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[Deadmeat1471]

Ok, so I'm a complete nooby when it comes to programming. What little I have learnt is from reading through a book on python once or twice.
I have been improving over the years, but my knowledge is very small.

I am attemping to make a very simple astronaut text game, comprising of a timeframe 1957-1972.
You play an astronaut, you have certain skills and aptitudes and you can do various action to A) improve these and B) get your ass in the driving seat of a capsule.
Currently it is in the total theoretical phase (only basic menu items have been coded).

This is NOT one of those 'I'm going to make the most epic game evar and cant program'. I accept my limitations and am using what I know to make a game for personal fun and any ideas anyone has or can offer would help, coding or not.

My primary concerns at the moment are:
Organising the various choices to do. So far there is: rest, practice, socialise end turn (I plan for at least 4 more).

Rest would rest, raising moral slightly which will make you less likely to burn out. Practice will be split into the skills, Capsule, EVA, LEM, Docking, Endurance. Socialise would raise some 'visibility' modifier, which would raise your chance to be chosen for a mission not based on skill, but partially because of who you know.
End turn would move to the calculation phase.

The 'mission' phase will be the majority of the coding. If anyone has played BARIS (See my LP in 'others' forum), you will imagine already how the mission will go.

Missions would be run like this:

what componants does mission have? launch=yes, orbital insertion=yes, eva=no,docking=no. etc etc
Launch stage, roll for rocket safety = success or failure? roll for catastrophic failure?
Orbital insertion stage, roll for capsule safety + pilot skill = success or failure? roll for catastrophic failure?
and so on.

The development of the space agency and when missions are run I am undecided whether to make it historical (historic launch times) or write some ramdomised code.
Example = usa gets 100 money each turn, soviets get 75, when money reaches 500 a semi random mission is rolled and initiated? (one which is needed) also random events may increase/decrease this money.

The goal will be getting yourself ready and in position compared to npc astronauts to be chosen for the mission, based on your avaliability (maybe other decent ones washed out of training/got injured etc) or your proficiency for the mission.

Code would be something along the line of: semi random mission roll - sub orbital manned, need crew?=yes, required astronaut 1skill=capsule, required astronaut2 skill= docking. pick one which has the highest of both of these. (this code I will have to research, I have forgotten how to do 'lists')

Anyway as I said any help is welcome in coding or ideas!

Heres what I have so far, Ill update as it comes along. (yes it is probably the most disorganised code you have ever seen!)

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import random
import time

   
##types of activity##

#Launch
#Orbital Insertion Burn
#Earth Orbital Activities
#Orbital Docking
#Equipment power-up
#LEM descent
#LEM testing thrusters
#Orbital EVA
#Duration A
#Duration B
#Duration C
#Duration D
#Duration E
#Duration F
#Trans-Lunar injection
#Mid-Course Correction Burn
#Lunar Photography
#Lunar Orbital Activities
#Re-entry
#Recovery



##type end##


start = ''

print 'hello what is your name?'
name = raw_input()
time.sleep(1)
print 'your name is ' + name

while start > 5:
    time.sleep(2)
    print 'would you like to be a Cosmonaut or Astronaut?'
    nationchoice = raw_input()

    if nationchoice == 'Cosmonaut':
        start = 1
    elif nationchoice == 'Astronaut':
        start = 1

    else:
        start = 10
        print 'Choose Cosmonaut or Astronaut please.'
       
cosmonautmoney = 75
astronautmoney = 100

cosmonautstageone = 'Vostok'
astronautstageone = 'Mercury'


##BEGINNING OF ROSTERS##

##mercury 7##
Shirra = [2, 1 , 1, 1, 1, 100]
Glenn = [1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 100]
Grissom = [3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 100]
Cooper = [2, 1, 1, 1, 3, 100]
Shepard = [1, 1 ,1 ,1 ,2 , 100]
Slayton = [4, 1, 1, 0, 1, 100]
Carpenter = [1, 0, 1, 0, 2, 100]

Astronauts = [Shirra, Glenn, Grissom, Cooper, Shepard, Slayton, Carpenter] + [name]

##Vostok crew##
Gagarin = []
Titov = []
Nikolayev = []
Popovich = []
Bykovsky = []
Tereshkova = []

