Two quetions. Counter endLoop and add/display timer.

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snake101

Two quetions. Counter endLoop and add/display timer.

in Programming Questions • 1 year ago

Ok so I am in the middle of creating a simple game (I fancy doing something productive so am trying our processing).

I currently have it so that if a Bee touches a bomb it is Game Over.
To create the game over I have used the following technique:

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int gameScreen

void draw() {
gameScreen = 1

if(gameScreen = 1)

*Code for playing game*

if(*Bee touches bomb*) (gameScreen = 2)

if(gameScreen = 2)
endLoop();

*Display black screen and Game Over*

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My first question is how do I counteract "endLoop();" so that when the game over screen is displayed and the loop has ended, clicking the mouse would take me back and restart the game?

My second question is once I have all of this in place how can I have it so that whilst the game is being played it times for how long the bee survives then once the game over screen appears it displays how long your survived for?

Thanks in advance!!

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PhiLho

Re: Two quetions. Counter endLoop and add/display timer.

1 year ago

1) Perhaps just don't use endLoop, it isn't really necessary, you just have to display the game over screen in draw() at this step.
2) Look at the millis() function, it is a good way to measure durations.

Chrisir

Re: Two quetions. Counter endLoop and add/display timer.

1 year ago

Remark to 1)

Don't have

gameScreen=1;

at the beginning of draw.

Have it at the end of setup().

When you restart the game, set gameScreen=1;

put bee and timers back to start values.

Do this in a func setupGame or so. It can be started at the end of setup and when you restart.

Greetings! Chrisir

snake101

Re: Two quetions. Counter endLoop and add/display timer.

1 year ago

Thanks for your reply!

The reason I have used endLoop is because beforehand the Game Over screen would only appear whilst the Bee was touching the bomb. This meant as soon as the bomb/bee moved out of the way the game over screen would dissapear and the game would continue. As soon as I added the endLoop function once the Game Over screen it solved this. But as with most things solving one problem created another.

I shall look in to the millis() function, thank you!

Chrisir

Re: Two quetions. Counter endLoop and add/display timer.

1 year ago

Yeah, remove gameScreen=1;

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