How to permanently change a variable in a Python game loop
- by Wehrdo
I have a game loop like this:
#The velocity of the object
velocity_x = 0.09
velocity_y = 0.03
#If the location of the object is over 5, bounce off.
if loc_x > 5:
velocity_x = (velocity_x * -1)
if loc_y > 5:
velocity_y = (velocity_y * -1)
#Every frame set the object's position to the old position plus the velocity
obj.setPosition([(loc_x + velocity_x),(loc_y + velocity_y),0])
Basically, my problem is that in the if loops, I change the variable from its original value to the inverse of its old value. But because I declare the variable's value at the beginning of the script, the velocity variables don't stay on what I change it to.
I need a way to change the variable's value permanently.
Thank you!
