WOrking o n steel

src/GamePanel.java

@@ -298,7 +298,6 @@ public class GamePanel extends JPanel implements Runnable, KeyListener{
   //run() method is what makes the game continue running without end. It calls other methods to move objects,  check for collision, and update the screen
   public void run(){
     LevelManager.setLevel(1);
-
     //the CPU runs our game code too quickly - we need to slow it down! The following lines of code "force" the computer to get stuck in a loop for short intervals between calling other methods to update the screen. 
     long lastTime = System.nanoTime();
     double amountOfTicks = 60;
@@ -313,7 +312,7 @@ public class GamePanel extends JPanel implements Runnable, KeyListener{
 
       //only move objects around and update screen if enough time has passed
       if(delta >= 1){
-        if (!isPaused) {
+        if (!isPaused && MenuPanel.gameStart) {
           // only perform game functions if game is not paused
           try {
             move();

src/MenuPanel.java

@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ public class MenuPanel extends JPanel implements Runnable, KeyListener{
     // keeps track of how many ticks has elapsed since last frame change
     public int currentBox = 0;
 
+    public static boolean gameStart = false;
+
     // image imports begin here
     public BufferedImage backgroundImage = GamePanel.getImage("img/backgrounds/pointyMountains.png");
 
@@ -145,8 +147,12 @@ public class MenuPanel extends JPanel implements Runnable, KeyListener{
 
     //if a key is pressed, we'll send it over to the Player class for processing
     public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
+
         e = UtilityFunction.intercept(e, GamePanel.middlewareArray);
         if (e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_ENTER) {
+            if(textBoxArray.get(currentBox).id.equals("game")){
+                gameStart = true;
+            }
             // logic for different screens starts here
             CardLayout cardLayout = (CardLayout) gameFrame.getLayout();
             cardLayout.show(gameFrame, textBoxArray.get(currentBox).id);

src/Player.java

@@ -127,9 +127,40 @@ public class Player extends GenericSprite {
     }
     return canUpdate;
   }
+
+//  public boolean SteelCollide(GenericSprite g, int x, int y){
+//    if(x+WIDTH>tile.realX&&x<tile.realX+Tile.length&&y-tile.y<Tile.length&&tile.y-y<HEIGHT){
+//      return true;
+//    }
+//    return false;
+//  }
+  public void updatePlaceSteel(int x, int y){
+    canPlaceSteel = true;
+    boolean adjacent = false;
+    int realX = x*Tile.length-GamePanel.camera.x;
+    System.out.println(realX);
+    int[][]check = {{1,0},{0,1},{-1,0},{0,-1}};
+    for(int[]a: check){
+      try{
+        if(GamePanel.map[x+a[0]][y+a[1]]!=null&&!GamePanel.map[x+a[0]][y+a[1]].replaceAble){
+          adjacent = true;
+          break;
+        }
+      } catch(Exception e){
+
+      }
+    }
+    if(!adjacent){canPlaceSteel = false; return;}
+    if(GamePanel.map[x][y]!=null&&!GamePanel.map[x][y].replaceAble){canPlaceSteel = false; return;};
+  }
   public void move() throws IOException {
 //    mouseX = MouseInfo.getPointerInfo().getLocation().x;
 //    mouseY = MouseInfo.getPointerInfo().getLocation().y;
+    int Tilex = (mouseX + GamePanel.camera.x + GamePanel.GAME_WIDTH / 2) / Tile.length;
+    int Tiley = (mouseY / Tile.length);
+    if(holdingSteel){
+      updatePlaceSteel(Tilex,Tiley);
+    }
     if(canUpdate(xVelocity, 0)&&canUpdate(0, yVelocity)&&!canUpdate(xVelocity, yVelocity)){
       GamePanel.camera.x += -Math.signum(xVelocity);
     }
@@ -243,7 +274,7 @@ public class Player extends GenericSprite {
               }
             }
           }
-        } else if(GamePanel.map[x][y] == null||GamePanel.map[x][y].replaceAble){
+        } else if((GamePanel.map[x][y] == null||GamePanel.map[x][y].replaceAble)&&canPlaceSteel){
           Tile temp = GamePanel.map[x][y];
           GamePanel.map[x][y] = new SingleTile(x*Tile.length - (GamePanel.GAME_WIDTH/2), y*Tile.length, GamePanel.getImage("img/tiles/boxes/steel.png"));
           GamePanel.map[x][y].movable = true;
@@ -288,9 +319,9 @@ public class Player extends GenericSprite {
     }
   public int draw(Graphics g, int frame) {
     frame %= spriteArray[0][0].length;
-//    if(rightMouseDown){
-//      g.drawOval(mouseX,mouseY, steelReachRange,steelReachRange);
-//    }
+    if(rightMouseDown){
+      g.drawOval(x+WIDTH/2-steelReachRange,y+HEIGHT/2-steelReachRange, steelReachRange*2,steelReachRange*2);
+    }
     if (!upPressed && !downPressed && !leftPressed && !rightPressed) {
       g.drawImage(spriteArray[lastXDirection][lastYDirection][0], x-10, y, null);
       return 0;
@@ -304,4 +335,6 @@ public class Player extends GenericSprite {
 
 
   }
+
+  //public int BfsDis()
 }