private string ChangeName(Player opponent)
{
if (GameEngine.NumberOfPlayers == 0)
{
return("Sorry, you cannot change computer player names.");
}
while (true)
{
Console.Write("Your current name is: ");
CX.Print(Name, Colour);
Console.WriteLine(".\nYour opponent is named: ");
CX.Print(opponent.Name, opponent.Colour);
Console.WriteLine("Please choose a name.");
string newName;
try { newName = CX.Read(); }
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine(e);
continue;
}
if (newName == "")
{
Console.WriteLine("You have not entered a name, please do that.");
}
else if (opponent.IsRobot)
{
if (newName.ToLower().Contains("computer") ||
newName.ToLower().Contains("a.i."))
{
Console.WriteLine("Sorry, this name is unavailable. Please try something that isn't related to being a computer player.");
}
else if (Name == opponent.Name)
{
Console.WriteLine("This name is reserved for the computer player.");
}
else
{
Name = newName;
return(Name);
}
}
else if (Name == opponent.Name)
{
Console.WriteLine("This name is taken by the other player.");
}
else
{
return(Name);
}
}
}
public static byte ChooseNumberOfPlayers(Player player1, Player player2)
{
// Giving the players names based on possibility they may be A.I.
// TODO: Code the computer player's moves.
player2.Name = "Computer A.I.";
byte numberOfPlayers = 2;
do
{
// Asking the user how many players there will be in the game?
Console.Write("How many players will be playing: ");
CX.Print("1", player1.Colour);
Console.Write(" or ");
CX.Print("2", player2.Colour);
Console.WriteLine("?");
Console.WriteLine("Please enter your answer as a whole number.");
try { numberOfPlayers = CX.GetKey(limit: 2); }
catch { CX.Print("PLEASE ENTER YOUR ANSWER AS AN INTEGER. THIS MEANS A NUMBER WITH NO DECIMAL POINTS.", ConsoleColor.DarkRed); }
if (numberOfPlayers == 0)
{
while (true)
{
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("This will result in the computer versing itself while you watch. Are you sure?");
Console.WriteLine("1 - Yes\n2 - No");
byte answer = CX.GetKey(limit: 2);
if (answer == 1)
{
player1.Name = "Computer A.I. 1";
player2.Name = "Computer A.I. 2";
Console.Write("Okay, enjoy...");
break;
}
else if (answer == 2)
{
numberOfPlayers = 99; // This will force the outer loop to continue. 99 was arbitrarily chosen.
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("Please choose again.");
break;
}
else // This shouldn't run but just incase it is here to catch anything unexpected.
{
CX.Print("Sorry, I don't understand, please try again.", ConsoleColor.Red);
Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue...");
Console.ReadKey();
Console.Clear();
}
}
}
else if (numberOfPlayers == 1 || numberOfPlayers == 2)
{
player1.IsRobot = false;
while (true)
{
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("Enter the name for Player 1...");
player1.Name = CX.Read(player1.Colour).Trim();
if (player1.Name.Length < 1 || (player1.Name.ToLower().Contains("computer") ||
player1.Name.ToLower().Contains("a.i") && numberOfPlayers == 1))
{
Console.Clear();
if (player1.Name.Length < 1)
{
Console.WriteLine("You must give Player 1 a name.");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("That name is reserved... Please choose something else.");
}
Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue...");
Console.ReadKey();
continue;
}
Console.Write($"\nPlayer 1's name is set to ");
CX.Print(player1.Name, player1.Colour);
Console.WriteLine("!\n");
break;
}
if (numberOfPlayers == 2)
{
player2.IsRobot = false;
while (true)
{
Console.Clear();
Console.Write($"Player 1's name is set to ");
CX.Print(player1.Name, player1.Colour);
Console.WriteLine("!\n");
Console.WriteLine("Enter the name for Player 2...");
player2.Name = CX.Read(player2.Colour).Trim();
if (player2.Name.Length < 1 || player2.Name.ToLower() == player1.Name.ToLower())
{
Console.Clear();
if (player2.Name.Length < 0)
{
Console.WriteLine("You must give Player 2 a name.");
}
if (player2.Name.ToLower().Trim() == player1.Name.ToLower().Trim())
{
Console.WriteLine("The player names cannot be the same.");
}
continue;
}
Console.Write("\nPlayer 2's name is set to ");
CX.Print(player2.Name, player2.Colour);
Console.WriteLine("!\n");
break;
}
}
}
else // This shouldn't run but just incase it is here to catch anything unexpected.
{
numberOfPlayers = 99; // Resets the outer loop.
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("Sorry, I don't understand, please make another attempt.\nI can only accept numerical answers.\n");
}
} while (numberOfPlayers < 0 || numberOfPlayers > 2);
NumberOfPlayers = (byte)(numberOfPlayers < 0 || numberOfPlayers > 2 ? 2 : numberOfPlayers); // Guaranteeing that there are no conversion issues that could cause an exception.
return(NumberOfPlayers);
}