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ORIGINAL: flsg

Irish_Ninja: that's the problem, not many people know BYOND and it's hard to learn something when you're all by yourself

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//function prototypes
int useSkill(String ^);
void playerSkill();

//Default Player Stats (Global Variable Declarations)
int skill = 1;
int tSkill = 0;
int tsDam = 0;

void status()
{
Console::WriteLine();
Console::WriteLine("Level: {0}", Convert::ToString(pLevel));
Console::WriteLine("Health: {0}/{1}", Convert::ToString(pHealth - pDamage), Convert::ToString(pHealth));
Console::WriteLine("Offense: {0}", Convert::ToString(pOffense));
Console::WriteLine("Defense: {0}", Convert::ToString(pDefense));
Console::WriteLine("Speed: {0}", Convert::ToString(pSpeed));
Console::WriteLine("Experience: {0}", Convert::ToString(pExperience));
Console::WriteLine("Skill: {0}", Convert::ToString(skill));
}
void battle(double monster)
{
String ^action = "";
String ^pSkill = "";
int dam = 0;
//monster local variables
String ^mName = "";
int mLevel = 0;
int mSpeed = 0;
int mHealth = 0;
int mDefense = 0;
int mOffense = 0;
int mExperience = 0;
//obtain monster stats
if (monster == 1.0) cat(mName, mLevel, mSpeed, mHealth, mDefense, mOffense, mExperience);
if (monster == 2.0) dog(mName, mLevel, mSpeed, mHealth, mDefense, mOffense, mExperience);
if (monster == 3.0) bear(mName, mLevel, mSpeed, mHealth, mDefense, mOffense, mExperience);
//battle
Console::WriteLine();
Console::WriteLine("You have been attacked by a {0}!", mName);
while(mHealth > 0)
{
if ((pHealth - pDamage) >= 0)
{
Console::Write("What would you like to do (a/r)? ");
action = Console::ReadLine();
Console::WriteLine();
if (action->CompareTo("a") == 0)
{
tsDam = 0; //clearing tsDam variable
if (pSpeed >= mSpeed)
{
Console::Write("Skill: ");
pSkill = Console::ReadLine();
tSkill = useSkill(pSkill);
if (tSkill == 0)
{
dam = pOffense - mDefense;
mHealth = mHealth - dam; //monster health calculation
}
else
{
playerSkill();
dam = tsDam;
mHealth = mHealth - dam;
}
Console::WriteLine("You do {0} damage to {1}. It has {2} health left.", Convert::ToString(dam), mName, Convert::ToString(mHealth));
Console::WriteLine();
if (mHealth <= 0)
{
Console::WriteLine("Congratulations! You have defeated a {0}! You have gained {1} experience points.", mName, Convert::ToString(mExperience));
pExperience = pExperience + mExperience; //update player experience
levelUp();
}
else
{
pDamage = pDamage + mOffense - pDefense; //player health calculation
Console::WriteLine("It does {0} damage to you. You have {1} health left.", Convert::ToString(mOffense - pDefense), Convert::ToString(pHealth - pDamage));
}
}
else
{
pDamage = pDamage + mOffense - pDefense; //player health calculation
Console::WriteLine("It does {0} damage to you. You have {1} health left.", Convert::ToString(mOffense - pDefense), Convert::ToString(pHealth - pDamage));
Console::Write("Skill: ");
pSkill = Console::ReadLine();
tSkill = useSkill(pSkill);
if (tSkill == 0)
{
dam = pOffense - mDefense;
mHealth = mHealth - dam; //monster health calculation
}
else
{
playerSkill();
dam = tsDam;
mHealth = mHealth - dam;
}
Console::WriteLine("You do {0} damage to {1}. It has {2} health left.", Convert::ToString(dam), mName, Convert::ToString(mHealth));
Console::WriteLine();
if (mHealth <= 0)
{
Console::WriteLine("Congratulations! You have defeated a {0}! You have gained {1} experience points.", mName, Convert::ToString(mExperience));
pExperience = pExperience + mExperience; //update player experience
levelUp();
}
}
}
else
{
Console::WriteLine("You have successfully run away.");
mHealth = 0;
}
}
else
{
Console::WriteLine("You couldn't take the pain! You've blacked out...");
mHealth = 0;
pDamage = pDamage / 2;
Console::WriteLine();
Console::WriteLine("You wake up. The {0} seems to have left. You feel slightly better.", mName);
}
}
}
void levelUp()
{
if (pExperience >= rExperience)
{
Console::WriteLine();
Console::WriteLine("Congratulations! You have just leveled up!");
rExperience = rExperience * 2;
pLevel = pLevel + 1;
pHealth = pHealth * 2;
pDamage = 0;
pOffense = pOffense * 2;
pDefense = pDefense * 2;
skill = skill + 1;
status();
}
}
int useSkill(String ^pSkill) //determines the skill used
{
if (pSkill->CompareTo("heal") == 0) tSkill = 1;
else
{
if (pSkill->CompareTo("fire") == 0) tSkill = 2;
else tSkill = 0;
}
return tSkill;
}
void playerSkill() //determines what each skill does
{
if (tSkill <= skill)
{
if (tSkill == 1) pDamage = 0;//heal
if (tSkill == 2) tsDam = 10;//fire
}
else Console::WriteLine("You cannot do that skill at this time.");
}

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ORIGINAL: EragonZZZZ

I digress, its how I taught myself all the languages I know.
>_>

But flsg is right, it IS rather difficult and time-consuming.