/// <summary>
/// Displays the header
/// </summary>
private void DisplayHeader()
{
// Set the color to red
BufferEditor.WriteWithColor(0, 0, " ", ConsoleColor.Red);
BufferEditor.WriteWithColor(0, 5, " ", ConsoleColor.Red);
// Loop 100 times
for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
{
// Write to the buffer
BufferEditor.Write(i, 0, "-");
BufferEditor.Write(i, 5, "-");
}
// Change the color to blue
BufferEditor.WriteWithColor(0, 1, " ", ConsoleColor.Blue);
// Write to the buffer
BufferEditor.Write(1, 1, "Score:");
BufferEditor.Write(30, 1, "Level:");
BufferEditor.Write(47, 1, "Lifes:");
// Write the numbers to the buffer
NumberManager.WriteScore(score);
NumberManager.WriteLevel(level);
NumberManager.WriteLifes(lifes);
}
/// <summary>
/// Writes the ship sprite to the buffer
/// </summary>
private void WriteToBuffer()
{
// Go through the ship sprite array
for (int i = 0; i < sprite.Length; i++)
{
// Write each string to the buffer
BufferEditor.Write(coordinates.X, coordinates.Y + i, sprite[i]);
// Set the color to white
BufferEditor.WriteWithColor(0, coordinates.Y + i, " ", ConsoleColor.White);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Delete a string from the current buffer
/// </summary>
/// <param name="x">String x position</param>
/// <param name="y">String Y position</param>
/// <param name="str">The string</param>
public static void Delete(int x, int y, string str)
{
// Goes through every char on the given string
for (int i = 0; i < str.Length; i++)
{
// Set's the char for the current pixel
currentPixel.pixelChar = str[i];
// Writes that pixel to the buffer
buffer2D.current[x + i, y] = currentPixel;
}
// Write to the buffer
BufferEditor.Write(x, y, str);
}
/// <summary>
/// Writes the ovni to the buffer
/// </summary>
public void Write()
{
// If the current state is Flying
if (currentState == State.FLYING)
{
// Loop the height of the ovni sprite
for (int i = 0; i < OVNI_HEIGHT; i++)
{
// Set the color
BufferEditor.WriteWithColor(0, coordinates.Y + i, " ", ConsoleColor.DarkMagenta);
// Write the ovni to the buffer
BufferEditor.Write(coordinates.X, coordinates.Y + i, sprite[i]);
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Writes the number to the buffer
/// </summary>
/// <param name="value">
/// The value it self (number of lifes, score, etc...)</param>
/// <param name="xOffset">
/// Offset the number to the right depending on the number of numbers</param>
/// <param name="x">The x value where the number will be displayed</param>
private static void WriteNumber(int value, int xOffset, int x)
{
// Loops 3 times...
for (int i = 0; i < NUMBER_ROWS; i++)
{
// Change the color depending on the row
BufferEditor.WriteWithColor(0, i + 2, " ", i == 0 ?
ConsoleColor.White :
i == 1 ?
ConsoleColor.Yellow :
ConsoleColor.DarkYellow);
// Write each string to the buffer
BufferEditor.Write(x + xOffset, i + 2, digits[value][i]);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Get Ready method to animate the begining of the game or level
/// </summary>
private void GetReady()
{
// Create a new timer counter
Timer counter = new Timer(160);
// Create a new timer to blink the text
Timer blinker = new Timer(9);
// Create a new bool to display the text
bool displayText = true;
// While the counter is counting
while (counter.IsCounting())
{
// Updates the header
DisplayHeader();
// Sets the `displayText` to true or false
displayText = !blinker.IsCounting() ? !displayText : displayText;
// If the displayText is true
if (displayText)
{
// Set a color and write to the buffer
BufferEditor.WriteWithColor(0, 50, " ", ConsoleColor.Yellow);
BufferEditor.Write(45, 50, "Get Ready!");
}
// Else...
