----------------------------------- penny_k1994 Wed May 25, 2011 4:02 pm Battleship Gameboard ----------------------------------- I am in grade 11 making a battleship board game for my Turing class. The problem that I am having is that I wan't to make a game board to place the ships onto using arrays but I dont know how to. I want the user to be playing with the computer. What I have so far is: var ship var cannon array A1..A10 array B1..B10 array C1..C10 array D1..D10 array E1..E10 array F1..F10 array G1..G10 array H1..H10 put "Place your 5 ships on the gameboard while the opponent is placing theirs" put"" put "Where are you going to shoot your cannon?" loop get ship if ship="A1" then put "You hit the ship go again :)" elsif ship="A2" then put "Sorry you missed :(" elsif ship="A3" then put "Sorry you missed :(" end if end loop ----------------------------------- Tony Wed May 25, 2011 4:41 pm RE:Battleship Gameboard ----------------------------------- you could read more about using arrays in Turing's documentation -- [tdoc]array[/tdoc] and tutorials we have linked to from The Turing Walkthrough ----------------------------------- RandomLetters Wed May 25, 2011 6:32 pm RE:Battleship Gameboard ----------------------------------- protip: Letters are really numbers in disguise. ----------------------------------- penny_k1994 Wed May 25, 2011 7:12 pm Re: Battleship Gameboard ----------------------------------- why isnt it running? var ship var cannon var shot: array A1..A10 of int var shot: array B1..B10 of int var shot: array C1..C10 of int var shot: array D1..D10 of int var shot: array E1..E10 of int var shot: array F1..F10 of int var shot: array G1..G10 of int var shot: array H1..H10 of int put "Place your 5 ships on the gameboard while the opponent is placing theirs" put"" put "Where are you going to shoot your cannon?" loop get ship if ship="A1" then put "You hit the ship go again :)" elsif ship="A2" then put "Sorry you missed :(" elsif ship="A3" then put "Sorry you missed :(" end if end loop ----------------------------------- Raknarg Wed May 25, 2011 7:15 pm RE:Battleship Gameboard ----------------------------------- Arrays don't quite work like that. We could explain them here, but it would probably be most beneficial to you if you read the tutorial Tony's supplied you with. ----------------------------------- Tony Wed May 25, 2011 7:23 pm Re: Battleship Gameboard ----------------------------------- why isnt it running? Because it highlights a line and says something along the lines of "syntax error". This is where you consult the documentation for the valid uses of that particular statement. Also if ship="A1" then put "You hit the ship go again " elsif ship="A2" then ... 10x10 grid is 100 if statements, right? That does not seem like the right path to follow... ----------------------------------- penny_k1994 Wed May 25, 2011 7:31 pm Re: Battleship Gameboard ----------------------------------- im sorry im an amateur how do i fix it? ----------------------------------- Tony Wed May 25, 2011 7:50 pm RE:Battleship Gameboard ----------------------------------- fix what? ----------------------------------- penny_k1994 Wed May 25, 2011 8:01 pm RE:Battleship Gameboard ----------------------------------- fix the arrays im an amateur at this and im really bad at it so can you keep it as simple as possible? ----------------------------------- Tony Wed May 25, 2011 9:20 pm RE:Battleship Gameboard ----------------------------------- start by reading tutorials and documentation. That's how any of this ever makes sense. ----------------------------------- apython1992 Wed May 25, 2011 9:51 pm Re: RE:Battleship Gameboard ----------------------------------- fix the arrays im an amateur at this and im really bad at it so can you keep it as simple as possible? Being an amateur is totally OK, everyone had to be at some point. Don't get discouraged by the fact that you aren't getting answers right away; one of the biggest challenges in learning how to program is developing good problem solving skills - figuring out what went wrong, and then why. Do as much as you can to look into the problem yourself (like why there might be a syntax error with your array declarations), and if you get it, that's great, but if not, then we're here to help. Whenever you come across difficulties in getting programs to run, don't be afraid of the error message - it is actually telling you a whole lot! It's cryptic as all heck before you get used to it, but you'll soon become really good at debugging by following a read error message -> trace back to code -> read documentation/proofread erroneous code -> try again cycle. Of course, you'll also come across logic errors (much more frequently after you become familiar with the syntax of the language), but you'll get into a system for dealing with these as well. ----------------------------------- penny_k1994 Wed May 25, 2011 10:00 pm RE:Battleship Gameboard ----------------------------------- Thank you :) ill try again and if i get stuck ill ask you ----------------------------------- penny_k1994 Fri May 27, 2011 8:27 am RE:Battleship Gameboard ----------------------------------- i fixed up my program to run now i just need help on the arrays please var ship:string var score:int:=0 var A:array 1..10 of int var B:array 1..10 of int var C:array 1..10 of int var D:array 1..10 of int var E:array 1..10 of int var F:array 1..10 of int var G:array 1..10 of int var H:array 1..10 of int var column:int var row:int put "Place your 5 ships on the board while the opponent is placing theirs" put "A is the same as A(1)" loop put "Where are you going to shoot your cannon? Choose a row and column betwen A1 and H10" put "" if ship="A1" then put "Is Correct!!! :D Great Job" score:=score+0 elsif ship="A2" then put "Is Incorrect :( Sorry" score:=score+0 elsif ship="A3" then put "Is Incorrect :( Sorry" score:=score+1 end if end loop ----------------------------------- apython1992 