Object collision

hi, im creating a game where you need to eat fishes to grow.
I just have one problem. How can I make it that when my main fish touches another fish, the other fish dissapears?
heres my code:

Code:

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package visje;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Image;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import java.awt.event.MouseMotionListener;
import javax.swing.JApplet;

/**
 *
 * @author 111946
 */

public class Visje extends JApplet implements MouseMotionListener {
   
    private Image main_fish, greenfish_r, blueredfish_r, bluefish_l, butterflyfish_l;
    private Image rockfish_r, rockfish_l;
    private Image background1, scoreboard;
    int mouseX, mouseY, fishX, fishY;
    Graphics bufferGraphics;
    Image offscreen;
    Dimension dim;
    Font scorefont = new Font( "Arial", Font.BOLD, 17 );
    int delay = 0;
    int mainsize = 2;
    int blueredfishsize = 1;
    int greenfishsize = 3;
    int bluefishsize = 3;
    int score = 0;
    int xp = 0;
   
    @Override
    public void init() {
        background1 = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "background 1.png");
        main_fish = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "main_right1.png" );
        greenfish_r = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "greenfish_r.png" );
        bluefish_l = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "bluefish_l.png" );
        blueredfish_r = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "blueredfish_r.png" );
        butterflyfish_l = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "butterflyfish_l.png" );
        rockfish_r = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "rockfish_r.png" );
        rockfish_l = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "rockfish_l.png" );
        scoreboard = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "scoreboard.png" );
     
        addMouseMotionListener(this);
        setSize( 1000, 600 );
        dim = getSize();
        offscreen = createImage( dim.width, dim.height );
        bufferGraphics = offscreen.getGraphics();
    }
   
    int gf1X = -100,  gf1Y = 200;
    int bf1X = 1200,  bf1Y = 250;
    int bf2X = 1300,  bf2Y = 275;
    int brf1X = -80,  brf1Y = 140;
    int brf2X = -200, brf2Y = 100;
    int bff1X = 1300, bff1Y = 170;
    int bff2X = 1400, bff2Y = 200;
    int bff3X = 1050, bff3Y = 290;
    int rf1X = -300,  rf1Y = 400;
    int rf2X = 1600,  rf2Y = 450;
   
    @Override
    public void paint( Graphics g ) {
        dim = getSize();
        bufferGraphics.clearRect( 0, 0, dim.width, dim.height );
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( background1, 0, 0, this);
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( main_fish, fishX, fishY, this );   
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( greenfish_r, gf1X, gf1Y, this );
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( bluefish_l, bf1X, bf1Y, this );
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( bluefish_l, bf2X, bf2Y, this );
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( blueredfish_r, brf1X, brf1Y, this );
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( blueredfish_r, brf2X, brf2Y, this );
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( butterflyfish_l, bff1X, bff1Y, this);
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( butterflyfish_l, bff2X, bff2Y, this);
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( butterflyfish_l, bff3X, bff3Y, this);
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( rockfish_r, rf1X, rf1Y, this );
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( rockfish_l, rf2X, rf2Y, this );
       
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( scoreboard, 1, 0, this );
        bufferGraphics.setFont( scorefont );
        bufferGraphics.setColor( Color.WHITE );
        bufferGraphics.drawString( "Score: " + score, 10, 20 );
        bufferGraphics.drawString( "XP points: " + xp, 10, 40 );
        g.drawImage( offscreen, 0, 0, this );
       
    }
   
    @Override
    public void update( Graphics g ) {
        paint(g);
    }

    @Override
    public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent e) {
        mouseX = e.getX();
        mouseY = e.getY();
        t.start();
    }

    @Override
    public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet.");
    }
   
    javax.swing.Timer t = new javax.swing.Timer( 0, new ActionListener() {
        @Override
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            if( fishX < mouseX ) {
                fishX +=2;
                main_fish = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "main_right1.png" );
            }
            if( fishX > mouseX ) {
                fishX -=2;
                main_fish = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "main_left1.png" );
            }
            if( fishY < mouseY ) {
                fishY +=2;
            }
            if( fishY > mouseY ) {
                    fishY -=2;
            }
            repaint();

            if( gf1X > 1500 ) {
                gf1X = -100;
            } else {
                gf1X += 2;
            }
           
            if( bf1X < -100 ) {
                bf1X = 1200;
            } else {
                bf1X -= 2;
            }
           