Cosmonauts = [Gagarin, Titov, Nikolayev, Popovich, Bykovsky, Tereshkova]

##END OF ROSTERS##

intro = 1
c = ''
l = ''
e = ''
d = ''
en = ''
m = ''

if nationchoice == 'Cosmonaut':
    campaign = 1
    date = 1957
    qt =1
   
if nationchoice == 'Astronaut':
    campaign = 2
    date = 1957
    qt = 1

while intro == 1:
    print 'you are a ' + nationchoice + '.'
    time.sleep(1)
    print 'The date is ' + str(date)
    time.sleep(1)
    print 'Your goal is to have a successful career in the space program, good luck!'
    time.sleep(2)
   
##generation##
    c = random.randint(0, 10)
    l = random.randint(0, 5)
    e = random.randint(0, 5)
    d = random.randint(0, 5)
    en = random.randint(0, 5)
    m = random.randint(0, 100)

    vis = 5

    intro = 0




##classes##
class mission:
    def __init__(self, program, number, year, quarter, OIB):
        self.program = program
        self.number = number
        self.year = year
        self.quarter = quarter
        self.OIB = OIB

sputnik4 = mission('Sputnik', '4', 1960, 2, 'True')
sputnik4b = mission('Sputnik', '4b', 1960, 3, 'True')
sputnik5 = mission('Sputnik', '5', 1960, 3, 'True')
sputnik6 = mission('Sputnik', '6', 1960, 4, 'True')
sputnik7 = mission('Sputnik', '7', 1960, 4, 'True')
sputnik9 = mission('Sputnik', '9', 1961, 1, 'True')
sputnik10 = mission('Sputnik', '10', 1961, 1, 'True')

s4year = sputnik4.year
s4qt = sputnik4.quarter




   
##menu##

choice = '0'
alive = 1
while alive == 1:
    while choice != 5:
        print 'The date is ' + str(date) + ', Quarter ' + str(qt)
        print 'What would you like to do?\n'
        time.sleep(2)
        print 'You can:\n1.REST\n2.PRACTICE\n3.SOCIALISE\n4.VIEW SKILLS\n10.NEXT TURN'
        time.sleep(1)
        print 'Enter your choice.'
        choice = raw_input()
##viewskills##
        if choice == str(4):
            print 'Your skills are\n'
            print 'Cap: ' + str(c)
            print 'LEM: ' + str(l)
            print 'EVA: ' + str(e)
            print 'Doc: ' + str(d)
            print 'End: ' + str(en)
            print 'Mor: ' + str(m)
            raw_input('Press ENTER to close')
##rest##
        if choice == str(1):
            increase = random.randint(0, 5)
            print 'moral increased by ' + str(increase) + ' to ' + str(m)
            time.sleep(2)
            choice = 5

##Socialise##
        if choice == str(3):
            increase = random.randint (0, 5)
            print 'You go to a local party, increasing your visibility to the elite by ' + str(increase) + ' making it ' + str(vis)
            time.sleep(2)
            choice = 5

##practice##
        if choice == str(2):
            choice = '5'
            pchoice = ''
            while pchoice != 'o':
                print 'What would you like to practice?'
                print '[C]apsule\n[L]EM\n[E]VA\n[D]ocking\nE[n]durance\nN[o]ne'
                pchoice = raw_input()
                if pchoice == 'c':
                    c = c + random.randint(0, 5)
                    print 'your practice increased your Capsule skill to ' + str(c)
                    pchoice = 'o'
                    choice = 5
                if pchoice == 'l':
                    l = l + random.randint(0, 5)
                    print 'your practice increased your LEM skill to ' + str(l)
                    pchoice = 'o'
                    choice = 5           
                if pchoice == 'e':
                    e = e + random.randint(0, 5)
                    print 'your practice increased your EVA skill to ' + str(e)
                    pchoice = 'o'
                    choice = 5
                if pchoice == 'd':
                    d = d + random.randint(0, 5)
                    print 'your practice increased your Docking skill to ' + str(d)
                    pchoice = 'o'
                    choice = 5
                if pchoice == 'n':
                    n = c + random.randint(0, 5)
                    print 'your practice increased your Endurance skill to ' + str(n)
                    pchoice = 'o'
                    choice = 5
                time.sleep(1)
                print 'Your skills are\n'
                print 'Cap: ' + str(c)
                print 'LEM: ' + str(l)
                print 'EVA: ' + str(e)
                print 'Doc: ' + str(d)
                print 'End: ' + str(en)
                print 'Mor: ' + str(m)
                raw_input('Press ENTER to close')




