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octokids wrote:

hi…

Hello there! ^^

How are y'all

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Does anyone know how to make a gravity code for a platformer? Every time I do it I either glitch through the wall or floor and I'm confused why.

Does anyone know how to program an attack animation for a character to go a certain direction? I need this for a game engine I’m developing. My character’s whip attack animation only faces to the right. The only thing that moves right AND left is the whip itself. I need the animation to go left as well. Plz help!

OK

Thx dude.

Ldog130 wrote:

Does anyone know how to make a gravity code for a platformer? Every time I do it I either glitch through the wall or floor and I'm confused why.

You should check this tutorial.

Hey guys, I'm new to this forum. Really finding lots of cool stuff. Looking forward to it Cheers from https://www.4pmti.com/PMP-Certification/New-York-NY.asp

Does scratch allow .wav sound? Scratch seems to not save whenever I'm using .wav music, but still plays it (e.g. if flag is clicked, it plays), but never saves.

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Delete when I receive [Winner v] :: events hat
wait until <[green flag v] clicked? :: events>
pen up
move (A few :: obsolete) steps
if <key [Hey! v] pressed?><color [#537a7a] is touching [#d665eb] ?> or <\mouse down? :: sensing><costume/ :: looks> then {change size by (33)} :: control
reset timer
change [Hie v] by (25) :: looks

This is the old 2019 version of this post. It stays here for historical purposes.

Other Places/Methods to Receive Scripting Help

You may have been programming a Scratch project and gotten confused. You may have come across a bug and have had no idea how to fix it. Well, I'm here to say don't worry! Stuff like this happens all the time to programmers, so don't feel ashamed if you need help. I have placed together a (somewhat) small list of other places to receive help. Remember to always try posting here first, before you branch off to other places! Alright, enough of me blabbing, lets get to the list:

Note 1: The following methods are not ordered in any specific way.
Note 2: This was originally posted back in 2017, and since then it has become severely outdated. I've updated it in 2019 to bring it up to speed.

1. This Forum Section
Well, yeah! It's the whole point of this place, asking for help! All you have to do is make a topic stating your problem. Here are some general guidelines to follow while asking for help:

• Make the subject clear - Make sure the subject clearly summarizes the issue, so other Scratchers know what they're getting into.
  
• Make it easy to understand the problem - A long explanation that takes an hour to type out will be much better than a one-sentence description of your problem. Scratchers will be able to give better help if they know exactly what's going wrong.
  
• Link the project - I can't stress enough how life-saving it is if a Scratcher has the code which is malfunctioning rather than trying to remake it based of a description of the problem. Even if the project isn't ready to be shared, share it on an alt-account! It is so much better if you link the project
  

I recommend this topic by @Elephant_Lover to help with formatting topics. If you happen not to get a response here (which is highly unlikely) Then you can move on down the list.

2. Shops
Sometimes it's a little hard to describe shops to New Scratchers, so I'll try my best. Shops are regular forum threads in the Request section. In these threads, there are most likely order forums for you to fill out. They may ask you for your username, what the code is trying to do, and what's going wrong. Simply post your forum in the thread, and another Scratcher who “works” at the shop will help you. (Most) shops are completely free and will get back to you quickly. Free shops that I recommend are The Come n' Leave Fast Shop and Scratch Ultimate Coding Shop.

3. Other Projects
If you are looking for a script that you think has already been made, do a quick search for it and you might find it! You don't need to be super specific when searching. For example, if you're looking for a text engine, then all you have to type is “text engine”. There are over 200 million Scratch projects out there, and the search bar can be a great tool at helping you narrow them down. The search bar is located at the top of the page, and looks like this:


4. Official Scratch Wiki
Everything you would ever need to know about Scratch can be found on the Wiki. It is made by Scratchers like you and contains very neat, detailed descriptions (With pictures!) about almost everything Scratch. It has block descriptions as well, which could come in handy. If you want to know what a certain block does, then I'd say check the wiki.

5. Built-In Help Menu
If your looking for help with more simpler things, on the right side of the Scratch editor screen you will see a white bar with a question mark at the top. (It looks something like: (?)) Click on it and it will open a menu of tutorials, block meanings,
and more! You can also check out the Ideas page, which contains starter projects, guides, and tutorials written by the Scratch Team.

6. Questions About Scratch Forum (For General Questions) and Advanced Topics
If you need something general answered, please use this forum. If your question is highly advanced, then post in the Advanced Topics section.

And that's it! If you see that like I forgot something, made a mistake, made a grammar error, etc. Just leave a reply below and I will fix it! Thank you for reading this!

- BGMead

hello. I thought this studio was about asking for help… reading the posts i got confused. still, it would be nice if someone could help me with this project I'm having trouble on.

when green flag clicked
say [I need help!] for (2) secs

https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/381466779/
i'm having a problem. every time the background changes, i want the character to go to a specific spot, but when i try coding it, the character goes there, then freezes in place. can someone please explain why?

bushvipergirlAnim wrote:

hello. I thought this studio was about asking for help… reading the posts i got confused. still, it would be nice if someone could help me with this project I'm having trouble on.

when green flag clicked
say [I need help!] for (2) secs

https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/381466779/
i'm having a problem. every time the background changes, i want the character to go to a specific spot, but when i try coding it, the character goes there, then freezes in place. can someone please explain why?

Heyo! If you have a problem, make a topic about it by clicking the blue ‘New Topic’ button in the top right corner here. Thanks!

We do need a built in help menu, that would clear up confusions.

when green flag clicked
forever
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