            if( bf2X < -150 ) {
                bf2X = 1100;
            } else {
                bf2X -= 1;
            }
           
            if( brf1X > 1600 ) {
                brf1X = -80;
            } else {
                brf1X += 1;
            }
           
            if( brf2X > 1700 ) {
                brf2X = -200;
            } else {
                brf2X += 2;
            }
           
            if( bff1X < -200 ) {
                bff1X = 1200;
            } else {
                bff1X -= 1;
            }
           
            if( bff2X < -200 ) {
                bff2X = 1500;
            } else {
                bff2X -= 1;
            }
           
            if( bff3X < -200 ) {
                bff3X = 1350;
            } else {
                bff3X -= 1;
            }
           
            if( rf1X > 1600 ) {
                rf1X = -300;
            } else {
                rf1X +=1;
            }
           
            if( rf2X < -300 ) {
                rf2X = -1600;
            } else {
                rf2X -=1;
            }
        }
    });
}

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The simplest approach is as follows: construct an (invisible) bounding rectange around each fish; if the bounding boxes intersect, consider the fish to bounce. If your fish are quite 'fat' (i.e. they barely fit in their bounding box) the inaccuracy isn't noticable. Read the API documentation of the Rectange class for details.

kind regards,

Jos

thanks, and is it also possible that only something happens when it touches one side of the rect?, cuz it would be weird if the tail of a fish would eat another fish.

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Originally Posted by Joey0412

thanks, and is it also possible that only something happens when it touches one side of the rect?, cuz it would be weird if the tail of a fish would eat another fish.

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Sure, first do the 'rude' test (a Rectangle can do it itself); only if you're sure the Rectangles intersect, check which sides overlap.

kind regards,

Jos

If you make a bounding box as Jos described, but have it only cover the mouth area, I think you can get the effect you're looking for. In shooting games they call this the hitbox and the size of it varies depending on difficulty, controller type, distance, etc...

In this way, when something enters the small hitbox covering the mouth, you can trigger the eating event.

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Originally Posted by quad64bit

when something enters the small hitbox covering the mouth, you can trigger the eating event.

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And now I'm hungry...

this may sound stupid, but how do I create an invisible rectangle? :P

There is a Rectangle class in the API. You can have rectangles that exist in some array, but aren't drawn to the screen. The rectangle can move with your sprites, but not actually be displayed. The Rectangle class has methods that can facilitate your intersection checks - like contains().

thanks for the help, but I still have one problem :P
i used your idea about only making a rectangle for the mouth, but the problem is that my fish can face two sides. Now I have an invisible rectangle for my fish when it faces left, but when it faces right it can only eat with its tail.
I used this code to change which side my fish is facing to:

Code:

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main_fish = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "main_right1.png" );
main_fish = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "main_rleft1.png" );

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Is there any code where I can check which one of those above is currently active?

You should solve that programatically, e.g. keep track of the orientation of the fish (an excellent candidate for a property of a Fish object) and position the invisible rectangle accordingly. But if those fish move fast enough a user won't even notice that a fish got eaten by the tail of another fish ...

kind regards,

Jos

I concur with Jos.

Ok. now I have a problem. My Fish can't die. I have a code that when my fish touches a bigger fish that something happens. But now i can only make it change image.

Make it sink to the bottom, upside down with its eyes closed; when it hits the bottom make it explode; that's dead enough for me.

kind regards,

Jos

Zombie fish!

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Originally Posted by JosAH

Make it sink to the bottom, upside down with its eyes closed; when it hits the bottom make it explode; that's dead enough for me.

kind regards,

Jos

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the problem is that it still moves to my mouse when its dead :P.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Joey0412

the problem is that it still moves to my mouse when its dead :P.

