Select & show preferred skill level when making a game

ClientCore/ClientConfiguration.cs

@@ -330,6 +330,8 @@ private List<TranslationGameFile> ParseTranslationGameFiles()
 
         public string AllowedCustomGameModes => clientDefinitionsIni.GetStringValue(SETTINGS, "AllowedCustomGameModes", "Standard,Custom Map");
 
+        public string SkillLevelOptions => clientDefinitionsIni.GetStringValue(SETTINGS, "SkillLevelOptions", "Any,Beginner,Intermediate,Pro");
+
         public string GetGameExecutableName()
         {
             string[] exeNames = clientDefinitionsIni.GetStringValue(SETTINGS, "GameExecutableNames", "Game.exe").Split(',');

ClientCore/ProgramConstants.cs

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public static class ProgramConstants
 
         public const string QRES_EXECUTABLE = "qres.dat";
 
-        public const string CNCNET_PROTOCOL_REVISION = "R11";
+        public const string CNCNET_PROTOCOL_REVISION = "R12";
         public const string LAN_PROTOCOL_REVISION = "RL7";
         public const int LAN_PORT = 1234;
         public const int LAN_INGAME_PORT = 1234;

DXMainClient/DXGUI/Multiplayer/CnCNet/CnCNetLobby.cs

@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ private void _JoinGame(HostedCnCNetGame hg, string password)
             }
             else
             {
-                gameLobby.SetUp(gameChannel, false, hg.MaxPlayers, hg.TunnelServer, hg.HostName, hg.Passworded);
+                gameLobby.SetUp(gameChannel, false, hg.MaxPlayers, hg.TunnelServer, hg.HostName, hg.Passworded, hg.SkillLevel);
                 gameChannel.UserAdded += GameChannel_UserAdded;
                 gameChannel.InvalidPasswordEntered += GameChannel_InvalidPasswordEntered_NewGame;
                 gameChannel.InviteOnlyErrorOnJoin += GameChannel_InviteOnlyErrorOnJoin;
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ private void Gcw_GameCreated(object sender, GameCreationEventArgs e)
 
             Channel gameChannel = connectionManager.CreateChannel(e.GameRoomName, channelName, false, true, password);
             connectionManager.AddChannel(gameChannel);
-            gameLobby.SetUp(gameChannel, true, e.MaxPlayers, e.Tunnel, ProgramConstants.PLAYERNAME, isCustomPassword);
+            gameLobby.SetUp(gameChannel, true, e.MaxPlayers, e.Tunnel, ProgramConstants.PLAYERNAME, isCustomPassword, e.GameDifficulty);
             gameChannel.UserAdded += GameChannel_UserAdded;
             //gameChannel.MessageAdded += GameChannel_MessageAdded;
             connectionManager.SendCustomMessage(new QueuedMessage("JOIN " + channelName + " " + password,
@@ -1484,7 +1484,7 @@ private void GameBroadcastChannel_CTCPReceived(object sender, ChannelCTCPEventAr
             string msg = e.Message.Substring(5); // Cut out GAME part
             string[] splitMessage = msg.Split(new char[] { ';' });
 
-            if (splitMessage.Length != 11)
+            if (splitMessage.Length != 12)
             {
                 Logger.Log("Ignoring CTCP game message because of an invalid amount of parameters.");
                 return;
@@ -1514,6 +1514,9 @@ private void GameBroadcastChannel_CTCPReceived(object sender, ChannelCTCPEventAr
                 int tunnelPort = int.Parse(tunnelAddressAndPort[1]);
 
                 string loadedGameId = splitMessage[10];
+                int gameDifficulty = int.Parse(splitMessage[11]);
+
+                Logger.Log("GameDifficulty ** Received game difficulty in ctcp: " + gameDifficulty);
 
                 CnCNetGame cncnetGame = gameCollection.GameList.Find(g => g.GameBroadcastChannel == channel.ChannelName);
 
@@ -1536,6 +1539,7 @@ private void GameBroadcastChannel_CTCPReceived(object sender, ChannelCTCPEventAr
                 game.Locked = locked || (game.IsLoadedGame && !game.Players.Contains(ProgramConstants.PLAYERNAME));
                 game.Incompatible = cncnetGame == localGame && game.GameVersion != ProgramConstants.GAME_VERSION;
                 game.TunnelServer = tunnel;
+                game.SkillLevel = gameDifficulty;
 
                 if (isClosed)
                 {

DXMainClient/DXGUI/Multiplayer/CnCNet/GameCreationEventArgs.cs

@@ -6,17 +6,19 @@ namespace DTAClient.DXGUI.Multiplayer.CnCNet
     class GameCreationEventArgs : EventArgs
     {
         public GameCreationEventArgs(string roomName, int maxPlayers, 
-            string password, CnCNetTunnel tunnel)
+            string password, CnCNetTunnel tunnel, int gameDifficulty)
         {
             GameRoomName = roomName;
             MaxPlayers = maxPlayers;
             Password = password;
             Tunnel = tunnel;
+            GameDifficulty = gameDifficulty;
         }
 
         public string GameRoomName { get; private set; }
         public int MaxPlayers { get; private set; }
         public string Password { get; private set; }
         public CnCNetTunnel Tunnel { get; private set; }
+        public int GameDifficulty { get; private set; }
     }
 }

