sp_defense

Version: Dink   Freedink   DinkHD   YeDink

Prototypeint sp_defense(int active_sprite, int value[-1])

sp_defense() will get or set the defense value for the active_sprite.

When a sprite is attacked, it will subtract the defense value from the attack strength, and perform some random calculation to determine how much the sprite should be damaged. Note that a sprite always has a chance of being damaged by 1 hit point, even if it is attacked with a strength of 1 and it has a defense of 10000.

To set Dink's defense, use the &defense required global variable.

If the active_sprite is a text sprite (sp_brain() of 8), the defense value stores the y-offset of the text from the parent sprite's sp_y() coordinate. By default it is set to 100 plus a value related to the depth dot and hardbox, so the text appears roughly 100 pixels above the sprite's head.

Text y-offset of 1 or 2

If you use sp_defense to set a text sprite's y-offset to exactly 1 or 2, the text might not update smoothly and can jitter and lag when the owner sprite is walking in certain directions. Any other value works fine.