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Another fine (boolean) attribute for a Fish object.

kind regards,

Jos

Yes:

Code:

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boolean zombie;

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i used a

Code:

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package visje;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import java.awt.event.MouseMotionListener;
import javax.swing.JApplet;

/**
 *
 * @author 111946
 */

public class Visje extends JApplet implements MouseMotionListener {
   
    private Image main_fish, greenfish_r, blueredfish_r, blueredfish_l, bluefish_l, greenfish_l;
            Image butterflyfish_l, butterflyfish_r;
    private Image rockfish_r, rockfish_l;
    private Image background1, scoreboard;
    int mouseX, mouseY, fishX, fishY;
    Graphics bufferGraphics;
    Image offscreen;
    Dimension dim;
    Font scorefont = new Font( "Arial", Font.BOLD, 17 );
    int delay = 0;
    int mainsize = 2;
    int score = 0;
    int xp = 0;
   
    @Override
    public void init() {
        background1 = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "background 1.png");
        main_fish = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "main_right1.png" );
        greenfish_r = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "greenfish_r.png" );
        greenfish_l = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "greenfish_l.png" );
        bluefish_l = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "bluefish_l.png" );
        blueredfish_r = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "blueredfish_r.png" );
        blueredfish_l = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "blueredfish_l.png" );
        butterflyfish_l = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "butterflyfish_l.png" );
        butterflyfish_r = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "butterflyfish_r.png" );
        rockfish_r = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "rockfish_r.png" );
        rockfish_l = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "rockfish_l.png" );
        scoreboard = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "scoreboard.png" );
     
        addMouseMotionListener(this);
        setSize( 1000, 600 );
        dim = getSize();
        offscreen = createImage( dim.width, dim.height );
        bufferGraphics = offscreen.getGraphics();
    } 
   
    int max = 500;
    int min = 50;

    int random1 = min + (int) ( Math.random()*(max - min) );
    int random2 = min + (int) ( Math.random()*(max - min) );
    int random3 = min + (int) ( Math.random()*(max - min) );
    int random4 = min + (int) ( Math.random()*(max - min) );
    int random5 = min + (int) ( Math.random()*(max - min) );
    int random6 = min + (int) ( Math.random()*(max - min) );
    int random7 = min + (int) ( Math.random()*(max - min) );
    int random8 = min + (int) ( Math.random()*(max - min) );
    int random9 = min + (int) ( Math.random()*(max - min) );
    int random10 = min + (int) ( Math.random()*(max - min) );
    int random11 = min + (int) ( Math.random()*(max - min) );
    int random12 = min + (int) ( Math.random()*(max - min) );
    int random13 = min + (int) ( Math.random()*(max - min) );
    int random14 = min + (int) ( Math.random()*(max - min) );
    int random15 = min + (int) ( Math.random()*(max - min) );
    int random16 = min + (int) ( Math.random()*(max - min) );
    int random17 = min + (int) ( Math.random()*(max - min) );
    int random18 = min + (int) ( Math.random()*(max - min) );
    int random19 = min + (int) ( Math.random()*(max - min) );
    int random20 = min + (int) ( Math.random()*(max - min) );
    int random21 = min + (int) ( Math.random()*(max - min) );
    int random22 = min + (int) ( Math.random()*(max - min) );
   
   
    int gf1X = 10,    gf1Y = random1;
    int gf2X = -250,  gf2Y = random2;
    int gf3X = -300,  gf3Y = random3;
    int gf4X = 1100,  gf4Y = random4;
    int gf5X = 1150,  gf5Y = random5;
    int bf1X = 1200,  bf1Y = random6;
    int bf2X = 1300,  bf2Y = random7;
    int brf1X = -80,  brf1Y = random8;
    int brf2X = -200, brf2Y = random9;
    int brf3X = 1200, brf3Y = random10;
    int brf4X = 1100, brf4Y = random11;
    int bff1X = 1300, bff1Y = random12;
    int bff2X = 1400, bff2Y = random13;
    int bff3X = 1050, bff3Y = random14;
    int bff4X = -200, bff4Y = random15;
    int bff5X = -145, bff5Y = random16;
    int rf1X = -300,  rf1Y = random17;
    int rf2X = 1200,  rf2Y = random18;
    int rf3X = 1300,  rf3Y = random19;
    int rf4X = -250,  rf4Y = random20;
    int rf5X = -140,  rf5Y = random21;
    int rf6X = 1200,  rf6Y = random22;
   
