public void Update(GameTime gametime)
{
switch (TutorialState)
{
case "AwaitingUserAction":
break;
case "Beginning":
if (!mTutorialWindow.Active)
{
TutorialState = "AwaitingUserAction";
mTutorialWindow.RemoveAllItems();
mTutorialText = new TextField(
"This tiny rectangle is your settler. \n " +
"The settler can be turned into a CommandCenter by pressing b after selecting it. But before doing so, select the settler (left click) and explore your surroundings " +
"(left click to move, right click to deselect) \n " +
"We need to find a good place to settle - look out for Metal (teal) and settle near it since you will need it to expand your graph. \n" +
"You can move the camera by pressing w,a,s or d",
Vector2.Zero, new Vector2(mTextWidthScrolling, 0), mLibSans12, Color.White);
mTutorialWindow.AddItem(mTutorialText);
mTutorialWindow.ResetScrollValue();
mTutorialWindow.Active = true;
}
break;
case "UI_FirstPlatform":
if (!mTutorialWindow.Active)
{
TutorialState = "AwaitingUserAction";
mTutorialWindow.RemoveAllItems();
mTutorialText = new TextField(
"Now that you've built your CommandCenter it's time to get warm with the Userinterface.\n" +
"On the bottom right you can see the minimap. Use it to quickly scroll around the map and keep an overview. \n" +
"\n" +
"Above the minimap you can see the build menu, which can be used to extend your graph." +
"Try it out! Build a blank platform by left clicking on the blankPlatform button and then place the " +
"platform near your CommandCenter (not on resources) by left clicking on the map. Finish the building " +
"process by connecting your blank Platform with your CommandCenter. \n" +
"You can always cancel by right clicking anywhere on the map",
Vector2.Zero, new Vector2(mTextWidthScrolling, 0), mLibSans12, Color.White);
mTutorialWindow.AddItem(mTutorialText);
mTutorialWindow.ResetScrollValue();
mTutorialWindow.Active = true;
}
break;
case "UI_SecondPlatform":
if (!mTutorialWindow.Active)
{
TutorialState = "AwaitingUserAction";
mTutorialWindow.RemoveAllItems();
mTutorialText = new TextField(
"You may have noticed that the platform appeared immediately, but that's just the case if the required " +
"resources are on the adjacent platform. Let's look at the other possibility - " +
"build another blank platform and connect it to the just placed platform.",
Vector2.Zero, new Vector2(mTextWidthScrolling, 0), mLibSans12, Color.White);
mTutorialWindow.AddItem(mTutorialText);
mTutorialWindow.ResetScrollValue();
mTutorialWindow.Active = true;
}
break;
case "CivilUnits_Build":
if (!mTutorialWindow.Active)
{
TutorialState = "AwaitingUserAction";
mTutorialWindow.RemoveAllItems();
mTutorialText = new TextField(
"The new platform looks different than the first - it's still in blueprint mode. " +
"This means we have to assign units to build the platform. If you take a look at the '// CivilUnits' " +
"window you can see four sliders plus the number of idle units. \n" +
"Move the sliders to (un)assign units to the respective task: \n\n" +
"Defense units can be assigned to defend your graph in kinetic towers \n" +
"Build units build platforms, which are still in blueprint mode, by bringing required resources to adjacent platforms \n" +
"Logistic units carry resources between platforms \n" +
"Production units work on platforms and produce or refine resources \n\n" +
"Now assign a unit to build, so we can build the new platform",
Vector2.Zero, new Vector2(mTextWidthScrolling, 0), mLibSans12, Color.White);
mTutorialWindow.AddItem(mTutorialText);
mTutorialWindow.ResetScrollValue();
mTutorialWindow.Active = true;
}
break;
case "UserInterface_ProducePlatform":
if (!mTutorialWindow.Active)
{
TutorialState = "AwaitingUserAction";
mTutorialWindow.RemoveAllItems();
mTutorialText = new TextField(
"Great job! \n" +
"Now that you have learned how to expand your graph it's time to produce some resources. " +
"Resources are produced by the resource production platforms in the build menu. \n" +
"We need to start by building a production platform on top of the respective resource. " +
"Let's begin with building a mine (under 'produce resources' in build menu) on top of the metal resource (teal). \n" +
"If the resource is too far away, use blank platforms to bridge the gap.",
Vector2.Zero, new Vector2(mTextWidthScrolling, 0), mLibSans12, Color.White);
mTutorialWindow.AddItem(mTutorialText);
mTutorialWindow.ResetScrollValue();
