Sprites should no longer be able to pass one another in opposite directions, switching locations, without triggering a collision.

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/dev/pacmath.activity/gameMain.py b/dev/pacmath.activity/gameMain.py
index f7e0fa1..7d890cb 100644
--- a/dev/pacmath.activity/gameMain.py
+++ b/dev/pacmath.activity/gameMain.py
@@ -68,15 +68,17 @@ class gameMain:
         @param event: directional key
         @param frame: frame where game is held
         """
+        alreadyCollided = False
         # anything the needs to be update in the game loop
         # such as the players, screen.blit, etc.
         ghostMovement.update(self.ghost1, self.screen, MAZE_SIZE, self.maze)
         ghostMovement.update(self.ghost2, self.screen, MAZE_SIZE, self.maze)
         ghostMovement.update(self.ghost3, self.screen, MAZE_SIZE, self.maze)
         ghostMovement.update(self.ghost4, self.screen, MAZE_SIZE, self.maze)
+        alreadyCollided = self.checkCollisions()
         pacmanMovement.update(self.pacman, self.screen, event, MAZE_SIZE, self.maze)
-        
-        self.checkCollisions()
+        if not alreadyCollided:
+            self.checkCollisions()
 
         pygame.display.update()
 
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ class gameMain:
             self.score += 100
             self.resetQuestion()
             self.QandA.updateScore(self.screen, self.score)
+            return True
 
         for ghost in pygame.sprite.spritecollide(self.pacman, self.wrongGhosts, False):
             self.score -= 50
@@ -94,6 +97,8 @@ class gameMain:
             else:
                 self.QandA.updateLives(self.screen, self.lives)
                 self.QandA.updateScore(self.screen, self.score)
+                return True
+        return False
 
     def pause(self):
         """