--- title: "Rope" docs: "Phaser Guide" url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/phaser/concepts/gameobjects/rope 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. # Rope The Rope object is _WebGL only_ and does not have a Canvas counterpart. A Rope is a special kind of Game Object that has a texture is stretched along its entire length. Unlike a Sprite, it isn't restricted to using just a quad and can have as many vertices as you define when creating it. The vertices can be arranged in a horizontal or vertical strip and have their own color and alpha values as well. A Ropes origin is always 0.5 x 0.5 and cannot be changed. ## Load texture ```javascript this.load.image(key, url); ``` Reference: [load image](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/phaser/concepts/loader.md#image) ## Add object ```javascript var rope = this.add.rope(x, y, texture, frame, points, horizontal); // var rope = this.add.rope(x, y, texture, frame, points, horizontal, colors, alphas); ``` - `points` : - A number : Segments to split the texture frame into. - An number array : An array containing the vertices data. - `horizontal` : - `true` : Vertices of this Rope be aligned horizontally. - `false` : Vertices of this Rope be aligned vertically. - `colors` : An optional array containing the color data for this Rope. One color value per pair of vertices. - `alphas` : An optional array containing the alpha data for this Rope. One alpha value per pair of vertices. Add rope from JSON ```javascript var rope = this.make.rope({ x: 0, y: 0, key: '', frame: null, horizontal: true, points: undefined, colors: undefined, alphas: undefined, // angle: 0, // alpha: 1 // flipX: true, // flipY: true, // origin: {x: 0.5, y: 0.5}, add: true }); ``` ## Custom rope class - Define class ```javascript class MyRope extends Phaser.GameObjects.Rope { constructor(scene, x, y, texture, frame, points, horizontal, colors, alphas) { super(scene, x, y, texture, frame, points, horizontal, colors, alphas); // ... 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. - Create instance ```javascript var rope = new MyRope(scene, x, y, texture, frame, points, horizontal); ``` ## Origin A Ropes origin is always 0.5 x 0.5 and cannot be changed. ## Set vertices Set vertices via ```javascript rope.setPoints(points); // rope.setPoints(points, colors, alphas); ``` - `points` : - A number : Segments to split the texture frame into. - An number array : An array containing the vertices data. - `colors` : An optional array containing the color data for this Rope. One color value per pair of vertices. - `alphas` : An optional array containing the alpha data for this Rope. One alpha value per pair of vertices. Also change horizontal mode : - Change vertical rope to horizontal rope, do nothing if rope is horizontal mode already ```javascript rope.setHorizontal(points); // rope.setHorizontal(points, colors, alphas); ``` - Change horizontal rope to vertical rope, do nothing if rope is vertical mode already ```javascript rope.setVertical(points); // rope.setVertical(points, colors, alphas); ``` Or set `rope.points` directly : 1. Change `rope.points` - Horizontal rope : `rope.points[i].y = newY` - Vertical rope : `rope.points[i].x = newX` 1. Call `rope.setDirty()`, or `rope.updateVertices()` Each point is relative to position of rope object, get points of world via ```javascript var worldX = rope.points[i].x + rope.x; var worldY = rope.points[i].y + rope.y; ``` ## Play animation ```javascript rope.play(key); // rope.play(key, ignoreIfPlaying, startFrame); ``` - `ignoreIfPlaying` : If an animation is already playing then ignore this call. Default value is `false`. - `startFrame` : Optionally start the animation playing from this frame index. Default value is `0`. ## Alpha - Single alpha ```javascript rope.setAlphas(alpha); ``` - Top - bottom alpha ```javascript rope.setAlphas(topAlpha, bottomAlpha); ``` - Alpha array for each point ```javascript rope.setAlphas(alphaArray); ``` - `alphaArray` : Array of alpha value. ## Color tint - Single color tint ```javascript rope.setColors(color); ``` - Color tint array for each point ```javascript rope.setAlphas(colorArray); ``` - `colorArray` : Array of color tint value. ### Tint fill mode Sets the tint fill mode. ```javascript rope.setTintFill(mode); ``` - `mode` : - `0` : Additive tint, blends the vertices colors with the texture. Default behavior. - `1` : Fill tint with alpha. - `2` : Fill tint without alpha. ## Flip ```javascript rope.flipX = flip; rope.flipY = flip; ``` If this Game Object has a physics body, it will not change the body. This is a rendering toggle only. ## Debug Draw debug mesh each render tick. ```javascript rope.setDebug(graphic); // rope.setDebug(graphic, callback); ``` - `graphic` : [Graphics game object](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/phaser/concepts/gameobjects/graphics.md) - `callback` : Callback of rendering debug graphics ([default callback](https://github.com/photonstorm/phaser/blob/master/src/gameobjects/rope/Rope.js#L996-L1024)) ```javascript function(rope, meshLength, verts) { // var graphic = rope.debugGraphic; } ``` - `rope` : Rope instance. - `rope.debugGraphic` : [Graphics game object](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/phaser/concepts/gameobjects/graphics.md) - `meshLength` : The number of mesh vertices in total. - `verts` : An array of the translated vertex coordinates. !!! note Clear Debug graphics (`rope.debugGraphic.clear()`) during scene's update stage (`this.update() { }`) ## 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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