Thread: Need help with java code (Lunar Lander game).

Hi there guys, i've got an assignment in university due tomorrow. And im struggling on finishing my code. Its 2D btw.

Basically we have to make a Lunar Lander type game (Accelerating, gravity, crash zone, land pad etc).

Ive done all the gravity, acceleration.

But i'm having trouble making the certain areas of my screen a crash zone and land pad.

The crash zone is basically all the floor (no including the land pad). so that when the image hits the crash zone it changes to an explosiong gif,

And the land pad i need to have the lander speed low enough and it to land on the land pad to be a successfull landing if that makes sense?

Basically I can't get my head around how i tell it that the floor area is solid and is a crash zone and that the land pad is solid and able to land on?

Lunar Lander

sort of like that game but not as many complex cliffs etc.

Any helps appreciated cheers - Jay.

/**
 * Write a description of class LunarLander here.
 * 
 * @author (your name) 
 * @version (a version number or a date)
 */
 
//Functionality
import javax.swing.JFrame;      // window functionality
import java.awt.Color;          // RGB color stuff
 
import javax.swing.Timer;       // import timer functionality
import java.awt.event.*;        // functionality for the event fired by the timer
 
import java.awt.*;              // Graphics stuff from the AWT library, e.g. Graphics
import javax.swing.*;           // Graphics stuff from the Swing library, e.g. JLabel
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage; // Graphics drawing canvas
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import java.util.Random;
public class LunarLander extends JFrame{
 
    // The Java window
    private static JFrame window;
 
    // Graphics "Handle"
    private static Graphics gr; 
 
    // Image Storage
    private static Image theBackground; // Background Image
    private static Image theLander; // PNG of the Lunar Lander
    private static Image theBang; // Animated Explosion
    public static Random randomGen= new Random();
 
    private static int landerX = randomGen.nextInt(800 - 50), landerY = 50; // Starting position of the lander
    private static boolean  explosion=false; // Sets explosion to false
    public static int speedY = 0;
    public static int speedX = 0;
    public static double speedStopping = 1;
    public static int speedAccelerating = 2;
    public static int topLandingSpeed = 5;
 
 
    // Main Method, Create window
    public static void main(String[] args) {
 
        //Window Setup
        window = new JFrame(); // Renames the new window
 
        window.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); // Sets the X to close
        window.setTitle("Moon Lander, Can you be the first man on the moon!"); // Title Name
        window.setSize(800, 600); // Window Size
        window.setResizable(true); // Disables resizable window
        window.setLocationRelativeTo(null); // Sets location to top of the screen
 
        BufferedImage canvas=new BufferedImage(800,600,BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB); // Creates A Canvas
        gr=canvas.getGraphics(); // Creates handle for drawing on the canvas
        JLabel label=new JLabel(new ImageIcon(canvas)); // Creates label to draw on
        window.add(label);
 
        window.setVisible(true); // Displays above
 
        //Loading Images
        theBackground = GameImage.loadImage("Images//Background.png"); // Loads background
        theLander = GameImage.loadImage("Images//LunarLander.png"); // Loads lander
        theBang = GameImage.loadImage("Images//explosion.gif"); // Loads Explosion
 
        GameKeyboard.initialise(); // Starts keyboard input
 
 
 
        //Timer Setup
        ActionListener taskPerformer = new ActionListener()
            {
                public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) // Calls the actionPerformed() method
                {
                    doTimerAction();
                }    
            };
        Timer ScreenTimer = new Timer(75, taskPerformer); // Creates Timer
        ScreenTimer.start(); // Starts Timer
    }
 
    // Method to draw all needed images, then timer resets to display on the screen
    private static void doTimerAction() {
 
        gr.drawImage(theBackground, 0, 0, null); // Overwrites everything with the background image
 
        // User Instructions
        gr.setColor( Color.red );  // Sets colour red
        gr.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.BOLD, 16)); // Sets font
        gr.drawString("Arrow keys to move, land on the platform to win", 200,200); // Output and location
 
 
 
        // Get keys pressed from the keyboard
        char key= GameKeyboard.getKey();
        int specialKey=GameKeyboard.getSpecialKey();
 
 
        //Keyboard Binding
 
 
        if (landerY >= 500){
            gr.drawImage(theBang, landerX, landerY, null);
            gr.setColor( Color.red );  // Sets colour red
        gr.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.BOLD, 16)); // Sets font
        gr.drawString("You have crashed! Restart game!", 200,400);
        }else{  
 
 
        if (specialKey == 38){
            speedY -= speedAccelerating;
        }else{ 
            speedY += speedStopping;
        }  
 
        if (specialKey == 37){
            speedX -= speedAccelerating;
        }else{
            speedX += speedStopping;
        }
 
        if (specialKey == 39){
            speedX += speedAccelerating;
        }else{
            speedX -= speedStopping;
        }
 
        landerX += speedX;
        landerY += speedY;
 
 
 
 
        gr.setColor( Color.red );  // Sets colour red
        gr.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.BOLD, 16)); // Sets font
        gr.drawString("speedX" + speedX + "speedY" + speedY + "speedAccelerating" +speedAccelerating + "speedStopping" + speedStopping + "landerY" + landerY + "landerX" + landerX, 200,400);
        gr.drawImage(theLander, landerX, landerY, null); // Draws lander and its position
 
    }    
    window.repaint();  // Re paints everything onto the screen
    }    
}