Character Commands

Assign Character to Location

CHARACTER_LOCATION [characterName] [backgroundFileName]

    characterName - Character to be assigned
    backgroundFileName - File name of the PNG background the character is assigned to

Pick Pose for Character

POSE [characterName] [poseFileName]

    characterName - Character whose pose is being assigned
    poseFileName - File name of the PNG pose spritesheet in the /characters/[characterName] folder to use

Play Character Animation

ANIMATION [characterName] [animationFileName] [speed?]

    characterName - Character whose animation is being played
    animationFileName - File name of the animation to be played. This is not expected to include the `_ani` suffix.
    speed - Optional number parameter to include how quickly the animation should be played. Default is 10.

Combining Commands

The above commands are typically used together like the following:

// First, assign Dan to /backgrounds/lobby.png
CHARACTER_LOCATION Dan LOBBY

// Next, assign Dan to display the /characters/dan/happy.png spritesheet the next time we see him
POSE Dan Happy

// Finally, let's go to the lobby, which should now display Dan with the Happy pose.
JUMPCUT LOBBY

When utilizing multiple locations, you do not have to re-assign the character locations when jumping between them. For example:

// Assign Phoenix and Edgeworth to two different backgrounds
CHARACTER_LOCATION Phoenix COURT_DEFENSE
CHARACTER_LOCATION Edgeworth COURT_PROSECTUION

// We want Phoenix to be Sweaty and Edgeworth to be Confident when we see them
POSE Phoenix Sweaty
POSE Edgeworth Confident

JUMPCUT COURT_PROSECUTION
// Edgeworth should say this next line with the ConfidentTalking.png spritesheet
SPEAK Edgeworth
     "Look at me!"

JUMPCUT COURT_DEFENSE
// Phoenix should say this next line with the SweatyTalking.png spritesheet
SPEAK Phoenix
     "No, me!"