Thread: Need Help With Classes For A RPG

I know, I know... I can easily find hundreds of tutorials online about making classes in C++ for text-based RPG's, which I have!.. but I really need a better explanation and step-thru than the ones I've been finding..

First up for my RPG, I need a class for my character.. what would it look like? This is all that I've done for my code... Beware, it looks hidieous, mostly because I have no idea how to set up classes..

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
 
int main()
{

    class Player {
    private:
    int health;
    int attack;
    int defend;

    public:
    void move();
    void attackmonster();
    void drinkpotion() { health++;}
    };
}

First up, I feel like I do not have the effecient header files needed. Second, I have no idea what to do with the variables in my "public" and "private", I just got it from a forum from another site I found on google, and switched some of the variable names up...


Can any one walk me through this plsssss =(

I am so confused ...................

Copy Paste won't help you much in understanding what is going on.
This probably will :Classes (I) - C++ Documentation

Can you please explain what is going on during the "Constructor" and "Destructor".. I have read the same article multiple times, but I don't really understand how to use it in a program. Thank you for the reply!

tip: move your class out of your main method. In fact you should move it to a separate header and implementation file (1 set per class or closely related group of classes).

Start organising your code properly at the start, much easier than reorganising it at a later stage