How do you know the clone count?

xCommander12

In a recent clicker project I made, each time I click on the sprite, it creates a clone of it, and then ‘1’ gets added to the variable count… which works fine, but when I add erasers and other tools, I can't have it that way, I need a variable that depends on the clone count? Anyone know how to work it?

My current script

When this sprite clicked
Change Population by 1
Create clone of myself

Sorry, the block thing wasn't working

Last edited by xCommander12 (April 21, 2018 01:03:50)

crisostimo

when green flag clicked
set [ID v] to [Original]

when this sprite clicked
create clone of [myself v]

when I start as a clone
set [ID v] to [Clone]
broadcast [Add To Clone Count v]

define Erase Me
broadcast [Substract From Clone Count v]
delete this clone

when I receive [Add To Clone Count v]
if <(ID) = [Original]> then
change [Clone Count v] by (1)
end

when I receive [Subtract From Clone Count v]
if <(ID) = [Original]> then
change [Clone Count v] by (-1)
end

xCommander12

Thanks… a LOT

xCommander12

That's more than I asked

xCommander12

But it still isn't working…
Check out my project and see if you can help me out further
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/217203427/#editor

asivi

You start setting the var to 0, everytime you create a clone change(increase) by 1, and let clones to change(decrease) by -1 and then delete, just make sure that clone count is a variable for all sprites(global). That is all.

deck26

Brain52 wrote:
Maybe first have the project identify what a clone is. Make a private varable in all cloneing sprites named “clone.” In each of the sprites at the start of the code add
set [clone v] to [0]
In the start of the “when I start as clone” script add a
set [clone v] to [1]
Then create a variable named “clone count.”

In the stage make this
when green flag clicked
forever
set [clone count v] to [0]
broadcast [count clones v] and wait
end
And in all the cloning sprites make this
when I receive [count clones v]
if <(clone) = [1]> then
change [clone count v] by [1]
end
If followed correctly you should get an exact reading on clone count.

So that's another option. Either you keep track as you add or delete clones or you get Scratch to do a count when you need it. Personally I'd go for the former unless you have few clones and will only need the information once.

@xCommander12 - you forgot to make the ID a local variable so when a clone is created the sprite's ID is no longer ‘original’ and there is nothijng handling the count.

@Topflight24sub2yde - if the above doesn't help you should create your own topic and share your project.

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