/// <summary>
/// A method to setup a default game
/// </summary>
/// <param name="player1">Player one</param>
/// <param name="player2">Player two</param>
/// <param name="grid">Grid</param>
public static void SetUpDefaultGame(out Player player1, out Player player2, out HexGrid grid)
{
//sets up needed variables, including defautl terrain (t), gridSize, the grid and the players
List <string> t = new List <string>()
{
" ", "#", "#", " ", "~", "~", " ", " ", " ", "~", " ", "#", "#", " ", " ", " "
, " ", " ", "#", "#", "#", "#", "~", "~", "~", "~", "~", " ", "#", " ", "#", " "
};
int gridSize = 8;
grid = new HexGrid(gridSize);
player1 = new Player("Player One", 0, 10, 10, 5);
player2 = new Player("Player Two", 1, 10, 10, 5);
//setup the grid with the information above
grid.SetUpGridTerrain(t);
grid.AddPiece(true, "Baron", 0);
grid.AddPiece(true, "Serf", 8);
grid.AddPiece(false, "Baron", 31);
grid.AddPiece(false, "Serf", 23);
}
/// <summary>
/// Loads a game from a file
/// </summary>
/// <param name="player1">First player</param>
/// <param name="player2">Second player</param>
/// <param name="grid">Grid</param>
/// <returns>Returns bool indicating success</returns>
public static bool LoadGame(out Player player1, out Player player2, out HexGrid grid)
{
//gets file to load
Console.Write("Enter the name of the file to load: ");
string fileName = Console.ReadLine();
//initialises data structures for loading file
List <string> items;
string lineFromFile;
//try and read from the given file
try
{
using (StreamReader myStream = new StreamReader(fileName))
{
//read the first line, get items and generate a player from it
lineFromFile = myStream.ReadLine();
items = lineFromFile.Split(',').ToList();
player1 = new Player(items[0], Convert.ToInt32(items[1]), Convert.ToInt32(items[2]), Convert.ToInt32(items[3]), Convert.ToInt32(items[4]));
//do the same for the second line to generate the second player
lineFromFile = myStream.ReadLine();
items = lineFromFile.Split(',').ToList();
player2 = new Player(items[0], Convert.ToInt32(items[1]), Convert.ToInt32(items[2]), Convert.ToInt32(items[3]), Convert.ToInt32(items[4]));
//read the third line, which gives info on the size of the grid
int gridSize = Convert.ToInt32(myStream.ReadLine());
grid = new HexGrid(gridSize);
//read the fourth line which gives info on terrain in grid
List <string> t = new List <string>(myStream.ReadLine().Split(','));
grid.SetUpGridTerrain(t);
//finally read all remaining lines to setup grid with info from each line
lineFromFile = myStream.ReadLine();
while (lineFromFile != null)
{
//get all the items from the line
items = lineFromFile.Split(',').ToList();
//if the first item is a "1", add a true piece to the grid at given coordinates
if (items[0] == "1")
{
grid.AddPiece(true, items[1], Convert.ToInt32(items[2]));
}
//otherwise add a false piece to the grid at given coordinates
else
{
grid.AddPiece(false, items[1], Convert.ToInt32(items[2]));
}
//repeat until file finished
lineFromFile = myStream.ReadLine();
}
}
}
catch
{
//if file does not load, setup dummy variables and return false (indicating failure)
Console.WriteLine("File not loaded");
player1 = new Player("", 0, 0, 0, 0);
player2 = new Player("", 0, 0, 0, 0);
grid = new HexGrid(0);
return(false);
}
//return true (indicating success)
return(true);
}