I don't know if I worded the question right or not o___O

But how would I make it so that when a player typed in a name, it would show up as they wrote in dialogue, and in I suppose a little player name box.

1. Make a variable called name
2. Program the background to ask, “What is your screen name?” and set name to the answer.
3. Program it so that whenever the player types something, it joins the value of name“Name,” “: ” and the message.

Remember that open chats are not allowed, however lexicon chats are
Hope this helped, and happy scratching!
-Jay

I don't know what program the background to ask means o__________________O I got as far as make a variable called name

Using an ask block is what he means.

Oh, understood :3

I know how to ask them a question like what's your name but how do you make it show up as a name block?

Is this what you're looking for?

ask [What's your name?] and wait
set [name v] to (answer)
say (join [Hello ] (name))

If you want the player to be able to input their name you could do this:

ask [What's your name?] and wait
set [name v] to (answer)
say (join [hello, ] (join (name) [ and welcome to my scratch game.])) for (2) secs

If you want the computer to automatically learn their name if they are signed in to their scratch account you could do this:

set [name v] to (username)
say (join [hello, ] (join (name) [ and welcome to my scratch game.])) for (2) secs

or if you want them to name a sprite so that the sprite always has their name above their head you could put this script in that sprite:

ask [What do you want to name me?] and wait
set [my name v] to (answer)
forever
say (my name)
end

I try to implement this in my scratch but game start before i input my name. How to make game start after input name?

vintermut wrote:

I try to implement this in my scratch but game start before i input my name. How to make game start after input name?

Don't start the game with the green flag but wait for a broadcast - eg ‘broadcast startgame’.

Then you can ask for the name before you make that broadcast.

I tried but game starts even with broadcast…

vintermut wrote:

I tried but game starts even with broadcast…

when green flag clicked
ask [What's your name?] and wait
set [name v] to (answer) 
broadcast [startgame v]

If that doesn't work then it's not the broadcast that's starting the game so look for other green flag scripts.

Ohhhhhh, yes… You are right… I have 2 more green flags in scratch

JayZX535 wrote:

1. Make a variable called name
2. Program the background to ask, “What is your screen name?” and set name to the answer.
3. Program it so that whenever the player types something, it joins the value of name“Name,” “: ” and the message.

Remember that open chats are not allowed, however lexicon chats are
Hope this helped, and happy scratching!
-Jay

Jay What do you mean set name to the answer

Guys how do you make it so that you type a name and then the sprite says something like Welcome Maryan


-Maryan

Use this block for directly tell your username :

say (join [Welcome ] (username)) for (2) secs//there is a space after Welcome

Use this to ask a name:

ask [What is your name?] and wait
say (join [Welcome ] (answer)) for (2) secs//there is a space after Welcome

Simple,

ask [What's your name?] and wait
set [Name v] to (answer)
say (join [Hello] (join (Name) [.])) for (2) secs

or

say (join [Hello] (join (Username) [.])) for (2) secs

Crimson19 wrote:

Simple,

ask [What's your name?] and wait
set [Name v] to (answer)
say (join [Hello] (join (Name) [.])) for (2) secs

or

say (join [Hello] (join (Username) [.])) for (2) secs

you don't really need that name variable unless you are asking another question, because until you ask another question and answer it, the answer block would be same as the first answer (that is your name) given.

JayZX535 wrote:

1. Make a variable called name
2. Program the background to ask, “What is your screen name?” and set name to the answer.
3. Program it so that whenever the player types something, it joins the value of name“Name,” “: ” and the message.

Remember that open chats are not allowed, however lexicon chats are
Hope this helped, and happy scratching!
-Jay

LOL YOU NOT GIVE HIM THE IDEA BUT THANKS FOR GIVE ME THAT IDEA~~~~~

helped me sosso much!