wesleychchan
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1 year ago Plan:
- Each topping (pepperoni, sausage, green peppers, olives) is a separate game object, with a singular topping as the sprite, and all dependent on the same topping script
- The topping script is given the pizza's position and radius when it is stopped (should be constant, but will need to wait for screen sizing update to know for sure)
- When corresponding key is pressed, an event for that specific topping is sent out
- A random number of toppings is decided on (probably between 16-20)
- Random positions for the toppings is decided on (basically, generate a list of points that fall within the bounds of the pizza, and are adequately spaced out from each other)
- Spawn the toppings on the positions
- Toppings translate and rotate with pizza when it gets sent out
- When pizza moves off screen, respond to the event that it sends out and despawn all toppings
Later, we can think about animations for the toppings. For now, just spawn them Also, can we get a second sprite for each topping? Just to make them look more random. We will have a random function to select which topping will use which sprite Also if Eva could draw the mushroom sprites it would be nice so the art style is consistent
For the random positions, there are multiple ways to do this. Because we need to translate and rotate the toppings with the pizza, there are quite a few things to consider.
- Simply generate a list of coordinates for the toppings. Then translate and rotation of the positions might be kind of annoying.
- Generate a list of vectors for the toppings' positions. If we can generate them in polar coordinates, it would make things easier. Essentially, the vector would point from the middle of the pizza to the topping position. Then, when the pizza moves and rotates, the vector doesn't have to move, it only needs to rotate with respect to the pizza. Polar would make things easy because the distance from the pizza center doesn't have to change; it only needs to edit the angle portion of the vector
4 topping sprites (a singular pepperoni, singular sausage, singular green pepper, singular olive) When key to place topping is pressed, a random amount (small range) of that sprite is spawned The sprites spawned have some animation as they fall onto the pizza in random positions (but make sure they are spaced out enough) Once on the pizza, the toppings follow wherever the pizza goes Once the pizza is off the screen, despawn all the toppings While the toppings are falling, other keys cannot be pressed Don't allow multiple of the same topping to be placed on the pizza Overall, topping placement should take under a second to do Need to use a flyweight pattern to render all the toppings without taking too much memory