Item 2

Item 2

1. Prescribed Criteria

   • Your story must have at least 10 different variables in total
     • Variables need to be related to the story line.
     • You must have a variety of variables
     • Have a story
   • You must have at least two choices for each input. IE. Yes | No, Left | Right, Buy | Sell
     • Use multiple statements
     • Need to include an input
   • You must use a WHILE Loop
     • The use of a wire loop in the code
   • You must use variables that match your storyline
     • For each variable it has to include some thing related to the story line. (example: “Cat_Food” for choosing whether you want to give the cat food or not.

2. Self Determined Criteria

   • Add weapons that are purchasable with Gold
     • Add mobs that the user can kill to earn gold
     • Add the currency gold
     • Add weapons

3. Existing Text Based Adventure

   • Zork: The Great Underground Empire
     • Often considered the grandfather of the genre, Zork is a classic parser game where you explore the labyrinthine ruins of an underground empire, collect treasure, and avoid the dreaded "Grue".
       • Strengths
         • Features rich atmospheric writing, complex puzzles, and an advanced command parser that gives the illusion of infinite possibilities.
       • weaknesses
         • Its puzzle difficulty can be punishingly obscure, and trial-and-error gameplay can result in players getting stuck easily.

4. Coding Constructs

   • Modularisation
     • Breaking a large program into smaller, reusable parts called functions or modules.
       • def calculate_damage(attack, defense): return attack - defense. final_damage = calculate_damage(10, 3)
   • Iteration
     • Repeating a block of code multiple times until a condition changes.
       • countdown = 3 while countdown > 0: print(countdown) countdown = countdown - 1
   • Sequence
     • \Executing instructions one after another in the exact order they are written.python
       • print("Step 1: Mix the ingredients.") print("Step 2: Bake in the oven.") print("Step 3: Serve the cake."
   • Assignment
     • Storing a value inside a variable so it can be used later.
       • player_gold = 50 player_name = "Alex"
   • IF statements
     • A specific type of selection construct that runs code only when a condition is met.
       • if health == 0: print("Game Over"
   • Selection and Condition
     • Making decisions in code by checking if a specific condition is true or false.
       • if score >= 100: print("Level Up!") else: print("Keep playing.")
   • FOR loops
     • A specific type of iteration that repeats a set number of times.
       • for i in range(5): print("Spawn enemy!")

5. Ideas for Story

   • Fighting monsters game
     • The chracter might need to fight monsters to level up and become good at the game
   • Weapon upgrading
     • Could be a game that you could try to get a better weapon by clicking and getting money to upgrade
   • Saving the princess
     • The chracter might need to fight monsters to save the princess who is at the top of the castle