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Creating new levels

As a beginner in Java, I'm working on a project of Space Invaders. Looking to add more levels.
private void LevelInit() {
aliens = new ArrayList<>();
int currentLevel = 1;
if (currentLevel == 1) {
for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < 4; j++) {
var alien = new Alien(Constants.ALIEN_INIT_X + 18 * j, Constants.ALIEN_INIT_Y + 18 * i);
aliens.add(alien);
//System.out.println(currentLevel);
}
}
}
else if (currentLevel == 2) {
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < 4; j++) {
var alien = new Alien(Constants.ALIEN_INIT_X + 18 * j, Constants.ALIEN_INIT_Y + 18 * i);
aliens.add(alien);
// System.out.println(currentLevel);
}
}
}
else if (currentLevel == 3) {
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < 6; j++) {
var alien = new Alien(Constants.ALIEN_INIT_X + 18 * j, Constants.ALIEN_INIT_Y + 18 * i);
aliens.add(alien);
//System.out.println(currentLevel);
}
}
}
player = new Player();
bullet = new Bullet();
}
This function is the logic behind the code that initializes the game and gets called by the constructor. The simple way of adding levels is adding more Aliens.
This is how it looks after being updated from yesterday, levels are being added but the arraylists are being stuck together. Like the 12 - 16 - 24 aliens are together printed, some spaceships take 1 hit some 2 and some 3 and when they are all destroyed system give message of You passed level 1 and 2 and 3 together which is confusing me why are they bound together like that and not being passed.
And I can't figure it out. Also,
private void update() {
if (deaths == 12) {
inGame = false;
timer.stop();
message = "Next Level!";
}
// player
player.act();
// shot
if (bullet.isVisible()) {
int shotX = bullet.getX();
int shotY = bullet.getY();
for (Alien alien : aliens) {
int alienX = alien.getX();
int alienY = alien.getY();
if (alien.isVisible() && bullet.isVisible()) {
if (shotX >= (alienX)
&& shotX <= (alienX + Constants.ALIEN_WIDTH)
&& shotY >= (alienY)
&& shotY <= (alienY + Constants.ALIEN_HEIGHT)) {
var ii = new ImageIcon(explImg);
alien.setImage(ii.getImage());
alien.setDying(true);
deaths++;
bullet.die();
}
}
}
int y = bullet.getY();
y -= 4;
if (y < 0) {
bullet.die();
} else {
bullet.setY(y);
}
}
// aliens
for (Alien alien : aliens) {
int x = alien.getX();
if (x >= Constants.BOARD_WIDTH - Constants.BORDER_RIGHT && direction != -1) {
direction = -1;
for(Alien a2 : aliens) {
a2.setY(a2.getY() + Constants.GO_DOWN);
}
}
if (x <= Constants.BORDER_LEFT && direction != 1) {
direction = 1;
for(Alien a : aliens) {
a.setY(a.getY() + Constants.GO_DOWN);
}
}
}
for(Alien alien : aliens) {
if (alien.isVisible()) {
int y = alien.getY();
if (y > Constants.GROUND - Constants.ALIEN_HEIGHT) {
inGame = false;
message = "Invasion!";
}
alien.act(direction);
}
}
// bombs
var generator = new Random();
for (Alien alien : aliens) {
int shot = generator.nextInt(15);
Alien.Bomb bomb = alien.getBomb();
if (shot == Constants.CHANCE && alien.isVisible() && bomb.isDestroyed()) {
bomb.setDestroyed(false);
bomb.setX(alien.getX());
bomb.setY(alien.getY());
}
int bombX = bomb.getX();
int bombY = bomb.getY();
int playerX = player.getX();
int playerY = player.getY();
if (player.isVisible() && !bomb.isDestroyed()) {
if (bombX >= (playerX)
&& bombX <= (playerX + Constants.PLAYER_WIDTH)
&& bombY >= (playerY)
&& bombY <= (playerY + Constants.PLAYER_HEIGHT)) {
var ii = new ImageIcon(explImg);
player.setImage(ii.getImage());
player.setDying(true);
bomb.setDestroyed(true);
}
}
if (!bomb.isDestroyed()) {
bomb.setY(bomb.getY() + 1);
if (bomb.getY() >= Constants.GROUND - Constants.BOMB_HEIGHT) {
bomb.setDestroyed(true);
}
}
}
}
This function is to update the game whenever anything happens. The code is made from a bunch of YouTube videos and GitHubs, so excuse the copying if you see any.
I need to create new levels by simply adding more aliens, tried using a for loop but that resulted in either the aliens move faster or the bullet doesn't destroy an alien, it just hits.
Board class:
public class Board extends JPanel {
private Dimension d;
private List<Alien> aliens;
private Player player;
private Bullet bullet;
private int level;
private int direction = -1;
private int deaths = 0;
private boolean inGame = true;
private String explImg = "src/images/explosion.png";
private String message = "Game Over";
private Timer timer;
public Board() {
initBoard();
gameInit();
LevelInit();
}
private void initBoard() {
addKeyListener(new TAdapter());
setFocusable(true);
d = new Dimension(Constants.BOARD_WIDTH, Constants.BOARD_HEIGHT);
setBackground(Color.black);
timer = new Timer(Constants.DELAY, new GameCycle());
timer.start();
gameInit();
}
private void gameInit() {
aliens = new ArrayList<>();
for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < 4; j++) {
var alien = new Alien(Constants.ALIEN_INIT_X + 18 * j,
Constants.ALIEN_INIT_Y + 18 * i);
aliens.add(alien);
}
}
player = new Player();
bullet = new Bullet();
}
private void LevelInit() {
inGame = true;
timer.start();
int level = 1;
if (aliens.isEmpty()) {
level++;
