Angriest Bird

TASK #1

The "Angriest Bird" program is a traditional side-scrolling shooter in which an angry bird takes the role of protagonist, blasting his way through an angrier world of ferocious avians whose feathers are as ruffled as ruffled can get.

The first task is to watch the introduction video below

to get an idea of what the project entails.

After watching the video, be sure to

open up the "Starter Pack"

. Make sure you click on the remix button after Scratch opens up so that it saves on your account.

Starter Pack

TASK #2

TASK:

Add an intro screen with an animation of the bird flying across the mountainous backdrop.

HINT #1:

Use the

Green Flag

go to x/y

Switch backdrop

Next costume

and

Change effect

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

TASK #3

TASK:

Add controls to move the bird upwards on the screen when the 'w' key is pressed.

HINT #1:

Use the

When key pressed

Repeat until

Not operator

and

Change x/y by

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

CHALLENGE EXERCISE #1

Add controls using the 'asd' keys to move the bird in the other directions.

TASK #4

TASK:

Limit the bird's movement to within the screen when pressing the 'w' key.

HINT #1:

You will need to use the

If statement

Touching edge

and

Change x/y by

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

CHALLENGE EXERCISE #1

Limit the bird's movements to only within the screen on the other sides of the screen.

TASK #5

TASK:

Allow the bird to shoot bullets.

HINT #1:

You will need to use the

When key pressed

Create clone

When I start as clone

Go to x/y

Repeat until

, and and

Move steps

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

TASK #6

TASK:

Only allow the bird to fire one bullet at a time.

HINT #1:

You will need to use the

Repeat until

Not and Equals operator

If statement

, and and

Set variable to

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

TASK #7

TASK:

Make butterfly_1 fly out from the right side of the screen to the left.

HINT #1:

You will need to use the

Broadcast signal

When I receive signal

Go to x/y

repeat until

If statement

Touching edge

Change x by

, and and

Show/Hide

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

CHALLENGE EXERCISE #2

Make butterfly_2 and butterfly_3 fly out after butterfly_1.
Animate the butterflies so they flap their wings.

TASK #8

TASK:

Have butterfly_1 shoot a few seconds after it appears on the screen.

HINT #1:

You will need to use the

Wait

Broadcast signal

When I receive signal

Go to x/y

Repeat until

Touching edge

Change x by

, and and

Show/Hide

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

CHALLENGE EXERCISE #3

Cause the other butterflies to shoot a few seconds after they appear.

TASK #9

TASK:

Have butterfly_1 disappear when hit by a bullet.

HINT #1:

You will need the following blocks for this task:

If statement

Touching sprite

Delete this clone

Wait

, and the

hide

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

CHALLENGE EXERCISE #4

Make the other butterflies disappear when they are hit by the bird's bullet.

TASK #10

TASK:

Make the bird uncontrollable during the introduction of the game.

HINT #1:

You will need the following blocks for this task:

Create variable

Set variable to

If statement

, and the

Equals operator

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

TASK #11

TASK:

Make sure that butterfly_1 only shoots when it is alive.

HINT #1:

You will need the following blocks for this task:

Create variable

Set variable to

If statement

, and the

Equals operator

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

CHALLENGE EXERCISE #5

Have the other butterflies shoot only when alive.

TASK #12

TASK:

Have hawk_1 appear after the butterflies and dive towards the bird. by holding down the

SPACE

bar. Allow only one bullet to fire each time the button is pressed.

HINT #1:

You will need the following blocks for this task:

Broadcast signal

When I receive signal

Go to x/y

Set size

Point towards

Repeat until

Move steps

Touching edge

and the

Show/hide/div> blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

CHALLENGE EXERCISE #6

Have hawk_2 appear and fly towards the bird after hawk_1 does so.
Animate the hawks.
Make white_bird_1 and white_bird_2 appear after the hawks and fly to the left.
Cause the white_birds to shoot a bullet every second.

