2 Moves - How to Add a New Type

Tanner Van Teeffelen edited this page 2025-07-15 11:58:29 -04:00

1. In the folder /scripts/objects/moves, create a new .cs file corresponding to the proper type of move (for example, PhysicalMove.cs).
2. Within the constructor, inherit the original Move class, and override the string Type to set to the moves name (see example below).

public class PhysicalMove : Move
{
    public override string Type => "PhysicalMove";

    public PhysicalMove(string name, string description, int power, string action) : base(name, description)
    {
        Action = action;
    }
}

Add any additional variables as required.

3. Next, within the MoveConverter.cs class (/scripts/loaders/), add an entry into the switch statement that matches the Type string that you set up in the class. In addition, set up a blank object as well (see example below).

public class MoveConverter : JsonConverter<Move>
{
    //Overrides the ReadJson function.
    public override Move ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, Move? existingValue, bool hasExistingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
    {
        //Load the raw JSON object from the reader.
        JObject obj = JObject.Load(reader);

        // Read the "Type" field
        string? type = obj["Type"]?.ToString();

        //Create a temporary item object.
        Move move;

        //Uses the Type field to determine what kind of object to create, to allow for a mixed list.
        switch (type)
        {
            case "PhysicalMove":
                move = new PhysicalMove("", "", 0, "");
                break;

            default:
                throw new JsonSerializationException($"Unknown item type: {type}");
        }

        // Populate the item with values from JSON
        serializer.Populate(obj.CreateReader(), move);
        return move;
    }

After doing so, you should be able to create and add Moves of that type, and have them inside of generic Move Lists as well, allowing for a mixed List of different kinds of Moves.