Can we have the “touching” block work offscreen?

How? Scratch has something called sprite fencing, where sprites can't go off the screen. Basically, an imaginary fence going around the border of the project.

Olimon7661 wrote:

How? Scratch has something called sprite fencing, where sprites can't go off the screen. Basically, an imaginary fence going around the border of the project.

Many way exist for sprites to get around that fence. In which case, the OP suggests to make touching work off-screen…
Love and fave detectors and report button detectors become impossible to circumvent with this method though, unless you perform the action before clicking the green flag.

The_Blue_J wrote:

Love and fave detectors and report button detectors become impossible to circumvent with this method though, unless you perform the action before clicking the green flag.

Well, mouse clicks outside of the stage aren't (or at least shall not be) detected while mouse is not over the stage, touching mouse-pointer shall not work offscreen, and finally the mouse position is clamped. So I think this is not a problem.

FROOGYCOOLCODEEER wrote:

Can we have the “touching” block work offscreen?

What I mean is that the “touching” block work offscreen for scrolling projects.

Olimon7661 wrote:

How? Scratch has something called sprite fencing, where sprites can't go off the screen. Basically, an imaginary fence going around the border of the project.

If you use the size or “Big” costume trick than the sprite can go offscreen

FROOGYCOOLCODEEER wrote:

Olimon7661 wrote:

How? Scratch has something called sprite fencing, where sprites can't go off the screen. Basically, an imaginary fence going around the border of the project.

If you use the size or “Big” costume trick than the sprite can go offscreen

Yes, however, this will not provide unlimited movement. It will still be limited by the big costume's size. So I think it's better to just forget about the “touching” block in these cases and just make the hitbox mechanics.

what about when sprite that uses “touching” collision goes offscreen

OrangeFlyingCat wrote:

FROOGYCOOLCODEEER wrote:

Olimon7661 wrote:

How? Scratch has something called sprite fencing, where sprites can't go off the screen. Basically, an imaginary fence going around the border of the project.

If you use the size or “Big” costume trick than the sprite can go offscreen

Yes, however, this will not provide unlimited movement. It will still be limited by the big costume's size. So I think it's better to just forget about the “touching” block in these cases and just make the hitbox mechanics.

what about when sprite that uses “touching” collision goes offscreen ;/

FROOGYCOOLCODEEER wrote:

what about when sprite that uses “touching” collision goes offscreen

OrangeFlyingCat wrote:

FROOGYCOOLCODEEER wrote:

Olimon7661 wrote:

How? Scratch has something called sprite fencing, where sprites can't go off the screen. Basically, an imaginary fence going around the border of the project.

If you use the size or “Big” costume trick than the sprite can go offscreen

Yes, however, this will not provide unlimited movement. It will still be limited by the big costume's size. So I think it's better to just forget about the “touching” block in these cases and just make the hitbox mechanics.

what about when sprite that uses “touching” collision goes offscreen ;/

Nothing. No collisions. Though I can't see how this is related to my suggestion. By the way, this “Big” costume trick is not intended - after all, the bordering was made to prevent the sprites from going offscreen. So I don't think your suggestion will be added.

I am closing the discussion