fixed all entities instanced an entity when grabbing functions from parent Entity. now it just sets metatable

code/entities/arrow.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-Arrow = Entity:new()
+Arrow = {}
 Arrow.type = "Arrow"
+Arrow.supertype = Entity.type
+Arrow.display = Animation:new(animation.kupo.arrow)
+setmetatable(Arrow, Entity)
 
 
 function Arrow:new(x,y,rotation,speed)

code/entities/cursed_book.lua

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-CursedBook = Entity:new()
+CursedBook = {}
 CursedBook.type = "CursedBook"
+CursedBook.supertype = Entity.type
 CursedBook.display = Animation:new(animation.cursed_book.flying)
+setmetatable(CursedBook, Entity)
 
 function CursedBook:new(x,y)
 	local o = Entity:new(x,y)
@@ -28,8 +30,12 @@ function CursedBook:new(x,y)
 	o:createBox(o.body)
 
 	-- light
-	o.light_range = 500
+	local light_data = {}
-	--o.light = Light:new(o.pos.x,o.pos.y,o.light_range,2,hex2rgb("#fe00d1"))
+	light_data.radius = 500
+	light_data.shine_radius = 0
+	light_data.flicker = nil
+	light_data.color = nil
+	o.light = Light:new(o.pos.x,o.pos.y,light_data)
 
 	o:id()
 

code/entities/fairy.lua

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-Fairy = Entity:new()
+Fairy = {}
 Fairy.type = "Fairy"
+Fairy.supertype = Entity.type
 Fairy.display = Animation:new(animation.fairy.flying)
+setmetatable(Fairy, Entity)
 
 function Fairy:new(x,y)
 	local o = Entity:new(x,y)
@@ -19,8 +21,12 @@ function Fairy:new(x,y)
 	o:createBox(o.body)
 
 	-- light
-	o.light_radius = 80
+	local light_data = {}
-	o.light = Light:new(o.pos.x,o.pos.y,o.light_radius,nil,hex2rgb("#fed100"))
+	light_data.radius = 80
+	light_data.shine_radius = 80
+	light_data.flicker = nil
+	light_data.color = hex2rgb("#fed100")
+	o.light = Light:new(o.pos.x,o.pos.y,light_data)
 
 	-- timer
 	o.particle_timer = 0
@@ -88,16 +94,19 @@ function Fairy:handleAnimation()
 		local vector = vector(self.vel.x,self.vel.y)
 		local angle = getAngleFromVector(vector)
 		self.particle_timer = 0
-		local particle_data = {
+		local particle_data = {}
-			animation = animation.particle.simple,
+		particle_data.animation = animation.particle.simple
-			animation_speed = 1,
+		particle_data.animation_speed = 1
-			sprite_tint = hex2rgb("#fed100"),
+		particle_data.sprite_tint = hex2rgb("#fed100")
-			sprite_alpha_fade = true,
+		particle_data.sprite_alpha_fade = true
-			direction = angle-math.rad(180+math.random(60)-30),
+		particle_data.direction = angle-math.rad(180+math.random(60)-30)
-			speed = 1,
+		particle_data.speed = 1
-			speed_increase = -0.01,
+		particle_data.time = 0.75
-			time = 0.75
+		particle_data.func = function(self)
-		}
+				self.speed = self.speed - 0.01
+				self.vel.x = self.speed * math.cos(self.direction)
+				self.vel.y = self.speed * math.sin(self.direction)
+		end
 		Particle:new(self.pos.x,self.pos.y,particle_data)
 	end
 end

code/entities/hook_anchor.lua

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-HookAnchor = Entity:new()
+HookAnchor = {}
 HookAnchor.type = "HookAnchor"
+HookAnchor.supertype = Entity.type
 HookAnchor.display = Animation:new(animation.fairy.flying)
+setmetatable(HookAnchor, Entity)
 
 function HookAnchor:new(x,y,hook_distance)
 	local o = Entity:new(x,y)

code/entities/kupo.lua

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-Kupo = Entity:new()
+Kupo = {}
 Kupo.type = "Kupo"
+Kupo.supertype = Entity.type
 Kupo.display = Animation:new(animation.kupo.body)
+setmetatable(Kupo, Entity)
 
 function Kupo:new(x,y)
 	local o = Entity:new(x,y)
@@ -27,8 +29,13 @@ function Kupo:new(x,y)
 	o.bow_aim_frames = 8
 	o.hostile = true
 
