Help with Points System

etnarama

Hey guys, I'm a beginner at Godot, trying to make my first 2D game. I sort of need a points system, but I dont know how to go about coding it (what nodes to use, what code, etc).

Basically, my game has a character that crosses the road and has to avoid oncoming traffic. Think Crossy Road, but instead of constantly tapping to move, my character is moving automatically, and player has to tap to stop walking instead. For every second he stays alive, a score of +10 is added. The character is constantly walking, and the player has to tap to pause the screen to wait for traffic to pass before crossing. Thus, the 'points' should not increase when the character is paused.

I cannot seem to find any examples of this sort of points system, maybe I could get some help here? Thanks!

TwistedTwigleg

I have not tested it, but something like this should work:

const SCORE_FOR_SECOND_ALIVE = 10
var player_score = 0
func _process(delta):
	# I'm not sure how you are starting/stopping the player from moving
	# but I am going to assume it is through a boolean called "is_paused".
	# You will probably need to make adjustments based on your project setup
	#
	# If the player is moving...
	if (is_paused == false):
		# Add to player_score: Multiply SCORE_FOR_SECOND_ALIVE
		# by delta so SCORE_FOR_SECOND_ALIVE amount of score is
		# added every second the player moves
		player_score += SCORE_FOR_SECOND_ALIVE * delta

Something like that should work. Then player_score should only increase when the game is not paused, which I think should accomplish what you are looking for. (Side note: Welcome to the forums)