Goal: Create a copy of the template project to start building your game.
- Click this link to remix the template: Remix Template
Remix the Template
Initialize the Game
Goal: Set up the initial background, title screen, and game state.
- Find the "set background to" block in the World category and connect it under the "when run" block.
- Click the dropdown in the "set background to" block and choose the night forest background.
- Add the "show title screen" block from the World category under the background block.
- Set the title of the title screen to "Treasure hunter" and the subtitle to "Press space to start".
- Add a "set to" variable block from the Variables category at the bottom of the "when run" block.
- Create a new variable named "game started", select it in the dropdown, and set it to false.
Start the Game Event
Goal: Trigger the game setup when the space key is pressed.
- Add a "when space pressed" event block from the Events category.
- Place an "if" block from the Logic category inside the event block.
- Connect an equality comparison block to the "if" block and check if the "game started" variable equals false.
- Inside the "do" section of the "if" block, call the "resetGame", "createMap", "createTreasure", "createHero", and "createEnemy" functions in that order.
Keep the Treasure Unstuck
Goal: Ensure the treasure does not get stuck on the compass.
- Add a "when touches" event block from the Events category.
- Set the first sprite dropdown to the coin image and the second sprite dropdown to the compass image.
- Inside the event block, add a "jump to" block from the Sprites category and set the coin sprite to jump to a random location.
Collect the Treasure
Goal: Score points and update the player score when collecting a coin.
- Add a "when touches" event block from the Events category.
- Set the first sprite dropdown to the coin image and the second sprite dropdown to the purple rabbit image.
- Connect a "play sound" block from the World category and choose "Digital: ping" as the sound.
- Add a "jump to" block from the Sprites category and set the coin sprite to jump to a random location.
- Add a "change by" variable block from the Variables category and increase the "score" variable by 1.
- Add a "say" block from the Sprites category and make the purple rabbit say a joined string of "Collected: " and the "score" variable for 4 seconds.
Use the Compass
Goal: Display the treasure coordinates when the player touches the compass.
- Add a "when touches" event block from the Events category.
- Set the first sprite dropdown to the compass image and the second sprite dropdown to the purple rabbit image.
- Add a "say" block from the Sprites category and make the compass say "The treasure is at ".
- Use the text join blocks to combine the label "X: " with the coin's "x position" block and the label "Y: " with the coin's "y position" block, showing the coordinates for 4 seconds.
- Add a "play sound" block at the bottom of the event block and select "Collect: retro_game_health_pickup_2".
Game Over Logic
Goal: End the game when the monster catches the player.
- Add a "when touches" event block from the Events category.
- Set the first sprite dropdown to the orange monster image and the second sprite dropdown to the purple rabbit image.
- Inside the event block, call the "gameOver" function block from the Functions category.
🎉 Congratulations!
Next challenge!
- Add a timer to see how many coins you can collect before time runs out.
- Make the monster move faster over time.
- Add obstacles that the player must avoid.