Vehicles

Overview

Vehicles modify Blupi's movement, passability, and combat properties. The vehicule field in the Blupi struct identifies the current vehicle.

Boat (vehicule=1)

Effect: Allows Blupi to navigate water cells. On land, the boat is an object on the map and cannot be driven.

Terrain: Only passable on water cells. Cannot enter land cells (except for embarking/disembarking at the water's edge).

Sounds: SOUND_BATEAU (44) — boat movement

Boarding: WM_ACTION_BATEAUAE/AS/AO/AN (+100–103) — embark from each direction Disembarking: WM_ACTION_BATEAUDE/DS/DO/DN (+96–99) — disembark to each direction Movement in boat: WM_ACTION_BATEAUE/S/O/N (+92–95) — move in each direction

Passability checks: - IsFreeCelEmbarque(cel, rank, action, limit) — can Blupi board here? - IsFreeCelDebarque(cel, rank, action, limit) — can Blupi land here? - SearchOtherBateau(rank, initCel, distMax, foundCel, foundIcon) — find a boat

Notes: A boat on the map appears as an object (CHOBJECT). When Blupi boards it, the object is removed and vehicule=1 is set. When Blupi disembarks, the object is placed back and vehicule=0 is restored.

Jeep (vehicule=2)

Effect: Faster movement than on foot. Can cross terrain that is slower or harder on foot.

Boarding: WM_ACTION_MJEEP (+104) — board a jeep from adjacent cell Disembarking: WM_ACTION_DJEEP (+105) — exit the jeep

Sounds: SOUND_JEEP (45) — jeep engine

Building a jeep: WM_ACTION_FABJEEP (+110) — factory manufactures a jeep (GOAL_USINEBUILD + GOAL_USINEFREE)

Notes: Like the boat, the jeep exists as a map object until boarded. ACTION_SAUTE1 (59) is the jump animation for leaping into the jeep.

Armour (vehicule=3, Armure)

Effect: Makes Blupi nearly invulnerable to enemy attacks. Most enemy attacks are blocked while Blupi is in armour. Energy is consumed faster.

Boarding: WM_ACTION_MARMURE (+129) — enter armour Disembarking: WM_ACTION_DARMURE (+130) — exit armour Building armour: WM_ACTION_FABARMURE (+128) — factory manufactures armour

Sounds: SOUND_ARMUREOPEN (81) — opening, SOUND_ARMURECLOSE (82) — closing

Animation sequence: 1. ACTION_ARMUREOPEN (57) — armour opens 2. Blupi enters, vehicule=3 set 3. ACTION_STOPa (55) / ACTION_MARCHEa (56) — movement in armour 4. ACTION_ARMURECLOSE (58) — armour closes when exiting

Notes: The armour suit is manufactured in a factory. It appears as a map object until Blupi boards it. While in armour, most GOAL_* operations work normally but combat-related enemies are less effective.