Ideas For A Text-Based Game

I tried working on Graphics a while ago, but I didn't have too much luck with that ;)
Just wondering if anyone here has any ideas about a 'fun' text-based game, that wouldn't be really based on RPG style stuff, because I don't really want to bother with having characters save and stuff(I kno how to though...)
Something like Rock/Paper/Siscors(spelling? lol), but kinda more adicting...oh right, forgot to tell you...idea for a MULTIPLAYER text-based game ;)
Thanks
-Been trying to think of a good idea all day, no luck ;)

Think of an existing exciting game, and make a clone. Thinking of new games is hard.
Scissors.
Addicting.

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How to make an a basic attack in my text based game

hey guys! i really need some genuine help on how to create an attack for my monsters and player. the attack should be basic: if the room contains a monster, then the monster attacks when the player goes inside the room. then the player can type a command to attack the monster. the attack should just deduct the hp of the monster. so the player can keep attacking till the monster is "dead"(this is where i remove the monster).
anyway i tried alot in creating the attack but i failed all the time, messing my code even more. please!!!!! help!!!
my monster class:
public class Monster
private int hp, stage;
private String name;
public Monster(String name, int stage)
this.name = name;
this.stage = stage;
if(stage == 1) {
hp = 1;
else if(stage == 2) {
hp = 2;
else if(stage == 3) {
hp = 2;
else if(stage == 4) {
hp = 3;
else if(stage == 5) {
hp = 4;
else if(stage == 6) {
hp = 6;
public int monsterStage()
return stage;
public String getName()
return name;
this is where i created the monsters in my main game class:
private Monster skeleton, sphinx, zombie, vampire, werewolf, undeadking;
setting the monster to a room:
skeleton = new Monster("skeleton1", 1);
skeleton = new Monster("skeleton2", 1);
sphinx = new Monster("sphinx1", 2);
sphinx = new Monster("sphinx2", 2);
sphinx = new Monster("sphinx3", 2);
zombie = new Monster("zombie", 3);
vampire = new Monster("vampire1", 4);
vampire = new Monster("vampire2", 4);
werewolf = new Monster("werewolf", 5);
undeadking = new Monster("undeadking", 6);
//setting the monster to a place
bridge.addMonster("skeleton1", skeleton);
castleDoor.addMonster("sphinx1", sphinx);
castleChest.addMonster("zombie", zombie);
dungeonDoor.addMonster("sphinx2", sphinx);
castleStair.addMonster("werewolf", werewolf);
dungeonBridge.addMonster("vampire2", vampire);
dungeonBook.addMonster("sphinx3", sphinx);
dungeonChest.addMonster("skeleton2", skeleton);
throneCenter.addMonster("undeadking", undeadking);
ps.: please help me! each room has one monster only and they are stored in hashmaps

