Elysian Shadows

Terranova3y2 wrote:The game itself is actually terrible, I wouldn't force it on anyone but I decided to show the code here just to show my progress with C++

Terranova3y2 wrote:I plan to add more things to the game as I learn them. (Health system, being able to restart after making a mistake, better story, multiple paths) but so far this is where I am.

Terranova3y2 wrote:I'm hoping that I'm structuring my programs well (please tell me if I'm not) and if you see anywhere I could improve it would be awesome.

cout << "Press ENTER to continue..." << endl;
 cin.ignore();
cin.get();

MarauderIIC wrote:2-D and 3-D arrays are easy to visualize as a rectangle or a cube.
Also, I'd recommend starting to split things out into different functions.

rolland wrote:When I was starting, I jumped right into the thick of 2d games

rolland wrote:Sounds like a very educational adventure into game development. Good luck.

rolland wrote:The only thing I have in terms of code improvement are a few linux-compatibility whines.

rolland wrote:Well, I'm out. But before I go, I have a question. What publisher?? I must know.

Terranova3y2 wrote:Well the basics for my text game is complete. I think the problem before was the way I had it structured. I was seeing messages "in-game" that shouldn't have been there. I rewrote the game with a better structure and now its bug free :D

The game itself is actually terrible, I wouldn't force it on anyone but I decided to show the code here just to show my progress with C++

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program was here but I didn't want to take up too much space :P

I plan to add more things to the game as I learn them. (Health system, being able to restart after making a mistake, better story, multiple paths) but so far this is where I am.

I'm hoping that I'm structuring my programs well (please tell me if I'm not) and if you see anywhere I could improve it would be awesome.

I went out and bought a book on C++ yesterday and have been reading through it. I'm up to arrays and I get the general idea but now its talking about multidimensional arrays and I had to take a break.

P.S - Sorry for the double post, I thought it better to put it here than make a new thread.

eatcomics wrote:hey it looks great, you seem to be doing pretty well... I remember the code from my first projects *shudders*... but your's looks very readable. As for structure, I'd recomend learning how to use functions and splitting up your files early on, it will help a lot trust me

int menuArray[2] = {1,2}; // Array handling players choices

// Main Menu Function
int MainMenu() 
{
	cout << "Welcome to my text game \n";
	cout << "\n";
	cout << "1.) Start Game\n";
	cout << "2.) Exit Game\n\n";
	cin >> playerInput;
	return 1;
}

int main()
{
	MainMenu();

	if (playerInput == menuArray[0]) // Tests for players input
	{
		cout << "\nLets Begin!\n\n";
	}
	else
	{
		cout << "\nThank you for playing.\n\n";
		system("pause");
		return 0;
	}

	SecondScreen();

	if (playerInput == menuArray[0]) // Tests for players input
	{
		cout << "\nYou see what looks like a mansion,\n";
		cout << "surrounded by a misty forest.\n";
	}
	else
	{
		cout << "\nAfter searching for hours you find nothing.\n";
		cout << "\nGAME OVER!\n\n";
		system("pause");
		return 0;
	}

	ThirdScreen();

	if (playerInput == menuArray[0]) // Tests for players input
	{
		cout << "\nYou climb down the ladder into a narrow alley.\n";
	}
	else 
	{
		cout << "\nYou search for hours and find nothing.\n\n";
		cout << "GAME OVER!\n\n";
		system("pause");
		return 0;
	}

	FourthScreen();

	if (playerInput == menuArray[1]) // tests for players input
	{
		cout << "You see something on the door frame\n";
	}
	else
	{
		cout << "After searching for hours you find nothing. \n";
		cout << "\nGAME OVER!\n\n";
		system("pause");
		return 0;
	}

	FifthScreen();

	if (playerInput == 12 + 17) // tests if player answered correctly
		{
			cout << "The door opens slowly and you enter\n";
		}
	else
		{
			cout << "\nYou really suck at math\n";
			cout << "\nGAME OVER!\n";
			system("pause");
			return 0;
		}

	//Exiting Message
	cout << "\nThank you for playing my text game. \n";
	cout << "\nMore will be added soon.\n";
	system("pause");
	return 0;
}

eatcomics wrote:hey it looks great, you seem to be doing pretty well... I remember the code from my first projects *shudders*... but your's looks very readable. As for structure, I'd recomend learning how to use functions and splitting up your files early on, it will help a lot trust me

Terranova3y2 wrote: I assumed by the way you guys were saying make things into their own functions you meant it as the way I did it, but I noticed that you guys are saying to make them into their own files and headers. I'm not really sure what that means, would it be to save each function as its own program and then calling it into this one? It's something I'll look into as I go but any insight would be cool

eatcomics wrote:

Terranova3y2 wrote: I assumed by the way you guys were saying make things into their own functions you meant it as the way I did it, but I noticed that you guys are saying to make them into their own files and headers. I'm not really sure what that means, would it be to save each function as its own program and then calling it into this one? It's something I'll look into as I go but any insight would be cool

Yes, that's exactly what we mean, split it into headers and include them in your main file; it makes large projects much more manageable, trust me. Just a good google search for c++ headers should tell you what you want to know