v0.3.0: reworked acting order, now uses a proper priority system with owned properties

src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/Actor.java

@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ public abstract class Actor implements Bundlable {
 
 	private int id = 0;
 
+	//used to determine what order actors act in.
+	//hero should always act on 0, therefore negative is before hero, positive is after hero
+	protected int actPriority = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+
 	protected abstract boolean act();
 	
 	protected void spend( float time ) {
@@ -186,12 +190,10 @@ public abstract class Actor implements Bundlable {
 			Arrays.fill( chars, null );
 			
 			for (Actor actor : all) {
-                //Order of actions when time is equal:
+
-                //1. Hero
+				//some actors will always go before others if time is equal.
-                //2. Other Chars
+				if (actor.time < now ||
-                //3. Other Actors (e.g. blobs)
+						actor.time == now && actor.actPriority < current.actPriority) {
-				if (actor.time < now || (actor instanceof Hero && actor.time == now)
-                        || (actor instanceof Char && actor.time == now && !(current instanceof Hero))) {
 					now = actor.time;
 					current = actor;
 				}

src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/blobs/Blob.java

@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.utils.BArray;
 import com.watabou.utils.Bundle;
 
 public class Blob extends Actor {
+
+	{
+		actPriority = 1; //take prioerity over mobs, but not the hero
+	}
 	
 	public static final int WIDTH	= Level.WIDTH;
 	public static final int HEIGHT	= Level.HEIGHT;

src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/buffs/Buff.java

@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ public class Buff extends Actor {
 	
 	public Char target;
 
+	{
+		actPriority = 3; //low priority, at the end of a turn
+	}
+
 	//determines how the buff is announced when it is shown.
 	//buffs that work behind the scenes, or have other visual indicators can usually be silent.
 	public enum buffType {POSITIVE, NEGATIVE, NEUTRAL, SILENT};

src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/hero/Hero.java

@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 
 public class Hero extends Char {
+
+	{
+		actPriority = 0; //acts at priority 0, baseline for the rest of behaviour.
+	}
 	
 	private static final String TXT_LEAVE = "One does not simply leave Pixel Dungeon.";
 	

src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/Mob.java

@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ import com.watabou.utils.Random;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 
 public abstract class Mob extends Char {
+
+	{
+		actPriority = 2; //hero gets priority over mobs.
+	}
 	
 	private static final String	TXT_DIED	= "You hear something died in the distance";
 	

src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/effects/Pushing.java

@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ public class Pushing extends Actor {
 	private int to;
 	
 	private Effect effect;
+
+	{
+		actPriority = Integer.MIN_VALUE; //it's a visual effect, gets priority no matter what
+	}
 	
 	public Pushing( Char ch, int from, int to ) {
 		sprite = ch.sprite;

src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/Bomb.java

@@ -215,6 +215,10 @@ public class Bomb extends Item {
 
 	public static class Fuse extends Actor{
 
+		{
+			actPriority = 3; //as if it were a buff
+		}
+
 		private Bomb bomb;
 
 		public Fuse ignite(Bomb bomb){

src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/Level.java

@@ -445,7 +445,12 @@ public abstract class Level implements Bundlable {
 	}
 	
 	public Actor respawner() {
-		return new Actor() {	
+		return new Actor() {
+
+			{
+				actPriority = 1; //as if it were a buff.
+			}
+
 			@Override
 			protected boolean act() {
 				if (mobs.size() < nMobs()) {