Here is a start of a basic text based game--it doesn't level or regen characters nor give healing or have new weapons...
package ForumJunk;
import java.util.Random;
import java.util.Scanner;
public class ForumJunk{
private final int widthX;
private final int heightY;
private int myX;
private int myY;
private int myLevel;
private int baseHP;
private int myHP;
private int myTreasure;
private String[] myWeapon = {"fist", "open hand", "dagger", "short sword", "long sword", "b-sword", "2H sword"};
private int[] myWeaponMaxDamage = {2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 12, 16};
private int monsterFillFactor = 40;
private int[][] monsterLevel = {{1, 1, 1}, {2, 2, 2}, {3, 3, 3}};
private String[][] monsterName = {{"Skeleton", "Orac", "Kobald"}, {"Zombi", "Wolf", "Giant Rat"}, {"Bandit", "Mummy", "Ghost"}};
private int[] monsterMaxDamage = {2, 4, 6};
private myRoom[][] room;
private Random rand;
public ForumJunk(){
    widthX = 100;
    heightY = 100;
    myLevel = 1;
    rand = new Random();
    baseHP   = 16;
    myHP     = baseHP;
    for(int i=0; i<myLevel; i++) myHP = myHP + rand.nextInt(4) + 4;
    room = new myRoom[widthX][heightY];
    for(int i=0; i<widthX; i++)for(int j=0; j<heightY; j++)room[i][j]=new myRoom();
    myX = rand.nextInt(widthX);
    myY = rand.nextInt(heightY);
    myTreasure = 0;
    fillMonster();
public void doAttack(){
    if(!(room[myX][myY].monster != null)){
      System.out.println("Oh, it must have been my shadow; there's no monsters here \n");
      return; //no monster
    if(rand.nextBoolean()){
     doHumanAttack();
     if(room[myX][myY].monster.hp > 0) doMonsterAttack();
    }else{
      doMonsterAttack();
      doHumanAttack();
public void doHumanAttack(){
    int weaponIndex = 0;
    if(myLevel<myWeaponMaxDamage.length) weaponIndex = myLevel;else weaponIndex = myWeaponMaxDamage.length-1;
    System.out.println("Attacking with " + myWeapon[weaponIndex] + " ...");
    int damage = myLevel * rand.nextInt(myWeaponMaxDamage[myLevel]);
    room[myX][myY].monster.hp -= damage;
    if(damage>0) System.out.println("Hit for " + damage + " damage\n");
    else System.out.println("I missed!\n");
    if(room[myX][myY].monster.hp <= 0) System.out.println("The " + room[myX][myY].monster.name + " is dead.");
public void doMonsterAttack(){
    System.out.println("The " + room[myX][myY].monster.name + " is attacking...");
    int damage = rand.nextInt(monsterMaxDamage[room[myX][myY].monster.level-1]);
    myHP -= damage;
    if(damage>0) System.out.println("I've been hit for " + damage + " damage\n");
    else System.out.println("It missed me!\n");
    if(myHP<=0){
      System.out.println("Oh no, I'm dead!!!!!");
      System.exit(0);
public void doStatus(){
    System.out.println();
    System.out.println(" Status:");
    System.out.println("    Room: " + myX + ":" + myY);
    System.out.println("      HP: " + myHP);
    System.out.println("Treasure: " + myTreasure + " gp");
    System.out.println("   Level: " + myLevel);
