From 5ccf54d00c7cfbe5c24d7190187d237130a7330d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daniel Legt <contact@danlegt.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:00:25 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] feat(character): restrict jumping to when on a platform

Change the jump() condition from checking velocity to detecting whether the character's feet are touching a platform. This prevents mid-air jumps and makes jump behavior more intuitive for platformer gameplay.
---
 README.md    |  8 ++++++++
 character.js | 15 ++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 README.md

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14ce62f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+## How to run
+
+Simply run:
+```python
+python3 -m http.server 8081
+```
+
+Inside of the project's cloned folder
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/character.js b/character.js
index ecb9345..b300619 100644
--- a/character.js
+++ b/character.js
@@ -10,7 +10,20 @@ var c = {
     size: 50,
     img: null,
     jump() {
-        if ( this.velocity <= 0.15 ) {
+        const feet = this.pos.y + this.size;
+
+        const onPlatform = getPlatforms().some(p => {
+            const overlapsX =
+                this.pos.x + this.size > p.position.x &&
+                this.pos.x < p.position.x + p.size.x;
+
+            const touchesTop =
+                Math.abs(feet - p.position.y) < 2;
+
+            return overlapsX && touchesTop;
+        });
+
+        if (onPlatform) {
             this.velocity.y = -5;
         }
     },