a lot of working late at night. working on placing towers and making them operate as normal.

public/assets/Towers.json

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 [
     {
         "name": "Basic Tower",
+        "sprite": "basic_tower",
+        "description": "The building block of society, nothing more basic exists.",
         "stats": {
             "damage": 2,
             "cooldown": 2,

src/classes/Assets.ts

@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ export default class GameAssets {
         const text = new PIXI.Text({
             text: 'Loading textures. This might take a while.',
             style: new PIXI.TextStyle({
-                fill: 0xffffff,
+                fill: 0x333333,
                 fontSize: 50,
             }),
         });
-        text.x = Globals.WindowWidth / 2;
-        text.y = Globals.WindowHeight / 2;
+        text.x = Globals.app.canvas.width / 2;
+        text.y = Globals.app.canvas.height / 2;
         text.anchor.set(0.5, 0.5);
         Globals.app.stage.addChild(text);
         GameAssets.Button01Texture = await PIXI.Assets.load({
@@ -34,18 +34,30 @@ export default class GameAssets {
         GameAssets.FrameTowerTab = await PIXI.Assets.load({
             src: '/assets/gui/background_02.png',
         });
-        GameAssets.FrameVioletTexture = await PIXI.Assets.load({
+        GameAssets.VioletBackground = await PIXI.Assets.load({
             src: '/assets/gui/frame_violet.png',
         });
+        GameAssets.RedBackground = await PIXI.Assets.load({
+            src: '/assets/gui/frame_red.png',
+        });
+        GameAssets.GreenBackground = await PIXI.Assets.load({
+            src: '/assets/gui/frame_green.png',
+        });
         GameAssets.HealthTexture = await PIXI.Assets.load({
             src: '/assets/gui/heart.png',
         });
         GameAssets.GoldTexture = await PIXI.Assets.load({
             src: '/assets/gui/money.png',
         });
+
         GameAssets.BasicCreepTexture = await PIXI.Assets.load({
             src: '/assets/creeps/basic.jpg',
         });
+
+        GameAssets.BasicTowerTexture = await PIXI.Assets.load({
+            src: '/assets/towers/basic_tower.png',
+        });
+
         await this.LoadMissions();
         await this.LoadTowers();
         await this.LoadCreepStats();
@@ -66,6 +78,13 @@ export default class GameAssets {
         const res = await fetch('/assets/Towers.json');
         const towers = await res.json();
         GameAssets.Towers = towers;
+        towers.forEach(async (tower) => {
+            let index = this.TowerSprites.length - 1;
+            if (index == -1) index = 0;
+            this.TowerSprites[index] = await PIXI.Assets.load({
+                src: `/assets/towers/${tower.sprite}.png`,
+            });
+        });
     }
 
     private static async LoadMission(missionUrl: string) {
@@ -85,17 +104,22 @@ export default class GameAssets {
 
     public static BasicCreepTexture: PIXI.Texture;
 
+    public static BasicTowerTexture: PIXI.Texture;
+
     public static Frame01Texture: PIXI.Texture;
     public static Frame02Texture: PIXI.Texture;
     public static FrameBackground: PIXI.Texture;
     public static FrameTowerTab: PIXI.Texture;
-    public static FrameVioletTexture: PIXI.Texture;
+    public static VioletBackground: PIXI.Texture;
+    public static RedBackground: PIXI.Texture;
+    public static GreenBackground: PIXI.Texture;
     public static Button01Texture: PIXI.Texture;
     public static Button02Texture: PIXI.Texture;
     public static HealthTexture: PIXI.Texture;
     public static GoldTexture: PIXI.Texture;
 
     public static MissionBackgrounds: PIXI.Texture[] = [];
+    public static TowerSprites: PIXI.Texture[] = [];
     public static Missions: MissionDefinition[];
     public static Towers: TowerDefinition[];
     public static CreepStats: CreepStatsDefinition[];

src/classes/Bastion.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import GuiObject from './GuiObject';
 import Scene from '../scenes/Scene';
 import { Grid } from './game/Grid';
 import WaveManager from './game/WaveManager';
+import TowerManager from './game/TowerManager';
+import { GameScene } from '../scenes/Game';
 
