C / C++ / MFC

An attempt to learn and make sense of evaluating results. 

Making these  assumptions, right or wrong

"bool" is not "standard" C/C++ type  
when "condition"  such as in "if(condition)" evaluates to true , it is binary zero
thus  if(condition == 0)  would make better sense 
then if(condition) 

most "well written functions return x" , x being mostly  zero when function is successful 
when function fails – the return value is (generally) -1  or positive value identifying the error 
then same as above  - if(function (z) == 0) should prevail. 

Of course explicit evaluation of result to zero could prevent hard to locate bugs when these commonly used implicit evaluation conventions  are not followed by author of the code.. 

Any other views / comments would be appreciated. 

<blockquote class="quote"><div class="op">Quote:</div>Hello guys, I want to share with you my mini "project" which I managed to do so I can understand c++ better and decided to make mining game with if and while loops. I am in programming for awhile so this is reason why it is not that good.

There are things I would do different (I'm about to do it later). I want to hear your suggestions, opinions etc.. So let me know.

Code:

<pre lang="c++"><pre>

<h1>include <iostream></h1>

<h1>include <windows.h></h1>

using namespace std;

int main(){
    bool start = true;
    int startWay;
    bool marketMine = true;
    int marketWay;
    bool trymarket = true;
    static int copperGot = 2;
    int copperNow = 0;
    int balance = 0;
    int shopWay;
    int item;
    bool market = true;
    string errorInput = "Error, Again: ";
    bool gearBuy = true;
    int pickaxe;

    while(start != false){
        cout << "1. Start\n2. Credits\n>";
        cin >> startWay;
        if(startWay == 1){
            cout << "You awake in old house, you dont have any money but your job is to mine.\nYou can make some money and buy gear and upgrades.\n";
            Sleep(2000);
            cout << "1. Mine\n2. Market\n>";
            cin >> marketWay;
            while(marketMine != false){
            if(marketWay == 1){
                cout << endl;
                cout << "You are going mine..";
                Sleep(800);
                cout << "\nMining...." << endl;
                Sleep(1000);
                copperNow += copperGot;
                cout << "You have got > " << copperGot << " copper and your copper is > " << copperNow << ". \n" << endl;
                cout << "1. Mine\n2. Market\n>";
                cin >> marketWay;
}           else if(marketWay == 2){
                Sleep(1000);
                system("CLS");
                cout << "Welcome on market. Here you can sell ores you have mined and buy better items\nfor more ores or money.\n\n";
                Sleep(2000);
                while(market != false){
                cout << "1. Sell all copper.\n2. Balance\n3. Gear\n4. Pickaxe\n5. Mine\n>";
                cin >> shopWay;
                if(shopWay == 1){
                    Sleep(1000);
                    cout << "You have sold " << copperNow << " copper. You have gained " << copperNow * 2 << "$\n\n";
                    balance = copperNow * 2;
                    copperNow -= copperNow;
                    Sleep(2250);
                    system("CLS");
                }else if(shopWay == 2){
                    cout << "Your balance is: " << balance << "$\n";
                    Sleep(3000);
                    system("CLS");
                }else if(shopWay == 3){
                    Sleep(1000);
                    system("CLS");
                    cout << "Welcome, what do you want.\n\n1. Helm 250$\n2. Chestplate 500$\n3. Legs 400$\n4. Boots 200$\n5. Go back\n>";
                    cin >> item;
                    if(item == 1){
                        if(balance < 250){
                            cout << "Not enough balance. \n";
                            Sleep(2000);
                            system("CLS");
                        }else if(balance >= 250){
                            balance -= 250;
                            cout << "Here's your helm! you now get +1 ore. Your balance is > " << balance << "$ \n";
                            copperGot += 1;
                            Sleep(1500);
                            system("CLS");
                        }
                    }else if(item == 2){
                        if(balance < 500){
                            cout << "Not enough balance. \n";
                            Sleep(2000);
                            system("CLS");
                        }
                        else if(balance >= 500){
                            balance -= 500;
                            cout << "Here's your chestplate, now you get +1 ore. Your balance is > " << balance << "$ \n";
                            copperGot += 1;
                            Sleep(1500);
                            system("CLS");
                        }
                    }else if(item == 3){
                        if(balance < 400){
                            cout << "Not enough balance. \n";
                            Sleep(2000);
                            system("ClS");
                        }else if(balance >= 400){
                            balance -= 400;
                            cout << "Here are your legs, now you get +1 ore. Your balance is > " << balance << "$ \n";
                            copperGot += 1;
                            Sleep(1500);
                            system("CLS");
                        }
                    }else if(item == 4){
                        if(balance < 200){
                            cout << "Not enough balance. \n";
                            Sleep(2000);
                            system("CLS");
                        }else if(balance >= 200){
                            balance -= 200;
                            cout << "Here are your boots, you get now +0.5$ per ore. Your balance is > " << balance << "$ \n";
                            copperGot += 1;
                            Sleep(1500);
                            system("CLS");
                        }
                    }else if(item == 5){
                            cout << "Sending back.";
                            Sleep(1000);
                            system("CLS");
                }else if(item != 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5){
                            cout << errorInput;
                            cin >> item;
                }

