var game;
// colors is actually the array of level pages
var colors = ["0xffffff","0xff0000","0x00ff00","0x0000ff","0xffff00"];
// columns of thumbnails in each page
var columns = 3;
// rows of thumbnails in each page
var rows = 4;
// thumbnail width, in pixels
var thumbWidth = 60;
// thumbnail height, in pizels
var thumbHeight = 60;
// empty space between two thumbnails, in pixels
var spacing = 20;
// stars array
var stars = [];
// local storage name
var localStorageName = "levelselect";
// level we are currently playing
var level;
window.onload = function() {
// creating a 320x480 pixels game and executing PlayGame state
game = new Phaser.Game(320, 480, Phaser.AUTO, "");
game.state.add("PlayGame", playGame);
game.state.add("PlayLevel", playLevel);
game.state.start("PlayGame");
}
var playGame = function(game){};
playGame.prototype = {
preload: function(){
// level thumbnail
game.load.spritesheet("levelthumb", "levelthumb.png", 60, 60);
// level pages at the bottom
game.load.image("levelpages", "levelpages.png");
// transparent background used to scroll
game.load.image("transp", "transp.png");
},
create: function(){
// can the player change page? Useful to prevent double swipes
this.canChangePage = true;
// the first level has zero stars, to it's playable although not finished
stars[0] = 0
// the remaining levels have -1 stars, this means they are still locked
for(var l = 1; l < columns * rows * colors.length; l++){
stars[l] = -1;
}
// retrieving stars string from local storage or converting stars array to a string
this.savedData = localStorage.getItem(localStorageName)==null?stars.toString():localStorage.getItem(localStorageName);
// finally, no matter how we retrieved the string, splitting the string to form an array again
stars = this.savedData.split(",");
// setting game background color
game.stage.backgroundColor = "#222222";
// just a text placed on the top of the stage to show level page
this.pageText = game.add.text(game.width / 2, 16, "Swipe to select level page (1 / " + colors.length + ")", {font: "18px Arial", fill: "#ffffff"})
this.pageText.anchor.set(0.5);
// the tiled transparent sprite, covering the entire scrollable area which width is (number of pages) * (game width)
this.scrollingMap = game.add.tileSprite(0, 0, colors.length * game.width, game.height, "transp");
// this is how we tell Phaser the sprite can receive inputs
this.scrollingMap.inputEnabled = true;
// the sprite can be dragged
this.scrollingMap.input.enableDrag(false);
// the sprite can't be dragged vertically
this.scrollingMap.input.allowVerticalDrag = false;
// this is the bounding box which defines dragging limits
this.scrollingMap.input.boundsRect = new Phaser.Rectangle(game.width - this.scrollingMap.width, game.height - this.scrollingMap.height, this.scrollingMap.width * 2 - game.width, this.scrollingMap.height * 2 - game.height);
// we start at page zero, that is the first page
this.currentPage = 0;
// this will be the array of page thumbnails
this.pageSelectors = [];
// determining row length according to thumbnail width, spacing and number of columns
var rowLength = thumbWidth * columns + spacing * (columns - 1);
// left margin is set to every row is centered in the stage
var leftMargin = (game.width - rowLength) / 2;
// same concept applies to column height and top margin
var colHeight = thumbHeight * rows + spacing * (rows - 1);
var topMargin = (game.height - colHeight) / 2;
// looping through all pages
for(var k = 0; k < colors.length; k++){
// looping through all columns
for(var i = 0; i < columns; i++){
// looping through all rows
for(var j = 0; j < rows; j++){
// adding level thumbnail
var thumb = game.add.image(k * game.width + leftMargin + i * (thumbWidth + spacing), topMargin + j * (thumbHeight + spacing), "levelthumb");
// setting tint color according to page cumber
thumb.tint = colors[k];
// each level has a number...
