Package com.csse3200.game.components.combat.attackpatterns

Class ShipEaterAttackPattern

java.lang.Object

com.csse3200.game.components.Component

com.csse3200.game.components.combat.attackpatterns.ShipEaterAttackPattern

All Implemented Interfaces:

com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Json.Serializable

public class ShipEaterAttackPattern
extends Component

The ShipEaterAttackPattern class defines the attack behavior of a ShipEater entity in the game. It allows the ShipEater to detect the ship and reduce repair state when in range. Adapted from Team 4's AttackPatternComponent.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.csse3200.game.components.Component

enabled, entity

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ShipEaterAttackPattern(float attackFrequency)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected void	attack()	Performs the attack action, which involves determining the nearest entity, changing direction, triggering attack events, and scheduling the next attack.
void	create()	Called when the entity is created and registered.
protected void	startAttack()	Initiates an attack loop.
void	update()	Called once per frame of the game, and should be used for most component logic.

Methods inherited from class com.csse3200.game.components.Component

dispose, earlyUpdate, getEntity, read, setEnabled, setEntity, toString, triggerEarlyUpdate, triggerUpdate, write

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

ShipEaterAttackPattern

public ShipEaterAttackPattern(float attackFrequency)

Method Details

create

public void create()

Description copied from class: Component

Called when the entity is created and registered. Initial logic such as calls to GetComponent should be made here, not in the constructor which is called before an entity is finished.

Overrides:

create in class Component

startAttack

protected void startAttack()

Initiates an attack loop.

attack

protected void attack()

Performs the attack action, which involves determining the nearest entity, changing direction, triggering attack events, and scheduling the next attack.

update

public void update()

Description copied from class: Component

Called once per frame of the game, and should be used for most component logic. Not called if component is disabled.

Overrides:

update in class Component