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The-Animation-Pro
Scratcher
100+ posts

Drop-down Option for "switch costume/backdrop to" in Script Page

switch costume to [ v]
switch backdrop to [ v]
switch backdrop to [ v] and wait

I have recently looked through a discussion talking about not having a drop down for random/previous/next costume or backdrop in the script page. I don't know why people say this because there is one and I have even checked myself. I've looked at the most recent post on that discussion and it was only a few days ago. Yes, I have a Scratch extensions app on the computer I use, but I checked on my tablet and I know that feature has been there for a while.

Any other forums bring up this topic? And why hasn't anyone seen this?
CST1229
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Drop-down Option for "switch costume/backdrop to" in Script Page

Backdrops do have the next/previous/random backdrop options in their dropdown menu. Costumes don't have them (unless you use extensions or manually use it with a join block or something (except for random costume, that still doesn't work)).

Last edited by CST1229 (Aug. 31, 2025 17:01:16)

SkyCedar
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Drop-down Option for "switch costume/backdrop to" in Script Page

I don't see any drop down in the next costume block. There's never been one as far as I know.
medians
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Drop-down Option for "switch costume/backdrop to" in Script Page

SkyCedar wrote:

I don't see any drop down in the next costume block. There's never been one as far as I know.
Yea, the topic creator might have been thinking of something else, or could be misremembering.

CST1229 wrote:

Backdrops do have the next/previous/random backdrop options in their dropdown menu. Costumes don't have them (unless you use extensions or manually use it with a join block or something).
I don't remember random costume working when I did that.
KitKat341b
Scratcher
500+ posts

Drop-down Option for "switch costume/backdrop to" in Script Page

If I remember correctly, costumes only have a dropdown for which costume NAME to switch to. Backdrops have one like that, and one for next/previous.
medians
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Drop-down Option for "switch costume/backdrop to" in Script Page

KitKat341b wrote:

If I remember correctly, costumes only have a dropdown for which costume NAME to switch to. Backdrops have one like that, and one for next/previous.
There's also “random” for backdrops in Scratch 3.0.
iplayamongus4life
Scratcher
100+ posts

Drop-down Option for "switch costume/backdrop to" in Script Page

I don't think a drop down for this exists.
The-Animation-Pro
Scratcher
100+ posts

Drop-down Option for "switch costume/backdrop to" in Script Page

CST1229 wrote:

Backdrops do have the next/previous/random backdrop options in their dropdown menu. Costumes don't have them (unless you use extensions or manually use it with a join block or something (except for random costume, that still doesn't work)).

Oh, yeah. I was a little confused about that. On the computer I use at home I do have it on costumes cuz I have an extension. But backdrops do officially have them. Why only on backdrops?

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