# Small problem while making snake game
**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/small-problem-while-making-snake-game/16990
**Category:** Coding Questions
**Created:** [January 9, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/small-problem-while-making-snake-game/16990 "2020-01-09T18:56:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@RoebenV](https://discourse.processing.org/u/RoebenV)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/small-problem-while-making-snake-game/16990/1 "2020-01-09T18:56:13Z")
I’m making a snake game where you can control the snake using the mouse, so if you’re above the snake’s head it should go up etc. I don’t know how I can make this, I’ve tried switching around if statements but to no avail, I hope (and appreciate :)) that someone could assist me. Here’s the code:
```auto
int snakeGrootte=100;
int maxlengte=500;
int kopx[]=new int[maxlengte];
int kopy[]=new int[maxlengte];
int i;
int xsnelheid, ysnelheid;
void setup () {
size (1000, 1000);
kopx[0] = 250;
kopy[0] = 250;
xsnelheid=0;
ysnelheid=0;
}
void draw () {
background (0);
for (int i =0; i < snakeGrootte; i++) {
fill(255, 255, 0);
rectMode(CENTER);
rect(kopx[i], kopy[i], 20, 20);
}
kopx[0]=kopx[0]+xsnelheid;
kopy[0]=kopy[0]+ysnelheid;
for (int i = snakeGrootte; i > 0; i--) {
kopx[i] = kopx[i-1];
kopy[i] = kopy[i-1];
}}
void mousePressed()
{
if(mouseX > kopx[1]) {
xsnelheid = 2;
ysnelheid = 0;
}
else if(mouseX < kopx[1]) {
xsnelheid = -2;
ysnelheid = 0;
}
else if(mouseY < kopy[1]) {
xsnelheid = 0;
ysnelheid = -2;
}
else if(mouseY > kopy[1]) {
xsnelheid = 0;
ysnelheid = 2;
}
}
```
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### Author:  [@Chrisir](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Chrisir)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/small-problem-while-making-snake-game/16990/2 "2020-01-09T19:34:32Z")
> [@RoebenV](#):
>
> if(mouseX \> kopx[1]) {
try to check for mouseX AND mouseY every if
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### Author:  [@RoebenV](https://discourse.processing.org/u/RoebenV)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/small-problem-while-making-snake-game/16990/3 "2020-01-09T19:49:58Z")
The movement is still janky, do you have any other suggestion? Appreciate the help.
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### Author:  [@Chrisir](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Chrisir)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/small-problem-while-making-snake-game/16990/4 "2020-01-09T20:15:10Z")
when you post your entire code so we can see it?
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### Author:  [@RoebenV](https://discourse.processing.org/u/RoebenV)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/small-problem-while-making-snake-game/16990/5 "2020-01-09T20:23:43Z")
That’s the entire code so far, if you throw it in the IDE it should display a snake 🙂
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### Author:  [@Chrisir](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Chrisir)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/small-problem-while-making-snake-game/16990/6 "2020-01-09T20:25:17Z")
I don’t understand, when you wrote “the movement is still janky”, did you change your code with checking mouseX and mouseY?
So you have a new version. Can you post it?
Gotta go
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### Author:  [@RoebenV](https://discourse.processing.org/u/RoebenV)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/small-problem-while-making-snake-game/16990/7 "2020-01-09T20:27:52Z")
```auto
int snakeGrootte=100;
int maxlengte=1011;
int kopx[]=new int[maxlengte];
int kopy[]=new int[maxlengte];
int i;
int xspeed, ysnelheid;
void setup () {
size (1000, 1000);
kopx[0] = 250;
kopy[0] = 250;
xspeed=0;
ysnelheid=0;
}
void draw () {
background (0);
for (int i =0; i < snakeGrootte; i++) {
fill(100, 100, 255);
rectMode(CENTER);
rect(kopx[i], kopy[i], 30, 20);
}
kopx[0]=kopx[0]+xspeed;
kopy[0]=kopy[0]+ysnelheid;
for (int i = snakeGrootte; i > 0; i--) {
kopx[i] = kopx[i-1];
kopy[i] = kopy[i-1];
}}
void mousePressed()
{
if(mouseX > kopx[1]) {
xspeed = 2;
ysnelheid = 0;
}
else if(mouseX < kopx[1]) {
xspeed = -2;
ysnelheid = 0;
