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+import GameState, { PHASE_ENUM } from '../gameState';
+import GameFlow from '../gameFlow';
+export class RidersPhase {
+    static async handleRidersAttack(gameState: GameState, gameFlow: GameFlow, userInput?: string): Promise<void> {
+        let responseMessage = '';
+        gameState.lastPrompt = responseMessage;
+        switch (gameState.subPhase) {
+            case 0: // Initial Logic
+                await RidersPhase.initalLogic(gameState, gameFlow);
+                break;
+            case 1: // Choice Logic
+                await RidersPhase.choiceLogic(gameState, gameFlow, userInput);
+                break;
+
+        }
+    }
+
+    static async initalLogic(gameState: GameState, gameFlow: GameFlow): Promise<void> {
+        let responseMessage = '';
+        gameState.lastPrompt = responseMessage;
+        // Check for random encounter
+        // Calculate a factor based on total mileage to adjust encounter likelihood.
+        const mileageFactor = gameState.totalMileageWholeTrip / 100 - 4;
+
+        // Calculate the chance of encountering riders, scaling non-linearly with mileage.
+        const encounterChance = ((mileageFactor ** 2) + 72) / ((mileageFactor ** 2) + 12) - 1;
+
+        // Generate a random factor to determine if an encounter occurs.
+        const randomFactor = Math.random() * 10;
+
+        // If the random factor exceeds the encounter chance, skip to the next phase.
+        if (randomFactor > encounterChance) {
+            gameState.phase = PHASE_ENUM.EVENT;
+            gameState.save();
+            return gameFlow.executeCurrentPhase();
+        }
+        // If encounter occurs
+        gameState.hostileRiders = false;
+        if (Math.random() < 0.8) gameState.hostileRiders = true;
+        responseMessage += `RIDERS AHEAD. THEY`
+        if (!gameState.hostileRiders) responseMessage += ` DON'T`
+        responseMessage += ` LOOK HOSTILE`;
+        responseMessage += "\n\nTACTICS\n(1) RUN\n(2) ATTACK\n(3) CONTINUE\n(4) CIRCLE WAGONS";
+
+        gameState.tacticsChoiceWhenAttacked = 0
+        gameState.lastPrompt = responseMessage;
+        gameState.subPhase = 1;
+        gameState.save();
+        await gameFlow.statusUpdate(responseMessage);
+    }
+
+    static async choiceLogic(gameState: GameState, gameFlow: GameFlow, userInput?: string): Promise<void> {
+        let responseMessage = '';
+        gameState.lastPrompt = responseMessage;
+        if (!userInput || isNaN(Number(userInput)) || +userInput < 1 && +userInput > 4) {
+
+            responseMessage = "Invalid input. Please enter a number between 1-4.\n\n";
+            responseMessage += gameState.lastPrompt;
+            await gameFlow.statusUpdate(responseMessage);
+            return;
+        }
+        // Convert to integer in case it's not
+        gameState.tacticsChoiceWhenAttacked = Math.floor(+userInput);
+        // Random chance to flip hostility
+        if (Math.random() > 0.2) gameState.hostileRiders = !gameState.hostileRiders;
+
+        if (gameState.hostileRiders) RidersPhase.hostileRidersLogic(gameState, gameFlow)
+
+        // Handle tactics choice
+        switch (gameState.tacticsChoiceWhenAttacked) {
+            case 1: // RUN
+                gameState.totalMileageWholeTrip += gameState.hostileRiders ? 20 : 15;
+                gameState.amountSpentOnAnimals -= gameState.hostileRiders ? 40 : 10;
+                gameState.amountSpentOnMiscellaneousSupplies -= gameState.hostileRiders ? 15 : 0;
+                gameState.amountSpentOnAmmunition -= gameState.hostileRiders ? 150 : 0;
+
+                gameState.phase = PHASE_ENUM.EVENT;
+                gameState.subPhase = 0;
+                gameState.save();
+                return gameFlow.executeCurrentPhase();
+            case 2: // ATTACK
+                gameState.subPhase = 2;
+                gameState.save()
