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FreaK001 · 2013-04-13 16:46:06

Hey all,
I am new to the scratch environment, however kind of getting to know it and just needed a bit of clarity really so I know what I am doing wrong!

I have a ball, which needs to move vertically down the screen (I have done this), the next part of the exercise, a red box is introduced onto the stage. I have to make this ball deflect off the box, either to 10 steps to the left or right (using the PICK RANDOM [] TO []) The y_position of the ball should not exceed -175. I have done this to the best of my ability and am getting frustrated right now.. The result of the PICK RANDOM [] TO [] is to be made into a variable.

Next step; Depending on whichever way the ball is deflected (left or right), a sound is to be played depending on which way the ball goes. I have attached a copy of my entire script, which does not want to go my way!

when  clicked
hide
show
go to x:(0) y:(170)
point in direction (180)
set whichWay
 to pick random -90
 to 90
repeat until y position
 = -175
if y position
 > -175
move 5
 steps

FreaK001 · 2013-04-13 16:50:28

Hey all,
I am new to the scratch environment, however kind of getting to know it and just needed a bit of clarity really so I know what I am doing wrong!

I have a ball, which needs to move vertically down the screen (I have done this), the next part of the exercise, a red box is introduced onto the stage. I have to make this ball deflect off the box, either to 10 steps to the left or right (using the PICK RANDOM [] TO []) The y_position of the ball should not exceed -175. I have done this to the best of my ability and am getting frustrated right now.. The result of the PICK RANDOM [] TO [] is to be made into a variable.

Next step; Depending on whichever way the ball is deflected (left or right), a sound is to be played depending on which way the ball goes. I have attached a copy of my entire script, which does not want to go my way!

when  clicked
hide
show
go to x:(0) y:(170)
point in direction (180)
set whichWay
 to pick random -90
 to 90
repeat until y position
 = -175
if y position
 > -175
move 5
 steps
if touching colour
 = red
point in direction whichway
move 10
 steps
point in direction 180
if y position
 
play note 64
 for 0.5
 beats

ETC

Hyperbola · 2013-04-13 16:54:44

FreaK001 wrote:
I have attached a copy of my entire script, which does not want to go my way!

Here:

when  clicked
hide
show
go to x: 0
 y: 170
point in direction 180  ▼
set whichWay ▼
 to pick random -90
 to 90
repeat until y position
 = -175
if y position
 > -175
move 5
 steps

And I agree, the scratchblocks syntax is quite prone to errors.

FreaK001 · 2013-04-13 16:56:49

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=sb60d3&s=6

FreaK001 · 2013-04-13 16:59:51

the above was an error due to me pressing submit to quickly, the tinypic link is my script in the scratch environment

cheers

FreaK001 · 2013-04-13 17:02:51

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=sb60d3&s=6

Link to scratch script..

Hyperbola · 2013-04-13 17:10:32

Oh ok, and I see you're making a new thread smile

(Yes, being a new scratcher is too restrictive)

FreaK001 · 2013-04-13 17:14:14

Didn't mean to create a new thread, tried to salvage whatever scratchblocks code I had to went back on the browser and hey presto.. a new thread!

Hyperbola · 2013-04-13 17:19:31

FreaK001 wrote:
Didn't mean to create a new thread, tried to salvage whatever scratchblocks code I had to went back on the browser and hey presto.. a new thread!

Oh. Browsers can be weird.

FreaK001 · 2013-04-14 03:02:38

Bump

FreaK001 · 2013-04-14 11:33:08

Plz help sad anyone...

echristophy · 2013-04-14 11:42:54

What's happening when you run this script?

FreaK001 · 2013-04-14 12:41:16

The ball falls down the screen, hits the red box and deflects left or right which is required, it also does play a sound (as asked) but on occasion it bounces up and down on the box before it reaches the edge and plays the wrong sound?! It's real confusing because the script does work, but doesn't at other times! The only thing I can put this down to is the Pick random [] to [] block..

OverPowered · 2013-04-14 12:54:29

Try this:

when  clicked
show
go to x:0
 y:175
point in direction 180
repeat until 
if y position
 < -175
set y to -175
if touching color red
?
set WhichWay ▼
 to 1
 + pick random 0
 to 1
 * -2
change x by WhichWay
 * 10
play note 60
 + WhichWay
 * 30
 for 0.5
 beats
change y by -5

Additionally, if you have any additional problems, uploading your project would allow us to actually see and mess with the scripts ourselves. Thanks. smile

Last edited by OverPowered (2013-04-14 20:22:06)

FreaK001 · 2013-04-14 13:49:51

Hey OverPowered,
Thanks for your suggestion man, I appreciate it! I will try this now and see if it works! If I have any other problems then I shall upload my project!

Thank you very much

OverPowered · 2013-04-14 20:22:18

Any luck?

FreaK001 · 2013-04-16 03:48:37

No luck sad it worked, but not the way it should... I'm gonna upload my project! Thanks man

Paddle2See · 2013-04-30 16:16:39

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