HasProperty config parameter recursion is now a thing, allowing for subproperties to be checked via the . syntax.

Crawler/SlimeKing.cpp

@@ -38,33 +38,34 @@ void Monster::STRATEGY::SLIMEKING(Monster&m,float fElapsedTime,int strategyNumbe
 	};
 
 	const auto TransitionPhase=[&](int newPhase){
-		switch(newPhase){
-			case 2:{
-				std::string spawnMonster=ConfigStringArr("Phase2.MonsterSpawnOnChange",0);
-				int spawnCount=ConfigIntArr("Phase2.MonsterSpawnOnChange",1);
+		const int MAX_ATTEMPTS=100; //Maximum number of tries to find a valid location.
+		Player*player=game->GetPlayer();
+		const auto PositionInRangeOfPlayer=[&player](vf2d&pos,float radius){
+			return geom2d::line<float>(player->GetPos(),pos).length()<=player->GetSizeMult()*12*2+radius;
+		};
+		const auto SpawnMonsterFromConfig=[&](int phase){
+			std::string spawnMonster=ConfigStringArr("Phase"+std::to_string(phase)+".MonsterSpawnOnChange",0);
+			int spawnCount=ConfigIntArr("Phase"+std::to_string(phase)+".MonsterSpawnOnChange",1);
 
 			for(int i=0;i<spawnCount;i++){
 				float randomAngle=util::random(2*PI);
-					game->SpawnMonster(m.pos+vf2d{cos(randomAngle),sin(randomAngle)}*m.GetSizeMult()*12,MONSTER_NAME_DATA[spawnMonster]); 
+				vf2d spawnPos=m.pos+vf2d{cos(randomAngle),sin(randomAngle)}*m.GetSizeMult()*12;
+				for(int attempts=0;attempts<MAX_ATTEMPTS&&PositionInRangeOfPlayer(spawnPos,MONSTER_NAME_DATA[spawnMonster]->GetSizeMult()*12);attempts++){
+					randomAngle=util::random(2*PI);
+					spawnPos=m.pos+vf2d{cos(randomAngle),sin(randomAngle)}*m.GetSizeMult()*12;
+				}
+				game->SpawnMonster(spawnPos,MONSTER_NAME_DATA[spawnMonster]); 
 			}
+		};
+		switch(newPhase){
+			case 2:{
+				SpawnMonsterFromConfig(2);
 			}break;
 			case 3:{
-				std::string spawnMonster=ConfigStringArr("Phase3.MonsterSpawnOnChange",0);
-				int spawnCount=ConfigIntArr("Phase3.MonsterSpawnOnChange",1);
-
-				for(int i=0;i<spawnCount;i++){
-					float randomAngle=util::random(2*PI);
-					game->SpawnMonster(m.pos+vf2d{cos(randomAngle),sin(randomAngle)}*m.GetSizeMult()*12,MONSTER_NAME_DATA[spawnMonster]); 
-				}
+				SpawnMonsterFromConfig(3);
 			}break;
 			case 4:{
-				std::string spawnMonster=ConfigStringArr("Phase4.MonsterSpawnOnChange",0);
-				int spawnCount=ConfigIntArr("Phase4.MonsterSpawnOnChange",1);
-
-				for(int i=0;i<spawnCount;i++){
-					float randomAngle=util::random(2*PI);
-					game->SpawnMonster(m.pos+vf2d{cos(randomAngle),sin(randomAngle)}*m.GetSizeMult()*12,MONSTER_NAME_DATA[spawnMonster]); 
-				}
+				SpawnMonsterFromConfig(4);
 			}break;
 			case 5:{
 

Crawler/Version.h

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define VERSION_MAJOR 0
 #define VERSION_MINOR 2
 #define VERSION_PATCH 0
-#define VERSION_BUILD 1344
+#define VERSION_BUILD 1349
 
 #define stringify(a) stringify_(a)
 #define stringify_(a) #a

Crawler/olcUTIL_DataFile.h

@@ -136,10 +136,21 @@ namespace olc::utils
 
 		// Checks if a property exists - useful to avoid creating properties
 		// via reading them, though non-essential
-		inline bool HasProperty(const std::string& sName) const
+		inline bool HasProperty(const std::string& sName)
 		{
+			size_t x = sName.find_first_of('.');
+			if (x != std::string::npos)
+			{
+				std::string sProperty = sName.substr(0, x);
+				if(HasProperty(sProperty)){
+					return GetProperty(sName.substr(0, x)).HasProperty(sName.substr(x + 1, sName.size()));
+				}else{
+					return false;
+				}
+			}else{
 				return m_mapObjects.count(sName) > 0;
 			}
+		}
 
 		// Access a datafile via a convenient name - "root.node.something.property"
 		inline datafile& GetProperty(const std::string& name)