Switching back to the previous background.

jakesmithey

Hello,
I'm currently making a maze game for coursework and have stumbled upon a issue. (Not been using scratch for long) I have made a help background for if players get stuck, they press H and are re-directed to a help page for 10 seconds. However after them ten seconds I need it to switch back to the previous background. My game has over a dozen levels so I couldn't use switch to background _ or switch to background -1. If possible could you please tell me a way to switch to a previous background.

Thanks,
Jake

DotDash

do this:

switch backdrop to (Backdrop # - 1)

Last edited by DotDash (July 24, 2013 14:53:58)

Psiborg

DotDash wrote:
do this:

switch backdrop to (Backdrop # - 1)

I think Jake needs to go back to the backdrop the user was previously on, rather than the previous one in the list. Therefore a solution would be to store the backdrop # in a variable before switching to the help backdrop and then switch the backdrop back to the number previously stored afterwards.

footsocktoe

I agree. When the user presses H, then the current backdrop # is stored in a variable so it can be retrieved when H is over.

jakesmithey

Ahhh, thanks guys!

ZeldaFett

How would you do this? I'm trying to make a pause menu so when you press the play sprite it will go back to the Backdrop or “level” you were on before the pause. I just don't know exactly how to store the variable. Actually, I know nothing about variables. A little help?

Last edited by ZeldaFett (Sept. 2, 2013 03:08:02)

drmcw

ZeldaFett wrote:
How would you do this? I'm trying to make a pause menu so when you press the play sprite it will go back to the Backdrop or “level” you were on before the pause. I just don't know exactly how to store the variable. Actually, I know nothing about variables. A little help?

In Data press make a variable and give the variable a name like Last Backdrop. Press ok and you should end up with some new blocks. You might want to untick the checkbox to hide the variable but there are also blocks to achieve this if you want to do that in your scripts. Then to remember the backdrop use

then when you have to return use

Last edited by drmcw (Sept. 2, 2013 06:24:12)

turkey3

DotDash wrote:
do this:

switch backdrop to (Backdrop # - 1)

And actually, in the switch backdrop to () block, there is an option called “previous backdrop” (which does your workaround). However, it is not in the switch costume to () block

curiouscrab

turkey3 wrote:
DotDash wrote:
do this:

switch backdrop to (Backdrop # - 1)
And actually, in the switch backdrop to () block, there is an option called “previous backdrop” (which does your workaround). However, it is not in the switch costume to () block

You mean

SCRATHCREATOR950

Here is the answer

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HyperPixel

In Data press make a variable and give the variable a name like

Press ok and you should end up with some new blocks.

Last edited by HyperPixel (April 9, 2014 00:30:36)

FlashX73

Simply make the help option a sprite with the following:

It doesn't have to be a backdrop…unless it's something different you're talking about, please let me know…

SolarSon

SCRATHCREATOR950 wrote:
Here is the answer
its under the line where

Last edited by SolarSon (July 4, 2015 21:11:12)

jshrubb

HOW DO I HAVE SO I CAN CHANGE TO DIFFERENT BACKDROP ARFTER 10 SECONDS

Qwertsick

jshrubb wrote:
HOW DO I…

Please don't necropost. to answer your question tho, do this:

Last edited by Qwertsick (April 27, 2018 16:44:24)

cheetosftw

hi

deck26

cheetosftw wrote:
hi

Please don't spam.

Sunflower9567

Hi. I am a fairly new Scratcher, and I have a question. If I'm testing my game and I want to start the game from the beggining, it starts me from where I left off on that background.

I need help PLEASE!
Thanks,
Love,
@Sunflower9567

mlcreater

Sunflower9567 wrote:
Hi. I am a fairly new Scratcher, and I have a question. If I'm testing my game and I want to start the game from the beggining, it starts me from where I left off on that background. I need help PLEASE!
Thanks,
Love,
@Sunflower9567

Don't necropost; check the dates first. Please create your own topic.

deck26

Sunflower9567 wrote:
Hi. I am a fairly new Scratcher, and I have a question. If I'm testing my game and I want to start the game from the beggining, it starts me from where I left off on that background. I need help PLEASE!
Thanks,
Love,
@Sunflower9567

Ideally yes, create your own topic but this is a simple one. In a green flag script tell your project what the starting conditions should be.

It's actually good practice to initialise everything before any game play.

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