const ARMYSIZE = 300;       // an "army" of objects 

const objectsize = 300 ;

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    var THEARMY 	= new Array( ARMYSIZE );	

	var textureArray = new Array ( FILE_ARRAY.length );

	




function initArmy()		 // called when all textures ready 
{
 var t = 0;
 
 for ( var c=1 ; c <= ARMYSIZE ; c++ )
 {
        var shape = new THREE.SphereGeometry ( objectsize, 10, 10 ); 
  // 	var shape = new THREE.BoxGeometry( objectsize, objectsize, objectsize );
  
  	var theobject  = new THREE.Mesh( shape );

  	theobject.position.x = AB.randomIntAtoB ( -MAXPOS, MAXPOS );   	
  	theobject.position.z = AB.randomIntAtoB ( -MAXPOS, MAXPOS );   	
  	theobject.position.y =  0;	
	
 	var r = AB.randomIntAtoB ( 0, textureArray.length - 1 );    			 // random texture 
    theobject.material =  new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial ( { map: textureArray[r] } );   

 	ABWorld.scene.add(theobject);
	THEARMY[t] = theobject;	            	// save it for later
	t++; 
 }

  
	ABWorld.render();		
  
	AB.removeLoading();
	
  	AB.runReady = true; 		
}


function moveArmy()		    // move all the objects 
{
 for ( var i = 0; i < THEARMY.length; i++ )
 { 
   if ( THEARMY[i] )		// in case initArmy() not called yet 
   { 
        THEARMY[i].position.x =  THEARMY[i].position.x + AB.randomIntAtoB(-WALKSTEP,WALKSTEP) ;        
        THEARMY[i].position.z =  THEARMY[i].position.z + AB.randomIntAtoB(-WALKSTEP,WALKSTEP) ;
        THEARMY[i].position.y =  THEARMY[i].position.y + AB.randomIntAtoB(-WALKSTEP,WALKSTEP) ;
        ABWorld.scene.add( THEARMY[i] );
   }
 }
}



AB.world.newRun = function() 
{
	AB.loadingScreen();

	AB.runReady = false;  

	ABWorld.init3d ( startRadiusConst, maxRadiusConst, SKYCOLOR  ); 

	loadResources();		// aynch file loads		
							// calls initArmy() when it returns 
};



AB.world.nextStep = function()
{
 	moveArmy();
};