Learning XNA 3.0

Modifying the UserControlledSprite Class

Next, let's work on changes to the UserControlledSprite class. First, change the namespace from AnimatedSprites to Catch:

namespace Catch

When you worked on the 2D game using these classes in previous chapters, you were dealing with a one-player game and the score was kept in the Game1 class. You're now dealing with a two-player game. So, you'll need to either add a second score variable to the Game1 class or figure out a better solution. Because a UserControlledSprite represents a player, it would make sense to add the score to this class. Add the following class-level variable to the UserControlledSprite class:

public int score { get; set; }

Also, as mentioned earlier, you're going to be swapping players back and forth between the chasing sprite and the chased sprite. That means you'll need to add a variable that will keep track of which role this particular player sprite is currently playing:

public bool isChasing { get; set; }

Then, modify both constructors of the UserControlledSprite class to receive the chasing parameter. Also add code in the bodies of both constructors to initialize the isChasing and score variables:

public UserControlledSprite(Texture2D textureImage, Vector2 position, Point frameSize, int collisionOffset, Point currentFrame, Point sheetSize, Vector2 speed, bool isChasing) : base(textureImage, position, frameSize, collisionOffset, currentFrame, sheetSize, speed, null, 0) { score = 0; this.isChasing = isChasing; } public UserControlledSprite(Texture2D ...