How to add a mob - lzbk/BrowserQuest GitHub Wiki

This page is meant to guide you through the creation of a new mob/monster

Draw a sprite

See How to create a sprite.

##Add it to the game There are several steps in order to include the item in the game.

Define the entity and the kind of item

shared/js/gametypes.js holds the taxonomy of entities in the game.

Add the sprite/json

Define the behavior of the mob

Add your mob in client/js/mobs.js

    Spider: Mob.extend({
        init: function(id) {
            this._super(id, Types.Entities.SPIDER);
            this.moveSpeed = 300;
            this.idleSpeed = 100;
            this.walkSpeed = 100;
            this.shadowOffsetY = -2;
            this.isAggressive = true;
        }
    }),

• moveSpeed: The effectivement movement speed of the mob
• idleSpeed: Animation speed while idke
• walkSpeed: Animation speed while walking
• isAggressive: Attack a player if he's too close (just on the tile next to the mob)

note on isAffressive: It's does'nt work while the mob is moving, only when idle.

Add it to the map

There are two ways to add mobs to the map :

• Create a new mob area, set:
  • type to your mob name;
  • a new property "nb" to the number of mob in your area;
• Create a new mob in the mobset.png file and use that to add mobs, one mob at a time on a precise tile (cf. How to create a sprite)