Algorithm Challenge

Algorithm Challenge

1. Challenge 1

   • Arrays & Lists
     • Map grid
       • A 4x4 array, where the player starts on a random centre square
     • Invetory
       • An empty list of items
       • Variables can be appended to the inventory list
   • Variables
     • Health points
       • Equals to 3
     • Loaction Names
       • All unique
     • Spawn Location
       • One of the centre squres
   • Functions
     • Selecting the player's spawn position
       • randomly selects the spawning position, using the randint function
     • Checking to see if the player can move in the desired direction
   • Inputs
     • player launching the game

2. Challenge 2

   • Functions
     • Checking to see if the player health exceeds 5
       • Cannot consume the bread if the player's health points is at 5
   • Inputs
     • North
       • minus 4 from location
     • east
       • ad 1 to location
     • south
       • add 4 to location
     • West
       • minus 1 from location
     • Consume bread
       • checks whether bread is in the inventory
         • add 1 to hp, cant go over 5
     • talk to baker
       • Gain bread into the inventory
   • Variables
     • Health points
       • Set to 3, if it reaches 0, the player dies
     • Location names
       • Bakery
         • Can find the baker npc
     • Spawn Location
       • Spawn in a set centre position
   • Arrays & Lists
     • Inventory
     • Map grid
   • Iterations
     • Checking the players position
   • NPC's
     • Baker

3. Challenge 3

   • Variables
     • Dragon
       • Dragon attack timer
         • How long untile the dragon can attac the player
       • Dragon hp
         • How much damage does the player need to do in order to win
       • Dragon pos
         • Which map location will the dragon be on
         • Set to a random location that isnt the player location (spawn) or the bakery
   • Inputs
     • Attack
       • If the player is on a specified map location, they can attack, damaging what ever is on that location
   • Functions
     • checking to see if the players hp is less than or equal to 0
       • If yes, end the game and display a defeat message to the user
     • checking to see if the dragon hp is less than or equal to 0
       • If yes, end the game and display a victory message to the user
   • Npcs
     • Dragon
       • Win by killing the dragon - attacking 3 times
     • Baker
       • Safe location, as the dragon cannot spawn at he bakery
   • Iterations
     • Every other second, the dragon attacks the player, minusing 1 hp from the user