thumb.levelNumber = k * (rows * columns) + j * columns + i;
// assigning each thumbnail a frame according to its stars value
thumb.frame = parseInt(stars[thumb.levelNumber]) + 1;
// which we are going to write inside the thumbnail
var levelText = game.add.text(0, 0, thumb.levelNumber, {font: "24px Arial", fill: "#000000"})
// level number is added as a child of level thumbnail
thumb.addChild(levelText);
// level thumbnail is added as a child of scrolling map
this.scrollingMap.addChild(thumb);
}
}
// now it's time to place page thumbnail selectors, in a way they are centered on the stage
this.pageSelectors[k] = game.add.button(game.width / 2 + (k - Math.floor(colors.length / 2) + 0.5 * (1 - colors.length % 2)) * 40, game.height - 40, "levelpages", function(e){
// each page thumbnail once clicked will scroll the map by "difference" pages
var difference = e.pageIndex - this.currentPage;
// changePage will handle scrolling
this.changePage(difference);
}, this);
// each page selector is anchored on its center point
this.pageSelectors[k] .anchor.set(0.5);
// each page selector has a page index according to the page it refers to
this.pageSelectors[k].pageIndex = k;
// adding a tint color so we can see we will move to "red" levels if we click or "red" page, to "green" levels if we click on "green" page and so on
this.pageSelectors[k].tint = colors[k];
// this is just to highlight current page, making it bigger (actually we are making other pages smaller)
if(k == this.currentPage){
this.pageSelectors[k].height = 30;
}
else{
this.pageSelectors[k].height = 15;
}
}
// when we start dragging, we just save horizontal map position and pointer position
this.scrollingMap.events.onDragStart.add(function(sprite, pointer){
this.scrollingMap.startPointerPosition = new Phaser.Point(pointer.x, pointer.y);
this.scrollingMap.startPosition = this.scrollingMap.x;
}, this);
// the core of the script is when we STOP dragging
this.scrollingMap.events.onDragStop.add(function(sprite, pointer){
// if there wasn't any scroll, and the pointer remains on the same coordinate, we can say it wasn't a drag so the player clicked a level
if(this.scrollingMap.startPosition == this.scrollingMap.x && this.scrollingMap.startPointerPosition.x == pointer.x && this.scrollingMap.startPointerPosition.y == pointer.y){
// now we just have to check for all bounding boxes to see which level thumbnail has been clicked
// sadly, we can't use buttons or they won't allow to detect scrolling
for(i = 0; i < this.scrollingMap.children.length; i++){
var bounds = this.scrollingMap.children[i].getBounds();
// before we start a level, let's check the level is not locked that means it's not on frame zero
if(bounds.contains(pointer.x, pointer.y)){
if(this.scrollingMap.children[i].frame > 0){
level = this.scrollingMap.children[i].levelNumber;
game.state.start("PlayLevel");
}
// if the level is locked, then shake the button
else{
var buttonTween = game.add.tween(this.scrollingMap.children[i])
buttonTween.to({
x: this.scrollingMap.children[i].x + thumbWidth / 15
}, 20, Phaser.Easing.Cubic.None);
buttonTween.to({
x: this.scrollingMap.children[i].x - thumbWidth / 15
}, 20, Phaser.Easing.Cubic.None);
buttonTween.to({
x: this.scrollingMap.children[i].x + thumbWidth / 15
}, 20, Phaser.Easing.Cubic.None);
buttonTween.to({
x: this.scrollingMap.children[i].x - thumbWidth / 15
}, 20, Phaser.Easing.Cubic.None);
buttonTween.to({
x: this.scrollingMap.children[i].x
}, 20, Phaser.Easing.Cubic.None);
buttonTween.start();
}
break;
}
}
}
else{
// we define 1/8 of the width of the page as the minimum amount of pixels scrolled to say the player
// wanted to swipe the page
if(this.scrollingMap.startPosition - this.scrollingMap.x > game.width / 8){
this.changePage(1);
}
else{
if(this.scrollingMap.startPosition - this.scrollingMap.x < - game.width / 8){
this.changePage(-1);
}
else{
this.changePage(0);
}
}
}
}, this);
},
changePage: function(page){
// can the player change a page?
