DonkeyDungeon MonsterLogic

    for M=1, #currentMap.monsterList do

        print ("Monster PSYCH:" .. currentMap.monsterList[M].npcPsych)
        y = ( math.floor(currentMap.monsterList[M].npcXY / currentMapWidth ))
        x = ( currentMap.monsterList[M].npcXY ) - (y * currentMapWidth)
        y = y - 1

        MonsterXY = currentMap.monsterList[M].npcXY
        -- is monster Next to player?  And is player facing monster
        print (MonsterXY)
        if playerData.playerInfo.playerXY == (MonsterXY+1) then
            determineDirection = { "left", "back", "right", "front"}
            NextTo= true;currentMap.monsterList[M].npcAction = "attack"
            currentMap.monsterList[M].npcLocation = determineDirection[playerData.playerInfo.playerFacing]

        elseif playerData.playerInfo.playerXY == (MonsterXY-1)   then
            determineDirection = { "right", "front", "left", "back"}
            NextTo= true;currentMap.monsterList[M].npcAction = "attack"
            currentMap.monsterList[M].npcLocation = determineDirection[playerData.playerInfo.playerFacing]

        elseif playerData.playerInfo.playerXY == (MonsterXY+currentMapWidth)  then
            determineDirection = { "front", "left", "back", "right"}
            NextTo= true;currentMap.monsterList[M].npcAction = "attack"
            currentMap.monsterList[M].npcLocation = determineDirection[playerData.playerInfo.playerFacing]

        elseif playerData.playerInfo.playerXY == (MonsterXY-currentMapWidth)  then
            determineDirection = { "back", "right", "front", "left"}
            NextTo= true;currentMap.monsterList[M].npcAction = "attack"
            currentMap.monsterList[M].npcLocation = determineDirection[playerData.playerInfo.playerFacing]
        else
            if currentMap.monsterList[M].npcPsych == "seek" then
                currentMap.monsterList[M].npcAction = "find"
            end
        end


        print ("Monster " .. M .. " is " .. currentMap.monsterList[M].npcLocation )
        print ("Monster Will:" .. currentMap.monsterList[M].npcAction)
        if currentMap.monsterList[M].npcPsych == "seek" then

            print  ("THIS IS MY THAT FUNCTION FOR MONSTER:" .. y)

        end

        -- monsterMove()-- This is where I process the data set up above. perhaps I could move this out.
        if currentMap.monsterList[1].npcAction == "attack" then
            print ("Attack Rolled...")
            print ("Npc in front of is:" .. M .. "and" .. "npcInFrontOf is :" )
            -- MonsterAttack()
            media.playEventSound ( "snd/sound_coolSplosion.caf" )
            if currentMap.monsterList[M].npcLocation == "front" then
                animateMonster()
            end
        end

    end