Thread: How hard would this be to write for a Beginner?

UPDATE!
I'm Gonna Start work on #3 on the list. And I could use some help setting up a flow chart. Some Advice would be GREATLY appreciated. Oh and some tips for handling Multiple Arrays in a single function would be greatly appreciated as well!

Originally Posted by Bgriesh

3) A "Challenge" generator with Case Sensitive Outputs so that the outputs aren't "Strange" (I believe this would be the easiest to actually write out of the entire list of features we were talking about. Just use Common arrays and a few Loops to generate the outputs.)

UPDATE!
I'm Gonna Start work on #3 on the list. And I could use some help setting up a flow chart. Some Advice would be GREATLY appreciated. Oh and some tips for handling Multiple Arrays in a single function would be greatly appreciated as well!

I don't get what you mean by a "Challenge" generator.. but for multiple arrays:
Multi-dimensional arrays, like int[][][] for a nice 3D setup
ArrayList - a class made for toying with data

Eh, without knowing more about what your "Challenge" generator actually does, I am out of advice. Elaborate on your project and see if you get more feedback.

import java.util.*;
public class Core {
 
		public static void main(String[] args) 
		{
 
			String Boss;
			String Weapon;
			String Character;
			String[] Bosses = {"Nine Toes","Bone Head","Roid Rage Psycho","Sledge","Krom","Taylor Kobb","Rakk Hive","Hanz and Franz","Baron Flynt","Master McCloud","Scar","Moe","Marley","Skagzilla","Mothrakk","Reaver","Slither","Rakkinishu","One-Eyed Jack","Helob","WidowMaker","Skrappy","Bleeder","King Aracobb","Queen Tarantella","Hank Reiss","Pumpkinhead","Whiskey Wesely","Bigfoot","Redjack","Jackie O' Callahan","Franken Bill","Mr. Shank","General Knoxx","Hera","Minerva","Chaz","Motorhead","Skyscraper","Ajax","Ceresia","Helicon","Cluck-Trap","D-Fault"};
			String[] Nodlc = {"Nine Toes","Bone Head","Roid Rage Psycho","Sledge","Krom","Taylor Kobb","Rakk Hive","Hanz and Franz","Baron Flynt","Master McCloud","Scar","Moe","Marley","Skagzilla","Mothrakk","Reaver","Slither","Rakkinishu","One-Eyed Jack","Helob","WidowMaker","Skrappy","Bleeder","King Aracobb","Queen Tarantella"};
			String[] Weapons = {"Pistol","Shotgun","Sniper","Rifle","Machine Gun","Rocket Launcher","Eridian Weapon"};
			String[] Char = {"Roland","Lilith","Mordecai","Brick"};
			Random variable = new Random();
			Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
			System.out.println("Welcome to the Borderlands Challenge Generator.");
			System.out.println("Include DlC? (Use 0 for No, 1 for Yes).");
			int User = keyboard.nextInt();
 
				if (User == 1)
					{
						Boss = Bosses[variable.nextInt(44)];
						Weapon = Weapons[variable.nextInt(7)];
						Character = Char[variable.nextInt(4)];
 
 
						System.out.println("Kill " + Boss + " With " + Character + " Using Only a " + Weapon + " In " + variable.nextInt(300) + " Minutes." );
					}
 
				else
				{
					Weapon = Weapons[variable.nextInt(7)];
					Character = Char[variable.nextInt(4)];
					Boss = Nodlc[variable.nextInt(25)];
					System.out.println("Kill " + Boss + " With " + Character + " Using Only a " + Weapon + " In " + variable.nextInt(300) + " Minutes." );
 
				}
		}
 
}

this is what the challenge generator is. it generates a boss, a weapon, which character to use, and a time limit. theres the choice between include bosses from dlc aswell. What I want to do is include more variables such as bosses from a specific dlc, or changing out the some the variables entirely. I also want to give it a gui so its easily useable.

You can omit the repeated lines of code. A pseudocode:

while(playersInputIsInvalid) {
	System.out.println("We have no idea what you meant!");
	getPlayerSelectionAgain;
}
if(playerSelectsThis) {
	boss = aBossFromThisSet;
} else if(playerSelectsThat) {
	boss = aBossFromThatSet;
}
weapon = aWeaponFromTheOnlySet;
character = aCharacterFromTheOnlySet;
System.out.println("Kill etc");

Originally Posted by Bgriesh

Re-read that. Makes perfect sense and im an idiot.

Should I use a While Loop to make the program repeatable?

Sure you can. Post your code when you get it working, or a question otherwise. Good luck

Pro tip : Read up on code organization and separation of concerns. Good luck.