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    Default slow motion replays of previous games

    Hi

    I'm currently making a one arm bandit for an assignment. One of the features that it needs to have is a button that lets you view a slow motion replay of the previous game.

    What kind of code would allow me to do this?

    thanks


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    Default Re: slow motion replays of previous games

    Hello and welcome to the Java Programming Forums.

    I guess you will need to keep track of everything that happened in the game, then recall this information to simulate a replay.
    You could use a timer to execute the movements at a slower pace.

    Have you started work on this yet? I would be interested in seeing your code.
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    Default Re: slow motion replays of previous games

    Quote Originally Posted by WhatIsJavaAnyhow View Post
    What kind of code would allow me to do this?
    Java code?

    Seriously though, it depends on the game, on how you implement the game, etc. Basically, we have no way of telling you how to do this without you being a lot more specific. What is "one arm bandit" anyway?

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    Default Re: slow motion replays of previous games

    Thanks for a the replies!

    First, a one arm bandit is basically a fruit machine, where there are three reels with 8 shapes on each. Different combinations win different amounts of money etc.

    It would be fairly straight forward to make a slower timer, but to remember exactly how each reel spun in the previous game- that i'm not so sure of.

    I have used Case statments to generate the results at random.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks

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    Default Re: slow motion replays of previous games

    My first idea would be to use the Random class to generate the same random results each time. If you want to play a different game, use a different seed. To play the same game, use the same seed.

    Random (Java Platform SE 6)

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    Default Re: slow motion replays of previous games

    ahh that is a very good idea kevin


    Now i just need to find a way to record each number that is generated from the previous game, so I can then repeat this sequence. Any ideas on this?

    I currently have a system print out of all the numbers which apear as the game is in progress.

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    Default Re: slow motion replays of previous games

    Do you need to save the number between program runs, or just until you close the program?

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    Default Re: slow motion replays of previous games

    just until the program is closed would be great

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    Default Re: slow motion replays of previous games

    Quote Originally Posted by WhatIsJavaAnyhow View Post
    just until the program is closed would be great
    Then just keep track of it like you would any other value: in a variable.

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    Default Re: slow motion replays of previous games

    so I have:

    spin1 = random.nextInt(4);
    System.out.println(spin1 + "");
    replay = spin1;

    switch (spin1){
    case 0:
    btnSpinPictures.setIcon(iconPic1);
    spin1=0;
    counter++;

    break;

    case 1:
    btnSpinPictures.setIcon(iconPic2);
    spin1=1;
    counter++;

    break;

    case 2:
    btnSpinPictures.setIcon(iconPic3);
    spin1=2;
    counter++;

    break;

    case 3:
    btnSpinPictures.setIcon(iconPic4);
    spin1=3;
    counter++;

    break;

    }
    if(counter==10){
    stopTimer();

    }


    The system print is giving me, say, this:

    0
    1
    2
    1
    3
    2
    1


    How would I record that in the form of 0121321 ?

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    Default Re: slow motion replays of previous games

    To answer your question, you would just store it in a List or an array. But that's not doing what I suggested.

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