https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/572796812/

I can't figure out how to make a sprite follow the player like in an RPG.

Mr_PenguinAlex wrote:

https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/572796812/

I can't figure out how to make a sprite follow the player like in an RPG.

Is it scrolling?

Wei-ern_520 wrote:

Mr_PenguinAlex wrote:

https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/572796812/

I can't figure out how to make a sprite follow the player like in an RPG.

Is it scrolling?

no

Then use this

In player:

when green flag clicked
forever
add (x position) to [x v]
add (y position) to [y v]
if <(length of [x v] :: list) > [1000]> then
delete [1] of [x v]
end
if <(length of [y v] :: list) > [1000]> then
delete [1] of [y v]
end
end

Follower:

when green flag clicked
forever
go to x: (item ((length of [x v])-(10)) of [x v]) y: (item((length of [y v])-(10))of [y v])
end

I think this should work.


Edit;fixed

Wei-ern_520 wrote:

Then use this

In player:

when green flag clicked
forever
add (x position) to [x v]
add (y position) to [y v]
if <(length of [x v] :: list) > [1000]> then
delete (length of [x v] :: list) of [x v]
end
if <(length of [y v] :: list) > [1000]> then
delete (length of [y v] :: list) of [y v]
end
end

Follower:

when green flag clicked
forever
go to x: (item (10 (you can tweak these)) of [x v] :: list) y: (item(10 (you can tweak these))of [y v] :: list)
end

I think this should work.

This script won't work well.

delete (length of [x] :: list) of [list x]

We are removing all of the paths making it impossible for the other sprite to follow along.

delete (1) of [x]

Having just 1 is enough.

For follower.

The closer the item number is to the max value of the list, the faster it will follow it.

Although Wei-ern_520's script works none stop, means if you don't move at all, the follower would still go to the main sprite. This can create “glue effect”, where two sprites are very close to each other, and its pretty much impossible to get away from it.

I hope this clears up a few things.

Edit: An example project of the following system: https://turbowarp.org/572834566 it's a bit old, but it covers the needs of animation and just following a sprite along.
This script allowed me to create a 4 person following the path system: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/562605195/

I hope these examples can come in helpful.

Just_Iakov wrote:

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I have quite forgotten the code, so that’s why I messed up. Thanks for fixing it though. I’ll edit it too.