Step 6 - Enemies

Goal

Enemies (goomba_1, goomba_2, flyer_1, the spiky hazard) react two ways: a stomp from above defeats them and bounces the hero, while a side touch hurts the hero. This reuses the collect/hurt custom-event pattern.

Open this step in the editor: #CMWMAN (scene P41T6E#2).

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Babylon Bros - Enemies

Blocks Used

• PhysicsCollisionEvent (per enemy body)
• GetLinearVelocity, ExtractVector3, LessThan (falling onto enemy?)
• Branch (stomp vs hurt), Abs, Subtract
• SendCustomEvent / ReceiveCustomEvent (hurt)
• PlayAnimation, PlaySound, SetLinearVelocity

Step By Step

1. Hurt Handler

Add ReceiveCustomEvent On Hurt that decreases score, logs it, and plays the hurt sound - the opposite of the coin collect handler.

2. Stomp Versus Hurt

For each enemy, add PhysicsCollisionEvent and an active Branch. Check whether the hero is descending and above the enemy: if so, defeat it (deactivate, play its inactive animation, bounce the hero up). Otherwise SendCustomEvent hurt.

3. Scale It Up

You now have many near-identical clusters. Use copy/paste, smart groups, and Ctrl/Cmd+F search to keep the canvas manageable. This is where the editor's organization features become really helpful.

Editor Features

• Use breakpoints on each active? branch to debug stomp detection.
• Use the minimap to navigate; the graph is now large.

Test And Save

Run and try stomping vs side-hitting enemies. Save; match #CMWMAN. Continue with Step 7 - Win Condition.

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