[Python]Text based game based on the movie "Saw"

[hanorotu]

I have learned a lot about python in the past 2 or three days. My whole weekend was nothing but studying and constantly practicing. So for my first python project I will be developing a text based game in which you have life points, different story lines (later on)

But yeah, should be fun. I will keep updated on the project here.

[Ragehottie]

Cool. At one point I tried to make a tetris game in Python using only if/else statements...... it kinda worked..... I guess... Haha. Anyways, good luck. I will keep this post checked hardcore

[hanorotu]

Awesome! I think this is going to be a lot of if/elses xD

[Daemon]

Instead of if/else look.to use switches (c++ word for them. Idk the python term) then make a function for each room and use the switch to change rooms. I found this to be an easy way to make the code a little more bearable

[Ragehottie]

Awesome! I think this is going to be a lot of if/elses xD

Bad Idea. js

[lucid]

Instead of if/else look.to use switches (c++ word for them. Idk the python term) then make a function for each room and use the switch to change rooms. I found this to be an easy way to make the code a little more bearable

I second the fuck out of that. If/else statements are messy. You'll find switches are much more efficient and alot neater.

EDIT: @Daemon, I think it's probably still called switch statements. That term is used in Javascript I'm sure it's in most other languages too.

[hanorotu]

Alright, I'm on it. Thanks for the help! I can use all of it I can get lol

Python's lack of a 'switch' statement has garnered much discussion and even a PEP. The most popular substitute uses dictionaries to map cases to functions, which requires lots of defs or lambdas.

[hanorotu]

http://pastebin.com/x504jVFE

First very very rough draft of the first level. Don't ask me how to make another loop after this one for the second level cause I honestly don't know yet. I'll cross that bridge when I come to it lol

[techb]

http://pastebin.com/x504jVFE

First very very rough draft of the first level. Don't ask me how to make another loop after this one for the second level cause I honestly don't know yet. I'll cross that bridge when I come to it lol

Use separate classes for all elements. Player, items, rooms, etc. Then you could use one main game loop.

[Kulverstukas]

Yes, like Techb said - use Classes. It's a MUST for this kind of project.
On a side note, maybe you could make it nice looking with some colored text, using Curses, or just Urwid if Curses is too hard.

[hanorotu]

Thanks all. Ill work on it