Game Python Postgres and Save Game
Written by orkb
January 13, 2020
Introduction
In this part, we continue building a game with Python and Postgres and Save Game as part 8 of a multi-part series of lessons where the final result is a 2D top-down-view videogame like Pac Man, where the purpose is to “eat” powerups while avoiding monsters. We chose to use the Arcade framework for Python for its game-related methods and functions. We used Postgres to read and write screen and object (player, enemies, obstacles, and power-ups) data. In this lesson we will explore using Postgres again to store and retrieve saved games. In future articles we will add player registration, player login, multi-player and a screen editor.
Prerequisites
See part 1 through 7, where we learned how to draw a screen, create tables in Postgres for storing and reading screen data and screen objects as Sprites, reading keys to control player movement, added random movements to the monsters, collision detection, intelligent player tracking for the monsters, and sound effects. Please peruse the previous sections of this lesson, starting at Build game with Python and draw a screen.
I will assume you followed the previous sections of this series, so we will leave the following out of this article: creating the Postgres tables, re-doing the details of setting up a window with Arcade, and Sprite movement mechanices, except for in the source code at the end of this part eight. So, before the final code at the bottom, we’ll build some functions for loading and saving a game’s progress to Postgres.
NOTE: tbl_games has an auto-incrementing unique indexed column we called “id”.
Save game in Python
# First we use SELECT SQL to check whether
# a saved screen exists for the current user.
# so yes, one save per user.
s = ""
s += "SELECT"
s += " id"
s += " FROM tbl_games"
s += " WHERE id_user = " + id_user
db_cursor.execute(s)
db_row = db_cursor.fetchone()
# Check to see if a row was returned
# If not then we set i_rows to zero
if db_row == None:
i_rows = 0
else:
# In this case, a row was returned.
# Get data from that row
i_rows = 1
id = db_row[0]
if i_rows == 0:
# If no rows were returned, this means
# we want to add a new record via the INSERT INTO
# SQL command.
s = ""
s += "INSERT INTO tbl_games ("
s += " id_screen"
s += ", id_user"
s += ", i_hit_points"
s += ", i_points"
s += ", i_lives"
s += ") VALUES ("
s += id_screen
s += "," + id_user
s += "," + i_hit_points
s += "," + i_points
s += "," + i_lives
s += ")"
db_cursor.execute(s)
else:
# If a row was returned, we use the id column
# of that returned row in our WHERE clause
# so we overwrite that record in the database.
s = ""
s += "UPDATE tbl_games SET"
s += " id_screen = " + id_screen
s += ", i_hit_points = " + i_hit_points
s += ", i_points = " + i_points
s += ", i_lives = " + i_lives
s += " WHERE id = " + id
db_cursor.execute(s)
# a saved screen exists for the current user.
# so yes, one save per user.
s = ""
s += "SELECT"
s += " id"
s += " FROM tbl_games"
s += " WHERE id_user = " + id_user
db_cursor.execute(s)
db_row = db_cursor.fetchone()
# Check to see if a row was returned
# If not then we set i_rows to zero
if db_row == None:
i_rows = 0
else:
# In this case, a row was returned.
# Get data from that row
i_rows = 1
id = db_row[0]
if i_rows == 0:
# If no rows were returned, this means
# we want to add a new record via the INSERT INTO
# SQL command.
s = ""
s += "INSERT INTO tbl_games ("
s += " id_screen"
s += ", id_user"
s += ", i_hit_points"
s += ", i_points"
s += ", i_lives"
s += ") VALUES ("
s += id_screen
s += "," + id_user
s += "," + i_hit_points
s += "," + i_points
s += "," + i_lives
s += ")"
db_cursor.execute(s)
else:
