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Nobody? :-(

What are those program starts and ends blocks? And it looks like you're actually using a program called Sense, which appears to be based on an old version of Scratch. In any case, i would recommend adding this:

if <(pick random (1) to (2)) = (1)>
change x by (10)
else
change x by (-10)
end

Right, Im happy with that as it is now throwing the ball either left or right randomly.  Thank you.

What i did forget to mention however is that i need to store the results in what way it goes in a variable.

ive created a variable, whichWay but no results go into it.

right, i think that is it sorted now, when it goes left it shows 2 and right 1

Thankyou for your time

Thankyou
Thankfully (for me) this will be the only course with programming.  Im looking to major in server tech and networking however i still ned to understand should i want to do SQL.  I haven't even looked at what that involves however.

Thanks again

Yea it funny really. Ive already done my cisco ccent and will be doing my ccna after server studies and in regards to the lingo, i have no problem.  I think at times i tell myself programming is hard than it probably is, not that its easy but i just dont have a passion for engineering in that respect.

nice to talk to you, are you on twitter at all? I like to use twitter for tech updates etc

Yes? BTW, you can post it to anyone, in case the person who answered originally is not available. 

Last edited by scimonster (2013-01-09 15:41:46)

i know mate, i did just that but i wanted yourself as you were kind enough to help me the last night

scimonster wrote:

What's your new script?

Also, it might be better to move steps instead of gliding - maybe that way you won't have to code for every single possibility.

I'll post it for you know, I was thinking that about the gliding and thats where i got confused.  the code wud be endless but what way do i incorporate the step blocks?  i think by doing what it the way i have its not really hitting the peg, more stopping at the co-ordinates which isnt right :-(

script to follow:

So i would suggest something like this: Start out at the top square, using go to x/y. Decide whether to go right or left. Then, you can glide either to (x+10)@(y-20) for right, and (x-10)@(y-20) for left. I'm not sure if it's an even 10px; you can try a few numbers to see how far apart they are.

I didn't realize that those blocks i commented on were comments - i thought the comment block was always gray. 

Lorddalron wrote:

Just thinking there, if i dont use glide, how can it give the falling sensation?  If i use the move block, it just puts it straight there rather than crawling down the screen.

Does that make sense?

Yes, it does, though actually you could use a go to block to make a smooth movement, though most people prefer to use a separate script like this:

when gf clicked
forever
 change y by (-1)//change to desired speed

Just to show you, here's another option:

when gf clicked
forever
 go to x: (x position) y: ((y position) - (1))//Change 1 to desired speed.

If you want to, you could combine this script with other scripts, but make sure that wherever you put it, there won't be a wait block (or wait of any kind) interfering. Also, if you haven't noticed this by now, you'll need to remove the forever block if you do that.

Anyway, I hope that this helps! Also, hello Lorddalron and welcome to Scratch! I wish you good luck on your project!

Lorddalron wrote:

Hi Erne, thanks for welcoming wishes.

Im afraid youve got me stumped now..ive tied your code but the ball isnt going down the screen.  Im ready for the rope.  This is probably a 10min job that has had me going mad for two days

Hmmm... I'm wondering why this isn't working, though don't touch the rope; we'll get this up and running soon. So, could you provide an image of the code you're using? I think that the problem might be there because of how you put in my suggestion.

Oh, and your welcome.