               
           
                #if s4year == date:
                    #if s4qt == qt:
                    ##sputnik4 mission here##
               


##end turn calc##
                if qt == 4:
                    date = date +1
                    qt = 0
                qt = qt + 1
               
                choice = ''
               
##working - next to do - end turn calc/competition astronauts + space program progression##
##revise skill increase to include the incriment in which it increased by##
   
   
   



   
   
   

[Eagleon]

It looks ok for a main program loop. I would have put the two stages (character creation, turn phase) in functions to make it easier to come back to from other parts of the program without restructuring things majorly. It would also clean up your state logic - you could do something like

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while quit == false
    charCreateFunction()
    while alive
        aliveFunction()
    loop
    endGameFunction()
loopThen within aliveFunction(), call your daily turns and special events, including mission generators and the like. And within endGameFunction(), decide if quit == false, do your highscore, that sort of thing. Easier to see what's going on, all in one place without other statements around it. Functions are very useful - if you haven't learned them, that should be your next step

[Deadmeat1471]

Thanks for the tip, the functions I have learnt, but they tended to confuse me I was looking into them again aswell. So far ive been sticking to things i was secure in, but functions Ill have to bring into it like you say!

[Armok]

Sounds like you're doing great so far! You've already passed with flying colours several obstacles where many projects are crippled. Like the choice of programming language and being self concious about your own skill and reasonable project scope.

[Darvi]

Sounds like you're doing great so far! You've already passed with flying colours several obstacles where many projects are crippled. Like the choice of programming language and being self concious about your own skill and reasonable project scope.

This.

Also, are you using objects and stuff?

[Deadmeat1471]

Objects?

and thanks Armok, I feel I can fairly easily achieve my text based game goals, possibly to the detail I imagine, possibly not  Python isnt so much a choice as it is the only language i've looked at in any detail (as the first one people advise!)

[Deadmeat1471]

Next things ill consider are what to calculate end of turn.
Off the top of my head it will be:

+1 year date
Astronaut program progression - money gained, equipment improvement maybe
Offered a place in a flight crew (primary crew or backup)?
Possible missions
Astronaut randomness (washouts/new recruits/etc)
Moral attrition (simple, drops by say 5-10 each year due to the stress of being in the program)
Probably more...


Right now I think i should get a good list of astronauts (easy peasy) random events (accident, washout, retirement) and a comprehensive list of historical missions of the Mercury program (the first stage of space flight). So I can 'test' the mission coding I have yet to do!


Mercury missions as Wikipedia says:

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Little Joe 1    Little Joe    LJ-1    21 August 1959    
Big Joe 1    Atlas 10-D    Big Joe 1    9 September 1959    
Little Joe 6    Little Joe    LJ-6    4 October 1959    
Little Joe 1A    Little Joe    LJ-1A    4 November 1959    
Little Joe 2    Little Joe    LJ-2    4 December 1959    
Little Joe 1B    Little Joe    LJ-1B    21 January 1960
Beach Abort    Launch escape system    Beach Abort    9 May 1960    
Mercury-Atlas 1    Atlas    MA-1    29 July 1960    
Little Joe 5    Little Joe    LJ-5    8 November 1960    
Mercury-Redstone 1    Redstone    MR-1    21 November 1960    
Mercury-Redstone 1A    Redstone    MR-1A    19 December 1960    
Mercury-Redstone 2    Redstone    MR-2    31 January 1961    
Mercury-Atlas 2    Atlas    MA-2    21 February 1961    
Little Joe 5A    Little Joe    LJ-5A    18 March 1961    
Mercury-Redstone BD    Redstone    MR-BD    24 March 1961    
Mercury-Atlas 3    Atlas    MA-3    25 April 1961    
Little Joe 5B    Little Joe    AB-1    28 April 1961    
Mercury-Atlas 4    Atlas    MA-4    13 September 1961    
Mercury-Scout 1    Scout    MS-1    1 November 1961    
Mercury-Atlas 5    Atlas    MA-5    29 November 1961    