int AlienCount;if(level == 2) {
for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < 6; j++) {
var alien = new Alien(Constants.ALIEN_INIT_X + 18 * j, Constants.ALIEN_INIT_Y + 18 * i);
aliens.add(alien);
}
}
} else if (level == 3) {
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < 6; j++) {
var alien = new Alien(Constants.ALIEN_INIT_X + 18 * j, Constants.ALIEN_INIT_Y + 18 * i);
aliens.add(alien);
}
}
}
}
player = new Player();
bullet = new Bullet();
}
private void drawAliens(Graphics g) {
for (Alien alien : aliens) {
if (alien.isVisible()) {
g.drawImage(alien.getImage(), alien.getX(), alien.getY(), this);
}
if (alien.isDying()) {
alien.die();
}
}
}
private void drawPlayer(Graphics g) {
if (player.isVisible()) {
g.drawImage(player.getImage(), player.getX(), player.getY(), this);
}
if (player.isDying()) {
player.die();
inGame = false;
}
}
private void drawShot(Graphics g) {
if (bullet.isVisible()) {
g.drawImage(bullet.getImage(), bullet.getX(), bullet.getY(), this);
}
}
private void drawBombing(Graphics g) {
for (Alien a : aliens) {
Alien.Bomb b = a.getBomb();
if (!b.isDestroyed()) {
g.drawImage(b.getImage(), b.getX(), b.getY(), this);
}
}
}
#Override
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
doDrawing(g);
}
private void doDrawing(Graphics g) {
g.setColor(Color.black);
g.fillRect(0, 0, d.width, d.height);
g.setColor(Color.green);
if (inGame) {
g.drawLine(0, Constants.GROUND,
Constants.BOARD_WIDTH, Constants.GROUND);
drawAliens(g);
drawPlayer(g);
drawShot(g);
drawBombing(g);
} else {
if (timer.isRunning()) {
timer.stop();
}
gameOver(g);
}
Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().sync();
}
private void gameOver(Graphics g) {
g.setColor(Color.black);
g.fillRect(0, 0, Constants.BOARD_WIDTH, Constants.BOARD_HEIGHT);
g.setColor(new Color(0, 32, 48));
g.fillRect(50, Constants.BOARD_WIDTH / 2 - 30, Constants.BOARD_WIDTH - 100, 50);
g.setColor(Color.white);
g.drawRect(50, Constants.BOARD_WIDTH / 2 - 30, Constants.BOARD_WIDTH - 100, 50);
var small = new Font("Helvetica", Font.BOLD, 14);
var fontMetrics = this.getFontMetrics(small);
g.setColor(Color.white);
g.setFont(small);
g.drawString(message, (Constants.BOARD_WIDTH - fontMetrics.stringWidth(message)) / 2,
Constants.BOARD_WIDTH / 2);
}
private void update() {
if (deaths == aliens.size()) {
inGame = false;
timer.stop();
message = "Next Level!";
}
// player
player.act();
// shot
if (bullet.isVisible()) {
int shotX = bullet.getX();
int shotY = bullet.getY();
for (Alien alien : aliens) {
int alienX = alien.getX();
int alienY = alien.getY();
if (alien.isVisible() && bullet.isVisible()) {
if (shotX >= (alienX)
&& shotX <= (alienX + Constants.ALIEN_WIDTH)
&& shotY >= (alienY)
&& shotY <= (alienY + Constants.ALIEN_HEIGHT)) {
var ii = new ImageIcon(explImg);
alien.setImage(ii.getImage());
alien.setDying(true);
deaths++;
bullet.die();
}
}
}
int y = bullet.getY();
y -= 4;
if (y < 0) {
bullet.die();
} else {
bullet.setY(y);
}
}
// aliens
for (Alien alien : aliens) {
int x = alien.getX();
if (x >= Constants.BOARD_WIDTH - Constants.BORDER_RIGHT && direction != -1) {
direction = -1;
Iterator<Alien> i1 = aliens.iterator();
while (i1.hasNext()) {
Alien a2 = i1.next();
a2.setY(a2.getY() + Constants.GO_DOWN);
}
}
if (x <= Constants.BORDER_LEFT && direction != 1) {
direction = 1;
Iterator<Alien> i2 = aliens.iterator();
while (i2.hasNext()) {
Alien a = i2.next();
a.setY(a.getY() + Constants.GO_DOWN);
}
}
}
Iterator<Alien> it = aliens.iterator();
while (it.hasNext()) {
Alien alien = it.next();
if (alien.isVisible()) {
int y = alien.getY();
if (y > Constants.GROUND - Constants.ALIEN_HEIGHT) {
inGame = false;
message = "Invasion!";
}
alien.act(direction);
}
}
// bombs
var generator = new Random();
for (Alien alien : aliens) {
int shot = generator.nextInt(15);
Alien.Bomb bomb = alien.getBomb();
if (shot == Constants.CHANCE && alien.isVisible() && bomb.isDestroyed()) {
bomb.setDestroyed(false);
bomb.setX(alien.getX());
bomb.setY(alien.getY());
}
int bombX = bomb.getX();
int bombY = bomb.getY();
int playerX = player.getX();
int playerY = player.getY();
if (player.isVisible() && !bomb.isDestroyed()) {
if (bombX >= (playerX)
&& bombX <= (playerX + Constants.PLAYER_WIDTH)
&& bombY >= (playerY)
&& bombY <= (playerY + Constants.PLAYER_HEIGHT)) {
var ii = new ImageIcon(explImg);
player.setImage(ii.getImage());
player.setDying(true);
bomb.setDestroyed(true);
}
}
if (!bomb.isDestroyed()) {
bomb.setY(bomb.getY() + 1);
if (bomb.getY() >= Constants.GROUND - Constants.BOMB_HEIGHT) {
bomb.setDestroyed(true);
}
}
}
}
private void doGameCycle() {
update();
repaint();
}
private class GameCycle implements ActionListener {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
doGameCycle();
}
}
private class TAdapter extends KeyAdapter {
#Override
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
player.keyReleased(e);
}
#Override
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
player.keyPressed(e);
int x = player.getX();
int y = player.getY();
int key = e.getKeyCode();
if (key == KeyEvent.VK_SPACE) {
if (inGame) {
if (!bullet.isVisible()) {
bullet = new Bullet(x, y);
}
}
}
}
}
}

