nathan0726

I have written a decent Breakout type game. But I'm having a couple problems. I start the game with 3 lives, and a score of 0. After you die or destroy all of the bricks, it asks you if you want to play again. If you say yes, it resets the lives and the score. But for some reason, the lives start at 0, and then after you lose one, it says 2. The score starts at 0, and then after hitting a brick, it adds that bricks value to the total previous score of the game before. What am I doing wrong? I can post the code if someone wants to look at it.
Thank you very much.

FireBot

Seems you use multiple variables for the same things... but don't update them properly.

ZaCkOX

use "find" and search for the variable in question, you can also search for the object in question. Say it's a Label that displays the lifes. If your looking at the label, follow the variable it is equal to.

Example: label1.Caption = x

What is x? Find x, and see where it is changing. Look at all subs and functions that may come in contact with x. You can even do a search for what it equals. Find x = 0 for example, 1, 2 or whatever it is changing too. Look for x =

x being your variable of course, Hope you find the problem

Qua

From your description I would say that you aren't actually reseting the values. Could you post the code where you a) reset the values b) declare the two variables?

vb5prgrmr

I'm betting this is the result of the lack of use of Option Explicit...

DreamingInCode

I'd agree with Qua, it doesnt sound like you are reseting the value of the lives and the score counter after the player chooses to play again. I can't work out much more without snippets