Random Numbers
The application uses a function Random( int Max) which is seeded by calling the Randomize() function. This uses srand() seeded by the time function.The GetCommand() function is the heart of the program, as it gets player Input and then despatches all valid strings to the appropriate functions. Remember to press return after you type a string.
The direction code is a bit odd and likely to be the main source of bugs in the Warp engine and Photon torpedo firing code. I translated as best I could, but I suspect this is way overdue for a rewrite.
Screen Display
No attempt has been made to use cursor movements, positioning or anything else. this just uses printf to output everything with \n\r to force carriage return/line feeds.Conclusion
I think conversion took about 8-10 hours in total. For ages compilation produced hundreds of errors but I battled through and it all came good. I've compiled it with several compilers. Surprisingly, one of the commercial ones let errors through (and still compiled and linked perfectly) that a free compiler picked up!I'll be rewriting it Object style in C++ shortly but you're free to have a go. If you do this, let me know!
