Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Creating a Pentomino game using AS3 Part 43
Firstly, go to level_item.as class and delete all the code from the constructor, move it to a separate public function called setLevel():
public function setLevel(mapGrid:Array, shapes:Array, title:String):void {
tTitle.text = title;
levelPreview.mouseEnabled = false;
drawPreview(levelPreview, mapGrid);
btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, function() { (root as MovieClip).playLevel(mapGrid, shapes); } );
}
Full class:
package
{
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
/**
* Open-source pentomino game engine
* @author Kirill Poletaev
*/
public class level_item extends MovieClip
{
public function level_item()
{
}
public function setLevel(mapGrid:Array, shapes:Array, title:String):void {
tTitle.text = title;
levelPreview.mouseEnabled = false;
drawPreview(levelPreview, mapGrid);
btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, function() { (root as MovieClip).playLevel(mapGrid, shapes); } );
}
private function drawPreview(levelPreview:MovieClip, mapGrid:Array):void {
var columns:int = mapGrid[0].length;
var rows:int = mapGrid.length;
var frameWidth:int = levelPreview.width;
var frameHeight:int = levelPreview.height;
var padding:int = 5;
var fitWidth:int = levelPreview.width - (padding * 2);
var fitHeight:int = levelPreview.height - (padding * 2);
var gridStartX:int;
var gridStartY:int;
// calculate width of a cell:
var gridCellWidth:int = Math.round(fitWidth / columns);
var width:int = columns * gridCellWidth;
var height:int = rows * gridCellWidth;
// calculate side margin
gridStartX = (frameWidth - width) / 2;
if (height < fitHeight) {
gridStartY = (fitHeight - height) / 2;
}
if (height >= fitHeight) {
gridCellWidth = Math.round(fitHeight / rows);
height = rows * gridCellWidth;
width = columns * gridCellWidth;
gridStartY = (frameHeight - height) / 2;
gridStartX = (frameWidth - width) / 2;
}
// draw map
levelPreview.x = gridStartX;
levelPreview.y = gridStartY;
levelPreview.graphics.clear();
var i:int;
var u:int;
for (i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
for (u = 0; u < columns; u++) {
if (mapGrid[i][u] == 1) drawCell(u, i, 0xffffff, 1, 0x999999, gridCellWidth, levelPreview);
}
}
}
private function drawCell(width:int, height:int, fill:uint, thick:Number, line:uint, gridCellWidth:int, gridShape:MovieClip):void {
gridShape.graphics.beginFill(fill);
gridShape.graphics.lineStyle(thick, line);
gridShape.graphics.drawRect(width * gridCellWidth, height * gridCellWidth, gridCellWidth, gridCellWidth);
}
}
}
Now go to level_select.as.
I want my level selection menu to work like a horizontally scrolling line of thumbnails, operated by two arrows that display the next and previous level previews. The thumbnails will smoothly scroll to focus on the selected level.
To achieve this, we need to create a holder of 5 level previews. Why 5? Because at the same time only 3 pictures are visible on screen - 1 fully (the selected level), and surrounding 2 - partially. The 2 remaining level items that are invisible are needed, because they will be partially visible when scrolling animation is occuring. Were not going to create a separate level preview item for all the levels in the database, were just going to reuse these 5.
First thing we need to do in level_select.as is create an array of levels. Right now were only going to store 5 levels, 4 of which are dummy levels (with only difference being the title).
private var levels:Array = [
{grid:
[
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1]
],
shapes:
[2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2],
title:
"Standard 10x6"
},
{grid:
[
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1]
],
shapes:
[2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2],
title:
"Standard 2"
},
{grid:
[
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1]
],
shapes:
[2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2],
title:
"Standard 3"
},
{grid:
[
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1]
],
shapes:
[2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2],
title:
"Standard 4"
},
{grid:
[
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1]
],
shapes:
[2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2],
title:
"Standard 5"
}
];
Now declare these 5 variables:
private var currentLevel:int = 0;
private var distance:int = 100;
private var levelHolder:MovieClip;
private var levelItems:Array = [];
private var goX:int;
The currentLevel value represents the index of the level in "levels" array thats currently selected.
The distance value is the distance in pixels between each level preview object.
The levelHolder MovieClip is a holder for all 5 level previews.
The levelItems array will hold references to all 5 level preview movie clips.
The goX integer value is the coordinate to which the levelHolder movieclip must smoothly move to. This will be used for the scrolling animation.
Open Flash and go to the sixth frame. Add 2 buttons on the left and on the right - set their ids to btn_next and btn_preview.
In constructor, set levelHolder to a new MovieClip() and add 5 level objects one by one to levelHolder and levelItems array.
Add levelHolder to stage, set its coordinates. When setting the x coordinate, calculate the needed position to display the 3rd (central) level preview in the middle.
Set goX to levelHolders x value (we dont want any animation in the beginning).
