How do you make a side scroller !

first you make a variable,

(scroll x)

then you have 3 ways of doing a side scroller. I normally do one way, because it has less lag. the thing is, to know how to make a side-scroller, you need to know how to make a platformer. do you know that?

one method though, is to have a movement script, then have this script after it:

if <(x position) > [0]> then
change x by (-1)
change [scroll x v] by (-1)
end
if <(x position) > [0]> then
change x by (1)
change [scroll x v] by (1)
end

then have another sprite with this script:

when green flag clicked
switch costume to [hackDot v]//hackDot is just a dot
set size to (500) %
switch costume to [level v]//level is the level
forever
go to x: (scroll x) y: (0)
end

Thanks!

meowmoo wrote:

one method though, is to have a movement script, then have this script after it:

if <(x position) > [0]> then
change x by (-1)
change [scroll x v] by (-1)
end
if <(x position) > [0]> then
change x by (1)
change [scroll x v] by (1)
end

then have another sprite with this script:

when green flag clicked
switch costume to [hackDot v]//hackDot is just a dot
set size to (500) %
switch costume to [level v]//level is the level
forever
go to x: (scroll x) y: (0)
end

what would this do??

matthewshoults wrote:

meowmoo wrote:

one method though, is to have a movement script, then have this script after it:

if <(x position) > [0]> then
change x by (-1)
change [scroll x v] by (-1)
end
if <(x position) > [0]> then
change x by (1)
change [scroll x v] by (1)
end

then have another sprite with this script:

when green flag clicked
switch costume to [hackDot v]//hackDot is just a dot
set size to (500) %
switch costume to [level v]//level is the level
forever
go to x: (scroll x) y: (0)
end

what would this do??

the first script would convert a normal movement script into the nessacery variables for scrolling, and the other script moves the level around in order to scroll based on the variables. the way scrolling works is instead of having one “moving” sprite move around, you have the level move backward if you want the player to move forward,giving the illusion of player movement.