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-// I'm trying to get my particle manager working in my game.
+/* I'm trying to get my particle manager working in my game.
 * Everything works fine, EXCEPT for a particle appearing in the top left corner during initialization.
 * It stems from the line             shortParticle = new ShortParticle(textures, new Vector2());
-* under my Bat constructor. if I leave it blank, or use 0,0 for the Vector2 then the particle remains in the * top left corner until the ball and bat make contact. At that point the new particle continues to display
+* under my Bat constructor. if I leave it blank, or use 0,0 for the Vector2 then the particle remains in *the top left corner until the ball and bat make contact. At that point the new particle continues to *display point of contact until the ball hits the bat on the other side.
-* point of contact until the ball hits the bat on the other side.
+*/
-//
+
 // 1)  How do I NOT have the particle display in the top left corner when the game starts?
 // 2) How do I kill the particle after 2 seconds? I tried adjusting the TTL in my ShortParticle class, but
 // it doesn't seem to change much.
 
 	Public Class Ball
 {
 	// Ball constructor
        public Ball(ContentManager contentManager, Vector2 ScreenSize, Bat bat, AIBat aiBat)
         {
 	......
         shortParticle = new ShortParticle(textures, new Vector2());
         ......
          }
 
         public void Draw(SpriteBatch spriteBatch)
         {
                 // Draws the short particle
                 shortParticle.Draw(spriteBatch);
         }
 
 	Update
          }
 		shortParticle.Update(gameTime);
          }
 
  public void BatHit(int block)
         {
             if (direction > Math.PI * 1.5f || direction < Math.PI * 0.5f)
             {
 		/// Generates particle when bat and ball collide
                 RightBatParticles();
                 ......
              }
             }
 }
 
 
 
 #region File Description
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Engine is designed by RB Whitaker http://rbwhitaker.wikidot.com/2d-particle-engine-1
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #endregion
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;
 
 namespace Pong
 {
     public class ParticleEngine
     {
         private Random random;
         public Vector2 EmitterLocation { get; set; }
         private List<Particle> particles;
         private List<Texture2D> textures;
 
         public ParticleEngine(List<Texture2D> textures, Vector2 location)
         {
             EmitterLocation = location;
             this.textures = textures;
             this.particles = new List<Particle>();
             random = new Random();
         }
 
         public void Update()
         {
             int total = 10;
 
             for (int i = 0; i < total; i++)
             {
                 particles.Add(GenerateNewParticle());
             }
 
             for (int particle = 0; particle < particles.Count; particle++)
             {
                 particles[particle].Update();
                 if (particles[particle].TTL <= 0)
                 {
                     particles.RemoveAt(particle);
                     particle--;
                 }
             }
         }
 
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Generates a normal particle
         /// </summary>
         public Particle GenerateNewParticle()
         {
             Texture2D texture = textures[random.Next(textures.Count)];
             Vector2 position = EmitterLocation;
             Vector2 velocity = new Vector2(
                                     1f * (float)(random.NextDouble() * 2 - 1),
                                     1f * (float)(random.NextDouble() * 2 - 1));
             float angle = 0;
             float angularVelocity = 0.1f * (float)(random.NextDouble() * 2 - 1);
             Color color = new Color(
                         (float)random.NextDouble(),
                         (float)random.NextDouble(),
                         (float)random.NextDouble());
             float size = (float)random.NextDouble();
             int ttl = 20 + random.Next(40);
 
             return new Particle(texture, position, velocity, angle, angularVelocity, color, size, ttl);
         }
 
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Draws particles. I commented out spriteBatch for now, as I've adjusted it to be drawn during the bat's spriteBatch
         /// </summary>
         public void Draw(SpriteBatch spriteBatch)
         {
         //    spriteBatch.Begin();
             for (int index = 0; index < particles.Count; index++)
             {
                 particles[index].Draw(spriteBatch);
             }
       //      spriteBatch.End();
         }
     }
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 #region File Description
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Engine is designed by RB Whitaker http://rbwhitaker.wikidot.com/2d-particle-engine-1
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #endregion
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;
 
 namespace Pong
 {
     public class ShortParticle
     {
         private Random random;
         public Vector2 EmitterLocation { get; set; }
         private List<Particle> particles;
         private List<Texture2D> textures;
         private int threeSecondTime = 3;
         private int elapsedTime;
 
         public ShortParticle(List<Texture2D> textures, Vector2 location)
         {
             EmitterLocation = location;
             this.textures = textures;
             this.particles = new List<Particle>();
             random = new Random();
         }
 
         public void Update(GameTime gameTime)
         {
             // Keps track of time
             elapsedTime = gameTime.ElapsedGameTime.Milliseconds;
             // How many particles appear on screen at once
             int total = 7;
 
             for (int i = 0; i < total; i++)
             {
                 particles.Add(GenerateNewParticle());
             }
 
             for (int particle = 0; particle < particles.Count; particle++)
             {
                 particles[particle].Update();
                 if (particles[particle].TTL <= 0)
                 {
                     particles.RemoveAt(particle);
                     particle--;
                 }
 
             }
 
             for (int particle = 0; particle < particles.Count; particle++)
             {
                 particles[particle].Update();
                 if (threeSecondTime <= elapsedTime)
                 {
                     particles.RemoveAt(particle);
                 }
             }
         }
 
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Generates a normal particle
         /// </summary>
         public Particle GenerateNewParticle()
         {
             Texture2D texture = textures[random.Next(textures.Count)];
             Vector2 position = EmitterLocation;
             Vector2 velocity = new Vector2(
                                     1f * (float)(random.NextDouble() * 2 - 1),
                                     1f * (float)(random.NextDouble() * 2 - 1));
             float angle = 0;
             float angularVelocity = 0.1f * (float)(random.NextDouble() * 2 - 1);
             Color color = new Color(
                         (float)random.NextDouble(),
                         (float)random.NextDouble(),
                         (float)random.NextDouble());
             float size = (float)random.NextDouble();
             int ttl = 20 + random.Next(40);
 
             return new Particle(texture, position, velocity, angle, angularVelocity, color, size, ttl);
         }
 
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Draws particles. I commented out spriteBatch for now, as I've adjusted it to be drawn during the bat's spriteBatch
         /// </summary>
         public void Draw(SpriteBatch spriteBatch)
         {
             //    spriteBatch.Begin();
             for (int index = 0; index < particles.Count; index++)
             {
                 particles[index].Draw(spriteBatch);
             }
             //      spriteBatch.End();
         }
     }
 }