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Pong game problem

adam2016 (1529)
so the video will explain better than I can in words,

but the problem is that on the second rebound the ball bounces of the bottom wall then passes the side wall and disappears into the abyss never to be seen again lol

not sure why this is happening I have conditions in my code to check for this situation but doesn't seem to be working

ps it's only a simple console pong game nothing too fancy or complicated


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CkpBDic8AQ&feature=youtu.be



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 #include <iostream>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <conio.h>
#include <time.h>


using namespace std;

enum edir
{

    STOP = 0,
    UP,
    DOWN,
    LEFT,
    RIGHT
};

int ballx,bally;
const int WIDTH = 60;
const int HEIGHT = 20;
int score;
int batX[5];
int batY[5];
bool gameOver;
edir dir;
edir batDir;
int number;


void setUp()
{

    ballx = WIDTH / 2;
    bally = HEIGHT / 2;
    gameOver = false;
    number = HEIGHT / 2;
    score = 0;
    for(int y = 0; y < 5; y++)
    {

        batY[y] = number;
        batX[y] = 1;
        number++;

    }
    dir = RIGHT;
    batDir = STOP;
}

void draw()
{

    system("cls");

    for(int i = 0; i < WIDTH+1; i++)
    {

        cout << "#";
    }

    cout << endl;
    int k = number;


    for(int y = 0; y < HEIGHT; y++)
    {
        bool printed = false;

        for(int x = 0; x < WIDTH; x++)
        {

            if(x == 0)
            {

                cout << "#";
            }
            if(x == WIDTH-1)
            {

                cout << "#";
            }

            if( y == bally && x == ballx)
            {

                cout << "O";
            }

            else
            {
                for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
                {
                    if(batY[i] == y && !printed)
                    {
                        cout << "|";
                        printed = true;
                        break;
                    }
                }
                cout << " ";
            }
        }
        cout << endl;
    }

    for(int i = 0; i < WIDTH+1; i++)
    {

        cout << "#";
    }
}

void check(){

    if(ballx == WIDTH-2)
    {
        dir = LEFT;
    }
}

void check2(){

if(bally == HEIGHT-1){

            dir = UP;
        }
    if(bally == 0)
    {

        dir = DOWN;
    }
}

void logic()
{
    switch(dir)
    {

    case UP:
        bally--;
        break;
    case DOWN:
        bally++;
        break;
    case LEFT:
        ballx--;
        break;
    case RIGHT:
        ballx++;
        break;
    }

    switch(batDir)
    {
    case UP:
        for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
        {
            batY[i]--;
        }
        break;
    case DOWN:
        for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
        {
            batY[i]++;
        }
        break;
    }
    check();
    check2();

    if(ballx == -2){
        gameOver = true;
    }
    if(batY[0] == 0 || batY[4] == HEIGHT-1){

        batDir = STOP;
    }
    for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++){

        if(batY[i] == bally && batX[i] == ballx){

            dir = RIGHT;
            score++;
        }
    }


    if(score > 1){

        int random = rand() % 2;
        if(random == 1){


            ballx++;
            check();
            check2();

            bally++;
            check();
            check2();


            ballx++;
            check();
            check2();

        }
      check2();
    }
}

void input()
{

    if(kbhit())
    {

        switch(_getch())
        {

        case 'w':
            batDir = UP;
            break;
        case 'z':
            batDir = DOWN;
            break;

        }
    }
}

int main()
{
    setUp();
    while(!gameOver)
    {

        draw();
        input();
        logic();
    }

    if(gameOver){

        cout << endl;
        cout << endl;
        cout << "GAME OVER" << endl;
    }

}
Last edited on
Ganado (6812)
Really suggest using a proper debugger, so that you can step through your code frame by frame, or pause the process as soon as something goes haywire. It can be really convenient.
Also, I would avoid global variables.

You'll notice your game only starts going haywire once score is > 1.
This corresponds to your line 189 if-block.
Inside this if-block, you increment ballx twice. This is in addition to where you either increment or decrement ballx in line 137's switch. You are doing ballx++ regardless of whether or not the ball is supposed to be going up, down, left, or right. Your ball is going to have a net direction of at least +1x even if it's supposed to be going -1x.

