I think you should add a scratch cat with a walking script make it easier on newcomers.
Thank you,
Scratchman1234567
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Interesting suggestion! It's pretty easy at the moment to get the Scratch cat to walk, and there are plenty of video tutorials to get newcomers started. But I do like your suggestion - just as soon as you open up, it has that script. The only problem is that when people make a large number of projects, it can be annoying to have to "prep" the project by deleting the scripts, adding their costumes, removing the old Scratch Cat's sounds (which I believe no longer import with *every* sprite). But it is an interesting idea.
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I think the point of Scratch is to get people to make something and be creative! If you had built in walking animations, a lot of a project wouldn't be your work. Sample projects and included sprites are great, but I don't think we should just give newcomers a pre-built solution for everything - there would be a lot of projects that were uncreative and repetitive.
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