That didn't go as well as I'd hoped

client/entities/local_character.cpp

@@ -23,13 +23,54 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 
-bool LocalCharacter::ProcessCollisionGrid(std::list<BoundingBox> boxList) {
+bool LocalCharacter::ProcessCollisionGrid(std::list<BoundingBox> boxList, Uint8* keyState) {
-	for(auto& box : boxList) {
+	//skip this if there's no movement
-		if (box.CheckOverlap(origin + bounds)) {
+	if (motion == 0) {
-			origin -= motion;
-			motion = {0, 0};
-			return true;
-		}
-	}
 		return false;
 	}
+
+	//determine the simple movement based on input
+	Vector2 newMotion = {0, 0};
+	if (keyState[SDLK_w]) {
+		newMotion.y -= CHARACTER_WALKING_SPEED;
+	}
+	if (keyState[SDLK_a]) {
+		newMotion.x -= CHARACTER_WALKING_SPEED;
+	}
+	if (keyState[SDLK_s]) {
+		newMotion.y += CHARACTER_WALKING_SPEED;
+	}
+	if (keyState[SDLK_d]) {
+		newMotion.x += CHARACTER_WALKING_SPEED;
+	}
+
+	bool ret = false;
+
+	for(auto& box : boxList) {
+		if (box.CheckCollision(origin + bounds)) {
+			//push the character to the closest non-contact position
+			Vector2 shift = box.CalcShift(origin + bounds);
+			origin += shift;
+
+			//set any motion in that direction to zero
+			if (shift.x != 0) {
+				newMotion.x = 0;
+			}
+			if (shift.y != 0) {
+				newMotion.y = 0;
+			}
+			ret = true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	//handle diagonals
+	if (newMotion.x != 0 && newMotion.y != 0) {
+		newMotion *= CHARACTER_WALKING_MOD;
+	}
+
+	//set the new motion
+	motion = newMotion;
+
+	//signal for updates
+	return ret;
+}

client/entities/local_character.hpp

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public:
 	LocalCharacter() = default;
 	virtual ~LocalCharacter() = default;
 
-	bool ProcessCollisionGrid(std::list<BoundingBox>);
+	bool ProcessCollisionGrid(std::list<BoundingBox>, Uint8* keyState);
 
 private:
 	//NOTE: NO MEMBERS

client/gameplay_scenes/in_world.hpp

@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ protected:
 	void HandleMonsterAttack(MonsterPacket* const);
 
 	//player movement
+	void ProcessLocalCharacterMovement();
 	void SendLocalCharacterMovement();
 	std::list<BoundingBox> GenerateCollisionGrid(Entity*, int tileWidth, int tileHeight);
 
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ protected:
 	//ugly references; I hate this
 	ConfigUtility& config = ConfigUtility::GetSingleton();
 	UDPNetworkUtility& network = UDPNetworkUtility::GetSingleton();
+	Uint8* keyState = nullptr;
 };
 
 #endif

client/gameplay_scenes/in_world_entities.cpp

@@ -175,7 +175,39 @@ void InWorld::HandleMonsterAttack(MonsterPacket* const argPacket) {
 //player movement
 //-------------------------
 
-//TODO: add a "movement" packet type
+void InWorld::ProcessLocalCharacterMovement() {
+	//character movement
+	if (!localCharacter) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	Vector2 newMotion = {0, 0};
+	if (keyState[SDLK_w]) {
+		newMotion.y -= CHARACTER_WALKING_SPEED;
+	}
+	if (keyState[SDLK_a]) {
+		newMotion.x -= CHARACTER_WALKING_SPEED;
+	}
+	if (keyState[SDLK_s]) {
+		newMotion.y += CHARACTER_WALKING_SPEED;
+	}
+	if (keyState[SDLK_d]) {
+		newMotion.x += CHARACTER_WALKING_SPEED;
+	}
+
+	//handle diagonals
+	if (newMotion.x != 0 && newMotion.y != 0) {
+		newMotion *= CHARACTER_WALKING_MOD;
+	}
+
+	//set the info
+	if (localCharacter->GetMotion() != newMotion) {
+		localCharacter->SetMotion(newMotion);
+		localCharacter->CorrectSprite();
+		SendLocalCharacterMovement();
+	}
+}
+
 void InWorld::SendLocalCharacterMovement() {
 	CharacterPacket newPacket;
 	newPacket.type = SerialPacketType::CHARACTER_MOVEMENT;