DXMainClient/DXGUI/Multiplayer/CnCNet/GameCreationWindow.cs

@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@ public GameCreationWindow(WindowManager windowManager, TunnelHandler tunnelHandl
 
         private XNATextBox tbGameName;
         private XNAClientDropDown ddMaxPlayers;
+        private XNAClientDropDown ddSkillLevel;
         private XNATextBox tbPassword;
 
         private XNALabel lblRoomName;
         private XNALabel lblMaxPlayers;
+        private XNALabel lblSkillLevel;
         private XNALabel lblPassword;
 
         private XNALabel lblTunnelServer;
@@ -44,11 +46,15 @@ public GameCreationWindow(WindowManager windowManager, TunnelHandler tunnelHandl
 
         private TunnelHandler tunnelHandler;
 
+        private string[] SkillLevelOptions;
+
         public override void Initialize()
         {
             lbTunnelList = new TunnelListBox(WindowManager, tunnelHandler);
             lbTunnelList.Name = nameof(lbTunnelList);
 
+            SkillLevelOptions = ClientConfiguration.Instance.SkillLevelOptions.Split(',');
+
             Name = "GameCreationWindow";
             Width = lbTunnelList.Width + UIDesignConstants.EMPTY_SPACE_SIDES * 2 +
                 UIDesignConstants.CONTROL_HORIZONTAL_MARGIN * 2;
@@ -82,10 +88,31 @@ public override void Initialize()
                 UIDesignConstants.CONTROL_HORIZONTAL_MARGIN, ddMaxPlayers.Y + 1, 0, 0);
             lblMaxPlayers.Text = "Maximum number of players:".L10N("Client:Main:GameMaxPlayerCount");
 
+            // Skill Level selector
+            ddSkillLevel = new XNAClientDropDown(WindowManager);
+            ddSkillLevel.Name = nameof(ddSkillLevel);
+            ddSkillLevel.ClientRectangle = new Rectangle(tbGameName.X, ddMaxPlayers.Bottom + 20,
+                tbGameName.Width, 21);
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < SkillLevelOptions.Length; i++)
+            {
+                string skillLevel = SkillLevelOptions[i];
+                string localizedSkillLevel = skillLevel.L10N($"INI:ClientDefinitions:SkillLevel:{i}");
+                ddSkillLevel.AddItem(localizedSkillLevel);
+            }
+
+            ddSkillLevel.SelectedIndex = 0;
+
+            lblSkillLevel = new XNALabel(WindowManager);
+            lblSkillLevel.Name = nameof(lblSkillLevel);
+            lblSkillLevel.ClientRectangle = new Rectangle(UIDesignConstants.EMPTY_SPACE_SIDES +
+                UIDesignConstants.CONTROL_HORIZONTAL_MARGIN, ddSkillLevel.Y + 1, 0, 0);
+            lblSkillLevel.Text = "Select preferred skill level of players:".L10N("Client:Main:SelectSkillLevel");
+
             tbPassword = new XNATextBox(WindowManager);
             tbPassword.Name = nameof(tbPassword);
             tbPassword.MaximumTextLength = 20;
-            tbPassword.ClientRectangle = new Rectangle(tbGameName.X, ddMaxPlayers.Bottom + 20,
+            tbPassword.ClientRectangle = new Rectangle(tbGameName.X, ddSkillLevel.Bottom + 20,
                 tbGameName.Width, 21);
 
             lblPassword = new XNALabel(WindowManager);
@@ -142,6 +169,8 @@ public override void Initialize()
             AddChild(lblRoomName);
             AddChild(ddMaxPlayers);
             AddChild(lblMaxPlayers);
+            AddChild(ddSkillLevel);
+            AddChild(lblSkillLevel);
             AddChild(tbPassword);
             AddChild(lblPassword);
             AddChild(btnDisplayAdvancedOptions);
@@ -203,7 +232,7 @@ private void BtnLoadMPGame_LeftClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
 
             GameCreationEventArgs ea = new GameCreationEventArgs(gameName,
                 spawnSGIni.GetIntValue("Settings", "PlayerCount", 2), password,
-                tunnelHandler.Tunnels[lbTunnelList.SelectedIndex]);
+                tunnelHandler.Tunnels[lbTunnelList.SelectedIndex], ddSkillLevel.SelectedIndex);
 
