private static List<Cell> retrieveNeighbouringCells(
Cell[][] cells, Cell cell, Creature creature) {
List<Cell> neighbours = new ArrayList<Cell>();
int x = cell.getXCoor();
int y = cell.getYCoor();
// left
if (x > 1) {
// up
if (y > 1) {
neighbours.add(cells[x - 1][y - 1]);
neighbours.add(cells[x][y - 1]);
}
// middle
neighbours.add(cells[x - 1][y]);
// down
if (y + 1 < cells[0].length) {
neighbours.add(cells[x - 1][y + 1]);
neighbours.add(cells[x][y + 1]);
}
}
// right
if (x + 1 < cells.length) {
// up
if (y > 1) {
neighbours.add(cells[x + 1][y - 1]);
}
// middle
neighbours.add(cells[x + 1][y]);
// down
if (y + 1 < cells[0].length) {
neighbours.add(cells[x + 1][y + 1]);
}
}
List<Cell> finalNeighbours = new ArrayList<Cell>();
for (Cell neighbour : neighbours) {
if (neighbour.creatureAllowed(creature) && neighbour.getBase() == null) {
finalNeighbours.add(neighbour);
}
}
return finalNeighbours;
}
