me.lihq.game.people

Class NPC

java.lang.Object

com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.TextureRegion

com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.Sprite

me.lihq.game.people.AbstractPerson

me.lihq.game.people.NPC

public class NPC
extends AbstractPerson

The class which is responsible for the non-playable characters within the game that the player will meet.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class me.lihq.game.people.AbstractPerson

AbstractPerson.Direction, AbstractPerson.Personality, AbstractPerson.PersonPositionComparator, AbstractPerson.PersonState

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
java.util.List<Clue>	associatedClues Associated clues
private boolean	canBeKiller These two booleans decide whether an NPC has the potential to be a killer and if, in this particular game, they are the killer.
private boolean	hasBeenAccused This indicates whether the NPC has been accused.
private boolean	isKiller
private boolean	isVictim
private java.lang.String	motive The motive string details why the NPC committed the murder.
private AbstractPerson.Personality	personality This stores the players personality AbstractPerson.Personality
private java.util.Random	random

Fields inherited from class me.lihq.game.people.AbstractPerson

animTime, animTimer, canMove, coordinates, currentRegion, destinationTile, direction, jsonData, SPRITE_HEIGHT, SPRITE_WIDTH, spriteSheet, startTile, state, tileCoordinates

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
NPC(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String spriteSheet, int tileX, int tileY, Room room, boolean canBeKiller, java.lang.String jsonFile) Define an NPC with location coordinates , room, spritesheet and whether or not they can be the killer

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	accuse() Sets the accuse state of the NPC.
boolean	canBeKiller() Getter for canBeKiller
java.lang.String	getMotive() Getter for motive.
AbstractPerson.Personality	getPersonality() This method returns the NPCs personality
java.lang.String	getSpeech(Clue clue, AbstractPerson.Personality style) This handles speech for a clue that has a question style
void	importDialogue(java.lang.String fileName) Reads in the JSON file of tha character and stores dialogue in the dialogue HashMap
boolean	isAccused() Get whether the NPC has been accused.
boolean	isKiller() Getter for isKiller.
boolean	isVictim() Getter for isVictim
void	move(AbstractPerson.Direction dir) Allow the NPC to move around their room.
private void	randomMove() This method attempts to move the NPC in a random direction
boolean	setKiller() This method sets the NPC as the killer for this game.
NPC	setMotive(java.lang.String motive) Setter for the NPC's motive string.
boolean	setVictim() This method sets the NPC to be the victim for the game
void	update() This method is called once a game tick to randomise movement.

Methods inherited from class me.lihq.game.people.AbstractPerson

finishMove, getDirection, getName, getRoom, getSpeech, getSpeech, getState, getTileCoordinates, initialiseMove, pushCoordinatesToSprite, setAnimTime, setDirection, setRoom, setTileCoordinates, updateTextureRegion

Methods inherited from class com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.Sprite

draw, draw, flip, getBoundingRectangle, getColor, getHeight, getOriginX, getOriginY, getRotation, getScaleX, getScaleY, getVertices, getWidth, getX, getY, rotate, rotate90, scale, scroll, set, setAlpha, setBounds, setCenter, setCenterX, setCenterY, setColor, setColor, setColor, setFlip, setOrigin, setOriginCenter, setPosition, setRegion, setRotation, setScale, setScale, setSize, setU, setU2, setV, setV2, setX, setY, translate, translateX, translateY

Methods inherited from class com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.TextureRegion

getRegionHeight, getRegionWidth, getRegionX, getRegionY, getTexture, getU, getU2, getV, getV2, isFlipX, isFlipY, setRegion, setRegion, setRegion, setRegion, setRegionHeight, setRegionWidth, setRegionX, setRegionY, setTexture, split, split

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

associatedClues

public java.util.List<Clue> associatedClues

Associated clues

random

private java.util.Random random

motive

private java.lang.String motive

The motive string details why the NPC committed the murder.

canBeKiller

private boolean canBeKiller

These two booleans decide whether an NPC has the potential to be a killer and if, in this particular game, they are the killer.

isKiller

private boolean isKiller

isVictim

private boolean isVictim

hasBeenAccused

private boolean hasBeenAccused

This indicates whether the NPC has been accused.

personality

private AbstractPerson.Personality personality

This stores the players personality AbstractPerson.Personality

Constructor Detail

NPC

public NPC(java.lang.String name,
           java.lang.String spriteSheet,
           int tileX,
           int tileY,
           Room room,
           boolean canBeKiller,
           java.lang.String jsonFile)

Define an NPC with location coordinates , room, spritesheet and whether or not they can be the killer

Parameters:

tileX - - x coordinate of tile that the NPC will be initially rendered on.

tileY - - y coordinate of tile that the NPC will be initially rendered on.

room - - ID of room they are in

spriteSheet - - Spritesheet for this NPC

canBeKiller - - Boolean whether they can or cannot be the killer

Method Detail

update

public void update()

This method is called once a game tick to randomise movement.

Overrides:

update in class AbstractPerson

importDialogue

public void importDialogue(java.lang.String fileName)

Reads in the JSON file of tha character and stores dialogue in the dialogue HashMap

Specified by:

importDialogue in class AbstractPerson

Parameters:

fileName - - The filename to read from

move

public void move(AbstractPerson.Direction dir)

Allow the NPC to move around their room.

Parameters:

dir - the direction person should move in

randomMove

private void randomMove()

This method attempts to move the NPC in a random direction

canBeKiller

public boolean canBeKiller()

Getter for canBeKiller

Returns:

(boolean) Returns value of canBeKiller for this object. canBeKiller

isKiller

public boolean isKiller()

Getter for isKiller.

Returns:

(boolean) Return a value of isKiller for this object. isKiller

isVictim

public boolean isVictim()

Getter for isVictim

Returns:

(boolean) Returns the value of isVictim for this object isVictim

getMotive

public java.lang.String getMotive()

Getter for motive.

Returns:

(String) Returns the motive string for this object. motive

setMotive

public NPC setMotive(java.lang.String motive)

Setter for the NPC's motive string.

Parameters:

motive - - The motive this particular NPC has for committing the murder.

Returns:

(NPC) Returns the NPC object as this is how the NPC's are built by returning and adding each part.

setKiller

public boolean setKiller()

This method sets the NPC as the killer for this game.

It first checks they aren't the victim and if they can be the killer

Returns:

(boolean) Returns whether it successfully set the NPC to the killer or not

setVictim

public boolean setVictim()

This method sets the NPC to be the victim for the game

It first checks if the NPC isn't also the killer

Returns:

(boolean) Returns whether it successfully set the NPC to the victim or not

getSpeech

public java.lang.String getSpeech(Clue clue,
                                  AbstractPerson.Personality style)

This handles speech for a clue that has a question style

Specified by:

getSpeech in class AbstractPerson

Parameters:

clue - the clue to be questioned about

style - the style of questioning

Returns:

(String) the speech

getPersonality

public AbstractPerson.Personality getPersonality()

This method returns the NPCs personality

Specified by:

getPersonality in class AbstractPerson

Returns:

(Personality) the NPCs personality AbstractPerson.Personality

accuse

public void accuse()

Sets the accuse state of the NPC.

isAccused

public boolean isAccused()

Get whether the NPC has been accused.