Function TelComSingleShipSelect

Descent3/TelCom.cpp:3473–3632

This is the function called by TelCom to choose a ship

// This is the function called by TelCom to choose a ship
void TelComSingleShipSelect(tTelComInfo *tcs) {
  int found_ships = TCSSCollectInfo();
  if (found_ships < 2 || found_ships > 3) {
    // not supported
    mprintf(0, "Skipping Single Player Ship Selecting, %d ships found\n", found_ships);

    int ship_index_to_use = 0;
    int bit = 0x01;
    bool found = true;

    for (ship_index_to_use = 0; ship_index_to_use < MAX_SHIPS; ship_index_to_use++) {
      if (Players[Player_num].ship_permissions & bit) {
        found = true;
        break;
      }
      bit = bit << 1;
    }

    if (!found) {
      bit = 0x01;
      for (ship_index_to_use = 0; ship_index_to_use < MAX_SHIPS; ship_index_to_use++) {
        if (Default_ship_permission & bit) {
          found = true;
          break;
        }
        bit = bit << 1;
      }
    }

    Players[Player_num].ship_index = ship_index_to_use;
    return;
  }

  bool done = false;

  TCShipSelect.CurrentSelectID = -1;
  TCShipSelect.ship_model = -1;
  vm_MakeIdentity(&TCShipSelect.orient);

  TelcomStartScreen(0);

  // setup general background, plain color
  TCBKGDESC backg;
  backg.color = BACKGROUND_COLOR;
  backg.caps = TCBGD_COLOR;
  backg.type = TC_BACK_STATIC;

  TCBMPDESC bmpdesc;
  bmpdesc.type = TC_BMP_STATIC;
  bmpdesc.flags = 0;
  bmpdesc.caps = TCBD_XY;
  bmpdesc.x = 0;
  bmpdesc.y = 0;
  strcpy(bmpdesc.filename, "SS Background.ogf");
  /*
  $$TABLE_GAMEFILE "SS Background.ogf"
  */