Generic character, item and magic structure advice

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Hello Everyone,

I have an idea for a rpg and I have started to develop some of the structures needed for the game. I would greatly appreciate a fresh set of eyes to see if I missed any obvious omissions in my structures. I am unsure of how this will all fall out so I have tried to keep things kinda general. If anything is unclear, please ask and I will try to explain my train of thought.

UDTs

General
Type BaseObj
	xpos as integer
	ypos as integer
	zpos as integer
	CurrSpeed as integer
	Alive as boolean
	objRect as Rect
	ObjNum as integer
endtype

Type Rect
	rLeft as integer
	rRight as integer
	rTop as integer
	rBottom as integer
endtype

Type Boolean
	True = 1
	False = -1
endtype

Type AttChange
	Health as integer
	Strength as integer
	Magic as integer
	Speed as integer	
	Defense as integer
	Intelligence as integer
	CurrentAction as integer
	ChrAffected as integer
Endtype

Characters
Type BaseChr
	ChrType as integer
	ChrClass as integer
	Health as integer
	Magic as integer
	Strength as integer
	Speed as integer
	Defense as Integer
	Intelligence as Integer
	MyItems as ItemsWorn
	MyChrExtras as ChrExtras
	FireMS() as MagicStats
	WindMS() as MagicStats
	WaterMS() as MagicStats
	EarthMS() as MagicStats
	Spirit() as MagicStats
	MyObj as BaseObj
Endtype

Type ChrExtras
	Noteriety as integer
	Merchantile as integer
	
	AttackChr as Boolean
	FleeChr as Boolean
	AssistChr as Boolean
endtype

Items
Type Item
	GeneralLevel as integer
	Itemtype as integer
	SpaceOcc as integer
	Cost as integer
	Wear as integer
	Wearable as Boolean
	CanUse as Boolean
	InSack as Boolean
	Equipped as boolean
	ItemReqs as Requirements
	ItemMagic as magicstats
	ItemAtt as attchange
	ItemObj as baseobj
Endtype

Type Requirements
	Earth as integer
	Wind as integer
	Fire as integer
	Water as integer
	Spirit as integer
	Strength as integer
	Magic as integer
	Speed as integer
	Defense as integer
	Intelligence as integer
Endtype

Type ItemsWorn
	LWrist as string
	RWrist as string
	LHand as string
	RHand as string
	Neck as string
	Belt as string
	Totem as string
	Tattoo as string
	Piercing as string
Endtype

Magic

Type MagicStats
	Duration as integer
	MAttChange as Attchange	
	rArea as Rect
	dArea as integer
	MagicType as integer
	PntsCurr as integer
	PntsNext as integer
	GeneralLevel
Endtype

Type MagicObj
	MObj as Baseobj
	ObjMStats as MagicStats
endtype

Constants
Current Action
Casting = 1
Swinging = 2
Damaged = 3
Trapped = 4

Item Type
Ring = 1
Bracelet = 2
Necklace = 3
Belt = 4
Totem = 5
Tattoo = 6
Piercing = 7
Armor = 8
Weapon = 9
Helmet = 10
Footwear = 11

Magic type
Fire = 1
Water = 2
Wind = 3
Earth = 4
Spirit = 5

Character type
Main = 1
Enemy = 2
NPC = 3
ShopKeeper = 4

Character class
Wizard = 1
Witch = 2
Sorcerer = 3
Sorceress = 4
Warlock = 5
Thaumaturge = 6
Mage = 7
Enchantress = 8

Weapon type
Staff = 1
Dagger = 2
Short sword = 3
Long sword = 4
Axe = 5
Mace = 6

Armor type
Robe = 1
Leather = 2
Mail = 3
Small plate = 4

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UDTs

General
Type BaseObj
	xpos as integer
	ypos as integer
	zpos as integer
	CurrSpeed as integer
	Alive as boolean
	objRect as Rect
	ObjNum as integer
endtype

Type Rect
	rLeft as integer
	rRight as integer
	rTop as integer
	rBottom as integer
endtype


