Can Scratch lock online variables when refreshing?

heavenlydeity

In my game, I have a blue circle that should add one to an online variable when clicked. It should also remember the last number it was when I refresh the page. But there's a problem: after refreshing and restarting the game, the variable always goes back to the original number. I haven't used any ‘set’ blocks for my variable. I've checked the cloud variables (those are the ones under the thumbs-up and heart icons), and I think the number is saved there but not shown on the variable itself. I've also tried using an online variable on multiple devices, but when a new device joins, it always resets the number. Can anyone help me figure out why this isn't working? The game link is below. It's a very simple example of this issue. https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1079925546/

awesome-llama

They are supposed to save but have a tendency to break. Potential causes include downloading/uploading the project, backpacking scripts, remixing, or things outside of your control such as changes to Scratch or its servers.

You can fix them either by renaming them or deleting/recreating them.

RokCoder

awesome-llama wrote:
They are supposed to save but have a tendency to break. Potential causes include downloading/uploading the project, backpacking scripts, remixing, or things outside of your control such as changes to Scratch or its servers.

You can fix them either by renaming them or deleting/recreating them.

This should be the default answer for any question about cloud variables not working

heavenlydeity

Thank you for the feedback on my issue on online variables not locking.

MillionOfficial

TurboWarp Documentation wrote:
Cloud variables are reset whenever the server restarts or when no one is in the project for a short period of time, so things like leaderboards won't be saved very long.
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Last edited by MillionOfficial (Oct. 12, 2024 22:39:47)

awesome-llama

MillionOfficial wrote:
TurboWarp Documentation wrote:
Cloud variables are reset whenever the server restarts or when no one is in the project for a short period of time, so things like leaderboards won't be saved very long.
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TurboWarp Documentation wrote:
TurboWarp has its own cloud variable server independent of Scratch.

Turbowarp's cloud variables are not like Scratch's.

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