// other entities can call this method to hurt the player
public void HurtPlayer(MapEntity mapEntity)
{
if (!isInvincible)
{
// if map entity is an enemy, kill player on touch
if (mapEntity is Enemy)
{
LevelState = LevelState.PLAYER_DEAD;
}
}
}
/*
* determines if map entity (enemy, enhanced map tile, or npc) is active by the camera's standards
* 1. if entity's status is REMOVED, it is not active, no questions asked
* 2. if entity's status is not REMOVED, then there's additional checks that take place:
* 1. if entity's isUpdateOffScreen attribute is true, it is active
* 2. OR if the camera determines that it is in its boundary range, it is active
*/
private bool IsMapEntityActive(MapEntity mapEntity)
{
return(mapEntity.MapEntityStatus != MapEntityStatus.REMOVED && (mapEntity.IsUpdateOffScreen || ContainsUpdate(mapEntity)));
}