How to make Color-Changing text [a simpler way]

[Kat_aronii]

I know, chaps

yes there’s like, two other guides from 2024 without images

but this one doesn’t need too much devices.

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the materials that I used:
x1 lifecycle
x2 triggers

the goal:

other progressive examples

(yes, it’s pretty compressed)

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The lifecycle:

Take the lifecycle, and slap on these settings

Then, connect it to your first trigger like so

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The triggers

Bigg trigger is watching you

big trigger 1

make your desired channel, and have it trigger on the lifecycle’s channel

bigg trigger 1's opp, bigg trigger 2

as big trigger 1’s opp, trigger 2 doesn’t wanna be on the same “when receiving on channel”, so it doesn’t need one!

alas, connect those two opps together.

trigger (1) → trigger (2)

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time for some block code

whip out your text, and click on blocks.
(make sure your 2nd channel bt2’s solo channel is selected)

if you want it rainbow like my example, set up seven random integer blocks:

block code

this isn’t all seven of them, but you get what I mean.

or just save yourself some time and make one big block (unlike me)
and do this:

@PurerVanilla

add else if blocks and an else block at the end.

the yummy yoyo version

@_NotYoyo

Firstly, you only need one Trigger, yep, 1 Lifecycle, 1 Text, and 1 Trigger is all you need to make this, you can make a single trigger loop to save more memories.

Recall a Trigger loop does:

Trigger when receive on [e channel], trigger on [e channel] when triggered, and set your desired interval.

In that case, you can do the same thing as using two triggers as a looping system, very sigma.

For the blockcode part, like turtle said, you can use concatenation to narrow down the block code to a simpler version (to save the spaces for you to place down more codes, like this:

after you set it up like so, go ahead and test it out!

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outro:

now if there’s a way to shorten the block code, I’d love to know myself because i’m going to have to do it several times more!!

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and make sure to like before saying “good guide” or i’ll stare at you funny like this:

[PurerVanilla]

There is a way, instead of using 4 if blocks hit the gear on that block and add else if blocks and an else bloch at the end.

[Turtle]

I have some conkat (get it? concatenation… concat… conkat because you’re kat?) for this guide.

@Kat_aronii

now if there’s a way to shorten the block code, I’d love to know myself because i’m going to have to do it several times more!!

And some feedback.

1. Random but all the blocks should be connected? Not sure why they aren’t or if that was just for like fun anyways.
2. PurerVanilla already said this but you can make it one if do else block and instead of having an If random integer from 1 to 7 equals 7 part just do if else at the end.

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1. Can you add a way to adjust timing between color changes? That’d be useful.
2. Can you explan the blockcode? Specifically why it’s random (just so the color changing is random and not in order?) because then maybe it can be concatenated even more?
3. Where are the penguins I know you’re hiding them

All in all good guide.

[Kat_aronii]

@Turtle

Random but all the blocks should be connected? Not sure why they aren’t or if that was just for like fun anyways.

it’s so my brain doesn’t scream at myself.
(ADHD is real )
separating them helps me focus on which block I was on

@Turtle

PurerVanilla already said this but you can make it one if do else block and instead of having an If random integer from 1 to 7 equals 7 part just do if else at the end.

if I knew already, but thanks y’all.

@Turtle

Can you add a way to adjust timing between color changes?

it depends on the trigger interval, if it’s set to 0.8, it will switch 0.8 seconds.
(both triggers have to have the same interval)

[_NotYoyo]

Woah
Yummy Kat new guide drop :o

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Some suggestions about the guide:

Firstly, you only need one Trigger. Yep, 1 Lifecycle, 1 Text, and 1 Trigger is all you need to make this, you can make a single trigger loop to save more memories for your game.

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Trigger loop settings:

Trigger when receive on [X Channel], trigger on [X Channel] when triggered, and set your desired interval.

Me personally would set the interval to 0.25 - 1.00 (seconds) to create a seizure effect lol.

With that being said, now you can do the same thing as using two triggers as a looping system, very sigma memory-efficient.

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For the block code part, like turtle said, you can use concatenation^[1] to narrow down the block code to a simpler version (to save the spaces for you to place down more codes, like this:

(As you can see in this image, you can create all the basic colors with half of the limit)

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You might also want to add more explanations and analyzations, but overall, this guide is really creative and cool, thanks for making it :D

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Edit: I actually have NEVER thought of this idea, like I know how to make this system, but I never thought of combining text, trigger loop and a randomizer

Also kewl art at the end of the guide
I am gonna EAT it

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1. Google definition: Error-correcting codes that are constructed from two or more simpler codes in order to achieve good performance with reasonable complexity. ↩︎

[Kat_aronii]

honestly I just ripped wegg0’s idea and noticed I could make it change colors with block code.

but thanks :>