Using Velocities to Create Smooth Animations


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Introduction
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With scratch comes the few non-smooth moving blocks.

move (...) steps

go to x: (...) y: (...)

glide (...) secs to x: (...) y: (...)

change x by (...)

change y by (...)

set x to (...)

set y to (...)

With velocities, you can make your sprites move smoothly, speeding up and slowing down when you want to. Yes, there is the glide block, but if you want your sprite to get faster the farther it moves and slow to a stop then you should use velocities. Actually, using gravity is velocity. This guide will tell you all about them and how to make your animations smoother than ever.







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Usage
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There are many reasons to use velocity instead of default glide and move. To start, velocity can be a game-changer to popularity, because last-minute polishing will make your game more enjoyable. You can go from meh to amazing. Also, velocity can make a game easier to play in some cases. It could be used to create smooth movement for a platformer, or make a falling particle effect. Let us get to the coding!








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Scripting
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First, we will make a simple, one axis velocity. Create a variable named velocity, or whatever you want.

(Velocity)

Now, the real part. This script is making your sprite speed up, the higher the repeat the higher the speed.

when green flag clicked
repeat(...)
    move (Velocity) steps
    change [Velocity] by (1)
end

To make it slow back down, add this to your script. Make sure

when green flag clicked
repeat(...)
    move (Velocity) steps
    change [Velocity] by (-1)
end

You have now created a simple yet useful movement script.











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Final Notes
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This can be improved in many ways, so i'm counting on you! Post a link to a project of yours that uses velocities in this topic. This is also my first post, so feedback is appreciated. Scratch on! -Conjureya

Is this a tutorial or a question? You could probably find a great place for this post on the Scratch Wiki.

jettypumpkin07 wrote:

Is this a tutorial or a question? You could probably find a great place for this post on the Scratch Wiki.

Oh, this is supposed to be helping new scratchers with smooth movement