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caseyjoe503 wrote:

this dosent help at all.

To follow up what  Andresmh says:

For quick help with a specific problem ---
(1) first look through existing forum posts to see if anything covers your problem (there probably will be something), and if not -
(2) then post a new message of your own - but not into this thread as it probably won't be spotted.

This thread is where people post messages about any projects they've made which might be of use to newcomers to Scratch ..... so it's more like a catalogue and is therefore something you need to sort through.

Most 'newbies' to Scratch hit a very similar batch of problems, so the odds are that the answer to whatever difficulty you have will already be covered somewhere in the forum.

Demo of screen wrapping (sprite flys off right edge and reappears on left edge and same for top/bottom), like the old "Asteroids" game.  This doesn't add "real estate" like scrolling maps do, but for those of us with fond memories of the classic "quarter eaters", it's a neat trick and very easy to do.

When close to the edge, the sprite "transports" to the opposite side by simply changing the sign of its X or Y coordinate (whichever reaches the threshold). This method works for small sprites that are moving right along, but wouldn't do for large ones or slow movers (it would become noticeable).

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/EdnaC/34760

The demo contains a plane and a missile that exhibit the same behavior, and, as a bonus, you can shoot yourself if you try.

I also have several "Demos" that use sprites and variables to represent the "Velocity Vector" of a moving object.  This gets away from trying to separate velocity into X and Y components by using what Scratch already has (and works well with).  "Spaceship" is a nice representative of this, and could be the basis for a cool "moon-lander" type game.

http://scratch.mit.edu/users/EdnaC

Last edited by EdnaC (2007-09-21 12:06:11)

Somewhere along the line, the links seem to have been changed. All lead to 'Virtual Band' = but only if you copy and paste into the URL window.

Last edited by mohlar (2008-01-31 10:10:16)

It won't be a tutorial kind of game, but when my full version Pokemon Game comes out, you can see how it makes great usage of variables, like seeing if you caught the pokemon, seeing which one you chose, see if you need to get one, or just walking around for fun, etc

Try this for perfect sprite movement with non-scrolling platforming games.

Jskrasnove wrote:

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Jskrasnove, please keep your forum posts releated to the topic of the thread.  Thank you.

I have a 2 demos of how to make sprites interact with terrain they are called platform tutorials 1 and 2. they show you how to make portals moving platforms walls ramps platforms you can't get stuck in sprites that change costumes as they move an ropes you can climb.

Hey,

I have a question and that is if anyone can do and explain me a demo of how to make a drop shadow follow a character on the X and Y axis. Also I have figured out the ghost effect and resize effect but im am wondering how the shadow goes under the character when he floats down(moves down the platform) and when he flies up the shadow moves a bit upwards on the platform but doesnt go off the platform.

Please could someone show me how to do that, it will be much appreciated.

Thanks.

p.s I wont be online everyday, apologies.

Anyone know how to make objects an "edge". I want my sprite to be able to "bouce" off of other sprites. Thanks for the help.

Next what? Dont spam

i don't have any 

I propose SentenceSynthesier 0.6 (click the big banner in my signature, the blue one), because it's a good examples of lists and sounds...

check out the demo of my new game. http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/Maroon/647786