As #JoachimSauer mentioned, your code needs refactoring. Here is one possible solution to your problem.
Additions
You will need two extra variables and one extra method.
Variables
1: int currentLevel - keeps track of the current level
2: boolean isLevelOver - keeps track if the current level is still active or not
Method
private void levelInit(int currentlevel)
{
aliens = new ArrayList<>();
int alienCount = //calculate alien count depending upon the current level
//Add aliens to aliens ArrayList
player = new Player();
bullet = new Bullet();
}
You have to provide implementation of how alienCount will be calculated depending upon currentLevel. The nested loop you used earlier to add aliens to aliens will also change. You have to make the loop dependent upon currentLevel.
Changes
Few of your methods will require some change.
public Board()
{
initBoard();
}
private void initBoard()
{
addKeyListener(new TAdapter());
setFocusable(true);
d = new Dimension(Constants.BOARD_WIDTH, Constants.BOARD_HEIGHT);
setBackground(Color.black);
levelInit(currentLevel);
timer = new Timer(Constants.DELAY, new GameCycle());
timer.start();
}
private void update()
{
if (deaths == aliens.size())
{
isLevelOver = true;
currentLevel++;
message = "Next Level!";
return;
}
...
}
private void doGameCycle()
{
if (isLevelOver)
{
levelInit(currentLevel);
isLevelOver = false;
}
update();
repaint();
}
Notes
This is one of the possible ways to achieve what you want. There
might be other ways, probably better, but this is what I came up
with.
I tried to find as many additions and updation required in your code. However, I do not know its structure, you do. So there might be more additions or changes required.
I noticed you are were calling gameInit() in initBoard() and then again in Board() constructor. I think that might be unnecessary, please look into it.
You made one call to timer.stop() after setting isGame = false. This again might be unnecessary since you are already doing so inside doDrawing(...). Please also check that.
You should probably set a limit to either the levelCount() or max alien that can be on the screen since if you just keep on adding more aliens in each new level, they might fill up the entire screen.
I have provided many hints which should help you in your problem. If you still face any more problems or someone finds anything wrong with the answer, please comment.

