better spawn rates

conf.lua

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title = "hexyz"
 author = "nick hayashi"
 shortname = "hexyz"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2"
 support_email = ""
 copyright_message = "Copyright © 2021 Nick Hayashi"
 

src/game.lua

@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ end
 local function game_deserialize(json_string)
     -- @TODO decode from some compressed format or whatever
     local new_state = am.parse_json(json_string)
+
+    if new_state.version ~= version then
+        log("loading old save data.")
+        return nil
+    end
+
     new_state.map, new_state.world = random_map(new_state.seed)
     new_state.seed = nil
 
@@ -221,7 +227,8 @@ local function game_action(scene)
             state.spawning = true
 
             -- calculate spawn chance for next wave
-            state.spawn_chance = math.log(state.current_wave)/2 + 0.002
+            state.spawn_chance = math.log(state.current_wave)/100 + 0.002
+            log(state.spawn_chance)
 
             state.time_until_next_break = get_wave_time(state.current_wave)
         end
@@ -580,7 +587,7 @@ local function game_scene()
                         state.current_wave = state.current_wave + 1
 
                         -- calculate spawn chance for next wave
-                        state.spawn_chance = math.log(state.current_wave)/2 + 0.002
+                        state.spawn_chance = math.log(state.current_wave)/100 + 0.002
 
                         state.time_until_next_break = state.time_until_next_break + get_break_time(state.current_wave)
 
@@ -624,7 +631,8 @@ local function game_scene()
     )
     :tag"game"
 
-    scene:action(game_action)
+    -- dangling actions run before the main action
+    scene:late_action(game_action)
 
     return scene
 end
@@ -647,6 +655,12 @@ function game_init(saved_state)
     if saved_state then
         state = game_deserialize(saved_state)
 
+        if not state then
+            -- failed to load a save
+            win.scene:append(main_scene(true, true))
+            return
+        end
+
         -- @HACK fixes a bug where loading game state with a tower type selected,
         -- but you don't have a built tower cursor node, so hovering a buildable tile throws an error
         select_tower_type(nil)

src/mob.lua

@@ -221,7 +221,8 @@ local function update_mob_spooder(mob, mob_index)
         if mob_can_pass_through(mob, mob.frame_target) then
             local from = hex_map_get(state.map, mob.hex)
             local to = hex_map_get(state.map, mob.frame_target)
-            local rate = math.abs(from.elevation - to.elevation) + 0.01 * mob.speed * am.delta_time
+            local spider_speed = ((math.simplex(mob.hex) + 1.5) * 1.5) ^ 2
+            local rate = (spider_speed * mob.speed - math.abs(to.elevation - from.elevation)) * am.delta_time
 
             mob.position = mob.position + math.normalize(hex_to_pixel(mob.frame_target, vec2(HEX_SIZE)) - mob.position) * rate
             mob.node.position2d = mob.position

src/tower.lua

@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ function update_tower_lighthouse(tower, tower_index)
         local mobs = mobs_on_hex(h)
 
         for _,m in pairs(mobs) do
-            if not m.path then
+            if not m.path and not m.seen_lighthouse then
                 -- @TODO only attract the mob if its frame target (direction vector)
                 -- is within some angle range...? if the mob is heading directly away from the tower, then
                 -- the lighthouse shouldn't do much
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ function update_tower_lighthouse(tower, tower_index)
 
                 if made_it then
                     m.path = path
+                    m.seen_lighthouse = true
 
                     --[[
                     local area = spiral_map(tower.hex, tower.range)