fleshed out title screen animation and gui.

hex.lua

@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
     but nearly always the former.
 
         -- RESOURCES USED TO DEVELOP THIS LIBRARY, AND FOR WHICH I AM GRATEFUL
-    https://redblobgames.com/grid/hexagons    - simply amazing.
-    http://amulet.xyz/doc                     - amulet documentation
+    https://catlikecoding.com/unity/tutorials/hex-map/
+    https://redblobgames.com/grid/hexagons
+    http://amulet.xyz/doc
   ]]
 
 ----- [[ GENERALLY USEFUL FUNCTIONS ]] -----------------------------------------
@@ -38,6 +39,15 @@ function hex_neighbour(hex, direction)
     return hex + HEX_DIRECTIONS[(6 + (direction % 6)) % 6 + 1]
 end
 
+-- TODO
+function hex_rotate_left(hex)
+
+end
+
+function hex_rotate_right(hex)
+
+end
+
 -- rounds hexes. without this, pixel_to_hex returns fractional coordinates.
 function hex_round(s, t)
     local rs = round(s)
@@ -75,7 +85,7 @@ local POINTY = {M = mat2(3.0^0.5,  3.0^0.5/2.0,  0.0,   3.0/2.0),
 -- stores layout information that does not pertain to map shape 
 function hex_layout(origin, size, orientation)
     return {origin      = origin      or vec2(0),
-            size        = size        or vec2(11),
+            size        = size        or vec2(12),
             orientation = orientation or FLAT}
 end    
 

main.lua

@@ -5,56 +5,103 @@
 require "hex"
 require "util"
 
+------ [[ GLOBALS ]] -----------------------------------------------------------
+
 local win = am.window{
     -- BASE RESOLUTION = 3/4 * WXGA Standard 16:10
     width = 1280 * 3 / 4, -- 960px
     height = 800 * 3 / 4, -- 600px
+    title = "Warzone 2: Electric Boogaloo",
+    clear_color = vec4(22/255, 22/255, 29/255, 1)
+    }
 
-    title = "Warzone 2: Electric Boogaloo"}
-
-local title = am.group()
-local world = am.group()
-local layout = hex_layout(vec2(-368, win.bottom))
-local map = hex_rectangular_map(45, 31)
-local titlemap = hex_spiral_map(vec2(0), 10)
-local titlelayout = hex_layout(vec2(win.right, win.bottom))
+local title
+local world
+local layout = hex_layout()
+local map = hex_hexagonal_map(24)
 
-function show_axes()
-    xaxis = am.line(vec2(win.left, 0), vec2(win.right, 0))
-    yaxis = am.line(vec2(0, win.top), vec2(0, win.bottom)) 
-    world:append(am.group{xaxis, yaxis}:tag("axes"))
-end
+----- [[ SPRITES ]] ------------------------------------------------------------
+local titlebutton = [[
+KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
+KwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwK
+KwbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbK
+KwbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbK
+KwbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbK
+KwbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbK
+KwbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbK
+KwbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbK
+KwbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbK
+KwbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbK
+KbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbK
+KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
+    ]]
 
 function world_init()
+    world = am.group{}
     world:action(coroutine.create(function()
         for hex,_ in pairs(map) do
-            world:append(am.circle(hex_to_pixel(hex, layout), 11, rrgb(1), 6))
+            world:append(am.circle(hex_to_pixel(hex, layout), 12, rrgb(1), 6))
             am.wait(am.delay(0.01))
         end
     end))
-
+    win.scene = world
 end
 
 function init()
-    local rotatable = am.group(am.rotate(45):tag"rotatable")
-    local backdrop = am.group{rotatable}
 
-    for _,hex in pairs(titlemap) do
-        local center = hex_to_pixel(hex, titlelayout)
-        rotatable:append(am.circle(center, 11, rrgb(1), 6))
+    local titlemenu = am.group{
+        am.translate(0, 150)
+        ^ {am.scale(6.5)
+        ^ am.text("WARZONE 2", vec4(0, 0, 0, 1)),
+        am.scale(6.3, 6.7)
+        ^ am.text("WARZONE 2")},
+
+        am.translate(0, 80)
+        ^ am.text("a tower defense game"),
+
+        am.translate(0, 0)
+        ^ {am.scale(3)
+        ^ am.sprite(titlebutton),
+        am.text("NEW GAME")},
+
+        am.translate(0, -40)
+        ^ {am.scale(3)
+        ^ am.sprite(titlebutton),
+        am.text("LOAD GAME")},
+
+        am.translate(0, -80)
+        ^ {am.scale(3)
+        ^ am.sprite(titlebutton),
+        am.text("SETTINGS")},
+
+        am.translate(0, -120)
+        ^ {am.scale(3)
+        ^ am.sprite(titlebutton),
+        am.text("QUIT")},
+
+        am.translate(0, -250)
+        ^ am.text("by nick hayashi")
+        }
+
+    local backdrop = am.group()
+
+    for hex,_ in pairs(map) do
+        local center = hex_to_pixel(hex, layout)
+        backdrop:append(am.circle(center, 12, rhue(1), 6))
     end
 
-    local line1 = am.text("WARZONE 2")
-    local line2 = am.text("Electric Boogaloo")
-    local line3 = am.text("by Nick Hayashi")
-    local title = am.group{backdrop,
-        am.translate(0, 150) ^ am.scale(4) ^ line1,
-        am.translate(0, 100) ^ am.scale(3) ^ line2,
-        am.translate(0, 60)  ^ am.scale(1) ^ line3
-    }:action(function()
-        rotatable"rotatable".angle = (am.frame_time / 5)
-   end)
-   win.scene = title
+    title = am.group{
+        am.translate(win.right, win.bottom)
+        ^ am.scale(3.5, 1.5)
+        ^ am.rotate(0)
+        ^ backdrop,
+
+        titlemenu
+        }:action(function()
+            title"rotate".angle = am.frame_time / 36
+        end)
+
+    win.scene = title
 end
 
 ----- [[ MAIN ]] ---------------------------------------------------------------

util.lua

@@ -1,9 +1,21 @@
 
-function rrgb(a)
-    local R = math.random(20, 80) / 100
-    local G = math.random(20, 80) / 100
-    local B = math.random(20, 80) / 100
+function rhue(a)
+    local R = math.random(35, 75) / 100
+    local G = math.random(35, 75) / 100
+    local B = math.random(35, 75) / 100
     local A = a or math.random()
 
     return vec4(R, G, B, A)
 end
+
+function rmono()
+    return vec4(1, 1, 1, math.random())
+end
+
+
+function show_axes()
+    xaxis = am.line(vec2(win.left, 0), vec2(win.right, 0))
+    yaxis = am.line(vec2(0, win.top), vec2(0, win.bottom)) 
+    world:append(am.group{xaxis, yaxis}:tag("axes"))
+end
+