Touching sensing not working at times

Haloboy01134

I am currently working on a game which needs to use the ‘touching’ sensing script. When it touches the floor (which is in parts, all individual sprites) it sets a variable that stops them falling further. However, when it touches the sprite, it registers as both touching and not touching the sprite, which makes it fall through it and my game not work.

If it helps, this is what I was doing:

I used two sprites to act as legs.
There are several sprites to act as the floor, which is necessary for my game.
When the ‘legs’ touch any one of the sprites, it sets a variable to stop the legs falling any further.
However, when the legs touch the floor, they seem to register as both touching and not touching the floor.
This makes them fall through the floor.
I have tried using colour sensing and sprite sensing, neither have worked.
Fixed Y solutions would not work.

If you can, please help, as I am unsure of whether or not this is a bug, but I am pretty sure it is.

gigapouch

Try putting the sensing block into a

forever
    
end

block.

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DadOfMrLog

If your sprites are rotated (i.e. using “point in direction…”, or “point towards…”), then you may be running into this Scratch bug: http://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/30769/

If so, the workaround for now is to insert a “show” block just before any touching checks.

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Haloboy01134

I've figured it out now

I just messed up with the sensing and was trying to detect the wrong sprite

Thanks for helping, anyways people!

SwagManMLG

I click on sensing and it just says mouse pionter and edge

plz help

KrishR25

Same thing is happening to me too.

DrKat123

KrishR25 wrote:
Same thing is happening to me too.

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Catsarefun

when green flag clicked

forever
    
move (10) steps
if <touching [A sprite ] ?> then
    
move (-10) steps
end

end

I do like this when I was making a car game.

if <> then
    
end

works sometimes without

forever
    
end

I noticed

.

Catsarefun

I had a new block to show you!
It is <—-? sprite clicked>.
It is another block instead of :

when this sprite clicked.

Example:

when green flag clicked

forever
if <this? sprite clicked> then
play sound [meow]    
end
    
end

Is this block ok? Tell guys if you agree.

Catsarefun

Same for:

(I receive (   v))

(started as a clone)

(repeated)

(flag clicked)

(All are in booleans (< >).

scratchUser1_2

Sensing still not working. My game is has 3 sprites. A moving cat, falling mice, and a ball. The ball moves when the spacebar is pressed like a projectile. I would like the sensing to detect when the ball hits a mouse, but cannot seem to get that functionality. Has anyone else figured out a way around this glitch?

LatiasRed

Oh, I'll try the

forever
if <touching [1 v] ?> then
broadcast [message 1 v]
end
end

(1 is the name of my sprite)

Last edited by LatiasRed (Aug. 25, 2017 15:37:37)

if <(user reading) = [true]> then
hide
stop [all v]

  

else
say [hi]

end

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TheTrialsOfGames

sensing color and sprites will not work. HELP!!!!

codeman1044

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deck26

codeman1044 wrote:
Welcome to the forums! Please don't post on old and answered topics, as it can hide other ones that need an answer. This is called necroposting. Next time, please create your own topic for people to answer.

Also share your project so we don't have to guess.

Hokyhans

gigapouch wrote:
Try putting the sensing block into a
forever
    
end
block.

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Happypants911

HELP ME HELP ME I TRIED A BILLION TIMES WITH THIS CODE

when green flag clicked
if <touching [ v] ?> then

stop [ v]
end

IT STILL DOESNT WORK GRR

Last edited by Happypants911 (Sept. 2, 2020 20:45:30)

Happypants911

and also tried with forever block, too

theanonymousweirdo

Happypants911 wrote:
HELP ME HELP ME I TRIED A BILLION TIMES WITH THIS CODE
when green flag clicked
if <touching [ v] ?> then

stop [ v]
end
IT STILL DOESNT WORK GRR

Please create your own topic instead of posting on an old one.

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RAYMANROCKZ

I put a code and it didn't work. I put dino touching meteor and it didn't work the code until there. PLZ help :c

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