the story beginns

src/engine/init.lua

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ collider = HC(100)
 local sti = require "engine/libs/sti"
 local object = require "engine/object"
 local ui = require "engine/ui"
+local story = require 'story'
 
 Engine = class()
 
@@ -16,10 +17,7 @@ function Engine:__init()
   self.windowWidth = love.graphics.getWidth()
   self.windowHeight = love.graphics.getHeight()
   
-  self.map = sti.new("assets/map")
+  story:start(self)
-  self.collision = self.map:getCollisionMap("collision")
-  
-  self:initObjects()
 end
 
 function Engine:checkObjectAnimation(key)
@@ -76,6 +74,8 @@ function Engine:draw()
 end
 
 function Engine:initObjects()
+  self.objects = {}
+  
   self.map:addCustomLayer("object layer", 4)
 
   local objectLayer = self.map.layers["object layer"]
@@ -120,3 +120,16 @@ function Engine:debugDrawing()
   -- Draw Collision Map (useful for debugging)
   self.map:drawCollisionMap(collision)
 end
+
+function Engine:loadLevel(name)
+  local mapName = 'levels/' .. name
+  
+  self.map = sti.new(mapName)
+  self.collision = self.map:getCollisionMap("collision")
+  
+  self:initObjects()
+end
+
+function Engine:showMessage(message)
+  ui:showMessage(message)
+end

src/engine/ui.lua

@@ -15,11 +15,14 @@ ui.endLine = 1
 local font = love.graphics.newFont("assets/ui/font.ttf", 24)
 love.graphics.setFont(font)
 
+ui.windowWidth = love.graphics.getWidth()
+ui.windowHeight = love.graphics.getHeight()
+
 function ui:showMessage(message)
   ui.active = true
 
   local maxLines = math.floor((ui.height - ui.border) / font:getHeight())
-  local fullLines = font:getWrap(ui.fullMessage, windowWidth - ui.border)
+  local fullLines = font:getWrap(ui.fullMessage,  ui.windowWidth - ui.border)
   
   ui.textLines = {}
   
@@ -57,9 +60,9 @@ function ui:getMaxString(stringTail)
   local index = string.len(stringTail)
   local width = font:getWidth(string.sub(stringTail, 1, index))
 
-  local needsCutting = width > windowWidth - ui.border
+  local needsCutting = width >  ui.windowWidth - ui.border
   
-  while width > windowWidth - ui.border do
+  while width > ui.windowWidth - ui.border do
     width = font:getWidth(string.sub(stringTail, 1, index))
     index = index - 1
   end
@@ -79,10 +82,10 @@ end
 function ui:draw()
   if ui.active then
     love.graphics.setColor(255, 255, 255, 150)
-    love.graphics.rectangle("fill", 0, windowHeight - ui.height, windowWidth, ui.height)
+    love.graphics.rectangle("fill", 0, ui.windowHeight - ui.height,  ui.windowWidth, ui.height)
 
     love.graphics.setColor(55, 60, 60, 255)
-    love.graphics.printf(ui.fullMessage, ui.border, windowHeight - ui.height + ui.border, windowWidth - ui.border)
+    love.graphics.printf(ui.fullMessage, ui.border, ui.windowHeight - ui.height + ui.border, ui.windowWidth - ui.border)
   end
 end
 

src/story.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+local story = {}
+
+function story:start(engine)
+  engine:loadLevel('01')
+  engine:showMessage('Du befindest dich auf einer sturmgebeutelten Insel. Wo ist denn nur die Milch?')
+end
+
+return story