I am new to Scratch and I have a question. Why is it that when I create a code on one backdrop the code appears on all the other backdrops? If I change the code on one backdrop, it changes the code of all the other backdrops. So what I am experiencing is the same code for all backdrops. Please help me understand this! Thanks!

TheologyBMHS wrote:

I am new to Scratch and I have a question. Why is it that when I create a code on one backdrop the code appears on all the other backdrops? If I change the code on one backdrop, it changes the code of all the other backdrops. So what I am experiencing is the same code for all backdrops. Please help me understand this! Thanks!

First, welcome to Scratch!
Answer Of Your Questions: Stage backdrops are like costumes. You can't create different codes for each backdrop. But you can do this:

when green flag clicked
forever
if <(backdrop [name v] :: looks) = [Any Backdrop You Select]> then
... :: grey // These 3 dots mean you can put different blocks here.
end
end

Thank you so much for your reply. It helped me to understand when you commented that “Stage backdrops are like costumes.”

How do you make the coding wait entell a certain backdrop shows and then show sprites? What is the coding for that?

smoo_dog wrote:

How do you make the coding wait entell a certain backdrop shows and then show sprites? What is the coding for that?

Welcome to the Scratch forums! Here's a simple script that might help (applies to the sprite):

when green flag clicked
hide//The sprite hides until the a certain backdrop shows.
when backdrop switches to [backdrop v]//Tells the sprite to wait until the certain backdrop shows
show

I'd like to point out that this topic itself is pretty old and outdated - so I'm guessing that no one is watching this thread anymore. However, if you have anymore questions about scripting, please feel free to create a new topic in the Help with Scripts forum.