# If a row was returned, we use the id column
# of that returned row in our WHERE clause
# so we overwrite that record in the database.
s = ""
s += "UPDATE tbl_games SET"
s += " id_screen = " + id_screen
s += ", i_hit_points = " + i_hit_points
s += ", i_points = " + i_points
s += ", i_lives = " + i_lives
s += " WHERE id = " + id
db_cursor.execute(s)
Load game in Python
s = ""
s += "SELECT TOP 1"
s += " id_screen = " + id_screen
s += ", i_hit_points = " + i_hit_points
s += ", i_points = " + i_points
s += ", i_lives = " + i_lives
s += " FROM tbl_games"
s += " WHERE id_user = " + id_user
try:
db_cursor.execute(s)
db_row = db_cursor.fetchone()
# Pull data from
id_screen = db_row[0]
i_hit_points = db_row[1]
i_points = db_row[2]
i_lives = db_row[3]
except psycopg2.Error as e:
t_msg = "SQL error: " + e + "/n SQL: " + s
return render_template("error.html", t_msg = t_msg)
s += "SELECT TOP 1"
s += " id_screen = " + id_screen
s += ", i_hit_points = " + i_hit_points
s += ", i_points = " + i_points
s += ", i_lives = " + i_lives
s += " FROM tbl_games"
s += " WHERE id_user = " + id_user
try:
db_cursor.execute(s)
db_row = db_cursor.fetchone()
# Pull data from
id_screen = db_row[0]
i_hit_points = db_row[1]
i_points = db_row[2]
i_lives = db_row[3]
except psycopg2.Error as e:
t_msg = "SQL error: " + e + "/n SQL: " + s
return render_template("error.html", t_msg = t_msg)
Now that we have looked at our two new features, load game and save game, we can dive into the commented full source game code:
Full source code
import arcade
import psycopg2
import random
from flask import Flask
from flask import render_template
# connect to database
t_host = "PostgreSQL database host address"
t_port = "5432"
t_dbname = "database name"
t_user = "database user name"
t_pw = "password"
db_conn = psycopg2.connect(host=t_host, port=t_port, dbname=t_dbname, user=t_user, password=t_pw)
db_cursor = db_conn.cursor()
# Initialize global vars
# In a future lesson we will add registration and sign in
# For now, there is only one user ID; zero.
id_user = 0
id_screen = 0
t_title = ""
t_color = ""
i_width = 0
i_height = 0
i_enemy_hit = 0
i_hit_points = 100
i_points = 0
i_lives = 3
# initialize as list:
t_hit_sound = []
@app.route("/main")
def gameLoad():
s = ""
s += "SELECT TOP 1"
s += " id_screen = " + id_screen
s += ", i_hit_points = " + i_hit_points
s += ", i_points = " + i_points
s += ", i_lives = " + i_lives
s += " FROM tbl_games"
s += " WHERE id_user = " + id_user
try:
db_cursor.execute(s)
db_row = db_cursor.fetchone()
id_screen = db_row[0]
i_hit_points = db_row[1]
i_points = db_row[2]
i_lives = db_row[3]
except psycopg2.Error as e:
t_msg = "SQL error: " + e + "/n SQL: " + s
return render_template("error.html", t_msg = t_msg)
db_cursor.close
def gameSave():
# first see if a save exists for this user
s = ""
s += "SELECT"
s += " id"
s += " FROM tbl_games"
s += " WHERE id_user = " + id_user
try:
db_cursor.execute(s)
db_row = db_cursor.fetchone()
if db_row == None:
i_rows = 0
else:
i_rows = 1
id = db_row[0]
except psycopg2.Error as e:
t_msg = "SQL error: " + e + "/n SQL: " + s
return render_template("error.html", t_msg = t_msg)
if i_rows == 0:
s = ""
s += "INSERT INTO tbl_games ("
s += " id_screen"
s += ", id_user"
s += ", i_hit_points"
s += ", i_points"
s += ", i_lives"
s += ") VALUES ("
s += id_screen
s += "," + id_user
s += "," + i_hit_points
s += "," + i_points
s += "," + i_lives
s += ")"
try:
db_cursor.execute(s)
except psycopg2.Error as e:
t_msg = "SQL error: " + e + "/n SQL: " + s
return render_template("error.html", t_msg = t_msg)
else:
s = ""
s += "UPDATE tbl_games SET"
s += " id_screen = " + id_screen
s += ", i_hit_points = " + i_hit_points