TASK #13

TASK:

Animate white_bird_1 using only costume 1 and 2, skipping costume 3 and 4.

HINT #1:

You will need the following blocks for this task:

When I receive signal

If statement

Costume number

Equals operator

Next costume

, and the

Wait

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

CHALLENGE EXERCISE #7

Animate white_bird_2.

TASK #14

TASK:

Make a neverending stream of white clouds float across the screen.

HINT #1:

You will need the following blocks for this task:

When backdrop switches

Switch costume

Forever loop

Create clone

Pick random

When I start as clone

Set size

Go to x/y

, and the

Repeat until

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

TASK #15

TASK:

Cause the white clouds to disappear when they hit the left side of the screen.

HINT #1:

You will need the following blocks for this task:

Repeat

Change size by

, and the

Change x by

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

TASK #16

TASK:

Add an energy variable for white_bird_1.

HINT #1:

You will need the following blocks for this task:

Make variable

If touching

Delete clone

, and the

Change variable by

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

CHALLENGE EXERCISE #8

Add an energy variable for white_bird_2.

TASK #17

TASK:

Make white_bird_1 animate off the screen when it’s energy reaches 0.

HINT #1:

You will need the following blocks for this task:

When I receive signal

Forever

If statement

Less than operator

Start sound

Switch costume

Repeat until

Touching edge

Change y by

, and the

Stop this script

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

CHALLENGE EXERCISE #9

Animate white_bird_2 when it's energy reaches 0.
Stop the white_birds from shooting when they are dead as you did for the butterflies.

TASK #18

TASK:

Give the bird an energy variable and decrement it when touching a bullet.

HINT #1:

You will need the following blocks for this task:

When I receive

Forever loop

If statement

Touching sprite

Change variable by

, and the

Stop this script

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

CHALLENGE EXERCISE #10

Program the bird's energy to decrease when hit by other bullets.
Decrease the bird's energy when touched by enemies. Be sure to wait one second after getting hit by an enemy.

TASK #19

TASK:

Let's take some time now to check to see that everything works as intended.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

TASK #20

TASK:

Add an animation to the bird when it's energy goes down to 0.

HINT #1:

You will need the following blocks for this task:

If statement

Equals operator

Turn degrees

Repeat until

Touching edge

Move steps

Switch backdrop

, and the

Set variable to

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

TASK #21

TASK:

Stop all sounds when the bird has zero energy and play the lose game sound.

HINT #1:

You will need the following blocks for this task:

If statement

Greater/Less than operators

Stop all sounds

Play sound

and the

Stop all

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

TASK #22

TASK:

Cause the power up sprite to appear when three butterflies are destroyed.

HINT #1:

You will need the following blocks for this task:

Show/Hide

Equals/And operators

Forever loop

If statement

Create clone

Set variable to

and the

Go to x/y

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

CHALLENGES EXERCISES

Cause the power up to appear when the bottom row of butterflies are destroyed.

TASK #23

TASK:

Make the power up sprite fly in a zig-zag fashion across the screen.

HINT #1:

You will need the following blocks for this task:

When I start as clone

Set variable to

Pick random

Go to x/y

and the

Glide

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

TASK #24

TASK:

Make the bird's power variable go up when the bird touches the power up.

HINT #1:

You will need the following blocks for this task:

If statement

Start sound

Change variable by

and the

Delete clone

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

TASK #25

TASK:

Make the bird shoot two bullets when the power variable increases to two.

HINT #1:

You will need the following blocks for this task:

If statement

Equals/Greater than operators

Point in direction

Turn degrees

and the

Create variable

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

CHALLENGES EXERCISES

Make the second bullet cause the enemies harm.
Make three bullets shoot out when the bird gets a second power up.
Make the bullets bigger when the bird gets 4 power ups.
Make the bullets even bigger when the bird gets a 5th power up.

TASK #26

TASK:

Add another set of butterflies after the white birds are sent out.

