// News
public void QueueNews(string blurb, string subBlurb, string outcome, bool highlight = false, MediaEventType eventType = MediaEventType.Mundane)
{
MediaEvent me = new MediaEvent(this, blurb, subBlurb, outcome, highlight);
me.EventType = eventType;
Parent.NextRoundNews.Add(me);
}
public List <RoundAction> MediaActions(MediaEvent e, int mediaIndex)
{
List <RoundAction> actions = new List <RoundAction>();
if (Dead || InJail)
{
return(actions);
}
if (!e.Important || e.Reacted)
{
return(actions);
}
// Find what media actions can be applied to this event.
for (int i = 0; i < EngineData.MediaActions.Length; i++)
{
GameAction a = EngineData.MediaActions[i];
if (a.CanUseAction(this, a, e))
{
actions.Add(new RoundAction(this, a, i, mediaIndex)
{
Media = e
});
}
}
return(actions);
}
internal void BindNews(MediaEvent newsItem)
{
News = newsItem;
LabelHeader.Content = News.Heading;
LabelDescription.Content = News.SubHeading;
LabelOutcome.Content = News.OutcomeText;
if (newsItem.Important)
{
RectBackground.Fill = ImportantBrush;
}
}
void AddNews(GamePlayer p, MediaEvent e)
{
if (p == null)
{
return;
}
List <MediaEvent> playerNews;
if (!RoundNews.TryGetValue(p, out playerNews))
{
playerNews = new List <MediaEvent>();
RoundNews.Add(p, playerNews);
}
playerNews.Add(e);
}
public void AttemptAssasination(double risk, GamePlayer specificTarget = null)
{
string[] failedOutcomes = new string[] {
"Police nab would-be Assassin\nThe plot was ultimately traced back to {0}, the prosecuting attorney is hoping for a serious penalty in this case"
};
if (specificTarget == null)
{
specificTarget = SelectRandomTarget();
}
SetCriminalHeadlines(failedOutcomes);
if (DidEvadeCriminalRisk(risk))
{
// Success! Kill the target!
specificTarget.Kill("{0} was assasinated by " + Name + " at the age of {1}", "...But nobody ever knew. It was covered up very well");
// Add "Mysterious death" news
QueueNews($"Mysterious death of {specificTarget.Name}\nAuthorities say there are no signs of foul play, for this unusual death");
SetResult($"Operation was successful, {specificTarget.Name} is no more.", true);
}
else
{
string[] failedAttempts = new string[]
{
"The police informed {0} they captured an assassin on their property\nApparently the would-be murderer fell victim to a number of aggressive dogs in the area",
"Local bar-goer narrowly evaded death\n{0} noticed his drink was a very unusual color, a toxicologist who happened to be at the bar identified the poison by scent and alerted the police"
};
string failure = failedAttempts[Parent.RandomNext(0, failedAttempts.Length)];
string formattedReason = string.Format(failure, this.Name);
string[] parts = formattedReason.Split('\n');
if (parts.Length < 2)
{
parts = new string[] { formattedReason, "Ha, the editor is on vacation and I can say whatever I want" }
}
;
// Spectacular failure! Inform the target that they narrowly evaded death
MediaEvent me = new MediaEvent(specificTarget, parts[0], parts[1], "We found out who was behind this attempt...", true);
me.InstigatingPlayer = this;
me.EventType = MediaEventType.Victim;
Parent.NextRoundNews.Add(me);
}
}
public GamePlayer PrepareSinglePlayerGame(string name = null)
{
if (name == null)
{
name = GenerateName();
}
GamePlayer human = new GamePlayer(this, name, true);
Players.Add(human);
// Initial values for human.