 export class Globals {
     public static app: PIXI.Application;
@@ -13,19 +15,17 @@ export class Globals {
     public static AspectRatio: number = 16 / 9;
     public static Grid: Grid;
     public static WaveManager: WaveManager;
+    public static TowerManager: TowerManager;
+    public static GameScene: GameScene;
 }
 
 export default class GameMaster {
     public currentScene: Scene;
+    private gameScene: GameScene;
     private GameObjects: GameObject[] = [];
-    private ticker: PIXI.Ticker;
 
     constructor() {
         Globals.GameMaster = this;
-        this.ticker = new PIXI.Ticker();
-        this.ticker.maxFPS = 60;
-        this.ticker.minFPS = 30;
-        this.ticker.add(() => this.update(this.ticker.elapsedMS));
     }
 
     public _CreateGuiObject(object: GuiObject) {
@@ -48,10 +48,4 @@ export default class GameMaster {
         this.currentScene = newScene;
         this.currentScene.init();
     }
-
-    public update(elapsedMS) {
-        this.GameObjects.forEach((element) => {
-            element.update(elapsedMS);
-        });
-    }
 }

src/classes/Definitions.ts

@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ export type MissionDefinition = {
 
 export type MapImageDefinition = {
     url: string;
-    width: number;
-    height: number;
 };
 
 export type GameMapDefinition = {
@@ -47,6 +45,8 @@ export type CreepResistancesDefinition = {
 
 export type TowerDefinition = {
     name: string;
+    sprite: string;
+    description: string;
     stats: TowerStatsDefinition;
 };
 

src/classes/game/Grid.ts

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export class Cell extends GameObject {
     public column: number;
     public isPath: boolean = false;
     private g: PIXI.Graphics;
+    private clickDetector: PIXI.Graphics;
 
     constructor(type: TerrainType, row: number, column: number, isPath: boolean) {
         super();
@@ -25,6 +26,18 @@ export class Cell extends GameObject {
         Globals.Grid.container.addChild(this.container);
         this.container.x = this.bb.x;
         this.container.y = this.bb.y;
+
+        this.clickDetector = new PIXI.Graphics({
+            zIndex: 99,
+            interactive: true,
+        });
+        this.clickDetector.rect(0, 0, this.bb.width, this.bb.height);
+        this.clickDetector.fill({ color: 0xff0000, alpha: 0 });
+        this.container.addChild(this.clickDetector);
+        this.clickDetector.onclick = (e) => {
+            Globals.Grid._gridCellClicked(row, column);
+        };
+
         if (!GameAssets.DebuggingEnabled) return;
         const text = new PIXI.Text({
             text: `${this.row}|${this.column}`,
@@ -38,10 +51,12 @@ export class Cell extends GameObject {
         text.anchor.set(0.5, 0.5);
         text.x = this.bb.width / 2;
         text.y = this.bb.height / 2;
-        if (this.isPath) text.text += 'P';
+        if (isPath) text.text += 'p';
     }
     public gDraw() {
-        this.g = new PIXI.Graphics();
+        this.g = new PIXI.Graphics({
+            zIndex: 5,
+        });
         this.g.rect(0, 0, this.bb.width, this.bb.height);
         switch (this.type) {
             case TerrainType.Restricted:
@@ -51,7 +66,7 @@ export class Cell extends GameObject {
                 this.g.fill({ color: 0x222222, alpha: 0.5 });
                 break;
             case TerrainType.Buildable:
-                this.g.stroke({ color: 0x00ff00, alpha: 0.1 });
+                this.g.stroke({ color: 0x00ff00, alpha: 0.9 });
                 break;
         }
         this.container.addChild(this.g);
@@ -107,9 +122,8 @@ export class Grid extends GameObject {
             } else {
                 cell.gDraw();
             }
-            // smort
-            this.gridShown = !this.gridShown;
         });
+        this.gridShown = !this.gridShown;
     }
     public addCreep(creep: Creep) {
         console.log('ADD CREEP');
@@ -130,4 +144,12 @@ export class Grid extends GameObject {
             creep.update(elapsedMS);
         });
     }
+    public getCellByRowAndCol(row, column) {
+        return this.cells.filter((item) => item.row == row && item.column == column)[0];
+    }
+    public _gridCellClicked(row, column) {
+        // function will be assigned by GameScene, but must be predefined here.
+        this.onGridCellClicked(row, column);
+    }
+    public onGridCellClicked(row, column) {}
 }