Call a function called selectLevel(). Put btn_next and btn_prev buttons on top of all the rest elements using setChildIndex() method. Add an ENTER_FRAME event listener with handler onFrame:
public function level_select()
{
(root as MovieClip).stop();
btn_back.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, doBack);
levelHolder = new MovieClip();
for (var i:int = 0; i < 5; i++) {
var level:MovieClip = new level_item();
levelHolder.addChild(level);
levelItems.push(level);
level.x = (level.width + distance) * i;
}
addChild(levelHolder);
levelHolder.y = 120;
levelHolder.x = -(level.width + distance) * 2 + level.width / 2;
goX = levelHolder.x;
selectLevel();
setChildIndex(btn_next, numChildren - 1);
setChildIndex(btn_prev, numChildren - 1);
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onFrame);
}
Now add a function called selectLevel(). Well be calling it every time we need to update our level item MovieClips and arrow buttons.
Call a function called setLevelPreview() 5 times - pass 2 values as parameters: index of the level item in levelItems array (from 0 to 4) and the index of level data from levels array.
Then add 2 if...statements that enable/disable arrows when needed:
private function selectLevel():void {
setLevelPreview(0, currentLevel - 2);
setLevelPreview(1, currentLevel - 1);
setLevelPreview(2, currentLevel);
setLevelPreview(3, currentLevel + 1);
setLevelPreview(4, currentLevel + 2);
if (currentLevel < levels.length - 1) {
btn_next.alpha = 1;
btn_next.mouseEnabled = true;
}else {
btn_next.alpha = 0;
btn_next.mouseEnabled = false;
}
if (currentLevel > 0) {
btn_prev.alpha = 1;
btn_prev.mouseEnabled = true;
}else {
btn_prev.alpha = 0;
btn_prev.mouseEnabled = false;
}
}
The setLevelPreview() enables or disables a level item object based on whether the respective level data exists. On success, also call the level items setLevel() function to update it with values:
private function setLevelPreview(ind:int, num:int):void {
if (num >= 0 && num < levels.length) {
levelItems[ind].alpha = 1;
levelItems[ind].mouseChildren = true;
levelItems[ind].setLevel(levels[num].grid, levels[num].shapes, levels[num].title);
}else {
levelItems[ind].alpha = 0;
levelItems[ind].mouseChildren = false;
}
}
The onFrame() function modifies levelHolders x value to smoothly move to goX coordinate:
private function onFrame(evt:Event):void {
levelHolder.x += Math.round((goX - levelHolder.x) / 5);
}
Full code so far:
package
{
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
/**
* Open-source pentomino game engine
* @author Kirill Poletaev
*/
public class level_select extends MovieClip
{
private var levels:Array = [
{grid:
[
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1]
],
shapes:
[2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2],
title:
"Standard 10x6"
},
{grid:
[
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1]
],
shapes:
[2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2],
title:
"Standard 2"
},
{grid:
[
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1]
],
shapes:
[2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2],
title:
"Standard 3"
},
{grid:
[
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1]
],
shapes:
[2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2],
title:
"Standard 4"
},
{grid:
[
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1]
],
shapes:
[2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2],
title:
"Standard 5"
}
];
private var currentLevel:int = 0;
private var distance:int = 100;
private var levelHolder:MovieClip;
private var levelItems:Array = [];
private var goX:int;
public function level_select()
{
(root as MovieClip).stop();
btn_back.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, doBack);
levelHolder = new MovieClip();
for (var i:int = 0; i < 5; i++) {
var level:MovieClip = new level_item();
levelHolder.addChild(level);
levelItems.push(level);
level.x = (level.width + distance) * i;
}
addChild(levelHolder);
levelHolder.y = 120;
levelHolder.x = -(level.width + distance) * 2 + level.width / 2;
goX = levelHolder.x;
selectLevel();
setChildIndex(btn_next, numChildren - 1);
setChildIndex(btn_prev, numChildren - 1);
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onFrame);
}
private function selectLevel():void {
setLevelPreview(0, currentLevel - 2);
setLevelPreview(1, currentLevel - 1);
setLevelPreview(2, currentLevel);
setLevelPreview(3, currentLevel + 1);
setLevelPreview(4, currentLevel + 2);
if (currentLevel < levels.length - 1) {
btn_next.alpha = 1;
btn_next.mouseEnabled = true;
}else {
btn_next.alpha = 0;
btn_next.mouseEnabled = false;
}
if (currentLevel > 0) {
btn_prev.alpha = 1;
btn_prev.mouseEnabled = true;
}else {
btn_prev.alpha = 0;
btn_prev.mouseEnabled = false;
}
}
private function setLevelPreview(ind:int, num:int):void {
if (num >= 0 && num < levels.length) {
levelItems[ind].alpha = 1;
levelItems[ind].mouseChildren = true;
levelItems[ind].setLevel(levels[num].grid, levels[num].shapes, levels[num].title);
}else {
levelItems[ind].alpha = 0;
levelItems[ind].mouseChildren = false;
}
}
private function onFrame(evt:Event):void {
levelHolder.x += Math.round((goX - levelHolder.x) / 5);
}
private function doBack(evt:MouseEvent):void {
(root as MovieClip).gotoAndStop(1);
}
}
}
Well work on arrow buttons and more in the next part.
Thanks for reading!
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