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31362: Make a gangster chase and pick up Sam
Used by the routine at 25385. Makes a gangster start or continue chasing Sam if appropriate. Whether the gangster continues to chase Sam depends on Sam's and the gangster's locations relative to the two regions defined in the gangster's region definition table. If Sam has left the first region, the gangster gives up the chase and restarts his command list; if the gangster has already chased Sam to the boundary of the second region, he will stand on guard there; and if the gangster is close enough to Sam to pick him up, he will do so and move to the next command in the command list.
Input
H Gangster's character number (215-224)
31362 CALL 25074 Is the gangster close enough to Sam to pick him up?
31365 JP C,29149 Jump if so
31368 CALL 63128 Exit now if the gangster is midstride
31371 LD L,23 Point HL at byte 23 of the gangster's buffer
31373 LD E,(HL) Collect the command list start address in DE
31374 INC L
31375 LD D,(HL)
31376 LD B,H B=gangster's character number
31377 LD HL,65526 Point HL at the relevant table of region definitions (64780, 64806, 64836, 64868 or 64892)
31380 ADD HL,DE
31381 LD D,230 230=Sam
31383 CALL 29578 Check whether Sam is inside the first region
31386 LD D,B D=gangster's character number
31387 EX DE,HL H=gangster's character number
31388 JP C,63198 Restart the command list if Sam is outside the first region
31391 EX DE,HL D=gangster's character number
31392 CALL 29578 Check whether the gangster is inside the second region
31395 RET C Return if he's outside the second region
Sam is inside the first region, and the gangster hasn't reached the boundary of the second region, so the chase is still on.
31396 LD H,B H=gangster's character number
31397 CALL 29072 Set the gangster's destination to Sam's current location
31400 CALL 60812 Determine the next move the gangster should make to reach Sam
31403 CP 5 Is the gangster standing next to a closed door?
31405 JP NC,63100 Jump if so
31408 AND A Has the gangster reached his destination?
31409 RET Z Return if so
31410 JP 63036 Move the gangster one step closer to Sam
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