Type Boolean
	True = 1
	False = -1
endtype

Type AttChange
	Health as integer
	Strength as integer
	Magic as integer
	Speed as integer	
	Defense as integer
	Intelligence as integer
	CurrentAction as integer
	ChrAffected as integer
Endtype

	
	
	




Characters
Type BaseChr
	ChrType as integer
	ChrClass as integer
	Health as integer
	Magic as integer
	Strength as integer
	Speed as integer
	Defense as Integer
	Intelligence as Integer
	MyItems as ItemsWorn
	MyChrExtras as ChrExtras
	FireMS() as MagicStats
	WindMS() as MagicStats
	WaterMS() as MagicStats
	EarthMS() as MagicStats
	Spirit() as MagicStats
	MyObj as BaseObj
Endtype


Type ChrExtras
	Noteriety as integer
	Merchantile as integer
	
	AttackChr as Boolean
	FleeChr as Boolean
	AssistChr as Boolean
endtype

Items
Type Item
	GeneralLevel as integer
	Itemtype as integer
	SpaceOcc as integer
	Cost as integer
	Wear as integer
	Wearable as Boolean
	CanUse as Boolean
	InSack as Boolean
	Equipped as boolean
	ItemReqs as Requirements
	ItemMagic as magicstats
	ItemAtt as attchange
	ItemObj as baseobj
Endtype

Type Requirements
	Earth as integer
	Wind as integer
	Fire as integer
	Water as integer
	Spirit as integer
	Strength as integer
	Magic as integer
	Speed as integer
	Defense as integer
	Intelligence as integer
Endtype

Type ItemsWorn
	LWrist as string
	RWrist as string
	LHand as string
	RHand as string
	Neck as string
	Belt as string
	Totem as string
	Tattoo as string
	Piercing as string
Endtype



Magic

Type MagicStats
	Duration as integer
	MAttChange as Attchange	
	rArea as Rect
	dArea as integer
	MagicType as integer
	PntsCurr as integer
	PntsNext as integer
	GeneralLevel
Endtype

Type MagicObj
	MObj as Baseobj
	ObjMStats as MagicStats
endtype	




 

Constants
Current Action
Casting = 1
Swinging = 2
Damaged = 3
Trapped = 4


Item Type
Ring = 1
Bracelet = 2
Necklace = 3
Belt = 4
Totem = 5
Tattoo = 6
Piercing = 7
Armor = 8
Weapon = 9
Helmet = 10
Footwear = 11


Magic type
Fire = 1
Water = 2
Wind = 3
Earth = 4
Spirit = 5


Character type
Main = 1
Enemy = 2
NPC = 3
ShopKeeper = 4

Character class
Wizard = 1
Witch = 2
Sorcerer = 3
Sorceress = 4
Warlock = 5
Thaumaturge = 6
Mage = 7
Enchantress = 8

Weapon type
Staff = 1
Dagger = 2
Short sword = 3
Long sword = 4
Axe = 5
Mace = 6


Armor type
Robe = 1
Leather = 2
Mail = 3
Small plate = 4

Thanks for the help, always appreciated

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Mr Bigglesworth

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Posted: 14th Jul 2011 07:14

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Well, data structures in your game are up to what the game is based on and needs.

But if you want some of my advice, the value for "False" in the "Boolean" UDT should be 0 instead of -1, but that is still up to you

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Posted: 19th Jul 2011 18:35

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The conventional way for using constants is defining it as a constant:

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rem Current Action
#constant Casting    = 1
#constant Swinging   = 2
#constant Damaged    = 3
#constant Trapped    = 4

It's also much cleaner to have all of the = in the same row, makes it easier to read. Same goes for things like UDTs:

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rem General
Type BaseObj
	xpos         as integer
	ypos         as integer
	zpos         as integer
	CurrSpeed    as integer
	Alive        as boolean
	objRect      as Rect
	ObjNum       as integer
endtype

The compiler doesn't care how many spaces you have between commands, so you are able to do that. Also get in the habit of defining variables at the top of your program. Nothing is worse than using variables that aren't defined:

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rem global variables ---------------------

rem general
global bla             as word
global GiveMeDaCodez   as BOOK
global banana          as integer

And keep everything commented as much as possible. Good commenting is half of the code.

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