[Code Review] [SFML] Simple Breakout/Arkanoid Clone + Asking for some help

Matthaeus Jumpertz

Hi, Im doing this small breakout clone for school, I've looked at heaps of people's takes on Breakout and tried to combine bits and pieces that I liked. Only problem that I'm having is getting the game to end when the ball hits the bottom window edge + sounds.. You should be able to copy/paste the code into a project, only issues being with the sound and text. Thanks a lot

#include
#include
#include
#include
using namespace std;
using namespace sf;
int x = 5;
constexpr int windowWidth ( 800 ), windowHeight( 600 );
constexpr float ballRadius( 10.f ), ballVelocity( 6.f );
constexpr float paddleWidth( 100.f ), paddleHeight( 20.f ), paddleVelocity( 8.f );
constexpr float blockWidth( 60.f ), blockHeight( 20.f );
constexpr int countBlocksX( 11 ), countBlocksY( 6 );
constexpr int countBlocks2X(11), countBlocks2Y(3);
bool isPlaying = true;

struct Ball
{
CircleShape shape;
Vector2f velocity{ -ballVelocity, -ballVelocity };

Ball(float mX, float mY)
{
    shape.setPosition(mX, mY);
    shape.setRadius(ballRadius);
    shape.setFillColor(Color::Yellow);
    shape.setOrigin(ballRadius, ballRadius);
}

void update()
{
    //Need to make the ball bounce of the window edges
    shape.move(velocity);
    //If it's leaving on the left edge, we set a positive horizontal value.
    if (left() < 0)
        velocity.x = ballVelocity;
    //Same for the right
    else if (right() > windowWidth)
        velocity.x = -ballVelocity;
    //Top
    if (top() < 0)
        velocity.y = ballVelocity;
    //And bottom
    else if (bottom() > windowHeight)
        velocity.y = -ballVelocity;

}

float x() { return shape.getPosition().x; }
float y() { return shape.getPosition().y; }
float left() { return x() - shape.getRadius(); }
float right() { return x() + shape.getRadius(); }
float top() { return y() - shape.getRadius(); }
float bottom() { return y() + shape.getRadius(); }

};

//Create the Rectangle shape class for the brick
struct Rectangle
{
RectangleShape shape;
float x() { return shape.getPosition().x; }
float y() { return shape.getPosition().y; }
float left() { return x() - shape.getSize().x / 2.f; }
float right() { return x() + shape.getSize().x / 2.f; }
float top() { return y() - shape.getSize().y /

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David Crow

Matthaeus Jumpertz wrote:

You should be able to copy/paste the code into a project, only issues being with the sound and text.

:laugh:

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