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SCR_Video Series Outlines 1617

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Part 1 Create Backdrops3 backdrops: New Backdrop->Paint New Backdrop - solid color

Name "Start", "Level 1","Level 2"

4th backdrop: Choose Backdrop from Library; name "Finish" Avoid confusion when editing scripts-Part 2 Prepare Stage Scripts Stage Scripts RClick in workspace->Add comment - sprite name. stage, etc.

Sound: Choose Sound(s) from Library (These will be added with scripts below)

Event -> Flag

Looks-> Switch backdrop to "Start"

Sound-> "Play sound ___ until done" for each backdrop

Event -> When I receive - message: "Go to Level 1"

Looks -> Switch backdrop to "Level 1"

Sound-> Play sound ___ until done

Event -> When I receive - message: "Go to Level 2"

Looks - Switch backdrop to "Level 2"


Event -> When I receive - message: "Finish"

Looks - Switch backdrop to "Finish"


Part 3 Add Sprites (Think about a storyline to tie them together)

Delete a Sprite - RClick->Delete (Beware, this deletes a sprite's scripts too.)

Start sprite - choose sprite from library - button

Sprite info - RClick -> info, name sprite "Start Button" (vs. name costume)

Costume - zoom, add, edit & move text - vector

Player sprite - choose sprite from library... pick an extra "costume"; resize

Sprite info - r click -> info, name sprite "Player"

L1 Goal sprite - choose sprite from library... resize sprite


L2 Goal sprite - choose sprite from library... duplicate sprite


Finish Goal sprite - choose sprite from library


You Win! sprite - paint a new sprite; select vector; center; resize; font



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Part 4 Start Up Housekeeping / Show & Hide Sprites Note that each script is place with its own sprite:Player sprite - Scripts Part 4 Scripts player in player, start in start etc.Event-> When green flag clicked

Looks-> Hide

Event-> When I receive "Go to Level 1"

Looks-> Show

Start sprite - Scripts

Event-> When green flag clicked

Looks-> Show

Event-> When this sprite is clicked

Event-> Broadcast "Go to Level 1"

Looks-> Hide

Level 1 Goal sprite - Scripts


Looks-> Hide


Looks-> Show


Looks-> Hide

Level 2 Goal sprite - Scripts


Looks-> Hide


Looks-> Show

Event-> When I receive "Go to Finish"

Looks-> Hide

Finish Goal sprite - Scripts


Looks-> Hide

Event-> When I receive "Go to Finish"

Looks-> Show

You Win! sprite - Scripts

Event-> When green flag clicked cont. next page


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Looks-> Hide Part 5 Scripts Note that each script is placed with its own sprite:Event-> When I receive "You Win!" player script in player, start script in start etc.Looks-> Show

Part 5 Place Sprites & Make Timer**Blocks in Part 5 are added to each initial "show/hide" Event script**

Before beginning: Sprite Info - check "show" boxStart & You Win! sprite scripts

Motion-> Go to x: 0 y: 0 ... places sprites in screen center

Player sprite script

Looks-> Go to front (places player above all goals)

Place player sprite in bottom left corner; double click to set X & YMotion-> Go to x: ___ y: ___ Repeat the above process for each goal sprite, placing each one in a different corner - goals that are too close to each other could causeyour game to skip levels by touching two goals at the same time.Stage scripts - Timer and Stop Game

Data-> Make a Variable; name it "Timer"

Event-> When backdrop switches to "Green Level 1"

Data-> Set "Timer" to 0

Data-> show variable "Timer"Control-> ForeverControl-> Wait 1 secsData-> Change "Timer" by 1Add to Green Flag Event Script:

Data-> Hide variable "Timer"Event-> When I receive "You Win!"

Control-> stop "all"


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Use "add comments" to label important scriptsPart 6 Player Sprite Script - Move with Keys & Touch Goals Part 6 ScriptsPlayer Sprite - Move with Arrow Keys Scripts


Control-> Forever with 4 "If Then"s nested inside

Sensing-> 4 "Key ___ pressed?" for up, down, left & right arrow keys

Motion-> 2 "Change y by ___" for Up: y for Down: -y

Motion-> 2 "Change x by ___" for Right: x for Left: -x

Motion-> If on edge bounce (place between Forever and 1st If Then block)

Player Sprite - Touch Goal Scripts


Control-> Forever with 3 "If Then"s nested inside

Sensing-> 3 "touching ___ ?" with Go to Level 1, Level 2, & Finish Goals

Event-> 3 Broadcasts with Go to Level 2, Go to Finish & You Win!

Duplicate the "go to" block in the "Level 1" script and place after eachbroadcast.Part 7 Add Obstacles to Backdrops / Player Obstacle ScriptStage Backdrop - Add Obstacles

Vectors: Add object; select arrow, object fill color, resize & delete

Level 1 Backdrop-> add rectangle

Level 2 Backdrop-> add circle

Shapes with same color as backdrop create inversions.

Player sprite script - Touch Obstacle

Make sure backdrop with obstacle is visible


Control-> ForeverControl-> If ___ thenSensing-> Touching color ___RClick Duplicate "Go to" block in "Level 1" scriptStage Backdrop - Add Text Box with Instructions

Vector Text Box: resize, color, and choose font for instructions: "Click Start", "Use arrow keys to help___ find ____" etc.

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