Rooms for a text-based game (MUD-like)

Question

Hello As a project me and some friends have decided to build a MUD (Multi User Dungeon) like game but we have encountered a little issue regarding the way we will have the coordinates set. What would be the easiest way to define the coordinates of the player at any time - and allow him to move to different directions (updownleft and right). Keep in mind - this is a text based game without any graphical support. Thank you in advance Sleepingcap

Jason Meyer · Answer

// static class for player since theres only one static class Player { private static int posX; //position in X private static int posY; //position in y // public properties public static int PosX { get { return posX; } set { posX = value; } } public static int PosY { get { return posY; } set { posY = value; } } // When you move call this method public static void Move(string direction) { Room room = Player.GetCurrentRoom(); //gets current room your in // checks to see if you can move in that direction if (!room.CanExit(direction)) { TextBuffer.Add(Invalid direction); return; } // depending on with way your going adjust pos x/y switch (direction) { case Direction.NORTH: posY--; break; case Direction.SOUTH: posY++; break; case Direction.EAST: posX++; break; case Direction.WEST: posX--; break; } // get room and call the room method to describe new room Player.GetCurrentRoom().Describe(); } // get current room... from you rooms array public static Room GetCurrentRoom() { return Level.Rooms[posX posY]; } Hope this helps alittle just make sure you make classes for everything... Level for building the level will have a array of rooms item for your items room for your rooms every room has a list for exits and items btw a struct of directions a gameManager for starting ending rules ect... player will have list of items for what he carrying weight stats ect.. This was from one of my first single player tests