Python: while loop does not work on another level

[Lolknight]

Hello codePros,

I am not sure why the same logic does not work on one level that worked before on a previous one. The code that worked:

The code that did not work on level mirage maker:

# Lure the ogres into an ambush!

# While your gold is less than 25, collect coins.
hero.gold = 0
while hero.gold < 25:
    item = hero.findNearestItem()
    if item:
        hero.moveXY(item.pos.x, item.pos.y)
    hero.gold += 1
    
# After the while loop, build a "decoy" at the white X.
hero.buildXY("decoy", 72, 68)
# While your health equals maxHealth, say insults
while hero.health == hero.maxHealth:
    hero.say("Your mom slept with lizards.")
    hero.say("That stone next to you is more clever than you")
    hero.say("A bug can bug me more than you")


# Then move back to the red X.
hero.moveXY(22, 16)

Error:

I tried to use the same logic and I am not sure what went wrong. The FAQ of this forum does not mention anything about protected property and google failed me on this one. Any idea?

[Alexbrand]

@Lolknight

Any idea?

Hi!
Try to change hero.gold to any other variable, like Total Gold f.e.

[Lolknight]

it should be hero.gold according to the game:

However I tried your suggestion and that error says “total not defined”.
It really worked in every previous case I can recall.

[thebagel]

Try doing:

total = hero.gold

or something like that?

[CocoCharlie]

You may not have an item that can do .gold
If you’re not sure, you can send a screenshot of your armor.

[thebagel]

Mhm. I think you need quartz sense stone and above?

[Alexbrand]

@Lolknight

However I tried your suggestion and that error says “total not defined”.

Oh, I see. So I guess @CocoCharlie and @thebagel may be right.
P.S.

@Lolknight

it should be hero.gold according to the game:

In game documentation example you may “look” how much gold does your hero have. Your code hero.gold += 1 tries to change hero.gold amount. It’s like hero.health=hero.health*100 it won’t work, protected property alert displays in this case.
Again, looks like you need special item and total = hero.gold variable.

[CocoCharlie]

Yup, it’s quartz sense stone or above. Just checked.

[xython]

Or simply delete the lines and
and the working code will be

but there is something your mother will not like :

It’s better simply to stay still until the ogres approach and then run ( sorry, javascript, but the idea is clear)

hero.buildXY("decoy", 72, 70);
// While your health equals maxHealth, say insults No, No, No - I'm a good boy/girl!
while (true){
    var enemy = hero.findNearestEnemy();
    // if ( hero.health == hero.maxHealth) is the way the help tells you but is little bit dangerous
    if ( hero.distanceTo(enemy) > 10)
       hero.moveXY(hero.pos.x, hero.pos.y);
     else break;
}

[Lolknight]

@xython : this is indeed what worked.

To have the full picture: I had the quartz stone but bought one the next level of necklace also to see whether it’s just a game bug but got the same error. When I removed those two values, it worked like a charm.
@Alexbrand , you made me think about what you wrote, that explains at least half of the problem, thank you for the idea.

TL,DR: All in all, thank you for all the support, I can move forward for a better understanding how coding works!