from os.path import join

from pygame import Rect
from pygame.image import load
from pygame.transform import flip

from dark_stew.pgfw.Sprite import Sprite

class Rod(Sprite):

    def __init__(self, parent):
        Sprite.__init__(self, parent)
        self.load_frames()
        self.center = self.display_surface.get_rect().center
        self.load_line()
        self.deactivate()
        self.frames = [self.normal_frame]
        self.measure_rect()

    def load_frames(self):
        image = load(join(self.parent.sitting_path,
                          self.get_configuration("aphids", "rod-path")))
        self.normal_frame = self.fill_colorkey(image)
        self.mirrored_frame = self.fill_colorkey(flip(image, True, False))

    def load_line(self):
        image = load(join(self.parent.sitting_path,
                          self.get_configuration("aphids",
                                                 "line-path"))).convert_alpha()
        self.line = image
        self.line_rect = self.line.get_rect()

    def activate(self, dx, dy, mirror=False):
        self.active = True
        cx, cy = self.center
        self.rect.topleft = cx + dx, cy + dy
        if mirror:
            self.frames = [self.mirrored_frame]
            self.line_rect.topleft = self.rect.topright
        else:
            self.frames = [self.normal_frame]
            self.line_rect.topleft = self.rect.topleft

    def deactivate(self):
        self.active = False

    def draw(self):
        if self.active:
            Sprite.draw(self)
            self.display_surface.blit(self.line, self.line_rect)
from pygame import event, key as keys, mouse
from pygame.locals import *

from GameChild import *
from EventDelegate import *

class Input(GameChild):

    command_event = EventDelegate.command_event
    left_mouse_button = 1

    def __init__(self, game):
        GameChild.__init__(self, game)
        self.subscribe_to_events()

    def subscribe_to_events(self):
        self.subscribe_to(KEYDOWN, self.translate_key_press)
        self.subscribe_to(MOUSEBUTTONDOWN, self.translate_mouse_down)
        self.subscribe_to(MOUSEBUTTONUP, self.translate_mouse_up)
        self.subscribe_to(MOUSEMOTION, self.translate_mouse_motion)

    def translate_key_press(self, evt):
        key = evt.key
        config = self.get_configuration()
        if key in config["keys-quit"]:
            self.post_command("quit")
        if key in config["keys-capture-screen"]:
            self.post_command("capture-screen")
        if key in config["keys-reset"]:
            self.post_command("reset")

    def post_command(self, name):
        EventDelegate.post_event(self.command_event, command=name)

    def translate_mouse_down(self, evt):
        if evt.button == self.left_mouse_button:
            self.post_command("grab")

    def translate_mouse_up(self, evt):
        if evt.button == self.left_mouse_button:
            self.post_command("release")

    def translate_mouse_motion(self, evt):
        if mouse.get_pressed()[0]:
            self.post_command("drag")

    def is_key_pressed(self, identifier):
        poll = keys.get_pressed()
        for key in self.get_configuration()[identifier]:
            if poll[key]:
                return True
import os
import sys
import time

from pygame import image

from GameChild import *
from Input import *

class ScreenGrabber(GameChild):

    def __init__(self, game):
        GameChild.__init__(self, game)
        self.subscribe_to(Input.command_event, self.save_display)

    def save_display(self, event):
        if event.command == "capture-screen":
            directory = self.get_resource("capture-path")
            try:
                if not os.path.exists(directory):
                    os.mkdir(directory)
                name = self.build_name()
                path = os.path.join(directory, name)
                capture = image.save(self.get_screen(), path)
                print "Saved screen capture to %s" % directory + name
            except:
                print "Couldn't save screen capture to %s, %s" % \
                      (directory, sys.exc_info()[1])

    def build_name(self):
        config = self.get_configuration()
        prefix = config["capture-file-name-format"]
        extension = config["capture-extension"]
        return time.strftime(prefix) + extension
from pygame import display

from GameChild import *

class Display(GameChild):

    def __init__(self, game):
        GameChild.__init__(self, game)
        self.set_screen()
        self.set_caption()

    def set_screen(self):
        configuration = self.get_configuration()
        self.screen = display.set_mode(configuration["display-dimensions"])

    def set_caption(self):
        display.set_caption(self.get_configuration()["game-title"])

    def get_screen(self):
        return self.screen

    def get_size(self):
        return self.screen.get_size()
from os.path import exists, join

from pygame import mixer

import Game

class GameChild:

    def __init__(self, parent=None):
        self.parent = parent

    def get_game(self):
        current = self
        while not isinstance(current, Game.Game):
            current = current.parent
        return current

    def get_configuration(self):
        return self.get_game().get_configuration()

    def get_input(self):
        return self.get_game().get_input()

    def get_screen(self):
        return self.get_game().display.get_screen()

    def get_timer(self):
        return self.get_game().timer

    def get_audio(self):
        return self.get_game().audio

    def get_delegate(self):
        return self.get_game().delegate

    def get_resource(self, key):
        config = self.get_configuration()
        path = config[key]
        if exists(path):
            return path
        else:
            return join(config["media-install-path"], path)

    def subscribe_to(self, kind, callback):
        self.get_game().delegate.add_subscriber(kind, callback)
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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