Dealing with 255 limit

[Serguei2]

I noted when a variable reaches near 255, it drops to lower number.

 

How to make variables (scores) over 255?

[digress]

use int instead of byte when delcaring it

 

byte score=255;  //max

int score =32767; // max -32768 to +32767

 

 

Edited August 7, 2019 by digress

[Serguei2]

I get 'Turn game off' message instead loading my game. 

 

If I use both byte score=255; and int score =23768; I get

 

 error 0: Duplicate symbol 'score', symbol IGNORED

 error 177: previously defined here

 

 

[ChildOfCv]

Don't declare score twice.  Pick a type and use it.  He's saying to change the byte type into an int type.

[Serguei2]

It works. 

 

I wrote int score=32767; instead int score;

 

My mistake.

 

Thanks guys

 

My game works fine now.

[digress]

also don't define the score ouside of a routine with a value or it'll be permanant hardcoded and cannot be updated.

 

global variables defined outside any routine just define the type and assign a value before use .

 

int score;

 

later....

game_routine()

{

score=0;

}

 

 

score can have a max of 32767 . there are other types if you need a higher total.

Edited August 7, 2019 by digress

[Serguei2]

1 hour ago, digress said:

also don't define the score ouside of a routine with a value or it'll be permanant hardcoded and cannot be updated.

 

global variables defined outside any routine just define the type and assign a value before use .

 

int score;

 

later....

game_routine()

{

score=0;

}

 

 

score can have a max of 32767 . there are other types if you need a higher total.

Yeah. The other type is unsigned from 0-65535.

 

For my first game, I would use 5 digit, even if most games have 6 digit.

 

This community has great players with high scores, just take a look at the high score club.

 

I don't want to limit at 65535. Skillful players want to reach the highest score possible.

[Pixelboy]

1 hour ago, Serguei2 said:

I don't want to limit at 65535. Skillful players want to reach the highest score possible.

 

If your game's scoring system doesn't offer anything below 100 points, you can add two static zeros after the score on the screen, and have a score that can go from 0 to 6553500 points. 

 

[Tursi]

9 hours ago, Pixelboy said:

 

If your game's scoring system doesn't offer anything below 100 points, you can add two static zeros after the score on the screen, and have a score that can go from 0 to 6553500 points. 

 

that's what I did in Super Space Acer

 

[Serguei2]

Thanks everybody for the tips. I'll try it.