Beam objects

Place 2 to arbritrarily place the line anywhere. For sprint maps.

src/dehacked.c

@@ -10489,6 +10489,8 @@ static const char *const MOBJTYPE_LIST[] = {  // array length left dynamic for s
 
 	"MT_PAPERITEMSPOT",
 
+	"MT_BEAMPOINT",
+
 #ifdef SEENAMES
 	"MT_NAMECHECK",
 #endif

src/info.c

@@ -28754,6 +28754,33 @@ mobjinfo_t mobjinfo[NUMMOBJTYPES] =
 		S_NULL          // raisestate
 	},
 
+	{           // MT_BEAMPOINT
+		2424,           // doomednum
+		S_INVISIBLE,    // spawnstate
+		1000,           // spawnhealth
+		S_NULL,         // seestate
+		sfx_None,       // seesound
+		8,              // reactiontime
+		sfx_None,       // attacksound
+		S_NULL,         // painstate
+		0,              // painchance
+		sfx_None,       // painsound
+		S_NULL,         // meleestate
+		S_NULL,         // missilestate
+		S_NULL,         // deathstate
+		S_NULL,         // xdeathstate
+		sfx_None,       // deathsound
+		0,              // speed
+		48*FRACUNIT,    // radius
+		32*FRACUNIT,    // height
+		0,              // display offset
+		100,            // mass
+		1,              // damage
+		sfx_None,       // activesound
+		MF_NOBLOCKMAP|MF_NOSECTOR|MF_NOCLIPTHING|MF_NOGRAVITY|MF_DONTENCOREMAP, // flags
+		S_NULL          // raisestate
+	},
+
 	// ============================================================================================================================//
 
 #ifdef SEENAMES

src/info.h

@@ -6383,6 +6383,8 @@ typedef enum mobj_type
 
 	MT_PAPERITEMSPOT,
 
+	MT_BEAMPOINT,
+
 #ifdef SEENAMES
 	MT_NAMECHECK,
 #endif

src/k_race.c

@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
 
 static line_t *finishBeamLine = NULL;
 
-mobj_t *beamPoints[2];
+static mobj_t *beamPoints[2];
-UINT8 numBeamPoints = 0;
+static UINT8 numBeamPoints = 0;
 
 /*--------------------------------------------------
 	void K_ClearFinishBeamLine(void)
@@ -53,7 +53,16 @@ UINT8 numBeamPoints = 0;
 --------------------------------------------------*/
 void K_ClearFinishBeamLine(void)
 {
+	size_t i;
+
 	finishBeamLine = NULL;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
+	{
+		beamPoints[i] = NULL;
+	}
+
+	numBeamPoints = 0;
 }
 
 /*--------------------------------------------------
@@ -113,6 +122,8 @@ static void K_CreateFinishLineFromPoints(fixed_t x1, fixed_t y1, fixed_t x2, fix
 --------------------------------------------------*/
 boolean K_GenerateFinishBeamLine(void)
 {
+	mapthing_t *mt;
+
 	INT64 bounds[4];
 	angle_t angle;
 
@@ -122,9 +133,32 @@ boolean K_GenerateFinishBeamLine(void)
 	// Ensure everything's freed by this time.
 	K_FreeFinishBeamLine();
 
-	//
+	// First: attempt to create from beam point objects
-	// TODO: create from beam point objs before resorting to auto generate
+	for (i = 0, mt = mapthings; i < nummapthings; i++, mt++)
-	//
+	{
+		if (numBeamPoints >= 2)
+		{
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (mt->type == mobjinfo[MT_BEAMPOINT].doomednum)
+		{
+			beamPoints[numBeamPoints] = mt->mobj;
+			numBeamPoints++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (numBeamPoints == 2)
+	{
+		// Found 'em! Really easy to generate a line out of these :)
+
+		K_CreateFinishLineFromPoints(
+			beamPoints[0]->x, beamPoints[0]->y,
+			beamPoints[1]->x, beamPoints[1]->y
+		);
+
+		return true;
+	}
 
 	bounds[0] = INT64_MAX; // min x
 	bounds[1] = INT64_MIN; // max x

src/k_race.h

@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
 
 #include "r_defs.h"
 
-extern mobj_t *beamPoints[2];
-extern UINT8 numBeamPoints;
-
 #define FINISHLINEBEAM_SPACING (48*mapobjectscale)
 
 /*--------------------------------------------------

src/p_setup.c

@@ -3610,11 +3610,6 @@ static void P_ResetSpawnpoints(void)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
 		skyboxviewpnts[i] = skyboxcenterpnts[i] = NULL;
-
-	// SRB2Kart
-	numBeamPoints = 0;
-	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
-		beamPoints[i] = NULL;
 }
 
 static void P_LoadRecordGhosts(void)