    System.out.println();
public void doTreasure(){
    if(!(room[myX][myY].monster != null)){
      System.out.println("What--do you expect it just to be laying around in every room? \n");
      return; //no monster
    if(room[myX][myY].monster.hp>0){
      System.out.println("If there is any treasure that " + room[myX][myY].monster.name + " is guarding it.\n");
      return; //no monster
    myTreasure += room[myX][myY].monster.treasure;
    System.out.println("I found " + room[myX][myY].monster.treasure + " gp\n");
    room[myX][myY].monster = null;
public void fillMonster(){
    int fill = (widthX * heightY * monsterFillFactor) / 100;
    int x = 0;
    int y = 0;
    boolean gen = false;
    for(int i=0; i<fill; i++){
      gen = true;
      while(gen){
        x = rand.nextInt(widthX);
        y = rand.nextInt(heightY);
        if(!(room[x][y].monster != null)){
          room[x][y].monster = new Monster(rand.nextInt(3)+1);
          gen = false;
class Monster{
    int level = 0;
    int hp   = 0;
    int treasure = 0;
    String name = "";
    Monster(int level){
      this.level = level;
      hp = 1;
      for(int i = 0; i<level; i++) {
        hp += rand.nextInt(6);
        treasure += rand.nextInt(100);
      name = monsterName[level-1][rand.nextInt(3)];
class myRoom{
    Monster monster = null;
    //what ever else you want to put in here
public static void main(String[] args){
    String myIN = "";
    Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
    ForumJunk fj = new ForumJunk();
    System.out.print("I am in room: " + fj.myX + ", " + fj.myY + " I have " + fj.myHP + " hit points and " + fj.myTreasure + " treasure ");
    if(fj.room[fj.myX][fj.myY].monster!=null){
      System.out.println("There is a " + fj.room[fj.myX][fj.myY].monster.name + " here!");
    System.out.println("\n");
    while(!(myIN=scan.next()).equals("exit")){
      if(myIN.equals("north")){
        fj.myY -=1;
        if(fj.myY<0) fj.myY=fj.heightY-1;
      }else if(myIN.equals("south")){
        fj.myY +=1;
        if(fj.myY==fj.heightY) fj.myY=0;
      }else if(myIN.equals("west")){
        fj.myX -=1;
        if(fj.myX<0) fj.myX=fj.widthX-1;
      }else if(myIN.equals("east")){
        fj.myX +=1;
        if(fj.myX==fj.widthX) fj.myX=0;
      }else if(myIN.equals("attack")){
        fj.doAttack();
      }else if(myIN.equals("weapon")){
        System.out.println("I'll be using my " + fj.myWeapon[fj.myLevel] + " to attack\n");
      }else if(myIN.equals("treasure")){
        fj.doTreasure();
      }else if(myIN.equals("status")){
        fj.doStatus();
    System.out.print("I am in room: " + fj.myX + ", " + fj.myY + " I have " + fj.myHP + " hit points and " + fj.myTreasure + " treasure ");
    if(fj.room[fj.myX][fj.myY].monster!=null){
      System.out.print("There is a ");
      if(fj.room[fj.myX][fj.myY].monster.hp<=0) System.out.print("dead ");
      System.out.println(fj.room[fj.myX][fj.myY].monster.name + " here!");
    System.out.println("\n");
System.out.println("Bye!");
}