human.Values.Money = 10000000;
human.Values.FanCount = 100000; // 100k fans
human.Values.PublicSentiment = 0; // Neutral public sentiment
human.Values.AffinityProfessional = 0; // Neutral affinities
human.Values.AffinityMedia = 0;
human.Values.AffinitySocial = 0;
human.Values.AffinityCriminal = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < 500; i++)
{
GamePlayer cpu = new GamePlayer(this, GenerateName(), false);
Players.Add(cpu);
cpu.BaseAge = 20 + r.NextDouble() * 40;
cpu.LifeExpectancy = 50 + r.NextDouble() * 40;
cpu.Values.Money = (long)(100000 * i * (r.NextDouble() + 0.8));
cpu.Values.FanCount = (int)(20000 * i * (r.NextDouble() + 0.8));
cpu.Values.PublicSentiment = r.Next(-0x5000, 0x5000);
cpu.Values.AffinityProfessional = r.Next(0, 0x5000);
cpu.Values.AffinityMedia = r.Next(0, 0x5000);
cpu.Values.AffinitySocial = r.Next(0, 0x5000);
cpu.Values.AffinityCriminal = r.Next(0, 0x5000);
}
// Queue some intro news for the human.
MediaEvent me = new MediaEvent(human, "New star strikes out into the spotlight!", $"After {name}'s smash success last week, everyone is talking about it...", null, false);
NextRoundNews.Add(me);
return(human);
}
public static void DeductCost(GamePlayer Player, GameAction Action, MediaEvent Media)
{
Player.ThisRound.Money -= Action.MoneyCost;
Player.ThisRound.TimeRemaining -= Action.TimeCost;
}
public static bool CanUseBase(GamePlayer Player, GameAction Action, MediaEvent Media)
{
return(Player.ThisRound.Money >= Action.MoneyCost && Player.ThisRound.TimeRemaining >= Action.TimeCost);
}
public void SmearCampaign(double effectiveness, double risk, GamePlayer specificTarget = null)
{
double outcome = Parent.NextPercent(0, 1);
GamePlayer Instigator = null;
string[] Smears = new string[]
{
"Anonymous sources allege {0} has a drug problem\nOf course we can't reveal our sources, but they're probably right in our estimation",
"{0} is a stalker, sources say\nBlurry footage shows {0} following someone in the dark, you can tell by the hat",
"Does {0} have cancer, and are they hiding it?\nWeb denizen diagnoses {0}, claiming he can tell by \"the pixels\""
};
string outcomeString;
string myoutcome = "";
if (specificTarget == null)
{
// Pick a random target with higher rank, or in the top 50 if we are #1
specificTarget = SelectRandomTarget();
}
if (outcome < risk)
{
// Caught! Target will know it was you trying to smear them.
Instigator = this;
outcomeString = "We found out who was behind these false allegations...";
myoutcome = "Details of your involvement got out, there may be retaliation...";
FailedSmearCampaigns++;
SetResult($"Oh no! {specificTarget.Name} found out we were behind the smear campaign!", false);
}
else
{
// Not caught
outcomeString = "The motive for this smear campaign is unknown";
myoutcome = "The campaign was successful!";
SmearCampaigns++;
SetResult($"Success! {specificTarget.Name}'s good name has been rubbed in the dirt.", true);
}
string smear = Smears[Parent.RandomNext(0, Smears.Length)];
string formattedReason = string.Format(smear, this.Name);
string[] parts = formattedReason.Split('\n');
if (parts.Length < 2)
{
parts = new string[] { formattedReason, "Ha, the editor is on vacation and I can say whatever I want" }
}
;
specificTarget.MediaAffectPopularity(-effectiveness, 0.1);
MediaEvent me = new MediaEvent(specificTarget, parts[0], parts[1], outcomeString, true);
me.InstigatingPlayer = Instigator;
me.EventType = MediaEventType.Smear;
Parent.NextRoundNews.Add(me);
// Also queue the smear to this player's feed, for reference.
me = new MediaEvent(this, parts[0], parts[1], myoutcome, false);
Parent.NextRoundNews.Add(me);
}
