Need help with scoring system in game

[jeol]

Hi,

So Im pretty new to java and Im just now getting into 2D graphics and mouse clicks and Im having some Problems with a simple game Im making....
The game is supposed generate a turtle graphic that I made(very minimum graphic) in a random spot on the back drop. The player is supposed to click the turtle to get a point and then it repaints a turtle somewhere else. The click part is working along with the repainting of the random turtle, however I tried to make a variable("int turtle") that tracks every time you click a turtle(the point system) and I cant get "int turtle" to change! no matter what I do it always stays what i set it in the beginning.... sorry if I sound like a Block head........





import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import java.io.File;
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
import java.awt.event.MouseListener;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import java.util.Random;

public class CatchTheTurtles extends Canvas implements MouseListener
{

private int lastX, lastY;
private String message;
Image park;
Random r = new Random();
int turtle = 1;
int tsX = 1 + r.nextInt(500);
int tsY = 1 + r.nextInt(800);


public CatchTheTurtles() throws Exception
{


park = ImageIO.read( new File("park.jpg") );

addMouseListener(this);
message = "Catch The Turtles!! " + turtle;

lastX = 0;
lastY = 0;





}



public void paint( Graphics g )

{

g.drawImage(park,100,100,this);

Color bro = new Color(74,48,13);
Color gre = new Color(15,59,15);


tsX = 1 + r.nextInt(500);
tsY = 1 + r.nextInt(800);

int tHX = (tsX + 35);
int tHY = ( tsY );

int tLX = (tsX + 35);
int tLY = (tsY + 15);

int tL2X = (tsX + 5);
int tL2Y = (tsY + 15);


g.setColor(Color.black);
g.drawString(message, 50, 100);

//turtle shell
g.setColor(bro);
g.fillOval(tsX,tsY,40,20);

g.setColor(gre);


//turtle head
g.fillOval(tHX,tHY,20,10);
//turtle leg
g.fillRect(tLX,tLY,5,10);
//turtle leg 2
g.fillRect(tL2X,tL2Y,5,10);




}

public void mouseClicked( MouseEvent evt )
{


lastX = evt.getX();
lastY = evt.getY();


if ( lastX >= tsX );
{
turtle = turtle + 1;
}



repaint();
}

public void mousePressed( MouseEvent evt )
{
}

public void mouseReleased( MouseEvent evt )
{
}

public void mouseEntered( MouseEvent evt )
{
}

public void mouseExited( MouseEvent evt )
{
}

public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception
{
// You can change the title or size here if you want.
JFrame win = new JFrame("CatchTheTurtles");
win.setSize(1224,768);
win.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE) ;
win.add( new CatchTheTurtles() );
win.setVisible(true);
}


}

[Fubarable]

I assume that you want the message to display the current "turtle" count. If so, you will need to ask yourself this -- where do you ever update the String held by the message variable?

Consider adding to your program code that updates message with the new turtle count and then calls repaint() so the new message will be displayed.

[jeol]

Ok that makes sense!