Move an image from one place to another

I have a class called enemy and another class called "goal". The goal is that the enemy has to move towards the "goal". So I got the X and Y position of the "goal" but and when I implement that in the enemy class the enemy should move but it doesn't. Why is that?
Here is what I have done so far.
Main Class:
public class GameManager extends JFrame implements KeyListener {
private int canvasWidth;
private int canvasHeight;
private int borderLeft;
private int borderTop;
private BufferedImage canvas;
private Stage stage;
private Enemy[] enemies;
private Player player;
private Goal goal;
private Graphics gameGraphics;
private Graphics canvasGraphics;
private int numEnemies;
private boolean continueGame;
public static void main(String[] args) {
// During development, you can adjust the values provided in the brackets below
// as needed. However, your code must work with different/valid combinations
// of values.
GameManager managerObj = new GameManager(1980, 1280, 30);
}
public GameManager(int preferredWidth, int preferredHeight, int maxEnemies) {
this.borderLeft = getInsets().left;
this.borderTop = getInsets().top;
Dimension screenSize = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
if (screenSize.width < preferredWidth)
this.canvasWidth = screenSize.width - getInsets().left - getInsets().right;
else
this.canvasWidth = preferredWidth - getInsets().left - getInsets().right;
if (screenSize.height < preferredHeight)
this.canvasHeight = screenSize.height - getInsets().top - getInsets().bottom;
else
this.canvasHeight = preferredHeight - getInsets().top - getInsets().bottom;
setSize(this.canvasWidth, this.canvasHeight);
setResizable(false);
setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setVisible(true);
addKeyListener(this);
Random rng = new Random(2);
this.canvas = new BufferedImage(this.canvasWidth, this.canvasHeight, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
// Create a Stage object to hold the background images
this.stage = new Stage();
// Create a Goal object with its initial x and y coordinates
this.goal = new Goal(this.canvasWidth / 2, Math.abs(rng.nextInt()) % this.canvasHeight);
// Create a Player object with its initial x and y coordinates
this.player = new Player(this.canvasWidth - (Math.abs(rng.nextInt()) % (this.canvasWidth / 2)),
(Math.abs(rng.nextInt()) % this.canvasHeight));
// Create the Enemy objects, each with a reference to this (GameManager) object
// and their initial x and y coordinates.
this.numEnemies = maxEnemies;
this.enemies = new Enemy[this.numEnemies];
for (int i = 0; i < this.numEnemies; i++) {
this.enemies[i] = new Enemy(this, Math.abs(rng.nextInt()) % (this.canvasWidth / 4),
Math.abs(rng.nextInt()) % this.canvasHeight);
}
this.gameGraphics = getGraphics();
this.canvasGraphics = this.canvas.getGraphics();
this.continueGame = true;
while (this.continueGame) {
updateCanvas();
}
this.stage.setGameOverBackground();
updateCanvas();
}
public void updateCanvas() {
long start = System.nanoTime();
// If the player is alive, this should move the player in the direction of the
// key that has been pressed
// Note: See keyPressed and keyReleased methods in the GameManager class.
this.player.performAction();
// If the enemy is alive, the enemy must move towards the goal. The goal object
// is obtained via the GameManager object that is given at the time of creating
// an Enemy object.
// Note: The amount that the enemy moves must be much smaller than that of
// the player above or else the game becomes hard to play.
for (int i = 0; i < this.numEnemies; i++) {
this.enemies[i].performAction();
}
if ((Math.abs(this.goal.getX() - this.player.getX()) < (this.goal.getCurrentImage().getWidth() / 2))
&& (Math.abs(this.goal.getY() - this.player.getY()) < (this.goal.getCurrentImage().getWidth() / 2))) {
for (int i = 0; i < this.numEnemies; i++) {
// Sets the image of the enemy to the "dead" image and sets its status to
// indicate dead
this.enemies[i].die();
}
// Sets the image of the enemy to the "dead" image and sets its status to
// indicate dead
this.goal.die();
// Sets the background of the stage to the finished game background.
this.stage.setGameOverBackground();
this.continueGame = false;
}
// If an enemy is close to the goal, the player and goal die
int j = 0;
while (j < this.numEnemies) {
if ((Math.abs(this.goal.getX() - this.enemies[j].getX()) < (this.goal.getCurrentImage().getWidth() / 2))
&& (Math.abs(this.goal.getY() - this.enemies[j].getY()) < (this.goal.getCurrentImage().getWidth()
/ 2))) {
this.player.die();
this.goal.die();
this.stage.setGameOverBackground();
j = this.numEnemies;
this.continueGame = false;
}
j++;
}
try {
// Draw stage
this.canvasGraphics.drawImage(stage.getCurrentImage(), 0, 0, null);
// Draw player
this.canvasGraphics.drawImage(player.getCurrentImage(),
this.player.getX() - (this.player.getCurrentImage().getWidth() / 2),
this.player.getY() - (this.player.getCurrentImage().getHeight() / 2), null);
// Draw enemies
for (int i = 0; i < this.numEnemies; i++) {
this.canvasGraphics.drawImage(this.enemies[i].getCurrentImage(),
this.enemies[i].getX() - (this.enemies[i].getCurrentImage().getWidth() / 2),
this.enemies[i].getY() - (this.enemies[i].getCurrentImage().getHeight() / 2), null);
}
// Draw goal
this.canvasGraphics.drawImage(this.goal.getCurrentImage(),
this.goal.getX() - (this.goal.getCurrentImage().getWidth() / 2),
this.goal.getY() - (this.goal.getCurrentImage().getHeight() / 2), null);
} catch (Exception e) {
System.err.println(e.getMessage());
}
// Draw everything.
this.gameGraphics.drawImage(this.canvas, this.borderLeft, this.borderTop, this);
long end = System.nanoTime();
this.gameGraphics.drawString("FPS: " + String.format("%2d", (int) (1000000000.0 / (end - start))),
this.borderLeft + 50, this.borderTop + 50);
}
public Goal getGoal() {
return this.goal;
}
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent ke) {
// Below, the setKey method is used to tell the Player object which key is
// currently pressed.
// The Player object must keep track of the pressed key and use it for
// determining the direction
// to move.
if (ke.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_LEFT)
this.player.setKey('L', true);
if (ke.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT)
this.player.setKey('R', true);
if (ke.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_UP)
this.player.setKey('U', true);
if (ke.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_DOWN)
this.player.setKey('D', true);
if (ke.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_ESCAPE)
this.continueGame = false;
}
#Override
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent ke) {
// Below, the setKey method is used to tell the Player object which key is
// currently released.
// The Player object must keep track of the pressed key and use it for
// determining the direction
// to move.
if (ke.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_LEFT)
this.player.setKey('L', false);
if (ke.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT)
this.player.setKey('R', false);
if (ke.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_UP)
this.player.setKey('U', false);
if (ke.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_DOWN)
this.player.setKey('D', false);
}
#Override
public void keyTyped(KeyEvent ke) {
}
}
Player Class:
private int myX;
private int myY;
private char d;
public Player(int i, int j) {
// TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
try {
this.imageRunning = ImageIO.read(new File(
"/Users/Desktop/images/player-alive.png"));
this.imageOver = ImageIO.read(new File(
"/Users/Desktop/images/player-dead.png"));
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
this.imageCurrent = this.imageRunning;
myX = i;
myY = j;
}
public void performAction() {
}
public int getX() {
return myX;
}
public int getY() {
return myY;
}
public BufferedImage getCurrentImage() {
return this.imageCurrent;
}
public void die() {
this.imageCurrent = this.imageOver;
}
public void setKey(char c, boolean b) {
}

That simply changes the variables gmX and gmY. Nothing more. You need to update the frame after setting the new gmX and gmY values. Assuming frameis your JFrame object, you need something like:
public void performAction() {
gmX += 40;
gmY += 40;
frame.repaint();
}

You need to redraw graphics on the component:
gmY += 40;
repaint(); /* add this where you want to redraw */

