Choose Your Adventure Game - Part 1

Build the introduction to your adventure game: change the colors, print some text, and create some variables!

Getting Started

Fork this Repl to begin. It is a simple C# program that prints out a message. Update the program so that it prints a new message; instead of "Hello World," it should say "You awaken in a strange place."

Run the program, and verify that the message appears in the console.

using System;

class Program {
  public static void Main (string[] args) {
    Console.WriteLine("You awaken in a strange place.");
  }
}

More Lines

Next up, it's time to add a couple more lines to print in the console.

1. "You see a barn, a big tree, and a path through the woods"
2. An empty message - just for extra space

The code for the next two lines should look something like this:

Console.WriteLine("You see a barn, a big tree, and a path through the woods.");
Console.WriteLine();

New Colors

Now the text is there, but the colors are still fairly boring. Luckily, it is possible to change the colors of the console in C# by setting variables.

1. Make a new line above the existing Console.WriteLine
2. Set the Console.ForegroundColor variable to a value of ConsoleColor.White
3. Under that, set the Console.BackgroundColor variable to ConsoleColor.DarkRed
4. Under that, clear the console with Console.Clear();
   • This sets the whole console to the colors

Run the program and verify that the new colors appear in the console! The code should look something like this:

Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkRed;
Console.Clear();

Creating Variables

Next, add some more text. This time, create new variables to track the information.

1. Create a new string variable named name set to "Jules"
2. Create a new int variable named health set to 5
3. Under that, use Console.WriteLine to print out the name value
   • "Hello " + name
4. Under that, use Console.WriteLine to print out the health value
   • "Your health is " + health

Run the program and verify that the new text appears in the console! The code should look something like this:

string name = "Jules";
int health = 5;

Console.WriteLine("\nHello " + name);
Console.WriteLine("Your health is " + health);

Final Program

By the end of this code-along, the main.cs file should look something like this:

using System;

class Program {
  public static void Main (string[] args) {
    Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
    Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkRed;
    Console.Clear();

    Console.WriteLine("You awaken in a strange place.");
    Console.WriteLine("You see a barn, a big tree, and a path through the woods.");
    Console.WriteLine();

    string name = "Jules";
    int health = 5;

    Console.WriteLine("\nHello " + name);
    Console.WriteLine("Your health is " + health);
  }
}