ghost ink (pen extension blocks) : can't be detected by code but it's visible to the player.

ghost ink on

ghost ink off

basically when you turn this ink on and use it you can see it but the sprites can't detect that ink
so sensing block wouldn't detect it but you could still clear it via clear pen

How would this be used

Making blocks basically commit ghost 100 within the editor, however still be active?

'Dunno if others feel the same way, but this can be used to bypass the rejection reason of restricting sharing or disabling see-inside by hiding all the code.

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@zydrolic no when using pen the ghost ink cannot be detected by sensors but is still visible to the player

Shumikha wrote:

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@zydrolic no when using pen the ghost ink cannot be detected by sensors but is still visible to the player

Ah, I see. Misunderstood you there. Also, you can click “Quote” in the bottom right to quote a user.
Well, this does bring some ambiguity however.

1. When turned off, would it also entirely remove this affect from when it was previously on? Say, I drew a circle with ghost ink on. Now if I disabled it, would ghost ink be locally enabled on it, or not? Same for enabling it.
2. Can you give a few examples of how this would be useful? It sounds highly situational.

Sprites can’t detect pen anyway making this do nothing

but how will we clean?
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fr though if it can’t be detected by code that means
it wouldn’t be cleared (maybe add more explanation)

cookieclickerer33 wrote:

Sprites can’t detect pen anyway making this do nothing

https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/926490348/
are you sure about that?

cookieclickerer33 wrote:

Sprites can’t detect pen anyway making this do nothing

actually they can test it out

cookieclickerer33 wrote:

Sprites can’t detect pen anyway making this do nothing

<touching color [#79ef2f] ?>

it works but the colour changes by a bit in stamp (what i tested on)

By the way, you can color blocks like this:
https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/post/7606437

cookieclickerer33 wrote:

Sprites can’t detect pen anyway making this do nothing

Yes they can, try for yourself

gdfsgdfsgdfg wrote:

but how will we clean?

If you mean clear, the block should probably just not affect that, and just affect the color sensing blocks.