src/classes/game/TowerManager.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+import * as PIXI from 'pixi.js';
+import { Globals } from '../Bastion';
+import { TowerDefinition } from '../Definitions';
+import GameAssets from '../Assets';
+import GameObject from '../GameObject';
+
+export type TowerInstance = {
+    row: number;
+    column: number;
+    sprite: PIXI.Sprite;
+    projectiles: Array<any>;
+    baseDamage: number;
+    damage: number;
+    cooldown: number;
+    ticksToFireAt: number;
+    slottedGems: Array<any>;
+    cost: number;
+    baseRange: number;
+    range: number;
+};
+
+export enum TowerEvents {
+    TowerPlacedEvent = 'towerPlacedEvent',
+}
+
+enum TowerSprite {
+    basic_tower = 'GameAssets.BasicTowerTexture',
+}
+
+class Tower extends GameObject {
+    public row: number;
+    public column: number;
+    private sprite: PIXI.Sprite;
+    constructor(row, column, texture, definition) {
+        super();
+        this.row = row;
+        this.column = column;
+        let parent = Globals.Grid.getCellByRowAndCol(row, column);
+        this.sprite = new PIXI.Sprite({
+            texture: texture,
+            height: 64,
+            width: 64,
+            zIndex: 10,
+        });
+        this.container.addChild(this.sprite);
+        parent.container.addChild(this.container);
+    }
+    public update(elapsedMS: any): void {}
+}
+
+export default class TowerManager {
+    public isPlacingTower: boolean = false;
+    public canPlaceTowers: boolean = true;
+    private selectedTower: TowerDefinition | null = null;
+    private towers: Tower[] = [];
+    constructor() {
+        Globals.TowerManager = this;
+    }
+    public ToggleChoosingTowerLocation(towerName: string) {
+        if (!this.canPlaceTowers) return;
+        Globals.Grid.toggleGrid();
+        if (!this.isPlacingTower) {
+            GameAssets.Towers.forEach((item) => {
+                if (item.name == towerName) {
+                    this.selectedTower = item;
+                }
+            });
+        } else {
+            this.selectedTower = null;
+        }
+        this.isPlacingTower = !this.isPlacingTower;
+    }
+    public PlayerClickOnGrid(row, column) {
+        if (!this.canPlaceTowers) return;
+        if (this.isPlacingTower) {
+            if (!this.selectedTower) throw console.warn('TowerManager.selectedTower is null.');
+            this.PlaceTower(this.selectedTower, row, column);
+        }
+    }
+    public GetTowerByRowAndCol(row, col) {
+        // i just want to say that this is really stupid, why do i need to define a type for a local
+        // variable i will temporarily use? TS is weird
+        let returnTower: Tower | null = null;
+        this.towers.forEach((tower) => {
+            if (tower.row == row && tower.column == col) returnTower = tower;
+        });
+        return returnTower;
+    }
+    public PlaceTower(definition: TowerDefinition, row, column) {
+        let idx = 0;
+        GameAssets.Towers.forEach((item, index) => {
+            if (item.sprite == definition.sprite) idx = index;
+        });
+        const sprite = GameAssets.TowerSprites[idx];
+        if (!this.GetTowerByRowAndCol(row, column) && !Globals.Grid.getCellByRowAndCol(row, column).isPath) {
+            let tower = new Tower(row, column, sprite, definition);
+            this.towers.push(tower);
+            this.ToggleChoosingTowerLocation('RESET');
+            console.log('SHOULDVE PLACED TOWER');
+            console.log(this.selectedTower);
+            this.selectedTower = null;
+            Globals.GameScene.events.emit(TowerEvents.TowerPlacedEvent, definition.name);
+        } else {
+            console.warn('Can not place tower on occupied spot or path. Try again.');
+        }
+    }
+}

src/classes/gui/GemTab.ts

@@ -4,25 +4,28 @@ import GameAssets from '../Assets';
 
 export default class GemTab extends GuiObject {
     private bounds: PIXI.Rectangle;
-    private towerTabSprite: PIXI.NineSliceSprite;
+    private gemTabSprite: PIXI.NineSliceSprite;
 
     constructor(bounds: PIXI.Rectangle) {
         super(false);
         this.bounds = bounds;
         this.container.x = this.bounds.x;
         this.container.y = this.bounds.y;
-        this.towerTabSprite = new PIXI.NineSliceSprite({
+        this.gemTabSprite = new PIXI.NineSliceSprite({
             texture: GameAssets.FrameTowerTab,
-            leftWidth: 500,
-            topHeight: 500,
-            rightWidth: 500,
-            bottomHeight: 500,
+            leftWidth: 1000,
+            topHeight: 1000,
+            rightWidth: 1000,
+            bottomHeight: 1000,
         });
-        this.towerTabSprite.x = 0;
-        this.towerTabSprite.y = 0;
-        this.towerTabSprite.width = this.bounds.width;
-        this.towerTabSprite.height = this.bounds.height;
+        // this.towerTabSprite = new PIXI.Sprite({
+        //     texture: GameAssets.FrameBackground,
+        // });
+        this.gemTabSprite.x = 0;
+        this.gemTabSprite.y = 0;
+        this.gemTabSprite.width = this.bounds.width;
+        this.gemTabSprite.height = this.bounds.height;
 
-        this.container.addChild(this.towerTabSprite);
+        this.container.addChild(this.gemTabSprite);
     }
 }

src/classes/gui/TowerTab.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,66 @@
 import * as PIXI from 'pixi.js';
 import GuiObject from '../GuiObject';
 import GameAssets from '../Assets';
+import { Globals } from '../Bastion';
+import { TowerEvents } from '../game/TowerManager';
+
+class TowerButton extends GuiObject {
+    private frameSprite: PIXI.NineSliceSprite;
+    private background: PIXI.Sprite;
+    private towerName: string;
+    constructor(index: number, row, width, height, parent: PIXI.Container, backgroundTexture, towerName) {
+        if (index > 3 || row > 2 || index < 0 || row < 0) throw 'Index/row out of bounds for TowerButton.';
+        super(true);
+        this.towerName = towerName;
+        this.container.x = index * width + 5;
+        this.container.y = row * height + 5; // 5 is padding, looks better
+        this.background = new PIXI.Sprite({
+            texture: backgroundTexture,
+        });
+        this.background.width = width;
+        this.background.height = height;
+        this.container.addChild(this.background);
+
+        this.frameSprite = new PIXI.NineSliceSprite({
+            texture: GameAssets.Frame02Texture,
+            leftWidth: 100,
+            topHeight: 100,
+            rightWidth: 100,
+            bottomHeight: 100,
+            roundPixels: true,
+            height: height,
+            width: width,
+        });
+        this.container.addChild(this.frameSprite);
+        parent.addChild(this.container);
+        Globals.GameScene.events.on(TowerEvents.TowerPlacedEvent, (name) => {
+            this.frameSprite.tint = 0xffffff; // reset the tint after a tower has been placed
+        });
+        this.container.onmouseenter = (e) => {
+            // add on mouse over info (banner next to sidebar)
+        };
+
+        this.container.onmouseleave = (e) => {};
+    }
+    public onClick(e: PIXI.FederatedPointerEvent): void {
+        if (this.frameSprite.tint == 0x00ff00) this.frameSprite.tint = 0xffffff;
+        else this.frameSprite.tint = 0x00ff00;
+        Globals.TowerManager.ToggleChoosingTowerLocation(this.towerName);
+    }
+}
 
 export default class TowerTab extends GuiObject {
     private bounds: PIXI.Rectangle;
     private towerTabSprite: PIXI.NineSliceSprite;
+    private towerList: Array<any> = [];
 
