From: Lukas Krickl <lukas@krickl.dev>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2026 06:25:07 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: player: targeting now is done by pressing the select button
X-Git-Url: https://git.krickl.dev/?a=commitdiff_plain;ds=inline;p=gbrg%2F.git

player: targeting now is done by pressing the select button
---

diff --git a/src/player.s b/src/player.s
index 6b7517f..1305d32 100644
--- a/src/player.s
+++ b/src/player.s
@@ -192,6 +192,37 @@ player_do_action_b:
 	ld l, a
 	jp action_exec
 	
+	; y/x coordinates for target update
+_player_update_target_coords:
+	.db 0, -1
+	.db -1, 0
+	.db 0, 1
+	.db 1, 0
+
+	; rotates the current target
+player_update_target:
+	ld a, [player_target_index]
+	inc a
+	and a, 3 ; there are only 4 directions
+	ld [player_target_index], a
+
+	add a, a ; *2 to get 2 byte offset
+	
+	ld hl, _player_update_target_coords
+	ld d, 0
+	ld e, a
+	add hl, de
+
+	; y pos
+	ld a, [hl+]
+	ld [player_target_y], a
+	ld a, [hl]
+
+	; x pos
+	ld [player_target_x], a
+	ret
+	
+
 	; moves the player 
 	; does not move out of bounds
 	; based on the last queued input
@@ -208,10 +239,13 @@ player_handle_move:
 		call player_do_action_b
 @not_action_b:
 
+	ld b, BTNSELECT
+	input_just
+	call nz, player_update_target
+
 	ld b, DIRLEFT
 	input_held
 	jr z, @not_left REL
-		_player_set_target 0, -1
 
 		ld a, [player+act_pos_x]
 		dec a
@@ -232,7 +266,6 @@ player_handle_move:
 	ld b, DIRRIGHT
 	input_held
 	jr z, @not_right REL
-		_player_set_target 0, 1
 
 		ld a, [player+act_pos_x]
 		inc a
@@ -252,7 +285,6 @@ player_handle_move:
 	ld b, DIRUP
 	input_held
 	jr z, @not_up REL
-		_player_set_target -1, 0
 
 		ld a, [player+act_pos_y]
 		dec a
@@ -274,7 +306,6 @@ player_handle_move:
 	ld b, DIRDOWN
 	input_held
 	jr z, @not_down REL
-		_player_set_target 1, 0
 
 		ld a, [player+act_pos_y]
 		inc a
diff --git a/src/wram.s b/src/wram.s
index 27ed876..bdf805d 100644
--- a/src/wram.s
+++ b/src/wram.s
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ player_viewradius: .adv 1
 player_target_y: .adv 1
 player_target_x: .adv 1
 
+player_target_index: .adv 1
+
 	; ptrs to actions on a or b button
 player_action_a: .adv 2
 player_action_b: .adv 2