//new variables up in this bitch
 int dimensions=10,yes,no,flag=1,max,length,*type,users=0, user, computer,sumi,sumj,obnum,co1,co2,co3,co4,newflag,spot;

//once dimensions have been set
obnum = ((dimensions - 1)/2);

//after do{}while (counter < players);
if (yes == 0){
        do{
            newflag=1;//used to confirm that the spot for the first piece of the obstacle is surrounded by at least one more dot
            do{
                do{
                    co1 = (rand() % dimensions) + 2;
                    co2 = (rand() % dimensions) + 3;
                }while (array[co1][co2] != '.');
                spot = rand() % 4;
                if((spot == 0) && (array[co1+1][co2] == '.')){
                    co3=co1+1;
                    co4=co2;
                    newflag=0;
                }
                else if((spot == 1) && (array[co1-1][co2] == '.')){
                    co3=co1-1;
                    co4=co2;
                    newflag=0;
                }
                else if((spot == 2) && (array[co1][co2+1] == '.')){
                    co3=co1;
                    co4=co2+1;
                    newflag=0;
                }
                else if((spot == 3) && (array[co1][co2-1] == '.')){
                    co3=co1;
                    co4=co2-1;
                    newflag=0;
                }
            }while(newflag!=0);
            array[co1][co2] = 'X';//there was a random } here. keep this in mind...
            array[co3][co4] = 'X';
            obnum--;
        }while(obnum > 0);
    }