Module Entity
Main superclass for all the objects who wants to have a minimal effect or interaction with other objects inside the level map.
Example of Main Entities:
- Player
- Mobs
- Bullets
- Collectable items…
Class Entity
| Entity:initialize (x, y, speed, state, sprites, animations, anchor, quadCollider, level) | Initialize the object Entity . |
| Entity:delete () | Class destructor |
| Entity:update (dt) | Update stage. |
| Entity:draw () | Draw stage. |
| Entity:updateTile () | Update tile attribute. |
| Entity:move (x, y) | Move Entity x and y amount of pixel. |
| Entity:moveAt (x, y) | Set Entity in location referenciated in world location coordinates.. |
| Entity:_changeState (newState) | Change state to a new state. |
Class Entity
Entity Class.- Entity:initialize (x, y, speed, state, sprites, animations, anchor, quadCollider, level)
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Initialize the object Entity .
Never create an instance of this class!. It’s recomendable work with subclasses.
Parameters:
- x world x coordinate
- y world y coordinate
- speed value px/second
- state init name state of state machine
- sprites
Imageobject that contains SPRITES used in animations. - animations dictionary of animations created with anim8 by kikito, the key is the stateName+facingPosition
- anchor {x,y} table that define the sprite anchor point.
- quadCollider {x1,y1,x2,y2} table with two pair of coordinates.
- level Level where the object belongs
- Entity:delete ()
- Class destructor
- Entity:update (dt)
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Update stage.
Parameters:
- dt delta time
- Entity:draw ()
- Draw stage.
- Entity:updateTile ()
- Update tile attribute. Update tile to the current isometric grid position.
- Entity:move (x, y)
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Move Entity x and y amount of pixel.
Parameters:
- x px to move in X coordinate
- y px to move in Y coordinate
- Entity:moveAt (x, y)
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Set Entity in location referenciated in world location coordinates..
Parameters:
- x world location x coordinate
- y world location y
- Entity:_changeState (newState)
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Change state to a new state.
Parameters:
- newState new state.