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<bulletml>

Define the BulletML's body.

  • Attribute: type (none | vertical | horizontal)
  • Content: (bullet | action | fire)*

Define the BulletML's body.

A type attribute specifies that this barrage is for vertical scroll shooting or horizontal scroll shooting.

<direction>

Specify a direction.

  • Attribute: type (aim | absolute | relative | sequence)
  • Content: NUMBER

Specify the direction in degrees.

  • aim type means that NUMBER is relative to the direction to my ship (the direction to my ship is 0, clockwise).

  • absolute type means that NUMBER is the absolute value (12 o'clock is 0, clockwise).

  • relative type means that NUMBER is relative to the direction of this bullet (0 means that the direction of this fire and the direction of the bullet are the same).

  • sequence type means that NUMBER is relative to the direction of the previous fire (0 means that the direction of this fire and the direction of the previous fire are the same).

<speed>

Specifies a speed.

  • Attribute: type (absolute | relative | sequence)
  • Content: NUMBER

Specify the speed.

In case of the type is relative, if this element is included in changeSpeed element, the speed is relative to the current speed of this bullet. If not, the speed is relative to the speed of this bullet.

In case of the type is sequence, if this element is included in changeSpeed element, the speed is changing successively. If not, the speed is relative to the speed of the previous fire.

<bullet>

Define bullet's attributes.

  • Attribute: label (STRING)
  • Content: direction?, speed?, (action | actionRef)*
  • Example:
<bullet label="downAccel">
  <direction>270</direction>
  <speed>2</speed>
  <action>
    <accel>
     <vertical>3</vertical>
     <term>120</term>
    </accel>
  </action>
</bullet>

Defines the direction, the speed and the action of bullet.

A label attribute labels the bullet. The labeled bullet element is referred by bulletRef elements.

<action>

Define bullet's action.

  • Attribute: label (STRING)
  • Content: (repeat | fire | fireRef | changeSpeed | changeDirection | accel | wait | vanish | action | actionRef)*
  • Example:
<action>
  <changeSpeed>
    <speed>0</speed>
    <term>60</term>
  </changeSpeed>
  <wait>60</wait>
  <fire>
    <bullet/>
  </fire>
  <fire>
    <direction type="absolute">330 + $rand * 25</direction>
    <bulletRef label="downAccel"/>
  </fire>
  <vanish/>
</action>

Defines the action of bullet. The labeled action element is referred by actionRef elements.

<fire>

Fire a bullet.

  • Attribute: label (STRING)
  • Content: direction?, speed?, (bullet | bulletRef)
  • Example:
<fire>
  <direction type="absolute">270</direction>
  <speed>2</speed>
  <bulletRef label="rocket"/>
</fire>

Fires a bullet to <direction> degrees at <speed>. The labeled fire element is referred by <fireRef> elements.

<changeDirection>

Change the bullet's direction.

  • Content: direction, term

Changes the direction of bullet to <direction> degrees in <term> frames. 1 frame is 1/60 seconds.

<changeSpeed>

Change the bullet's speed.

  • Content: speed, term

Changes the speed of bullet to <speed> in <term> frames.

<accel>

Accelerate a bullet.

  • Content: horizontal?, vertical?, term

Accelerates a bullet <horizontal> in a horizontal line and <vertical> in a vertical line in <term> frames.

<horizontal>

Specify the acceleration in a horizontal line.

  • Attribute: type (absolute | relative | sequence)
  • Content: NUMBER

Specifies the acceleration in a horizontal line.

If the type is "relative", the acceleration is relative to the acceleration of this bullet. If the type is "sequence", the acceleration is changing successively.

<vertical>

Specify the acceleration in a vertical line.

  • Attribute: type (absolute | relative | sequence)
  • Content: NUMBER

Specifies the acceleration in a vertical line.

If the type is "relative", the acceleration is relative to the acceleration of this bullet. If the type is "sequence", the acceleration is changing successively.

<wait>

Wait.

Waits for NUMBER frames.

<vanish>

Vanish a bullet.

Vanishes a bullet.

<repeat>

Repeat an action.

  • Content: times, (action | actionRef)
  • Example:
<repeat>
  <times>100</times>
  <action>
    <fire>
      <direction type="absolute">220+$rand*100</direction>
      <bulletRef label="backBurst"/>
    </fire>
    <wait>6</wait>
  </action>
</repeat>

Repeats the action <times> times.

<times>

Specify the number of times.

Specifies the number of times.

<term>

Specify a term.

Specifies a term.

<bulletRef>

Refer to the bullet.

  • Attribute: label (STRING)
  • Content: param*

Refers to the labeled bullet. This element is handled as the bullet element that has the same label.

Variables ($1, $2, $3, ...) in the referred element are replaced with parameters in <param> (first parameter replaces $1, second parameter replaces $2, ...).

<actionRef>

Refer to the action.

  • Attribute: label (STRING)
  • Content: param*

Refers to the labeled action. This element is handled as the action element that has the same label.

Variables in the referred element are replaced with parameters in <param>.

<fireRef>

Refer to the fire action.

  • Attribute: label (STRING)
  • Content: param*

Refers to the labeled fire action. This element is handled as the fire action element that has the same label.

Variables in the referred element are replaced with parameters in <param>.

<param>

Specifies the parameter.

Specifies the parameter. This tag should be used when you refer to bullet (with <bulletRef>), action (with <actionRef>) or fire (with <fireRef>).

STRING

Any string

String for labels.

NUMBER

Expression.

  • Examples:
    • 35
    • 360 / 16
    • 0.7 + 0.9 * $rand
    • 180 - $rank * 20
    • (2 + $1) * 0.3

Expression for specifying the number.

An addition, a subtraction, a multiplication, a division, a modulo, a bracket, and variables ($1, $2, $3... for parameters, $rand for random value (from 0 to 1), $rank for the rank of game difficulty (from 0 to 1)) are available.

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