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JavaScript Introducing JavaScript Finishing the Game Final Code Challenge

Hi I need help with the function to lose a life when collecting poison

Here is the code

function poisonCollect(player, poison) { poison.kill(); if (poison.key === 'poison') { lives = lives - 1; player.kill(); gameOver = true; } }

When I collect the poison I lose a life but it also ends the game.

game.js
var game;
var player;
var platforms;
var badges;
var stars;
var poisons;
var cursors;
var jumpButton;
var scoreText;
var livesText;
var finalMessage;
var won = false;
var gameOver = false;
var currentScore = 0;
var lives = 3;
var winningScore = 100;

function createStars() {
    stars = game.add.physicsGroup();

    starCreate(425, 100, 'star');
    starCreate(315, 100, 'star');
    starCreate(175, 300, 'star');
    starCreate(275, 400, 'star');
    starCreate(375, 350, 'star');


}

function createPoisons() {
    poisons = game.add.physicsGroup();

    poisonCreate(675, 275, 'poison');
    poisonCreate(450, 375, 'poison');
    poisonCreate(375, 475, 'poison');

}


function createPlatforms() {
    platforms = game.add.physicsGroup();

    platforms.create(300, 150, 'platform');
    platforms.create(400, 250, 'platform');
    platforms.create(100, 250, 'platform');
    platforms.create(500, 350, 'platform');
    platforms.create(400, 450, 'platform');
    platforms.create(300, 550, 'platform');

    platforms.setAll('body.immovable', true);
}

function starCreate(left, top, starImage) {
    var star = stars.create(left, top, starImage);
    star.animations.add('spin');
    star.animations.play('spin', 8, true);
}

function poisonCreate(left, top, poisonImage) {
    var poison = poisons.create(left, top, poisonImage);
    poison.animations.add('bubble');
    poison.animations.play('bubble', 8, true);
}

function starCollect(player, star) {
    star.kill();
    currentScore = currentScore + 20;
    if (currentScore === winningScore) {
        won = true;
    }
}

function poisonCollect(player, poison) {
    poison.kill();
    if (poison.key === 'poison') {
     lives = lives - 1;
        player.kill();
        gameOver = true;
    }
}

window.onload = function () {

    game = new Phaser.Game(800, 600, Phaser.AUTO, '', { preload: preload, create: create, update: update, render: render });

    function preload() {

        game.stage.backgroundColor = '#89889c';

        //Load images
        game.load.image('platform', 'platform.png');
        //Load spritesheets
        game.load.spritesheet('player', 'mikethefrog.png', 50, 60);
        game.load.spritesheet('poison', 'poison.png', 24, 62);
        game.load.spritesheet('star', 'star.png', 54, 52);
        game.load.spritesheet('badge', 'badge.png', 42, 54);
    }

    function create() {

        player = game.add.sprite(150, 600, 'player');
        player.animations.add('walk');
        player.anchor.setTo(0.5, 1);

        game.physics.arcade.enable(player);

        player.body.collideWorldBounds = true;
        player.body.gravity.y = 500;

        createStars();
        createPoisons();
        createPlatforms();

        cursors = game.input.keyboard.createCursorKeys();
        jumpButton = game.input.keyboard.addKey(Phaser.Keyboard.SPACEBAR);

        scoreText = game.add.text(16, 16, "SCORE: " + currentScore, { font: "24px Arial", fill: "white" });
        livesText = game.add.text(685, 16, "LIVES: " + lives, { font: "24px Arial", fill: "white" });

        finalMessage = game.add.text(game.world.centerX, 250, "", { font: "48px Arial", fill: "white" });
        finalMessage.anchor.setTo(0.5, 1);
    }

    function update() {
        scoreText.text = "SCORE: " + currentScore;
        livesText.text = "LIVES: " + lives;

        game.physics.arcade.collide(player, platforms);
        game.physics.arcade.overlap(player, stars, starCollect);
        game.physics.arcade.overlap(player, poisons, poisonCollect);

        player.body.velocity.x = 0;

        if (cursors.left.isDown) {
            player.animations.play('walk', 10, true);
            player.body.velocity.x = -350;
            player.scale.x = - 1;
        }
        else if (cursors.right.isDown) {
            player.animations.play('walk', 10, true);
            player.body.velocity.x = 350;
            player.scale.x = 1;
        }
        else {
            player.animations.stop();
        }

        if (jumpButton.isDown && (player.body.onFloor() || player.body.touching.down)) {
            player.body.velocity.y = -400;
        }
        if (won) {
            finalMessage.text = "YOU WIN!!!";
        }
        if (gameOver) {
            finalMessage.text = "GAME OVER!!!";
        }

    }

    function render() {

    }

};

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

The original code provided by the challenge had an "if" test to see if the game should end or not right after where you made the change to decrement the life count. But that test has been removed from this code.

You should make only the change to decrement the life count, and leave the other provided code intact to pass the challenge.