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#1 2008-02-02 04:23:22
- ScipioBellorum
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- Registered: 2007-05-15
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A more advanced program?
Wonderful programming people who invented the even more wonderful Scratch,
Where can I find a program as easy to use as Scratch but is more accessible when dealing with loads of variables, scripts and sprites which make Scratch hard to use?
I am not abandoning Scratch, I love it and will return often, I just want to experiment with bigger games. For example, being able to put sprites, variables and scripts into flders and using layers more easily.
Thanks,
SB
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#2 2008-02-03 11:27:05
Re: A more advanced program?
There are a couple that come to mind:
Alice from CMU, JPie, Flash (Action Script), GameMaker.
I'd be curious to know which one you like the most. They all have a steeper learning curve than Scratch but seems like you might be willing to spend some time learning those.
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#3 2008-02-03 15:25:24
- Lucario621
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Re: A more advanced program?
Well scratch can hold lots of variables, so I don't understand what is wrong about it. Though yes, scratch is for beginners.
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#4 2008-02-03 15:28:33
- ScipioBellorum
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Re: A more advanced program?
I know that Scratch can support lots of variables, scripts and sprites but when you have lots, it takes a long time to find what you're looking for when you have scroll down endless lists of variables.
SB
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#5 2008-02-03 15:34:40
Re: A more advanced program?
Lucario621 wrote:
Well scratch can hold lots of variables, so I don't understand what is wrong about it. Though yes, scratch is for beginners.
You can create many variables in scratch but you can only make number variables.
Other languages have word variables true/false variables and different types of number variables. Other languages also have what are called arrays which are just a bunch of variables.
// array demo
int [] list= new int [499]; // There are 500 different elements in this array
Also, for game programming gamemaker seems like a good program. It's not too expensive, looks fairly easy to use, and can be used to create more complex games than scratch can.
If you want to go in to flash then you will have to learn the language and buy the expensive software. (200$ for the educational version of flash)
Last edited by archmage (2008-02-03 15:37:32)
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#7 2008-02-13 14:48:55
Re: A more advanced program?
richiepoo wrote:
It would be nice for Scratch to be able to use true/false variables. But this is my opinion and I should probably put this in the suggestions forum.
Boolians can be easily made in scratch, by using 1 as true and 0 as false, a bit like binary.
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