s += ", i_points = " + i_points
s += ", i_lives = " + i_lives
s += " WHERE id_user = " + id_user
try:
db_cursor.execute(s)
except psycopg2.Error as e:
t_msg = "SQL error: " + e + "/n SQL: " + s
return render_template("error.html", t_msg = t_msg)
db_cursor.close
def getScreenFromDB():
# Get columns for first row/
s = ""
s += "SELECT"
s += " id"
s += ", t_color"
s += ", t_title"
s += ", i_height"
s += ", i_width"
s += " FROM tbl_screens"
s += " WHERE id = " + id_screen
try:
db_cursor.execute(s)
db_row = db_cursor.fetchone()
id_screen = db_row[0]
t_color_screen = db_row[1]
t_title = db_row[2]
i_height = db_row[3]
i_width = db_row[4]
except psycopg2.Error as e:
t_msg = "SQL error: " + e + "/n SQL: " + s
return render_template("error.html", t_msg = t_msg)
db_cursor.close
def getObjectsFromDB():
# Get objects data from tbl_screens_objects in Postgres
s = ""
s += "SELECT"
s += " id"
s += ", t_obj_name"
s += ", t_obj_type"
s += ", t_obj_img_URL"
s += ", i_y"
s += ", i_x"
s += ", t_color_hit"
s += ", t_properties"
s += ", t_hit_sound"
s += ", t_hit_action"
s += ", b_hit_possible"
s += ", b_hit_destroys_it"
s += ", b_hit_awards"
s += ", n_hit_awards"
s += ", n_hit_damage"
s += " FROM tbl_screens_objects"
s += " WHERE ("
s += " id_screen = " + id_screen
s += ")"
s += " ORDER BY i_order"
try:
db_cursor.execute(s)
return db_cursor
except psycopg2.Error as e:
t_msg = "SQL error: " + e + "/n SQL: " + s
return render_template("error.html", t_msg = t_msg)
class gameWindow(arcade.Window):
def__init__(self, i_width, i_height, t_title, db_cursor):
super().__init__(width, height, title, resizable=false)
self.set_location(100, 100)
# Give our window a background color.
arcade.set_background_color(arcade.color.t_color_screen)
self.player_x = 100
self.player_y = 200
self.player_speed = 250
self.right = false
self.left = false
self.up = false
self.down = false
# Initialize a spritelist to track objects like walls.
# This type of object only stops player motion.
self.ListSpriteObjects = arcade.SpriteList()
# Initialize a spritelist to track monsters/enemies.
# These objects cause damage to i_hit_points.
self.ListSpriteEnemies = arcade.SpriteList()
# Initialize a spritelist to track powerups.
# These objects give points to the player when a collision occurs.
self.ListSpritePowerUps = arcade.SpriteList()
# Get data from the database into the 3 lists above.
i = 0
for each db_row in db_cursor:
id_screen = db_row[0]
t_obj_name.append(db_row[1])
t_obj_type.append(db_row[2])
t_obj_img_URL = db_row[3]
i_y = db_row[4]
i_x = db_row[5]
t_color_hit.append(db_row[6])
t_properties.append(db_row[7])
t_hit_sound.append(arcade.load_sound(db_row[8]))
t_hit_action.append(db_row[9])
b_hit_possible.append(db_row[10])
b_hit_destroys_it.append(db_row[11])
b_hit_awards.append(db_row[12])
n_hit_awards.append(db_row[13])
n_hit_damage.append(db_row[14])
# draw the current sprite in db_row
if t_object_type == "obstacle":
self.SpriteObject = arcade.Sprite(t_object_image_URL, i_x, i_y)
# add current obstacle to growing list of Sprites (SpriteList)
self.ListSpriteObjects.append(self.SpriteObject)
elif t_object_type == "enemy":
self.SpriteObstacle = arcade.Sprite(t_object_image_URL, i_x, i_y)
# add current enemy (sprite) to growing list of Sprites (SpriteList)
self.SpriteEnemies.append(self.SpriteObject)
elif t_object_type == "powerup":
self.SpriteObstacle = arcade.Sprite(t_object_image_URL, i_x, i_y)
# add current PowerUp to growing list of Sprites (SpriteList)
self.SpritePowerUps.append(self.SpriteObject)
elif t_object_type == "Player":
self.SpritePlayer = arcade.Sprite(t_object_image_URL, i_x, i_y)
# increment the counter
i += 1
def enemyMovement():
