feat: Update player sprite to 32x32 with improved animation and collision handling

js/entities/player.js

@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 class Player extends Entity {
     constructor(x, y, options = {}) {
         super(ENTITY_TYPES.PLAYER, x, y, {
-            width: 8,  // Player size
-            height: 16,
+            width: 10,  // Adjusted player size to better match 32x32 sprite
+            height: 20,
             ...options
         });
         
         // Load player sprite
         this.sprite = new Image();
-        this.sprite.src = 'sprites/purplin.png';
+        this.sprite.src = 'sprites/citizen.png';
         
         // Movement properties
         this.moveSpeed = 0.03;
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class Player extends Entity {
         this.isJumping = false;
         this.direction = 1; // 1 = right, -1 = left
         this.lastUpdate = performance.now();
+        this.lastDirection = 1; // Track last direction to prevent unnecessary flipping
         
         // Animation properties
         this.frameWidth = 32;
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ class Player extends Entity {
         this.animationSpeed = 150; // ms per frame
         this.lastFrameUpdate = 0;
         this.isMoving = false;
+        this.animationTimer = 0; // Consistent timer for animation
     }
     
     update() {
@@ -87,16 +89,30 @@ class Player extends Entity {
     }
     
     updateAnimation(deltaTime) {
-        // Update animation frame if moving
-        if (this.isMoving || Math.abs(this.vy) > 0.1) {
-            this.lastFrameUpdate += deltaTime;
-            if (this.lastFrameUpdate >= this.animationSpeed) {
+        // Update animation timer consistently
+        this.animationTimer += deltaTime;
+        
+        // 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) {
                 this.currentFrame = (this.currentFrame + 1) % this.frameCount;
-                this.lastFrameUpdate = 0;
+            } else {
+                // Reset to standing frame when not moving
+                this.currentFrame = 0;
+            }
+            
+            // Reset timer but keep remainder to maintain smooth timing
+            this.animationTimer %= this.animationSpeed;
+        }
+        
+        // Only update direction when it actually changes to prevent flipping
+        if (this.vx !== 0) {
+            const newDirection = this.vx > 0 ? 1 : -1;
+            if (newDirection !== this.lastDirection) {
+                this.direction = newDirection;
+                this.lastDirection = newDirection;
             }
-        } else {
-            // Reset to standing frame when not moving
-            this.currentFrame = 0;
         }
     }
     
@@ -108,19 +124,23 @@ class Player extends Entity {
             ctx.save();
             ctx.translate(screenX, screenY);
             
+            // Calculate sprite dimensions - make them proportional to collision box
+            const spriteWidth = this.width * 1.6 * PIXEL_SIZE;  // Wider sprite than collision box
+            const spriteHeight = this.height * 1.6 * PIXEL_SIZE; // Taller sprite than collision box
+            
             // Flip horizontally based on direction
             if (this.direction < 0) {
                 ctx.scale(-1, 1);
-                ctx.translate(-this.width * PIXEL_SIZE, 0);
             }
             
             // Draw the correct sprite frame
+            // Center the sprite on the entity position, with slight y-offset to align feet
             ctx.drawImage(
                 this.sprite,
                 this.currentFrame * this.frameWidth, 0,
                 this.frameWidth, this.frameHeight,
-                -this.width * PIXEL_SIZE / 2, -this.height * PIXEL_SIZE / 2,
-                this.width * PIXEL_SIZE, this.height * PIXEL_SIZE
+                -spriteWidth / 2, -spriteHeight / 2 + 2, // +2 pixel offset to align feet with ground
+                spriteWidth, spriteHeight
             );
             
             ctx.restore();
@@ -135,6 +155,16 @@ class Player extends Entity {
                     this.width * PIXEL_SIZE,
                     this.height * PIXEL_SIZE
                 );
+                
+                // Also draw sprite boundary in debug mode
+                ctx.strokeStyle = '#ff00ff';
+                ctx.lineWidth = 1;
+                ctx.strokeRect(
+                    screenX - spriteWidth / 2,
+                    screenY - spriteHeight / 2 + 2,
+                    spriteWidth,
+                    spriteHeight
+                );
             }
         }
     }

js/main.js

@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ function spawnPlayer() {
     PIXEL_SIZE = 6;
     
     // Create player at specified coordinates
-    player = createEntity(ENTITY_TYPES.PLAYER, 229, 61);
+    // Adjust Y position to account for larger sprite size
+    player = createEntity(ENTITY_TYPES.PLAYER, 229, 55);
     
     // Focus camera on player
     worldOffsetX = player.x - (canvas.width / PIXEL_SIZE / 2);