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; Changes a block in the level immediately and queues a PPU update.
; input: A (new block), LevelBlockPtr,y (block to change)
; output: carry (success)
; locals: 0, 1, 2, 3, LevelDecodePointer, LevelSpritePointer
.proc ChangeBlock
SaveX = 0 
SaveY = 1
Temp = 2
TempSlot = 3
LeftPointer = LevelDecodePointer  ; reuse pointers
RightPointer = LevelSpritePointer

  sty SaveY       ; save X and Y so the routine calling this doesn't have to
  stx SaveX
  sta (LevelBlockPtr),y

  tax             ; X = block type, to index into metatile info tables

  ; find a slot for the block update
  ldy #MaxNumBlockUpdates-1
: lda BlockUpdateA1,y
  beq :+          ; empty slot found
  dey
  bpl :-
;  no free slots, return with carry clear
  ldy SaveY
  ldx SaveX
  clc
  rts 
:
  ; queue the block update
  ; needs the bank set to MAINLOOP_BANK

  lda MetatileUL,x
  sta BlockUpdateT1,y
  lda MetatileUR,x
  sta BlockUpdateT2,y
  lda MetatileLL,x
  sta BlockUpdateT3,y
  lda MetatileLR,x
  sta BlockUpdateT4,y

  ; use a lookup table to find the PPU addresses for the block updates
  ldx SaveY ; Y index into the level
  lda LevelBlockPtr+0
  lsr
  lsr
  lsr
  and #%11110
  ora PPURowAddrLo,x
  sta BlockUpdateA2,y
  lda PPURowAddrHi,x
  sta Temp

  ; use $2000 or $2400 as a base depending on the screen number
  ldx #$20
  lda LevelBlockPtr+1
  and #1
  beq :+
     ldx #$24
: txa
  ora Temp
  sta BlockUpdateA1,y
  ora #$03 ; get attribute table base
  sta Temp ; save for the attribute table update

  ; calculate the bottom row from the top row
  lda BlockUpdateA2,y
  add #32
  sta BlockUpdateB2,y
  lda BlockUpdateA1,y
  adc #0
  sta BlockUpdateB1,y

  ; update the attribute square too
  ; but first find a slot for that (maybe find and update identical slots later?)
  ldy #0
: lda TileUpdateA1,y
  beq :+   ; found a free slot
  iny
  cpy #MaxNumTileUpdates 
  bne :-   ; keep going
  jmp Exit ; no slots? don't bother updating the attribute table
:

  ; calculate attribute address and value
  lda Temp
  sta TileUpdateA1,y

  ; set up the two pointers
  lda LevelBlockPtr+0
  and #%11101111
  sta LeftPointer+0
  ora #%00010000
  sta RightPointer+0
  lda LevelBlockPtr+1
  sta LeftPointer+1
  sta RightPointer+1

  ; xxxx0000 <--- low byte of block pointer
  ; 0000yyyy <--- Y coordinate, in SaveY
  ; 11yyyxxx <--- attribute table format
  lda SaveY
  asl            ; 000yyyy0
  asl            ; 00yyyy00
  and #%00111000 ; 00yyy000
  ora #%11000000 ; 11yyy000
  sta Temp
  lda LevelBlockPtr
  lsr            ; 0xxxx000
  lsr            ; 00xxxx00
  lsr            ; 000xxxx0
  lsr            ; 0000xxxx
  lsr            ; 00000xxx
  ora Temp       ; 11yyyxxx
  sta TileUpdateA2,y

  sty TempSlot
  lda SaveY
  and #<~1 ; round to 32 pixel square
  tay
  lda (LeftPointer),y
  tax
  lda MetatilePalettes,x
  and #%00000011
  sta Temp
  ; top right corner of attribute byte
  lda (RightPointer),y
  tax
  lda MetatilePalettes,x
  and #%00001100
  ora Temp
  sta Temp
  iny
  ; bottom left corner of attribute byte
  lda (LeftPointer),y
  tax
  lda MetatilePalettes,x
  and #%00110000
  ora Temp
  sta Temp
  ; top right corner of attribute byte
  lda (RightPointer),y
  tax
  lda MetatilePalettes,x
  and #%11000000
  ora Temp
  ldy TempSlot
  sta TileUpdateT,y

Exit:
  sec             ; success
  ldx SaveX
  ldy SaveY
  rts
.endproc