So, I'm making this game called Avoid the Hippos! And I want the player to be able to select their character from a few choices. I know how to sense a click on a sprite, but once they do it, how would I make the other sprites become hidden?

Here is an example:

If you have two characters (Let's just say they are called “bob” and “steve”) you can put this block in for both those characters:

when this sprite clicked

If the player clicks Bob, you can have this:

when this sprite clicked
broadcast [bob has been chosen!!!]

When you broadcast a message, every sprite will get the message so this is what you put for Steve:

when I receive [bob has been chosen!!!]
hide

I hope that I helped! If you're a bit confused, you can always ask me for help and I can show a better example! Good luck!

Hi, thanks! It worked perfectly. But, now I'm having another problem. Let me show you

forever
if <touching [ hippo2] ?> then
switch backdrop to [ bluesky3]
broadcast [ game over]
stop [ all]
end
end

when I receive [ game over]
hide

the sprites aren't hiding and the backdrop isn't changing, why is that?

pupper_ wrote:

Hi, thanks! It worked perfectly. But, now I'm having another problem. Let me show you

forever
if <touching [ hippo2] ?> then
switch backdrop to [ bluesky3]
broadcast [ game over]
stop [ all]
end
end

when I receive [ game over]
hide

the sprites aren't hiding and the backdrop isn't changing, why is that?

Does it stop the project?
If it does: you can do these:
1: make sure the backdrop “bluesky3” actually exists with no spelling mistakes / extra spaces etc.
2: replace “broadcast game over” with “broadcast game over and wait”
It should work.

If it doesn't stop at all, maybe add an extra script that says:

when I receive [start gameplay v]
wait until <touching [hippo2 v]?>
switch backdrop to [bluesky3 v]
broadcast [game over v] and wait
stop [all v]

Hopefully that helps.

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cs2485146 wrote:

im so happy

That's good but spamming the forum is not a good way to celebrate.

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HL-107572 wrote:

yooooooo

Please don't spam or necropost.

how do you do the select a character thing because I've coded 1 character but i don't know how to do the others without the 1st character showing.

deck26 wrote:

HL-107572 wrote:

yooooooo

Please don't spam or necropost.

how is that spamming?
spamming is repeatedly saying something over and over.

Avacadolicious_x wrote:

deck26 wrote:

HL-107572 wrote:

yooooooo

Please don't spam or necropost.

how is that spamming?
spamming is repeatedly saying something over and over.

emphasis on “necropost”

and you also just necroposted

Avacadolicious_x wrote:

deck26 wrote:

HL-107572 wrote:

yooooooo

Please don't spam or necropost.

how is that spamming?
spamming is repeatedly saying something over and over.

Spamming is posting something that isn't relevant. That may not be the case here but still better to post a new topic and share your project.

Hello? Anybody here? Well incase anybody but me is here then I also want a character select, I have my menu set up and 2 buttons a ‘start’ button and a ‘select character’ button the title screen has a press here button that always disappears and when I have my ‘character select’ button loaded in it disappears sorta like this

when I receive [ menu select v] 
switch backdrop to [ back1 menu v]
show
if <touching [mouse pointer v] ?> then 
  
next costume

else
if <mouse down?> then
switch backdrop to [select player Oofio v]
hide
hide
end
end

and this as well sorta

when this sprite clicked
broadcast [ Character Select v]
switch backdrop to [ select player Oofio v]
hide

its for my game called Ivan Mania (Scratch Port) and I want 3 playable characters: Ivan, Zaidrian, and Bitzy (yes that's the character's name)
(edited)

kuchikoo wrote:

Here is an example:

If you have two characters (Let's just say they are called “bob” and “steve”) you can put this block in for both those characters:

when this sprite clicked

If the player clicks Bob, you can have this:

when this sprite clicked
broadcast [bob has been chosen!!!]

When you broadcast a message, every sprite will get the message so this is what you put for Steve:

when I receive [bob has been chosen!!!]
hide

I hope that I helped! If you're a bit confused, you can always ask me for help and I can show a better example! Good luck!

Thank you very much! The thing is though, with this scratch, I don't have a brodcast box. How do I get one?

PotatoNia wrote:

kuchikoo wrote:

Here is an example:

If you have two characters (Let's just say they are called “bob” and “steve”) you can put this block in for both those characters:

when this sprite clicked

If the player clicks Bob, you can have this:

when this sprite clicked
broadcast [bob has been chosen!!!]

When you broadcast a message, every sprite will get the message so this is what you put for Steve:

when I receive [bob has been chosen!!!]
hide

I hope that I helped! If you're a bit confused, you can always ask me for help and I can show a better example! Good luck!

Thank you very much! The thing is though, with this scratch, I don't have a brodcast box. How do I get one?

Please don't necropost. Make your own topic for others to help you.

Now since this is easy to do, I'll help you.

Look in the “Events” tab. There should be 3 blocks that relate to broadcast:

when I receive []

broadcast []

broadcast [] and wait

To make your own broadcast, click on the arrow in the block, and make a new message.

Hi my name is amari and you can use WASD or arrowkeys for moving your character around.

AmariTheCodeman wrote:

Hi my name is amari and you can use WASD or arrowkeys for moving your character around.

Please don’t Necropost

Do clones and put them each with different costumes. Then, do something like this:

broadcast [(costume #)]

Then check depending on what number was broadcast.

i dont get it………….
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cool but u can also use variebels
for example Set hero to bob