-	o.light_radius = o.range/2
+	-- light values
-	o.light = Light:new(o.pos.x,o.pos.y,o.light_radius)
+	local light_data = {}
+	light_data.radius = 100
+	light_data.shine_radius = 20
+	light_data.flicker = nil
+	light_data.color = nil
+	o.light = Light:new(o.pos.x,o.pos.y,light_data)
 
 	o:id()
 

code/entities/particle.lua

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 LoadedObjects.Particles = {}
-
+Particle = {}
-Particle = Entity:new()
 Particle.type = "Particle"
+Particle.supertype = Entity.type
 Particle.display = Animation:new(animation.particle.simple)
+setmetatable(Particle, Entity)
 
 function Particle:new(x,y,particle_data)
 	local o = Entity:new(x,y)
@@ -10,17 +11,18 @@ function Particle:new(x,y,particle_data)
 	o.pos = {x = x, y = y}
 
 	o.speed = particle_data.speed or 0
-	o.direction = particle_data.direction or o.direction
+	o.direction = particle_data.direction or 0
-	o.sprite_rotation = particle_data.sprite_rotation or o.sprite_rotation
+	o.sprite_rotation = particle_data.sprite_rotation or 0
-	o.sprite_offset = particle_data.sprite_offset or o.sprite_offset
+	o.sprite_offset = particle_data.sprite_offset or vector(0,0)
-	o.sprite_scale = particle_data.sprite_scale or o.sprite_scale
+	o.sprite_scale = particle_data.sprite_scale or vector(1,1)
-	o.sprite_tint = particle_data.sprite_tint or o.sprite_tint
+	o.sprite_tint = particle_data.sprite_tint or {1,1,1}
-	o.sprite_alpha = particle_data.sprite_alpha or o.sprite_alpha
+	o.sprite_alpha = particle_data.sprite_alpha or 1
 	o.sprite_alpha_fade = particle_data.sprite_alpha_fade or false
 	o.sprite_alpha_base = o.sprite_alpha
-	o.sprite_flip = particle_data.sprite_flip or o.sprite_flip
+	o.sprite_flip = particle_data.sprite_flip or vector(1,1)
-
+	o.func = particle_data.func or nil
 	o.time = particle_data.time or nil
+
 	if o.time ~= nil then
 		if particle_data.time_unit ~= nil
 		and particle_data.time_unit == "frames" then
@@ -36,13 +38,13 @@ function Particle:new(x,y,particle_data)
 		y = o.speed * math.sin(o.direction)
 	}
 
-	o.speed_increase = particle_data.speed_increase or 0
-
 	if particle_data.light ~= nil then
-		o.light_range = particle_data.light
+		local light_data = {}
-		local flicker = particle_data.light_flicker or nil
+		light_data.radius = particle_data.light
-		local color = particle_data.light_color or nil
+		light_data.shine_radius = particle_data.light_shine or nil
-		o.light = Light:new(o.pos.x,o.pos.y,o.light_range,flicker,color)
+		light_data.flicker = particle_data.light_flicer or nil
+		light_data.color = particle_data.light_color or nil
+		o.light = Light:new(o.pos.x,o.pos.y,light_data)
 	end
 
 	-- animations
@@ -90,14 +92,11 @@ function Particle:handleAnimation()
 end
 
 function Particle:doLogic()
-	-- adjust speed
+	if self.func then
-	if self.speed_increase ~= 0 then
+		self:func()
-		self.speed = self.speed + self.speed_increase
-		self.vel.x = self.speed * math.cos(self.direction)
-		self.vel.y = self.speed * math.sin(self.direction)
 	end
 
-	if self.time ~= nil then
+	if self.time then
 		if self.timer >= self.time then self:kill() end
 	end
 end

code/entities/player.lua

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-Player = Entity:new()
+Player = {}
 Player.type = "Player"
+Player.supertype = Entity.type
 Player.display = Animation:new(animation.nancy.idle)
+setmetatable(Player, Entity)
 
 function Player:new(x,y)
 	local o = Entity:new(x,y)
@@ -41,9 +43,6 @@ function Player:new(x,y)
 	o.walljump_nodrift_amount = 12
 	o.walljump_impulse = { x = 2.5, y = 3.5 }
 
-	-- light values
-	o.light_radius = 40 -- screen pixels
-
 	-- status
 	o.can_jump = true
 	o.can_fall = true
@@ -75,7 +74,12 @@ function Player:new(x,y)
 	o:createBox(o.body,0,4,-1,-5)
 
 	-- lights
-	o.light = Light:new(o.pos.x,o.pos.y,o.light_radius)
+	local light_data = {}
+	light_data.radius = 40
+	light_data.shine_radius = 20
+	light_data.flicker = nil
+	light_data.color = nil
+	o.light = Light:new(o.pos.x,o.pos.y,light_data)
 
 	o:id()
 

code/entity.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-Entity = {class = "Entity"}
 LoadedObjects.Entities = {}
+Entity = {}
+Entity.type = "Entity"
 
 function Entity:new(x,y)
 	local o = {}
@@ -23,11 +24,9 @@ function Entity:new(x,y)
 	o.sprite_tint = {1,1,1}
 	o.sprite_alpha = 1
 	o.sprite_flip = { x = 1, y = 1}
-	o.illuminated = false
 
 	setmetatable(o, self)
 	self.__index = self
-
 	return o
 end
 

data/levels/level1.lua

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ return {
 	name = "Dev Level",
 	tileset = tileset.library,
 	properties = {
-		darkness = false
+		darkness = true
 	},
 	tiles = {
 		{ 1, 4, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1},
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ return {
 		spawns = {
 			{Fairy,{100,88}},
 			{HookAnchor,{200,89,100}},
-			{HookAnchor,{400,89,120}}
+			{HookAnchor,{400,89,120}},
+			{Candelabra,{328,297}}
 		},
 		rooms = {
 			{{96,64},{544,320}},