     constructor(bounds: PIXI.Rectangle) {
         super(false);
         this.bounds = bounds;
+        GameAssets.Towers.forEach((twr) => {
+            let obj = { name: twr.name, description: twr.description, cost: twr.stats.cost };
+            this.towerList.push(obj);
+        });
         this.container.x = this.bounds.x;
         this.container.y = this.bounds.y;
         this.towerTabSprite = new PIXI.NineSliceSprite({
@@ -19,11 +71,11 @@ export default class TowerTab extends GuiObject {
             bottomHeight: 500,
             roundPixels: true,
         });
-        this.towerTabSprite.x = 0;
-        this.towerTabSprite.y = 0;
         this.towerTabSprite.width = this.bounds.width;
         this.towerTabSprite.height = this.bounds.height;
-
         this.container.addChild(this.towerTabSprite);
+
+        new TowerButton(0, 0, 70, 70, this.container, GameAssets.RedBackground, 'Basic Tower');
+        new TowerButton(0, 1, 70, 70, this.container, GameAssets.GreenBackground, 'Basic Tower');
     }
 }

src/main.ts

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import { GameScene } from './scenes/Game';
     resize();
     await Assets.LoadAssets();
     new GameMaster();
+    globalThis.Globals = Globals;
     Globals.GameMaster.changeScene(new MainScene());
     let params = new URLSearchParams(location.href);
     if (params.entries().next().value[1] == 'game') Globals.GameMaster.changeScene(new GameScene('Mission 1'));

src/scenes/Game.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import Button, { ButtonTexture } from '../classes/gui/Button';
 import Scene from './Scene';
 import * as PIXI from 'pixi.js';
 import MissionStats from '../classes/game/MissionStats';
+import TowerManager, { TowerEvents } from '../classes/game/TowerManager';
 
 enum RoundMode {
     Purchase = 0,
@@ -23,12 +24,11 @@ export class GameScene extends Scene {
     public ticker: PIXI.Ticker;
     public changeRoundButton: Button;
     public sidebar: Sidebar;
-    public hideSidebarButton: Button;
-    public sidebarHidden: boolean = false;
     private currentRound: number = 0;
 
     constructor(name: string) {
         super();
+        Globals.GameScene = this;
         GameAssets.Missions.forEach((mission, index) => {
             if (mission.name == name) {
                 this.mission = mission;
@@ -45,7 +45,13 @@ export class GameScene extends Scene {
         const SidebarRect = new PIXI.Rectangle(64 * 30 - 360, 0, 360, Globals.app.canvas.height);
         const changeRoundButtonRect = new PIXI.Rectangle(50, Globals.app.canvas.height - 100, 310, 100);
         new Grid(this.mission.gameMap, this.missionIndex);
+        new TowerManager();
         new WaveManager(this.mission.rounds, this.mission.gameMap.paths);
+        Globals.Grid.onGridCellClicked = (row, column) => {
+            if (Globals.TowerManager.isPlacingTower) {
+                Globals.TowerManager.PlayerClickOnGrid(row, column);
+            }
+        };
         Globals.WaveManager.events.on(WaveManagerEvents.CreepSpawned, (creep: Creep) => {
             Globals.Grid.addCreep(creep);
             creep.events.on(CreepEvents.Escaped, () => {
@@ -69,6 +75,7 @@ export class GameScene extends Scene {
         Globals.WaveManager.update(elapsedMS);
         Globals.Grid.update(elapsedMS);
     }
+
     public onCreepEscaped(creep: Creep) {
         this.MissionStats.takeDamage(creep.health);
     }
@@ -81,4 +88,6 @@ export class GameScene extends Scene {
             Globals.WaveManager.end();
         }
     }
+
+    public onTowerPlaced() {}
 }

src/scenes/Scene.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import GuiObject from '../classes/GuiObject';
+import * as PIXI from 'pixi.js';
 
 export default class Scene {
     public gui: GuiObject[] = [];
+    private _events: PIXI.EventEmitter = new PIXI.EventEmitter();
+
     public destroy() {
         this.gui.forEach((element) => {
             element.destroy();
@@ -13,6 +16,11 @@ export default class Scene {
     public GetGuiObjectByName(name: string) {
         return this.gui.filter((obj) => obj.name == name);
     }
+
+    public get events(): PIXI.EventEmitter {
+        return this._events;
+    }
+
     public init() {
         // Definitions for scene elements.
     }