From e51b2ab9998588d2c4c842d861806c81011d751b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elizabeth Alexander Hunt <me@liz.coffee>
Date: Sat, 9 May 2026 20:18:45 -0700
Subject: Interpolates camera movement

---
 camera.lua | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 dyl.lua    | 11 +++++++++++
 2 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/camera.lua b/camera.lua
index 09e528b..22be0fc 100644
--- a/camera.lua
+++ b/camera.lua
@@ -1,24 +1,42 @@
 SCREEN = vec2(128, 128)
 
-_chunk_size = vec2(102, 102)
+_chunk_size = vec2(100, 100)
 _chunk_size:apply(function (v) assert(v % 2 == 0) end)
 _padding = (SCREEN - _chunk_size) / 2
+_interpolate_step = 20
 assert(_chunk_size.x < SCREEN.x and _chunk_size.y < SCREEN.y)
 
 Camera = {}
 Camera.__index = Camera
 function Camera:update()
-    line(_padding.x, SCREEN.y - _padding.y, _padding.x, _padding.y, 5)
-    line(_chunk_size.x + _padding.x, SCREEN.y - _padding.y, _chunk_size.x + _padding.x, _padding.y, 5)
-    line(_padding.x, _padding.y, SCREEN.x - _padding.x, _padding.y, 5)
-    line(_padding.x, _chunk_size.y + _padding.y, SCREEN.x - _padding.x, _chunk_size.y + _padding.y, 5)
+    if self.transition_to ~= self.position then
+        delta = (self.transition_to - self.position)
+        snap_x = delta.x == 0 or abs(delta.x) < _interpolate_step
+        snap_y = delta.y == 0 or abs(delta.y) < _interpolate_step
+        if snap_x then 
+            self.position.x = self.transition_to.x 
+        else
+            self.position.x += normalize_scalar(delta.x) * _interpolate_step
+        end
+        if snap_y then 
+            self.position.y = self.transition_to.y 
+        else
+            self.position.y += normalize_scalar(delta.y) * _interpolate_step
+        end
+        return
+    end
 
     assert(self.tracking.position)
-    tracking_chunk = vec2(self.tracking.position / _chunk_size):apply(flr)
-    if (tracking_chunk == self.current_chunk) then return end
+    tracking_chunk = chunk_from(self.tracking.position)
+    self.transition_to = (tracking_chunk * _chunk_size) - _padding
+end
+
+function chunk_from(position)
+    return vec2(position / _chunk_size):apply(flr)
+end
 
-    self.position = (tracking_chunk * _chunk_size) - _padding
-    self.current_chunk = tracking_chunk
+function from_chunk(chunk)
+    return chunk * _chunk_size
 end
 
 function Camera:render(entity)
@@ -28,10 +46,10 @@ end
 
 function Camera:new(tracking)
     cam = setmetatable({
-        -- position = vec2(0, 0),
-        -- current_chunk = vec2(0, 0),
+        transition_to = from_chunk(chunk_from(tracking.position)),
         tracking = tracking
     }, Camera)
+    cam.position = cam.transition_to
 
     AddUpdateHook(function (dt) cam:update() end)
     return cam
diff --git a/dyl.lua b/dyl.lua
index fa0190d..a1174a9 100644
--- a/dyl.lua
+++ b/dyl.lua
@@ -234,6 +234,14 @@ end
 _camera = Camera:new(_player)
 
 _step_t = time()
+_continue = true
+function pause()
+    _continue = false
+end
+function resume()
+    _continue = true
+    _step_t = time()
+end
 function _update60()
     -- clear here in case we want to print to screen outside of _draw
     cls(0)
@@ -245,6 +253,8 @@ function _update60()
     foreach(update_hooks, function(f) f(step_dt) end)
 
     handle_input()
+
+    if not _continue then return end
     World.foreach(function(e) e:update(step_dt) end)
 
     run_collisions()
@@ -252,6 +262,7 @@ function _update60()
     World.cull_the_dead()
 end
 
+
 function _draw()
     -- TODO: FIX THIS
     -- World.sort(function(a, b)
-- 
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