Help for my little game....

Hi everybody,
now i am creating a little RPG game(It is still FAR from over).

But i have a little problem with the display....
it display text all at once instead of word by word(like in real RPG...
Can C++ do that??(Display word by word)

Also i would like to know how to display some text and then "clear" the hold screen and then display some other text again....just like "cls" in DOS to clear the whole screen....

I hope you understand what i mean, (sorry for my bad english...).

Here is my Program, there are no error, but as i say, you can see that by default, it displays the whole text at once and never clear the screen:

Code:

#include <iostream.h>
#include <fstream.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

typedef char string[25];
typedef string string2[5];
string2 inventory;

class Digimon
{
private:
	string name;
	int health;
	int stamina;
	int atthp;
public:
	Digimon(string="nothing", int=0, int=0, int=0);
	void SetValue(string, int, int, int);
	friend ostream& operator<<(ostream& out, Digimon& digi);
    friend void Play(Digimon&, Digimon&);
    void AttLost(int);
	void StaLost(int);
     friend void EvilVillage(Digimon&);
     friend void DigmonHouse(Digimon&);
     
};


Digimon::Digimon(string n, int hp, int sp, int ahp)
{
	strcpy(name,n);
	health=hp;
	stamina=sp;
	atthp=ahp;
}

void Digimon::SetValue(string n, int hp, int sp, int ahp)
{
	strcpy(name,n);
	health=hp;
	stamina=sp;
	atthp=ahp;
}

ostream& operator<<(ostream& out, Digimon& digi)
{
	out<<"Your Digimon STATS"<<endl;
	out<<"Your Digimon : "<<digi.name<<endl;
	out<<"Your HP : "<<digi.health<<endl;
	out<<"Your SP : "<<digi.stamina<<endl;
	return out;
}

void DisplayInventory();					//Normal Function Prototype
void Play(Digimon& enem, Digimon& you)
{
	int res;
	cout<<"Choose an option"<<endl;
	cout<<"1.Attack Opponent"<<endl;
	cout<<"2.Not Moving"<<endl;
	cout<<"3.Defend"<<endl;
	cout<<"4.Inventory"<<endl;
	cin>>res;
	while ((enem.health>0)&&(you.health>0))
    {
		
		if (res==1)
		{
			cout<<you.name<<" ATTACK!!!"<<endl;
			if (enem.stamina >= you.stamina)
			{
				cout<<"attack fail"<<endl;
				you.StaLost(2);
			}
			else
			{
				enem.AttLost(you.atthp);
				you.StaLost(2);
				cout<<"Enemy lose "<<you.atthp<<" HP"<<endl;
				cout<<enem;
			}
		}
		else if (res==2)
		{
			cout<<"Your digimon is not moving"<<endl;
			cout<<"Suddenly...";
			cout<<enem.name<<" WOOF!!"<<endl;
			if (you.stamina >= enem.stamina)
			{
				cout<<"He fail!";
			}
			else
			{
				you.AttLost(enem.atthp);
				enem.StaLost(2);
				cout<<"You lose "<<enem.atthp<<" HP";
				cout<<you;
			}
		}
		else if (res==3)
		{
			cout<<"I defend"<<endl;
			if (enem.stamina >= you.stamina)
			{
				cout<<"But you fail!";
				cout<<"He attacks"<<enem.atthp<<" of your life points"<<endl;
				you.AttLost(enem.atthp);
				enem.StaLost(2);
			}
			else
			{
				cout<<"I defend"<<endl;
				cout<<"Defend Successuful!!"<<endl;
				enem.StaLost(2);
			}
		}
		else 
		{
			int option;
			cout<<"Select an Option"<<endl<<endl;
			DisplayInventory();
			cin>>option;
			if (option == 1)
			{
				cout<<"Attack With Magic Rod!!"<<endl;
				if ((you.stamina >= enem.stamina)&&(you.stamina >5))
				{
					enem.AttLost(5);
					cout<<"He lost 5 hp point";
				}
				else if (you.stamina >= enem.stamina)
				{
					cout<<"Not enough Stamina"<<endl;
				}
				else if (you.stamina > 5)
					cout<<"You missed"<<endl;
				else
					cout<<"Not enought Stamina"<<endl;
			}
			else
				cout<<"Will be available soon"<<endl;
		}
		cout<<"Choose an option"<<endl;
		cout<<"1.Attack Opponent"<<endl;
		cout<<"2.Not Moving"<<endl;
		cout<<"3.Defend"<<endl;
		cout<<"4.Inventory"<<endl;
		cin>>res;
    }
    if (enem.health<=0)
    {
       cout<<"YOU WIN!!"<<endl;
    }
    else
        cout<<"YOU LOST!!"<<endl;
}
 

