from random import randrange
from os import listdir
from os.path import join

from pygame import image

from xenographic_wall.pgfw.GameChild import GameChild
from xenographic_wall.world.mushrooms.Mushroom import Mushroom

class Mushrooms(GameChild, list):

    def __init__(self, parent):
        GameChild.__init__(self, parent)
        self.subscribe_to(self.get_custom_event_id(), self.respond_to_event)
        self.load_images()
        self.reset()

    def respond_to_event(self, evt):
        if self.is_command(evt, "reset-game"):
            self.reset()

    def load_images(self):
        images = []
        root = self.get_resource("mushrooms", "path")
        files = self.get_configuration("mushrooms", "images")
        for path in listdir(root):
            parent = join(root, path)
            images.append(
                (image.load(join(parent, files[0])).convert_alpha(),
                 image.load(join(parent, files[1])).convert_alpha()))
        self.images = images

    def reset(self):
        self.populate()

    def populate(self):
        images = self.images
        count = self.get_configuration().get("mushrooms", "count")
        group_count = len(images)
        list.__init__(self, [[] for _ in range(group_count)])
        for ii in range(count):
            self.add_mushroom(ii % group_count)

    def add_mushroom(self, group):
        mushroom = Mushroom(self, group, self.images[group])
        self[group].append(mushroom)
        return mushroom

    def replace_mushroom(self, mushroom):
        group = mushroom.group
        self[group].remove(mushroom)
        self.add_mushroom(group)

    def update(self):
        for group in self:
            for mushroom in group:
                mushroom.update()
from time import time
from collections import deque

from pygame import Surface, Color, mouse, draw

from xenographic_wall.pgfw.GameChild import *
from xenographic_wall.world.scope.chain.Chain import Chain

class Scope(GameChild):

    transparent_color = Color("magenta")

    def __init__(self, parent):
        GameChild.__init__(self, parent)
        self.subscribe_to(self.get_custom_event_id(), self.respond_to_event)
        self.chain = Chain(self)
        self.deactivate()
        self.reset()

    def activate(self):
        self.active = True

    def deactivate(self):
        self.active = False

    def respond_to_event(self, evt):
        if self.active:
            is_command = self.is_command
            if is_command(evt, "mouse-down-left"):
                self.respond_to_set()
            if is_command(evt, "mouse-down-right"):
                self.respond_to_set_and_reel()
            if is_command(evt, "reel"):
                self.respond_to_reel()

    def respond_to_set(self):
        if not self.flash_start:
            self.place()

    def hide(self):
        self.chain.hide()

    def collide_click(self):
        return self.chain.collidepoint(self.parent.get_mouse_pos())

    def respond_to_set_and_reel(self):
        if not self.flash_start:
            if self.chain.is_hidden() or not self.collide_click():
                self.place()
            self.activate_flash()

    def place(self):
        self.chain.place(self.parent.get_mouse_pos())

    def activate_flash(self):
        self.flash_start = time()
        self.chain.set_color_to_flash()
#         self.show()

    def show(self):
        self.chain.show()

    def respond_to_reel(self):
        self.activate_flash()

    def reset(self):
        chain = self.chain
        chain.reset()
        self.deactivate_flash()
        chain.hide()

    def deactivate_flash(self):
        self.flash_start = None
        self.chain.set_color_to_default()

    def update(self):
        if self.active:
            self.update_flash()
            self.chain.update()

    def update_flash(self):
        start = self.flash_start
        config = self.get_configuration().get_section("scope")
        chain = self.chain
        if start:
            if time() - start > config["flash-length"]:
                self.deactivate_flash()
                chain.set_color_to_default()
            else:
                chain.rotate_colors()
from collections import deque

from pygame import Rect, Color, mouse

from xenographic_wall.pgfw.GameChild import GameChild
from xenographic_wall.world.scope.chain.Ring import Ring

class Chain(GameChild, Rect):

    transparent_color = Color("green")
    
    def __init__(self, parent):
        GameChild.__init__(self, parent)
        self.init_rect()
        self.set_rings()
        self.subscribe_to(self.get_custom_event_id(), self.respond_to_event)
        self.reset()

    def init_rect(self):
        width = self.get_configuration("scope", "diameter")
        Rect.__init__(self, 0, 0, width, width)

    def set_rings(self):
        rings = []
        for ii in range(self.get_configuration("scope", "ring-count")):
            rings.append(Ring(self, ii))
        self.rings = rings

    def respond_to_event(self, evt):
        if self.parent.active:
            if self.is_command(evt,"mouse-scroll-up"):
                self.glow()
            if self.is_command(evt, "mouse-scroll-down"):
                self.darken()

    def glow(self):
        max_alpha = 255
        rings = list(reversed(self.rings))
        threshold = max_alpha / len(rings)
        for ii, ring in enumerate(rings):
            if ii == 0 or rings[ii - 1].get_alpha() >= threshold:
                alpha = ring.get_alpha() + self.get_glow_step()
                if alpha > max_alpha:
                    alpha = max_alpha
                ring.set_alpha(alpha)

    def get_glow_step(self):
        return self.get_configuration("scope", "glow-step")

    def darken(self):
        for ring in self.rings:
            alpha = ring.get_alpha() - self.get_glow_step()
            if alpha < 0:
                alpha = 0
            ring.set_alpha(alpha)

    def reset(self):
        self.hide()
        self.set_color_to_default()

    def hide(self):
        for ring in self.rings:
            ring.set_alpha(0)

    def show(self):
        for ring in self.rings:
            ring.set_alpha(255)

    def place(self, pos):
        self.center = pos
        for ring in self.rings:
            ring.rect.center = pos

    def set_color_to_default(self):
        self.colors = deque(map(Color,
                                self.get_configuration("scope", "colors")))
        self.update_colors()

    def update_colors(self):
        for ii, ring in enumerate(self.rings):
            ring.set_color(self.colors[ii])

    def set_color_to_flash(self):
        self.colors = deque(map(Color,
                                self.get_configuration("scope", "flash-colors")))
        self.update_colors()

    def rotate_colors(self):
        self.colors.rotate(1)
        self.update_colors()

    def is_hidden(self):
        for ring in self.rings:
            if ring.get_alpha() > 0:
                return False
        return True

    def update(self):
        for ring in self.rings:
            ring.update()
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August 12, 2013

I've been researching tartan/plaid recently for decoration in my updated version of Ball & Cup, now called Send. I want to create the atmosphere of a sports event, so I plan on drawing tartan patterns at the vertical edges of the screen as backgrounds for areas where spectator ants generate based on player performance. I figured I would make my own patterns, but after browsing tartans available in the official register, I decided to use existing ones instead.

I made a list of the tartans that had what I thought were interesting titles and chose 30 to base the game's levels on. I sequenced them, using their titles to form a loose narrative related to the concept of sending. Here are three tartans in the sequence (levels 6, 7 and 8) generated by an algorithm I inferred by looking at examples that reads a tartan specification and draws its pattern using a simple dithering technique to blend the color stripes.


Acadia


Eve


Spice Apple

It would be wasting an opportunity if I didn't animate the tartans, so I'm thinking about animations for them. One effect I want to try is making them look like water washing over the area where the ants are spectating. I've also recorded some music for the game. Here are the loops for the game over and high scores screens.

Game Over

High Scores