mTutorialWindow.Active = true;
}
break;
case "Factory":
if (!mTutorialWindow.Active)
{
TutorialState = "AwaitingUserAction";
mTutorialWindow.RemoveAllItems();
mTutorialText = new TextField(
"Wait until the mine is not in blueprint mode anymore, then assign one unit to 'production'. " +
"The unit will go to the mine and start producing recources. \n\n " +
"This will take some time, so let's use the time to continue expanding our graph. For example by building a factory. \n" +
"You will find the factory under 'refine resources' in the build menu.",
Vector2.Zero, new Vector2(mTextWidthScrolling, 0), mLibSans12, Color.White);
mTutorialWindow.AddItem(mTutorialText);
mTutorialWindow.ResetScrollValue();
mTutorialWindow.Active = true;
}
break;
case "SelectedPlatform_ActionAssignment":
if (!mTutorialWindow.Active)
{
TutorialState = "AwaitingUserAction";
mTutorialWindow.RemoveAllItems();
mTutorialText = new TextField(
"Wait until the Factory is built, then assign one idle unit to 'production'. " +
"The assigned unit should go into the factory and wait for further assigment. \n\n" +
"If you click on a platform, the selected platform menu is shown in the window at the middle at the bottom." +
"There you can find a list of possible platform actions. \n\n" +
"We want to let the factory produce steel, so just click on (de)activate below 'refining to steel' and verify that the " +
"action was activated by checking the activity-state beside the (de)activate button. \n\n" +
"Lastly, we don't need any build units right now, so just unassign it by sliding the slider to the left",
Vector2.Zero, new Vector2(mTextWidthScrolling, 0), mLibSans12, Color.White);
mTutorialWindow.AddItem(mTutorialText);
mTutorialWindow.ResetScrollValue();
mTutorialWindow.Active = true;
}
break;
case "CivilUnits_Logistics":
if (!mTutorialWindow.Active)
{
TutorialState = "AwaitingUserAction";
mTutorialWindow.RemoveAllItems();
mTutorialText = new TextField(
"Now the factory is set to produce steel and a production unit is assigned, but there is no metal " +
"to be refined to steel, so we need a logistics unit to bring the missing metal to the factory. Assign the " +
"idle unit to logistics.",
Vector2.Zero, new Vector2(mTextWidthScrolling, 0), mLibSans12, Color.White);
mTutorialWindow.AddItem(mTutorialText);
mTutorialWindow.ResetScrollValue();
mTutorialWindow.Active = true;
}
break;
case "BuildGeneralUnit":
if (!mTutorialWindow.Active)
{
TutorialState = "AwaitingUserAction";
mTutorialWindow.RemoveAllItems();
mTutorialText = new TextField(
"The three currently assigned units produce steel by mining metal, carrying it to the factory and refining it to steel." +
"Weirdly that's exactly the resource we need to produce general units - the working units. \n\n" +
"You can produce general units in the CommandCenter(CC). Just click on your CC and then " +
"click on 'create' under 'MakeGeneralUnit." +
"As soon as enough steel is on the CC platform an unit will be created.",
Vector2.Zero, new Vector2(mTextWidthScrolling, 0), mLibSans12, Color.White);
mTutorialWindow.AddItem(mTutorialText);
mTutorialWindow.ResetScrollValue();
mTutorialWindow.Active = true;
}
break;
case "BuildDefenseBuilding":
if (!mTutorialWindow.Active)
{
TutorialState = "AwaitingUserAction";
mTutorialWindow.RemoveAllItems();
mTutorialText = new TextField(
"Now that we are so far to be able to build production and refining platforms and produce general units, " +
"we should probably take a look at the military part of this tutorial. Let us start with the defense - a defense tower: " +
"- a kinetic tower, which needs general units to run or \n" +
"- a laser tower, which only needs energy to run. \n\n" +
"Let's build a laser tower. \n" +
"Remember that you need to assign an unit to 'build' the tower",
Vector2.Zero, new Vector2(mTextWidthScrolling, 0), mLibSans12, Color.White);
mTutorialWindow.AddItem(mTutorialText);
mTutorialWindow.ResetScrollValue();
mTutorialWindow.Active = true;
}
break;
case "Force-Deactivation":
if (!mTutorialWindow.Active)
{
TutorialState = "AwaitingUserAction";
mTutorialWindow.RemoveAllItems();
mTutorialText = new TextField(
"Have you noticed how all your platforms went green? That means they were force-deactivated, " +
"since the graph is lacking energy..\n\n" +
"You can manually deactivate all platforms. Since the laser tower needs a lot of energy we can't " +
"provide yet - how about we deactivate it for now? \n\n" +
