//*********************************************************************************************************************************************
//
// Method Name: CheckBallCollisionOnBottomBorder
//
// Description:
// Check if the ball hits the bottom border and decrement the number of lives the player has left. If lives goes below the threshold for game
// over, the game reverts back to the start screen. Otherwise a new match begins.
//
// Arguments:
// theBreakoutGame - The game object that tracks various game elements.
//
// Return:
// N/A
//
//*********************************************************************************************************************************************
protected override void CheckBallCollisionOnBottomBorder(BreakoutGame theBreakoutGame)
{
if (mHitBox.Y > BreakoutConstants.SCREEN_PLAY_AREA_HEIGHT)
{
theBreakoutGame.NumberOfLives = theBreakoutGame.NumberOfLives - BreakoutConstants.LIFE_LOST;
// Check if the number of lives have been used up and end the game if so.
if (theBreakoutGame.NumberOfLives < 0)
{
theBreakoutGame.NumberOfLives = BreakoutConstants.INITIAL_LIVES_REMAINING;
theBreakoutGame.PopState();
}
// The player still have spare lives to play so a new match is started.
else
{
NewMatch();
theBreakoutGame.Paddle.NewMatch();
}
}
}
