the kart this object is animating,
  *  and initialised the timer.
  *  \param kart Pointer to the kart which is animated.
@@ -40,25 +47,49 @@ RescueAnimation::RescueAnimation(AbstractKart *kart, bool is_auto_rescue)
     m_referee     = new Referee(*m_kart);
     m_kart->getNode()->addChild(m_referee->getSceneNode());
     m_timer       = m_kart->getKartProperties()->getRescueDuration();
-    m_velocity    = m_kart->getKartProperties()->getRescueHeight() / m_timer;
+    m_up_vector   = m_kart->getTrans().getBasis().getColumn(1);
     m_xyz         = m_kart->getXYZ();
-
+    m_orig_rotation = m_kart->getRotation();
     m_kart->getAttachment()->clear();
 
-    // Get the current rotation of the kart
-    m_curr_rotation = m_kart->getNode()->getRotation() * DEGREE_TO_RAD;
+    // Determine maximum rescue height with up-raycast
+    float max_height = m_kart->getKartProperties()->getRescueHeight();
+    float hit_dest = 9999999.9f;
+    Vec3 hit;
+    const Material* m = NULL;
+    Vec3 to = m_up_vector * 10000.0f;
+    const TriangleMesh &tm = Track::getCurrentTrack()->getTriangleMesh();
+    if (tm.castRay(m_xyz, to, &hit, &m, NULL/*normal*/, /*interpolate*/true))
+    {
+        hit_dest = (hit - m_xyz).length();
+        hit_dest -= Referee::getHeight();
+        if (hit_dest < 1.0f)
+        {
+            hit_dest = 1.0f;
+        }
+    }
+    max_height = std::min(hit_dest, max_height);
+    m_velocity = max_height / m_timer;
 
     // Determine the rotation that will rotate the kart from the current
     // up direction to the right up direction it should have according to
-    // the normal at the kart's location
-    Vec3 up = m_kart->getTrans().getBasis().getColumn(1);
-    btQuaternion q = shortestArcQuat(up, m_kart->getNormal());
-   
-    // Store this rotation as 'delta HPR', which is added over time to the
-    // current rotation to end up (after m_timer seconds) with the right up
-    // rotation
-    m_add_rotation.setHPR(q);
-    m_add_rotation /= m_timer;
+    // the last vaild quad of the kart
+    WorldWithRank* wwr = dynamic_cast<WorldWithRank*>(World::getWorld());
+    if (DriveGraph::get() && wwr)
+    {
+        const int sector = wwr->getTrackSector(m_kart->getWorldKartId())
+            ->getCurrentGraphNode();
+        const Vec3& quad_normal = DriveGraph::get()->getQuad(sector)
+            ->getNormal();
+        btQuaternion angle_rot(btVector3(0, 1, 0),
+            Track::getCurrentTrack()->getAngle(sector));
+        m_des_rotation = shortestArcQuat(Vec3(0, 1, 0), quad_normal) * angle_rot;
+        m_des_rotation.normalize();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        m_des_rotation = m_orig_rotation;
+    }
 
     // Add a hit unless it was auto-rescue
     if (race_manager->getMinorMode()==RaceManager::MINOR_MODE_3_STRIKES &&
@@ -107,14 +138,12 @@ RescueAnimation::~RescueAnimation()
  */
 void RescueAnimation::update(float dt)
 {
-    m_xyz += dt*m_velocity * m_kart->getNormal();
+    m_xyz += dt * m_velocity * m_up_vector;
     m_kart->setXYZ(m_xyz);
-    m_curr_rotation += dt*m_add_rotation;
-    btMatrix3x3 m;
-    m.setEulerZYX(m_curr_rotation.getPitch(), m_curr_rotation.getHeading(),
-                   m_curr_rotation.getRoll());
-    m_kart->setRotation(m);
-
+    btQuaternion result = m_des_rotation.slerp(m_orig_rotation,
+        m_timer / m_kart->getKartProperties()->getRescueDuration());
+    result.normalize();
+    m_kart->setRotation(result);
     AbstractKartAnimation::update(dt);
 
 }   // update

src/karts/rescue_animation.hpp

@@ -34,21 +34,18 @@ protected:
     /** The coordinates where the kart was hit originally. */
     Vec3 m_xyz;
 
-    /** The kart's current rotation. */
-    Vec3 m_curr_rotation;
+    /** Column 1 of btTransform of kart. */
+    Vec3 m_up_vector;
 
-    /** The artificial rotation to toss the kart around. It's in units
-     *  of rotation per second. */
-    Vec3 m_add_rotation;
+    /** The kart's original rotation. */
+    btQuaternion m_orig_rotation;
+
+    /** Desired rotation for rescue determined by last valid quad. */
+    btQuaternion m_des_rotation;
 
     /** The velocity with which the kart is moved. */
     float m_velocity;
 
-    /** Duration for the animation. This can potentially be set
-     *  with different values for different karts, or depending
-     *  on difficulty (so that on easy you can drive again earlier. */
-    float m_duration;
-
     /** The referee during a rescue operation. */
     Referee      *m_referee;