if(this.canChangePage){
// while a page is changing, you can't change it again
this.canChangePage = false;
// here we move the scrolling map according to selected page
this.currentPage += page;
for(var k = 0; k < colors.length; k++){
if(k == this.currentPage){
this.pageSelectors[k].height = 30;
}
else{
this.pageSelectors[k].height = 15;
}
}
this.pageText.text = "Swipe to select level page (" + (this.currentPage + 1).toString() + " / " + colors.length + ")";
var tween = game.add.tween(this.scrollingMap).to({
x: this.currentPage * -game.width
}, 300, Phaser.Easing.Cubic.Out, true);
// when the tween is completed, player can change page again
tween.onComplete.add(function(){
this.canChangePage = true;
}, this);
}
}
}
var playLevel = function(game){};
playLevel.prototype = {
create: function(){
game.add.text(game.width / 2, 20, "Play level " + level.toString(), {
font: "32px Arial",
fill: "#ffffff"
}).anchor.set(0.5);
// if we fail a level, we simply return to level select screen
var failLevel = game.add.text(20, 60, "Fail level", {
font: "48px Arial",
fill: "#ff0000"
});
failLevel.inputEnabled = true;
failLevel.events.onInputDown.add(function(){
game.state.start("PlayGame");
}, this)
// if we complete the level with one star, we set star item to 1 if it was less than 1
// at the same time, if next level exists and it's locked (-1) we unlock it (0)
// then return to level selection screen, but before we save the progress on the local storage
var oneStarLevel = game.add.text(20, 160, "Get 1 star", {
font: "48px Arial",
fill: "#ff8800"
});
oneStarLevel.inputEnabled = true;
oneStarLevel.events.onInputDown.add(function(){
stars[level] = Math.max(stars[level], 1);
if(stars[level + 1] != undefined && stars[level + 1] == -1){
stars[level + 1] = 0;
}
localStorage.setItem(localStorageName, stars.toString());
game.state.start("PlayGame");
}, this)
// same thing for completing the level with two stars
var twoStarLevel = game.add.text(20, 260, "Get 2 stars", {
font: "48px Arial",
fill: "#ffff00"
});
twoStarLevel.inputEnabled = true;
twoStarLevel.events.onInputDown.add(function(){
stars[level] = Math.max(stars[level], 2);
if(stars[level + 1] != undefined && stars[level + 1] == -1){
stars[level + 1] = 0;
}
localStorage.setItem(localStorageName, stars.toString());
game.state.start("PlayGame");
}, this)
// same thing for completing the level with three stars
var threeStarLevel = game.add.text(20, 360, "Get 3 stars", {
font: "48px Arial",
fill: "#00ff00"
});
threeStarLevel.inputEnabled = true;
threeStarLevel.events.onInputDown.add(function(){
stars[level] = 3;
if(stars[level + 1] != undefined && stars[level + 1] == -1){
stars[level + 1] = 0;
}
localStorage.setItem(localStorageName, stars.toString());
game.state.start("PlayGame");
}, this)
}
}
Create a HTML5 level select screen controlled by swipe – new features: bug fixes and animation when selecting locked levels
Another week, another update to my HTML5 level select screen controlled by swipe.
A small recap is due: I started with the first prototype to add level selection, page navigation and saving progress with stars and locked levels.
Then a user showed me a bug and I found another one, moreover I wanted to add a new feature to make level thumbnails shake if the player selects a locked level like I did in another prototype: HTML5 Phaser Tutorial: how to create a level selection screen with locked levels and stars.
So here we go with this new version:
Now the double swipe bug has been fixed and if you select a locked level, you will have a “wrong level” animation.
This is the resulting source code, with new lines highlighted:
Thank you as always for your precious feedback, if you find bugs or want new features, leave a comment, meanwhile download the source code.
