I am learning to code with the book How to Code in 10 Easy Lessons. I am stuck building a platform game with cloning enemies. I followed the book, and made spiders, but they all just stack on top of each other (instead of showing up around the platforms), and they don't decrease the energy of the main sprite. Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/195659591/#player

Here is my game

replace this

when I start as a clone
change [enemy counter v] by (1)
go to x: (item (enemy counter) of [x start v] :: list) y: (item (enemy counter) of [y start v] :: list)
point in direction (-90 v)
show
go to front
forever 
  if <touching color [#003fff] ?> then 
    move (2) steps
    if on edge, bounce
  else 
    point in direction ((0) - (direction))
    move (4) steps
  end
  if <touching [BananaGod v] ?> then 
    change [energy v] by (-10)
  end
end

when green flag clicked
insert [-17] at (1 v) of [x start v]
insert [-159] at (1 v) of [y start v]
insert [-69] at (2 v) of [x start v]
insert [-42] at (2 v) of [y start v]
insert [-115] at (3 v) of [x start v]
insert [41] at (3 v) of [y start v]
insert [131] at (4 v) of [x start v]
insert [119] at (4 v) of [y start v]
set [enemy counter v] to [0]
set rotation style [left-right v]
set size to (20) %
hide
repeat (4) 
  create clone of [myself v]
end

with this

when I start as a clone
go to x: (item (enemy counter) of [x start v] :: list) y: (item (enemy counter) of [y start v] :: list)
point in direction (-90 v)
show
go to front
forever 
  change y by (-1)
  if <touching color [#003fff] ?> then 
    move (2) steps
    if on edge, bounce
  else 
    point in direction ((0) - (direction))
    move (4) steps
  end
  change y by (1)
  if <touching [BananaGod v] ?> then 
    change [energy v] by (-10)
  end
end

when green flag clicked
add [-17] to [x start v]
add [-159] to [y start v]
add [-69] to [x start v]
add [-42] to [y start v]
add [-115] to [x start v]
add [41] to [y start v]
add [131] to [x start v]
add [119] to [y start v]
set [enemy counter v] to [0]
set rotation style [left-right v]
set size to (20) %
hide
repeat (4) 
  change [enemy counter v] by (1)
  create clone of [myself v]
end

Thanks for the solution for the cloning problem, but I still have a problem. The energy does not decrease when BananaGod is hit. If you can help i would appreciate it.

Banana_God wrote:

Thanks for the solution for the cloning problem, but I still have a problem. The energy does not decrease when BananaGod is hit. If you can help i would appreciate it.

this is because energy is a local variable. If you simpy recreate it and make sure that “For all sprites” is ticked, it will work

Thanks for the solution. I really appreciate the help thanks.