    @Override
    public void paint( Graphics g ) {
        dim = getSize();
        bufferGraphics.clearRect( 0, 0, dim.width, dim.height );
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( background1, 0, 0, this);
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( main_fish, fishX, fishY, this );   
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( greenfish_r, gf1X, gf1Y, this );
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( greenfish_r, gf2X, gf2Y, this );
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( greenfish_r, gf3X, gf3Y, this );
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( greenfish_l, gf4X, gf4Y, this );
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( greenfish_l, gf5X, gf5Y, this );
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( bluefish_l, bf1X, bf1Y, this );
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( bluefish_l, bf2X, bf2Y, this );
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( blueredfish_r, brf1X, brf1Y, this );
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( blueredfish_r, brf2X, brf2Y, this );
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( blueredfish_l, brf3X, brf3Y, this );
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( blueredfish_l, brf4X, brf4Y, this );
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( butterflyfish_l, bff1X, bff1Y, this);
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( butterflyfish_l, bff2X, bff2Y, this);
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( butterflyfish_l, bff3X, bff3Y, this);
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( butterflyfish_r, bff4X, bff4Y, this);
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( butterflyfish_r, bff5X, bff5Y, this);
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( rockfish_r, rf1X, rf1Y, this );
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( rockfish_l, rf2X, rf2Y, this );
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( rockfish_l, rf3X, rf3Y, this );
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( rockfish_r, rf4X, rf4Y, this );
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( rockfish_r, rf5X, rf5Y, this );
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( rockfish_l, rf6X, rf6Y, this );
       
        bufferGraphics.drawImage( scoreboard, 1, 0, this );
        bufferGraphics.setFont( scorefont );
        bufferGraphics.setColor( Color.WHITE );
        bufferGraphics.drawString( "Score: " + score, 10, 20 );
        bufferGraphics.drawString( "XP points: " + xp, 10, 40 );
        g.drawImage( offscreen, 0, 0, this );
    }
   
    @Override
    public void update( Graphics g ) {
        paint(g);
    }

    @Override
    public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent e) {
        mouseX = e.getX();
        mouseY = e.getY();
        t.start();
    }

    @Override
    public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet.");
    }
   
    javax.swing.Timer t = new javax.swing.Timer( 15, new ActionListener() {
        @Override
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            boolean dead = false;
            if( dead == false) {
            if( fishX < mouseX ) {
                fishX +=3;
                if( mainsize == 2 ) {
                    main_fish = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "main_right1.png" );
                } else {
                    if ( mainsize == 4 ) {
                        main_fish = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "main_right2.png" );
                    } else {
                        //mainsize == 6
                        main_fish = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "main_right3.png" );
                    }
                }
            }
            if( fishX > mouseX ) {
                fishX -= 4;
                if( mainsize == 2 ) {
                    main_fish = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "main_left1.png" );
                } else {
                    if ( mainsize == 4 ) {
                        main_fish = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "main_left2.png" );
                    } else {
                        //mainsize == 6
                        main_fish = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "main_left3.png" );
                    }
                }
            }
            if( fishY < mouseY ) {
                fishY += 4;
            }
            if( fishY > mouseY ) {
                fishY -= 4;
            }
            repaint();
           
            if( xp >= 250 ) {
                mainsize = 6;
            } else {
                if( xp >= 100 ) {
                    mainsize = 4;
                } else {
                    mainsize = 2;
                }
            }
           
            if( gf1X > 1500 ) {
                gf1X = -100;
            } else {
                gf1X += 2;
            }
           
            if( gf2X > 1500 ) {
                gf2X = -300;
            } else {
                gf2X += 2;
            }
           
            if( gf3X > 1500 ) {
                gf3X = -250;
            } else {
                gf3X += 2;
            }
           
            if( gf4X < -100 ) {
                gf4X = 1250;
            } else {
                gf4X -= 2;
            }

            if( gf5X < -150 ) {
                gf5X = 1200;
            } else {
                gf5X -= 2;
            }
           
            if( bf1X < -100 ) {
                bf1X = 1200;
            } else {
                bf1X -= 2;
            }
           
            if( bf2X < -150 ) {
                bf2X = 1100;
            } else {
                bf2X -= 1;
            }
           
            if( brf1X > 1600 ) {
                brf1X = -80;
            } else {
                brf1X += 1;
            }
           
            if( brf2X > 1700 ) {
                brf2X = -200;
            } else {
                brf2X += 2;
            }
           
            if( brf3X < -170 ) {
                brf3X = 1200;
            } else {
                brf3X -= 2;
            }
           
            if( brf4X < -100 ) {
                brf4X = 1100;
            } else {
                brf4X -= 2;
            }
           
            if( bff1X < -200 ) {
                bff1X = 1200;
            } else {
                bff1X -= 1;
            }
           
