Player now keeps track of the movement delay

src/AI/AutomaticMovement.py

@@ -49,17 +49,17 @@ class AutomaticMovement:
 
     def updatePlayerCoords(self):
         if self.actualTarget is not None and self.nextMove is not None:
-            self.player.move(self.nextMove)
+            if self.player.move(self.nextMove):
-            self.movesList.remove(self.nextMove)
+                self.movesList.remove(self.nextMove)
-            if len(self.movesList) != 0:
+                if len(self.movesList) != 0:
-                self.nextMove = self.movesList[0]
+                    self.nextMove = self.movesList[0]
-            else:
+                else:
-                if self.canPickup:
+                    if self.canPickup:
-                    self.pickUp()
+                        self.pickUp()
-                    self.canPickup = False
+                        self.canPickup = False
-                self.movesList = None
+                    self.movesList = None
-                self.nextMove = None
+                    self.nextMove = None
-                self.actualTarget = None
+                    self.actualTarget = None
 
     def a_Star(self):
         print("A* in progress ...")

src/entities/Player.py

@@ -24,14 +24,27 @@ class Player(Entity):
         # If a player dies, the death reason is stored here
         self.deathReason = None
 
+        # Tracks time between every move
+        self.movementTimer = 0
+
+        # Player can move only so fast
+        self.moveTimeout = 100
+
     # Move; movement - Enum
+    # Returns true if the move is successful
     def move(self, movement):
-        # Rotation
+        # Can move if timeout has elapsed
-        if movement.value != Movement.FORWARD.value:
+        if self.movementTimer > self.moveTimeout:
-            self.updateRotation(movement)
+            self.movementTimer = 0
-        # Else move
+            # Rotation
+            if movement.value != Movement.FORWARD.value:
+                self.updateRotation(movement)
+            # Else move
+            else:
+                self.moveForward()
+            return True
         else:
-            self.moveForward()
+            return False
 
     # Deprecated - use move() instead
     def moveForward(self):
@@ -130,7 +143,8 @@ class Player(Entity):
             self.timeAlive += self.timer.get_time()
             # Player gets tired every once in a while
             #self.applyTimeFatigue(self.timer.get_time())   # COMMENTED FOR A_STAR_TEST
-            self.timer.tick()
+            # Adds frametime to movementTimer
+            self.movementTimer += self.timer.tick()
             self.determineLife()
 
 

src/game/Game.py

@@ -102,12 +102,8 @@ class Game:
             # Call update() method for each entity
             self.spritesList.update()
 
-            # TODO: Move this to player.update()
+            # A*
-            if self.moveTimer > 0:
+            self.movement.updatePlayerCoords()
-                self.moveTimer -= self.deltaTime
-            else:
-                self.movement.updatePlayerCoords()
-                self.moveTimer = self.moveTime
 
             # Draw all sprites
             self.spritesList.draw(self.screen.pygameScreen)