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ErnieParke wrote:

This really depends on how you built your game. In most cases, using just an if statement around all of your game's scripts should be enough, though sometimes you're going to need several if statements, especially if you're script contains a wait block. Basically, this is what you could do:

when gf clicked
forever
 if <(lives) > (0)>
 Run game scripts...
 end

Another example:

when gf clicked
forever
 if <(lives) > (0)>
 Run game scripts...
 wait until <(Score) > (14)>
  if <(lives) > (0)>
   Run game scripts...
  end
 end

And a third example, just to show a possibility:

when gf clicked
forever
 if <(lives) > (0)>
  show
  Run game scripts...
 else
  hide
 end

Well, I hope that this helps!

With regards,

ErnieParke

You can also use repeat until blocks, so you won't need to drag an extra control block.

Last edited by joshuaho (2013-03-15 22:14:46)

This is a simple idea for just one script:

when gf clicked
forever
 if <(lives) < (1)>
  stop all
 end
end

You may want to have the sprites do things so:

when gf clicked
repeat until <(lives) < (1)>
 do the script stuff
end
broadcast [game over]
do my game over stuff
stop all

Hope this helps!

StarscreamClone wrote:

Okay, so I'm making a minigame for a collab.  I'm having trouble trying to get it so that when the lives reach 0, everything in the game ends without messing up the rest of the project (there will be a few games in the project).  All the sprites I'm having trouble with either have forever blocks or looping broadcasts.

Any help is appreciated!  Thanks! 

Let us see an example of a game with a enemy and a player.
The enemy has this script:

when gf clicked
forever
show
move (2) steps
if on edge, bounce
if touching[sprite2]
change  [life] by-1


when I receive[gameover]
hide

when I receive [replay]

forever
show
move (2) steps
if on edge, bounce
if touching[sprite2]
change  [life] by-1

The player has this script:

when gf clicked
show
forever
if
distance to (mouse pointer) >10
point towards sprite (mouse pointer)
move (10) steps
if [life=0]
hide
broadcast[gameover]

when I receive[replay]
show
forever
 if
distance to (mouse pointer) >10
point towards sprite (mouse pointer)
move (10) steps
if [life=0]
hide
broadcast[gameover]

Then, you have a replay button come in.

when I receive [game over]
Go to x(0) y(0)
show

when sprite 3 clicked
hide
broadcast[replay]

Ok. Now that we have the player broadcasting game over when the life =0, the enemy is supposed to hide. But did you notice the forever block and the show block in it?
So, if you put this:

forever
show

It means that the enemy will show, FOREVER.
So, even if you put a broadcast message that says game over and a block that tells the enemy to hide when game over message is received, it will not hide, because of the forever block.

So, here is the correct scripting that should have been used for the enemy:

when gf clicked
show
repeat until (life=0)
move (2) steps
if on edge, bounce
if touching[sprite2]
change  [life] by-1
end
hide

When I receive[replay]
show
repeat until (life=0)
move (2) steps
if on edge, bounce
if touching[sprite2]
change  [life] by-1
end
hide

Now let's go back to the player.

when gf clicked
forever 
if
distance to (mouse pointer) >10
point towards sprite (mouse pointer)
move (10) steps
if [life=0]
hide
broadcast[gameover]
Stop script

Note that there is a forever block here. But, did you see that a hide block was in there?
That means that the player will hide. Also, did you see the if? It means that the player will hide ONLY if life=0.
Now, if you had a replay button clicked, the player won't appear a second time. So, that is why you need a stop script. It stops running the script, but will run again when prompted.

I hope this helps!