}
else if(mouseX < kopy[1]) {
xspeed = 0;
ysnelheid = -2;
}
else if(mouseX > kopy[1]) {
xspeed = 0;
ysnelheid = 2;
}
else if(mouseY > kopx[1]) {
xspeed = 0;
ysnelheid = 2;
}
else if(mouseY < kopx[1]) {
xspeed = -2;
ysnelheid =0;
}
else if(mouseY < kopy[1]) {
xspeed = 0;
ysnelheid = -2;
}
else if(mouseY > kopy[1]) {
xspeed = 0;
ysnelheid = 2;
}
}
```
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### Author:  [@Chrisir](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Chrisir)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/small-problem-while-making-snake-game/16990/8 "2020-01-09T20:38:52Z")
Ah, no, I meant that you keep 4 ifs, but that you check mouseX and mouseY in each if
Sorry for the misunderstanding
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### Author:  [@RoebenV](https://discourse.processing.org/u/RoebenV)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/small-problem-while-making-snake-game/16990/9 "2020-01-09T21:07:18Z")
```auto
int snakeGrootte=100;
int maxlengte=1011;
int kopx[]=new int[maxlengte];
int kopy[]=new int[maxlengte];
int i;
int xsnelheid, ysnelheid;
void setup () {
size (1000, 1000);
kopx[0] = 250;
kopy[0] = 250;
xsnelheid=0;
ysnelheid=0;
}
void draw () {
background (0);
for (int i =0; i < snakeGrootte; i++) {
fill(100, 100, 255);
rectMode(CENTER);
rect(kopx[i], kopy[i], 30, 20);
}
kopx[0]=kopx[0]+xsnelheid;
kopy[0]=kopy[0]+ysnelheid;
for (int i = snakeGrootte; i > 0; i--) {
kopx[i] = kopx[i-1];
kopy[i] = kopy[i-1];
}}
void mousePressed()
{
if(mouseX > kopx[1]) {
ysnelheid = 0;
xsnelheid = 2;
}
if(mouseY < kopy[1]) {
ysnelheid = -2;
xsnelheid = 0;
}
if(mouseX < kopx[1]) {
ysnelheid = 0;
xsnelheid = -2;
}
}
```
So far so good, the snake doesn’t go down the y-axis unfortunately, if I add the fourth statement, the game glitches out and does not work anymore. I’m so close to solving this issue haha
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### Author:  [@RoebenV](https://discourse.processing.org/u/RoebenV)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2020, 10:32am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/small-problem-while-making-snake-game/16990/10 "2020-01-10T10:32:35Z")
I’m gonna bump this post, hope anyone could help me out. Thanks in advance
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### Author:  [@Chrisir](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Chrisir)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/small-problem-while-making-snake-game/16990/11 "2020-01-10T21:20:36Z")
> [@RoebenV](#):
>
> if I add the fourth statement, the game glitches out and does not work anymore.
What happens?
You totally didn’t follow my advice
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### Author:  [@Chrisir](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Chrisir)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/small-problem-while-making-snake-game/16990/12 "2020-01-10T21:35:21Z")
here is an example
You have to click exactly left or right from the head of the snake to make it turn.
Not all checks are performed, I was lazy
(you might want to check whether the snake goes back into itself (I mean, when it goes left, it shouldn’t be allowed to go right immediately))
Chrisir
```auto
int snakeGrootte=100;
int maxlengte=1011;
int kopx[]=new int[maxlengte];
int kopy[]=new int[maxlengte];
int i;
int xsnelheid, ysnelheid;
void setup () {
size (1000, 1000);
kopx[0] = 250;
kopy[0] = 250;
xsnelheid=0;
ysnelheid=0;
}
void draw () {
background (0);
for (int i =0; i < snakeGrootte; i++) {
fill(100, 100, 255);
rectMode(CENTER);
rect(kopx[i], kopy[i],
30, 20);
}
kopx[0]=kopx[0]+xsnelheid;
kopy[0]=kopy[0]+ysnelheid;
for (int i = snakeGrootte; i > 0; i--) {
kopx[i] = kopx[i-1];
kopy[i] = kopy[i-1];
}
}
void mousePressed() {
//
if (mouseX > kopx[1]-15 && mouseX < kopx[1]+15 && mouseY > kopy[1] - 15) {
xsnelheid = 0; // DN
ysnelheid = 2;
println("Here 1 ");
return;
}
if (mouseX > kopx[1]-15 && (mouseY > kopy[1] - 10) ) {
xsnelheid = 2; // RT
ysnelheid = 0;
} else if (mouseX < kopx[1]+15 && (mouseY > kopy[1] - 10) ) {
xsnelheid = -2; // LT
ysnelheid = 0;
} else if (mouseY < kopy[1]+15 && mouseX > kopx[1] - 15) {
xsnelheid = 0; // UP
ysnelheid = -2;
} else {
println("None");
}
//
}// func
//
```