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Recently, we have found some users repeatedly publishing projects not sutiable for schools, so we are making some big changes to how projects are shared/published. We believe this will lead to a healthy community in the long run.

For Existing Projects

 
First, all projects are hidden now, so the Explore page will show no “user projecs” and the search tool will also return 0 results.

Second, we will start a new moderation process that checks every existing project’s content (text, code, images) and comments. Only if a project passes all the moderations will become visible in the Explore page and search results again.

Note that your projects are still there. The change is only about visibility of projects.

If you have some projects that you urgently need to be published, please email info@creaticode.com.

We also preserve the rights to delete inappropriate projects and user accounts if we find intentional/repeated bad behaviors.

For New Projects

 
When you share or publish a new project, it will NOT become visible right away. Instead, it will be put in a review queue, and the same moderation process described above will be applied to check its content (text/code/image). If the project passes the review, it will become visible in the Explore page and in search results. If the project fails the review, you will receive a message explaining what changes you need to make for it to pass the review.

In addition, if a project is already shared or published, and you make some new changes to it, then this new version will not become immediately visible to other users (they will still see the previously approved version). The newly changd version will undergo a similar review process, and it will become visible when the review passes.

Summary

We understand this will make it a bit longer for you to share projects and make changes, but this is how all modern software platforms work, such as Apple app store or Roblox. It will guarantee our platform is safe for use in schools.

We will make sure the review process is accurate and fast so you don’t have to wait long. Sorry about the inconveniences while we make these changes.

@lucapan-aeafecba

Yes, we were updating the babylon js 3D library to the latest version. It took some time to complete. Pleae try again. It should work fine now. Thank you for letting us know.

@tao

Yes this is a more common way to check for key presses. We’ll look into why the first method does not work for you.

@alpha-tech-598cdd12

We can add the proximity-based spatial audio.

For interactions, I assume you mean that when user press a key, if there is some object near by, you want to trigger an action? We’ll think about how to add that.

What are the AI 3D blocks? What do they do?

For extensions, we are working on that.

3D multiplayer is harder, we will post something when that’s well supported.

@alpha-tech-598cdd12

This is fixed now. Please try again.

@alpha-tech-598cdd12

You can email it to info@creaticode.com

CreatiCode is built on top of MIT Scratch, which is open source. If you search online, you should notice there are many simiar sites that are “remix” of MIT Scratch in a similar way.

Our goal is to allow students who are already familiar with Scratch to use additional blocks (like 3D, AI, 2D physics, multiplayer) so they can build more engaging projects, without having to learn a completely new user interface or block syntax. The AI tools for generating images and coding help are also provided for similar purposes.

@alpha-tech-598cdd12

Please reload the page and try again. The issue should be fixed now. Thank you

@alpha-tech-598cdd12

Can you please share the project link? And by “overclock”, do you mean the animation runs too fast?

@alpha-tech-598cdd12

Hi, please share a project link and screenshot. 3D scene loading should be working. Also, make sure you refresh to load the latest code. Thank you

@jasperleung-python-717f6cde

We are working on something like this. Stay tuned.

@dezz-nuts

This program seems fine when I run it. What’s the issue you are having?

@dezz-nuts

Can you post the project link?

@dezz-nuts

The backpack is fixed now. Please try again.

@dezz-nuts

You should be able to achieve this with existing blocks.

@dezz-nuts

You should be able to achieve this with a few blocks of code. If you are not sure how to do it, try to ask XO.

@dezz-nuts

You should be able to find all information and get help on this forum.

Sounds like you are saying your editor is laggy. Are you using Chrome? Is your computer slow in general? Which project are you trying to load?

@dezz-nuts

Sorry can you explain more? Do you want the clones to do the same action or different actions?

@jasperleung-python-717f6cde

Can you please share the project link? We will check why there is an error. Thank you

@dezz-nuts

So you are saying you can’t see all the sprites at the bottom, right? Currently you can change the stage to minimized mode, or change the page zoom level.

If you don’t want to do that, how would you like to see all the sprites? The screen space is limited, so to show all sprites, we would have to minimize or hide some other elements.

@dezz-nuts

Thank you for these suggestions. It’s a great idea to have a better way to view/edit the variables/lists/tables. We’ll work on that, and also fix the diagram issue for you.

