//function to generateb lady bird randomly and store it in it's list
public void generateLadyBird()
{
numberOfInsects = 5;
for (int i = 0; i < numberOfInsects; i++)
{
int randomX = generator.Next(0, gridWidth - 1);
int randomY = generator.Next(0, gridHeight - 1);
if (gameGrid[randomX, randomY] == null)
{
LadyBird bird = new LadyBird(randomX, randomY);
gameGrid.SetValue("x", randomX, randomY);
ladyBird.Add(bird);
}
else
{
while (gameGrid[randomX, randomY] != null)
{
randomX = generator.Next(0, gridWidth - 1);
randomY = generator.Next(0, gridHeight - 1);
}
LadyBird bird = new LadyBird(randomX, randomY);
gameGrid.SetValue("x", randomX, randomY);
ladyBird.Add(bird);
}
}
}
//breed the lady bird if it is alive for 8 moves
public LadyBird BreedLadyBird(string[,] gameGrid)
{
LadyBird newLadyBird;
//check the cells around lady bird and create a new lady bird in the empty one
if (Row + 1 >= 0 && Row + 1 < 20 && gameGrid[Row + 1, Column] == " ")
{
gameGrid[Row + 1, Column] = "x";
newLadyBird = new LadyBird(Row + 1, Column);
return(newLadyBird);
}
else if (Row - 1 >= 0 && Row - 1 < 20 && gameGrid[Row - 1, Column] == " ")
{
gameGrid[Row - 1, Column] = "x";
newLadyBird = new LadyBird(Row - 1, Column);
return(newLadyBird);
}
else if (Column + 1 >= 0 && Column + 1 < 20 && gameGrid[Row, Column + 1] == " ")
{
gameGrid[Row, Column + 1] = "x";
newLadyBird = new LadyBird(Row, Column + 1);
return(newLadyBird);
}
else if (Column - 1 >= 0 && Column - 1 < 20 && gameGrid[Row, Column - 1] == " ")
{
gameGrid[Row, Column - 1] = "x";
newLadyBird = new LadyBird(Row, Column - 1);
return(newLadyBird);
}
else
{
return(null);
}
}
//redraw the game and breed
public void RedrawGame()
{
//kill lady bird if it didn't eat after the third move
for (int i = 0; i < ladyBird.Count; i++)
{
LadyBird bird = ladyBird[i];
if (bird.noEating == 3)
{
ladyBird.Remove(bird);
gameGrid[bird.Row, bird.Column] = " ";
}
}
//counter to get the lady bird count
int ladybirdcounter = ladyBird.Count;
for (int i = 0; i < ladybirdcounter; i++)
{
//move lady bird randomly
LadyBird bird = ladyBird[i];
bird.MoveLadyBird(gameGrid, greenFly);
//call the breed function if the lady bird alive after 8 moves
if (bird.lives == 8)
{
LadyBird newLadyBird = bird.BreedLadyBird(gameGrid);
if (newLadyBird != null)
{
ladyBird.Add(newLadyBird);
}
bird.lives = 0;
}
}
//move the green fly randomly based on the surrounded empty cells
int flyCounter = greenFly.Count;
for (int i = 0; i < flyCounter; i++)
{
//move green fly randomly
GreenFly fly = greenFly[i];
fly.MoveGreenFly(gameGrid);
//breed green fly it its a live for three moves
if (fly.lives == 3)
{
GreenFly newfly = fly.BreedGreenFly(gameGrid);
if (newfly != null)
{
greenFly.Add(newfly);
}
fly.lives = 0;
}
}
//redraw the cells
for (int i = 0; i < gridHeight; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j < gridWidth; j++)
{
Console.Write(gameGrid[i, j]);
if (j == gridWidth - 1)
{
Console.WriteLine("\r");
}
}
}
Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to move the cells or Escape to close the game");
Console.WriteLine("Green Fly = " + greenFly.Count + " .");
Console.WriteLine("Lady Birds = " + ladyBird.Count + " .");
Console.WriteLine("Steps = " + countSteps++);
}