Computer Science Canada Help with variable setting ... can they do this? |
| Author: | basketball4ever [ Sun Jan 16, 2005 12:27 am ] |
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K so basically i'm doing snakes & Ladders the game. Pretty simple.... but i want to make it more simple... meaning... i want to set certain points of the squares as a variable. K so u have no clue what i'm talking about... so i'll explain more in depth Theres 50 squares.... divided on the screen... i want to label each one from numbers 1-50 in the code. Thus square number 1 = 1 square number 2 =2. Doing this, a player can roll a random integer... if they roll a 5, i can write the code that currentposition := currentposition +5 ... thus they're on square #6 if they started at 1. The problem i'm having... is setting a variable for each square. More in depthly.... i need a (x,y) for each square. Since each player will have oval shaped pieces... i only need the center point. So lets say i want square #1 at the point 50,50 and #2 be at 150,50... and so on. |
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| Author: | TheZsterBunny [ Sun Jan 16, 2005 12:40 am ] |
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hrm you could use a 2D array and some formulas to calculate where they are on the board. I believe there is a turing tut. on arrays. read up! -Z |
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| Author: | basketball4ever [ Sun Jan 16, 2005 12:43 am ] |
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o crap... would this work var position1:int:=1 loop x = (random roll thing) delay(1000) position1:=position1 + x end loop |
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| Author: | Neo [ Sun Jan 16, 2005 12:51 am ] |
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Yes it would. |
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| Author: | basketball4ever [ Sun Jan 16, 2005 12:56 am ] |
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Now NEXT and FAR MORE IMPORTANT problem... how can i set "1" as a variable for square #1... |
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| Author: | Neo [ Sun Jan 16, 2005 12:58 am ] |
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basketball4ever wrote: Now NEXT and FAR MORE IMPORTANT problem... how can i set "1" as a variable for square #1...
What do you mean? |
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| Author: | basketball4ever [ Sun Jan 16, 2005 1:07 am ] |
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ooo wait... would this work if position1 := 1 then place1x:=50 place1y:=50 elsif position1 :=2 then place1x:=150 place1y:=50 and wen i set where the circle (the player) is... i'll subsitute the coordinates with place1y and place1x... |
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| Author: | Cervantes [ Sun Jan 16, 2005 7:20 pm ] |
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Sure, but that's going to be one needlessly big if statement. Zster's method would be the most effective method. Read up on those arrays! I guarantee you, they are simple, though they may look daunting. If you absolutely insist against using a 2D array, at least spare yourself the trouble and use a case structure. |
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