client/gameplay_scenes/in_world_scene.cpp

@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
 
 InWorld::InWorld(int* const argClientIndex,	int* const argAccountIndex):
 	clientIndex(*argClientIndex),
-	accountIndex(*argAccountIndex)
+	accountIndex(*argAccountIndex),
+	keyState(SDL_GetKeyState(nullptr))
 {
 	//setup the utility objects
 	buttonImage.LoadSurface(config["dir.interface"] + "button_menu.bmp");
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ void InWorld::Update() {
 	std::list<BoundingBox> boxList = GenerateCollisionGrid(localCharacter, tileSheet.GetTileW(), tileSheet.GetTileH());
 
 	//process the collisions
-	if (localCharacter->ProcessCollisionGrid(boxList)) {
+	if (localCharacter->ProcessCollisionGrid(boxList, keyState)) {
 		localCharacter->CorrectSprite();
 		SendLocalCharacterMovement();
 	}
@@ -219,88 +220,34 @@ void InWorld::MouseButtonUp(SDL_MouseButtonEvent const& button) {
 }
 
 void InWorld::KeyDown(SDL_KeyboardEvent const& key) {
-	//hotkeys
+	//hotkeys & player input
 	switch(key.keysym.sym) {
 		case SDLK_ESCAPE:
 			//TODO: the escape key should actually control menus and stuff
 			SendLogoutRequest();
 		return;
-	}
-
-	//character movement
-	if (!localCharacter) {
-		return;
-	}
-	Vector2 motion = localCharacter->GetMotion();
-	switch(key.keysym.sym) {
 		case SDLK_w:
-			motion.y -= CHARACTER_WALKING_SPEED;
-		break;
 		case SDLK_a:
-			motion.x -= CHARACTER_WALKING_SPEED;
-		break;
 		case SDLK_s:
-			motion.y += CHARACTER_WALKING_SPEED;
-		break;
 		case SDLK_d:
-			motion.x += CHARACTER_WALKING_SPEED;
+			ProcessLocalCharacterMovement();
 		break;
 		default:
 			//DOCS: prevents wrong keys screwing with character movement
 			return;
 	}
-	//handle diagonals
-	if (motion.x != 0 && motion.y != 0) {
-		motion *= CHARACTER_WALKING_MOD;
-	}
-	//set the info
-	localCharacter->SetMotion(motion);
-	localCharacter->CorrectSprite();
-	SendLocalCharacterMovement();
 }
 
 void InWorld::KeyUp(SDL_KeyboardEvent const& key) {
-	//character movement
-	if (!localCharacter) {
-		return;
-	}
-	Vector2 motion = localCharacter->GetMotion();
 	switch(key.keysym.sym) {
 		case SDLK_w:
-			motion.y = std::min(0.0, motion.y += CHARACTER_WALKING_SPEED);
-		break;
 		case SDLK_a:
-			motion.x = std::min(0.0, motion.x += CHARACTER_WALKING_SPEED);
-		break;
 		case SDLK_s:
-			motion.y = std::max(0.0, motion.y -= CHARACTER_WALKING_SPEED);
-		break;
 		case SDLK_d:
-			motion.x = std::max(0.0, motion.x -= CHARACTER_WALKING_SPEED);
+			ProcessLocalCharacterMovement();
 		break;
 		default:
 			//DOCS: prevents wrong keys screwing with character movement
 			return;
 	}
-	//BUGFIX: reset cardinal direction speed on key release
-	if (motion.x > 0) {
-		motion.x = CHARACTER_WALKING_SPEED;
-	}
-	else if (motion.x < 0) {
-		motion.x = -CHARACTER_WALKING_SPEED;
-	}
-	if (motion.y > 0) {
-		motion.y = CHARACTER_WALKING_SPEED;
-	}
-	else if (motion.y < 0) {
-		motion.y = -CHARACTER_WALKING_SPEED;
-	}
-	//handle diagonals
-	if (motion.x != 0 && motion.y != 0) {
-		motion *= CHARACTER_WALKING_MOD;
-	}
-	//set the info
-	localCharacter->SetMotion(motion);
-	localCharacter->CorrectSprite();
-	SendLocalCharacterMovement();
 }

