NPC Trial #1

Removed initial player creation, replaced with a function that creates a character.
Added ability to generate NPCs by pressing [Interact Key]
Added key binds
Added NPC wandering and ability to say hello upon interaction

main.lua

@@ -1,38 +1,31 @@
 
+character = {
+    subclasses = {
+        create = {}
+    }
+}
+functiongenerator = {}
+check_space = {}
 
 function love.load()
+    math.randomseed(os.time())
     physics = require('physics')
     window = {}
+    NPCs = {}
     window.x, window.y = love.window.getDesktopDimensions()
-    love.window.setMode(window.x, window.y)
-    player = {
-        x = window.x/2-window.x/20, 
-        y = window.y/2-window.y/20, 
-        width = 20, 
-        height = 80, 
-        physics = {
-            velocityX = 0,
-            velocityY = 0,
-            airtime = 0,
-            terminalVelocity = 53
-        },
-        bools = {
-            isAirborne = true,
-            isWalking = false,
-            isRunning = false,
-            isFacingRight = true
-        },
-        attributes = {
-            maxRunningSpeed = 2
-        },
-        functions = {}   
-    }
     ground = {
         x = 0,
         y = window.y,
         width = window.x,
         height = 1
     }
+    love.window.setMode(window.x, window.y)
+    defaulkeybinds()
+    player = character.create({"physics", "bools", "attributes", "functions"})
+    player.x = window.x/2-window.x/20
+    player.y = window.y/2-window.y/20 
+    player.width = 20
+    player.height = 80
     mouse = {}
     function player.functions.getRunningSpeed(runningStatus) if runningStatus then return player.attributes.maxRunningSpeed*2 else return player.attributes.maxRunningSpeed end end
 end
@@ -41,6 +34,14 @@ function love.update(dt)
     input(player, dt)
     gravity(player, dt)
     mouvement(player, dt)
+    for i = 1, #NPCs do
+        gravity(NPCs[i], dt)
+        wander(NPCs[i], dt)
+        mouvement(NPCs[i], dt)
+        if NPCs[i].bools.isInteracting then
+            sayHello(NPCs[i], dt)
+        end
+    end
 end
 
 function love.draw()
@@ -50,10 +51,18 @@ function love.draw()
     else
         love.graphics.rectangle("line", player.x-10, player.y-20, 20, 20)
     end
+    for i = 1, #NPCs do
+        love.graphics.rectangle("fill", NPCs[i].x, NPCs[i].y, NPCs[i].width, NPCs[i].height) 
+    end
+    for i = 1, #NPCs do
+        if NPCs[i].bools.isInteracting then
+            local font = love.graphics.getFont()
+            local helloText = love.graphics.newText(font, "Hello there")
+            love.graphics.draw(helloText, NPCs[i].x, NPCs[i].y-10)
+        end
+    end
 end
 
-function isTouching(hitbox1, hitbox2)
-end
 
 function input(object, dt)
     object.bools.isWalking = false
@@ -62,17 +71,30 @@ function input(object, dt)
     if love.keyboard.isDown("lshift") then
         object.bools.isRunning = true
     end
-    if love.keyboard.isDown("a") and love.keyboard.isDown("d") then
+    if love.keyboard.isDown(keybind.left) and love.keyboard.isDown(keybind.right) then
         -- you're stopped now :3c
-    elseif love.keyboard.isDown("a") then 
+    elseif love.keyboard.isDown(keybind.left) then 
         object.bools.isWalking = true
         if math.abs(object.physics.velocityX) + 0.1 < object.functions.getRunningSpeed(object.bools.isRunning) then object.physics.velocityX = object.physics.velocityX - 0.1 else object.physics.velocityX = object.functions.getRunningSpeed(object.bools.isRunning)* -1 end
-    elseif love.keyboard.isDown("d") then 
+    elseif love.keyboard.isDown(keybind.right) then 
         object.bools.isWalking = true
         if math.abs(object.physics.velocityX) < object.functions.getRunningSpeed(object.bools.isRunning) then object.physics.velocityX = object.physics.velocityX + 0.1 else object.physics.velocityX = object.functions.getRunningSpeed(object.bools.isRunning) end
     end
 end
 
+function wander(object, dt)
+    if object.x > object.attributes.wanderpoint + 2 or object.x < object.attributes.wanderpoint - 2 then
+        object.bools.isWalking = true
+        if object.x < object.attributes.wanderpoint then
+            object.physics.velocityX = 1
+        else
+            object.physics.velocityX = -1
+        end
+    else
+        object.attributes.wanderpoint = math.random(0, window.x)
+    end
+end
+
 function love.mousemoved(x, y)
     if x > player.x then
         player.bools.isFacingRight = true
@@ -82,5 +104,83 @@ function love.mousemoved(x, y)
 end
 
 function love.keypressed(key)
-    if key == "space" then player.physics.velocityY = player.physics.velocityY - 3 end
+    if key == keybind.jump then player.physics.velocityY = player.physics.velocityY - 3 end
+    if key == keybind.interact then
+        check_space.interactables(player.x, player.y)
+    end
+    if key == keybind.create then 
+        NPCs[#NPCs+1] = character.create({"attributes", "functions","bools","physics"}, false)
+        NPCs[#NPCs].x = math.random(0, window.x-20)
+        NPCs[#NPCs].y = window.y/2-window.y/20 
+        NPCs[#NPCs].width = 20
+        NPCs[#NPCs].height = 80
+    end
+end
+
+function sayHello(object, dt)
+    object.attributes.time_spoken = object.attributes.time_spoken + dt 
+    if object.attributes.time_spoken > 2 then
+        object.bools.isInteracting = false
+        object.attributes.time_spoken  = 0
+    end
+end
+
+function check_space.interactables(x, y)
+    for i = 1, #NPCs do
+        if x > NPCs[i].x -50 and x < NPCs[i].x +50 then
+            NPCs[i].bools.isInteracting = true
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+function defaulkeybinds()
+    keybind = {}
+    keybind.left = "a"
+    keybind.right = "d"
+    keybind.jump = "space"
+    keybind.interact = "e"
+    keybind.run = "lshift"
+    keybind.create = "f"
+end
+
+function character.create(chosenSubclasses, isPlayerControlled)
+    local object = {}
+    
+    for i = 1, #chosenSubclasses do
+        local current_subclass = chosenSubclasses[i]
+        character.subclasses.create[current_subclass](object)
+    end
+
+    if isPlayerControlled == false then
+        object.attributes.wanderpoint = math.random(0, window.x)
+        object.bools.isInteracting = false
+        object.attributes.time_spoken = 0
+    end
+
+    return object 
+end
+
+function character.subclasses.create.physics(object)
+    object.physics = {
+        velocityX = 0,
+        velocityY = 0,
+        airtime = 0,
+        terminalVelocity = 53
+    }
+end
+function character.subclasses.create.bools(object)
+    object.bools = {
+        isAirborne = true,
+        isWalking = false,
+        isRunning = false,
+        isFacingRight = true
+    }
+end
+function character.subclasses.create.attributes(object)
+    object.attributes = {
+        maxRunningSpeed = 2
+    }
+end
+function character.subclasses.create.functions(object)
+    object.functions = {}
 end

physics.lua

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+main = require('main')
 function gravity(object, dt)
     if object.bools.isAirborne == true then
         object.physics.airtime = object.physics.airtime + dt