I'm trying to make some kind of algorithm to calculate the maximum amount of points possible in my game. Every method I have tried results in something that runs quite slowly, or a score that is off by a few numbers. I have been trying to fix this for six hours and have had no luck.
For reference, the game is a rhythm game and the levels are determined by a list.

How does the scoring system work?

We are happy to help but need much more information on your scoring system.

Are you running it without screen refresh?

TechNerd64 wrote:

Are you running it without screen refresh?

Yes, I have tried running it with screen refresh and without

mstone326 wrote:

We are happy to help but need much more information on your scoring system.

There is basically 2 kinds of notes that can spawn. If the note is alone (no notes were spawned directly before it) then correctly hitting the note gives a 10 point reward. However, if the note was spawned right after another one of the same type, it only rewards 1 point. There is also a combo system, every multiple of 35 notes in a row is rewarded with a higher multiplier (1x > x2 > x3…)
It seems that the system works fine up until the point where the multiplier is accounted for.
Note spawning system (kinda messy):

Guessing, is the score or whatever updated by a broadcast? All clones will respond to a broadcast unless you control which one will respond

Oh yeah, another scoring related script:

Here are the scripts for the algorithm stuff:

mstone326 wrote:

Guessing, is the score or whatever updated by a broadcast? All clones will respond to a broadcast unless you control which one will respond

Nope, just a variable that changes when a clone dies

Pretty much impossible to help with the scratchblocks. I wish I could offer better assistance but without seeing it is just guessing.

mstone326 wrote:

Pretty much impossible to help with the scratchblocks. I wish I could offer better assistance but without seeing it is just guessing.

What do you mean by that? I posted images of every script that relates to the scoring and algorithm stuff.

Can you make a copy of your project and take out what shouldn't be seen yet and share that.

Even though we see the blocks for scoring, there could be a block within the project in another sprite accidentally causing issues.

mstone326 wrote:

Can you make a copy of your project and take out what shouldn't be seen yet and share that.

Even though we see the blocks for scoring, there could be a block within the project in another sprite accidentally causing issues.

Alright, will do.

Sorry for the incredibly messy code but here's the project
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/871243551/

Oh my gosh, I feel so stupid right now.
It was a rounding error in the game when calculating the combo variable.

Fixed it with this script, which just rounded to a single decimal:

Thanks for the help though!