Guide to writing Patch Plants

[Amaikokonut]

[malkin]

Is making a 'ground' patch plant (mushrooms, carrots... grass?) significantly different from making a 'wall' patch plant?

[Amaikokonut]

Not really; I think the only thing to be aware of is that you need to give the plants physics from the start, and you might want to make your first "stage" of growth an invisible or very tiny sprite if you don't want them to be plainly visible since they still spawn in the patch box and then fall to the ground.

Ground patches were one of those things that weren't really intended from the start, but ended up being a nice use for the existing framework anyway!

[AquaShee]

A solution for the flower/fruit problem would be keeping the flower hidden behind the fruit until the fruit drops. This way butterflies, hummingbirds and other flower-loving critters get to enjoy the tasty, tasty blossoms properly.

[malkin]

[Amaikokonut]

Hmm, what specifically is baffling you? I can try to make that segment a little more clear.

If you compare the chili spawn-code and the carrot-spawn code side-by-side, they're nearly identical with a few differences:
- The carrot seed starts out with attr 208 to allow physics; it falls directly from its spawn-point in the box onto the ground, whereas the chili starts with attr 80 which doesn't allow physics-- obviously it wants to stay in place until it's grown!
- The carrot has some additional code to determine which way it faces when it lies on the ground, but that's just...carrotyness.

Let me know how else I can help!