--- title: "Blitter" docs: "Phaser Guide" url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/phaser/concepts/gameobjects/blitter site: Phaser - https://phaser.io --- > This page is about the open-source Phaser framework, for writing a game's code by hand. To make a game with AI, use Phaser AE (https://phaser.io/): the desk's tools work with Web MCP, and the CLI works with your own coding agent. See "For AI agents: Phaser AE" at the end of this page. # Blitter The Blitter Game Object is a special kind of container that creates, updates and manages Bob objects. Bobs are designed for rendering speed rather than flexibility. They consist of a texture, or frame from a texture, a position and an alpha value. You cannot scale or rotate them. They use a batched drawing method for speed during rendering. A Blitter Game Object has one texture bound to it. Bobs created by the Blitter can use any Frame from this Texture to render with, but they cannot use any other Texture. It is this single texture-bind that allows them their speed. If you have a need to blast a large volume of frames around the screen then Blitter objects are well worth investigating. They are especially useful for using as a base for your own special effects systems. ## Load texture ```javascript this.load.image(key, url); ``` Reference: [load image](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/phaser/concepts/loader.md#image) ## Add blitter container Add blitter container ```javascript var blitter = this.add.blitter(x, y, key); ``` - `key` : The key of the texture this Game Object will use for rendering. The Texture must already exist in the Texture Manager. Add blitter container from JSON ```javascript var blitter = this.make.blitter({ x: 0, y: 0, key: '', // angle: 0, // alpha: 1 // flipX: true, // flipY: true, // origin: {x: 0.5, y: 0.5}, add: true }); ``` ## Custom class ```javascript class MyBlitter extends Phaser.GameObjects.Blitter { constructor(scene, x, y, texture, frame) { super(scene, x, y, texture, frame); // ... this.add.existing(this); } // ... // preUpdate(time, delta) {} } ``` - `this.add.existing(gameObject)` : Adds an existing Game Object to this Scene. - If the Game Object renders, it will be added to the Display List. - If it has a `preUpdate` method, it will be added to the Update List. Example ```javascript var blitter = new MyBlitter(scene, x, y, key); ``` ## Add bob object ```javascript var bob = blitter.create(x, y); // var bob = blitter.create(x, y, frame, visible, index); ``` - `frame` : The Frame the Bob will use. It must be part of the Texture the parent Blitter object is using. - `visible` : Should the created Bob render or not? - `index` : The position in the Blitters Display List to add the new Bob at. Defaults to the top of the list. ### Add mutiple bob objects ```javascript var bobs = blitter.createMultiple(quantity, frame, visible); ``` - `quantity` : The quantity of Bob objects to create. ### Add bob object from callback ```javascript var bobs = blitter.createFromCallback(callback, quantity, frame, visible); // var callback = function(bob, i){}; ``` ## Get bob objects ```javascript var bobs = blitter.children.list; ``` ## Clear all bob objects ```javascript blitter.clear(); ``` ## Bob object A Bob has a position, `alpha` value and a `frame` from a texture that it uses to render with. You can also toggle the flipped and visible state of the Bob. ### Position - Get ```javascript var x = bob.x; var y = bob.y; ``` - Set ```javascript bob.setPosition(x, y); // bob.x = 0; // bob.y = 0; ``` or ```javascript bob.reset(x, y); // bob.reset(x, y, frame); ``` ### Frame - Get ```javascript var frame = bob.frame; ``` - `frame` : [Frame object](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/phaser/concepts/textures.md#frames). - Set ```javascript bob.setFrame(frame); ``` ### Flip - Get ```javascript var flipX = bob.flipX; var flipY = bob.flipY; ``` - Set ```javascript bob.setFlip(boolX, boolY); // bob.setFlipX(boolean); // bob.setFlipY(boolean); // bob.flipX = flipX; // bob.flipY = flipY; ``` or ```javascript bob.resetFlip(); // bob.setFlip(false, false) ``` ### Visible - Get ```javascript var visible = bob.visible; ``` - Set ```javascript bob.setVisible(boolean); // bob.visible = v; ``` ### Alpha - Get ```javascript var alpha = bob.alpha; ``` - Set ```javascript bob.setAlpha(v); // bob.aplha = v; ``` ### Tint - Get ```javascript var tint = bob.tint; ``` - Set ```javascript bob.setTint(tint); // bob.tint = tint; ``` - `tint` : Tint value, between `0` and `0xffffff`. ### Destroy ```javascript bob.destroy(); ``` ### Data ```javascript var data = bob.data; // {} ``` ## Other properties See [game object](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/phaser/concepts/gameobjects.md) ## Create mask ```javascript var mask = bob.createBitmapMask(); ``` See [mask](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/phaser/concepts/display.md#masks) ## Shader effects Support [postFX effects](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/phaser/concepts/gameobjects/shader.md) !!! note No preFX effect support ## Author Credits Content on this page includes work by: - [RexRainbow](https://github.com/rexrainbow) --- ## For AI agents: Phaser AE Phaser AE (Agentic Edition) is how people make games with AI on phaser.io. 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