HINT #1:

You will need the following blocks for this task:

Make a block

, and the

Butterfly attack

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

CHALLENGES EXERCISES

Make the bigger sized bullets cause more damage.
Show the bird's hearts and change the amount shown according to the bird's energy variable.

TASK #27

TASK:

Make the losing transition softer by adding a ghost effect between the background switch.

HINT #1:

You will need the following blocks for this task:

repeat

Change effect by

and the

wait

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

TASK #28

TASK:

If bird has a power level of 2 or more, make it lose it's power ups instead of health when hit by either a bullet or an enemy.

HINT #1:

You will need the following blocks for this task:

Broadcast signal

When I receive signal

If/Else statement

Change variable by

Set variable to

and the

Start sound

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

CHALLENGES EXERCISES

Change the script for all the enemies so that they broadcast
bird_hit_enemy
instead of changing the value of
bird_energy
.
Add a broadcast for when the bird gets hit by an enemy bullet. Be sure to use a slightly different sound that you use for
bird_hit_enemy
.

TASK #29

TASK:

Have the boss appear after the last set of butterflies.

HINT #1:

You will need the following blocks for this task:

Show/Hide

When I receive signal

Go to x/y

Glide

and the

Go back layers

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

CHALLENGES EXERCISES

Have blue_bird's body parts move upwards and downwards as shown in the intro video.
Animate the parts of blue_bird’s body using their costumes.

TASK #30

TASK:

Have blue_bird attack by charging forward every 5 seconds.

HINT #1:

You will need the following blocks for this task:

Broadcast signal

When I receive signal

Repeat

and the

Move steps

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

TASK #31

TASK:

Only allow the bird to deal damage to the feet of blue_bird in the beginning.

HINT #1:

You will need the following blocks for this task:

Forever

Touching sprite

Start sound

Equals/Less than operators

Repeat

Change effect

Turn degrees

and the

Change variable by

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

CHALLENGES EXERCISES

Have blue_bird deal damage to bird when any of its parts touch him.
Play the “Tennis Hit” sound when the beak is hit by a bullet and blue_bird_level is equal to 0.
Play the “Tennis Hit” sound when the other body parts are hit by a bullet at the wrong time.
Allow the bird’s other parts to be damaged when blue_bird_level is at the correct value. Remember the order: feet, then beak, then eyes, and finally the wings.

TASK #32

TASK:

Make blue_bird stop moving and attacking when its wings are destroyed.

HINT #1:

You will need the following blocks for this task:

If statement

Equals operators

, and the

Stop this script

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

TASK #33

TASK:

Make an explosion appear on blue_bird after it’s wings are destroyed.

HINT #1:

You will need the following blocks for this task:

Forever loop

If statement

When I start as clone

Go to x/y

Show/Hide

, and the

Next costume

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

TASK #34

TASK:

Make more than one explosion around blue_bird and cause him to float off the screen.

HINT #1:

You will need the following blocks for this task:

Repeat

Create clone

When I start as clone

Start sound

Go to x/y

Pick random

Set size

Repeat

, and the

Next costume

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

TASK #35

TASK:

Make the pigeons continuously fly out when blue_bird appears.

HINT #1:

You will need the following blocks for this task:

When I receive signal

Repeat until

Create clone

When I start as clone

Go to x/y

Point towards sprite

Repeat

, and the

Move steps

blocks.

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

CHALLENGES EXERCISES

Cause damage to bird when hit by a pigeon.
Delete the pigeon clones when they are hit by a bullet.
Animate the pigeons.
After destroying blue_bird, make the background fade away to white, then fade in with the background for level 2.

TASK #36

TASK:

Watch the following video to recap on all the elements of "Angriest Bird".

CHECK UP:

Watch the video below to check that you completed the task.

PROJECT EXERCISES

Add additional enemies.
Add more levels
Add more power ups.
Add more players.
Add a beginning story before the game starts.
Add an ending story.