I'm making an RPG that changes backgrounds when you touch the edge of the screen. There are about 50 backgrounds (this is important).
Basically, when you walk to the edge and subsequently change the background when there are still enemies on-screen, I need the enemies to disappear.
Here's the catch: sometimes, there will be multiple of the same enemies on-screen (I'm using clones) and the adjacent room/background will spawn more of the same enemy.
The trouble I'm having is making the enemy clones in your current room vanish when you change environments but create clones when entering an adjacent room that utilizes the same enemies.
Let me know if that makes sense.
P.S.: There is already a LOT of code for the enemy so it would take me a very long time to implement it here. The enemy is complete; I only need it to do what I described above
Thanks.

Hm… You might use a broadcast just before you switch backdrops:

And use a receiver in the enemy to flag a local variable:

I might be wrong, though. Can you share your project with us?

Thanks, I'll give this a shot.
I'll see if I can upload it. It's still very WIP, but the game functions. I've been making it on the desktop version of Scratch because Chrome began to die when the code got too big. Also… I'm still fairly new to Scratch (only started about three months ago), so the code might be… messy, to say the least.

Online Scratch is unable to save my project. It was originally because of one the sound files, but it won't even save after removing it.
Here's a link to the desktop file on my Google Drive.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DE_Tw1me85tc2Lh3y4hWOCBtnmKeWyoc/view?usp=sharing

I've been working all morning on my game. Unfortunately, the script you gave me to try out only partially works. It does delete the clones, but the script continues running for a little too long after loading the next background and deletes half of the clones that are supposed to be in the next room.

FistMotag wrote:

I've been working all morning on my game. Unfortunately, the script you gave me to try out only partially works. It does delete the clones, but the script continues running for a little too long after loading the next background and deletes half of the clones that are supposed to be in the next room.

Oh.

Deleting the clone should stop the script, perhaps you should add a 3 second wait block to let it cool down between backdrop switches? I'm not sure…

Easy

True-False-Boolean wrote:

Easy

He's using clones. That wouldn't work, because that wouldn't delete a clone. The script has to be under a when I start as clone block. I may be wrong, though. I get stuck in all these coding conventions and I forget to explore other solutions :/

Guys, thank you so much. Had a Eureka moment. It's as simple as making

For every backdrop. Messy, but fast and works flawlessly. Thank you all for the help!!!!

If you don't like that code, then try this:

1. This should be a new when I start as a clone block. Otherwise, it will freeze the other blocks in the clone's script.
2. Make sure this is a local variable for ID purposes (for this sprite only). For more on local variables, see here.
Hope this helps!

Another method

i don't understand how to switch backdrops and make my sprite disappear with it and reappear when i press stop. :c can someone help me plzzzz

I don't think stop is a key , is it a button in your game, if it is then add this script.

Add this script to the stop button sprite. hope i helped

Here is the script:

TechKid22 wrote:

Here is the script:

But he is using clones

oh ok ty il try and use it!

I have a problem I've made a level but I just realized that I don't like the plain white backdrop but when I add the backdrop my level disappeared how do I fix this

I have a problem I've made a level but I just realized that i don't like the lain white backdrop but when I add the backdrop my level disappeared how do I fix this

FistMotag wrote:

I've been working all morning on my game. Unfortunately, the script you gave me to try out only partially works. It does delete the clones, but the script continues running for a little too long after loading the next background and deletes half of the clones that are supposed to be in the next room.

Can you send the link to your project so I can look at the code and help you?

Badboy179 wrote:

I have a problem I've made a level but I just realized that i don't like the lain white backdrop but when I add the backdrop my level disappeared how do I fix this

Plz don't necropost