Help with text based game.

SO I've just begun to make a text based game and i've already ran into a problem :/
I've made a switch statement that has cases for each of the classes in the game..for example
Output will ask what you want to be
1. Fighter
2. etc
3. etc
case 1: //Fighter
My problem is i want to be able to display the class
as in game class not java class
as Fighter
That may be a bit confusing to understand sorry if it isn't clear
Here is my code that i'm using this may help.
import java.util.Scanner;
public class main {
     public static void main(String args[]) {
          Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
          int health = 0;
          int power = 0;
          int gold = 0;
          System.out.println("Welcome to my game!");
          System.out.println("First of what is your name?");
          String name = input.next();
          System.out.println(name + " you say? Interesting name. Well then " + name + " what is your race?");
          System.out.println();
          System.out.println("Press 1. for Human");
          System.out.println("Press 2. for Elf");
          System.out.println("Press 3. for Orc");
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          switch (Race) {
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               String race = "Human";
               health = 10;
               power = 10;
               gold = 25;
          break;
          case 2: // Elf
               health = 9;
               power = 13;
               gold = 25;
          break;
          case 3: // Orc
               health = 13;
               power = 9;
               gold = 30;
          break;
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               System.out.println("Invalid choice Please choose 1-3");
          break;
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          System.out.println("Press 1. Fighter");
          System.out.println("Press 2. Mage");
          System.out.println("Press 3. Rogue");
          int Class = input.nextInt();
          switch (Class) {
          case 1: // Fighter
               health = health + 1;
               power = power + 1;
               gold = gold + 1;
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               health = health + 1;
               power = power + 1;
               gold = gold + 1;
          break;
          case 3: // Rogue
               health = health + 1;
               power = power + 1;
               gold = gold + 1;
          break;
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               System.out.println("Invalid choice Please choose 1-3");
          break;
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          System.out.println("and your race is: " + race);
          System.out.println("and your class is: " + Class);
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Brushfire wrote:
So you're advising him to run his console based game on the EDT, why?Far King good question... To which I suspect the answer is "Ummm... Ooops!" ;-)
@OP: Here's my 2c... if you don't follow then ask good questions and I'll consider giving good answers.
package forums;
import java.util.Scanner;
abstract class Avatar
public final String name;
public int type;
public int health;
public int power;
public int gold;
protected Avatar(String name, int health, int power, int gold) {
    this.name = name;
    this.health = health;
    this.power = power;
    this.gold = gold;
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         +" health="+health
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    super(name, 10, 11, 31);
class Elf extends Avatar
public Elf(String name) {
    super(name, 9, 13, 25);
class Orc extends Avatar
public Orc(String name) {
    super(name, 6, 17, 13);
interface AvatarFactory
public Avatar createAvatar();
class PlayersAvatarFactory implements AvatarFactory
private static final Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
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    switch(readRace(name)) {
      case 1: player = new Human(name); break;
      case 2: player = new Elf(name); break;
      case 3: player = new Orc(name); break;
    player.type = readType();
    return player;
private static String readName() {
    System.out.println();
    System.out.print("First off, what is your name : ");
    String name = scanner.nextLine();
    System.out.println(name + " you say? Interesting name.");
    return name;
private static int readRace(String name) {
    System.out.println();
    System.out.println("Well then " + name + ", what is your race?");
    System.out.println("1. for Human");
    System.out.println("2. for Elf");
    System.out.println("3. for Orc");
    while(true) {
      System.out.print("Choice : ");
      int race = scanner.nextInt();
      scanner.nextLine();
      if (race >= 1 && race <= 3) {
        return race;
      System.out.println("Bad Choice! Please try again, and DO be careful! This is important!");
private static int readType() {
    System.out.println();
    System.out.println("Now, what type of creature are you?");
    System.out.println("1. Barbarian");
    System.out.println("2. Mage");
    System.out.println("3. Rogue");
    while(true) {
      System.out.print("Choice : ");
      int type = scanner.nextInt();
      scanner.nextLine();
      if (type >= 1 && type <= 3) {
        return type;
      System.out.println("Look, enter a number between 1 and 3 isn't exactly rocket surgery! DO atleast try to get it right!");
public class PlayersAvatarFactoryTest {
public static void main(String args[]) {
    try {
      PlayersAvatarFactoryTest test = new PlayersAvatarFactoryTest();
      test.run();
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
private void run() {
    AvatarFactory avatarFactory = new PlayersAvatarFactory();
    System.out.println();
    System.out.println("==== PlayersAvatarFactoryTest ====");
    System.out.println("Welcome to my game!");
    Avatar player1 = avatarFactory.createAvatar();
    System.out.println();
    System.out.println("Player1: "+player1);
}It's "just a bit" more OOified than your version... and I changed random stuff, so you basically can't cheat ;-)
And look out for JSG's totally-over-the-top triple-introspective-reflective-self-crushing-coffeebean-abstract-factory solution, with cheese ;-)
Cheers. Keith.
Edited by: corlettk on 25/07/2009 13:38 ~~ Typo!
Edited by: corlettk on 25/07/2009 13:39 ~~ I still can't believe the morons at sun made moron a proscribed word.

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            if (pumpkinHP <= 0)
                pumpkinDead();
            if (hitPoints > 0 && !(pumpkinHP <= 0))
                pumpkinAttack = generator.nextInt(12);
                hitPoints -= pumpkinAttack;
                System.out.println ("Evil Pumpkin attacked Player1 for " + pumpkinAttack + ".");
                System.out.println ("Player 1 has " + pumpkinHP + " HP left.");
            if (hitPoints <= 0)
                playerDead();
        return winner;
    private pumpkinDead ()
        System.out.println ("Success! You have defeated the Evil Pumpkin with " + hitPoints + "HP left!");
        System.out.println ("For you good deed you earned 20 exp.");
        exp += 20;
        return exp;
    private void playersDead ()
        System.out.println ("You have been defeated. Go home before we pelt melty cheeze at you.");
}Whoever can help me I'd be grateful. I know there are probably a lot of things wrong here. Also if some of you could post your AIM or MSN so that I can get some one on one help on any of the smaller problems I run acrost that would help a lot too.
Duke dollars to whoever helps me ;)
AIM: Trebor DoD
MSN: [email protected]

