The Creature SPREADS

src/main/kotlin/group/ouroboros/potrogue/builders/EntityFactory.kt

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package group.ouroboros.potrogue.builders
 
+import group.ouroboros.potrogue.entity.attributes.CreatureSpread
 import group.ouroboros.potrogue.entity.attributes.EntityActions
 import group.ouroboros.potrogue.entity.attributes.EntityPosition
 import group.ouroboros.potrogue.entity.attributes.EntityTile
@@ -47,11 +48,17 @@ object EntityFactory {
         facets(Movable, CameraMover)
     }
 
-    fun newCreature() = newGameEntityOfType(Creature) {
+    // We added the creatureSpread as a parameter to newCreature and it also has a default value.
-        attributes(BlockOccupier,
+    // This enables us to call it with a CreatureSpread object when The Creature grows and use the default when we create the first one in the builder
+    fun newCreature(creatureSpread: CreatureSpread = CreatureSpread()) = newGameEntityOfType(Creature) {
+        attributes(
+            BlockOccupier,
             EntityPosition(),
-            EntityTile(GameTileRepository.CREATURE))
+            EntityTile(GameTileRepository.CREATURE),
+            // We pass the creatureSPread parameter to our builder so it will use whatever we supplied instead of creating one by hand
+            creatureSpread
+        )
         facets(Attackable)
-        behaviors()
+        behaviors(CreatureGrowth)
     }
 }

src/main/kotlin/group/ouroboros/potrogue/data/config/Config.kt

@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ class Config {
         else{
             Files.createDirectories(Paths.get("./run"))
             Files.createDirectories(Paths.get("./run/tiles"))
-            Files.createDirectories(Paths.get("./run/data"))
+            //TODO: DataPacks and Advanced configuration system (see values.conf in jar)
+            //Files.createDirectories(Paths.get("./run/data"))
             Files.createFile(Path.of("./run/potrogue.conf"))
             FileInputStream(file).use {
                 prop.load(it)
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ class Config {
                 prop.setProperty("logAreaHeight", "12")
                 prop.setProperty("helpTipHeight", "3")
                 prop.setProperty("creaturesPerLevel", "15")
+                prop.setProperty("creatureMaxSpread", "20")
             }
                 val out: OutputStream = FileOutputStream(file)
                 prop.store(out, "PotRogue Configuration File, restart game if changed value. HERE BE DRAGONS.")
@@ -53,5 +55,8 @@ class Config {
     val logAreaHeight: Int = (prop.getProperty("logAreaHeight")).toInt()
 
     val helpTipHeight: Int = (prop.getProperty("helpTipHeight")).toInt()
-    val creaturesPerLevel: Int = (prop.getProperty("creaturesPerLevel", "15")).toInt()
+
+    val creaturesPerLevel: Int = (prop.getProperty("creaturesPerLevel")).toInt()
+
+    val creatureMaxSpread: Int = (prop.getProperty("creatureMaxSpread")).toInt()
 }

src/main/kotlin/group/ouroboros/potrogue/entity/attributes/CreatureSpread.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package group.ouroboros.potrogue.entity.attributes
+
+import group.ouroboros.potrogue.data.config.Config
+import org.hexworks.amethyst.api.base.BaseAttribute
+
+data class CreatureSpread(
+    var spreadCount: Int = 0,
+    val maximumSpread: Int = Config().creatureMaxSpread
+) : BaseAttribute()

src/main/kotlin/group/ouroboros/potrogue/entity/systems/CreatureGrowth.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package group.ouroboros.potrogue.entity.systems
+
+import group.ouroboros.potrogue.builders.EntityFactory
+import group.ouroboros.potrogue.entity.attributes.CreatureSpread
+import group.ouroboros.potrogue.extensions.position
+import group.ouroboros.potrogue.extensions.tryToFindAttribute
+import group.ouroboros.potrogue.world.GameContext
+import org.hexworks.amethyst.api.base.BaseBehavior
+import org.hexworks.amethyst.api.entity.Entity
+import org.hexworks.amethyst.api.entity.EntityType
+import org.hexworks.zircon.api.data.Size3D
+
+// We create a Behavior and supply CreatureSpread as a mandatory Attribute to it
+object CreatureGrowth : BaseBehavior<GameContext>(CreatureSpread::class) {
+
+    override suspend fun update(entity: Entity<EntityType, GameContext>, context: GameContext): Boolean {
+        val world = context.world
+        // When update is called with an entity we try to find its CreatureSpread Attribute.
+        // We know that it is there so we don’t have to use the findAttribute method.
+        val creatureSpread = entity.tryToFindAttribute(CreatureSpread::class)
+        // Destructuring works for CreatureSpread because it is a data class
+        val (spreadCount, maxSpread) = creatureSpread
+        // You can specify any probability here.
+        // It will have a direct effect on how often The Creature spreads.
+        // Feel free to tinker with this number but don’t be surprised if you find yourself in a creaturesplosion!
+        return if (spreadCount < maxSpread && Math.random() < 0.015) {
+            world.findEmptyLocationWithin(
+                offset = entity.position
+                    .withRelativeX(-1)
+                    .withRelativeY(-1),
+                size = Size3D.create(3, 3, 0)
+            ).map { emptyLocation ->
+                // Note that we pass creatureSpread as a parameter to newCreature
+                // so that all Creatures in the same Creature colony can share this Attribute.
+                // This makes sure that Creatures won’t spread all over the place and the size of a colony is controlled
+                world.addEntity(EntityFactory.newCreature(creatureSpread), emptyLocation)
+                creatureSpread.spreadCount++
+            }
+            true
+        } else false
+    }
+}