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Sprites and movement: cheat sheet

Arcade Foundations · Find each block in the MakeCode toolbox (the category is at the end of each line).

create sprite

Makes a sprite: a picture the game can move and test. Sprites; click the picture to draw your own. The kind says what it is.

let mySprite = sprites.create(img`
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    `, SpriteKind.Player)
The block

set x

Sets one part of the position. y counts down from the top. Sprites; choose x or y in the dropdown.

mySprite.x = 80
The block

stay in screen

Stops a sprite going off the edge. Sprites › set stay in screen.

mySprite.setStayInScreen(true)
The block

set vx

Speed across: positive moves right, negative moves left. vy is speed down. Sprites; choose vx in the dropdown.

mySprite.vx = 50
The block

on A pressed

Runs its blocks every time A is pressed (space or Z on the keyboard). Controller.

controller.A.onEvent(ControllerButtonEvent.Pressed, function () {
    blocks
})
The block

jump from ground

The jump goes inside an if that asks whether the player is on the floor, so it only works from the ground.

controller.A.onEvent(ControllerButtonEvent.Pressed, function () {
    if (player.bottom >= 100) {
        player.vy = -150
    }
})
The block

set background color

Fills the screen with one colour. Scene.

scene.setBackgroundColor(9)
The block

set position

Puts a sprite at x (across, 0 to 160) and y (down, 0 to 120). The middle is 80, 60. Sprites.

mySprite.setPosition(80, 60)
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move with buttons

The arrow keys (or WASD) move the sprite. Add two numbers for the speed across and down. Controller.

controller.moveSprite(mySprite)
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set velocity

How far the sprite moves every frame, across and down. It keeps moving until something changes it. Sprites.

mySprite.setVelocity(50, 0)
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bounce on wall

The sprite bounces back at the edge of the screen. Sprites › set bounce on wall.

mySprite.setBounceOnWall(true)
The block

change variable

Adds to a variable. Change by -1 counts down. Variables.

level += 1
The block