The Basics

Characters

• Character files are found in data/characters/<file>.xml.
• Spritesheets are located in images/characters, and Icons are located in images/icons. Both should be named the same as the character name, but you can also specify the names in the character's variables sprite and icon.
• All variables are optional; If a piece of information is not given, the engine will auto-assign that variable to it's default value.

Here's an example you can copy as a template.

<!DOCTYPE codename-engine-character>
<character isPlayer="false" isGF="false" x="0" y="0" gameOverChar="bf" camx="0" camy="0" holdTime="4" flipX="false" icon="character-name" scale="1" antialiasing="true" sprite="character-name">
    <anim name="idle"      anim="BF idle dance"   fps="24" loop="false" x="0" y="0" />
    <anim name="danceLeft" anim="GF Dancing Beat" fps="24" loop="false" x="0" y="0" indices="30,0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14" />
</character>

Character Variables

Variable	Default Value	Information
isPlayer	false	Acts like Boyfriend
isGF	false	Acts like Girlfriend
x	0	Global X Positional offset
y	0	Global Y Positional offset
gameOverChar	"bf"	Character's character on death
camx	0	Global X Camera offset
camy	0	Global Y Camera offset
holdTime	4	Sing Anim's Length
flipX	false	Flip's Character's Sprite
icon	<file.xml>'s name	Name of Character's icon
scale	1	Character's Scale
antialiasing	true	Softens edges to sprite
sprite	<file.xml>'s name	Name of Character's spritesheet

Character Functions

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