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nothing reaches this new logic yet, and multiple steps aren't drawn

vacuum_gambit.p8

@@ -107,6 +107,22 @@ function linked_list:strip(f)
  self.tail = p
 end
 
+-- stripmove calls x:move() for
+-- each node, removing each node
+-- for which x:move() is true.
+function linked_list:stripmove()
+ local p, n = self, self.next
+ while n do
+  if n:move() then
+   p.next = n.next
+  else
+   p = n
+  end
+  n = n.next
+ end
+ self.tail = p
+end
+
 -- optimized special case -
 -- could be done with strip but
 -- this avoids extra function
@@ -185,14 +201,6 @@ function _update60()
  mode:update()
 end
 
-function call_f(x)
- return x:f()
-end
-
-function call_move(x)
- return x:move()
-end
-
 function ones(n)
  local ret = 0
  while n != 0 do
@@ -233,9 +241,8 @@ function updategame()
   current_wave:load(0, 0, min(ones(waves_complete)\2, 4))
  end
  events:vore(new_events)
- events:strip(call_move)
- for _, lst in ipairs{intangibles_bg, eships} do
-  lst:strip(call_move)
+ for _, lst in ipairs{events, intangibles_bg, eships} do
+  lst:stripmove()
  end
 
 	-- eship collider will be used
@@ -250,25 +257,33 @@ function updategame()
    if(es:hitship(ps)) eship_collider:yoink(es)
   end
   ebullets:strip(function(eb)
-   -- loopify this when split moves implemented
-   if (eb:move()) return true
-   if (not collides(pbox, hurtbox(eb))) return
-   ps:hitbullet(eb)
-   return eb:hitship(ps)
+   local disposition
+   repeat
+    disposition=eb:step()
+    if collides(pbox, hurtbox(eb)) then
+     ps:hitbullet(eb)
+     if (eb:hitship(ps)) return true
+    end
+   until disposition
+   return disposition == "dead"
   end)
  else
-  ebullets:strip(call_move)
+  ebullets:strip(function(eb) repeat until eb:step() end)
  end
 
  pbullets:strip(function(pb)
-  if (pb:move()) return true
-  for es in eship_collider:iterate_collisions(hurtbox(pb)) do
-   if (es:hitbullet(pb)) eship_collider:yoink(es)
-   if (pb:hitship(es)) return true
-  end
+  local disposition
+  repeat
+   disposition=pb:step()
+   for es in eship_collider:iterate_collisions(hurtbox(pb)) do
+    if (es:hitbullet(pb)) eship_collider:yoink(es)
+    if (pb:hitship(es)) return true
+   end
+  until disposition
+  return disposition == "dead"
  end)
  
- intangibles_fg:strip(call_move)
+ intangibles_fg:stripmove()
 
 	if waves_complete == 32767 and not eships.next and not ebullets.next and not events.next then
 	  game_state = win
@@ -685,9 +700,10 @@ end
 --   default: die, return true.
 --   returns whether to delete
 --   the bullet
--- die -- on-removal event,
---   default no-op
-bullet_base = mknew{ }
+bullet_base = mknew{
+ steps=1,
+ current_step=0
+}
 
 gun_base = mknew{ 
  shoot_ready = -32768,
@@ -813,11 +829,13 @@ function bullet_base:hitship(_)
  return true
 end
 
-function bullet_base:move()
+function bullet_base:step()
+ self.current_step=(self.current_step+1)%self.steps
  self.x += self.dx
  self.y += self.dy
  if (self.f) self.f -= 1
- return (self.y > 130) or (self.y < -self.height*8) or (self.f and self.f < 0) or (self.x > 128) or (self.x < -self.width*8)
+ if ((self.y > 130) or (self.y < -self.height*8) or (self.f and self.f < 0) or (self.x > 128) or (self.x < -self.width*8)) return "dead"
+ if (self.current_step == 0) return "stop"
 end
 
 function bullet_base:draw()