Added a randomly generated multiplier to the offset, when the ball collides with a paddle

main.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <cmath>
+#include <ctime>
 #include <raylib-cpp.hpp>
 #include "paddle.hpp"
 #include "ball.hpp"
@@ -12,20 +13,19 @@ const int RECT_H = HEIGHT / 3;
 const int RECT_W = 30;
 const int PADDLE_SPEED = 8;
 const int CIRC_RAD = 10;
-const float BASE_BOUNCE_DEG = 45;
+const float BASE_BOUNCE_DEG = 60;
 const float BASE_BOUNCE_RAD = (BASE_BOUNCE_DEG / 180.0) * M_PI;
 const float BASE_SPEED_COMPONENTS = 15;
 const float BASE_SPEED = sqrt(powf(BASE_SPEED_COMPONENTS, 2) * 2);
 
 raylib::Vector2 changeVelocityAfterCollision(Paddle paddle, Ball ball) {
 	float paddle_mid_y = (paddle.getRect().y + paddle.getRect().GetHeight()) / 2.0; /* Middle y value of rectangle */
-	TraceLog(LOG_INFO, "\nMid y-value: %.2f", paddle_mid_y);
 	float  ball_y = ball.pos.y; /* Y co-ordinate of ball */
 
 	float offset = paddle_mid_y - ball_y; /* Subtracting the ball coordinate will give us a value between -paddle_mid_y (represents bottom of paddle) and +paddle_mid_y (represents top of paddle) */
-	offset /= (paddle.getRect().GetHeight() / 2.0); /* Normalize the value, by dividing it by its maximum magnitude. It is now a value between -1 and 1. */
-	TraceLog(LOG_INFO, "Offset: %.2f\n",offset);
-//	offset *= -1; /* Reverse the sign of the offset, so that -1 represents the top, and 1 represents the bottom */
+	offset /= (paddle.getRect().GetHeight()); /* Normalize the value, by dividing it by its maximum magnitude. It is now a value between -1 and 1. */
+
+	offset *= 0.8 + (float)(std::rand()) / (float) (RAND_MAX / ( 1.2 - 0.8)); // Generate a random float from 0.8 to 1.2
 
 	float bounce_angle = offset * BASE_BOUNCE_RAD; /* Calculate the actual bounce angle from the base bounce angle. */
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ raylib::Vector2 changeVelocityAfterCollision(Paddle paddle, Ball ball) {
 }
 
 int main() {
-	/* Initialize window */
+	/* Initialize window and other variables */
 	raylib::Window window = raylib::Window(WIDTH, HEIGHT, "Pong");
 	SetTraceLogLevel(LOG_INFO);
 	window.ClearBackground(BLACK);
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ int main() {
 	SetExitKey(KEY_Q);
 	std::string points_str = std::string("0\t\t0");
 	bool game_started = false;
+	srand(std::time(NULL));
 
 	/* Instantiate Paddle and Ball objects */
 	Paddle pad1 = Paddle(10, (HEIGHT / 2) - (RECT_H / 2), RECT_W, RECT_H);