Scratch++, a new Scratch mod

ZXMushroom63

https://github.com/ZXMushroom63/scratch-gui

Scratch++ is a Scratch mod that adds new blocks which can compile to normal Scratch. I have been working on it for ~2 months now, and I think it is developed enough to announce it!

It adds fencing control blocks, the power operator, network & physics extensions, as well as much more!

Sample project that makes use of the physics extension: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/941751919/

Scratch++ works by having adding new blocks the usual way, but also having a library of custom block definitions. When the project is compiled, it simply substitutes the new blocks with calls to Scratch custom blocks.

Example:
In Scratch++

when green flag clicked
disable fencing :: motion
change x by (999)

After compiled using File > Compile to Scratch:

when green flag clicked
$rt.disable fencing :: custom
$rt.change x by (999) :: custom

If you have time to try it, you can find the installation instructions on the GitHub page:
https://github.com/ZXMushroom63/scratch-gui

Thanks for reading!

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SCRATCH---PIXEL

Impressive! Especially the physics extensions and that they compile to normal Scratch

gilbert_given_189

Mind if you change the name? (the word Scratch is trademarked)

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Last edited by gilbert_given_189 (Dec. 19, 2023 08:55:01)

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ZXMushroom63

There are other Scratch mods using Scratch in the name. Are you sure the name change is necessary? Besides, in the post and when you open the mod, it clearly states that it is not a mod.

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ZXMushroom63

SCRATCH---PIXEL wrote:
Impressive! Especially the physics extensions and that they compile to normal Scratch

Thanks!

If you want to try out an awesome Scratch mod :: hat :: events
go to [https://github.com/ZXMushroom63/scratch-gui v]

gilbert_given_189

ZXMushroom63 wrote:
… Besides, in the post and when you open the mod, it clearly states that it is not a mod.

ZXMushroom63 wrote:
Scratch++ is a Scratch mod…

Last edited by gilbert_given_189 (Dec. 19, 2023 11:26:14)

If you see a line above this text, it means that below this text is my signature.
This place is just a memory to me, I may return occasionally but I'm busy.
I guess I'm an ATer now.

I think I may have seasoned my posts a bit too much.

Colored Pencil is supposed to color the siggy, but Scratch says it's too big.

There is nothing here…

don don pan pan
dondo pan pan

ZXMushroom63

gilbert_given_189 wrote:
ZXMushroom63 wrote:
… Besides, in the post and when you open the mod, it clearly states that it is not a mod.
ZXMushroom63 wrote:
Scratch++ is a Scratch mod…

…

i meant that it is not scratch.
whoops

Last edited by ZXMushroom63 (Dec. 19, 2023 11:41:53)

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rdococ

Love this idea, very unique & useful premise for a mod.

The royal blue colour scheme. Be aesthetic

cookieclickerer33

this is very very impressive

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cookieclickerer33

nitpick: you dont have to do something like a “0 or 1” because theres custom block boolean inputs

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cookieclickerer33

seems that the impulse extension is not functioning very good.
whenever i spawn an object it freaks out with its Y velocity

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ZXMushroom63

cookieclickerer33 wrote:
this is very very impressive

Thx!

cookieclickerer33 wrote:
nitpick: you dont have to do something like a “0 or 1” because theres custom block boolean inputs

Yes, ik, but the way Scratch serialises boolean inputs for blocks is extremely obnoxious. I does it out of order, and the compiler relies on inputs being in the right order to convert the inputs from the new block to a custom block call.
For the if operator I had to manually hardcode the boolean input, which looks pretty ugly, so I took the easy option of avoided booleans.

cookieclickerer33 wrote:
seems that the impulse extension is not functioning very good.
whenever i spawn an object it freaks out with its Y velocity

Can you give me more details? Though, you have to remember that there is no default floor and no air resistance, so an object can literally accelerate towards infinity.
If you can, see of this doesn't happen with the gravity set to 0, 0.

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cookieclickerer33

ZXMushroom63 wrote:
cookieclickerer33 wrote:
this is very very impressive
Thx!
cookieclickerer33 wrote:
nitpick: you dont have to do something like a “0 or 1” because theres custom block boolean inputs
Yes, ik, but the way Scratch serialises boolean inputs for blocks is extremely obnoxious. I does it out of order, and the compiler relies on inputs being in the right order to convert the inputs from the new block to a custom block call.
For the if operator I had to manually hardcode the boolean input, which looks pretty ugly, so I took the easy option of avoided booleans.
cookieclickerer33 wrote:
seems that the impulse extension is not functioning very good.
whenever i spawn an object it freaks out with its Y velocity
Can you give me more details? Though, you have to remember that there is no default floor and no air resistance, so an object can literally accelerate towards infinity.
If you can, see of this doesn't happen with the gravity set to 0, 0.

i figured it out

the issue was i wasnt having a sprite follow the physics entitiy

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ZXMushroom63

cookieclickerer33 wrote:
i figured it out

the issue was i wasnt having a sprite follow the physics entitiy

lol

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ajskateboarder

I love this approach with compiling blocks, cool mod

I think GoboScript does a similar kind of thingy but with text statements

TurboWarp do has a similar strategy for custom reporters

Last edited by ajskateboarder (Jan. 22, 2024 12:13:44)

ZXMushroom63

ajskateboarder wrote:
I love this approach with compiling blocks, cool mod I think GoboScript does a similar kind of thingy but with text statements

TurboWarp do a similar strategy for custom reporters

Thanks!

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ZXMushroom63

bump

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cookieclickerer33

I think I have an idea, what if you made a “launch” c block that would run a script independently of the one it started in by making a new broadcast with the code inside the c block and running the boradcast

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ZXMushroom63

when flag clicked
launch { 
wait (1) secs
say [2]
} :: control
say [1]

Like this?
And the behaviour would be the sprite says “1”, and then after 1 seconds says “2”?

Might need to use factories to make that work.

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ZXMushroom63

I've added a prototype implementation of the block, now I just need to make it compile.

Edit 1: Made it compile! Going to push and make a release after some testing.

So far, the conversion looks like this:

when green flag clicked
launch {
wait [1] secs
say [Hello (2)]
} :: control
say [Hello (1)]

Compiles in to:

when green flag clicked
broadcast [randomname v]
say [Hello (1)]

when I receive [randomname v]
wait [1] secs
say [Hello (2)]

Last edited by ZXMushroom63 (Jan. 23, 2024 09:08:08)

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