Time for action – setting the Lives for Player

The Lives remaining for Player will be stored in a variable in GameData. We don't want it in PlayerControl because this information has no bearing on controlling Player.

1. As shown in the following GameData screenshot, add lines 10 and 11:

   

2. As shown in the following SetupState screenshot, insert the section of code in the red box:

   

What just happened?

Let us analyze the code shown in the preceding screenshots:

In GameData:

Line 11: public int playerLives;

• The variable playerLives holds the remaining Lives available

• This value is set using GUI while in SetupState

• As Lives are lost, this number will decrease toward zero

Line 10: [HideInInspector]

• The value in playerLives should not be editable in the Inspector

In SetupState:

Line 31: GUI.Box(new Rect(Screen.width - 110,10,100,25), string.Format("Lives left: "+ manager.gameDataRef.playerLives));

• Lines 31 and 32 are only one line of code

• A GUI Box is shown on screen with the text Lives left: displayed, along...