Finding player orientation

[xlDino]

 

This method finds what direction the player is facing based on the previous tile, and assigns it to the 'direction' string.

    private void checkPlayerDirection() {
        int currentX = myPlayer().getX();
        int currentY = myPlayer().getY();
        int deltaX = currentX - previousX;
        int deltaY = currentY - previousY;

        if (deltaX == 0 && deltaY == 0) {
            direction = previousDirection; // Use the previous direction when not moving
        } else if (deltaX == 0) {
            direction = deltaY > 0 ? "North" : "South";
        } else if (deltaY == 0) {
            direction = deltaX > 0 ? "East" : "West";
        } else if (deltaX > 0) {
            direction = deltaY > 0 ? "North-East" : "South-East";
        } else {
            direction = deltaY > 0 ? "North-West" : "South-West";
        }

        if (!direction.equals(previousDirection)) {
            log("Player is facing: " + direction);
            previousDirection = direction;
        }
    }

 

onStart

        previousX = myPlayer().getX();
        previousY = myPlayer().getY();

 

onLoop

	checkPlayerDirection();
        previousX = myPlayer().getX();
        previousY = myPlayer().getY();

 

Variables

    int previousX;
    int previousY;
    String direction;
    String previousDirection;

 

Usage

if(direction == "North") {
        	//do something
        }

Edited May 17, 2023 by xlDino

[Khaleesi]

You can simply check the rotation of a player, might be easier than checking it like that

myPlayer().getRotation()

If you enable myPlayer debug in the debug tab, it will be included.
If interacting with an entity these values sometimes shift a little bit.

0 = South
256 = South-West
512 = West
768 = North-West
1024 = North
1280 = North-East
1536 = East
1792 = South-East

Edited May 18, 2023 by Khaleesi

[xlDino]

2 hours ago, Khaleesi said:

You can simply check the rotation of a player, might be easier than checking it like that

myPlayer().getRotation()

If you enable myPlayer debug in the debug tab, it will be included.
If interacting with an entity these values sometimes shift a little bit.

0 = South
256 = South-West
512 = West
768 = North-West
1024 = North
1280 = North-East
1536 = East
1792 = South-East

Found this out after hahahahaha