Fix player spawn locations being a whole tile off. Change map background scrolling to not be fixed, but to utilize the entire image across the span of a map. Add a foreground background layer to provide 2 potential parallax backgrounds. Release Build 9091.

Adventures in Lestoria/Adventures in Lestoria.tiled-project

@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@
             "type": "enum",
             "values": [
                 "None",
-                "forest"
+                "forest",
+                "mountain_day",
+                "mountain_night"
             ],
             "valuesAsFlags": false
         },

Adventures in Lestoria/AdventuresInLestoria.cpp

@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ All rights reserved.
 INCLUDE_EMITTER_LIST
 INCLUDE_ITEM_CATEGORIES
 INCLUDE_BACKDROP_DATA
+INCLUDE_FOREDROP_DATA
 INCLUDE_MONSTER_DATA
 INCLUDE_PACK_KEY
 
@@ -1037,8 +1038,26 @@ void AiL::RenderWorld(float fElapsedTime){
 	}
 
 	#pragma region Basic Tile Layer Rendering
+	const MapTag&currentMap=GetCurrentMapData();
+	vf2d backgroundToMapRatio;
+	vf2d backgroundExcessAmount;
+	vf2d backgroundSize;
+	vf2d foregroundExcessAmount;
+	vf2d foregroundSize;
+	vf2d foregroundToMapRatio;
+	const vf2d mapPixelSize=currentMap.MapSize*currentMap.TileSize;
 	if(GetCurrentMap().backdrop.length()>0){
-		DrawPartialDecal({0,0},WINDOW_SIZE,BACKDROP_DATA[GetCurrentMap().backdrop].Decal(),"Backdrop Config.Speed Ratio"_F*-camera.GetPosition()+view.GetWorldOffset(),WINDOW_SIZE);
+		backgroundSize=BACKDROP_DATA[GetCurrentMap().backdrop].Sprite()->Size();
+		backgroundExcessAmount=backgroundSize-vf2d(WINDOW_SIZE); //Extends outside the boundaries of the screen. Essentially the background size minus the size of the screen and take half to get the amount that extends in any one direction.
+		backgroundToMapRatio=1-(backgroundExcessAmount/mapPixelSize); //Expected range is from -half map size to +half map size.
+		
+		DrawPartialDecal({},BACKDROP_DATA[GetCurrentMap().backdrop].Decal(),backgroundToMapRatio*-camera.GetPosition()+view.GetWorldOffset()+WINDOW_SIZE/2,WINDOW_SIZE);
+		if(FOREDROP_DATA.count(GetCurrentMap().backdrop)){
+			foregroundSize=FOREDROP_DATA[GetCurrentMap().backdrop].Sprite()->Size();
+			foregroundExcessAmount=foregroundSize-vf2d(WINDOW_SIZE); //Extends outside the boundaries of the screen. Essentially the background size minus the size of the screen and take half to get the amount that extends in any one direction.
+			foregroundToMapRatio=1-(foregroundExcessAmount/mapPixelSize);
+			DrawPartialDecal({},FOREDROP_DATA[GetCurrentMap().backdrop].Decal(),foregroundToMapRatio*-camera.GetPosition()+view.GetWorldOffset()+WINDOW_SIZE/2,WINDOW_SIZE);
+		}
 	}else{
 		FillRectDecal({0,0},GetScreenSize(),{100,180,100});
 	}
@@ -1144,7 +1163,8 @@ void AiL::RenderWorld(float fElapsedTime){
 									#pragma region Render Backdrop
 										if(GetCurrentMap().backdrop.length()>0){
 											vf2d tileWorldPos=vi2d{x,y}*GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth;
-											view.DrawPartialDecal(tileWorldPos,{float(GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth),float(GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth)},BACKDROP_DATA[GetCurrentMap().backdrop].Decal(),"Backdrop Config.Speed Ratio"_F*-camera.GetPosition()+tileWorldPos,{float(GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth),float(GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth)});
+											view.DrawPartialDecal(tileWorldPos,{float(GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth),float(GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth)},BACKDROP_DATA[GetCurrentMap().backdrop].Decal(),backgroundToMapRatio*-camera.GetPosition()+tileWorldPos+WINDOW_SIZE/2,{float(GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth),float(GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth)});
