yay last min uni work part 2.... I need help

the game loop he is describing is as follows.

variable created called gameover - set to false.

then just run a while loop.

while(!gameover){
run game
ask user if wants to replay
set gameover to true if user wants to quit, otherwise keep false
}

game will loop indefinately if the user keeps selecting to continue and the user will play forever!!
 
robmiller said:
guys i've got a 2000 word essay on gibbon's the fall of rome i need it in for next week

12pt times new roman double spaced

thanks guys you'd better make it good
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fact is, the fella is learning here as he goes along. I mean I have given him a replay option fully working, but he wants to do it by himself.

A lot different to your approach :rolleyes:
 
Not sure if this will help you or confuse you but here's some code I wrote many years ago while learning to code (So is pretty terrible) It's for a simple text based rpg), however its in C++ so might be kinda confusing. Shows the idea of a game loop though if you can follow the basics.

http://extraball.sunsite.dk/notepad.php?ID=88589


I would worry about actually getting your game working first before you think about replaying/game over etc though. Once your got a working solution it is easy to refactor.
 
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Rossmac said:
I mean I have given him a replay option fully working
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So have I lol.


@ jcb33,

you can start the game again by calling the game's method, like game.play(); or whatever. To terminate the program, use System.exit(1);.
 
Now there is just one thing left to do.... place my treasure randomly:

Must place no more than 5 to 7 of the 10 avaliable pieces at any one time

Must keep items in tact

This one is still a mystery to me, im guessing I need to use Math.Random somehow but ... urgh
 
jcb33 said:
Now there is just one thing left to do.... place my treasure randomly:

Must place no more than 5 to 7 of the 10 avaliable pieces at any one time

Must keep items in tact

This one is still a mystery to me, im guessing I need to use Math.Random somehow but ... urgh
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That one's gonna be quite hard lol....

Good Luck from OcUK!
 
Rossmac said:
fact is, the fella is learning here as he goes along. I mean I have given him a replay option fully working, but he wants to do it by himself.

A lot different to your approach :rolleyes:
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He wants it spoonfed to him though.
 
Chrisss said:
He wants it spoonfed to him though.
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;) To Be fair I have been editing my posts and updating to myself along the way, it is nice however to get help, and as for random numbers, yes I can generate them... hence why I got the computer to have random guesses for the user, what I dont know how to do is randomly place 3 cells in order without seperating them

Code: 
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Code: 
  boolean done = false;
   while(!done)
   {
        if((input.equals("exit") || (input.equalsIgnoreCase("E"))
       {
           System.out.println("Closing App..");
            done = true;
      }
}
 
Rossmac said:
fact is, the fella is learning here as he goes along. I mean I have given him a replay option fully working, but he wants to do it by himself.

A lot different to your approach :rolleyes:
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Learning by rote as he's spoon-fed a program—not exactly the right attitude for a programmer!
 
robmiller said:
Learning by rote as he's spoon-fed a program—not exactly the right attitude for a programmer!
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True, but maybe programming isn't his desired outcome of his degree, and he just needs to pass this module?
 
Hmm if this is coursework etc, I wouldn't be posting it on the internet, esp considering all(?) uni's have special software that searches the net for any matches with the work you hand in.
 
5ingh said:
Hmm if this is coursework etc, I wouldn't be posting it on the internet, esp considering all(?) uni's have special software that searches the net for any matches with the work you hand in.
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Would you actualy get in trouble for having the work you have done posted by you on the net?
 
5ingh said:
Hmm if this is coursework etc, I wouldn't be posting it on the internet, esp considering all(?) uni's have special software that searches the net for any matches with the work you hand in.
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I concur.
 
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