            if( bff2X < -200 ) {
                bff2X = 1500;
            } else {
                bff2X -= 1;
            }
           
            if( bff3X < -200 ) {
                bff3X = 1350;
            } else {
                bff3X -= 1;
            }
           
            if( bff4X > 1200 ) {
                bff4X = -350;
            } else {
                bff4X += 1;
            }
           
            if( bff5X > 1200 ) {
                bff5X = -250;
            } else {
                bff5X += 1;
            }
           
            if( rf1X > 1300 ) {
                rf1X = -300;
            } else {
                rf1X +=1;
            }
           
            if( rf2X < -300 ) {
                rf2X = 1300;
            } else {
                rf2X -=1;
            }
           
            if( rf3X < -300 ) {
                rf3X = 1200;
            } else {
                rf3X -=2;
            }
           
            if( rf4X > 1300 ) {
       
                rf4X = -230;
            } else {
                rf4X +=1;
            }
           
            if( rf5X > 1300 ) {
                rf5X = -260;
            } else {
                rf5X +=2;
            }
           
            if( rf6X < -300 ) {
                rf6X = 1150;
            } else {
                rf6X -=1;
            }
           
            int main_width = 29;
            int main_length = 17;
            if( mainsize == 2 ) {
                main_width = 29;
                main_length = 17;
            } else {
                if( mainsize == 4 ) {
                    main_width = 46;
                    main_length = 27;
                } else {
                    if( mainsize == 6 ) {
                        main_width = 138;
                        main_length = 81;
                    }
                }
            }
           
            Rectangle main_fish_rect = new Rectangle( fishX, fishY, main_width, main_length );
           
            Rectangle greenfish1_rect = new Rectangle( gf1X, gf1Y, 29, 14 );
            if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( greenfish1_rect ) ) {
                gf1X = -300;
                score += 10;
                xp += 2;
            }
           
            Rectangle greenfish2_rect = new Rectangle( gf2X, gf2Y, 29, 14 );
            if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( greenfish2_rect ) ) {
                gf2X = -300;
                score += 10;
                xp += 2;
            }
           
            Rectangle greenfish3_rect = new Rectangle( gf3X, gf3Y, 29, 14 );
            if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( greenfish3_rect ) ) {
                gf3X = -350;
                score += 10;
                xp += 2;
            }
           
            Rectangle greenfish4_rect = new Rectangle( gf4X, gf4Y, 29, 14 );
            if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( greenfish4_rect ) ) {
                gf4X = 1200;
                score += 10;
                xp += 2;
            }
           
            Rectangle greenfish5_rect = new Rectangle( gf5X, gf5Y, 29, 14 );
            if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( greenfish5_rect ) ) {
                gf5X = 1100;
                score += 10;
                xp += 2;
            }
           
            Rectangle bluefish1_rect = new Rectangle( bf1X, bf1Y, 29, 14 );
            if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( bluefish1_rect ) ) {
                bf1X = 2000;
                score += 10;
                xp += 2;
            }     
           
            Rectangle bluefish2_rect = new Rectangle( bf2X, bf2Y, 29, 14 );
            if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( bluefish2_rect ) ) {
                bf2X = 2000;
                score += 10;
                xp += 2;
            }
           
            Rectangle blueredfish1_rect = new Rectangle( brf1X, brf1Y, 20, 9 );
            if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( blueredfish1_rect ) ) {
                brf1X = -150;
                score += 5;
                xp += 1;
            }     

            Rectangle blueredfish2_rect = new Rectangle( brf2X, brf2Y, 20, 9 );
            if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( blueredfish2_rect ) ) {
                brf2X = -180;
                score += 5;
                xp += 1;
            }   
           
            Rectangle blueredfish3_rect = new Rectangle( brf3X, brf3Y, 20, 9 );
            if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( blueredfish3_rect ) ) {
                brf3X = 1100;
                score += 5;
                xp += 1;
            }
           
            Rectangle blueredfish4_rect = new Rectangle( brf4X, brf4Y, 20, 9 );
            if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( blueredfish4_rect ) ) {
                brf4X = 1200;
                score += 5;
                xp += 1;
            }
           
            Rectangle butterflyfish1_rect = new Rectangle( bff1X, bff1Y, 39, 36 );
            if ( mainsize > 3 ) {
                if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( butterflyfish1_rect ) ) {
                    bff1X = 2200;
                    score += 50;
                    xp += 5;
                }
            } else {
                if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( butterflyfish1_rect ) ) {
                    dead = true;
                }
            }
           
