they die

const.lua

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ FISH_EASE = ease.inOutSine -- ease used for fish movement
 FISH_ANGLE = 30 -- bigger angle allows for fish to swim further down/up at once
 FISH_FOLLOW_RANDOM = 10
 
+FISH_FOOD_CHECK_FREQ = 10 -- how often to check for food
 FISH_FOOD_COOLDOWN = 10
 FISH_FOOD_HUNGRY = -5
 FISH_FOOD_DEAD = -15
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ FISH_SIZE = 6 -- how many large guppies can you fit on the screen
 
 FOOTER_HEIGHT = 68
 
-FOOD_HITBOX = 0.05
+FOOD_HITBOX = 0.08
 
 DEBUG_FISH_PATH_SUBDIVISIONS = 50
 DEBUG_FISH_PREDICT_AMOUNT = 0.5

constructors.lua

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ function self.fish(x, y)
     y = y,
     size = 0, -- 0 for small, 1 for medium, 2 for big, 3 for king
     eattimer = 0 + math.random() * 2, -- starts out hungry, with a 2s delay
+    dead = false,
 
     lifetime = 0,
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ function self.fish(x, y)
       yspeed = 0,
       eattimer = 1,
       hungry = 0,
+      deathanim = 0,
     }
   }
 
@@ -50,8 +52,7 @@ function self.food(x, y, type)
     speed = 0.2,
     time = math.random(),
     deathtimer = 0,
-    type = 1,
+    type = 1
-    goal = 0 -- assigns 0 as the fish so that hopefully the update loop replaces it with a valid, random one
   }
 
   return food

main.lua

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function love.load()
 
   sheets.food1 = newAnimation(sprites['food/1'], sprites['food/1']:getWidth()/10, sprites['food/1']:getHeight())
 
-  for i = 1, 10 do
+  for i = 1, 3 do
     table.insert(feesh, constr.fish(math.random(), math.random()))
   end
 end
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ function love.update(dt)
 
   bench.startBenchmark('update')
   bench.startBenchmark('update_food')
-  local fishgoals = {}
   for i,f in ipairs(food) do
     f.y = f.y + dt * f.speed
     f.time = f.time + dt
@@ -75,18 +74,8 @@ function love.update(dt)
       f.deathtimer = f.deathtimer + dt
     end
 
-    if f.goal == 0 or not f.goal then
-      for i,n in ipairs(feesh) do
-        if not fishgoals[i] and n.eattimer <= 0 then
-          f.goal = i
-        end
-      end
-    end
-
     if f.deathtimer > 1 then
       table.remove(food, i)
-    else
-      fishgoals[f.goal] = i
     end
   end
   bench.stopBenchmark('update_food')
@@ -120,26 +109,41 @@ function love.update(dt)
         
         local angle = math.random(-FISH_ANGLE, FISH_ANGLE)
         local str = math.random(70, 200)/200/4
-        if n.eattimer < -15 then
-          str = str * 1.3
-        end
 
-        if --[[love.mouse.isDown(1) or]] fishgoals[fi] then
+        if n.eattimer <= 0 and not n.dead then -- needs to follow something
-          local mx, my = love.mouse.getPosition()
+          local mx, my
-          mx = mx / love.graphics.getWidth()
+          if n.eattimer <= 0 then
-          my = my / love.graphics.getHeight()
+            if n.shortestfood and food[n.shortestfood] then
+              local f = food[n.shortestfood]
+              mx, my = f.x, f.y
+            elseif frame % FISH_FOOD_CHECK_FREQ == 0 then
+              local minfood = 0
+              local mindist = 9e9
+
+              for i,f in ipairs(food) do
+                local dist = math.sqrt(math.pow(math.abs(f.x - n.render.x), 2) + math.pow(math.abs(f.y - n.render.y), 2))
+                if dist < mindist then
+                  mindist = dist
+                  minfood = i
+                end
+              end
+
+              if minfood ~= 0 then
+                n.shortestfood = minfood
+              end
+            end
 
-          if fishgoals[fi] and food[fishgoals[fi]] then
-            mx = food[fishgoals[fi]].x
-            my = food[fishgoals[fi]].y
           end
-          angle = math.deg(math.atan2(my - n.y, mx - n.x)) + math.random(-FISH_FOLLOW_RANDOM, FISH_FOLLOW_RANDOM)
+          if mx and my then
+            angle = math.deg(math.atan2(my - n.y, mx - n.x)) + math.random(-FISH_FOLLOW_RANDOM, FISH_FOLLOW_RANDOM)
+            str = math.random(70, 200)/200/8
+          end
         end
 
         local x = math.cos(math.rad(angle)) * str
         local y = math.sin(math.rad(angle)) * str
 
-        if not (--[[love.mouse.isDown(1) or ]]fishgoals[fi]) then
+        if not ((n.shortestfood and food[n.shortestfood]) or n.dead) then
           x = x * math.sign(n.render.x - n.render.prevx)
         end
 
