C++ Tutorials - Absolute n00b spoonfeed

This is a working program that at the moment doesn't do a thing.

I'm still in testing and getting things to work I also have to translate some of it since I copied some code from a game I made but then stripped down to make it with classes. I also may have some pointless stuff in there that hasn't been deleted yet this is still a work in progress

I told glinka that I'm making it graphical and I started toying with some just before he posted his and after seeing his I believe I can do what I want to do. I had already had my character drawn and a little animation to give me an idea of what needs to be done. I defiantly plan to do more and better with what I have but I decided to get the backbone of the program working. After that I will work my graphics in with monsters. I plan on adding a level class where you will be able to walk around and a more graphical shop but as I said I need a backbone to work with first. I like the idea of posting my work in progress so that I can get some advice on what and how to do better. I tried adding comments in for what I was thinking on in places. So it will be a work in progress post where I will probably bounce around with what I'm doing. I may stop coding and start creating my graphic ideas in the process.

to see what I have working comment out one and uncomment out the other to see what I have going

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//shop.CompareStats(Fists, Draw, LONG_SWORD,weaponAttack,weaponSpeed,weaponTwoHand,weaponMagic,weaponNames);

Draw.myCharacter();



glinka has pushed me to make a better intro than what I had. I think its still in my other project though. The character will be colored and it will be rated M there will be graphical blood spraying while they die. Hopefully I will have a better animation to show in a bit.
on line 312 in drawengine.cpp just add a 2 to dying to see another idea I was thinking on.


since this is a work in progress I will update by adding new links


10-16-09

EDIT: I guess I should elaborate on what I'm thinking on some parts

I want to create a new weapon and when I equipt another weaopn it will delete the other weapon(I'm thinking more as a larger picture as in if you had a couple hundred weapons to choose from not to mention armor which would be five times that size that would be a lot of wasted memory) but I will be able to keep the extra weapon in inventory but only a string name. I may just ditch the enum in inventory not sure yet. So I guess one question would be what is a good way to delete a old and create a new. I will probably add more to this as I go through my code.

Ok glinka heres a little idea of what I'm thinking for my game for graphics
I drew this up last night and finished it this morning so I may still edit it some more later. I'm thinking that this will be my intro with some other stuff in it.
I may also use it in parts of my game still working on all the details.

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#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>

void gotoxy(short x, short y);
void DrawCastle();

int main()
{
   DrawCastle();
}

void DrawCastle()
{
   using std::cout;
   
   gotoxy(30,2);
   cout<< "/\\";
   gotoxy(29,3);
   cout<< "/,,\\";
   gotoxy(28,4);
   cout<< "/,,,,\\       /\\";
   gotoxy(27,5);
   cout<< "/,,,,,,\\     /,,\\";
   gotoxy(17,6);
   cout<< "|>       /________\\   /____\\";
   gotoxy(17,7);
   cout<< "|          |    |      |##|";
   gotoxy(17,8);
   cout<< "|          | ## |     /\\  |_";
   gotoxy(16,9);
   cout<< "/,\\        _| ## |_   /__\\--_|";
   gotoxy(15,10);
   cout<< "/,,,\\  /\\   |-------|  |__|  |";
   gotoxy(14,11);
   cout<< "/,,,,,\\/__\\  |       | /,,,,\\ |";
   gotoxy(13,12);
   cout<< "/_______|  |  | #   # |/,,,,,,\\|";
   gotoxy(14,13);
   cout<< "_|-----|  |--/\\      /,,,,,,,,\\";
   gotoxy(7,14);
   cout<< "/\\     |      |  | /,,\\#  #/__________\\";
   gotoxy(6,15);
   cout<< "/__\\    | #  # |  |/,,,,\\    |         |";
   gotoxy(5,16);
   cout<< "/|##|\\   |      |  /,,,,,,\\   |  #   #  |      /\\";
   gotoxy(6,17);
   cout<< "|  |----| #  # | /________\\  |   /\\    |__   /,,\\";
   gotoxy(6,18);
   cout<< "|  |    |      | |        |  |  /,,\\     _| /____\\";
   gotoxy(6,19);
   cout<< "\\ /     |   /\\-----------------/,,,,\\----|  | ## |";
   gotoxy(7,20);
   cout<< "|---------/,,\\               /______\\   |__|----|";
   gotoxy(7,21);
   cout<< "|        /,,,,\\   ##     ##  |  ##  |  #        |";
   gotoxy(7,22);
   cout<< "|  ##   /,,,,,,\\             |  ##  |           /";
   gotoxy(7,23);
   cout<< "|  ##  /________\\------------------------------|";
   gotoxy(7,24);
   cout<< "|      |        |        /\\        /\\          |------";
   gotoxy(7,25);
   cout<< "|      |        |       /__\\  /\\  /__\\         |_____|";
   gotoxy(7,26);
   cout<< "|  ##  | # ## # |  # #  |  |-/__\\-|  |   #    #      |";
   gotoxy(7,27);
   cout<< "|      |        |       |  |/####\\|  |               |";
   gotoxy(7,28);
   cout<< "|      |        |       |  |######|  |               |";
   gotoxy(7,29);
   cout<< "|______|________|_______|__|######|__|_______________|";
   gotoxy(15,31);
   