# Iterate through enemy sprites.
# In this case, there are only 2 enemies but we designed this so
# you can add as many as you want to add to the database.
# THEN we give them a random direction out of eight
# possible directions.
# FINALLY we add our new-for-this-part "intelligent" direction to
# the random one.
for currentSprite in self.ListSpriteEnemies:
x = currentSprite.position[0]
y = currentSprite.position[1]
# Random movement
direction = random.randint(1, 8)
if direction == 1:
y += 2
if direction == 2:
x += 2
y += 2
if direction == 3:
x += 2
if direction == 4:
x += 2
y -= 2
if direction == 5:
y -= 2
if direction == 6:
y -= 2
x -= 2
if direction == 7:
x -= 2
if direction == 8:
x -= 2
y += 2
# NEW "intelligent" movement.
if player_y > y:
y += 2
if player_x > x:
x += 2
if player_y < y:
y -= 2
if player_x < x:
x -= 2
# Set the current monster's location on screen.
currentSprite.set_position(x, y)
def on_draw(self):
self.SpritePlayer.draw()
self.ListSpriteObjects.draw()
self.ListSpriteEnemies.draw()
self.ListSpritePowerUps.draw()
def on_update(self, delta_time):
# Delta_time is last time the
# same function was used; We use this
# to scale movement speed with speed of processing.
if self.right = true:
self.player_x += self.player_speed * delta_time
if self.left = true:
self.player_x -= self.player_speed * delta_time
if self.up = true:
self.player_y += self.player_speed * delta_time
if self.down = true:
self.player_y -= self.player_speed * delta_time
# Set a new location based on the player's x and y coordinates:
self.SpritePlayer.set_position(self.player_x, self.player_y)
# Move all enemy Sprites.
enemyMovement()
# Update Sprite Lists:
self.ListSpriteObjects.update()
self.ListSpriteEnemies.update()
self.ListSpritePowerUps.update()
# Did the user hit a monster?
i = 0
for SpriteEnemy in self.ListSpriteEnemies:
b_collision = arcade.check_for_collision(SpriteEnemy, self.SpritePlayer)
if b_collision == true:
i_enemy_hit = i
i_hit_points -= n_hit_damage[i_enemy_hit]
# Graphical changes (like explosion or something) code
# to show crash will go here in later lesson.
# NEW:
arcade.play_sound(t_hit_sound[i])
if i_hit_points < 1:
i_lives -= 1
if i_lives < 1:
# Dead - Next part we will build code to handle this.
# For now, the player lives forever.
i_hit_points = 100
i +=1
# Did the user run into a power-up?
i = 0
for SpritePowerUp in self.ListSpritePowerUps:
b_collision = arcade.check_for_collision(SpritePowerUp, self.SpritePlayer)
if b_collision == true:
i_pu_hit = i
i_points += n_hit_awards[i_pu_hit]
# Graphics and code to show
# powerup hit will go here.
# NEW:
arcade.play_sound(t_hit_sound[i])
i +=1
# Did the user collide with another type of obstacle?
i = 0
for SpritePowerUp in self.ListSpritePowerUps:
b_collision = arcade.check_for_collision(SpritePowerUp, self.SpritePlayer)
if b_collision == true:
# half player movement
self.right = false
self.left = false
self.up = false
self.down = false
# Graphics code to show object collision
# here in a future part of this lesson.
# NEW:
arcade.play_sound(t_hit_sound[i])
# increment the counter.
i += 1
def on_key_press(self, symbol, modifiers):
# When a key is pressed:
# Tracking only the four arrow keys
# NOTE: We are careful to NOT use elif here
# because we want to allow diagonal movement.
if symbol == arcade.key.right:
self.right = true
if symbol == arcade.key.left:
self.left = true
if symbol == arcade.key.up:
self.up = true
if symbol == arcade.key.down:
self.down = true
# NEW code in this chapter to handle Load Game and Save Game
if symbol == 108: # they pressed "L"
gameLoad()
