override public void UpdateStrength(Area area)
{
}
/**
* initializing the AreaBoard
*/
private void InitializeAreaBoard()
{
for (int i = 0; i < Size * Size; i++) // Filling up the AreaBoard with Areas of type (-1)
{
AreaBoard.Add(new Area(-1));
}
List <int>[] InfluencedLocationsList = new List <int> [4];
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) // Adding 4 starting points
{
InfluencedLocationsList[i] = new List <int>(); // separate InfluencedList for every type of Area, containing list of free Areas (type=-1) that are influenced by current Type
int location = Generator.Next(0, Size * Size);
while (AreaBoard[location].Type != -1)
{
location = Generator.Next(0, Size * Size);
}
AreaBoard[location] = new Area(i);
LinkedList <int> potentialList = PotentialList(location);
foreach (int loc in potentialList)
{
if (AreaBoard[loc].Type == -1)
{
AreaBoard[loc].AddInfluence(i);
InfluencedLocationsList[i].Add(loc);
}
}
}
int type = 0; // type of Area to add
while (AreaBoard.Exists(area => area.Type == -1)) // Filling up the Areaboard until there is no free spaces (Areas.type -1)
{
if (type > 3)
{
type = 0;
}
int chosenLocation = -1;
if (InfluencedLocationsList[type].Any())
{
int maxInfluence = 0;
List <int> maxInfluenceList = new List <int>();
foreach (int loc in InfluencedLocationsList[type]) // chosing one of the Areas that has max Influence of current Type
{
if (AreaBoard[loc].Influence[type] > maxInfluence)
{
maxInfluence = AreaBoard[loc].Influence[type];
maxInfluenceList.Clear();
maxInfluenceList.Add(loc);
}
else if (AreaBoard[loc].Influence[type] == maxInfluence)
{
maxInfluenceList.Add(loc);
}
}
chosenLocation = maxInfluenceList[Generator.Next(0, maxInfluenceList.Count())];
}
else // there is no Area on InfluencedList, choosing random free Area on board
{
chosenLocation = Generator.Next(0, Size * Size);
while (AreaBoard[chosenLocation].Type != -1)
{
chosenLocation = Generator.Next(0, Size * Size);
}
}
AreaBoard[chosenLocation] = new Area(type);
for (int j = 0; j < 4; j++)
{
InfluencedLocationsList[j].Remove(chosenLocation); // removing locations from lists that are already taken
}
LinkedList <int> potentialList = PotentialList(chosenLocation);
foreach (int loc in potentialList) // adding new InfluencedAreas to the list
{
if (AreaBoard[loc].Type == -1)
{
AreaBoard[loc].AddInfluence(type);
if (!InfluencedLocationsList[type].Contains(loc))
{
InfluencedLocationsList[type].Add(loc);
}
}
}
type++;
}
}