EFFECT.Mat = Material( "effects/select_ring" )

/*---------------------------------------------------------
   Initializes the effect. The data is a table of data 
   which was passed from the server.
---------------------------------------------------------*/
function EFFECT:Init( data )
	
	local TargetEntity = data:GetEntity()
	
	if ( !TargetEntity || !TargetEntity:IsValid() ) then	return end
	
	--local vOffset = TargetEntity:GetPos()
	local vOffset = LocalPlayer():GetPos()
	local vAng = TargetEntity:GetAngles()
	vAng = vAng:Forward()
	
	local Low, High = TargetEntity:WorldSpaceAABB()

	local NumParticles = 200
	
	local emitter = ParticleEmitter( vOffset )

		for i=0, NumParticles do
			vPos = Vector( vOffset.x + mathx.Rand(-512,512), vOffset.y + mathx.Rand(-512,512), vOffset.z+256 )
			local sin = math.sin(i/16)
			local cos = math.cos(i/16)
			local particle = emitter:Add( "effects/snowflake", vPos )
			local rand = Vector( mathx.Rand( -2, 2 ), mathx.Rand( -2, 2 ), mathx.Rand( 2, 6 ) ) * 50
			if (particle) then
				particle:SetVelocity( rand*-1 )
				particle:SetLifeTime( 0 )
				particle:SetDieTime( 2  )
				particle:SetStartAlpha( mathx.Rand( 200, 255 ) )
				particle:SetEndAlpha( 0 )
				particle:SetStartSize( 1 )
				particle:SetEndSize( 1 )
				particle:SetRoll( mathx.Rand(0, 360) )
				particle:SetRollDelta( 0 )

			end
			
		end
	emitter:Finish()
	
end


/*---------------------------------------------------------
   THINK
---------------------------------------------------------*/
function EFFECT:Think( )
	return false
end

/*---------------------------------------------------------
   Draw the effect
---------------------------------------------------------*/
function EFFECT:Render()
end