             LoadedGameCreated?.Invoke(this, ea);
         }
@@ -229,9 +258,11 @@ private void BtnCreateGame_LeftClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
                 return;
             }
 
-            GameCreated?.Invoke(this, new GameCreationEventArgs(gameName,
-                int.Parse(ddMaxPlayers.SelectedItem.Text), tbPassword.Text,
-                tunnelHandler.Tunnels[lbTunnelList.SelectedIndex]));
+            GameCreated?.Invoke(this, 
+                new GameCreationEventArgs(gameName,int.Parse(ddMaxPlayers.SelectedItem.Text), 
+                tbPassword.Text,tunnelHandler.Tunnels[lbTunnelList.SelectedIndex],
+                ddSkillLevel.SelectedIndex)
+            );
         }
 
         private void BtnDisplayAdvancedOptions_LeftClick(object sender, EventArgs e)

DXMainClient/DXGUI/Multiplayer/GameInformationPanel.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
 using DTAClient.Domain.Multiplayer;
 using ClientCore.Extensions;
+using ClientCore;
 
 namespace DTAClient.DXGUI.Multiplayer
 {
@@ -29,8 +30,11 @@ public GameInformationPanel(WindowManager windowManager, MapLoader mapLoader)
         private XNALabel lblHost;
         private XNALabel lblPing;
         private XNALabel lblPlayers;
+        private XNALabel lblSkillLevel;
         private XNALabel[] lblPlayerNames;
 
+        private string[] SkillLevelOptions;
+
         public override void Initialize()
         {
             ClientRectangle = new Rectangle(0, 0, 235, 264);
@@ -56,8 +60,11 @@ public override void Initialize()
             lblPing = new XNALabel(WindowManager);
             lblPing.ClientRectangle = new Rectangle(6, 126, 0, 0);
 
+            lblSkillLevel = new XNALabel(WindowManager);
+            lblSkillLevel.ClientRectangle = new Rectangle(6, 150, 0, 0);
+
             lblPlayers = new XNALabel(WindowManager);
-            lblPlayers.ClientRectangle = new Rectangle(6, 150, 0, 0);
+            lblPlayers.ClientRectangle = new Rectangle(6, 178, 0, 0);
 
             lblPlayerNames = new XNALabel[MAX_PLAYERS];
             for (int i = 0; i < lblPlayerNames.Length / 2; i++)
@@ -84,22 +91,25 @@ public override void Initialize()
             AddChild(lblPing);
             AddChild(lblPlayers);
             AddChild(lblGameInformation);
+            AddChild(lblSkillLevel);
 
             lblGameInformation.CenterOnParent();
             lblGameInformation.ClientRectangle = new Rectangle(lblGameInformation.X, 6,
                 lblGameInformation.Width, lblGameInformation.Height);
 
+            SkillLevelOptions = ClientConfiguration.Instance.SkillLevelOptions.Split(',');
+
             base.Initialize();
         }
 
         public void SetInfo(GenericHostedGame game)
         {
             // we don't have the ID of a map here
-            string translatedMapName = string.IsNullOrEmpty(game.Map) 
+            string translatedMapName = string.IsNullOrEmpty(game.Map)
                 ? "Unknown".L10N("Client:Main:Unknown") : mapLoader.TranslatedMapNames.ContainsKey(game.Map)
                 ? mapLoader.TranslatedMapNames[game.Map] : game.Map;
 
-            string translatedGameModeName = string.IsNullOrEmpty(game.GameMode) 
+            string translatedGameModeName = string.IsNullOrEmpty(game.GameMode)
                 ? "Unknown".L10N("Client:Main:Unknown") : game.GameMode.L10N($"INI:GameModes:{game.GameMode}:UIName", notify: false);
 
             lblGameMode.Text = Renderer.GetStringWithLimitedWidth("Game mode:".L10N("Client:Main:GameInfoGameMode") + " " + Renderer.GetSafeString(translatedGameModeName, lblGameMode.FontIndex),
@@ -132,6 +142,10 @@ public void SetInfo(GenericHostedGame game)
             {
                 lblPlayerNames[i].Visible = false;
             }
+
+            string skillLevel = SkillLevelOptions[game.SkillLevel];
+            string localizedSkillLevel = skillLevel.L10N($"INI:ClientDefinitions:SkillLevel:{game.SkillLevel}");
+            lblSkillLevel.Text = "Preferred Skill Level:".L10N("Client:Main:GameInfoSkillLevel") + " " + localizedSkillLevel;
         }
 
         public void ClearInfo()

DXMainClient/DXGUI/Multiplayer/GameListBox.cs

@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+
 using ClientCore;
 using ClientCore.Enums;
 using ClientCore.Extensions;
 using DTAClient.Domain.Multiplayer;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;
+
+using Rampastring.Tools;
 using Rampastring.XNAUI;
 using Rampastring.XNAUI.XNAControls;
 
