Screen shake and flash
By the end, every hit in your game will shake the screen and make the hero blink, and it only takes two actions.
What you need
Both actions are Simple.
| Shake the screen | In the โ Special column. Asks for Strength (pixels) and For (seconds). |
|---|---|
| Flash (blink) | In any object's cell, under Visibility. Asks For (seconds). |
| A game | Anything with a hero and something that hurts. Here: Hero and Spikes from the library. |
| Sound | Hit. |
Build it
- Events tab โ + New event โ Hero โ Collides with another object โ Spikes.
- In โบ Player 1 choose Subtract lives, 1.
- In the โ Special cell choose Shake the screen. Strength (pixels) 8, For (seconds) 0.5.
- In the Hero cell choose Flash (blink), For (seconds) 1.
- In โช Sound choose Play a sound โ Hit.
- Press โถ Play level and walk into the spikes.
WhenHero collides with Spikes
DoSubtract 1 from livesShake the screen (8 pixels for 0.5 seconds)Hero flashes for 1 secondsPlay sound Hit
Both actions finish by themselves. The screen settles after For (seconds), and the hero stops blinking on its own. You never need a second rule to turn them off.
Good numbers
| A small bump | Shake 3 pixels for 0.2 seconds. |
|---|---|
| Getting hurt | Shake 8 pixels for 0.5 seconds, flash for 1 to 1.5 seconds. |
| An explosion | Shake 12 pixels for 0.6 seconds. |
| Too much | Anything over 20 pixels or a whole second. Players feel sick. |
Make it yours
- Flash the thing that got hit, not the hero: Flash (blink) on the Boss in a boss fight.
- A big finish: Shake the screen 12 for 0.6 when the last brick goes, with There are none of these left.
- Landing thump: Hero lands on ground โ shake 2 pixels for 0.1 seconds.
- A warning blink: Compare number of lives = equal to 1 + Only the first time โ Flash (blink) the Lives object for 2 seconds.
