Game score increasing rapidly....

Not sure if anyone can help me, or if ive even posted in the correct place


Im building just a simple game with a ball and a paddle at the bottom, everytime the ball hits the paddle you get 1 point. But the minute the score is increasing by 7-8 points everytime you hit the paddle. Im not sure where im going wrong could someone help.

Code:

#import "GameViewController.h"
#import "KeepyUppiesViewController.h"
#import "GameOverViewController.h"

@implementation GameViewController

@synthesize scoreLabel;
@synthesize score;
@synthesize ball;
@synthesize paddle;
@synthesize livesLabel;
@synthesize messageLabel;

- (void)startPlaying {
	if (!lives) {
		lives = 3;
		score = 0;
		
	}
	scoreLabel.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%d", score];
	livesLabel.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%d", lives];
	ball.center = CGPointMake(159, 239);
	ballMovement = CGPointMake(4,4);
	// choose whether the ball moves left to right or right to left
	if (arc4random() % 100 < 50)
		ballMovement.x = -ballMovement.x;
	messageLabel.hidden = YES;
	isPlaying = YES;
	/*
	[self initialiseTimer];
	*/
	[self performSelector:@selector(initialiseTimer) withObject:nil afterDelay:2.0];
	
}
- (void)pauseGame {
	[theTimer invalidate];
	theTimer = nil;
	
}


// Implement viewDidLoad to do additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
- (void)viewDidLoad {
    [super viewDidLoad];
	
	[self startPlaying];
	
	ballMovement = CGPointMake(4,4);
	
	[self performSelector:@selector(initialiseTimer) withObject:nil afterDelay:2.0];



	 }
- (void)initialiseTimer {
	
	
	if (theTimer == nil) {
		
		float theInterval = 1.0f/50.0f;
		
		theTimer = [NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:theInterval target:self
												  selector:@selector(animateBall:) userInfo:nil repeats:YES];
		
	}
}

- (void)animateBall:(NSTimer *)theTimer {
	
	ball.center = CGPointMake(ball.center.x+ballMovement.x, ball.center.y+ballMovement.y);
	
	BOOL paddleCollision = ball.center.y >= paddle.center.y - 16 &&
	
	ball.center.y <= paddle.center.y + 16 &&
	ball.center.x > paddle.center.x - 32 &&
	ball.center.x < paddle.center.x + 32;
	

	if(paddleCollision)
		ballMovement.y = -ballMovement.y;
	
	
	if (ball.center.x > 310 || ball.center.x < 16)
		ballMovement.x = -ballMovement.x;
	
	if (ball.center.y < 32)
		ballMovement.y = -ballMovement.y;
	if (ball.center.y > 444) {
		[self pauseGame];
		isPlaying = NO;
		lives--;
		
		livesLabel.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%d", lives];
		if (!lives) {
			messageLabel.text = @"Game Over";
			[self performSelector:@selector(initialiseTimer) withObject:nil afterDelay:2.0];
			
			GameOverViewController *second = [[GameOverViewController alloc] initWithNibName:nil bundle:nil];
			second.score = score;
			second.modalTransitionStyle = UIModalTransitionStyleFlipHorizontal;
			[self presentModalViewController:second animated:YES];
			
			
		} else {
			messageLabel.text = @"Ball Hit The Floor :(";
		}
		messageLabel.hidden = NO;
	}


	
	if (CGRectIntersectsRect(ball.frame, paddle.frame)) {
		
		
		score ++;
		scoreLabel.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%d", score];
		
		[self checkcollision];
			stopdetection = FALSE;
		
		
	}
	
	
}

 - (void)checkcollision {
 if (!stopdetection && CGRectIntersectsRect(ball.frame, paddle.frame)) {

 
 stopdetection = TRUE;
 
 float diff=ball.center.x - paddle.center.x;
 ballMovement.x=150;  // default if it hits the middle
 if (diff>150) {
 ballMovement.x=10;
 }
 if (diff<150) {
 ballMovement.x=-10;
 }
 
 
 }
 
 }
 
 
 
 
 

- (void)touchesBegan:(NSSet *)touches withEvent:(UIEvent *)event {
	if (isPlaying) {
		
		UITouch *touch = [[event allTouches] anyObject];
		touchOffset = paddle.center.x -
		[touch locationInView:touch.view].x;
		
	} else {
		[self startPlaying];
		
	}
}
- (void)touchesMoved:(NSSet *)touches withEvent:(UIEvent *)event {
	if (isPlaying) {
		
		UITouch *touch = [[event allTouches] anyObject];
		float distanceMoved =([touch locationInView:touch.view].x + touchOffset) -paddle.center.x;
		float newX = paddle.center.x + distanceMoved;
		if (newX > 30 && newX < 290)
			
			paddle.center = CGPointMake( newX, paddle.center.y );
		
	}
}


- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning {
	// Releases the view if it doesn't have a superview.
    [super didReceiveMemoryWarning];
	
	// Release any cached data, images, etc that aren't in use.
}

- (void)viewDidUnload {
	// Release any retained subviews of the main view.
	// e.g. self.myOutlet = nil;
}


- (void)dealloc {
	[scoreLabel release];
	[ball release];
	[paddle release];
	[livesLabel release];
	[messageLabel release];
    [super dealloc];
}

@end

I havent been programming long so be easy on me

What is this?

Originally Posted by Bubba

What is this?

objective c

had to look it up.. had never see actual usage :-|

This is a C++ forum therefore it serves that Game programming in the context of this board means Game Programming in C/C++.

This is not an Objective C board and your question will be best answered elsewhere.