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Moderators, please sticky this so less-advanced Scratch members can find out about Scrolling.

So, you want to learn how to make scrolling games, huh? Well, let me take you step by step:

Step one: Make a variable that will stand for the scrolling process. Let's say we used ScrollX as our variable.

Step two: Make the moving sprite (or the stage) a script that says:
When green flag clicked

FOREVER:

-IF key left arrow pressed
--change ScrollX by 5

-IF key right arrow pressed
--change ScrollX by -5

Step three: Make three or four sprites that represent the terrain. You know, a little grass, hills, or mountains. Make sure that their width takes up the whole screen.

Step four: For the first terrain sprite, make a script like this:
[blocks]<when green flag clicked>
     <forever>
     <set x to( (( ScrollX <+> (( 480 <*> 0 )) ))[/blocks]

And for the second terrain sprite, replace that last zero with a one...
and for the third.. 2, and so on...

step 5: Make your movement techniqes and you have yourself a Scrolling game! I hope this has helped you! And... Scratch on!

Last edited by joeyman (2008-07-03 00:18:05)