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@jeffreyrb03-gmail

That hat block only works on some widgets, not all widgets. For example, you are using it on labels, but labels are not meant to be clicked, so they don’t trigger the click event.

@011830-0a42ef84

Please check out this new block:

https://www.forum.creaticode.com/topic/1653/shake-screen

Introduction

You can now make everything on the screen (the stage and all sprites) shake like this:

 
Note that this only works for 2D projects.

 
 

The Shake Screen Block

The shake screen block is in the motion category:

 
It takes 3 inputs:

• Duration: how many seconds to keep the shaking effect
• Frame Rate: how many frames per second. In each frame, the whole stage and all sprites are randomly shifted to a new position.
• Magnitude: This is the maximum distance the screen may be shifted in both the x and y direction. For example, if magnitude is 20, then for any frame, the screen can be shifted left or right, up or down, but never more than 20 units from the center.

@jeffreyrb03-gmail

Some details need to be discussed. When the screen is shaken, do we simply move every thing (including the backdrop) left and then right? If we move everything left, then there will be a gap at the right edge (assuming viewport is not used). Do we fill that gap with white or black color?

@thebrickmaster626-f522560b

Please check out the new joystick blocks we have just added:

https://www.forum.creaticode.com/topic/1651/virtual-joysticks-for-user-input

Introduciton

 

You can now add joystick-style user controls for your 3D games, which is a natural input method for users on touchpads and smartphones.

Note that this new feature only works in 3D projects, and a 3D scene must be initialized first.

 
 

Add a Joystick

 

A virtual joystick is made of 2 parts:

• A “base” that is composed of 2 circles. Whenever the pointer is pressed down, the base will not move as the pointer is dragged around it.
• A “puck” that is a smaller circle with a dot at its center. It shows the current position of the pointer relative to the base.

 

You can add a new joystick using the following block:

 
The inputs are:

• Left or Right: you can add a left or right joystick using this block. The left one only covers the left half of the screen, and the right one only covers the right half. Use this block 2 times to add both joysticks.
• Color1 and Color2: These two color inputs control the colors of the base and the puck.
• Scale: This is a scaling factor that controls the size of the virtual joystick. By default, it is 100, which means 100% of the default size. If you would like to double the size of the joystick, you can set this value to 200.

 
 

Read joystick properties

 

You can read the properties of a joystick using this reporter block:

 
It has 2 inputs:

• Side: left or right
• Property:
  • x or y: the position of the puck relative to the center of the base. Note that both x and y are between -1 and 1. For example, if the puck is at the right edge of the base, then x will be 1 and y will be 0.
  • dir: the direction of the puck relative to the base in degrees, which is between -180 and 180.
  • Distance: the distance of the puck from the base between 0 and 1.
  • pressed: whether the joystick is pressed down. 0 means not pressed down, and 1 means it is pressed down. This should be the first value to check, since if the joystick is not pressed down, then all the other properties are not valid.

 
 

Remove all joysticks

 

You can use this block to remove all the joysticks you have added so far:

 
 

Demo

 

In this demo program, we first add a 3D glass object, then add 2 virtual joysticks of different colors and scales. Then we enter a forever loop: whenever the left or right joystick is pressed down, we read its properties into a few variables, and also rotate the 3D glass based on the “dir” property:

 
Here is the project link:

play.creaticode.com/projects/673e98585e434ba9fd49f96a

@011830-0a42ef84

Can you please reload the page, and make sure you are logged in, and then try XO again? We have made some improvement to XO, but we are not sure if they would resolve your specific issue. Thanks

@jeffreyrb03-gmail

We will fix this issue. Thanks