Revision as of 12:42, 20 January 2013

Entities

Caster

1. Hero
2. Creature
3. (*) Scriptable virtual. Fully customizable by scripts.

ISpellCaster - public interface.

Target

1. Object - any object in adv map. (f.e. scuttle boat).
2. (?)Tile - any tile on map (f.e. DD)
3. Battle creature
4. Battle obstacle
5. Battle hex
6. (*) Battle hero.

• there can be multiple targets.
• on adv map, if no target then it assumed hero itself (f.e. vision, viewXXX ).
• (->) target selection configuration use selector semantic similar to bonus system.

ISpellTarger - public interface.

Spell

Common interface

Used by GUI, AI, (?) Server. Readonly.

Service-oriented design version

Use singleton Handler and methods accepting TSpell as first parameter.

• (+) script-frendly
• (+) low coupling

OO design version with proxy

1. CSpellInfo - proxy class. Constructs from TSpell.

• (+) more readable
• (+) low coupling

OO design version

1. CSpell -
2. CSpellHandler

• (+) current version
• (-) higher coupling

GUI related interface

used by GUI

• animation
• sound
• description for spellbook
• icon for spellbook, scroll etc.
• (+) inherit all from common interface.

OO design version with proxy

1. SpellView - proxy class. Header file public.
2. SpellViewHandler - singleton class (hidden) Header file private: used only by implementation of SpellView and CGI.

Server interface

used by server-side handlers

• applying effects
  • do damage
  • set timed effects
  • adv map logic

Configuration

[Todo] Spell format

{
	"spells":
	{
		"spellName":
		{
			//numeric id of spell requred only for original spells, not recommended for new spells
			"id": 0,
			"effect": 0,
			"anim": -1,
			"ranges": [ "X", "X", "X", "X" ],

			//flags string array of:
			//		damage - spell does damage (direct or indirect)
			//		offensive - direct damage
			//		rising - rising spell
			//		mind //deprecated
			//		summoning //todo:
			"flags" : ["flag1", "flag2"],
			//string array of bonus names, any one of these bonus grants immunity
			"immunity": ["BONUS_NAME", ...],

			//string array of bonus names, presence of all bonuses required to be affected by
			"limit": ["BONUS_NAME", ...],


			"effectsCommon": [{bonus format} ...], //for all spell levels
			"effects": [ //for particular lelel, merged with effectsCommon
				[{bonus format} ... ], //no skill
				[{bonus format} ... ], //basic
				[{bonus format} ... ], //adv
				[{bonus format} ... ]  //expert
			]

		}
	}
}