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local group = display.newGroup()
group:translate(display.contentCenterX, display.contentCenterY) -- move the group to the center of the screen

local baseImage = display.newImage(group, "base-image.png") -- draw the yellow circle image & add to group
local mask = graphics.newMask('example-mask.png') -- draw a mask
group:setMask(mask) -- set the mask on the group

transition.to( baseImage, { time=1000, x=180 } ) -- move the image

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local path = display.newImage( "Images/WorldMap/path/level2.png") -- base image (yellow line)
local mask = graphics.newMask( "Images/WorldMap/path/level2-mask-0.jpg" ) -- base mask (completely black)
path:setMask( mask )

local ctr = 0
local iterations = 38 -- number of mask images in animation sequence

local function mask( event )
	ctr = ctr + 1
	path:setMask( nil ) -- remove the previous mask

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function zIndexCharacters()
   local function redraw()
      -- images are all held in an allImages array  
      for image = 1, #allImages do
               allImages[image]:toBack()
      end
   end

   local function compare( a, b )
      return a.y > b.y

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{
  "unitType" : "ground",
  "classType" : "melee",
  "characterType" : "pc",
  "allowableMoves" : 3,
  "maxLife" : 50,
  "animations":[
  	{
  		"baseSE":
  			{

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local sheetInfo = require("knight")
local myImageSheet = graphics.newImageSheet( "knight.png", sheetInfo:getSheet())


local sequenceData =
{
    name="rotate",
    start=1,
    count=8,
    time=1000,

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-- taken from http://coronalabs.com/blog/2013/09/10/modernizing-the-config-lua/

--calculate the aspect ratio of the device
local aspectRatio = display.pixelHeight / display.pixelWidth
application = {
   content = {
      width = aspectRatio > 1.5 and 800 or math.ceil( 1200 / aspectRatio ),
      height = aspectRatio < 1.5 and 1200 or math.ceil( 800 * aspectRatio ),
      scale = "letterBox",
      fps = 30,

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-- update the damage bar
function updateDamageBar()
	damageBar.x = currentHealth / 2
	damageBar.width = maxHealth - currentHealth
end

-- lower the character's currentHealth
function damageCharacter(damageTaken)
	currentHealth = currentHealth - damageTaken
	updateDamageBar()

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-- create green health bar
healthBar = display.newRect(0,
                        -45, 
                        maxHealth, 
                       10)

healthBar:setFillColor( 000/255, 255/255, 0/255 )
healthBar.strokeWidth = 1
healthBar:setStrokeColor( 255, 255, 255, .5 )
characterGroup:insert(healthBar)

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-- add a group to contain the character and healthbar
characterGroup = display.newGroup( )
characterGroup.x = display.contentCenterX
characterGroup.y = display.contentCenterY

-- set maxHealth and currentHealth values
maxHealth = 100
currentHealth = 100

-- draw a character to the screen

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-- find the path from point A to point B
function getPath()
   -- create a Jumper Grid object by passing in our map table
   local grid = Grid(map)

   -- Creates a pathfinder object using Jump Point Search
   local pather = Pathfinder(grid, 'JPS', walkable)
   pather:setMode("ORTHOGONAL") 
   
   -- Calculates the path, and its length