feat: Improve player sprite rendering with pixelation and animation fixes

js/entities/player.js

@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ class Player extends Entity {
         
         // Only change animation frame at fixed intervals to prevent blinking
         if (this.animationTimer >= this.animationSpeed) {
-            // Update animation frame if moving
-            if (this.isMoving || Math.abs(this.vy) > 0.1) {
+            // Only update animation if actually moving horizontally
+            if (Math.abs(this.vx) > 0.005 && this.isMoving) {
                 this.currentFrame = (this.currentFrame + 1) % this.frameCount;
-            } else {
+            } else if (!this.isMoving || Math.abs(this.vx) < 0.005) {
                 // Reset to standing frame when not moving
                 this.currentFrame = 0;
             }
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class Player extends Entity {
         }
         
         // Only update direction when it actually changes to prevent flipping
-        if (this.vx !== 0) {
+        if (Math.abs(this.vx) > 0.005) {
             const newDirection = this.vx > 0 ? 1 : -1;
             if (newDirection !== this.lastDirection) {
                 this.direction = newDirection;
@@ -121,13 +121,15 @@ class Player extends Entity {
         const screenY = (this.y - offsetY) * PIXEL_SIZE;
         
         if (this.sprite && this.sprite.complete) {
+            // Set pixelated rendering (nearest neighbor)
+            ctx.imageSmoothingEnabled = false;
+            
             ctx.save();
             ctx.translate(screenX, screenY);
             
-            // Use fixed dimensions based on the actual sprite size
-            // Maintain the 32x32 aspect ratio
-            const spriteDisplayWidth = 32 * (PIXEL_SIZE / 2);  // Scale based on pixel size
-            const spriteDisplayHeight = 32 * (PIXEL_SIZE / 2);
+            // Use smaller dimensions for the sprite
+            const spriteDisplayWidth = 24 * (PIXEL_SIZE / 2);  // Smaller sprite (was 32)
+            const spriteDisplayHeight = 24 * (PIXEL_SIZE / 2); // Smaller sprite (was 32)
             
             // Flip horizontally based on direction
             if (this.direction < 0) {
@@ -140,11 +142,13 @@ class Player extends Entity {
                 this.sprite,
                 this.currentFrame * this.frameWidth, 0,
                 this.frameWidth, this.frameHeight,
-                -spriteDisplayWidth / 2, -spriteDisplayHeight / 2 + 4, // Offset to align feet with ground
+                -spriteDisplayWidth / 2, -spriteDisplayHeight / 2 + 2, // Reduced offset for smaller sprite
                 spriteDisplayWidth, spriteDisplayHeight
             );
             
             ctx.restore();
+            // Reset image smoothing for other rendering
+            ctx.imageSmoothingEnabled = true;
             
             // Draw collision box in debug mode
             if (debugMode) {

js/main.js

@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ function spawnPlayer() {
     PIXEL_SIZE = 6;
     
     // Create player at specified coordinates
-    // Position adjusted for proper sprite alignment
-    player = createEntity(ENTITY_TYPES.PLAYER, 229, 50);
+    // Position adjusted for proper sprite alignment with smaller sprite
+    player = createEntity(ENTITY_TYPES.PLAYER, 229, 45);
     
     // Focus camera on player
     worldOffsetX = player.x - (canvas.width / PIXEL_SIZE / 2);

js/render.js

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ function render() {
     // Clear the canvas
     ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
     
+    // Set pixelated rendering for the entire canvas
+    ctx.imageSmoothingEnabled = false;
+    
     // Draw animated sky background
     renderSky();