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JavaScript Introducing JavaScript Finishing the Game Final Code Challenge

I have tried all I can and still can’t run the correct code. I need advice

I need help

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, 200, 'star');
    starCreate(525, 100, 'star');
    starCreate(425, 200, '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();
    lives = lives + 0;
    if (lives === 0) {
        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() {

    }

};

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

You're close. You've changed it so the life no longer goes up. But the instructions say to "Change the game so the player's life count decreases by one when a bottle of poison is touched"

So instead of adding 0, you'll want to subtract one.

I got it!