else
{
// Delete from the buffer
BufferEditor.Delete(45, 50, " ");
}
// Move the enemies down
enemies.MoveDown();
/// Render the frame ///
BufferEditor.DisplayRender();
// Delay the loop
Thread.Sleep(BASE_DELAY);
}
// Delete the text again
BufferEditor.Write(45, 50, " ");
}
/// <summary>
/// Renders all the sprites in the menu
/// </summary>
public void RenderMenu()
{
// Display the enemies in the menu
// Enemy 1
for (int i = 0; i < Sprites.enemy1String.Length; i++)
{
BufferEditor.WriteWithColor(0, 10 + i, " ", ConsoleColor.Green);
BufferEditor.Write(6, 10 + i, Sprites.enemy1String[i]);
BufferEditor.Write(85, 10 + i, Sprites.enemy1String[i]);
}
// Enemy 2
for (int i = 0; i < Sprites.enemy2String.Length; i++)
{
BufferEditor.WriteWithColor(0, 17 + i, " ", ConsoleColor.Cyan);
BufferEditor.Write(6, 17 + i, Sprites.enemy2String[i]);
BufferEditor.Write(85, 17 + i, Sprites.enemy2String[i]);
}
// Enemy 3
for (int i = 0; i < Sprites.enemy3String.Length; i++)
{
BufferEditor.WriteWithColor(0, 24 + i, " ", ConsoleColor.Magenta);
BufferEditor.Write(6, 24 + i, Sprites.enemy3String[i]);
BufferEditor.Write(85, 24 + i, Sprites.enemy3String[i]);
}
// Enemy 4
for (int i = 0; i < Sprites.enemy4String.Length; i++)
{
BufferEditor.WriteWithColor(0, 31 + i, " ", ConsoleColor.Blue);
BufferEditor.Write(6, 31 + i, Sprites.enemy4String[i]);
BufferEditor.Write(85, 31 + i, Sprites.enemy4String[i]);
}
// Enemy 5
for (int i = 0; i < Sprites.enemy5String.Length; i++)
{
BufferEditor.WriteWithColor(0, 37 + i, " ", ConsoleColor.DarkGreen);
BufferEditor.Write(6, 37 + i, Sprites.enemy5String[i]);
BufferEditor.Write(85, 37 + i, Sprites.enemy5String[i]);
}
// Display Title
for (int i = 0; i < Sprites.spaceString.Length; i++)
{
BufferEditor.WriteWithColor(0, 21 + i, " ", ConsoleColor.Yellow);
BufferEditor.Write(21, 21 + i, Sprites.spaceString[i]);
BufferEditor.Write(45, 21 + i, Sprites.invadersString[i]);
}
// Display Buttons
for (int i = 0; i < Sprites.playString.Length; i++)
{
BufferEditor.WriteWithColor(0, 28 + i, " ", ConsoleColor.White);
BufferEditor.Write(22, 28 + i, Sprites.playString[i]);
BufferEditor.Write(63, 28 + i, Sprites.quitString[i]);
}
// Display Button Selector
for (int i = 0; i < Sprites.selectionString.Length; i++)
{
BufferEditor.WriteWithColor(0, 33 + i, " ", ConsoleColor.White);
// If we have the play button selected
if (playSelected)
{
// Draw the ship bellow the play button
BufferEditor.Write(PLAY_X_SELECTION, Y_SELECTION + i, Sprites.selectionString[i]);
BufferEditor.Write(QUIT_X_SELECTION, Y_SELECTION + i, " ");
}
// If we have the quit button selected
else if (quitSelected)
{
// Draw the ship bellow the quit button
BufferEditor.Write(QUIT_X_SELECTION, Y_SELECTION + i, Sprites.selectionString[i]);
BufferEditor.Write(PLAY_X_SELECTION, Y_SELECTION + i, " ");
}
}
// Tells the double buffer to render the frame
BufferEditor.DisplayRender();
// Gets the input from the user
GetInput();
}
/// <summary>
/// Is called when the level is completed to play animations and initialise the next level
/// </summary>
private void LevelCompleted()
{
// Create a new timer to be a counter for the animations duration
Timer counter = new Timer(201);
// Create a new timer for the blinking animation
Timer blinker = new Timer(9);
// Create a new bool
bool displayScore = false;
// Clears the buffer
BufferEditor.ClearBuffer();
// Loops while the counter is counting
while (counter.IsCounting())
{
// Sets the display score to true or false depending on the counter
displayScore = !blinker.IsCounting() ? !displayScore : displayScore;
// If displayScore is true
if (displayScore)
{
// Write an informational text saying that the level was completed
BufferEditor.WriteWithColor(0, 22, " ", ConsoleColor.Yellow);
BufferEditor.WriteWithColor(0, 24, " ", ConsoleColor.Yellow);
BufferEditor.Delete(36, 22, "L E V E L C O M P L E T E D!");
BufferEditor.Delete(38, 24, "Level bonus 1000 points!");
NumberManager.WriteLevel(level);
}
else
{
// Delete the previously written text
BufferEditor.Write(36, 22, " ");
BufferEditor.Write(38, 24, " ");
NumberManager.DeleteLevel();
}
// Updates the score
score += 5;
NumberManager.WriteScore(score);
// Updates the header
DisplayHeader();
// Display the frame
BufferEditor.DisplayRender();
// Wait for 20 miliseconds
Thread.Sleep(20);
}
// Removes the text in the middle of the screen
BufferEditor.Write(36, 22, " ");
BufferEditor.Write(38, 24, " ");
// Increases the level
level++;
// Updates the level number
NumberManager.WriteLevel(level);
// Delays for 800 miliseconds
Thread.Sleep(800);
// Initializes the next level
InitNextLevel();
}
