The ball does not bounce

Your ball has the Bouncing ball movement, but it flies straight off the edge or through the paddle.

Check these first

  1. Is there a Bounce rule? A Bouncing ball only bounces when a rule says Bounce. In the Events tab, click + New event โ†’ Ball โ†’ Collides with another object โ†’ Paddle. In the Ball cell, choose Bounce under Movement.
  2. Does it bounce off the edges? That needs its own rule: Ball โ†’ Leaves play area, tick Top, Left and Right โ†’ Bounce. Leave Bottom unticked if going off the bottom should lose a life.
  3. Does it bounce off walls? For solid Blocks and tiles, use Collides with background โ†’ Bounce.
  4. Is the ball moving at all? In the Ball's Movement settings, tick Moving when the level starts, or add a rule that says Start moving.
  5. Is the speed zero? Check Speed in the Ball's settings. 30 is a good start.
  6. Is it stuck in a corner? In Advanced mode, tick Gets itself out of corners.
WhenBall collides with Paddle
DoBounce Ball
WhenBall leaves play area at the top, left or right
DoBounce Ball

Why it happens

The Bouncing ball movement only knows how to fly in a straight line. The library card even says so: "Add a Bounce action to make it bounce!" NutHouse leaves bouncing to you, so you can decide what the ball bounces off and what it goes straight through.

Still stuck?

Try the Chocobreak tutorial, open a sample game and read its rules, or look at the questions people ask.