Thread: Text Based Adventure Game (Inventory related)

Hey all,

im quite new to Java but i'm trying to create a text based adventure game. Where as you control a main character and pick up items along the way in order to finish the game.
The main plot would be the character moves from room to room, picking up items which unlock "abilities" allowing you to enter the next room.

eg. picking up a key to open a locked door.

mind you this is a text based game...

I'm almost finished a version 1 of the game and Currently the player starts with an inventory allowing them to carry 6 items, but i am wanting them to be able to pick up a BAG
which enables the inventory to increase to 8, allowing them to pick up more items before game can be finished.

My coding is as follows:


int MAX_ITEMS = 6


public void pickUp(Item item, Location location)
{
if(youHave(item))
{
System.out.println("You already have the " + item + "!");
}
else if(!location.isHere(item))
{
System.out.println("There is no " + item + " here!");
}
else if(numItems < MAX_ITEMS)
{
location.removeItem(item);
hasItem[item.ordinal()] = true;
numItems++;
System.out.println("ok");
}
else
{
System.out.println("You can't carry any more!");
}



How am i able to code to increase MAX ITEMS when i pick up the BAG

Thank you. if you want to see more of the code i can post, was just hard putting it all in this initial post

yeah thats the part i'm having trouble with, how do i reference this?

Here is my coding for the items i've created


/**
* Enumeration class Item - things that can be picked up/used etc



public enum Item
{
TORCH("torch"), WALLET("wallet"),
KEYS("keys"), RING("ring"), USB("USB");

/**
* name of this item
*/
private String name;

/**
* Constructor for an item
*
* @param name - the name of this item
*/
private Item(String name)
{
this.name = name;
}

/**
* Convert the item to a String, e.g. for printing
*
* @return the String
*/
public String toString()
{
return name;
}

/**
* Get the item by name
*
* @param name - the name to look for
* @return the item wit this name, or null if no item has this name
*/
public static Item getItem(String name)
{
Item result = null;

for(Item item: Item.values())
{
if(name.equalsIgnoreCase(item.name))
{
result = item;
}
}

return result;
}
}

the above code is how i have entered the BAG as an item, same as all the other items i have TORCH, USB etc.

just dontk now the line i would need to write to say if item equals bag