setBackground is messing up Thread.sleep

I Have tried different ways to make two backgrounds for this snake game, one black for the menu and one white for the lines of the game. The best solution I found for this was using setBackground. But when I ran the game the the Thread.sleep got messed up and now the snake goes extremely fast. To try and trouble shoot this problem I put in multiple values into Thread.sleep but the snake travels at the same speed regardless of the values.
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.lang.Thread;
import java.util.Random;
public class Snake extends JPanel implements KeyListener, MouseListener{
public boolean right = false;
public boolean left = false;
public boolean up = false;
public boolean down = false;
public int snakex[] = new int[10000000];
public int snakey[] = new int[10000000];
public int snakeLength = 0;
public int applex;
public int appley;
public int buttonX = 150;
public int buttonY = 125;
public boolean appleEaten = true;
public static boolean reset = false;
public static boolean ingame = false;
public static boolean menu = true;
public static int speed = 200;
public void forLogic(){
for(int i = snakeLength; i > 1; i--){
if(snakeLength > 4 && snakex[0] == snakex[i] && snakey[0] == snakey[i]){
System.out.println("You Loose \n Your Score was: " + snakeLength);
ingame = false;
}
}
Movement();
if(snakex[0] >= 30*20){
snakex[0] = 0;
}
if(snakex[0] < 0){
snakex[0] = 29*20;
}
if(snakey[0] >= 25*20){
snakey[0] = 0;
}
if(snakey[0] < 0){
snakey[0] = 24*20;
}
if(snakex[0] == applex*20 && snakey[0] == appley*20) {
appleEaten = true;
snakeLength++;
//System.out.println(snakeLength);
}
if(appleEaten){
appleLocation();
appleEaten = false;
}
}
public void appleLocation(){
boolean goodToGo = false;
Random rand = new Random();
while(!goodToGo){
applex = rand.nextInt(30);
appley = rand.nextInt(25);
boolean checker = false;
for(int i = snakeLength; i > 0; i--) {
if (applex == snakex[i]||appley == snakey[i]) {
checker = true;
}
}
if(!checker){goodToGo = true;}
}
}
public void Movement(){
if(reset){
left = false;
right = false;
up = false;
down = false;
snakex[0] = 0;
snakey[0] = 0;
snakeLength = 1;
appleLocation();
reset = false;
}
if(right){
snakex[0] += 20;
}
if(left){
snakex[0] -= 20;
}
if(up){
snakey[0] -= 20;
}
if(down){
snakey[0] += 20;
}
}
public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e){}
public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e){}
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e){
int mouseX = e.getX();
int mouseY = e.getY();
if(mouseX > buttonX && mouseX < buttonX + 300 && mouseY > buttonY && mouseY < buttonY + 75){
ingame = true;
}
}
public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e){}
public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e){}
public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e) {}
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
int key = e.getKeyCode();
if(key == 39 && !left) {
right = true;
up = false;
down = false;
}
if(key == 37 && !right){
left = true;
up = false;
down = false;
}
if(key == 38 && !down){
up = true;
left = false;
right = false;
}
if(key == 40 && !up){
down = true;
left = false;
right = false;
}
if(key == 82){
reset = true;
}
}
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {}
#SuppressWarnings("serial")
public void paint(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
if(menu){
setBackground(Color.BLACK);
g.setColor(Color.green);
g.setFont(new Font("Courier New", Font.BOLD, 50));
g.drawString("Snake Game", 150, 50);
g.drawRect(buttonX, buttonY, 300, 75);
g.setFont(new Font("Courier New", Font.BOLD, 40));
g.drawString("PLAY", 250, 175);
}
if(ingame) {
setBackground(Color.WHITE);
int x = 0;
int y = 0;
for (x = 0; x < 30; x++) {
for (y = 0; y < 25; y++) {
g.setColor(Color.black);
g.fillRect(x * 20, y * 20, 19, 19);
}
}
g.setColor(Color.red);
g.fillOval(applex * 20, appley * 20, 19, 19);
forLogic();
g.setColor(Color.green);
for (int i = snakeLength; i > 0; i--) {
snakex[i] = snakex[(i - 1)];
snakey[i] = snakey[(i - 1)];
g.fillRect(snakex[i], snakey[i], 19, 19);
}
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
JFrame jframe = new JFrame("Snake Game");
Snake snake = new Snake();
jframe.add(snake);
snake.addMouseListener(snake);
snake.addKeyListener(snake);
jframe.setSize(615, 540);
jframe.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
jframe.setFocusable(true);
jframe.setVisible(true);
snake.requestFocusInWindow();
jframe.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
while(true) {
if (!menu) {
ingame = true;
}
if (menu == ingame) {
ingame = false;
}
if (menu) {
snake.repaint();
}
if (ingame) {
while (true) {
Thread.sleep(200);
snake.repaint();
}
}
}
}
}

I'm sorry for being blunt, but there is just so many problems with this code, it's hard to know where to begin.
Problems:
First off, you're calling setBackground(...) within a painting method, which is potentially triggering a repaint, which normally wouldn't be much of a problem...
But you have your program logic being called from within your paint mehtod override, and this is a major problem. As you're finding out you don't have full or even partial control over when or even if a paint method is called or how often, and so having program logic within it is potentially deadly, and is likely causing your program to completely malfunction due to the setBackground call.
You're also while (true) loops and Thread.sleep(...) calls in your Swing code, code that could completely freeze your GUI if the Swing code were initiated (as is supposed to be done) on the Swing event thread.
You're overriding the paint method and yet calling the super paintComponent, a non-matching super method, within it, and this will break the Swing graphics chain, potentially resulting in significant painting irregularities.
Suggestions:
First and foremost, get all program logic outside of any and all painting methods.
Remove all Thread.sleep(...) calls and while (true) loops.
Use a Swing Timer, and advance your game "tick" within your Timer's ActionListener.
Within this "tick", update the state of key fields in your program
And then call repaint();.
Override the paintComponent method only
And within this override, call the same super method.
Within paintComponent, use the modified fields to change what is painted and how.
Call setBackground(...) once, in your class's constructor.
having game logic within a painting method. This suggests that a re-write using first principles would be very beneficial: use a Swing Timer for your game loop, use no other delaying code within your Swing code, override paintComponent and call the same super method within the override, separating painting from logic.
Read the tutorials. You're guessing which won't work here (as you're finding out).
More
Consider creating some non-GUI logic class.
This can include, GridPoint for x and y position of each point on the grid
Grid class a 2-dimensional array of GridPoint, the logical grid that holds the universe where the snake moves.
SnakePoints which can include an ArrayList<GridPoint> that holds the logical position of the points on the snake.
This last class can also have methods for adding a point, for moving the snake, for eating an apple.
A Timer which would tell SnakePoints to advance one square

public void paint(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Don't override paint(). Custom painting is done by overriding paintComponent(). Then you would still invoke super.paintComponent(g);
if(key == 39 && !left) {
Don't use magic numbers. The API will have variable for you to use. I'm guessing you want KeyEvent.VK_LEFT.
if(key == 82){
but I have no idea what that magic number is.
if(ingame) {
setBackground(Color.WHITE);
Don't change properties of the component in a painting method. Painting methods are for painting only.
Maybe you need a method like setPlayingGame(Boolean). Then when true you set the properties for playing the game. When false you set the menu properties.
Or maybe even better you have two panels. One for the menu and one for the game. Then you use a CardLayout and swap panels depending on whether you want to paint the menu or the game.
You have too much game logic for me to debug what might be your problem.

