/// <summary>
/// Has the aspect of the AI vs. AI gameplay:
/// two AIs battle thousands of times,
/// reinforcing and subtracting to make each other well trained.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="ai">the untrained AI that will play with another AI to train</param>
/// <param name="aiTrainer">another untrained AI that will play with the other AI to train</param>
/// <param name="dp1">a drawpanel to show AI's learning progress</param>
/// <param name="dp2">a drawpanel to show second AI's learning progress</param>
/// <param name="sticksInGame">the number of sticks the user starts with</param>
/// <returns>a better trained AI that will play the user</returns>
static AI AiVsAi(AI ai, AI aiTrainer, DrawPanel dp1, DrawPanel dp2, int sticksInGame)
{
int winAI = 0;
int winAITrainer = 0;
int turn = rand.Next(2);
for (int round = 0; round < TotalRound; round++)
{
// resets the starting number of sticks each game
int sticks = sticksInGame;
while (sticks >= 1)
{
AI selectedAI;
if (turn % 2 == 1)
{
selectedAI = ai;
}
else
{
selectedAI = aiTrainer;
}
sticks -= selectedAI.Chosen(sticks);
turn++;
}
// Reinforces and subtracts the appropriate AI
if (turn % 2 == 1)
{
ai.AiWon();
aiTrainer.AiLost();
winAI++;
}
else
{
ai.AiLost();
aiTrainer.AiWon();
winAITrainer++;
}
// For bugging purposes
Console.Clear();
int[,] aiCups = ai.BrainDump();
Console.WriteLine();
int[,] aiTrainerCups = aiTrainer.BrainDump();
dp1.UpdateAI(aiCups);
dp2.UpdateAI(aiTrainerCups);
}
// smarter AI is chosen
if (winAI < winAITrainer)
{
dp1.EliminateLoser("AI 1");
return(aiTrainer);
}
else
{
dp2.EliminateLoser("AI 2");
return(ai);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Calls the methods in AI class that either
/// reinforces or subtracts based on the winner.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="ai">the same AI the user played with</param>
/// <param name="winner">human or AI that won the previous game</param>
/// <param name="dp1">a drawpanel to show AI's learning progress</param>
static void TrainingAI(AI ai, int winner, DrawPanel dp, int option)
{
if (winner % 2 == 1)
{
Console.WriteLine("Player, you win.\n");
ai.AiLost();
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("AI wins.\n");
ai.AiWon();
}
// Only update the Drawing Panel if the user is playing Human Vs. AI
if (option == 2)
{
int[,] cups = ai.BrainDump();
Console.WriteLine();
dp.UpdateAI(cups);
}
}