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Sprite swapping
Let's swap between different sprite sheets based on the player's current action.
Storing Multiple Animations
Create an animations object containing all sprite sheets with their frame data:
this.animations = { idle: { image: idleImage, frameCount: 8 }, run: { image: runImage, frameCount: 8 }, jump: { image: jumpImage, frameCount: 2 }, fall: { image: fallImage, frameCount: 2 } }The switchSprite Method
Create a method that swaps the current sprite when the player's state changes:
switchSprite(key) { if (this.image === this.animations[key].image) return this.image = this.animations[key].image this.frameCount = this.animations[key].frameCount this.currentFrame = 0 }The early return prevents resetting the animation every frame — we only switch when the sprite actually changes.
Triggering Animations
Call switchSprite() based on player state:
Moving left/right →
switchSprite('run')Velocity Y < 0 →
switchSprite('jump')Velocity Y > 0 →
switchSprite('fall')Standing still →
switchSprite('idle')
Your character now animates based on their actions.
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