core/src/com/me/brickbuster/BrickBuster.java

@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ public class BrickBuster extends ApplicationAdapter {
 		Gdx.gl.glClearColor(0.5f,1,1,1);
 		Gdx.gl.glClear(GL20.GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
 
+		ball.render();
+		paddle.render();
+
 		for (Block block : blocks) {
 			block.render();
 		}
-
-		ball.render();
-		paddle.render();
 	}
 
 	public void update(float dt) {

core/src/com/me/brickbuster/Utils.java

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package com.me.brickbuster;
 
-import com.badlogic.gdx.math.MathUtils;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.math.Vector2;
 
 public class Utils {
@@ -10,11 +9,4 @@ public class Utils {
 		return incoming.sub(normal.scl(normal.dot(incoming) * 2));
 	}
 
-	public static Vector2 nearestPoint(Vector2 linep1, Vector2 lineDir, Vector2 p1) {
-		float lineLen = lineDir.len();
-		lineDir.nor();
-		Vector2 ballDir = p1.sub(linep1);
-		return linep1.add(lineDir.nor().scl(MathUtils.clamp(ballDir.dot(lineDir), 0, lineLen)));
-	}
-
 }

core/src/com/me/brickbuster/entity/Ball.java

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.math.MathUtils;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.math.Vector2;
 import com.me.brickbuster.BrickBuster;
 import com.me.brickbuster.Utils;
-import net.dermetfan.utils.Pair;
 
 public class Ball extends Entity {
 
@@ -34,8 +33,8 @@ public class Ball extends Entity {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		float newX = getX() + (direction.x * speed);
-		float newY = getY() + (direction.y * speed);
+		int newX = getX() + (int) (direction.x * speed);
+		int newY = getY() + (int) (direction.y * speed);
 
 		if (newX + RADIUS > BrickBuster.WIDTH || newX - RADIUS < 0) {
 			Utils.reflect(direction, BrickBuster.VERTICAL_EDGE);
@@ -45,19 +44,8 @@ public class Ball extends Entity {
 			reset();
 		}
 
-		if (direction.y < 0) {
-			Pair<Vector2, Vector2> paddle = getBrickBuster().getPaddle().getTopEdge();
-			Vector2 ball = new Vector2(newX, newY);
-			Vector2 lineDir = paddle.getValue().sub(paddle.getKey());
-			Vector2 nearest = Utils.nearestPoint(paddle.getKey().cpy(), lineDir, ball.cpy());
-
-			if (nearest.dst(newX, newY) < RADIUS) {
-				Utils.reflect(direction, lineDir.nor());
-			}
-		}
-
-		setX(getX() + (direction.x * speed));
-		setY(getY() + (direction.y * speed));
+		setX(getX() + (int) (direction.x * speed));
+		setY(getY() + (int) (direction.y * speed));
 	}
 
 	public void launch() {

core/src/com/me/brickbuster/entity/Entity.java

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ public abstract class Entity {
 
 	private ShapeRenderer shapeRenderer;
 	private BrickBuster brickBuster;
-	private float x, y;
+	private int x, y;
 
 	public Entity(BrickBuster brickBuster, int x, int y) {
 		this.shapeRenderer = new ShapeRenderer();
@@ -28,19 +28,19 @@ public abstract class Entity {
 		return shapeRenderer;
 	}
 
-	public float getX() {
+	public int getX() {
 		return x;
 	}
 
-	public void setX(float x) {
+	public void setX(int x) {
 		this.x = x;
 	}
 
-	public float getY() {
+	public int getY() {
 		return y;
 	}
 
-	public void setY(float y) {
+	public void setY(int y) {
 		this.y = y;
 	}