why does scratch have a 300 clone limit

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Probably because if you have more than 300 clones, it will lag your project really badly.

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The_Imaginarium

If you accidentally had a loop that created clones without limit, it would probably crash your computer.

awesome-llama

TurboWarp has an option to disable the clone limit. You should try it with this:

when green flag clicked
forever
broadcast [clone v]
end
when I receive [clone v]
create clone of [myself v]

This is an extremely common mistake that users make with making clones. I'll let you see how quick it is to break the project player.

Za-Chary

It's to prevent lag on as many devices as possible. There's no doubt that some devices could handle 500 clones, but the 300 clone limit was chosen as a happy medium to make sure that as many Scratch projects could work on as many devices as possible.

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Well, Scratch wanted the Scratchers to see it without lag (free-lag), since a few computers/laptops doesn't really work effeciently.

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mrcreatorluigi

I’d say 300 clones is enough, and I found out a way to decrease the limit if you like.

creating a clone:

add [clone] to [list v]
create clone of [myself v]

deleting a clone:

delete (1 v) of [list v]
delete this clone

clone limit detection:

if <(length of [list v] :: list) > [200]> then
delete (200) clones::custom
end

this block must have Run Without Screen Refresh on:

define delete (value) clones
repeat (value)
delete (1 v) of [list v]
delete this clone

Last edited by mrcreatorluigi (July 25, 2021 23:54:46)

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theodorwscratcher

I think it might be because having lots of clones puts a lot of strain on your graphics chip.

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