adding an additional variable to a bracket

Hello!

This is my first time asking a question here, as I only started using MATLAB for about 2-3 months.

I am currently making a videogame using a menu format.

My issue is making an inventory system.

What i would like is to have a bracket of variables, starting with zero. However, as the story progresses, you will gain items in your inventory, either by getting them in dungeons, or in the shop.

Example:

In the Beginning:

Inventory:

no Items in inventory

But later on...

Inventory:

1. Gold Sword- +3 damage
2. Titanium Sword- +8 damage
3. Overseer Breastplate- + 4 armour
4. Wraith- +5 speed

I apologize if this sounds confusing. I can upload what I currently have in the game, but I dont believe it will be useful.

Thank you so much!

P.S. if you are playing the game, the code for Dragon Lord is 1122332211 :)

Answer 1

[Bob Thompson]

I'm a little confused at what the problem is exactly. Would you be willing to explain a little bit more about what exactly you have tried?

I only glanced over your code, so I don't know intimately what is included, but you can create a variable called 'inventory' that can contain strings for the different item titles. This would allow you to store it all in one location, and then displaying just requires and if statement for a blank inventory.

if ~isempty(inventory)
    empty = sprintf('Inventory:\n Whoops, it looks like your inventory is empty. You should probably fix that.');
    LOL = menu('%s',empty);
else
    format = repmat('%d. %s\n',1,length(inventory));
    full = ['Inventory: \n',format];
    LOL = menu(full,[1:length(inventory)],inventory);
end

I have not tested this, and I suspect it will take some finessing, but it should at least get you started.

[Shane Gibbs]

I cannot lie, this looks like braille to me. Ill have to do a little bit more research into the different terms you have, but I think I get it from here. Thank you so much! Ill let you know if I have any trouble!

[Shane Gibbs]

Hey Bob!

Thank you SOOO much! I got the code to work, works like a charm! Is there any way I can give a positive feedback for you?

[Bob Thompson]

Accepting the answer, and the vote are more than enough.

I appreciated the 'uniqueness' of your project. If you need any other help, feel free to comment further on this question, or just link to the code on the file exchange so I can read any commented questions you might have added.

(Edit: Apparently PMs aren't a thing on this forum.)

[madhan ravi]

+1