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  • Move
  • Turn clockwise
  • Turn counter clockwise
  • Point in direction
  • Point towards
  • Go to a coordinate
  • Go to
  • Timed gliding to a coordinate
  • Change x by
  • Set x to
  • Change y by
  • Change y to
  • If on edge, bounce
  • X position
  • Y position
  • Direction

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Motion

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Blocks in this category deal with the movement of sprites. They can be used to change the x and y position of the sprite as well as what direction the sprite is facing. Note: the Stage does not have any Motion blocks since it is a still object.

Move

The move block shape

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Turn clockwise

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Turn counter clockwise

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Point in direction

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Point towards

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Go to a coordinate

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Go to

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Timed gliding to a coordinate

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Change x by

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Set x to

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Change y by

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Change y to

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If on edge, bounce

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X position

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Y position

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Direction

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The turn clockwise block shape

The turn counter clockwise block shape

The point in direction block shape

The point towards block shape

The go to a coordinate block shape

The go to block shape

The timed gliding to a coordinate block shape

The Change x by block shape

The set x to block shape

The IF/ELSE block shape

The change y to block shape

The if on edge, bounce block shape
The IF/ELSE block shape
The y position block shape
The direction block shape
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