Hey, I was wondering if you can make a variable that changes for a specific clone, not for all of the clones. For example, I'm trying to make a life simulator where each creature is a clone. Each clone has an age and health. The variable is different for each clone. If there is a way to make this work, please teach me how. Thanks!

Clones make a copy of the original sprite completely. This means that private variables are unique to each clone. If you made the “age” and “health” variable private, then the data for every creature (clone) will be different.

The next problem is to change the private variable. If you do a broadcast to change the variable (see below), all the clones will receive the broadcast and change the variable.

broadcast [decrease health v] // this is broadcasted to all clones

when I receive [decrease health v]
change [health v] by (-10) // this changes the variable

One way is to give every clone its own “id” variable and only change the variable if the “id” equals “the id of the desired clone”.
Another solution is to check if the clone should decrease its health and change the variable inside the “When I start as a clone” block.

when I start as a clone
set [age v] to [ 1]
set [health v] to [ 100] // You could also set it before you make the clone
repeat until <[health] = [100]> // Just an example
    if <touching [enemy sprite v] ?> then
        change [health v] by [-10] // This will only change THIS clones variable if THIS clone is "touching a sprite"
        wait (1) secs // Makes sure the clone doesn't die instantly
    end
    more code :: grey 
end
delete this clone

I hope this helped you understand clones and their variables
If you still don't understand please ask!

Just to add to what super_crazy has said. When they say “private” they mean that when you create a variable you need to check the “for this sprite only” option. The variable that is then created, health and age for example, can then be changed independently for each clone; which is what you want.

super_crazy wrote:

Clones make a copy of the original sprite completely. This means that private variables are unique to each clone. If you made the “age” and “health” variable private, then the data for every creature (clone) will be different.

The next problem is to change the private variable. If you do a broadcast to change the variable (see below), all the clones will receive the broadcast and change the variable.

broadcast [decrease health v] // this is broadcasted to all clones

when I receive [decrease health v]
change [health v] by (-10) // this changes the variable

One way is to give every clone its own “id” variable and only change the variable if the “id” equals “the id of the desired clone”.
Another solution is to check if the clone should decrease its health and change the variable inside the “When I start as a clone” block.

when I start as a clone
set [age v] to [ 1]
set [health v] to [ 100] // You could also set it before you make the clone
repeat until <[health] = [100]> // Just an example
    if <touching [enemy sprite v] ?> then
        change [health v] by [-10] // This will only change THIS clones variable if THIS clone is "touching a sprite"
        wait (1) secs // Makes sure the clone doesn't die instantly
    end
    more code :: grey 
end
delete this clone

I hope this helped you understand clones and their variables
If you still don't understand please ask!

That really helped! Thanks a bunch!

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