+                return gameFlow.executeCurrentPhase()
+            case 3: // CONTINUE
+                if (gameState.hostileRiders) {
+                    //Penalize lost initiative if riders are hostile
+                    gameState.lastPrompt = "You continue on cautiously, keeping your guard up. THE RIDERS ATTACK!\n\n";
+                    gameState.totalMileageWholeTrip -= 5;
+                    gameState.amountSpentOnAmmunition -= 100;
+                    gameState.subPhase = 2;
+                    gameState.save()
+                    return gameFlow.executeCurrentPhase()
+                }
+                // No additional action if riders are friendly
+                gameState.lastPrompt = "The riders continue on their way without incident.\n\n";
+                gameState.phase = PHASE_ENUM.EVENT;
+                gameState.subPhase = 0;
+                gameState.save();
+                return gameFlow.executeCurrentPhase();
+            case 4: // CIRCLE WAGONS
+                if (!gameState.hostileRiders) {
+                    gameState.totalMileageWholeTrip -= 20;
+                    gameState.lastPrompt = "You formed a defensive circle with your wagons. The riders continue on their way without incident.\n\n";
+                    gameState.phase = PHASE_ENUM.EVENT;
+                    gameState.subPhase = 0;
+                    gameState.save();
+                    return gameFlow.executeCurrentPhase()
+                }
+                gameState.subPhase = 4;
+                gameState.lastPrompt = "You formed a defensive circle with your wagons.THE RIDERS ATTACK!\n\n"
+                gameState.save()
+                return gameFlow.executeCurrentPhase()
+            default:
+                // Handle unexpected input (should be unreachable due to prior validation)
+                console.log("Unexpected tactics choice.");
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    static async hostileRidersLogic(gameState: GameState, gameFlow: GameFlow): Promise<void> {
+
+    }
+
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+private async handleRidersAttack(userInput ?: string | number): Promise < void> {
+    // Logic for handling a riders attack
+    let responseMessage = ''
+    this.gameState.lastPrompt = responseMessage;
+
+    switch(this.gameState.subPhase) {
+
+        
+        case 1: // Choice
+
+    break;
+        case 2: // Resolve fight logic
+    responseMessage = this.gameState.lastPrompt
+    responseMessage += this.handleShooting()
+    this.gameState.lastPrompt = responseMessage
+    this.gameState.subPhase = 3
+    await this.statusUpdate(responseMessage)
+    await this.gameState.save()
+    break;
+        case 3: // Resolve fight outcome
+    if (!userInput) {
+        responseMessage = "Invalid input.\n\n"
+        responseMessage += this.gameState.lastPrompt
+        await this.statusUpdate(responseMessage)
+        return;
+    }
+    responseMessage += this.handleShooting(userInput.toString());
+    if (this.gameState.shootResponseTime <= 1) {
+        responseMessage += `NICE SHOOTING---YOU DROVE THEM OFF!!!\n\n`
+        await this.statusUpdate(responseMessage)
+    } else if (this.gameState.shootResponseTime <= 4) {
+        responseMessage += `KINDA SLOW WITH YOUR GUN\n\n`
+    } else {
+        responseMessage += `LOUSY SHOT---YOU GOT KNIFED\nYOU HAVE TO SEE OL' DOC GARY CHESS\n\n`
+        this.gameState.injuryFlag = true
+    }
+    this.gameState.phase = PHASE_ENUM.ACTION_CHOICE;
+    await this.gameState.save();
+    await this.executeCurrentPhase();
+    return;
+        case 4: // Resolve wagon logic
+    responseMessage = this.gameState.lastPrompt
+    responseMessage += this.handleShooting()
+    this.gameState.lastPrompt = responseMessage
+    this.gameState.subPhase = 5
+    await this.statusUpdate(responseMessage)
+    await this.gameState.save()
+    break;
+        case 5: // Resolve wagon outcome
+    break;
+}
+
+}