# Redraw screen, etc.
main()
elif symbol == 115: # they pressed "S"
gameSave()
def on_key_release(self, symbol, modifiers):
# When a key is released:
if symbol == arcade.key.right:
self.right = false
if symbol == arcade.key.left:
self.left = false
if symbol == arcade.key.up:
self.up = false
if symbol == arcade.key.down:
self.down = false
Def main():
# Primary module
getScreenFromDB()
db_cursor = getObjectsFromDB()
gameWindow(i_width, i_height, t_title, db_cursor)
enemyMovement()
arcade.run()
import psycopg2
import random
from flask import Flask
from flask import render_template
# connect to database
t_host = "PostgreSQL database host address"
t_port = "5432"
t_dbname = "database name"
t_user = "database user name"
t_pw = "password"
db_conn = psycopg2.connect(host=t_host, port=t_port, dbname=t_dbname, user=t_user, password=t_pw)
db_cursor = db_conn.cursor()
# Initialize global vars
# In a future lesson we will add registration and sign in
# For now, there is only one user ID; zero.
id_user = 0
id_screen = 0
t_title = ""
t_color = ""
i_width = 0
i_height = 0
i_enemy_hit = 0
i_hit_points = 100
i_points = 0
i_lives = 3
# initialize as list:
t_hit_sound = []
@app.route("/main")
def gameLoad():
s = ""
s += "SELECT TOP 1"
s += " id_screen = " + id_screen
s += ", i_hit_points = " + i_hit_points
s += ", i_points = " + i_points
s += ", i_lives = " + i_lives
s += " FROM tbl_games"
s += " WHERE id_user = " + id_user
try:
db_cursor.execute(s)
db_row = db_cursor.fetchone()
id_screen = db_row[0]
i_hit_points = db_row[1]
i_points = db_row[2]
i_lives = db_row[3]
except psycopg2.Error as e:
t_msg = "SQL error: " + e + "/n SQL: " + s
return render_template("error.html", t_msg = t_msg)
db_cursor.close
def gameSave():
# first see if a save exists for this user
s = ""
s += "SELECT"
s += " id"
s += " FROM tbl_games"
s += " WHERE id_user = " + id_user
try:
db_cursor.execute(s)
db_row = db_cursor.fetchone()
if db_row == None:
i_rows = 0
else:
i_rows = 1
id = db_row[0]
except psycopg2.Error as e:
t_msg = "SQL error: " + e + "/n SQL: " + s
return render_template("error.html", t_msg = t_msg)
if i_rows == 0:
s = ""
s += "INSERT INTO tbl_games ("
s += " id_screen"
s += ", id_user"
s += ", i_hit_points"
s += ", i_points"
s += ", i_lives"
s += ") VALUES ("
s += id_screen
s += "," + id_user
s += "," + i_hit_points
s += "," + i_points
s += "," + i_lives
s += ")"
try:
db_cursor.execute(s)
except psycopg2.Error as e:
t_msg = "SQL error: " + e + "/n SQL: " + s
return render_template("error.html", t_msg = t_msg)
else:
s = ""
s += "UPDATE tbl_games SET"
s += " id_screen = " + id_screen
s += ", i_hit_points = " + i_hit_points
s += ", i_points = " + i_points
s += ", i_lives = " + i_lives
s += " WHERE id_user = " + id_user
try:
db_cursor.execute(s)
except psycopg2.Error as e:
t_msg = "SQL error: " + e + "/n SQL: " + s
return render_template("error.html", t_msg = t_msg)
db_cursor.close
def getScreenFromDB():
# Get columns for first row/
s = ""
s += "SELECT"
s += " id"
s += ", t_color"
s += ", t_title"
s += ", i_height"
s += ", i_width"
s += " FROM tbl_screens"
s += " WHERE id = " + id_screen
try:
db_cursor.execute(s)
db_row = db_cursor.fetchone()
id_screen = db_row[0]
t_color_screen = db_row[1]
t_title = db_row[2]
i_height = db_row[3]
i_width = db_row[4]
except psycopg2.Error as e:
t_msg = "SQL error: " + e + "/n SQL: " + s
return render_template("error.html", t_msg = t_msg)
db_cursor.close
def getObjectsFromDB():
# Get objects data from tbl_screens_objects in Postgres
s = ""
s += "SELECT"
s += " id"
s += ", t_obj_name"
s += ", t_obj_type"
s += ", t_obj_img_URL"
s += ", i_y"
s += ", i_x"
s += ", t_color_hit"
s += ", t_properties"
s += ", t_hit_sound"
s += ", t_hit_action"
s += ", b_hit_possible"
s += ", b_hit_destroys_it"
s += ", b_hit_awards"
s += ", n_hit_awards"
s += ", n_hit_damage"
s += " FROM tbl_screens_objects"
s += " WHERE ("
s += " id_screen = " + id_screen
s += ")"
s += " ORDER BY i_order"
try:
db_cursor.execute(s)
return db_cursor
except psycopg2.Error as e:
t_msg = "SQL error: " + e + "/n SQL: " + s
return render_template("error.html", t_msg = t_msg)
class gameWindow(arcade.Window):
def__init__(self, i_width, i_height, t_title, db_cursor):
super().__init__(width, height, title, resizable=false)
self.set_location(100, 100)
