[Ohrrpgce] Slice tutorial

[Adam Perry]

On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 11:53 AM, James Paige <Bob at hamsterrepublic.com>wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 08:52:38PM -0800, S'orlok Reaves wrote:
> >
> > I like this approach to slices a lot! In a few releases, I'll incorporate
> this approach into the OHRRPGCE FMF --it makes a lot more sense.
> >
> > Here's an idea: make a slice "insurmountable". If you have:
> >
> > parent_slice
> >     child_slice_1
> >     child_slice_2
> >     child_slice_3, (insurmountable = true)
> >     child_slice_4
> >     child_slice_5
> >
> > ...then, adding a child slice to parent_slice will add it after
> child_slice_2.
> >
> > In this example, slices 3, 4, and 5 might be used to make some complex
> cursor (with a hat :D), and we want to enforce that new sprites are never
> added after it.
> >
> > By adding the "insurmountable" property, we enforce this. And, if we want
> to explicitly add child_slice_6 after child_slice_5, we can still iterate to
> slice_5 and call "add sibling". So everybody wins.
> >
> > That's my only suggestion; I feel it makes a lot of sense for cursors and
> other top-level objects (like hats). What do you think?
>
> No, I think it would be easier to do
>
> parent_slice
>    container_slice_1
>         child_slice_1
>        child_slice_2
>     container_slice_2
>        child_slice_3
>         child_slice_4
>        child_slice_5
>
> > -->Seth
> > PS: Another use for this flag is if you want to give a sprite custom
> graphics depending on his armor: always make the helmet "insurmountable",
> and you can simply add/remove the weapon/armor/helmet slices in any order.
>
> I would just make the hero a parent, and all the armor would be children
> of that parent.
>


Here's my nagging question: what about shields? If the hero is facing down,
it's in front of him, but if he's facing up, it's behind.


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