So I'm making a top-down game, and I want a scrolling background, that scrolls as you move around. I have made it so that you can point your mouse in directions and the character follows, but stays in the centre of the screen and only changes the X and Y variables.

Using this, or any other variables, how could I make a scrolling background?
(much like in Griffpatch's slither.io: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/106645017 )

Here https://wiki.scratch.mit.edu/wiki/Scrolling_%28sprites%29

Doesn't really help, as it only explains 2-way scrolling. (it mentions top-down, but doesn't say anything about it.)

Kuro_Pi wrote:

Doesn't really help, as it only explains 2-way scrolling. (it mentions top-down, but doesn't say anything about it.)

You want
X and Y Scrolling

This is exactly the same as the “Traditional Method”, except you can scroll upwards, as well as across. You will need more scripts just like the ones above except with a different variable, and you will have to replace the number 480 with the height of the area you want to scroll in (typically 360).

What if I wanted to make it scroll infinitely?

Kuro_Pi wrote:

What if I wanted to make it scroll infinitely?

Look at the bit called Infinite Scrolling.

Ah, that works! Thanks so much, sorry for being awkward

Kuro_Pi wrote:

Ah, that works! Thanks so much, sorry for being awkward

No problem. :-)

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XanMonster wrote:

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Ok.

h1011001k wrote:

Ok.

Please don't necropost.

You need Atleast 4 variables to make it happen:
Camera X
Camera Y
CLONE X
CLONE Y

JCiSBACK wrote:

You need Atleast 4 variables to make it happen:
Camera X
Camera Y
CLONE X
CLONE Y

Dont necropost. this is from 2016