+											if(FOREDROP_DATA.count(GetCurrentMap().backdrop))view.DrawPartialDecal(tileWorldPos,{float(GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth),float(GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth)},FOREDROP_DATA[GetCurrentMap().backdrop].Decal(),foregroundToMapRatio*-camera.GetPosition()+tileWorldPos+WINDOW_SIZE/2,{float(GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth),float(GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth)});
 										}else{
 											view.FillRectDecal(vi2d{x,y}*GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth,{float(GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth),float(GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth)},{100,180,100});
 										}
@@ -1174,7 +1194,8 @@ void AiL::RenderWorld(float fElapsedTime){
 					}else{
 						if(GetCurrentMap().backdrop.length()>0){
 							vf2d tileWorldPos=vi2d{x,y}*GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth;
-							view.DrawPartialDecal(tileWorldPos,{float(GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth),float(GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth)},BACKDROP_DATA[GetCurrentMap().backdrop].Decal(),"Backdrop Config.Speed Ratio"_F*-camera.GetPosition()+tileWorldPos,{float(GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth),float(GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth)});
+							view.DrawPartialDecal(tileWorldPos,{float(GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth),float(GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth)},BACKDROP_DATA[GetCurrentMap().backdrop].Decal(),backgroundToMapRatio*-camera.GetPosition()+tileWorldPos+WINDOW_SIZE/2,{float(GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth),float(GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth)});
+							if(FOREDROP_DATA.count(GetCurrentMap().backdrop))view.DrawPartialDecal(tileWorldPos,{float(GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth),float(GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth)},FOREDROP_DATA[GetCurrentMap().backdrop].Decal(),foregroundToMapRatio*-camera.GetPosition()+tileWorldPos+WINDOW_SIZE/2,{float(GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth),float(GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth)});
 						}else{
 							view.FillRectDecal(vi2d{x,y}*GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth,{float(GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth),float(GetCurrentMapData().tilewidth)},{100,180,100});
 						}
@@ -3008,6 +3029,7 @@ bool AiL::OnUserDestroy(){
 			delete value;
 		}
 		BACKDROP_DATA.clear();
+		FOREDROP_DATA.clear();
 		return true;
 	}else{
 		return false; //Something is preventing us from quitting. We wait patiently...
@@ -3047,6 +3069,10 @@ void AiL::InitializeLevels(){
 		Renderable&backdrop=BACKDROP_DATA[key];
 		LoadResource(backdrop,"backdrop_directory"_S+DATA["Backdrops"][key].GetString(),false,false);
 	}
+	for(auto&[key,size]:DATA["Foredrops"]){
+		Renderable&backdrop=FOREDROP_DATA[key];
+		LoadResource(backdrop,"backdrop_directory"_S+DATA["Foredrops"][key].GetString(),false,false);
+	}
 
 	Test::RunMapTests();
 }

Adventures in Lestoria/DEFINES.h

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ using BackdropName=std::string;
 #define INCLUDE_PACK_KEY extern std::string PACK_KEY;
 
 #define INCLUDE_BACKDROP_DATA extern std::map<BackdropName,Renderable>BACKDROP_DATA;
+#define INCLUDE_FOREDROP_DATA extern std::map<BackdropName,Renderable>FOREDROP_DATA;
 
 
 #define INCLUDE_CENTERED extern const vf2d Menu::CENTERED;

Adventures in Lestoria/Map.cpp

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ using BackdropName=std::string;
 float TileGroup::FADE_TIME=0.3f;
 uint8_t TileGroup::FADE_AMT=160;
 std::map<BackdropName,Renderable>BACKDROP_DATA;
+std::map<BackdropName,Renderable>FOREDROP_DATA;
 