@dezz-nuts

Currently you can see all sprites in the sprite pane. Why do you need to go full screen? Can you explain with a screenshot?

@dezz-nuts

That makes sense. We’ll look into how to support that. For now, you can either save the project as different versions, or export them to your computers.

@dezz-nuts

Which aspect of that you like? We can’t change our overall layout since that’s what users are already familiar with, but we can add additional styling.

@dezz-nuts

This will be fixed soon. thank you

@dezz-nuts

This is not easy for block-based programs. What’s the main reason you need this feature for?

@dezz-nuts

Do you have the project link? We can’t reproduce this issue. When you set a variable to a new value, it should not be affected by switching sprites.

@alpha-tech-598cdd12

Not really. Scaling down still requires some amount of data. You need to use a simpler map, with less walls.

@alpha-tech-598cdd12

Great game. I can run it smoothly with no issue, so it might be just that your computer is running out of memory. I see you are using a large map, which can take a lot of memory to render.

One way to verify is to use a smaller map, and see if you still run into the same problem. If that’s confirmed, let’s discuss how to make the map more memory-efficient.

@alpha-tech-598cdd12

Have you seen this tutorial for a 3D maze game? https://www.forum.creaticode.com/topic/312/3d-a-maze-game-difficulty-3

It shows how to quickly draw a maze in the costume editor, then extrude it into a 3D maze made of walls.

Note that you can easily customize both the lite and dark modes in the Profile page now:

@ellisoncm-23627157

You can now use “\n” like this:

@regis

We made an update to our upload handler. Can you please try again? If it still doesn’t work, please send your model to info@creaticode.com for us to test it further.

Thank you

@jamesa-blackwell-57b383d3 said in More camera stuff:

@jamesa-blackwell-57b383d3 Can you also read my reply on the wishlist for new models?

We will consider the wishlist when adding new models.

@jamesa-blackwell-57b383d3

What kind of game are you thinking about? 2D platformer or a top down map game? We can make an example for you.

@jamesa-blackwell-57b383d3

It is always more helpful if you share a project link to reproduce the issue. Thank you

@regis

No problem at all! Please give it a try. If it still doesn’t work, let us know.

@regis

If your model already contains animations, you can upload it as a community model and then run the animations yourself with these blocks:

Can you please explain why this doesn’t work for you?

@ellisoncm-23627157

We will put in a fix so it works when you replace “&&” with “\n”.

@regis

What kind of model and animation are you referring to? We’ll see what we can do about it.

@ellisoncm-23627157

Which block are you using? Can you show your program or the project link?

@jamesa-blackwell-57b383d3

The canvas can’t be too big. It will be too slow. You can create multiple canvases and “stich” them together in your code.

@joshuakenny1411-0c86dd08

Can you try this example? It attaches the user’s avatar image as a costume, then uses that costume as the user icon in the chat:

play.creaticode.com/projects/6931cbd2f8ef27a6f8693a1f

@8199594284-1b2c9f29

Hi, the AI assistant for coding is called “XO”. See this post: https://www.forum.creaticode.com/topic/1093/creaticode-xo-ai-assistant-explain-to-me

Also, to create an AI player, you can use the AI blocks as the decision engine. Here is an example: https://www.forum.creaticode.com/topic/961/chatgpt-ai-who-s-the-spy-difficulty-3

@tao

The idea is to protect younger users. Here is some high level description:

https://www.forum.creaticode.com/topic/2448/13-projects

We agree plantz vs zombie games don’t have to be 13+

To make our site more accessible, we have added the dark mode. You can turn it on/off this way:

1. Click on the top right dropdown under your user name, and select “Profile”

2. In the profile page, scroll down to the settings section, and toggle the “Dark Mode” button:

 
Here is what it looks like:

@info-creaticode

The update has been complated. Thank you.

We are upgrading the site, it will be unavailable/non-stable for the next 30 minutes. Sorry.

@ellisoncm-23627157

We’ll look into that.

We have made some improvement in our game engine for 2D projects so that the frame rate will match that of MIT Scratch, rather than going too fast sometimes. Unfortunately, this means if you have intentionally added blocks to make the game loop slower, now your game would be too slow, so please remove such blocks. Thank you.