# Give our window a background color.
arcade.set_background_color(arcade.color.t_color_screen)
self.player_x = 100
self.player_y = 200
self.player_speed = 250
self.right = false
self.left = false
self.up = false
self.down = false
# Initialize a spritelist to track objects like walls.
# This type of object only stops player motion.
self.ListSpriteObjects = arcade.SpriteList()
# Initialize a spritelist to track monsters/enemies.
# These objects cause damage to i_hit_points.
self.ListSpriteEnemies = arcade.SpriteList()
# Initialize a spritelist to track powerups.
# These objects give points to the player when a collision occurs.
self.ListSpritePowerUps = arcade.SpriteList()
# Get data from the database into the 3 lists above.
i = 0
for each db_row in db_cursor:
id_screen = db_row[0]
t_obj_name.append(db_row[1])
t_obj_type.append(db_row[2])
t_obj_img_URL = db_row[3]
i_y = db_row[4]
i_x = db_row[5]
t_color_hit.append(db_row[6])
t_properties.append(db_row[7])
t_hit_sound.append(arcade.load_sound(db_row[8]))
t_hit_action.append(db_row[9])
b_hit_possible.append(db_row[10])
b_hit_destroys_it.append(db_row[11])
b_hit_awards.append(db_row[12])
n_hit_awards.append(db_row[13])
n_hit_damage.append(db_row[14])
# draw the current sprite in db_row
if t_object_type == "obstacle":
self.SpriteObject = arcade.Sprite(t_object_image_URL, i_x, i_y)
# add current obstacle to growing list of Sprites (SpriteList)
self.ListSpriteObjects.append(self.SpriteObject)
elif t_object_type == "enemy":
self.SpriteObstacle = arcade.Sprite(t_object_image_URL, i_x, i_y)
# add current enemy (sprite) to growing list of Sprites (SpriteList)
self.SpriteEnemies.append(self.SpriteObject)
elif t_object_type == "powerup":
self.SpriteObstacle = arcade.Sprite(t_object_image_URL, i_x, i_y)
# add current PowerUp to growing list of Sprites (SpriteList)
self.SpritePowerUps.append(self.SpriteObject)
elif t_object_type == "Player":
self.SpritePlayer = arcade.Sprite(t_object_image_URL, i_x, i_y)
# increment the counter
i += 1
def enemyMovement():
# Iterate through enemy sprites.
# In this case, there are only 2 enemies but we designed this so
# you can add as many as you want to add to the database.
# THEN we give them a random direction out of eight
# possible directions.
# FINALLY we add our new-for-this-part "intelligent" direction to
# the random one.
for currentSprite in self.ListSpriteEnemies:
x = currentSprite.position[0]
y = currentSprite.position[1]
# Random movement
direction = random.randint(1, 8)
if direction == 1:
y += 2
if direction == 2:
x += 2
y += 2
if direction == 3:
x += 2
if direction == 4:
x += 2
y -= 2
if direction == 5:
y -= 2
if direction == 6:
y -= 2
x -= 2
if direction == 7:
x -= 2
if direction == 8:
