Tiles & Entities

System Summary

All in-game objects are split into 2 categories: Tiles and Entities. Below is a list of each and their function. Tiles are terrain-based blocks, while entities have modifiable properties and exist as sub-scenes.

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Connected Systems

Connecting Systems:

• Editor State(https://github.com/superwhack/levelsmith-platformer/wiki/Level-Editor-State)

Subsystems:

• Player Controller(https://github.com/superwhack/levelsmith-platformer/wiki/Player-Controller)

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Related Controls

Key(s): Numbers 1-7

• Hotkey for swapping tiles/entities currently being placed.

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Bugs

List of known bugs. Be descriptive but keep it brief!

• Bounce tiles can be interacted with from the sides, when it should only be the top.
• Death tiles don't K.O. the player from underneath.

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Feature List / Breakdown of Features

List of features and descriptions within system.

Tiles:

• Solid: Default impassable tile.
• One-Way: Floor tile that can be passed through from the sides and underneath.
• Death: K.O.s the player and resets their position upon impact.
• Ice: Causes the player to slide with low friction while standing on it.
• Sticky: Slows the player's physics while standing on it.
• Bounce: Boosts the player's height with a force upon contact.

Entities:

• Slope: A tile with an angled surface that allows the player to travel up or down without jumping.
  • Properties: Rotation
• Goal: An endpoint for the level. The player must be able to reach this entity for the level to be verified.
• Spawnpoint: The point where the player spawns in the game state.
  • Limit: 1
• Patrolling Enemy: An enemy that moves horizontally on the ground.
  • Properties: Movement Speed
  • Restriction Toggle: If enabled, prevents the enemy from falling off edges.
• Stationary Enemy: An enemy that stays in-place. Can be toggled to shoot projectiles.
  • Properties: Attack Speed, Shooting Direction
• Flying Enemy: An enemy that moves in mid-air between two points, only in cardinal directions.
  • Properties: Movement Speed, Movement Endpoint
• Prop: A collision-less decorative object.
  • Properties: Rotation

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Future Work / Risks

List and description of upcoming work/risks.

Future Work:

1. Cause the death tile to reset the level scene on impact.

Risks:

• Tiles and Entities must not be able to overwrite each other through editing.

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Miscellaneous Notes

A place for miscellaneous notes pertaining to this system.

• Note 1
  • Subnote 1
• Note 2