Fixed user help and updated TODO.txt

TacticalSpaceCheeseRacer/Makefile

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+CS = mcs
+CSDEBUG = -define:DEBUG
+FILE = Program
+NAME = TacticalSpaceCheeseRacer
+DEBUGNAME = $(NAME)-DEBUG
+
+all: $(NAME).exe
+
+.PHONY: clean
+
+clean:
+	rm -f $(NAME).exe $(DEBUGNAME).exe
+
+debug: $(FILE).cs
+	$(CS) $(CSDEBUG) $(FILE).cs -out:$(DEBUGNAME).exe
+
+$(NAME).exe: $(FILE).cs
+	$(CS) $(FILE).cs -out:$(NAME).exe

TacticalSpaceCheeseRacer/Program.cs

@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ struct Player
     static int[] cheese_squares = new int[8] { 8, 15, 19, 28, 33, 45, 55, 59 };
 
     // Represents the status of debug mode
-# if DEBUG
+#if DEBUG
     static bool debugmode = false;
-# endif
+#endif
 
     // Create an instance of random number so we don't get the same values in a short space of time.
     static Random randomnum = new Random();
@@ -153,7 +153,16 @@ static void ParseCLA(string[] args)
 	    case "--help":
 	    case "-h":
 	      // Print out command line help.
-	      StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(@"..\README.md");
+	      StreamReader reader;
+	      try
+		{
+		  reader = new StreamReader(@"README.md");
+		}
+	    catch
+	      {
+		PrintLine("Help file `README.md' not found! If found, please place in the same directory as the program.");
+		Environment.Exit(0);
+	      }
 	    while (true)
 	      {
 		string line = reader.ReadLine();
@@ -210,21 +219,23 @@ static void SetupGame(bool reinitialise, bool use_old_names)
       else
 	{
 	  no_of_players = ReadNumber("Please enter the number of players: ", MAX_PLAYERS, MIN_PLAYERS);
-	  //Console.WriteLine("The number of players is: {0}", no_of_players);
+#if DEBUG
+	  Console.WriteLine("The number of players is: {0}", no_of_players);
+#endif
 	  players = new Player[no_of_players];
 
 	  // Read in the players' names.
 	  ReadNames();
 
 	  // Check that the names are being stored correctly.
-# if DEBUG
+#if DEBUG
 	  Console.WriteLine("Stored players:");
 	  for (int playercount = 0; playercount < no_of_players; playercount++)
 	    {
                     Console.WriteLine(players[playercount].name);
 	    }
 	  Console.WriteLine();
-# endif
+#endif
 
 	}
     }
@@ -314,7 +325,7 @@ static void PlayerTurn(int playerno)
 	{
 	  roll = RandDiceRoll();
 	}
-# else
+#else
       roll = RandDiceRoll();
 #endif
       Console.WriteLine("{0} rolled a {1}.", players[playerno].name, roll);
@@ -324,9 +335,20 @@ static void PlayerTurn(int playerno)
       // Check if the dice roll was 6, if so, allow current player to throw the tactics dice for another player.
       if (roll == 6)
 	{
-	  PrintLine("Because you rolled a 6, you can throw the tactics dice for another player:");
-	  PrintAllPositions();
-	  TacticalRoll(ReadNumber("Please enter a player number: ", no_of_players, 1) - 1);
+	  // Don't allow the player to roll the tactics dice for themselves.
+	  do
+	    {
+	      PrintLine("Because you rolled a 6, you can throw the tactics dice for another player:");
+	      PrintAllPositions();
+	      int roll_choice = ReadNumber("Please enter a player number: ", no_of_players, 1) - 1;
+	      if (roll_choice == playerno)
+		{
+		  PrintLine("You cannot roll for yourself.");
+		  continue;
+		}
+	      TacticalRoll(roll_choice);
+	      break;
+	    } while (true);
 	}
     }
 
@@ -470,7 +492,7 @@ static void TacticalRoll(int playerno)
 	{
 	  roll = RandDiceRoll();
 	}
-# else
+#else
       roll = RandDiceRoll();
 #endif
       Console.WriteLine("{0} rolled a {1}.", players[playerno].name, roll);
@@ -506,15 +528,15 @@ static void Main(string[] args)
       // Parse the command line arguments given to the program.
       ParseCLA(args);
 
-      # if DEBUG
-	if (debugmode)
-	  {
-	    PrintLine("Entering in Debug mode...");
-	  }
-      # endif
+#if DEBUG
+      if (debugmode)
+	{
+	  PrintLine("Entering in Debug mode...");
+	}
+#endif
 
-	// Set up the game for the first time. Reinitialise and use of old names will never need to be set on the first set up.
-	SetupGame(false, false);
+      // Set up the game for the first time. Reinitialise and use of old names will never need to be set on the first set up.
+      SetupGame(false, false);
 
       // Loop so we can ask if the players want to play again.
       bool replay;

TacticalSpaceCheeseRacer/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../README.md

TacticalSpaceCheeseRacer/TODO.txt

@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
 USER INTERFACE
 ==============
 1. Create welcome screen.
-2. Create the user help option from the command line.
-3. Make a smooth/juddery typing method.
-
-MECHANICS
-=========
-1. Implement tactical dice
-2. Implement an enhancement.
+2. Finish more methods for formatted string printing with `Print' method.