private void gatherResources()
{ //this function will send idle peasants to gather resource
int id = findFirstUnit("Peasant");
if (id != -1) //while we still have an idle peasant
{
Unit temp = allUnits[playerNum][id];
if (temp.onCommand == false && (temp.gold <= 0 && temp.lumber <= 0)) //only use peasant if the peasant not already on duty (and not carrying resources)
{
//Check which resource to gather (send peasant gathering the resource that AI has less of at the moment)
if (gameData.gold[playerNum] > gameData.lumber[playerNum]) //we have more gold
{ //so gather lumber
unitPtr tempTarget = new unitPtr();
tempTarget.x = (int)temp.x;
tempTarget.y = (int)temp.y;
unitPtr ret = gameData.findNearestTree(tempTarget, temp, 10, allUnits); //search a range of 10 for tree
/*if (ret.owner == -1) //we did not find a tree
* {//there was no tree in range (hence expand search distance once)
* ret = gameData.findNearestTree(tempTarget, temp, 10); //search a range of 25 (more extensive search)
* }*/
if (ret.owner == 0) //after all search, if we had found a tree
{ //move peasant to chop it
moveUnit(id, ret.x, ret.y);
//this.waitAndTryAgainG += waitTimer;
}
else //we gather gold as there is usually always gold
{
unitPtr retG = gameData.findNearestBuilding(allUnits, temp, "gather"); //find a goldMine
if (retG.owner != -1) //if there is an existing goldMine
{
Unit tempGM = allUnits[0][retG.index];
moveUnit(id, (int)tempGM.x, (int)tempGM.y); //send peasant to goldMine
//this.waitAndTryAgainG += waitTimer;
}
}
//else AI will do nothing as most likely trees ran out around AI
}
else //we have more lumber or equal so gather gold (priority on gold for army)
{
unitPtr ret = gameData.findNearestBuilding(allUnits, temp, "gather"); //find a goldMine
if (ret.owner != -1) //if there is an existing goldMine
{
Unit tempGM = allUnits[0][ret.index];
moveUnit(id, (int)tempGM.x, (int)tempGM.y); //send peasant to goldMine
//this.waitAndTryAgainG += waitTimer;
}
}
}
else if ((temp.gold > 0 || temp.lumber > 0)) //peasant carrying resources, so store resource first
{
if (temp.gold > 0)
{
unitPtr goTo = gameData.findNearestBuilding(allUnits, temp, "gold");
if (goTo.owner != -1) //we actually found a building
{
Unit tempBuilding = allUnits[goTo.owner][goTo.index];
moveUnit(id, (int)tempBuilding.x, (int)tempBuilding.y);
}
}
else
{
unitPtr goTo = gameData.findNearestBuilding(allUnits, temp, "lumber");
if (goTo.owner != -1) //we actually found a building
{
Unit tempBuilding = allUnits[goTo.owner][goTo.index];
moveUnit(id, (int)tempBuilding.x, (int)tempBuilding.y);
}
}
}
}
else
{
this.waitAndTryAgainG += waitTimer;
}
}
