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leogames2016
Scratcher
500+ posts

Cat Blocks as temporary option

Self-explanatory,I want Cat Blocks as a temporary option for april fools,I hate the fact cat blocks weren't in the april fools 2024,so they should add it as a temporary option,only on april fools.

Last edited by leogames2016 (Sept. 14, 2024 02:14:14)

doggy_boi1
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Cat Blocks as temporary option

nevermind, i misread. Would this still technically be rejected tho?

Last edited by doggy_boi1 (Sept. 14, 2024 02:39:38)

medians
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Cat Blocks as temporary option

doggy_boi1 wrote:

nevermind, i misread. Would this still technically be rejected tho?
No, only a permanent option is
Za-Chary
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Cat Blocks as temporary option

doggy_boi1 wrote:

nevermind, i misread. Would this still technically be rejected tho?
I don't think so. The Scratch Team has brought them back in previous April Fools' Days — just not in 2024. Depending on how things go, it could be brought back in a future April Fools' Day event.
leogames2016
Scratcher
500+ posts

Cat Blocks as temporary option

Bump.
TheAutocorrectingCat
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Cat Blocks as temporary option

Support, this is, like, the one reason why I use Turbowarp sometimes
leogames2016
Scratcher
500+ posts

Cat Blocks as temporary option

Bump
iiucandyfloss
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Cat Blocks as temporary option

I think the temporary option for April Fools should really last two days, because of timezones. Some countries will get April Fools a day after EST, but residents can't enjoy Cat Blocks, since the update is already gone, and they didn't turn it on the day before because it simply wasn't April Fools for them and wouldn't make sense. Some countries will experience April Fools earlier than EST, but similarly can't enjoy it on time.

Alternatively, it could simply be tuned in to users' timezones, Scratch already sometimes switches on local time for forum posts so they know how to do it.
BigNate469
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Cat Blocks as temporary option

iiucandyfloss wrote:

Alternatively, it could simply be tuned in to users' timezones, Scratch already sometimes switches on local time for forum posts so they know how to do it.
This is probably the best option- and it's easier to do than you might think (JavaScript has a built-in object just for telling time, called Date. Among its properties is one that will tell you what time it is, according to the system clock). The semicolon glitch is already hard-coded into the website- set your system clock to April 1st and you'll see it at the bottom of pages.
leogames2016
Scratcher
500+ posts

Cat Blocks as temporary option

Bump
el-Silvedner
Scratcher
100+ posts

Cat Blocks as temporary option

definite support. what's wrong with april fools times without the cat blocks?
superkitty887
Scratcher
26 posts

Cat Blocks as temporary option

this must exist
TacoMaster635
Scratcher
78 posts

Cat Blocks as temporary option

leogames2016 wrote:

Self-explanatory,I want Cat Blocks as a temporary option for april fools,I hate the fact cat blocks weren't in the april fools 2024,so they should add it as a temporary option,only on april fools.
If they did it on April fools what happens the day after? It and all the projects have to go
ThisIsTemp1
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Cat Blocks as temporary option

I mean, why can't they just hardcode it so that it always happens when the system's time is set to April Fools?
trolley_explodes
Scratcher
100+ posts

Cat Blocks as temporary option

leogames2016 wrote:

Self-explanatory,I want Cat Blocks as a temporary option for april fools,I hate the fact cat blocks weren't in the april fools 2024,so they should add it as a temporary option,only on april fools.
This is rejected.
AvidOsirianGuy
Scratcher
100+ posts

Cat Blocks as temporary option

or how about optional? you can enable it in the editor settings dropdown (and this is for another day but accent colours in scratch would be kinda cool too)
Voxalice
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Cat Blocks as temporary option

trolley_explodes wrote:

(#15)
This is rejected.
I believe this suggestion is explicitly not rejected.

From The Official List of Rejected Suggestions:

Za-Chary wrote:

1.10 Permanent option for cat blocks
[…] However, it is possible that they may temporarily come back during future April Fools' Day events.

Last edited by Voxalice (Feb. 4, 2025 22:57:28)

ametrine_
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Cat Blocks as temporary option

TacoMaster635 wrote:

If they did it on April fools what happens the day after? It and all the projects have to go
cat blocks are just the current hat blocks with different visuals:
when green flag clicked :: cat
they get changed back to normal after April Fools Day, so this wouldn't be a problem.
TacoMaster635
Scratcher
78 posts

Cat Blocks as temporary option

ametrine_ wrote:

TacoMaster635 wrote:

If they did it on April fools what happens the day after? It and all the projects have to go
cat blocks are just the current hat blocks with different visuals:
when green flag clicked :: cat
they get changed back to normal after April Fools Day, so this wouldn't be a problem.
Yes for some reason I didn't think of it but then they'd have to do a reboot to scratch to get rid of it and it's just not helping kids learn to code
ametrine_
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Cat Blocks as temporary option

TacoMaster635 wrote:

Yes for some reason I didn't think of it but then they'd have to do a reboot to scratch to get rid of it and it's just not helping kids learn to code
no, they won't need to reboot scratch. all they need to do is disable the code for the cat blocks.
also, not every feature needs to be about helping kids learn to code

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