"Look into the selected platform window after clicking on the tower and choose 'deactivate'. You will notice" +
" that all other platforms are automatically re-activated - since enough is provided again - , " +
"but the unit assignments have changed." +
"Take care of that by assigning all units to a task you see fit.",
Vector2.Zero, new Vector2(mTextWidthScrolling, 0), mLibSans12, Color.White);
mTutorialWindow.AddItem(mTutorialText);
mTutorialWindow.ResetScrollValue();
mTutorialWindow.Active = true;
}
break;
case "Powerhouse":
if (!mTutorialWindow.Active)
{
TutorialState = "AwaitingUserAction";
mTutorialWindow.RemoveAllItems();
mTutorialText = new TextField(
"You've deactivated the laser tower to enable everything else to run, but " +
"of course we also want the laser tower to run. So we need energy. A lot of energy. " +
"The CC brings some energy with it, but it's obviously not enough energy to run a laser tower, " +
"so let's build a powerhouse to power the laser tower. \n\n " +
"After building the powerhouse, don't forget to activate the laser tower again and assign one unit to 'defend'.",
Vector2.Zero, new Vector2(mTextWidthScrolling, 0), mLibSans12, Color.White);
mTutorialWindow.AddItem(mTutorialText);
mTutorialWindow.ResetScrollValue();
mTutorialWindow.Active = true;
}
break;
case "Barracks":
if (!mTutorialWindow.Active)
{
TutorialState = "AwaitingUserAction";
mTutorialWindow.RemoveAllItems();
mTutorialText = new TextField(
"Of course both towers are only defense, so let's take a look into your offensive. \n " +
"We start by building a barracks. (Remember - you need build units) \n\n" +
"Then re-assign at least three units to logistics after finishing the barracks",
Vector2.Zero, new Vector2(mTextWidthScrolling, 0), mLibSans12, Color.White);
mTutorialWindow.AddItem(mTutorialText);
mTutorialWindow.ResetScrollValue();
mTutorialWindow.Active = true;
}
break;
case "create_MilitaryUnit":
if (!mTutorialWindow.Active)
{
TutorialState = "AwaitingUserAction";
mTutorialWindow.RemoveAllItems();
mTutorialText = new TextField(
"Great Job! \n " +
"We're getting really close to the end of this tutorial.. The only thing left to do is to create a " +
"military unit and the victory is yours! \n\n" +
"A little info in between: Have you seen the eventLog already? A lot of important events are shown there, like" +
"the newly created barracks. The eventLog does not only give you a nice overview above what's currently happening, " +
"you can also use it to quickly jump to the object, which raised the event. Just click on " +
"the first line of the eventmessage. \n\n" +
"But back to your task: you can create military units in the barracks just like you created the general units in the CC. " +
"You could, for example, build a FastMilitary unit. \n" +
"Remember that you need units assigned to logistics if you want resources on a specific platform.",
Vector2.Zero, new Vector2(mTextWidthScrolling, 0), mLibSans12, Color.White);
mTutorialWindow.AddItem(mTutorialText);
mTutorialWindow.ResetScrollValue();
mTutorialWindow.Active = true;
}
break;
case "finalPopup":
if (!mTutorialWindow.Active)
{
TutorialState = "AwaitingUserAction";
mTutorialWindow.RemoveAllItems();
mTutorialText = new TextField(
"You're almost done and you've done a fantastic job! \n\n\n" +
"Some tips for your next games: \n" +
"- minimize all windows by clicking on the 'minimize-button' in the top right corner. \n" +
"- move all windows by dragging it around after clicking on it's title \n" +
"- disable all windows by clicking on the corresponding name in the top bar \n" +
"- remove a building with right click \n" +
"- units are automatically assigned to a job somewhere on their graph, but you can force a redistribution " +
"by manually deactivating certain platforms \n" +
"- you can build roads between two platforms \n" +
"- the resource window shows you your resource production in the past 10 seconds. But it gets updates only every 10 seconds \n\n\n" +
"How about we relax at the end of our adventure? Unassing all units and let them run around as they wish."
,
Vector2.Zero, new Vector2(mTextWidthScrolling, 0), mLibSans12, Color.White);
mTutorialWindow.AddItem(mTutorialText);
mTutorialWindow.ResetScrollValue();
mTutorialWindow.Active = true;
}
break;
}
if (mTutorialWindow.Active)
{
mTutorialWindow?.Update(gametime);
}
else
{
mReopenPopup.Update(gametime);
}
}