I really love your art! I don't play MTG but I look forward to seeing where this goes
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yoursprite:remove()
https://sdk.play.date/inside-playdate/#m-graphics.sprite.remove
yourfont:drawTextAligned()
https://sdk.play.date/inside-playdate/#m-graphics.font.drawTextAligned
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I love the art! Will be sure to use this on my next MTG Draft, once you release the thing 
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Hi Matt, thanks for dropping by and for the links.
I am realising that my questions probably where a bit unclear in their wording, the removing of the sprite is not the issue as such, more that I would like for the removal to happen once the animation had finished, the working code is it is now looks like this (but it doesn't remove it, just moves it out of frame - which I guess is not ideal?):
function PlayerSelector:transition()
-- Animation lines -- IN
local geo = playdate.geometry
local y=-480
local x=0
local y2 = y+=400
local downLine = geo.lineSegment.new(x, y, x, y2)
local upLine = geo.lineSegment.new(x, y2, x, y)
local bounceTimingIn = 2000
-- Creating the animator
self.transitionAnimationIn = Animator.new(bounceTimingIn, upLine, playdate.easingFunctions.linear)
self.transitionAnimationIn.repeatCount = 0
self.BgBlackFillSprite:setAnimator(self.transitionAnimationIn)
self.playerTextSprite:remove()
end
I have been trying to figure out how to use something like "playdate.wait()", to set a timer and then remove the sprite afterwards, but I can't really get my head around how to to that. When I put it in like:
playdate.wait(2000)
self.BgBlackFillSprite:remove()
I just get an error:
"playerSelector/playerSelector.lua:279: playdate.wait() may not be called from an event handler"
I know this might be a bit basic, but I am kinda lost as to what this means.
As for the text alignment, I have also used the reference you send, but I must be doing something wrong because the code looks like this but still seem to have alignment "left".
function self.p_hPBox:draw() -- behøver det være en funktion?
local x = 118
local y = 95
gfx.setColor(gfx.kDrawModeBlackTransparent)
gfx.fillRect(0,0,400,240)
gfx.setImageDrawMode(gfx.kDrawModeNXOR)
gfx.pushContext()
gfx.setFontFamily(bigNumbersFont)
gfx.drawTextInRect(self.text,x,y,199,240,kTextAlignment.right)
gfx.popContext()
end
Hope this clears it up a bit.
@donkee thank you! That is really awesome to hear 
@laplab Thanks! that is super encouraging to hear I can't wait to have a working version I can share.
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Check out the Timers section in the docs.
You probably want something like
playdate.timer.performAfterDelay(2000, function()
self.BgBlackFillSprite:remove()
end)
Thanks again, that makes sense.
I understand what is supposed to happen (I think?) - But I must be missing something fundamental about the playdate.timer.performAfterDelay works because I have for the past 2 hours been googling and trying all possible variations of it.
Since the function I want to run to start the delay timer is self:transition(), and that should then do self.BgBlackFillSprite:remove() after 2000 ms- the below line makes sense to me, but it won't compile.
playdate.timer.performAfterDelay(2000, self:transition() self.BgBlackFillSprite:remove() end)
playerSelector.lua:222: ')' expected near 'self'
the above line being 222
I checked here: A list of helpful libraries and code - #96 by frankbsad as well which does something very similar, and to me I cannot see the error in my line of code.
The documentation also doesn't help much in this case for a complete newcomer to the world of coding Inside Playdate
I tried to break it down and eliminate possible errors in references or whatnot in my script:
function sampleFunction()
print('hello')
end
playdate.timer.performAfterDelay(2000, sampleFunction() print('did it work?') end)
But, here I get the error: "')' expected near 'print'"
(I have had many instances in the process of making this little counter where I wanted a delay but have put it off, or found some workaround because I just seem to keep hitting a wall hehe)
You need to declare the function at the beginning of the callback:
playdate.timer.performAfterDelay(2000, function() -- this is what you are missing, I think
self:transition()
self.BgBlackFillSprite:remove()
end)
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You are an absolute legend!
The solution that works in my case
function PlayerSelector:transition()
-- Animation lines -- IN
local geo = playdate.geometry
local y=-480
local x=0
local y2 = y+=480
local downLine = geo.lineSegment.new(x, y, x, y2)
local upLine = geo.lineSegment.new(x, y2, x, y)
local bounceTimingIn = 1200
-- Creating the animator
self.transitionAnimationIn = Animator.new(bounceTimingIn, upLine, playdate.easingFunctions.linear)
self.transitionAnimationIn.repeatCount = 0
self.BgBlackFillSprite:setAnimator(self.transitionAnimationIn)
self.playerTextSprite:remove()
playdate.timer.performAfterDelay(2000, function()
self.BgBlackFillSprite:remove()
end)
end
also I had to remember to put playdate.timer.updateTimers() in playdate.update()
Designed the barbarian:
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You need a couple of nil parameters in the list to make sure the alignment parameter is in the correct place in the function call.
gfx.drawTextInRect(self.text,x,y,199,240,nil,nil,kTextAlignment.right)
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Awesome! It works. Thanks!
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Added some extra transitions, characters and a bit of an effect when a player takes damage. I have some details I want to add to the player selector screen so it does not feel as empty - but I think I might move on to implementing 3 and 4 player option.
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Got a bit side tracked, but finally had some time to work on it again, 4 player is working now, so now I just need to add the choice of 2,3 or 4 player.
I decided that the layout worked better without the separators in 4 player.
Really cannot wait to try it on the device.
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Hi! I love the idea
I had a similar idea. A project that allows you to manage the reading of a book "you are the hero" (counting points, inventory, fights...). The small size of the Playdate is very useful for that!
Thanks a bunch!
Sounds like a fun idea It really does seem like a handy device to keep around for that sort of things.
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All 3 player versions now work, both in standard and commander, still got some tweaks and things to add:
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IT HAS ARRIVED! Just got it today, it is beyond awesome to see this little program on on the device!
Also tweaked some stuff:
The playdate thought me how to code! (however basic it still is) Best money I ever spend
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Had the chance to take it for a test drive in a game of 3p commander, and everything worked as expected - Except the screen kept going to the lock screen, is there any way to tell the PD to not do that when the program is running?
I set it up on itch, never really done this before so let me know if there is any problems.
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