}

void gotoxy(short x, short y)
{
   COORD coord;
   coord.X = x;
   coord.Y = y;
   SetConsoleCursorPosition(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), coord);
}


One problem I am having though is the max window size. I have tried multiple ways including the one Vevix just posted and they only work if I personally go to my command prompt window properties and change settings in there. Is there no way to set the properties through program code so you don't have to tell the user to change the properties first to see it fully.

on a side note I've change my weapon new and delete around and want to know if what I'm doing here is right or not.

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//inside main

Weapon *ptrWeapon = new Weapon;
   Weapon Fists(weaponAttack[0], weaponSpeed[0], weaponTwoHand[0], weaponMagic[0], FISTS);
   *ptrWeapon = Fists;


The caps are enums

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//inside Weapon.cpp

void Weapon::NewWeapons(eWEAPONS eChoose, Weapon *ptrWeapon, const short wepatt[], const short wepspeed[],const bool wepth[],const bool wepmag[])
{
   switch(eChoose)
   {

      case FISTS:
      {
         delete ptrWeapon;
         
         Weapon *ptrWeapon = new Weapon;
         Weapon Fists(wepatt[FISTS], wepspeed[FISTS], wepth[FISTS], wepmag[FISTS], FISTS);
         *ptrWeapon = Fists;
         
         break;
      }
      case DAGGER:
      {
         delete ptrWeapon;
         
         Weapon *ptrWeapon = new Weapon;
         Weapon Dagger(wepatt[DAGGER], wepspeed[DAGGER], wepth[DAGGER], wepmag[DAGGER], DAGGER);
         *ptrWeapon = Dagger;
         
         break;
      }
         
      case SHORT_SWORD:
      {
         delete ptrWeapon;
         
         Weapon *ptrWeapon = new Weapon;
         Weapon Short_Sword(wepatt[SHORT_SWORD], wepspeed[SHORT_SWORD], wepth[SHORT_SWORD], wepmag[SHORT_SWORD], SHORT_SWORD);
         *ptrWeapon = Short_Sword;
         
         break;
      }
      case LONG_SWORD:
      {
         delete ptrWeapon;
         
         Weapon *ptrWeapon = new Weapon;
         Weapon Long_Sword(wepatt[LONG_SWORD], wepspeed[LONG_SWORD], wepth[LONG_SWORD], wepmag[LONG_SWORD], LONG_SWORD);
         *ptrWeapon = Long_Sword;
         
         break;
      }
   }//end switch
}