Hi! I'm working on a text engine, and using broadcast blocks to clear the text, like this:

when I receive [DELETE TEXT]
delete this clone

I haven't had any issues with this method for as long as I've been using it, but for some reason, it seems like the clones simply aren't recieving the message to delete text. I tested with say and wait blocks (shown below), and it confirmed my suspicions. Is anybody else encountering this, and how could I work around it?

when I receive [DELETE TEXT]
say [Hello!] for [2] seconds
wait [1] seconds
delete this clone

kerbeus2 wrote:

Hi! I'm working on a text engine, and using broadcast blocks to clear the text, like this:

when I receive [DELETE TEXT]
delete this clone

I haven't had any issues with this method for as long as I've been using it, but for some reason, it seems like the clones simply aren't recieving the message to delete text. I tested with say and wait blocks (shown below), and it confirmed my suspicions. Is anybody else encountering this, and how could I work around it?

when I receive [DELETE TEXT]
say [Hello!] for [2] seconds
wait [1] seconds
delete this clone

It seems that its making the original sprite say the “hello”, and then deleting a random clone.

PoggiesDoesGames wrote:

It seems that its making the original sprite say the “hello”, and then deleting a random clone.

Broadcasts should also go to clones

If you share the project you have more chance of getting a quick answer.

I don't think using a

delete this clone

block under a broadcast block will do anything. If you still want to use a broadcast block, try this.
Get a broadcast hat from Events (When I Recieve (—)), make a variable (Call the variable what you want to), then under the " When I start a clone block in your workspace, get a forever loop, get an if statement, get an equal block in Operators < (–) = (–) >, put the variable on the left side and on the right bubble, type 1, put that operator block inside the if statement, then get a Delete This Clone block and put it inside that if statement. (Don't forget to add a when green flag clicked than set the variable to 0 so it resets.)

when I receive [Delete Text v]

set [Delete Text v] to [1]

when I start as a clone
forever
if <(Delete Text) = [1]> then
delete this clone
end
end

Also this

when green flag clicked
set [Delete Text v] to [0]

No reason why a broadcast receiver can't run a ‘delete this clone’ block - I've just done a quick test and it currently works as expected. @Sponge_Bro's solution shouldn't be necessary.

@deck26 is absoloutely right. When you run “When I recieve —”. The message is recieved for both the original sprite and its clones.

If you don't want the main sprite to run it, use a 'for this sprite varaible and set it to something different for the clones, and use a condition. Also you could use variables and a condition as they are more reliable than broadcasts

Hammykat-_- wrote:

If you don't want the main sprite to run it, use a 'for this sprite varaible and set it to something different for the clones, and use a condition. Also you could use variables and a condition as they are more reliable than broadcasts

In what way more reliable? The method you suggests ends to mean you have forever loops running just to check the value of a variable (which is inefficient coding) whereas a broadcast, if used properly, only requires code to run as and when required. The main problem people have with broadcasts is putting them in loops so the receivers get restarted rather than running to completion.

So, from what is being said, it literally just depends on luck to have it work? Man, first the dark blocks and now broadcasts literally not working. I ended up using this method for those interested:

define Text Engine
set [currently typing v] to [1]
Typing stuff
set [currently typing v] to [0]
wait until <not<key [z v] pressed>>
wait until <key [z v] pressed>
wait until <not<key [z v] pressed>>

when I start as a clone
wait until <(currently typing) = [0]>
wait until <not<key [z v] pressed>>
wait until <key [z v] pressed>
wait until <not<key [z v] pressed>>

Good compromise! that should work!