private void TalkToAction()
{
//display list of NPCs in location and get a player choice
int npcToTalkToId = _gameConsoleView.DisplayGetNpcToTalkTo();
//display npc messages
if (npcToTalkToId != 0)
{
//get NPC from universe
Npc npc = _worldContents.GetNpcById(npcToTalkToId);
npc.TalkedTo = true;
//display info for object chosen
_gameConsoleView.DisplayTalkTo(npc);
}
}
public int DisplayGetNpcToTalkTo()
{
int npcId = 0;
bool validNpcId = false;
//get list of npcs in current location
List <Npc> npcInCurrentLocation = _worldContents.GetNpcsByLocationId(_gameSurvivor.LocationId);
if (npcInCurrentLocation.Count > 0)
{
DisplayGamePlayScreen("Choose character to speak with", Text.NpcsChooseList(npcInCurrentLocation), ActionMenu.NpcMenu, "");
while (!validNpcId)
{
//get integer from player
GetInteger($"Enter the Id number of the character you want to talk to: ", 0, 0, out npcId);
//validate integer as valid NPC id and in current location
if (_worldContents.IsValidNpcByLocationId(npcId, _gameSurvivor.LocationId))
{
Npc npc = _worldContents.GetNpcById(npcId);
if (npc is ISpeak)
{
validNpcId = true;
}
else
{
ClearInputBox();
DisplayInputErrorMessage("It appears this character has nothing to say. Try again.");
}
}
else
{
ClearInputBox();
DisplayInputErrorMessage("Invalid NPC Id, try again.");
}
}
}
else
{
DisplayGamePlayScreen("Choose character to speak with", "It appears there are no NPCs here.", ActionMenu.NpcMenu, "");
}
return(npcId);
}