- made camsprite an actor variable.

source/games/duke/src/actors_d.cpp

@@ -1301,12 +1301,12 @@ static void moveviewscreen(DDukeActor* actor)
 		{
 #if 0
 			if (actor->s.yvel  == 1)
-				camsprite = i;
+				camsprite = actor;
 #endif
 		}
-		else if (camsprite != -1 && actor->temp_data[0] == 1)
+		else if (camsprite != nullptr && actor->temp_data[0] == 1)
 		{
-			camsprite = -1;
+			camsprite = nullptr;
 			actor->s.yvel = 0;
 			actor->temp_data[0] = 0;
 		}

source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_d.cpp

@@ -259,14 +259,14 @@ void animatesprites_d(int x, int y, int a, int smoothratio)
 			continue;
 		case VIEWSCREEN:
 		case VIEWSCREEN2:
-			if (camsprite >= 0 && h->GetOwner()->temp_data[0] == 1)
+			if (camsprite != nullptr && h->GetOwner()->temp_data[0] == 1)
 			{
 				t->picnum = STATIC;
 				t->cstat |= (rand() & 12);
 				t->xrepeat += 8;
 				t->yrepeat += 8;
 			}
-			else if (camsprite >= 0)
+			else if (camsprite != nullptr)
 			{
 				t->picnum = TILE_VIEWSCR;
 			}

source/games/duke/src/global.cpp

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ animwalltype animwall[MAXANIMWALLS];
 int numanimwalls;
 int animatecnt;
 int numclouds;
-int camsprite;
+DDukeActor* camsprite;
 int numcyclers;
 int earthquaketime;
 int freezerhurtowner;

source/games/duke/src/global.h

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ extern animwalltype animwall[MAXANIMWALLS];
 extern int numanimwalls;
 extern int animatecnt;
 extern int numclouds;
-extern int camsprite;
+extern DDukeActor* camsprite;
 extern int numcyclers;
 extern int earthquaketime;
 extern int freezerhurtowner;

source/games/duke/src/premap.cpp

@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ void resetprestat(int snum,int g)
     paused             = 0;
     ud.cameraactor =nullptr;
     tempwallptr             = 0;
-    camsprite               =-1;
+    camsprite               =nullptr;
     earthquaketime          = 0;
 
     WindTime = 0;
@@ -742,8 +742,8 @@ void resettimevars(void)
 {
     cloudclock = 0;
 	ud.levelclock = 0;
-    if (camsprite >= 0)
+    if (camsprite != nullptr)
-        hittype[camsprite].temp_data[0] = 0;
+        camsprite->temp_data[0] = 0;
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------

source/games/duke/src/render.cpp

@@ -273,18 +273,15 @@ void animatecamsprite(double smoothratio)
 {
 	const int VIEWSCREEN_ACTIVE_DISTANCE = 8192;
 
-	if (camsprite < 0)
+	if (camsprite == nullptr)
 		return;
 
-	int spriteNum = camsprite;
-
 	auto p = &ps[screenpeek];
-	auto act = &hittype[spriteNum];
+	auto sp = &camsprite->s;
-	auto sp = &act->s;
 
-	if (p->newOwner != nullptr) act->SetOwner(p->newOwner);
+	if (p->newOwner != nullptr) camsprite->SetOwner(p->newOwner);
 
-	if (act->GetOwner() && dist(p->GetActor(), act) < VIEWSCREEN_ACTIVE_DISTANCE)
+	if (camsprite->GetOwner() && dist(p->GetActor(), camsprite) < VIEWSCREEN_ACTIVE_DISTANCE)
 	{
 		auto tex = tileGetTexture(sp->picnum);
 		TileFiles.MakeCanvas(TILE_VIEWSCR, tex->GetDisplayWidth(), tex->GetDisplayHeight());
@@ -294,8 +291,8 @@ void animatecamsprite(double smoothratio)
 
 		screen->RenderTextureView(canvas, [=](IntRect& rect)
 			{
-				auto camera = &act->GetOwner()->s;
+				auto camera = &camsprite->GetOwner()->s;
-				auto ang = getcamspriteang(act->GetOwner(), smoothratio);
+				auto ang = getcamspriteang(camsprite->GetOwner(), smoothratio);
 				// Note: no ROR or camera here for now - the current setup has no means to detect these things before rendering the scene itself.
 				drawrooms(camera->x, camera->y, camera->z, ang, 100 + camera->shade, camera->sectnum); // why 'shade'...?
 				display_mirror = 1; // should really be 'display external view'.

source/games/duke/src/sectors_d.cpp

@@ -1710,7 +1710,7 @@ void checksectors_d(int snum)
 
 						neartagsprite->SetOwner(acti);
 						neartagsprite->s.yvel = 1;
-						camsprite = neartagsprite->GetIndex();
+						camsprite = neartagsprite;
 
 
 						j = p->cursectnum;