why does the score keep counting after gameover? - processing

Question

Everything works perfectly as it should except the fact that even when the person has lost the game, the score keeps counting. The score should freeze when the game is lost so that when the method gameover (); is called the score can be given for that game.
It also does not add a specific amount, the score just raises from 10 to 210 to 430 - it just all over the place.
Can someone find the reason for it?
// variables for the ball
int ball_width = 15,
ball_height = 15;
float ballX,
ballY;
// // variables for the paddles
int paddle_width = 20,
paddle_height = 200;
int paddle1,
paddle2=0;
// // direction variables
float directionX = 12,
directionY = 12;
// // variables for the score
int scorecounter = 0;
// //game states
boolean playing = false,
gameover = false,
finalscore = false,
score = true;
// ----------------------------------------------------
void setup () {
size (1900, 800); // the field game is going to be 1900x800 px big
background (0); // black background
rectMode (CENTER);
paddle1 = 60;
paddle2 = width - 60;
}
void draw () {
background (0); // black background
playing ();
contact ();
gameover ();
}
// ----------------------------------------------------
void playing () {
if (keyPressed) { // starts the game and makes the restart possible
playing = true;
scorecounter = 0 ;
gameover = false;
ballX = width/2;
ballY = height/2;
}
if (!playing) {
// playing = false
fill(255);
textSize(80);
textAlign(CENTER);
text("Press Space to Play", width/2, height/4);
fill (255);
ellipse (width/2, height/2, ball_width, ball_height); // this is the starting point of the ball
fill (255, 10, 20);
rect(paddle1, (height/2), paddle_width, paddle_height); // red pong
fill (60, 255, 0);
rect(paddle2, (height/2), paddle_width, paddle_height); // green pong
}
if (playing) { // playing = true
score(); // does what i wrote down in void score () -- keeps track of the score
ballX = ballX + directionX;
ballY = ballY + directionY; // gives the directions of the ball
fill (255);
ellipse (ballX, ballY, ball_width, ball_height); // ball itself
fill ( 255, 10, 20 );
rect(paddle1, mouseY, paddle_width, paddle_height); // red pong
fill ( 60, 255, 0 );
rect(paddle2, mouseY, paddle_width, paddle_height); // green pong
// top and bottom of screen --------------------
if ( ballY + ball_width/2 > height ) {
directionY = -directionY;
} // if the ball reaches the lower wall it will bounce off
if ( ballY - ball_width/2 < 0 ) {
directionY = -directionY;
} // if the ball reaches the upper wall it will bounce off
if ( ballX > width || ballX < 0 ) {
gameover = true;
} // if the ball reaches one of the bounderies it will be game over
}
}
void contact () {
// right paddle = paddle2
if (ballY - ball_width/2 > mouseY - paddle_height/2 &&
ballY + ball_width/2 < mouseY + paddle_height/2 &&
ballX + ball_width/2 > paddle2-4 ) {
directionX = -abs(directionX);
scorecounter = scorecounter + 10;
}
// left paddle = paddle1
if (ballY - ball_width/2 > mouseY - paddle_height/2 &&
ballY + ball_width/2 < mouseY + paddle_height/2 &&
ballX + ball_width/2 < paddle1+ paddle_width+4 ) {
directionX = abs(directionX);
scorecounter = scorecounter + 10; // if the ball touches the paddles it will bounce off
}
score ();
}
void gameover () {
if (gameover) {
background (0);
finalscore (); // gives me the final score + play again option
score = false;
} // it overrides the scorecounter with a black background
}
void score () {
if (playing) {
fill(255);
textSize(45);
textAlign(CENTER);
text ( scorecounter, width/2, height/4); // keeps the score on the display while playing
}
}
void finalscore () {
if (gameover) {
score = false; // the scorecounter will stop counting
fill(255);
textSize(45);
textAlign(CENTER);
text("Game Over. Press a key to play again.", width/2, height/4); // game over message
fill(255);
textSize(80);
textAlign(CENTER);
text("You scored " + scorecounter+ " points", width/2, (height/4) * 3); // the final score will appear here
}
}

Answer 1

You should have
playing = false;
somewhere in game over method or somewhere else. As I see you haven't such line of code.
I ask a question. Where did you change playing to false so that
You expect to get
If(!playing)
Condition instead of
If(playing)
You press the key. Game begins. Now you reach
If(playing)
Then the ball get to boundaries and the code reach
if ( ballX > width || ballX < 0 ) {
gameover = true; } // if the ball reaches one of the bounderies it will be game over
In this situation. Playing var and gameover var both are true. Right?
And under
If(playing)
You have score() method.so even when gameover is true the score method still is performed.
You can set playing to false under:
if ( ballX > width || ballX < 0 ) { gameover = true;
Playing =false ; }
Or you can modify the score method like this:
void score () { if (playing && !gameover) { fill(255); textSize(45); textAlign(CENTER); text(scorecounter, width/2,height/4);
// keeps the score on the display while playing }