import time def wait(): input("Press enter to continue...") # start game def startGame(): print("Welcome, stranger.") while True: # Initialise age age = None # Name name = input("\n" + "What is your name?" + "\n" + ">> ").title() # Gender gender = input("What is your gender? Male, Female, or Other." + "\n" + ">> ").lower() while True: if gender not in ("male", "female", "other"): print("Sorry I didn't recognise that gender. Please select 'Male', 'Female', or 'Other'.") gender = input("\n" + ">> ").lower() else: break while True: # Age try: age = input("How old are you?" + "\n" + ">> ") age = int(age) break except ValueError: print("Sorry I didn't recognise that age. Please type in a whole number.") continue # Double check responses correct = input(f"Hello, {name}. You are a {age} year old {gender}.\nIs this correct? Y/N\n>> ").lower() if correct in ['y', 'yes']: break elif correct in ['n', 'no']: continue else: print("Sorry, I didn't catch that.\n") correct = input(f"You are a {age} year old {gender}. \nIs this correct? Y/N\n>> ").lower() if correct in ['y', 'yes']: break elif correct in ['n', 'no']: continue while True: # Race race = input("Please select a race from: Human, Elf, or Dwarf.\n>> ").title() while True: if race.lower() not in ("human", "elf", "dwarf"): race = input("Sorry I didn't recognise that race. Please select 'Human', " "'Elf', or 'Dwarf'.\n>> ").title() else: break # Job job = input("Please select a class from: Warrior, Ranger, or Mage.\n>> ").lower() while True: if job not in ("warrior", "ranger", "mage"): job = input("Sorry I didn't recognise that class. Please select 'Warrior', 'Ranger', or 'Mage'.\n>> ") else: break # Final check correct = input(f"{name}, you are a {race} {job}.\nIs this correct? Y/N\n>> ").lower() if correct in ['y', 'yes']: break elif correct in ['n', 'no']: continue else: print("Sorry, I didn't catch that.\n") correct = input(f"You are a {race} {job}. \nIs this correct? Y/N\n>> ").lower() if correct in ['y', 'yes']: break elif correct in ['n', 'no']: continue return name, gender, age, race, job def query_equip(): print("Do you want to:\n" "1) View your equipped items\n" "2) Change your equipped items") response = input(">> ") if response == "1": return "view" elif response == "2": return "change" def get_instructions(): descrip1 = ("There are certain commands that will be available almost anytime you are able to type,\n" "such as viewing your inventory, checking your equipped items, and also changing them.\n" "You can also view your stats including your current and max hp.\n") descrip2 = ("Some examples are: 'Check inventory', 'Check equipment', and 'View stats'.\n" "To travel to a new area, just type 'Go north' or 'enter cave' etc.\n" "To replay the description of the current area, type 'location'.") print(descrip1) time.sleep(5) print(descrip2) # Receive action input # Under development def parse(input_text): command = input_text.lower() object1 = None remaining_words_index = None # the .split() function splits the input_text string into a list of individual words words = input_text.split() if len(words) > 0: if words[0] == "help": command = "help" if words[0] in ("view", "check", "show"): if words[1] in ("inventory", "bag", "backpack"): command = "inventory" elif words[1] in ("equipment", "equip", "items"): command = "equipment" elif words[1] == "stats": command = "stats" elif words[1] in ("hp", "hitpoints", "health"): command = "hp" elif words[1] == "hit" and words[2] == "points": command = "hp" if words[0] in ("equip", "equipment"): command = "equipment" if words[0] in ("inventory", "bag", "backpack"): command = "inventory" found_examine_words = False if (words[0] == "examine") and len(words) > 1: found_examine_words = True remaining_words_index = 1 if found_examine_words: remaining_words = "" for i in range(remaining_words_index, len(words)): remaining_words += words[i] if i < len(words) - 1: remaining_words += " " command = "examine" object1 = remaining_words found_take_words = False if ((words[0] == "take") and len(words) > 1) or \ ((words[0] == "pick") and (words[1] == "up") and len(words) > 2): found_take_words = True remaining_words_index = 1 if found_take_words: remaining_words = "" for i in range(remaining_words_index, len(words)): remaining_words += words[i] if i < len(words) - 1: remaining_words += " " command = "take" object1 = remaining_words return command, object1