private void StartGame()
{
TicTacToeScreen theAwesomeGame = new TicTacToeScreen();
// ScreenManager.AddScreen(theAwesomeGame);
// ScreenManager.Screens[ScreenManager.Screens.Count() - 1].LoadContent();
IsExiting = true;
LoadingScreen loadingScreen = new LoadingScreen(new GameScreen[] { theAwesomeGame }, true, ScreenManager);
}
/// <summary>
/// Allows the game component to update itself.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="gameTime">Provides a snapshot of timing values.</param>
public override void Update(bool coveredByOtherScreen, bool otherScreenHasFocus, GameTime gameTime)
{
if (!HideMe)
{
base.Update(coveredByOtherScreen, otherScreenHasFocus, gameTime);
positionMapper = null;
TimeSpan timeFromWin = TimeSpan.Zero;
// Detech which key was pressed
// and determine which box to highlight
int i = 0, j = 0;
KeyboardState newKeyboardState = Keyboard.GetState();
if (!gameOver)
{
if (keyboardState != null)
{
// Create the mapper only if
// a key was pressed
// Drawback: mapper is generated regardless if user
// presses key into an already marked box.
// Furthermore, create the mapper only if it's null,
// and the mapper is only made null after the humanMachine has made
// a move.
if (keyboardState.GetPressedKeys() != null)
{
// The player pressed a Key. Now is the time to
// generate the mapping to determine the position the user
// pressed, to pass to the game's AI module, or named as
// the HumanMachine!
positionMapper = GenerateMapping();
// Left and right key presses
if (keyboardState.IsKeyDown(Keys.Right) && newKeyboardState.IsKeyUp(Keys.Right))
{
ScreenManager.PlaySound("menuMouseClick");
userIndex++;
int limiter = 3;
if (userIndex >= 3 && userIndex <= 5)
limiter = 6;
if (userIndex >= 6 && userIndex <= 8)
limiter = 9;
userIndex %= limiter;
}
else if (keyboardState.IsKeyDown(Keys.Left) && newKeyboardState.IsKeyUp(Keys.Left))
{
ScreenManager.PlaySound("menuMouseClick");
userIndex--;
if (userIndex < 0)
userIndex += 3;
}
// Down Key Presses
if (keyboardState.IsKeyDown(Keys.Down) && newKeyboardState.IsKeyUp(Keys.Down))
{
ScreenManager.PlaySound("menuMouseClick");
userIndex += 3;
userIndex %= 9;
}
// Up Key presses
if (keyboardState.IsKeyDown(Keys.Up) && newKeyboardState.IsKeyUp(Keys.Up))
{
ScreenManager.PlaySound("menuMouseClick");
userIndex -= 3;
if (userIndex < 0)
userIndex += 3;
}
else if (keyboardState.IsKeyDown(Keys.Enter) && newKeyboardState.IsKeyUp(Keys.Enter))
{
ScreenManager.PlaySound("boardClick");
if (!machineIsThinking)
{
markPlayerPosition = true;
}
// characterToMark = 'O';
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Pressed O");
}
// Additional functionality to add -PAUSE SCREEN
/*
else if (keyboardState.IsKeyDown(Keys.Escape))
{
pauseScreen = new PauseScreen();
pauseScreen.ScreenManager = ScreenManager;
ScreenManager.Screens.Add(pauseScreen);
ScreenManager.Screens[ScreenManager.Screens.Count - 1].LoadContent();
HideMe = true;
}
*/
}
}
checkWin = board.CheckWin(out strikeDecision, out winningCharacter);
if (checkWin != -1)
{
// This means the player has won the game. Therefore,
// do not bother to obtain the HumanMachine's decision
// since he has lost!
// Enable drawing a strike. Do not
// check for the logic in the Draw method.
gameOver = true;
if (!gameOverCue.IsPlaying && !gameOverCue.IsStopped && !gameOverCue.IsStopping)
{
if (ScreenManager.playSound)
gameOverCue.Play();
}
drawStrike = true;
}
// Calls update for every box in the board
if (markPlayerPosition && !machineIsThinking && !gameOver)
{
// Player marked an option.
// Get the machine's move.
// Only enter this block of code if the Thread
// has ended. Do not enter while it is sleeping.
if (machineDecisionThread.ThreadState != System.Threading.ThreadState.Running || machineDecisionThread.ThreadState != System.Threading.ThreadState.WaitSleepJoin)
{
machineDecisionThread.Start();
machineDecisionThread = new Thread(MachineDecisionThreadDelegate);
}
// Now reinitalize the thread, since it is dead, and is required
// next time the user makes a move!
}
Debug.WriteLine("The human Machune character is: {0}, and {1}", characterToMark, humanMachine.Character);
}
else
{
// end the machineDecision Thread if it is running
if (machineDecisionThread.IsAlive)
{
machineDecisionThread.Join();
}
// now check if user pressed 'R' to restart the game!
if (keyboardState.IsKeyDown(Keys.R) && newKeyboardState.IsKeyUp(Keys.R) && gameOver)
{
// end the game
LoadingScreen screen = new LoadingScreen(new GameScreen[] { new BackgroundScreen(), new ChooseCharacterScreen() }, true, ScreenManager);
}
else if (keyboardState.IsKeyDown(Keys.Q) && newKeyboardState.IsKeyUp(Keys.Q) && gameOver)
{
// end the game
LoadingScreen screen = new LoadingScreen(new GameScreen[] { new BackgroundScreen(), new StartMenuScreen() }, true, ScreenManager);
}
if (drawStrike == false)
{
// this means the game is a draw
}
}
keyboardState = newKeyboardState;
board.Update(gameTime);
}
else
{
Debug.WriteLine("do nothing, since HideMe = {0}", HideMe);
}
}