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problems linking sprite data

Started by DarkSaint May 12, 2004 at 9:02 PM 2 replies 550+ views

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May 12, 2004 at 9:02 PM

I''m working on a 2d tile game and I''m having problems coming up with a way to link the right sprite to the right Monster/Npc/Player/Object. The way my sprite renderer works is it renders a sprite if the sprite''s map coordinates are on screen. I have an array of sprites structures that can be of any type of entity. What I want to know is how I should go about linking the correct sprite to the correct type of entity when each has it''s own structure with it''s own coordinates. Any help with this would be appreciated. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

hplus0603

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hplus0603

May 12, 2004 at 9:14 PM

Typically, when the entity gets created, it will allocate a sprite (sprite slot) from the sprite manager. Call this entity.sprite_id.

Each step, the entity will move itself around using its own coordinates, and then call into the sprite, saying "set the coordinates for sprite_id to x, y".

Then, at the end of the step, the renderer calls into the sprite manager and puts all the sprites on screen.

DarkSaint

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May 13, 2004 at 3:30 PM

Thanks, I was thinking about doing it that way but wanted to see if there was any better way to do it. It seems that way will work fine though.

ZoomBoy

May 13, 2004 at 3:36 PM

I usually attach the Sprite Location to the character

And I put the Sprite number as well

class char
{
int HitPoints;
char Name[30];
int currentSpriteID;
int posenumber;
};

ZoomBoy
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