@@ -155,6 +159,12 @@ function love.update(dt)
         end
 
         e.speed = 1 / (math.sqrt(math.pow(math.abs(e.x - e.fromx), 2) + math.pow(math.abs(e.y - e.fromy), 2))/2) / 15
+        if n.eattimer < FISH_FOOD_HUNGRY or (n.shortestfood and food[n.shortestfood]) then
+          e.speed = e.speed * 1.3
+        end
+        if n.dead then
+          e.speed = e.speed * 0.2
+        end
       end
     end
     bench.stopBenchmark('update_fish_eases')
@@ -180,16 +190,19 @@ function love.update(dt)
 
     n.render.x = clamp(n.render.x, 0.05, 0.95)
     n.render.y = clamp(n.render.y, 0.1, 0.85)
+    bench.stopBenchmark('update_fish_position')
 
-    if fishgoals[fi] and frame % FISH_COLISSION_CHECK_FREQ == 0 then
+    bench.startBenchmark('update_fish_colission')
-      local f = food[fishgoals[fi]]
+    if n.shortestfood and food[n.shortestfood] and frame % FISH_COLISSION_CHECK_FREQ == 0 then
+      local f = food[n.shortestfood]
       if f then
         local dist = math.abs(n.render.x - f.x) + math.abs(n.render.y - f.y)
 
         if dist < FOOD_HITBOX then 
-          table.remove(food, fishgoals[fi])
+          table.remove(food, n.shortestfood)
           n.eattimer = FISH_FOOD_COOLDOWN
           n.render.eattimer = 0
+          n.shortestfood = -1
 
           if n.lifetime > FISH_AGE_MEDIUM then
             n.size = 1
@@ -200,7 +213,7 @@ function love.update(dt)
         end
       end
     end
-    bench.stopBenchmark('update_fish_position')
+    bench.stopBenchmark('update_fish_colission')
 
     bench.startBenchmark('update_fish_render')
     if frame % FISH_RENDER_FREQ == 0 then
@@ -249,12 +262,27 @@ function love.update(dt)
       n.render.swim = 0
     end
 
-    n.render.turndir = math.sign(n.render.x - n.render.prevx)
+    if not n.dead then
+      n.render.turndir = math.sign(n.render.x - n.render.prevx)
+    end
 
     local m = n.eattimer < FISH_FOOD_HUNGRY and 1 or -1
     n.render.hungry = clamp(n.render.hungry + dt * m * 3, 0, 1)
-
     bench.stopBenchmark('update_fish_render')
+
+    if n.eattimer <= FISH_FOOD_DEAD then
+      n.dead = true
+
+      local timeSinceDead = math.abs(n.eattimer - FISH_FOOD_DEAD)
+      n.render.y = n.render.y + timeSinceDead/5 * math.min(timeSinceDead, 1)
+      n.render.y = clamp(n.render.y, 0, 0.85)
+      if n.render.y == 0.85 then
+        n.render.deathanim = n.render.deathanim + dt
+        if n.render.deathanim > 1 then
+          table.remove(feesh, fi)
+        end
+      end
+    end
   end
   bench.stopBenchmark('update_fish')
   bench.stopBenchmark('update')
@@ -301,7 +329,7 @@ function love.draw()
   -- shadow
   bench.startBenchmark('render_shadow')
   for i, n in ipairs(feesh) do
-    love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1, n.render.y + 0.2)
+    love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1, n.render.y + 0.2 - n.render.deathanim)
     love.graphics.draw(sprites['shadow'], n.render.x * sw - (sprites['shadow']:getWidth() * spritescale)/2, sh - sh * 0.18 - (sprites['shadow']:getHeight() * spritescale)/2 + n.render.y * sh * 0.08, 0, spritescale, spritescale)
   end
   bench.stopBenchmark('render_shadow')
@@ -322,14 +350,14 @@ function love.draw()
     if n.render.turndir == -1 then turn = 1 - turn; sizex = -1 end
 
     local turnframe = math.floor(turn * (#sample.quads - 1)) + 1
-    if #sample.quads == 10 then
+    if #sample.quads == turnframe then
       sizex = -1 * sizex
       turnframe = 1
     end
     
     local frame = math.floor(n.render.swim * (#sample.quads - 1)) + 1
 
-    if turnframe ~= 1 and turnframe ~= 10 then
+    if turnframe ~= 1 and turnframe ~= #sample.quads then
       anim = 'turn'
       frame = turnframe
     end
@@ -339,6 +367,12 @@ function love.draw()
       frame = math.floor(n.render.eattimer * (#sample.quads - 1)) + 1
     end
 
+    if n.dead then
+      anim = 'die'
+      local a = math.min(math.abs(n.eattimer - FISH_FOOD_DEAD) * 1.4, 1) - n.render.deathanim * 0.4
+      frame = math.floor(a * (#sample.quads - 1)) + 1
+    end
+
     local angle = n.render.angle
     if angle > math.pi/2 then
       angle = angle - math.pi
@@ -364,9 +398,9 @@ function love.draw()
     local sadsheet = fishsprite(size, true, anim)
 
     local alpha = n.render.hungry == 1 and 0 or 1
-    love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1, alpha)
+    love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1, alpha - n.render.deathanim)
     love.graphics.draw(sheet.spriteSheet, sheet.quads[math.max(math.min(frame, #sample.quads), 1)], x, y, angle, sizex * spritescale, spritescale, sample.width/2, sample.height/2)
-    love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1, n.render.hungry)
+    love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1, n.render.hungry - n.render.deathanim)
     love.graphics.draw(sadsheet.spriteSheet, sheet.quads[math.max(math.min(frame, #sample.quads), 1)], x, y, angle, sizex * spritescale, spritescale, sample.width/2, sample.height/2)
 
     love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1)