# \[SOLVED\] Desert Combat Code is working to half (Python Help)
**URL:** https://discourse.codecombat.com/t/solved-desert-combat-code-is-working-to-half-python-help/24582
**Category:** Level Help
**Created:** [October 2, 2020, 10:28am UTC](https://discourse.codecombat.com/t/solved-desert-combat-code-is-working-to-half-python-help/24582 "2020-10-02T10:28:29Z")
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### Author:  [@paddok](https://discourse.codecombat.com/u/paddok)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2020, 10:28am UTC](https://discourse.codecombat.com/t/solved-desert-combat-code-is-working-to-half-python-help/24582/1 "2020-10-02T10:28:29Z")
Hello Guys,
i dont understand whats wrong with my code. The Soldiers are attacking the ogre but my hero is just running into the Rocks. Here´s my code:
> ordersGiven = 0
> while ordersGiven \< 5:
> hero.moveXY(hero.pos.x, hero.pos.y - 10)
> hero.say(“Attack!”)
> ordersGiven + 1
> while True:
> enemy = hero.findNearestEnemy()
> if ordersGiven == 5:
> hero.attack(enemy)
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### Author:  [@jka2706](https://discourse.codecombat.com/u/jka2706)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2020, 10:59am UTC](https://discourse.codecombat.com/t/solved-desert-combat-code-is-working-to-half-python-help/24582/2 "2020-10-02T10:59:46Z")
Hi paddok,
I think you just need to put an = into this line:
```python
ordersGiven + 1
```
However I can’t tell if your indentation is correct - if you’re still having problems can you repost your code with it formatted according to the instructions [here](https://discourse.codecombat.com/t/essentials-how-to-post-format-your-code-correctly/15521).
Jenny
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### Author:  [@GraySkayl007](https://discourse.codecombat.com/u/GraySkayl007)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2020, 1:12pm UTC](https://discourse.codecombat.com/t/solved-desert-combat-code-is-working-to-half-python-help/24582/3 "2020-10-02T13:12:00Z")
Hello @paddok,
Can you send the link to this level?
-Gray
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### Author:  [@098765432123](https://discourse.codecombat.com/u/098765432123)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://discourse.codecombat.com/t/solved-desert-combat-code-is-working-to-half-python-help/24582/4 "2020-10-02T13:45:17Z")
here @GraySkayl007
[https://codecombat.com/play/level/desert-combat](https://codecombat.com/play/level/desert-combat)?
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### Author:  [@GraySkayl007](https://discourse.codecombat.com/u/GraySkayl007)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2020, 1:59pm UTC](https://discourse.codecombat.com/t/solved-desert-combat-code-is-working-to-half-python-help/24582/6 "2020-10-02T13:59:28Z")
Okay, I see what’s wrong.
```python
ordersGiven + 1
```
Here you are just getting the amount of `ordersGiven` plus one, and not doing anything with it. What you need to do is add and assign, or something more like this.
```python
ordersGiven += 1
```
Here the plus adds one to the variable, and the equals assigns that new amount to the variable.
Hope this helps.
-Gray
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### Author:  [@098765432123](https://discourse.codecombat.com/u/098765432123)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://discourse.codecombat.com/t/solved-desert-combat-code-is-working-to-half-python-help/24582/7 "2020-10-02T19:18:54Z")
does this solve your problem @paddok?
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### Author:  [@TheOrbitals](https://discourse.codecombat.com/u/TheOrbitals)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://discourse.codecombat.com/t/solved-desert-combat-code-is-working-to-half-python-help/24582/8 "2020-10-03T01:56:07Z")
Maybe because he didn’t format the code correctly, there might be some indentation problems instead
~ Orb
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### Author:  [@paddok](https://discourse.codecombat.com/u/paddok)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2020, 9:35am UTC](https://discourse.codecombat.com/t/solved-desert-combat-code-is-working-to-half-python-help/24582/9 "2020-10-03T09:35:56Z")
Yes. Thanks for helping me guys :3
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### Author:  [@cheddarcheese](https://discourse.codecombat.com/u/cheddarcheese)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2020, 1:59pm UTC](https://discourse.codecombat.com/t/solved-desert-combat-code-is-working-to-half-python-help/24582/10 "2020-10-03T13:59:13Z")
click the tick box next to the reply that helped you most.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.codecombat.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2020, 6:23am UTC](https://discourse.codecombat.com/t/solved-desert-combat-code-is-working-to-half-python-help/24582/11 "2020-10-05T06:23:06Z")
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