Fri May 27, 2011 8:34 am RE:Battleship Gameboard ----------------------------------- Could you be a little more specific? What exactly about the arrays is causing you trouble? ----------------------------------- penny_k1994 Fri May 27, 2011 8:53 am RE:Battleship Gameboard ----------------------------------- i dont know what the problem is im assuming its the arrays i guess its not i need help with being able to place the ships ----------------------------------- apython1992 Fri May 27, 2011 8:58 am RE:Battleship Gameboard ----------------------------------- That's better. Right now it has nothing to do with arrays, and everything to do with allowing the user to enter in a set of co-ordinates for ship placement. One of the first things you need is to ask for user input. Do you know how to do this? ----------------------------------- penny_k1994 Fri May 27, 2011 6:04 pm RE:Battleship Gameboard ----------------------------------- no i dont can you please help me with that? ----------------------------------- apython1992 Fri May 27, 2011 9:53 pm RE:Battleship Gameboard ----------------------------------- http://www.beens.org/turing/Turing_018___Get.htm ----------------------------------- penny_k1994 Fri May 27, 2011 11:29 pm RE:Battleship Gameboard ----------------------------------- ok thank you but when i run it it says "string literal ends at end of line" how do i fix that? var ship:string var coordinates:string var score:int:=0 var A:array 1..10 of int var B:array 1..10 of int var C:array 1..10 of int var D:array 1..10 of int var E:array 1..10 of int var F:array 1..10 of int var G:array 1..10 of int var H:array 1..10 of int var column:int var row:int put "Place your 5 ships on the board while the opponent is placing theirs" get coordinates get coordinates get coordinates get coordinates get coordinates put "" put "the locations of your ships are",coordinates" put "A is the same as A(1)" loop put "Where are you going to shoot your cannon? Choose a row and column betwen A1 and H10" put "" if ship="A1" then put "Is Correct!!! Great Job" score:=score+0 elsif ship="A2" then put "Is Incorrect Sorry" score:=score+0 elsif ship="A3" then put "Is Incorrect Sorry" score:=score+1 end if end loop ----------------------------------- Tony Sat May 28, 2011 12:04 am RE:Battleship Gameboard ----------------------------------- put "the locations of your ships are",coordinates" ----------------------------------- penny_k1994 Sat May 28, 2011 10:34 am RE:Battleship Gameboard ----------------------------------- that's what i did before and it still says "string literal ends at end of line" how do i fix that? ----------------------------------- apython1992 Sat May 28, 2011 11:54 am RE:Battleship Gameboard ----------------------------------- He's quoting your code, where there is a mistake. All strings should be surrounded by quotation marks, right? Variable names are not strings, and so they don't need quotation marks. How many quotation marks do you have? ----------------------------------- 8749236 Sat May 28, 2011 7:04 pm Re: Battleship Gameboard ----------------------------------- why isnt it running? Because it highlights a line and says something along the lines of "syntax error". This is where you consult the documentation for the valid uses of that particular statement. Also if ship="A1" then put "You hit the ship go again " elsif ship="A2" then ... 10x10 grid is 100 if statements, right? That does not seem like the right path to follow... How about using "not =" if it is not equal to the ship position then tell the player you didn't hit, and if is equal and tell the player you hit and you got next round of fire.. I think thats more better than using 100 if statement, that makes people crazy.. ----------------------------------- tyuo9980 Sat May 28, 2011 11:06 pm Re: Battleship Gameboard ----------------------------------- read up on 2d arrays. ----------------------------------- penny_k1994 Tue May 31, 2011 5:09 pm RE:Battleship Gameboard ----------------------------------- yes thats a good idea thank you this is what I have so far can you please help me get started on the board i read up on 2d arrays i just need help getting started: var ship:string var coordinates:string var hit:string var shipplacement:array 1..10,1..10 of int var score:int:=0 var A:array 1..10 of int var B:array 1..10 of int var C:array 1..10 of int var D:array 1..10 of int var E:array 1..10 of int var F:array 1..10 of int var G:array 1..10 of int var H:array 1..10 of int var column:int var row:int put "Place your 5 ships on the board while the opponent is placing theirs" get coordinates put "Pick a direction that you want to place your ship North, South, East and West" get coordinates put "Pick a direction that you want to place your ship North, South, East and West" get coordinates put "Pick a direction that you want to place your ship North, South, East and West" get coordinates put "Pick a direction that you want to place your ship North, South, East and West" get coordinates put "" put "The locations of your ships are,coordinates" put "A is the same as A(1)" loop put "Where are you going to shoot your cannon? Choose a row and column betwen A1 and H10" put "" if ship= hit then put "You hit the opponents ship, fire again :)" elsif ship not= hit then put "You mised the opponents ship :(" end if end loop ----------------------------------- apython1992 Tue May 31, 2011 6:28 pm RE:Battleship Gameboard ----------------------------------- You are trying to store all of your information within a single variable (coordinates). Every time you have the line "get coordinates", you are overwriting what was previously stored there. ----------------------------------- Raknarg Tue May 31, 2011 8:46 pm RE:Battleship Gameboard ----------------------------------- As tyuo9980 said before, I would strongly recommend using a 2D array for this. It will save you a lot of pain in the future. var tile : array 1 .. 8, 1 .. 10 of int