//Using a given state, update the engine to the new state (I.E switch to game view mode | front-end mode)
public void UpdateGameState(GameState newState)
{
//Destroy the previous state by clearing its reference (Garbage collector will pick it up)
activeGameState = null;
//Update state record to point to the new state object
switch (newState)
{
case GameState.Splash:
{
activeGameState = new Splash_Screen(engCoreRef);
break;
}
case GameState.FrontEnd:
{
activeGameState = new Front_End(engCoreRef);
break;
}
case GameState.Game:
{
activeGameState = new Dialogue(engCoreRef);
break;
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Initialization Method
/// </summary>
public Dialogue(Engine_Core coreRef)
{
//Cast to the interface in order to call interface functions
myInterface = this;
//Retain a reference to the Engine_Core
engCoreRef = coreRef;
//Run the core state function
Console.WriteLine("Activating Dialogue State!");
myInterface.Main();
}
//Initialization method
public Front_End_UI(Front_End curState, Engine_Core coreRef, IGame_State_Base stateInterface)
{
//Store references
stateFunctions = stateInterface;
engCoreRef = coreRef;
state = curState;
//---------------GENERATE BUTTONS---------------
//Create the Start Game Button
Base_Button.ClickEvent clickEvent = GoToGame;
startGameButton = new Base_Button(
new Sprite()
{
Texture = engCoreRef.Content.Load <Texture2D>("UI/Front_End/Test_Button"),
Color = Color.White,
Size = new Rectangle(engCoreRef.GraphicsDevice.Viewport.Width / 2 - 128, (engCoreRef.GraphicsDevice.Viewport.Height / 2) - 32, 256, 64)
},
new TextSprite()
{
Font = engCoreRef.Content.Load <SpriteFont>("UI/Fonts/Menu_Button_01"),
Text = "Start Game",
Color = Color.White
},
clickEvent);
//Create the Exit Game Button
clickEvent = ExitGame;
exitGameButton = new Base_Button(
new Sprite()
{
Texture = engCoreRef.Content.Load <Texture2D>("UI/Front_End/Test_Button"),
Color = Color.White,
Size = new Rectangle(engCoreRef.GraphicsDevice.Viewport.Width / 2 - 128, (engCoreRef.GraphicsDevice.Viewport.Height / 2) + (engCoreRef.GraphicsDevice.Viewport.Height / 6) - 32, 256, 64)
},
new TextSprite()
{
Font = engCoreRef.Content.Load <SpriteFont>("UI/Fonts/Menu_Button_01"),
Text = "Exit Game",
Color = Color.White
},
clickEvent);
//Add the buttons to the draw stack
engCoreRef.drawStack.Add("Start_Game_Button", startGameButton.myArt);
engCoreRef.textDrawStack.Add("Start_Game_Button_Text", startGameButton.myText);
engCoreRef.drawStack.Add("Exit_Game_Button", exitGameButton.myArt);
engCoreRef.textDrawStack.Add("Exit_Game_Button_Text", exitGameButton.myText);
}
/// <summary>
/// Initialization Method
/// </summary>
public Front_End(Engine_Core coreRef)
{
//Cast to the interface in order to call interface functions
myInterface = this;
//Retain a reference to the Engine_Core
engCoreRef = coreRef;
//Generate the U.I Class
frontEndUI = new Front_End_UI(this, engCoreRef, myInterface);
//Run the core state function
Console.WriteLine("Activating Front-End!");
myInterface.Main();
}