The snake is moving too fast because the method that "moves" the snake is being called too frequently. You are repainting every 200 milliseconds, but there is no sleep for the logic of the program. Your Thread.sleep should be in the logic part of the program:
public void forLogic(){
for(int i = snakeLength; i > 1; i--){
if(snakeLength > 4 && snakex[0] == snakex[i] && snakey[0] == snakey[i]){
System.out.println("You Loose \n Your Score was: " + snakeLength);
ingame = false;
}
}
Movement();
if(snakex[0] >= 30*20){
snakex[0] = 0;
}
if(snakex[0] < 0){
snakex[0] = 29*20;
}
if(snakey[0] >= 25*20){
snakey[0] = 0;
}
if(snakey[0] < 0){
snakey[0] = 24*20;
}
if(snakex[0] == applex*20 && snakey[0] == appley*20) {
appleEaten = true;
snakeLength++;
//System.out.println(snakeLength);
}
if(appleEaten){
appleLocation();
appleEaten = false;
}
try {
Thread.sleep(speed);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
}

drawString() isn't drawing the String on my game

I am using drawString() to write text on the string, but nothing shows up. I set the color to white and set the coordinates to (100,100). Is there anything else that I am doing wrong?
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import java.awt.event.KeyListener;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Random;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
public class Screen extends JPanel implements Runnable {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
public static final int WIDTH = 800, HEIGHT = 800;
private Thread thread;
private boolean running = false;
private BodyPart b;
private ArrayList<BodyPart> snake;
private Apple apple;
private ArrayList<Apple> apples;
private Random r;
private int xCoor = 20, yCoor = 20;
private int size = 10;
private int score = 0;
private boolean right = true, left = false, up = false, down = false;
private int ticks = 0;
private Key key;
public Screen() {
setFocusable(true);
key = new Key();
addKeyListener(key);
setPreferredSize(new Dimension(WIDTH, HEIGHT));
r = new Random();
snake = new ArrayList<BodyPart>();
apples = new ArrayList<Apple>();
start();
}
public void reset() {
snake.clear();
apples.clear();
xCoor = 20;
yCoor = 20;
size = 10;
score = 0;
running = true;
}
public void tick() {
if(snake.size() == 0) {
b = new BodyPart(xCoor, yCoor, 20);
snake.add(b);
}
if(apples.size() == 0) {
int xCoor = r.nextInt(40);
int yCoor = r.nextInt(40);
apple = new Apple(xCoor, yCoor, 20);
apples.add(apple);
}
for(int i = 0; i < apples.size(); i++) {
if(xCoor == apples.get(i).getxCoor() && yCoor == apples.get(i).getyCoor()) {
size++;
apples.remove(i);
score += 10;
i--;
}
}
for(int i = 0; i < snake.size(); i++) {
if(xCoor == snake.get(i).getxCoor() && yCoor == snake.get(i).getyCoor()) {
if(i != snake.size() - 1) {
reset();
}
}
}
if(xCoor < 0) xCoor = 40;
if(xCoor > 40) xCoor = 0;
if(yCoor < 0) yCoor = 40;
if(yCoor > 40) yCoor = 0;
ticks++;
if(ticks > 250000) {
if(right) xCoor++;
if(left) xCoor--;
if(up) yCoor--;
if(down) yCoor++;
ticks = 185000;
b = new BodyPart(xCoor, yCoor, 20);
snake.add(b);
if(snake.size() > size) {
snake.remove(0);
}
}
}
public void paint(Graphics g) {
g.clearRect(0, 0, WIDTH, HEIGHT);
g.drawString("Score: " + score, 100, 100);
g.setColor(Color.WHITE);
g.setColor(new Color(20, 50, 0));
g.fillRect(0, 0, WIDTH, HEIGHT);
g.setColor(Color.BLACK);
for(int i = 0; i < WIDTH / 20; i++) {
g.drawLine(i * 20, 0, i * 20, HEIGHT);
}
for(int i = 0; i < HEIGHT / 20; i++) {
g.drawLine(0, i * 20, WIDTH, i * 20);
}
for(int i = 0; i < snake.size(); i++) {
snake.get(i).draw(g);
}
for(int i = 0; i < apples.size(); i++) {
apples.get(i).draw(g);
}
}
public void start() {
running = true;
thread = new Thread(this, "Game Loop");
thread.start();
}
public void stop() {
running = false;
try {
thread.join();
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
public void run() {
while(running) {
tick();
repaint();
}
}
private class Key implements KeyListener {
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
int key = e.getKeyCode();
if(key == KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT && !left) {
up = false;
down = false;
right = true;
}
if(key == KeyEvent.VK_LEFT && !right) {
up = false;
down = false;
left = true;
}
if(key == KeyEvent.VK_UP && !down) {
left = false;
right = false;
up = true;
}
if(key == KeyEvent.VK_DOWN && !up) {
left = false;
right = false;
down = true;
}
}
}

The order in which you do things is very important, remember, painting in Swing is like painting on paper, if you paint the text first, then paint over it, it will no longer be visible...
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
g.setColor(new Color(20, 50, 0));
g.fillRect(0, 0, WIDTH, HEIGHT);
g.setColor(Color.BLACK);
for (int i = 0; i < WIDTH / 20; i++) {
g.drawLine(i * 20, 0, i * 20, HEIGHT);
}
for (int i = 0; i < HEIGHT / 20; i++) {
g.drawLine(0, i * 20, WIDTH, i * 20);
}
for (int i = 0; i < snake.size(); i++) {
snake.get(i).draw(g);
}
for (int i = 0; i < apples.size(); i++) {
apples.get(i).draw(g);
}
g.setColor(Color.WHITE);
g.drawString("Score: " + score, 100, 100);
}
Don't override paint, override paintComponent, you've circumvented the painting process, meaning you could end up with all sorts of nasty glitches
Call super.paintComponent
Take a look at Painting in AWT and Swing and Performing Custom Painting for more details about how painting is done.
Swing is also not thread safe and you need to be careful any time you are changing anything that the paint process uses to update the UI, as painting may occur at any time and for any reason.
Consider using a Swing Timer instead of Thread. The timer executes it's tick events within the context of the Event Dispatching Thread, making it safer to update the UI from within. See Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing

You have a few things in the wrong order. When painting, you need to paint in the correct order, otherwise you will paint over the top of other objects.
So, in your code, the first 5 lines of the paint() method should look like this... (note the same code, but a different order)
g.clearRect(0, 0, WIDTH, HEIGHT);
g.setColor(new Color(20, 50, 0));
g.fillRect(0, 0, WIDTH, HEIGHT);
g.setColor(Color.WHITE);
g.drawString("Score: " + score, 100, 100);
You need to paint the background color first. Then you can paint the String on top of it.