@@ -21,6 +25,7 @@ public class GameListBox : XNAListBox
         private const int ICON_MARGIN = 2;
         private const int FONT_INDEX = 0;
         private static string LOADED_GAME_TEXT => " (" + "Loaded Game".L10N("Client:Main:LoadedGame") + ")";
+        private string[] SkillLevelIcons;
 
         public GameListBox(WindowManager windowManager, MapLoader mapLoader,
             string localGameIdentifier, Predicate<GenericHostedGame> gameMatchesFilter = null)
@@ -29,8 +34,12 @@ public GameListBox(WindowManager windowManager, MapLoader mapLoader,
             this.mapLoader = mapLoader;
             this.localGameIdentifier = localGameIdentifier;
             GameMatchesFilter = gameMatchesFilter;
+
+            SkillLevelIcons = ClientConfiguration.Instance.SkillLevelOptions.Split(',');
         }
 
+        private List<Texture2D> txSkillLevelIcons =  new List<Texture2D>();
+
         private int loadedGameTextWidth;
 
         public List<GenericHostedGame> HostedGames = new();
@@ -185,6 +194,18 @@ public override void Initialize()
                 ClientConfiguration.Instance.HoverOnGameColor);
 
             loadedGameTextWidth = (int)Renderer.GetTextDimensions(LOADED_GAME_TEXT, FontIndex).X;
+
+            InitSkillLevelIcons();
+        }
+
+        private void InitSkillLevelIcons()
+        {
+            for (int i = 0; i < SkillLevelIcons.Length; i++)
+            {
+                Texture2D gd = AssetLoader.LoadTexture($"skillLevel{i}.png");
+                if (gd != null)
+                    txSkillLevelIcons.Add(gd);
+            }
         }
 
         private bool IsValidGameIndex(int index)
@@ -332,6 +353,17 @@ public override void Draw(GameTime gameTime)
                         height, txPasswordedGame.Width, txPasswordedGame.Height),
                         Color.White);
                 }
+                else
+                {
+                    Texture2D txSkillLevelIcon = txSkillLevelIcons[hostedGame.SkillLevel];
+                    if (txSkillLevelIcon != null && hostedGame.SkillLevel != 0)
+                    {
+                        DrawTexture(txSkillLevelIcon,
+                            new Rectangle(Width - txSkillLevelIcon.Width - TextBorderDistance - (scrollBarDrawn ? ScrollBar.Width : 0),
+                            height, txSkillLevelIcon.Width, txSkillLevelIcon.Height),
+                            Color.White);
+                    }
+                }
 
                 var text = lbItem.Text;
                 if (hostedGame.IsLoadedGame)

DXMainClient/DXGUI/Multiplayer/GameLobby/CnCNetGameLobby.cs

@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ PrivateMessagingWindow pmWindow
 
         private bool closed = false;
 
+        private int gameDifficulty = 0;
+
         private bool isCustomPassword = false;
 
         private string gameFilesHash;
@@ -215,7 +217,8 @@ private void MultiplayerName_RightClick(object sender, MultiplayerNameRightClick
         private void GameBroadcastTimer_TimeElapsed(object sender, EventArgs e) => BroadcastGame();
 
         public void SetUp(Channel channel, bool isHost, int playerLimit,
-            CnCNetTunnel tunnel, string hostName, bool isCustomPassword)
+            CnCNetTunnel tunnel, string hostName, bool isCustomPassword,
+            int gameDifficulty)
         {
             this.channel = channel;
             channel.MessageAdded += Channel_MessageAdded;
@@ -230,6 +233,7 @@ public void SetUp(Channel channel, bool isHost, int playerLimit,
             this.hostName = hostName;
             this.playerLimit = playerLimit;
             this.isCustomPassword = isCustomPassword;
+            this.gameDifficulty = gameDifficulty;
 
             if (isHost)
             {
@@ -1929,6 +1933,8 @@ private void BroadcastGame()
             sb.Append(tunnelHandler.CurrentTunnel.Address + ":" + tunnelHandler.CurrentTunnel.Port);
             sb.Append(";");
             sb.Append(0); // LoadedGameId
+            sb.Append(";");
+            sb.Append(gameDifficulty); // SkillLevel
 
             broadcastChannel.SendCTCPMessage(sb.ToString(), QueuedMessageType.SYSTEM_MESSAGE, 20);
         }

DXMainClient/Domain/Multiplayer/GenericHostedGame.cs

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ public abstract class GenericHostedGame: IEquatable<GenericHostedGame>
 
         public DateTime LastRefreshTime { get; set; }
 
+        public int SkillLevel { get; set; }
+
         public virtual bool Equals(GenericHostedGame other)
             => string.Equals(RoomName, other?.RoomName, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
     }