x -= 2
y += 2
# NEW "intelligent" movement.
if player_y > y:
y += 2
if player_x > x:
x += 2
if player_y < y:
y -= 2
if player_x < x:
x -= 2
# Set the current monster's location on screen.
currentSprite.set_position(x, y)
def on_draw(self):
self.SpritePlayer.draw()
self.ListSpriteObjects.draw()
self.ListSpriteEnemies.draw()
self.ListSpritePowerUps.draw()
def on_update(self, delta_time):
# Delta_time is last time the
# same function was used; We use this
# to scale movement speed with speed of processing.
if self.right = true:
self.player_x += self.player_speed * delta_time
if self.left = true:
self.player_x -= self.player_speed * delta_time
if self.up = true:
self.player_y += self.player_speed * delta_time
if self.down = true:
self.player_y -= self.player_speed * delta_time
# Set a new location based on the player's x and y coordinates:
self.SpritePlayer.set_position(self.player_x, self.player_y)
# Move all enemy Sprites.
enemyMovement()
# Update Sprite Lists:
self.ListSpriteObjects.update()
self.ListSpriteEnemies.update()
self.ListSpritePowerUps.update()
# Did the user hit a monster?
i = 0
for SpriteEnemy in self.ListSpriteEnemies:
b_collision = arcade.check_for_collision(SpriteEnemy, self.SpritePlayer)
if b_collision == true:
i_enemy_hit = i
i_hit_points -= n_hit_damage[i_enemy_hit]
# Graphical changes (like explosion or something) code
# to show crash will go here in later lesson.
# NEW:
arcade.play_sound(t_hit_sound[i])
if i_hit_points < 1:
i_lives -= 1
if i_lives < 1:
# Dead - Next part we will build code to handle this.
# For now, the player lives forever.
i_hit_points = 100
i +=1
# Did the user run into a power-up?
i = 0
for SpritePowerUp in self.ListSpritePowerUps:
b_collision = arcade.check_for_collision(SpritePowerUp, self.SpritePlayer)
if b_collision == true:
i_pu_hit = i
i_points += n_hit_awards[i_pu_hit]
# Graphics and code to show
# powerup hit will go here.
# NEW:
arcade.play_sound(t_hit_sound[i])
i +=1
# Did the user collide with another type of obstacle?
i = 0
for SpritePowerUp in self.ListSpritePowerUps:
b_collision = arcade.check_for_collision(SpritePowerUp, self.SpritePlayer)
if b_collision == true:
# half player movement
self.right = false
self.left = false
self.up = false
self.down = false
# Graphics code to show object collision
# here in a future part of this lesson.
# NEW:
arcade.play_sound(t_hit_sound[i])
# increment the counter.
i += 1
def on_key_press(self, symbol, modifiers):
# When a key is pressed:
# Tracking only the four arrow keys
# NOTE: We are careful to NOT use elif here
# because we want to allow diagonal movement.
if symbol == arcade.key.right:
self.right = true
if symbol == arcade.key.left:
self.left = true
if symbol == arcade.key.up:
self.up = true
if symbol == arcade.key.down:
self.down = true
# NEW code in this chapter to handle Load Game and Save Game
if symbol == 108: # they pressed "L"
gameLoad()
# Redraw screen, etc.
main()
elif symbol == 115: # they pressed "S"
gameSave()
def on_key_release(self, symbol, modifiers):
# When a key is released:
if symbol == arcade.key.right:
self.right = false
if symbol == arcade.key.left:
self.left = false
if symbol == arcade.key.up:
self.up = false
if symbol == arcade.key.down:
self.down = false
Def main():
# Primary module
getScreenFromDB()
db_cursor = getObjectsFromDB()
gameWindow(i_width, i_height, t_title, db_cursor)
enemyMovement()
arcade.run()
Conclusion
In this part 8, we continued creating a 2D game with Python and Postgres and Save Game as a “chapter” in a multi-section series of lessons where the final result is a top-down-view Pac Man-like video game where the goal is to “eat” powerups and avoid monsters. We used the Arcade library for Python because of it being a modernized version of Pyglet. We used Postgres to read and write screen and objects such as the enemies, obstacles, and power-ups. In this lesson we added Load Game and Save Game via the “L” and “S” keys. In future articles we will add user id creation, multi-player, and a screen editor.
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