The 'Mercury Seven' astronauts (Group I):

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Cooper
Schirra
Shepard
Grissom
Glenn
Slayton
Carpenter

Vostok program missions:

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Sputnik 4    Korabl-Sputnik 1    May 15, 1960    
Un-named    Korabl Sputnik (1K-1)    July 28, 1960    
Sputnik 5    Korabl-Sputnik 2    August 19, 1960
Sputnik 6    Korabl-Sputnik 3    December 1, 1960    
Un-named    Korabl-Sputnik (1K-4)    December 22, 1960    
Sputnik 9    Korabl-Sputnik 4    March 9, 1961    
Sputnik 10    Korabl-Sputnik 5    March 25, 1961

Vostok Cosmonauts:

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Gagarin
Titov
Nikolayev
Popovich
Bykovsky
Tereshkova

[Darvi]

Objects?

and thanks Armok, I feel I can fairly easily achieve my text based game goals, possibly to the detail I imagine, possibly not  Python isnt so much a choice as it is the only language i've looked at in any detail (as the first one people advise!)

You know, Object-orientated programming

[Deadmeat1471]

I thought you could only do that in Java or such, if that is not the case then I have absolutely no idea about OOP it's beyond my knowledge.

[Deadmeat1471]

Ok ive got my head around lists again (fairly easy). Next ill impliment the roster of Mercury 7 Astronauts and Vostok Cosmonauts!

[Deadmeat1471]

For those who like laughing at newbies, this was my test to make sure the astronaut list would work:

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##mercury 7##
Shirra = [3, 1 , 2, 1, 2, 100]
Glenn = [2, 1, 1, 1, 3, 100]

print 'Capsule skill: ' + str(Shirra[0])
Shirra[0] = 1
print 'Capsule skill: ' + str(Shirra[0])

Glenn = [2, 1, 1, 1, 3, 100]

Astronauts = [Shirra, Glenn]

print Astronauts[1]

Resulting in:

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Capsule skill: 3
Capsule skill: 1
[2, 1, 1, 1, 3, 100]

Also I'm confident from my relearning lists I can do the 'pick a astronaut for the mission' bit.

[Darvi]

For those who like laughing at newbies, this was my test to make sure the astronaut list would work:

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##mercury 7##
Shirra = [3, 1 , 2, 1, 2, 100]
Glenn = [2, 1, 1, 1, 3, 100]

print 'Capsule skill: ' + str(Shirra[0])
Shirra[0] = 1
print 'Capsule skill: ' + str(Shirra[0])

Glenn = [2, 1, 1, 1, 3, 100]

Astronauts = [Shirra, Glenn]

print Astronauts[1]

Resulting in:

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Capsule skill: 3
Capsule skill: 1
[2, 1, 1, 1, 3, 100]

Also I'm confident from my relearning lists I can do the 'pick a astronaut for the mission' bit.

That doesn't look too bad.
 
Now, if you say, made a class "Astronaut", then you could assign several values to it. Then instead having to remember which position in the array belongs to which stat you could just return something like

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print Glenn.Skillwhich would give you the same value, except "skill" is more easily understandable than an arrray pointer.
 
Of course my knowledge of classes is (v rusty) so the details may be different, but that's the gist of it.

[Eagleon]

Ninja'd a little. You don't have to use OOP until you need it. But, for instance, you could store the name of your astronauts in an Astronaut object, alongside their stats, and do something like

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for every astronaut in astList (n)
    print astList(n).name
    print 'Capsule skill: ' str(astList(n).capSkill)
    print 'Cookie baking skill: ' str(astList(n).cookieSkill)
nextYou can also make the Astronaut object a descendent of a more generic Human object, so that you can make Civilians or Saboteurs or whatnot act like Humans, and Astronauts act like Humans, but not have Astronauts act like Civilians or Saboteurs (or vice-versa), all by virtue of simply not having their attributes and functions available to them to mess them up.

If it's confusing, don't worry - you'll see where it's useful as you go along and find places where functional/non-structured programming is unnecessarily difficult. I find that's how most people learn (including myself)

[Deadmeat1471]

Some good ideas, i will have to look into both OOP and the other stuff, I'll probably incorporate all of it if I can get my head around it! thanks!

[Darvi]

Eh, even if you don't implement it, learning new stuff usually is a good thing.