        }else if(shopWay == 4){
            Sleep(1500);
            system("CLS");
            cout << "Welcome, here, you can buy pickaxes, but these ones are much more cheaper than gear!\n\n";
            cout << "1. Copper pickaxe 900$\n2. Silver pickaxe 1500$\n3. Gold pickaxe 2,250$\n4. Emerald pickaxe 3,200$\n5. Diamond pickaxe 5,000$\n>";
            cin >> pickaxe;
            if(pickaxe == 1){
                if(balance < 900){
                    cout << "You don't have enough money!\n";
                    Sleep(2000);
                    system("CLS");
                }else if(balance >= 900){
                    balance -= 900;
                    copperGot += 2;
                    cout << "Here's your pickaxe, now you get +2 ores! Your current balancse is > " << balance << "$ \n";
                    Sleep(2000);
                    system("CLS");
                }
            }else if(pickaxe == 2){
                if(balance < 1500){
                    cout << "You don't have enough money!\n";
                    Sleep(2000);
                    system("CLS");
                }else if(balance >= 1500){
                    balance -= 1500;
                    cout << "Here is your pickaxe, now you get +2 ores! Your current balance is > " << balance << "$ \n";
                    copperGot += 2;
                    Sleep(2000);
                    system("CLS");
                }
            }else if(pickaxe == 3){
                if(balance < 2250){
                    cout << "You don't have enough money!\n";
                    Sleep(2000);
                    system("CLS");
                }else if(balance >= 2250){
                    balance -= 2250;
                    cout << "Here's your pickaxe, now you get +2 ores! Your current balance is > " << balance << "$ \n";
                    copperGot += 2;
                    Sleep(2000);
                    system("CLS");
                }
            }else if(pickaxe == 4){
                if(balance < 3200){
                    cout << "You don't have enough money!\n";
                    Sleep(2000);
                    system("CLS");
                }else if(balance >= 3200){
                    balance -= 3200;
                    cout << "Here's your pickaxe, now you get +2 ores! Your current balance is > " << balance << "$ \n";
                    copperGot += 2;
                    Sleep(2000);
                    system("CLS");
                }
            }else if(pickaxe == 5){
                if(balance < 5000){
                    cout << "You don't have enough money!\n";
                    Sleep(2000);
                    system("CLS");
                }else if(balance >= 5000){
                    balance -= 5000;
                    cout << "Here's your pickaxe, now you get +2 ores! Your current balance is > " << balance << "$ \n";
                    copperGot += 2;
                    Sleep(2000);
                    system("CLS");
                }
            }
        }else if(shopWay == 5){
                cout << endl;
                cout << "You are going mine..";
                Sleep(800);
                cout << "\nMining...." << endl;
                Sleep(1000);
                copperNow += copperGot;
                cout << "You have got > " << copperGot << " copper and your copper is > " << copperNow << ". \n" << endl;
                Sleep(2000);
                system("CLS");
        }else if(shopWay == 123456789){ //hidden help for money
            balance += 60000;
            system("CLS");
        }

        else if(startWay == 2){
            cout << "All rights goes to: SM. (Inicials).\n";
        }
        else if(startWay != 1 || 2){
            cout << "\nError, try again.\n\n";
        }
     } //while loop
    }else if(marketWay != 1 || 2){
        cout << "Error \n>";
        cin >> marketWay;
    }
    } // while loop
}
}
}