Directions!!!!!!!!

hey guys im back lol well while creatin my text adventure i have ran into a little problem with it as i was writing one day i realized o $$$$ ! i dont know how to use directions like north west soth east , so i was wodering if you guys and girls out ther in the programming world could give me a little nug in the right directions all help will be greatly appreciated and will surely be worthy of credits

Sincerly Joe100

>> how to use directions like north west soth east
You're going to have to explain your question better. What are you having trouble with exactly?

Also, check out the Game Forum on here:
http://cboard.cprogramming.com/forum...p?s=&forumid=6
There are sample games, and tutorial links etc etc.

well hammer in a text game you need to like where the game actually asks you what direction u want to go in do you get what im saying

>>well hammer in a text game you need to like where the game
>>actually asks you what direction u want to go in do you get
>>what im saying

read this back to yourself and ask, "do I get what the hell I'm saying?!" probably not. Most likely not many people on this board are english majors, but when you are asking for help, make sure what you are writing could be comprehended.

Do you mean directions as in travel? You want the user to input which way they want to go (N, NS, S etc)? please elaborate, this time clearly

axon

Code:

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enum direction {north, east, south, west};

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There's one way. I believe that's what I've used for text based games.

ya sweet thank u some one understands me lol, joshdick could you please tell me

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Originally posted by axon
read this back to yourself and ask, "do I get what the hell I'm saying?!" probably not. Most likely not many people on this board are english majors, but when you are asking for help, make sure what you are writing could be comprehended.
axon

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While I agree with you, it's also true that not all people on these boards speak English. For some, this is a second or third (and difficult) language.

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Originally posted by Joe100
ya sweet thank u some one understands me lol, joshdick

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You're welcome. Now, that first half of what you said makes a fair share of sense. It's the following that puzzles me:

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could you please tell me

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I don't know if you're asking another question there or what. If you are, please restate it. If not, I guess that's that.

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Originally posted by confuted
While I agree with you, it's also true that not all people on these boards speak English. For some, this is a second or third (and difficult) language.

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yes, yes, I know. I was a little frustrated last night with my computer architecture homework. I couldn't get Xilinx working probably, and tkgate kept on crashing. So, Joe100 sorry about that comment if your English indeed is poor.

axon

Unless Joe100 uses a completely different form of written language, he SHOULD know about punctuation. A few periods here or there could make his posts so much more readable. That certainly doesn't require a huge knowledge of english.

As for the problem, I'm as stumped as the rest of you. I'll give it a shot.

Code:

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char *chInput=new char[32];

cin >> chInput;

if (strcmp(chInput,"north"))
    GoNorth();

if (strcmp(chInput,"south"))
    GoSouth();

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Joe100, is that even nearly what you wanted?

First things first: I am not Joe100's brother!
Here stole my name.

Anyway, he is English, was born in America, and has no reason no to spell better. Please don't give him that pitty. If anyone here remembers any of his other posts, you'll agree with me with the statement he needs no more sympathy.

bennyandthejets: You got it dead on. Elaborate for him because everything I tell him goes in one ear and out the other.

And for all those wondering: He speaks as well as he writes, and he knows its wrong.

ya benny thats the code i needed thanks and stan you $$$$ing ass i told you on the bus to not post in here man ywhy the $$$$ u gotta be an ass all the time

If you want to argue, do it in private. I'm not interested in seeing your pathetic bickering, nor is anyone else. Do not reply to this message, just get back to the thread subject.

First of all, no disrespect to you Hammer, but I was not the one bickering. And yes, you can be sure he continued it in private:D .

Joe, here's some code. (Assuming you have already initialized some variables)

Code:

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cin >> direction;
if (strcmpi(direction,"West")==0)
{
x--;
cout << room[x].description;
}
else
//continue code

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Set up a class Room, make an array of rooms, and have
char description[100], one of it's members. This may be over your head for now, so try some easier examples. Hopefully someone else will kindly show you the code. Also I'm sorry if I sounded like a "donkey" to you:rolleyes: . But someone had to set everyone straight.