text based RPG map (need help ASAP )

Question

I am trying to keep changing the position of the hero but what this program is doing it just changing the position of the hero by (0,0) where as when a user enters south it should go to a new position and the program does that, but when i am entering now it is increment for (0,0) where as I want my program to be incrementing from the south position coordinates.
thank you
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
void printBoard();
//void intro();
const int ROW = 5;
const int COL = 6;
int board[ROW][COL];
char grid[6][5];
int main() {
int herox = 0;
int heroy = 0;
string directionX = "";
string directionY = "";
int heroX = herox; // herox is the initaial position
int heroY = heroy; // heroy is the inital postion and heroX is the postion that is being moved
char hero = 'h';
string direction;
grid[0][0] = hero;
printBoard();
grid[0][0] = 0;
while (1) {
// get pos of the hero
cout << "Enter a direction" << endl;
cin >> direction;
//printBoard();
if (direction == "s") {
grid[heroX + 1][heroY] = hero;
printBoard();
grid[heroX +1][heroY] = 0;
}
if (direction == "n") {
grid[heroX][heroY + 1]= hero;
printBoard();
grid[heroX][heroY+1] = 0;
}
if (direction == "e") {
grid[heroX + 1][heroY] = hero;
printBoard();
grid[heroX + 1][heroY] = 0;
}
}
system("pause");
return 0;
}
void printBoard()
{
char x, y;
for (x = 0; x < 6; x++) {
for (y = 0; y < 5; y++) {
cout << (grid[x][y] == 'h');
}
cout << endl;
}
}

Answer 1

Hi,
the problem seems to be that you don't increase the coordinates.
You just change the value of the matrix, but not the x and y coordinates.
I hope this hint helps.