npcdefinition.java

Vyger offers a D & D and Rogue-like environment in a graphical online roleplay game.

/*
 * Light And Shadow. A Persistent Universe based on Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time Books.
 * Copyright (C) 2001-2003 WOTLAS Team
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
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 */

package wotlas.libs.npc;

import wotlas.common.universe.*;
import wotlas.common.*;
import wotlas.libs.persistence.*;

import wotlas.libs.graphics2D.*;
import wotlas.libs.graphics2D.drawable.*;
import wotlas.utils.Debug;
import wotlas.common.environment.*;

import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.awt.Rectangle;
import java.awt.*;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.*;

/**  Npc Definitions
  *
  * @author Diego
 */
public abstract class NpcDefinition implements BackupReady {

    /** id used in Serialized interface.
     */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 556565L;
    
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    String name;
    
    
    
    /** Returns the speed of this npc
    *
    *  @param playerLocation player current location
    *  @return speed in pixel/s
    */
    abstract public float getSpeed( WotlasLocation playerLocation );

     /** return enviroment type : Actually are RogueLike or Wheel of Time
      *
      */
    abstract public byte getEnvironment();

    /** To get a Drawable for this character. This should not be used on the
    *  server side. This drawable is only used in tilemaps and is still in beta.
    * it doesnt support animations actually, however it will support the
    * change of the image from the datasupplier, to let the users change their
    * images (polymorth, disguise and so on)
    *
    * @param player the player to chain the drawable to. If a XXXDataSupplier is needed
    *               we sets it to this player object.
    * @return a Drawable for this character.
    */
    abstract public Drawable getDrawableForTileMaps( Player player );

}