client/menu_scenes/lobby_menu.cpp

@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ void LobbyMenu::MouseButtonUp(SDL_MouseButtonEvent const& button) {
 	//has the user selected a server on the list?
 	BoundingBox tmpBox = listBox;
 	tmpBox.h *= serverInfo.size();
-	if (tmpBox.CheckOverlap({button.x, button.y})) {
+	if (tmpBox.CheckCollision({button.x, button.y, 0, 0})) {
 		selection = &serverInfo[(button.y - listBox.y)/listBox.h];
 	}
 	else {

common/utilities/bounding_box.hpp

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #ifndef BOUNDINGBOX_HPP_
 #define BOUNDINGBOX_HPP_
 
+#include "vector2.hpp"
+
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <algorithm>
 
@@ -32,16 +34,15 @@ public:
 	int w, h;
 
 	BoundingBox() = default;
-	BoundingBox(int i, int j): x(i), y(j), w(0), h(0) {};
 	BoundingBox(int i, int j, int k, int l): x(i), y(j), w(k), h(l) {};
 	~BoundingBox() = default;
 	BoundingBox& operator=(BoundingBox const&) = default;
 
 	int Size() {
-		return std::max(w*h,0);
+		return (w-x) * (h-y);
 	}
 
-	bool CheckOverlap(BoundingBox rhs) {
+	bool CheckCollision(BoundingBox rhs) {
 		return !(
 			x >= rhs.x + rhs.w ||
 			y >= rhs.y + rhs.h ||
@@ -49,24 +50,25 @@ public:
 			rhs.y >= y + h);
 	}
 
-	BoundingBox CalcOverlap(BoundingBox rhs) {
+	Vector2 CalcShift(BoundingBox rhs) {
-		if (!CheckOverlap(rhs)) {
+		if (!CheckCollision(rhs)) {
-			return {0, 0, 0, 0};
+			return {0, 0};
 		}
-		BoundingBox ret;
+
-		ret.x = std::max(x, rhs.x);
+		//DOCS: Given two BoundingBox objects, how does the other have to move so that they are no longer colliding?
-		ret.y = std::max(y, rhs.y);
+		Vector2 horizontal = {0, 0};
-		ret.w = std::min(x+w, rhs.x+rhs.w) - ret.x;
+		Vector2 vertical = {0, 0};
-		ret.h = std::min(y+h, rhs.y+rhs.h) - ret.y;
+
-		return ret;
+		horizontal.x = std::abs(x + w - rhs.x) < std::abs(rhs.x + rhs.w - x) ? x + w - rhs.x -1 : -(rhs.x + rhs.w - x -1);
+		vertical.y = std::abs(y + h - rhs.x) < std::abs(rhs.y + rhs.h - y) ? y + h - rhs.y -1 : -(rhs.y + rhs.h - y -1);
+
+		return std::abs(vertical.y) < std::abs(horizontal.x) ? vertical : horizontal;
 	}
 };
 
 //This is explicitly a POD
 static_assert(std::is_pod<BoundingBox>::value, "BoundingBox is not a POD");
 
-#include "vector2.hpp"
-
 //operators
 inline BoundingBox operator+(BoundingBox b, Vector2 v) {
 	return {b.x + (int)v.x, b.y + (int)v.y, b.w, b.h};