/// <summary>
/// Gets a random string from a datachunk string list
/// It automatically prevents the same string from being selected twice in a row
/// </summary>
/// <param name="chunkName"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
protected string GetRandomStringFromChoices(DataOvlReference.DataChunkName chunkName)
{
List <string> responses = DataOvlReference.GetDataChunk(chunkName)
.GetChunkAsStringList().Strs;
// if this hasn't been access before, then lets add a chunk to make sure we don't repeat the same thing
// twice in a row
if (!_previousRandomSelectionByChunk.ContainsKey(chunkName))
{
_previousRandomSelectionByChunk.Add(chunkName, -1);
}
int nResponseIndex = ShoppeKeeperDialogueReference.GetRandomIndexFromRange(0, responses.Count);
// if this response is the same as the last response, then we add one and make sure it is still in bounds
// by modding it
if (nResponseIndex == _previousRandomSelectionByChunk[chunkName])
{
nResponseIndex = (nResponseIndex + 1) % responses.Count;
}
_previousRandomSelectionByChunk[chunkName] = nResponseIndex;
return(responses[nResponseIndex]);
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the response string when vendor is trying to sell a particular piece of equipment
/// </summary>
/// <param name="nGold">how much to charge?</param>
/// <param name="equipmentName">the name of the equipment</param>
/// <returns>the complete response string</returns>
public string GetEquipmentSellingOutput(int nGold, string equipmentName)
{
int sellStringIndex = ShoppeKeeperDialogueReference.GetRandomIndexFromRange(49, 56);
return(ShoppeKeeperDialogueReference.GetMerchantString(sellStringIndex, nGold: nGold, equipmentName: equipmentName));
}