            Rectangle butterflyfish2_rect = new Rectangle( bff2X, bff2Y, 39, 36 );
            if ( mainsize > 3 ) {
                if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( butterflyfish2_rect ) ) {
                    bff2X = 1500;
                    score += 50;
                    xp += 5;
                }
            } else {
                if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( butterflyfish2_rect ) ) {
                    dead = true;
                }
            }
           
            Rectangle butterflyfish3_rect = new Rectangle( bff3X, bff3Y, 39, 36 );
            if ( mainsize > 3 ) {
                if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( butterflyfish3_rect ) ) {
                    bff3X = 1100;
                    score += 50;
                    xp += 5;
                }
            } else {
                if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( butterflyfish3_rect ) ) {
                    dead = true;
                }
            }
           
            Rectangle butterflyfish4_rect = new Rectangle( bff4X, bff4Y, 39, 36 );
            if ( mainsize > 3 ) {
                if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( butterflyfish4_rect ) ) {
                    bff4X = -220;
                    score += 50;
                    xp += 5;
                }
            } else {
                if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( butterflyfish4_rect ) ) {
                    dead = true;
                }
            }
           
            Rectangle butterflyfish5_rect = new Rectangle( bff5X, bff5Y, 39, 36 );
            if ( mainsize > 3 ) {
                if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( butterflyfish5_rect ) ) {
                    bff5X = -190;
                    score += 50;
                    xp += 5;
                }
            } else {
                if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( butterflyfish5_rect ) ) {
                    dead = true;
                }
            }
           
            Rectangle rockfish1_rect = new Rectangle( rf1X, rf1Y, 116, 55 );
            if ( mainsize > 5 ) {
                if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( rockfish1_rect ) ) {
                    rf1X = -300;
                    score += 200;
                    xp += 25;
                }
            } else {
                if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( rockfish1_rect ) ) {
                    dead = true;
                }
            }
               
            Rectangle rockfish2_rect = new Rectangle( rf2X, rf2Y, 116, 55 );
            if ( mainsize > 5 ) {
                if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( rockfish2_rect ) ) {
                    rf2X = 1200;
                    score += 200;
                    xp += 25;
                }
            } else {
                if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( rockfish2_rect ) ) {
                    dead = true;
                }
            }
           
            Rectangle rockfish3_rect = new Rectangle( rf3X, rf3Y, 116, 55 );
            if ( mainsize > 5 ) {
                if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( rockfish3_rect ) ) {
                    rf3X = 1200;
                    score += 200;
                    xp += 25;
                }
            } else {
                if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( rockfish3_rect ) ) {
                    dead = true;
                }
            }
           
            Rectangle rockfish4_rect = new Rectangle( rf4X, rf4Y, 116, 55 );
            if ( mainsize > 5 ) {
                if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( rockfish4_rect ) ) {
                    rf4X = -300;
                    score += 200;
                    xp += 25;
                }
            } else {
                if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( rockfish4_rect ) ) {
                    dead = true;
                }
            }
           
            Rectangle rockfish5_rect = new Rectangle( rf5X, rf5Y, 116, 55 );
            if ( mainsize > 5 ) {
                if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( rockfish5_rect ) ) {
                    rf5X = -300;
                    score += 200;
                    xp += 25;
                }
            } else {
                if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( rockfish5_rect ) ) {
                    dead = true;
                }
            }
           
            Rectangle rockfish6_rect = new Rectangle( rf6X, rf6Y, 116, 55 );
            if ( mainsize > 5 ) {
                if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( rockfish6_rect ) ) {
                    rf6X = 1200;
                    score += 200;
                    xp += 25;
                }
            } else {
                if ( main_fish_rect.intersects( rockfish6_rect ) ) {
                    dead = true;
                }
            }
            }
            if (dead == true) {
                main_fish = getImage( getDocumentBase(), "main_left1_dead.png" );
                t.stop();
                bufferGraphics.setColor( Color.CYAN );
                bufferGraphics.drawRect( 400, 200, 100, 50);
                repaint();
            }
        }
    });

}

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but it doesnt seem to work..

nvm, i got it solved.
but it won't draw the rectangle at row 581.