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local function whateverTheLoopDoes(M)
	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


for M=1, #currentMap.monsterList do
	local function wtgdClosure()
		return whateverTheLoopDoes(M)
	end
	timer.performWithDelay(2000*M,wtgdClosure,1)
end