Adding Lives in the Game HELP

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#1

Hi all, im newbie here. So i started with the first app from the lessons here - “Balloon tap”

So, i did it, but i’ve simple added other things at it. Now i want to add lives in the game. The idea is that: when the balloon touches the spikes, one live goes down. And when we are out of lives, the score goes to 0. How i can code this? Please help me!

Thanks for the attention!

#2

Hi
 

You can include the lives counter in the function which detects collision with the spikes. If collision with spikes is true then check if lives == 0 to end the game else just live = lives - 1. 

if ( lives \>= 1 ) then -- gameover when lives value reaches 0        lives = lives - 1 -- continue playing by moving the balloon at the start position else lives = live - 1       -- show gameover text, when lives value == 0 end

 

#3

Thanks, the problem was at the collision part of the code, but i think that i’ve fixed it :slight_smile:

Anyway, thx :slight_smile:

#4

Hi
 

You can include the lives counter in the function which detects collision with the spikes. If collision with spikes is true then check if lives == 0 to end the game else just live = lives - 1. 

if ( lives \>= 1 ) then -- gameover when lives value reaches 0        lives = lives - 1 -- continue playing by moving the balloon at the start position else lives = live - 1       -- show gameover text, when lives value == 0 end

 

#5

Thanks, the problem was at the collision part of the code, but i think that i’ve fixed it :slight_smile:

Anyway, thx :slight_smile: