NAME

Games::3D::Level - a class containing one level (loaded from a file)

SYNOPSIS

use Games::3D::Level;

my $level = Games::3D::Level->new( file => 'filename' );
$level->render();

EXPORTS

Exports nothing on default.

DESCRIPTION

This package provides a base class for shapes/areas in 3D space.

METHODS

It features all the methods of Games::3D::Point (namely: new(), _init(), x(), y(), z() and pos()) plus:

width()

print $area->width();
$area->width(123);

Set and return or just return the area's width (size along the X axis).

length()

print $area->length();
$area->length(123);

Set and return or just return the area's length (size along the Y axis).

height()

print $area->height();
$area->height(123);

Set and return or just return the area's height (size along the Z axis).

brushes()

print $level->brushes();

Return the number of brushes inside the level.

rooms()

print $level->rooms();

Return the number of rooms inside the level.

render()

$level->render();

Renders the level by rendering all the portals.

_load()

$level->load($file);

Load a level from a file. Called automatically by new().

_build_portals()

$level->_build_portals();

After _load(), the portals are build to prepare the level for rendering.

size()

print join (" ", $area->size());
$area->size(123,456,-1);		# set X,Y and Z
$area->size(undef,undef,1);		# set only Z

Set and return or just return the area's size along the three axes.

AUTHORS

(c) 2003, Tels <http://bloodgate.com/>

SEE ALSO

Games::3D::Area as well as SDL:App::FPS, SDL::App and SDL.