 Map&MapHelper::MapFromString(std::string mapName){
 	return game->MAP_DATA.at(mapName);

Adventures in Lestoria/Monster.cpp

@@ -886,4 +886,5 @@ const Direction Monster::GetFacingDirectionToTarget(vf2d target)const{
 	else if(targetDirection>=-3*PI/4&&targetDirection<-PI/4)return Direction::NORTH;
 
 	ERR(std::format("WARNING! Target direction {} did not result in a proper facing direction!! THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING!",targetDirection));
+	return Direction::NORTH;
 }

Adventures in Lestoria/TMXParser.h

@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ class TMXParser{
             float height=1.f;
             if(newTag.data.count("width")>0)width=newTag.GetFloat("width");
             if(newTag.data.count("height")>0)height=newTag.GetFloat("height");
-            parsedMapInfo.MapData.playerSpawnLocation={int(newTag.GetFloat("x")-width/2),int(newTag.GetFloat("y")-height/2)};
+            parsedMapInfo.MapData.playerSpawnLocation={int(newTag.GetFloat("x")+width/2),int(newTag.GetFloat("y")+height/2)};
         }else
         if (newTag.tag=="object"&&newTag.data["type"]=="NPC") {
             if(inNPCTag)parsedMapInfo.npcs.push_back(NPCData{npcTag});

Adventures in Lestoria/Version.h

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ All rights reserved.
 #define VERSION_MAJOR 1
 #define VERSION_MINOR 2
 #define VERSION_PATCH 0
-#define VERSION_BUILD 9037
+#define VERSION_BUILD 9091
 
 #define stringify(a) stringify_(a)
 #define stringify_(a) #a

Adventures in Lestoria/assets/Campaigns/2_1.tmx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<map version="1.10" tiledversion="1.10.2" class="Map" orientation="orthogonal" renderorder="right-down" width="238" height="369" tilewidth="24" tileheight="24" infinite="0" nextlayerid="7" nextobjectid="20">
+<map version="1.10" tiledversion="1.10.2" class="Map" orientation="orthogonal" renderorder="right-down" width="238" height="369" tilewidth="24" tileheight="24" infinite="0" nextlayerid="7" nextobjectid="27">
  <properties>
-  <property name="Backdrop" propertytype="Backdrop" value="None"/>
+  <property name="Backdrop" propertytype="Backdrop" value="mountain_day"/>
   <property name="Background Music" propertytype="BGM" value="foresty1_1"/>
   <property name="Level Type" propertytype="LevelType" value="Dungeon"/>
  </properties>
@@ -1876,7 +1876,6 @@
 </data>
  </layer>
  <objectgroup id="5" name="Spawn Zones">
-  <object id="1" name="Player Spawn" type="PlayerSpawnLocation" x="5112" y="8064" width="24" height="24"/>
   <object id="2" name="Time Trial Clock" type="TrialClock" x="5112" y="8016" width="24" height="24"/>
   <object id="5" name="End Ring" type="EndZone" x="3349" y="165" width="145" height="145"/>
   <object id="15" name="Spawn Group 1" type="SpawnGroup" x="4439" y="7869" width="496" height="424">
@@ -1897,5 +1896,6 @@
     <property name="spawner" type="object" value="15"/>
    </properties>
   </object>
+  <object id="26" name="Player Spawn" type="PlayerSpawnLocation" x="265" y="1848" width="24" height="24"/>
  </objectgroup>
 </map>

Adventures in Lestoria/assets/config/gfx/backdrops.txt

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 Backdrops
 {
 	forest = forest_backdrop.png
+	mountain_day = commercial_assets/Mountain Range Day.png
+	mountain_night = commercial_assets/Mountain Range Night.png
 }
 
-Backdrop Config
+Foredrops
 {
-	# Amount to move per pixel of actual world space.
+	mountain_day = commercial_assets/Mountain Range Day Foreground.png
-	Speed Ratio = 0.125
+	mountain_night = commercial_assets/Mountain Range Night Foreground.png
 }