whats wrong with my text based mini-game? (java)

Question

so i tried to make a text based mini - game but it not works like i think,
i tried solve it many times but i failed probably the problem is on loop statement

EDIT (FIXED): i've fixed loop problem while writing this post xd, anyway the problem is chopping tree's not giving any amount to purse variable, whats the problem with currency?

EDIT 2: thx jonas i learned something new and issue get fixed, but problem is rn with the multiplier i tried change position of if but its not fixed woodPrice must 2x when axe is bought but for some reason this not works

package basics;

import java.util.Scanner;

public class basc1 {

public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner terminal = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("WELCOME TO TREE CHOPPING GAME! \nstart the game by typing chop tree!");
int purse = 5;
int multiplier = 1;
double woodPrice = 10;
boolean axeEquipped = false;
final int axePrice = 20;
String movement = terminal.nextLine();

while (!movement.equals("quit game")) {

movement = terminal.nextLine();

if (movement.equals("buy axe")) {
if (purse > axePrice) {
if (axeEquipped == true)
multiplier += 2;
System.out.println("now you earn 2x wood!");

purse -= axePrice;
axeEquipped = true;
System.out.println("AXE BOUGHT!");
} else if (purse < axePrice) {
System.out.println((purse - axePrice) + "missing cash");
}

}

switch(movement) {
case "bank":
System.out.println("bank: " + purse);
break;
case "chop tree":
System.out.println("tree chopped");
purse += woodPrice * multiplier;
break;
case "/help":
System.out.println("Commands listed ---> 'chop tree', 'buy axe', 'bank', 'quit game'");
break;

}

}
}
}

Answer 1

You have all these inside the loop:

double purse = 0;
double woodPrice = 1.5;
boolean sword = false;
final int swordPrice = 20;

That means, with every cycle of the game, purse is reset to zero, sword possession is reset to false ... you get the idea :)

Have all the game state initialisation OUTSIDE of the loop. The loop only modifies them.

Answer 2

hey jonas i have one more question, can you take a look code to find out why multiplier not works?

Answer 3

What seems to be the problem?

Things that I can make out:
1) axeEquipped is a boolean. It is already a truth value, so you don't need to check if(axeEquipped == true), it is enough to test if(axeEquipped).
2) There are missing curly braces after the if(axeEquipped == true), so, only the next statement belongs to that if. "Now you earn 2x wood!" will be printed if purse>axePrice, regardless of axeEquipped.