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Game.Creatures.GroupCreature

Assembly: Assembly-CSharp
Namespace: Game.Creatures

Type: struct

Base: System.ValueType, Unity.Entities.IBufferElementData, Colossal.Serialization.Entities.IEmptySerializable

Summary: GroupCreature is a simple buffer element used by the ECS to represent a reference to a creature Entity that belongs to a group. It implements IBufferElementData so instances can be stored in a DynamicBuffer on a "group" entity, and implements IEmptySerializable to cooperate with the game's Colossal serialization system. The struct is blittable and suitable for use in jobs and DOTS ECS contexts.

Fields

  • public Unity.Entities.Entity m_Creature Holds the Entity reference for a creature that is part of the group. When stored in a DynamicBuffer on a group entity, each element's m_Creature points to one member creature entity.

Properties

  • This type defines no properties. It only exposes a single public field.

Constructors

  • public GroupCreature(Unity.Entities.Entity creature) Constructs a GroupCreature buffer element and initializes m_Creature with the provided Entity. Useful when adding new elements to a DynamicBuffer.

Methods

  • This struct declares no methods beyond the generated value-type members. Any behavior is provided by ECS systems that read/write the buffer.

Usage Example

// Example: adding a creature entity to a group's DynamicBuffer<GroupCreature>
var entityManager = World.DefaultGameObjectInjectionWorld.EntityManager;

// assume groupEntity and creatureEntity are valid Entity instances
Entity groupEntity = /* created elsewhere */;
Entity creatureEntity = /* created elsewhere */;

// Add or get the buffer that stores group members
var buffer = entityManager.AddBuffer<Game.Creatures.GroupCreature>(groupEntity);

// Add the creature to the group's buffer
buffer.Add(new Game.Creatures.GroupCreature(creatureEntity));

// Iterating the buffer to process members
for (int i = 0; i < buffer.Length; i++)
{
    Entity member = buffer[i].m_Creature;
    // operate on member...
}

Additional notes: - Use DynamicBuffer on an ECS entity that represents a creature group to maintain a list of member creature Entities. - Because the struct stores an Entity (a value type), it is safe to use in jobs and DOTS systems. - IEmptySerializable is a marker/interface used by the Colossal serialization infrastructure; it indicates the type is serializable by the game's custom serializer without extra managed state.