You should really create a GameCharacter object that contains the
statistics for a character (player or non-player) in the game.
public class GameCharacter {
   private double attackStrength;
   private double defenseStrength;
   private String name;
   private String[] bodyParts;
   private Random = new Random();
public GameCharacter(String name, String[] bodyParts, double attackSt, double defenseSt){
   this.attackStrength = attackSt;
   this.defenseStrength = defenseSt;
   this.bodyParts = bodyParts;
   this.name = name;
// put lots of methods in here to get and set the information
public String getName(){
return this.name;
public String getRandomBodyPart(){
   return this.bodyParts[random.nextInt(this.bodyParts.length)];
}You then create your "knight" character and your "rabid pumpkin"
character.
Your fight method then just takes two GameCharacter objects and uses
the information they contain to fight the battle.
public void fight(GameCharacter a, GameCharacter b) {
   boolean fightOver = false;
   Random rn = new Random();
   double attackValue;
   while(!fightOver) {
       attackValue = a.getAttackStrength()*rn.nextDouble();
       System.out.println(a.getName()+" attacks "+b.getName()+"'s "+b.getRandomBodyPart()+" for "+attackValue+" points");
}The above is not the fighting loop of course. I just put it in to
demostrate how the fight method can be made generic. It takes any
two characters and uses their defensive and attack information to
calculate the fight outcome. It also uses the descriptions that the characters have
to make the fight more interesting. (the getRandomBodyPart method in
particular)
matfud

Ideas for huge text area

Our Document Control person catalogs documents in a form I've created. We are a spice manufacturer (ahhhh, but alas, I can't smell them anymore while here! ) In one text area on the form she lists associated items, for example PL-1234 is a pallet layout for all of our jars, so that text area for document PL-1234 might have eighty item numbers, each five or six chars listed in the field. In addition, there are verification sheets, assembly instructions, work instructions, all catalogued, and all with that associated items field holding many many many item numbers. Production workers on the floor then will enter the item number that they are making for the day and a list of all the documents they need for producing the item will display in an interactive report, where they will then call up those they need (touch screens to boot!!).
I've never liked this solution but she wanted to be able to copy and paste into the list from another source [WARNING WARNING DATA CONSISTENCY NIGHTMARE!! - spaces, dashes, commas, yeah yeah, I know]. Recently, when we did a version upgrade, I realized I had truncated the field when I exported to Excel and the text area got chopped (thankfully less than ten and easily fixable), not at exactly 1024 chars, but something in that random neighborhood. Before you fall off your chair laughing or roll your eyes at my naiveté-learn-as-I-go education, I'm looking for another way to handle this clump of data.
I have collections on the form, which was how I wanted to handle this a few years ago when I created it, then she'd have to enter those items manually, and the potential of inaccuracies is huge. So I'm thinking I should just continue to let her enter those items in the same manner, then reformat it and plunk it into a table that joins to the document table.
I apologize for not having the jargon. I hope this makes sense. Thanks in advance for any suggestions you see fit.
Alexandra
Application Express 4.2.2.00.11
Edit 1
Not only the above, but in the interactive report, as far as I've always known, that associated items field must be visible on the interactive report with allllllllllllll those items listed for it to be searched by the production floor. Please advise.
Edit 2
Just an example of the bald spots on my head: 430922 42181 <- 42182 <- 42183 <- 42184 <- 42186 <- 42188 <- 42190 <- 42192 <- 42194 <-

