Hmm, sounds easy enough for the two player case. Just don't randomize. Do you plan on similar setups for more players?
For the two player case, you could try something like this:
int InitProc()
{
int i;
// Randomize starting locations
//RandomizeStartingLocations(autosize(startLocation));
i = TethysGame::GetRand(6); // Determine location for first base
// Place all bases on the map
InitPlayerResources(0);
StartLocation &sLoc = startLocation[i];
CreateBase(0, sLoc.x, sLoc.y, *sLoc.baseInfo);
Player[0].CenterViewOn(sLoc.x, sLoc.y);
InitPlayerResources(1);
StartLocation &sLoc = startLocation[5-i];
CreateBase(1, sLoc.x, sLoc.y, *sLoc.baseInfo);
Player[1].CenterViewOn(sLoc.x, sLoc.y);
...
Edit: Hmm, since you want more players...
Ok, so the locations aren't changing, but the way you're selecting is. I'd say maybe use a seperate list of integers to represent the starting locations. (Note: I'm using 0 based indexes here, so numbers 0-5 instead of 1-6 as in your diagram).
int twoPlayers[][2] =
{
{ 0, 5 },
{ 1, 4 },
{ 2, 3 },
}
int threePlayers[][3] =
{
{ 0, 2, 4 },
{ 1, 3, 5 },
}
// 4, 5, and 6 maybe just complely randomize the 6 starting locations? Doesn't seem like there is a way to make it any more fairer
int sixPlayers[][6] =
{
{ 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 }
}
I'm gonna go try out some test code and see if I can clean this up a bit.
I'm trying to think of a clean and simple way of doing it. The following idea works and isn't too long.
int numPlayers = 2;
int startingSelection[] = { 0, 2, 4, 1, 3, 5 }; // This order slightly simplifies the case of 3 Players
int i;
switch(numPlayers)
{
case 2:
startingSelection[0] = rand() % 6; // startingSelection[0] = TethysGame::GetRand(6);
startingSelection[1] = 5 - startingSelection[0];
break;
case 3:
int temp;
temp = rand() % 2; // temp = TethysGame::GetRand(2);
RandomizeList(3, startingSelection);
for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
startingSelection[i] |= temp;
break;
default:
RandomizeList(6, startingSelection);
}
for (i = 0; i < numPlayers; i++)
{
// This is where you would create the bases
cout << startingSelection[i] << endl;
}
You can stick the startinSelection array in either the main file or the BaseData.h file, doesn't really matter much. In place of numPlayers, you should use TethysGame::NoPlayers(). The lines with "rand() % value" should be replace with the corresponding lines with "TethysGame::GetRand(value)". And of course, the cout line should be the actual base creation code. Just change the one line:
StartLocation &sLoc = startLocation[i];
StartLocation &sLoc = startLocation[startingSelection[i]];
Let me know if you have trouble integrating the code. It'd probably be helpful if I had your project though so I can play around with code that actually has 6 starting locations instead of only 4.