Random Encounter Template v0.1

void RandomEncounter()
{
    mapdata m = Game->LoadMapDat(Game->GetCurMap(), Game->GetCurScreen());
    npcdata e = Game->LoadNPCData(m-Enemy[Rand(10]l
    ffc f = Screen->LoadFFC(32);
    f->Script = Game->GetFFCScript("Battle");
    f->InitD[0] = e;
    f->InitD[1] = m; //for drawing backdrops
}


ffc script Battle
{
   void run(npcdata e, mapdata m)
   {
        bool waiting; int mode; int action;
    while(1)
    {
        // Draw background using 'm'
                // draw npc using 'e'
            // determine e's attacks using it's attributes;
            // draw menus
            // determine who goes first
            mode = Rand(1); //if 1, enemy goes first
            while(mode)
            {
                //do enemy actions
                //Waitframe();
            }
            while(!mode)
            {
                //player actions
            waiting = true;
            while(waiting)
            {
                //do_menus();
                action = BattleMenu();
                    Waitframe();
                }

                //resolve stuff this round
            Waitframe();
        }
    }
}


// There are certainly other ways to handle these...
// Vars used by the Tango menu.
int menuCommand;
int menuArg;

//Tango Menu Init
void SetUpWindow(int slot, int style, int x, int y, int size)
{
    SetStyleSize(style, size);
    Tango_ClearSlot(slot);
    Tango_SetSlotStyle(slot, style);
    Tango_SetSlotPosition(slot, x, y);
}

//Quick way to drop a string into a Tango dialogue box.
void ShowString(int string, int slot, int style, int x, int y)
{
    SetUpWindow(slot, style, x, y, SIZE_LARGE);
    Tango_LoadString(slot, string);
    Tango_ActivateSlot(slot);
    while(Tango_SlotIsActive(slot))
        Waitframe();
}


//The 'yes/no' menu called by the ffc.
int BattleMenu() {

    int lineBreak[]="@26";
    int line1[]="@choice(1)Attack@tab(40)@choice(2)Spell@26";
    int line2[]="@choice(3)Item@tab(40)@choice(4)Item@domenu(1)@suspend()";


    SetUpWindow(WINDOW_SLOT_1, WINDOW_STYLE_3, 32, 32, SIZE_LARGE);
        Tango_LoadString(WINDOW_SLOT_1, line1);
    Tango_AppendString(WINDOW_SLOT_1, line2);
        Tango_ActivateSlot(WINDOW_SLOT_1);


    while(!Tango_MenuIsActive()){

        Waitframe();
    }

    // Save the state again...
    int slotState[278];
    int menuState[960];
    int cursorPos;
    Tango_SaveSlotState(WINDOW_SLOT_1, slotState);
    Tango_SaveMenuState(menuState);

    int done = 0;
    int choice;
    while(true){

        while( Tango_MenuIsActive() ) {
            cursorPos=Tango_GetMenuCursorPosition();
            Waitframe();
        }

        choice = Tango_GetLastMenuChoice();
        if ( choice == 1 ) { // Item Info
            int text[256];
            Game->GetMessage(msg,text); //Load msg into the buffer.
            ShowString(text, WINDOW_SLOT_2, WINDOW_STYLE_3, 48, 48);
        }
        else if ( choice == 2 ) { //Buy
            done = choice;
            menuArg = choice;
        }

        else if ( choice == 3 ) { //Cancel
            done = choice;
        }

        else if ( Link->PressEx1 ) {
            done = 1;
        }
        else done = 3;

        if ( done ) {
            break;
        //  return choice;
        }
        else {
            Tango_RestoreSlotState(WINDOW_SLOT_1, slotState);
            Tango_RestoreMenuState(menuState);
            Tango_SetMenuCursorPosition(cursorPos);
        }
    }

    Tango_ClearSlot(WINDOW_SLOT_1);
    return done;
}