Asteroid game NullPointerException error

I am having some serious problems with my Asteroid game. I'm trying to call my Game.java run() method in my main method in Asteroid.java but I keep getting the same error:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
at asteroids.Asteroids.main(Asteroids.java:15)
Java Result: 1
Can someone help me figure out why this is happening?
here is my code:
Asteroids.java
package asteroids;
import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.geom.Point2D;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.io.IOException;
#SuppressWarnings("serial")
public class Asteroids {
Game game = null;
public static void main(String[] args){
new Asteroids ().game.run ();
}
}
//NEW Game.java//
package asteroids;
import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.geom.Point2D;
import java.util.ArrayList;
//#SuppressWarnings("serial")
public class Game extends Applet implements Runnable, KeyListener {
//timing variables
Thread thread;
long startTime, endTime, framePeriod;
//graphics variables
Image img;
Dimension dim;
int width, height;
Graphics g;
//text items
int level, lives, score;
SpaceShip ship;
boolean shipCollision, shipExplode;
//ArrayList to hold asteroids
ArrayList<Asteroid> asteroids = new ArrayList<>();
int numOfAsteroids = 1;
//ArrayList to hold the lasers
ArrayList<Laser> lasers = new ArrayList<>();
final double rateOfFire = 10; //limits rate of fire
double rateOfFireRemaining; //decrements rate of fire
//ArrayList to hold explosion particles
ArrayList<AsteroidExplosion> explodingLines = new ArrayList<>();
//ArrayList to hold ship explosions
ArrayList<ShipExplosion> shipExplosion = new ArrayList<>();
public void Game ()
{
init();
}
public void init() {
resize(900,700); //set size of the applet
dim = getSize(); //get dimension of the applet
width = dim.width;
height = dim.height;
framePeriod = 25; //set refresh rate
addKeyListener(this); //to get commands from keyboard
setFocusable(true);
ship = new SpaceShip(width/2, height/2, 0, .15, .5, .15, .98); //add ship to game
shipCollision = false;
shipExplode = false;
level = numOfAsteroids;
lives = 3;
addAsteroids();
img = createImage(width, height); //create an off-screen image for double-buffering
g = img.getGraphics(); //assign the off-screen image
thread = new Thread(this);
thread.start();
}
#Override
public void paint(Graphics gfx) {
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g;
//give the graphics smooth edges
RenderingHints rh = new RenderingHints(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
rh.put(RenderingHints.KEY_RENDERING, RenderingHints.VALUE_RENDER_QUALITY);
g2d.setRenderingHints(rh);
g2d.setColor(Color.BLACK);
g2d.fillRect(0, 0, width, height); //add a black background
//add text for lives, score, and level
g2d.setColor(Color.WHITE);
g2d.drawString("Level : " + level, 10, 690);
g2d.drawString("Lives : " + lives, 110, 690);
g2d.drawString("Score : " + score, 210, 690);
for(Asteroid a: asteroids) { //draw asteroids
a.draw(g2d);
}
for(Laser l : lasers) { //draw lasers
l.draw(g2d);
}
for(AsteroidExplosion e : explodingLines) {
e.draw(g2d);
}
for(ShipExplosion ex : shipExplosion)
ex.draw(g2d);
ship.draw(g2d); //draw ship
if(shipCollision) {
shipExplosion.add(new ShipExplosion(ship.getX(), ship.getY(), 10, 10));
ship.setX(width/2);
ship.setY(height/2);
shipCollision = false;
lives--;
}
gfx.drawImage(img, 0, 0, this); //draw the off-screen image (double-buffering) onto the applet
}
#Override
public void update(Graphics gfx) {
paint(gfx); //gets rid of white flickering
}
#Override
public void run(){
for( ; ; ) {
startTime = System.currentTimeMillis(); //timestamp
ship.move(width, height); //ship movement
for(Asteroid a : asteroids) { //asteroid movement
a.move(width, height);
}
for(Laser l : lasers) { //laser movement
l.move(width, height);
}
for(int i = 0 ; i<lasers.size() ; i++) { //laser removal
if(!lasers.get(i).getActive())
lasers.remove(i);
}
for(AsteroidExplosion e : explodingLines) { //asteroid explosion floating lines movement
e.move();
}
for(int i = 0 ; i<explodingLines.size(); i++) { //asteroid explosion floating lines removal
if(explodingLines.get(i).getLifeLeft() <= 0)
explodingLines.remove(i);
}
for(ShipExplosion ex : shipExplosion){ //ship explosion expansion
ex.expand();
}
for(int i = 0 ; i<shipExplosion.size() ; i++) {
if(shipExplosion.get(i).getLifeLeft() <= 0)
shipExplosion.remove(i);
}
rateOfFireRemaining--;
collisionCheck();
if(asteroids.isEmpty()) {
numOfAsteroids++;
addAsteroids();
level = numOfAsteroids;
}
repaint();
try {
endTime = System.currentTimeMillis(); //new timestamp
if(framePeriod - (endTime-startTime) > 0) //if there is time left over after repaint, then sleep
Thread.sleep(framePeriod - (endTime - startTime)); //for whatever is remaining in framePeriod
} catch(InterruptedException e) {}
}
}
#Override
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
int key = e.getKeyCode();
//fires laser
if(key == KeyEvent.VK_SPACE) {
if(rateOfFireRemaining <= 0 ) {
lasers.add(ship.fire());
rateOfFireRemaining = rateOfFire;
}
}
if(key == KeyEvent.VK_UP)
ship.setAccelerating(true);
if(key == KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT)
ship.setTurningRight(true);
if(key == KeyEvent.VK_LEFT)