void Digimon::AttLost(int lostHP)
{
     health=health-lostHP;
}

void Digimon::StaLost(int lostSP)
{
	stamina=stamina-lostSP;
}

void ChooseCharacter(int&);
void DefaultInventory();
void InputInventory(string invent);         //Function prototype

int main()
{
	int ans;
	DefaultInventory();
	Digimon obj;
	ChooseCharacter(ans);
	if (ans==1)
	{
		obj.SetValue("Guilmon", 25, 10, 4);
		cout<<obj;
	}
	else if (ans==2)
	{
		obj.SetValue("Renamon", 20, 20, 2);
		cout<<obj;
	}
	else
	{
		obj.SetValue("Terriermon", 22, 15,3);
		cout<<obj;
	}
    int dest;
    cout<<"Choose your destination"<<endl;
    cout<<"1. Evil Village"<<endl;
    cout<<"2. Darkness Forest"<<endl;
    cout<<"3. Rubymon's Dungeon"<<endl;
    cout<<"4. The Shadow Realm"<<endl;
    cin>>dest;
    if (dest==1)
    {
     EvilVillage(obj);
    }
     
     
	/*cout<<"You found a magic rod!!"<<endl;
	InputInventory("MAGICROD");
	cout<<"You found a magic stone"<<endl;
	InputInventory("STONE");
    cout<<"\nYou encounter a crazy stupid yet powerful digiMONSTER!!"<<endl;
    cout<<"IT is RUBYMON!!!"<<endl;
	Digimon enemy1("Rubymon", 12, 22, 2);
    Play(enemy1, obj);                      
    cout<<obj;
    cout<<enemy1;*/
	return 0;
}

void ChooseCharacter(int& ans)
{
	cout<<"Welcome to The Digital World"<<endl;
	cout<<"Please choose your favorite digimon to travel with you!"<<endl;
	cout<<"1.Guilmon"<<endl;
	cout<<"2.Renamon"<<endl;
	cout<<"3.Terriermon"<<endl;
	cin>>ans;
}

void DefaultInventory()
{
	for (int k=0;k<5;k++)
		strcpy(inventory[k], "??");
}
void InputInventory(string invent)
{
	static int i=0;
	strcpy(inventory[i], invent);
	i++;
}

void DisplayInventory()
{
	for (int j=0;j<5;j++)
		cout<<j+1<<". "<<inventory[j]<<endl;
}

void EvilVillage(Digimon& obj)         //Friend Function
{
     int dec1;
     cout<<"You are now walking in Evil Village....there are no people but old and abandoned house...";
     cout<<"\nUnfortunately, all the door are lock except the big house in front of you, which has no front door";
     cout<<"Enter in or not?"<<endl<<endl;
     cout<<"1.Yes ENTER IN NOW!!";
     cout<<"\n2.No I am afraid"<<endl;
     cin>>dec1;
     if (dec1==1)
     {
        DigmonHouse(obj);
     }
        
