Find the Key

Part of the Worlds section of Coddy's Pygame journey. Lesson 34 of 36.

A key lies on the cave floor, and in the next step it opens a door. The K tile is the key: one Rect named key, read in the map loop like the start P.

Touching it sets has_key = True, once:

if not has_key and player.colliderect(key):
    has_key = True

The key is part of the level until then, so it is drawn through the camera. Once picked up it belongs to the player, so it moves to the top bar, next to the hearts, drawn without the camera:

if not has_key:
    screen.blit(key_img, (key.x - camera_x, key.y))
# after the hearts
if has_key:
    screen.blit(key_img, (130, 8))

Challenge

Medium

Put a key in the cave.

Load key.png into key_img and set has_key = False.
In the map loop, a K sets key = rect.
After the blobs, touching key sets has_key = True.
Draw the key at (key.x - camera_x, key.y) until has_key, then at (130, 8).

Press Play and walk to the key: it moves to the top bar. Then Check.

Try it yourself

import pygame

TILE = 36
WIDTH, HEIGHT = 576, 360
SPEED = 4
GRAVITY = 1
JUMP = -15
MAX_FALL = 12

LEVEL = [
    "................................................................",
    "................................................................",
    "................................................................",
    "................................................................",
    "#..............................................................#",
    "#....................C.........................#####...........#",
    "#......CC...C................CC.....CC.........#####.....CC....#",
    "#....................#.........................D...............#",
    "#.P.........#...E....#...^.......K......E......D.C....^......F.#",
    "#######..####################..##########################..#####",
]

pygame.init()
screen = pygame.display.set_mode((WIDTH, HEIGHT))
pygame.display.set_caption("Moss Caves")
clock = pygame.time.Clock()
font = pygame.font.Font("assets/fonts/pixel.ttf", 24)


def load(name):
    return pygame.image.load("assets/images/" + name).convert_alpha()


background = pygame.image.load("assets/backgrounds/forest.png").convert_alpha()
grass_img = load("grass.png")
grass_left_img = load("grass_left.png")
grass_right_img = load("grass_right.png")
dirt_img = load("dirt.png")
player_img = load("player.png")
coin_img = load("coin.png")
spikes_img = load("spikes.png")
heart_img = load("heart.png")
heart_empty_img = load("heart_empty.png")
blob_img = load("blob.png")
blob_walk_img = load("blob_walk.png")


def solid(row, col):
    if row < 0 or row >= len(LEVEL) or col < 0 or col >= len(LEVEL[0]):
        return False
    return LEVEL[row][col] == "#"


class Blob(pygame.sprite.Sprite):
    def __init__(self, midbottom):
        super().__init__()
        self.frames = [blob_img, blob_walk_img]
        self.image = blob_img
        self.rect = pygame.Rect(0, 0, 30, 26)
        self.rect.midbottom = midbottom
        self.direction = 1
        self.timer = 0

    def update(self):
        self.timer += 1
        self.image = self.frames[self.timer // 10 % 2]
        self.rect.x += self.direction
        if self.direction > 0:
            ahead = self.rect.right
        else:
            ahead = self.rect.left - 1
        hit_wall = any(self.rect.colliderect(wall) for wall in walls)
        ground_ahead = any(wall.collidepoint(ahead, self.rect.bottom) for wall in walls)
        if hit_wall or not ground_ahead:
            self.rect.x -= self.direction
            self.direction = -self.direction


walls = []
tiles = []
coins = []
spikes = []
blobs = pygame.sprite.Group()
for row, line in enumerate(LEVEL):
    for col, char in enumerate(line):
        rect = pygame.Rect(col * TILE, row * TILE, TILE, TILE)
        if char == "#":
            if solid(row - 1, col):
                image = dirt_img
            elif not solid(row, col - 1) and solid(row, col + 1):
                image = grass_left_img
            elif solid(row, col - 1) and not solid(row, col + 1):
                image = grass_right_img
            else:
                image = grass_img
            walls.append(rect)
            tiles.append((image, rect))
        elif char == "P":
            start = rect.midbottom
        elif char == "C":
            coins.append(rect)
        elif char == "^":
            spikes.append(pygame.Rect(rect.x, rect.y + 18, TILE, 18))
        elif char == "E":
            blobs.add(Blob(rect.midbottom))

level_width = len(LEVEL[0]) * TILE
player = player_img.get_rect(midbottom=start)
vel_y = 0
on_ground = False
camera_x = 0
coins_collected = 0
lives = 3

running = True
while running:
    for event in pygame.event.get():
        if event.type == pygame.QUIT:
            running = False
        elif event.type == pygame.KEYDOWN and event.key in (pygame.K_SPACE, pygame.K_UP):
            if on_ground:
                vel_y = JUMP
        elif event.type == pygame.KEYUP and event.key in (pygame.K_SPACE, pygame.K_UP):
            if vel_y < -4:
                vel_y = -4

    keys = pygame.key.get_pressed()
    dx = 0
    if keys[pygame.K_LEFT]:
        dx -= SPEED
    if keys[pygame.K_RIGHT]:
        dx += SPEED

    player.x += dx
    for wall in walls:
        if player.colliderect(wall):
            if dx > 0:
                player.right = wall.left
            elif dx < 0:
                player.left = wall.right

    vel_y = min(vel_y + GRAVITY, MAX_FALL)
    player.y += vel_y
    on_ground = False
    for wall in walls:
        if player.colliderect(wall):
            if vel_y > 0:
                player.bottom = wall.top
                on_ground = True
            elif vel_y < 0:
                player.top = wall.bottom
            vel_y = 0

    hurt = False
    if player.top > HEIGHT:
        hurt = True

    for coin in coins[:]:
        if player.colliderect(coin):
            coins.remove(coin)
            coins_collected += 1
    for spike in spikes:
        if player.colliderect(spike):
            hurt = True

    blobs.update()
    for blob in blobs:
        if player.colliderect(blob.rect):
            if vel_y > 0 and player.bottom < blob.rect.centery:
                blob.kill()
                vel_y = -8
            else:
                hurt = True

    if hurt:
        lives -= 1
        player.midbottom = start
        vel_y = 0

    camera_x = player.centerx - WIDTH // 2
    camera_x = max(0, min(camera_x, level_width - WIDTH))

    shift = camera_x // 3 % 72
    for y in range(0, HEIGHT, 72):
        for x in range(-shift, WIDTH, 72):
            screen.blit(background, (x, y))
    for image, rect in tiles:
        screen.blit(image, (rect.x - camera_x, rect.y))
    for coin in coins:
        screen.blit(coin_img, (coin.x - camera_x, coin.y))
    for spike in spikes:
        screen.blit(spikes_img, (spike.x - camera_x, spike.y - 18))
    for blob in blobs:
        spot = blob.image.get_rect(midbottom=(blob.rect.centerx - camera_x, blob.rect.bottom))
        screen.blit(blob.image, spot)
    screen.blit(player_img, (player.x - camera_x, player.y))
    for i in range(3):
        if i < lives:
            screen.blit(heart_img, (10 + i * 40, 8))
        else:
            screen.blit(heart_empty_img, (10 + i * 40, 8))
    text = font.render(f"Coins: {coins_collected}", True, (255, 255, 255))
    screen.blit(text, text.get_rect(topright=(WIDTH - 12, 14)))
    pygame.display.flip()
    clock.tick(60)

pygame.quit()