4000 characters is the limit you should be seeing, not 1024 (unless that is the size of the column in your table)
There is a DB Parameter for 12c that should jump that up to 32k
If it really is a 4000 character limit, there is a plugin that can help out: - Dynamic Action Plugin - Enkitec CLOB Load
I can't advise you on the 1st edit. not enough info (a 'sample' on apex.oracle.com would be nice)
For processing, you'll need to read a lot of fantastically written manuals:
use (??does apex have something)/UTL_URL to change HTML code like "<" into "<"
you may need to use DBMS_LOB and LOOP over the CLOB in 4000 byte chunks.
use REGEXP_REPLACE to add hair back to your head (ie convert commas and spaces to single tab, remove nonsense characters, etc.)
use APEX_UTIL.string_to_table() to convert the entries in a table-like format.
make sure that the above is reusable as you'll want to use it once for Validation and once for Processing
use FORALL to professionally bulk-insert the results into a child table
use LISTAGG in your SELECT statements to convert the Relational version of the data back into something that looks like what was entered.
use CREATE PACKAGE so you don't go insane in the future. This is a lot of code to write.
use SQL Developer to actually develop the PL/SQL code
use a code repository like SVN so you can 'rollback' your new-and-imporved-but-buggy versions.
and, most importantly, use sufficient comments and APEX_DEBUG.MESSAGE() in your code so that future developers can pickup where you stopped.

IPhone game controller idea for free

Hi,
I have an idea for iPhone/iPod Touch game controller and i want to share it with all and especially Apple Engineering team.
I don't know how to contact this team - they like living in the atomic bomb shelter - so i'm making post here - maybe they hear something.
The concept and description of my idea is publicly available at my site - itunesworldwide.com.
Bye.

I don't know how to contact this team
http://www.apple.com/feedback

I'm looking for a text/music notation app

I am a drummer in a cover band who would like to use my iPad for my shorthand version of drum charts. What I currently have is a paper notebook, in which I have dedicated a page for each set. On each page, I have the song title, then the main drum beat(s) (written in musical notation), followed by any notes regarding arrangement, tempo, etc. All of this is condensed down into a couple of lines, so I can fit about 10 songs on each sheet of paper. I could scan in what I have now and view it that way, but I would rather have clear and editable digital based notation and text. Does anything like this exist, not for composing and arranging orchestral pieces, but for simply inserting a bar or 2 of music into some text?
In other words:
Locked Out Of Heaven    I------------------------------------I   Intro/V/PC/C/V/C etc...        120 bpm
                                     I---Musical notation---------I
                                     I------------------------------------I
                                     I------------------------------------I

If Settings -> General -> Accessibility -> VoiceOver does not work, then it is unlikely iBooks will do text to speach on its own in the current version.
<http://www.apple.com/feedback>
I know that some competing services, Kindle, Nook, etc... are restricted in doing text to speach by the book publishers.
If this is text in a PDF (not an ebook), then maybe there is another app that can to text to speach on PDFs.
If it is published books that are of interest, there is Audible.com <http://www.audible.com/>
In theory it should be possible to use the Mac OS X Text to Speach facilities to convert a document into an audio file, and they sync that to the iPod Touch. I assume there is similar text to speach utilities for Windows systems.
I'm also guessing that there are web sites dedicated to assisting sight impaired individuals that might provide ideas for getting text to speach options for the iPod Touch.

Remembering/updating values (text based combat)

So I'm making a simple text based game where I have a (so far) very simple combat system.
I'm using a switch-thingy where I can choose some spells to attack with, and after I made my choice the attack is performed and then the enemy gets to attack then the switch loop starts over. Probably not the best solution, but it'll have to do for now (or?). I and the enemy has a specified amount of health, but here's the simple problem; both me and my enemy will obviously starts counting health from full every time. How would I make the value being stored after every loop?

It should be outside the loop, unless I'm mistaken. My code basically looks like this
public class combat
     public static void main (String [] args)
          *variables*
          do
               *loop*
                    *cases* (different spells)
               if *my attack hits*
                    *print result to combat log*
               else
                    *print result to combat log*
               if *my enemy hits*
                    *print to combat log*
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                    *print to combat log*
}Don't I have to do something more to make the variable save between the loops? It doesn't do that at least.

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