I suggest only updating the ball's position and direction in one unified place, once a frame.
Not in 2-3 different places.

(edit: typos)
Last edited on
adam2016 (1529)
thanks Ganado will do

now it seems like I have created life lol my ball seems to try to escape the grid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a-YRL0BuSA

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#include <iostream>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <conio.h>
#include <time.h>


using namespace std;

enum edir
{

    STOP = 0,
    UP,
    DOWN,
    LEFT,
    RIGHT
};

int ballx,bally;
const int WIDTH = 60;
const int HEIGHT = 20;
int score;
int batX[5];
int batY[5];
bool gameOver;
edir dir;
edir batDir;
int number;


void setUp()
{

    ballx = WIDTH / 2;
    bally = HEIGHT / 2;
    gameOver = false;
    number = HEIGHT / 2;
    score = 0;
    for(int y = 0; y < 5; y++)
    {

        batY[y] = number;
        batX[y] = 1;
        number++;

    }
    dir = RIGHT;
    batDir = STOP;
}

void draw()
{

    system("cls");

    for(int i = 0; i < WIDTH+1; i++)
    {

        cout << "#";
    }

    cout << endl;
    int k = number;


    for(int y = 0; y < HEIGHT; y++)
    {
        bool printed = false;

        for(int x = 0; x < WIDTH; x++)
        {

            if(x == 0)
            {

                cout << "#";
            }
            if(x == WIDTH-1)
            {

                cout << "#";
            }

            if( y == bally && x == ballx)
            {

                cout << "O";
            }

            else
            {
                for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
                {
                    if(batY[i] == y && !printed)
                    {
                        cout << "|";
                        printed = true;
                        break;
                    }
                }
                cout << " ";
            }
        }
        cout << endl;
    }

    for(int i = 0; i < WIDTH+1; i++)
    {

        cout << "#";
    }
}

bool check(){

    if(ballx == WIDTH-2)
    {
        dir = LEFT;
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}

bool check2(){

if(bally == HEIGHT-1){

            dir = UP;
            return true;
        }
    if(bally == 0)
    {

        dir = DOWN;
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}

void logic()
{

    check();
    check2();
    switch(dir)
    {

    case UP:
        bally--;
        break;
    case DOWN:
        bally++;
        break;
    case LEFT:
        ballx--;
        break;
    case RIGHT:
        ballx++;
        break;
    }

    switch(batDir)
    {
    case UP:
        for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
        {
            batY[i]--;
        }
        break;
    case DOWN:
        for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
        {
            batY[i]++;
        }
        break;
    }
    check();
    check2();

    if(ballx == -2){
        gameOver = true;
    }
    if(batY[0] == 0 || batY[4] == HEIGHT-1){

        batDir = STOP;
    }
    for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++){

        if(batY[i] == bally && batX[i] == ballx){

            dir = RIGHT;
            score++;
        }
    }


    if(score > 1){

        int random = rand() % 2;
        if(random == 1){


            ballx++;
            if(check()){
                return;
            }
            if(check2()){
               return;
            }

            bally++;
            if(check()){
                return;
            }
            if(check2()){
               return;
            }


            ballx++;
            if(check()){
                return;
            }
            if(check2()){
               return;
            }

        }
      check2();
      check();
    }
}

void input()
{

    if(kbhit())
    {

        switch(_getch())
        {

        case 'w':
            batDir = UP;
            break;
        case 'z':
            batDir = DOWN;
            break;

        }
    }
}

int main()
{
    setUp();
    while(!gameOver)
    {

        draw();
        input();
        logic();
    }

    if(gameOver){

        cout << endl;
        cout << endl;
        cout << "GAME OVER" << endl;
    }

}
adam2016 (1529)



n line 137's switch. You are doing ballx++ regardless of whether or not the ball is supposed to be going up, down, left, or right. Your ball is going to have a net direction of at least +1x even if it's supposed to be going -1x.



very good point that is a major problem,also I am trying to use a debugger but codeblocks is not having any of it the debugger keeps failing to open
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