ship.setTurningLeft(true);
if(key == KeyEvent.VK_DOWN)
ship.setDecelerating(true);
}
#Override
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
int key = e.getKeyCode();
if(key == KeyEvent.VK_UP)
ship.setAccelerating(false);
if(key == KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT)
ship.setTurningRight(false);
if(key == KeyEvent.VK_LEFT)
ship.setTurningLeft(false);
if(key == KeyEvent.VK_DOWN)
ship.setDecelerating(false);
}
#Override
public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e) {
}
public void addAsteroids() {
int numAsteroidsLeft = numOfAsteroids;
int size;
for(int i=0 ; i<numOfAsteroids ; i++) { //add asteroids to game
//randomize starting position
int asteroidX = (int)(Math.random() * width) + 1;
int asteroidY = (int)(Math.random() * height) + 1;
//randomize speed and direction
double xVelocity = Math.random() + 1; //horizontal velocity
double yVelocity = Math.random() + 1; //vertical velocity
//used starting direction
int xDirection = (int)(Math.random() * 2);
int yDirection = (int)(Math.random() * 2);
//randomize horizontal direction
if (xDirection == 1)
xVelocity *= (-1);
//randomize vertical direction
if (yDirection == 1)
yVelocity *= (-1);
//if there are more then four asteroids, any new ones are MEGA asteroids
if(numAsteroidsLeft > 4) {
size = 2;
} else { size = 1;
}
asteroids.add(new Asteroid(size, asteroidX, asteroidY, 0, .1, xVelocity, yVelocity));
numAsteroidsLeft--;
//Make sure that no asteroids can appear right on top of the ship
//get center of recently created asteroid and ship and check the distance between them
Point2D asteroidCenter = asteroids.get(i).getCenter();
Point2D shipCenter = ship.getCenter();
double distanceBetween = asteroidCenter.distance(shipCenter);
//if asteroid center is within 80 pixels of ship's center, remove it from the ArrayList and rebuild it
if(distanceBetween <= 80) {
asteroids.remove(i);
i--;
numAsteroidsLeft++;
}
}
}
public void collisionCheck() {
//cycle through active asteroids checking for collisions
for(int i = 0 ; i < asteroids.size() ; i++) {
Asteroid a = asteroids.get(i);
Point2D aCenter = a.getCenter();
//check for collisions between lasers and asteroids
for(int j = 0 ; j < lasers.size() ; j++) {
Laser l = lasers.get(j);
Point2D lCenter = l.getCenter();
double distanceBetween = aCenter.distance(lCenter);
if(distanceBetween <= (a.getRadius() + l.getRadius())) {
//split larger asteroids into smaller ones, remove smaller asteroids from screen
if(a.getRadius() >= 60) {
for(int k = 0 ; k < 3 ; k++)
explodingLines.add(a.explode());
split(i);
score += 200;
} else if(a.getRadius() >= 30){
for(int k = 0 ; k < 3 ; k++)
explodingLines.add(a.explode());
split(i);
score += 100;
} else {
for(int k = 0 ; k < 3 ; k++)
explodingLines.add(a.explode());
asteroids.remove(i);
score += 50;
}
lasers.remove(j); //remove laser from screen
}
}
//check for collisions between ship and asteroid
Point2D sCenter = ship.getCenter();
double distanceBetween = aCenter.distance(sCenter);
if(distanceBetween <= (a.getRadius() + ship.getRadius())) {
shipCollision = true;
shipExplode = true;
}
}
}
public void split(int i) {
Asteroid a = asteroids.get(i);
double bigAsteroidX = a.getX();
double bigAsteroidY = a.getY();
int size = (a.getSize() / 2);
asteroids.remove(i);
for(int j = 0 ; j<2 ; j++) {
//randomize speed and direction
double xVelocity = Math.random() + 1; //horizontal velocity
double yVelocity = Math.random() + 1; //vertical velocity
//used randomize starting direction
int xDirection = (int)(Math.random() * 2);
int yDirection = (int)(Math.random() * 2);
//randomize horizontal direction
if (xDirection == 1)
xVelocity *= (-1);
//randomize vertical direction
if (yDirection == 1)
yVelocity *= (-1);
asteroids.add(new Asteroid(size, bigAsteroidX, bigAsteroidY, 0, .1, xVelocity, yVelocity));
}
}
}
//Edit Update//
Okay I tried a lot of stuff and discovered that even though the game works when I debug Game.java and it doesn't work when I run it through Asteroids.java. I found that img = createIimg = createImage(width, height); and g = img.getGraphics(); are returning null and that GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless() is returning true. How should I change my to fix this issue?
Error
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
at asteroids.Game.init(Game.java:67)
at asteroids.Game.Game(Game.java:45)
at asteroids.Asteroids.main(Asteroids.java:15)
Java Result: 1

You have the var "game" null, and you tried to call the method "run" on this var (game.run); obviously if "game" is null, you can't get the method, and throws nullpointer exception.
Game game=new Game();
that's all you need. Your final code is:
Game game = new Game();//<----- here is the change
public static void main(String[] args){
new Asteroids ().game.run ();
}

This thing is null.
new Asteroids ().game
That's why you get this NullPointerException when you call run on it.

Game game = null;
public static void main(String[] args){
new Asteroids ().game.run ();
}
The prgram is running from the main method. game is null.
Maybe you should have
Game game = new Game(); // instead of null

Try it may be help
Game game = null;
public static void main(String[] args){
If( Asteroids ().game != null ){
new Asteroids ().game.run ();
}
}