Space If Evaders

[foleyjo]

Hi all

Just a small little project I set myself. I have tried to make a space invaders game without using the word If in the code. (The game title doesn't count)

I have cheated on 1 or 2 steps and used a switch case statement but this was when I couldn't find an alternative.

So an example would be an actor that has 3 hit points and when they run out it's destroyed. I did not know an alternative to

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if(hp <=0)
  destroyactor;


other than

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switch(hp)
{
case 0: destroyactor; break;
}


****UPDATE - Changed the switch case statements to use a for loop like in SuperSonics example. Also fixed some tiny bugs that I found. BOY I HATE THOSE BUGS

[SuperSonic]

Try making an int in global code like this:

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int i;

Then on your actor's draw code, put this:

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for(i = hp; i < 1; i++)
{
    destroyactor;
}

[Jagmaster]

That's a good solution SS.

[SuperSonic]

Thanks^^

[foleyjo]

I like it

I will make the changes when I get the chance

[Game A Gogo]

You should realized that just because you're not using the word's "if" in your script does not mean you're doing anything better.

it's not the if that takes a lot of computing but the condition check and there's usually no way to avoid this!

Using a for loop or a switch case is actually a worst practice than using if, as they all do a condition check, but the for and switch try to do more than it should!

[Fojam]

i thought switch was more efficient than if?

[Game A Gogo]

Not if you're just checking for one state

[foleyjo]

I would have thought the for loop SS exampled would be just as efficient because the for loop would be ignored until the condition was true.

Don't worry GAG I didn't think this was the best solution for a space invaders game . I know exactly where to put the if's to make everything better.
The reason I did this was due to something I read in one of the If Haters threads. I can't remember who said it but they said while at college their teacher gave them a project to rewrite some code without using if's .
I thought that would be a nice challenge to test what I have learned so far.

[SuperSonic]

I like it

I will make the changes when I get the chance

Awsome. Glad I could help

[tintran]

nice remake!