Individual Clone IDs

PvZ_Peashooters

I know it's possible to make a clone hold on to 1 ID (theirs) and only 1 (theirs). But how do I do it?

Catscratcher07

when I start as a clone
change [clones v] by [1] //initialize this to zero at the start of the project
set [clone id v] to (clones) // for this sprite only

PvZ_Peashooters

Yeah, but I already tried something like that. The clone ID changes and then the clones all get the same ID.

Catscratcher07

PvZ_Peashooters wrote:
Yeah, but I already tried something like that. The clone ID changes and then the clones all get the same ID.

Sounds like you are forgetting to mark clone id as “for this sprite only.”

NMario84

The issue here is that you don't change the clone ID ‘AS’ the clone. You change it BEFORE you create the clone.

when green flag clicked
set [clone ID v] to (0) // make variable "for this sprite only"
repeat [#]
change [clone ID v] by (1)
create clone of [myself v]
end
forever
do other stuff
...
end

when I start as a clone
go to [random position v]
say (Clone ID)

Last edited by NMario84 (March 8, 2025 21:34:04)

Catscratcher07

NMario84 wrote:
The issue here is that you don't change the clone ID ‘AS’ the clone. You change it BEFORE you create the clone.
~snip~

My method of incrementing a “clones” variable in the clone script then setting the clone id to that is valid, it does not result in an extra variable since it removes the need for an “isClone?” variable.

PvZ_Peashooters

Oh ok

NMario84 wrote:
The issue here is that you don't change the clone ID ‘AS’ the clone. You change it BEFORE you create the clone.
when green flag clicked
set [clone ID v] to (0) // make variable "for this sprite only"
repeat [#]
change [clone ID v] by (1)
create clone of [myself v]
end
forever
do other stuff
...
end

when I start as a clone
go to [random position v]
say (Clone ID)

deck26

Catscratcher07 wrote:
NMario84 wrote:
The issue here is that you don't change the clone ID ‘AS’ the clone. You change it BEFORE you create the clone.
~snip~
My method of incrementing a “clones” variable in the clone script then setting the clone id to that is valid, it does not result in an extra variable since it removes the need for an “isClone?” variable.

Your method should be fine but there's no need normally for an ‘isClone’ variable so your ‘clones’ variable is an additional variable.

Catscratcher07

deck26 wrote:
Catscratcher07 wrote:
NMario84 wrote:
The issue here is that you don't change the clone ID ‘AS’ the clone. You change it BEFORE you create the clone.
~snip~
My method of incrementing a “clones” variable in the clone script then setting the clone id to that is valid, it does not result in an extra variable since it removes the need for an “isClone?” variable.
Your method should be fine but there's no need normally for an ‘isClone’ variable so your ‘clones’ variable is an additional variable.

The “isClone?” variable is necessary for distinguishing between clones and the main sprite with his method, which you usually need to do.

Turbo_yeeter

Catscratcher07 wrote:
-snip- (#9)
The “isClone?” variable is necessary for distinguishing between clones and the main sprite with his method, which you usually need to do.

No, it isn't. You can simply have

if <(CloneId) = [(insert original sprite id here)]> then
do stuff
else
do clone stuff
end

Catscratcher07

Turbo_yeeter wrote:
Catscratcher07 wrote:
-snip- (#9)
The “isClone?” variable is necessary for distinguishing between clones and the main sprite with his method, which you usually need to do.
No, it isn't. You can simply have
if <(CloneId) = [(insert original sprite id here)]> then
do stuff
else
do clone stuff
end

NMario's method has the main sprite constantly having the id of the most recent clone, so that would not work.

NMario84

Whats the issue here? If you want the base sprite return the ‘CloneID’ variable back to 0, you just insert another block right after the clones are done being created.

when green flag clicked
set [clone ID v] to (0) // make variable "for this sprite only"
repeat [#]
change [clone ID v] by (1)
create clone of [myself v]
end
set [clone ID v] to (0) // Sets the clone ID back to 0, assuming this is still the main sprite.

jcboi123

I am about to blow yall's minds,

Here is the script for initialization in the clone sprite, as the ID variable is a local variable

when green flag clicked
set [id] to [1]
create clone of [ (sprite you want) ]

now, you can swap the green flag for whatever hat block, and you can spawn a clone elsewhere, just make sure your clones have this script

when I start as a clone
change [id] by (1)

now when you ask the clone what its id is via a script like this

when this sprite clicked
say (id)

you should get its individual id, hope that helped, will be on it for further discussion btw

Catscratcher07

NMario84 wrote:
Whats the issue here? If you want the base sprite return the ‘CloneID’ variable back to 0, you just insert another block right after the clones are done being created.

~snip~

what if you don't want all your clones created at once?

jcboi123 wrote:
I am about to blow yall's minds,

Here is the script for initialization in the clone sprite, as the ID variable is a local variable
~snip~
you should get its individual id, hope that helped, will be on it for further discussion btw

This would give the main sprite id 1 (which is weird, but fine) and every clone id 2.

oelsacul

Catscratcher07 wrote:

when I start as a clone
change [clones v] by [1] //initialize this to zero at the start of the project
set [clone id v] to (clones) // for this sprite only

This isn't working for me for some reason, I'm making two clones and I have that at the start of both, but by the end of the script “clones” is set to four and none of the blocks in the clones scripts fire. I did make the clone id for this sprite only, but it's still not working.

NMario84

Dude…………. This is a necrobump.

Please read the previous replies…..
You need to make a variable and set it to ‘for this sprite only’. Change this variable before creating the clone, Then create the clone (or many clones), and set the ID back to 0, or to main.

That's the only way to give clones their unique ID is with using variables that are sprite only specific.

Catscratcher07

NMario84 wrote:
Dude…………. This is a necrobump.

Please read the previous replies…..
You need to make a variable and set it to ‘for this sprite only’. Change this variable before creating the clone, Then create the clone (or many clones), and set the ID back to 0, or to main.

That's the only way to give clones their unique ID is with using variables that are sprite only specific.

The necroposter specified that he/she did make the clone id “for this sprite only”. That is not the problem here. The system the necroposter is using should work and his/her problem is likely reclusive cloning (although the exact wording suggest he/she may have put the script twice).

To oelsacul: In the future, please make your own topic. Also, I no longer stand by that clone id assignment method; I now recommend length of list based clone id assignment as it is more variable efficient.

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