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Life Is Short
Some more script can be added to remove a life from the player who misses the ball with the paddle. That script is shown here:
if (this.MovieClip._y>(GamePlayArea[3]+20)) {
theBallsList[this.name] = 0;
removeMovieClip(this.MovieClip);
CurrentBallNum--;
if (CurrentBallNum<=0) {
ballsLeft--;
if (ballsLeft<0) {
ballsLeft = 0;
gameOn = 0;
gotoAndStop (5);
} else {
addNewBall();
}
}
}
In this script, Flash looks for the current position of the ball in relationship to GamePlayArea. If the ball falls below a specific point, such as the bottom of the screen, the player automatically loses a life.