Suggestion: Antidote block

Hopscotch Language Evolution
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This would be a cool idea!

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You should call it “Reset Object”

Would you also delete all cloned instances?

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The name “Antidote” sounds weird and confusing I’m not even sure if I want this in HS but I definitely don’t want it with that name.

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Well, I think that somebody would want to reset the stats on all the clones too. The “Antidote” block wouldn’t remove clones though.

Reset object would reset everything— including values, layer, and position. I would prefer an antidote block that doesn’t.

The term “antidote” means a substance that changes things back to normal.

For the block to be convenient, I would prefer it to have reduced functions, rather than a full-scale reset script. (Note: It’s not RM*, since that would delete the object.)

“Antidote” was unfortunately the best name I could think of. “Reset object”, “Reset properties”, and “RM*” might be a little too much if they were to work exactly as the name suggests.

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But antidote sounds complex
I would say “Reset Properties” but that sounds complex too.

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Reset looks would work then. Most people won’t recognize a block by the name “antidote”, even though the definition is technically correct. Keep in mind, target ages = 4-12.

Here’s a design
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“Reset Looks” would just rest the following characteristics:

  • Opacity
  • Look
  • Color
  • Size
  • Width/height
  • Pose
  • Layer

I want to be able to reset other properties too, like trail color and speed.

Note: The antidote block will not reset the layer, but it will reset all other properties mentioned above, including pose.

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Like I said before, it’s a good idea actually and I can see how it’d be helpful.

But CV maybe y really should compromise on the name.,., antidote is really kinda confusing and I dont think anyone would really like having a block with that name.

It has a somewhat negative connotation because it’s usually used with a sickness/bad context (i.e. “I have the antidote to the poison” or “There is no antidote”).

Reset sounds a lot better, even if it may sound like you’re resetting the whole thing. Instead, when you press the block for the description, it could just specify what is being reset.

Antidote in this context really doesn’t make much sense.

Maybe listen a lil bit more to what people are saying and compromise? :wink:

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“Reset properties” might be better now.

I never thought of antidote being used against very bad things (except when it was used in the 2013 film Despicable Me 2).

I will take your suggestions into consideration.

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Great thanks :))

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I understand what you mean with this! I agree, it would be very cool to have in Hopscotch.

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Yeah! Than, you very much! =(8^))

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It would be interesting to make this in hopscotch now, especially getting the timing correct.

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Reset Appearance would be better imo, it has improved clarity

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…but it wouldn’t work the same way as the block I mentioned above if it worked exactly the way the name would say.

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Bump

You can close this now

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This is a nice idea
And great photoshop.

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