}

void DigmonHouse(Digimon& obj)             //Friend Function
{
     cout<<"When you enter into the house, you see an empty table and a big television"<<endl;
     cout<<"It seem that nobody are here...SUDDENTLY"<<endl;
     cout<<"The TV turns on automatically...and you see a Digimon";
     cout<<"He says: YOU ARE THE CHOSEN ONE...OUR VILLAGE IS DESTROY BY THE EVIL DIGIMON 'RUBY'";
     cout<<"WHO EAT ALL MY PEOPLE AND DESTROY OUR VILLAGE POLUTE OUR WORLD AND DESTROY OTHERS!!";
     cout<<"He says: My name is DIGMON, i am currently using my magic power to communicate with you through this TV..";
     cout<<" DIGMON: I am now in a safe place(somewhere in the digital World), but you gotta help to save the digital world";
     cout<<" DIGMON: The Evil Ruby will DESTROY the whole Digital World, so you gotta fight him and save the digital world..";
     cout<<"....beep....beep"<<endl<<endl;
     cout<<"Digmon dissappear in TV and the TV turns off...."<<endl;
     cout<<"I say: What can we do now?"<<endl;
     cout<<obj.name<<" says: "<<"well, i think he says that we are the chosen one, so we must destroy RUBY and SAVE THE DIGITAL WORLD!!"<<endl;
     cout<<"I say: Well, what are we waiting for?....LET'S GO!!"<<endl;
}

Thanks

You're gonna have to write your own function to output text character-by-character or word-by-word.

For clearing the screen, why don't you people read the FAQ?

sorry X too funny Click your link.... its not a 404 but its something just as funny for when you tell someone to read the fAq :P

Heh. Oops.

Fixed the link.

ok thanks, but also, i would like to know how to display a text and then let the user press any key(Without display the message Press any key to continue), then it clear the text and display the following text....

Again, read the FAQ. Just don't output the 'Press a key to continue' message.

yeah you dont have to post your entire program either..takes up room

you can try something like


void printmessage(const char *msg){

while(*msg){
cout<<*msg;
Sleep(/*time in miliseconds between each letter*/);
*msg++;
}
}

for Sleep() you need windows.h. but something like that

thanks "the wookie",
but i don't know how to get your funtion work...:

Code:

#include <iostream.h>
#include <windows.h>

void printmessage(const char *);

int main(void)

{
cout << "HI everybody, i have a cow"<< endl;
cout << "Whoo Hoo, DONUT"<< endl;
return 0;
}

void printmessage(const char *msg)
{
	while(*msg)
	{
	cout<<*msg;
	Sleep(1000);
	*msg++;
	}
}

Thanks

You can easily write your own sleep function.

Code:

#include <ctime>

void sleep( long millis ) 
{
  long t = clock( );

  #ifdef _MSC_VER
      millis *= CLOCKS_PER_SEC / 1000;
  #else
      millis *= CLOCKS_PER_SECOND / 1000;
  #endif
  
  while( clock( ) < t + millis )
    t = t;
  
}

With the Wookie's example you have to use printmessage( "whatever" ); instead of cout.

Thanks XSquared,
but i don't understand your function...(too difficult for me)

however i start get "the wookie" 's program work, please take a look.

Code:

#include <iostream.h>
#include <windows.h>

void printmessage(const char *);

int main(void)

{
printmessage("HI everybody, i have a cow");
cout<<endl;
printmessage( "Whoo Hoo, DONUT");
return 0;
}

void printmessage(const char *msg)
{
	while(*msg)
	{
	cout<<*msg;
	Sleep(100);
	*msg++;
	}
}

The problem with this is, it display the whole line, and around 5 seconds later, it display the other line.

But what i want is display each word every a period of time and not the whole line....

In that case, you're gonna have to scan through and print from space to space.

Code:

void printmessage(const char *msg)
{
	while(*msg)
	{
		while( *msg && *msg != ' ' )
		{
			cout<<*msg;
			*msg++;
		}
		cout<<flush;
		
		Sleep(100);
		while( *msg && *msg == ' ' )
		{
			cout<<*msg;
			*msg++;
		}
		
	}
}

Thank Everyone, it works now

if some of you have time, could you please explain me line by line how the "printmessage" function work?
Especially this line:
cout<<flush;

Thanks again.