Creating Epic Sword Animations with Scratch Cat | Devlog

The tricks I used to created the perfect Sword Swing animation for Scratch Cat after being inspired by watching "Game Endeavor's" awesome devlog.
Learn how to find Scratch Cat costumes. How to position the costumes for good rotation & Add white motion trails. Learn about rotational velocity and dampened spring physics, pivoting at the wrist to allow forward and backwards sword swiping.
As a devlog, I won't show all the code, but do feel free to follow along with the ideas and see if you too can create something awesome. If you want more detailed tutorials on these topics, then love the video and drop me a comment! But otherwise, enjoy the ride, and look forward to this game developing further, and being shared on Scratch. This is your chance to make a difference and take part in shaping a work in progress so keep those comments coming! Scratch On Guys!!!
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-------------Video Chapters-------------
0:00 Intro
0:45 The Scratch Cat Sprites
2:07 Angling the player’s arm
2:58 Sword Swoosh Motion
4:00 Rotation at the Wrist
4:50 Articulated Spring Physics Simulation
6:19 Animating the Cat
6:55 Finishing Touches
7:38 Outro

[@griffpatch]

Don't miss "Game Endeavor's" Devlog - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHPVi6Wvgt9gl8U And my Sprite Layering / Ordering Tutorial - kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKnNk4yAgaaIj7c

[@Milan12234]

Yey!

[@mieszkoszuberski6889]

2 days ago? this was uploaded 30 secs ago

[@sevenplayer]

Two days ago?

[@kdkdkjcrjd]

Okk griffpatch

[@amandabrunsperger3726]

Griffpatch

[@ImDefNotTyler]

Hi, I know you probably won't see this comment, but you have kept me motivated to create Scratch projects for years now, and I am now on an expert level of scratching. This would not have been possible without you. Thank you.

[@user-yq2xn3yp9w]

this is the only one he did not like

[@lezal2201]

sad

[@munkhtogtokhtsogbadrakh4325]

:c

[@Cleacat]

Expert level?, teach me how to make particles and difficulty system

[@nini2009ph]

Wow, that sword animation looks amazing! 😄

[@EdbertWeisly]

Extra Credits/ History hand

[@dimitriyt1730]

PLS FIX GETTING OVER IT THE OS RECORD ARE BROKEN THE WORLD RECORD IS 45S BUT IN ANOTHER GETTING OVER IT

[@Kai_Okui]

I had been following game endeavor's series for a long time, and I never would have thought such a complex game could come to scratch!

[@mathekanguruanimations1383]

YES! Another exciting griffpatch devlog I can watch!

[@govindl6348]

meeeeeeeeee tooooooooooo

[@laurenlabra4099]

Amazing Sword animation! looks really satisfying

[@Cheezyurboi]

Griffpatch has taught me everything. I started scratch in 2020 and i loved following his tutorials and i made a giant project with the things you taught me and i started unity, i made a cool parkour game! I love watching your tutorials beacuse they're so simple and straightforward!

[@RealLCG]

Nice keep up the good work! Thank you griffpatch for everything you done for us!

[@Mistereee]

awesome devlog! i hope to see more in the future!

[@bilyez]

Awesome! I hope this awesome test will become public sometime soon! I think the enemy's sprite should be the Guy from "Code a platformer game" (from the first episode) tutorial

[@YeahEsCereal]

Where is the next one :(

[@Quake_129]

yeah we need to see the enemies

[@lFunGuyl]

I never realized just how solid and complete Scratch's scripting system is until I found your channel and saw what you can do with it! I've moved on to C++ and Unreal Engine now, but I so wish I could have had these tutorials when I was a regular Scratcher! Keep up the excellent work Griffpatch!!!

[@griffpatch]

Yes, it is suprisingly capable :)

[@Lukex305]

Dude! This is amazing. I have seen this develog before. It was really cool to me.

[@electrifiedwits]

Those sword animations are better than anything i could make by myself….

[@Rickastleyfan]

Well griffpatch is a pro

[@Helloguys12336]

@@Rickastleyfan RICK ROLL IS RIGHT EEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@ezriha]

@@Rickastleyfan RICKROLL IS RIGHT EEEEEEEEEE

[@ArshTimeYT]

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[@saadpickett]

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[@Galactictroooper]

Another great and instructive video as always. Thank you griffpatch!

[@aster1sk_]

i never thought about broadcasting a 'go to player' message to other sprites so they follow it until now, you've saved my upcoming game from looking really sketchy :)))

[@GameEndeavor]

This is amazing, haha! Really excited to see how you implement the AI in Scratch.

[@cobeyluong842]

I hope ZatCD is coming along great and when will you make your next devlog

[@GameEndeavor]

@@cobeyluong842 It's so good, I'm super excited for it. A devlog will be pretty soon. I've got a script in the works, but my main focus right now is to get the new demo to point where where I can start having it playtested, so I can start polishing it up. Once that is done, I plan to return to making devlogs semi-regularly again. :)

[@veryscarypoggers]

This needs way more likes cuz this guy made the og game

[@gameninjaxd5829]

i wonder what elsa is context ai able to be used for

[@DemonGlacier]

I found Game Endeavor's channel about a year ago and tried to recreate the same enemy AI, but didn't get very far. Super excited to see you pick this up and do it right :)

[@COTYProductions]

Wow! I never thought something like this would make it's way into Scratch! But then again, here we are! This was awesome and I loved it!

[@TheFunniestDummyEver]

Ay, nice! The sword animations are so smooth! Thanks for a new game idea :)

[@Hdjekdndsmdkdkdndjehde]

ooh I was waiting for this!!!!!!

[@CounterCastor]

So cool!! Can you make a tutorial on this?

[@rubikkRU]

Yes, please!

[@EHMM]

i wish griffpatch could share the assets of this devlog so i can rewatch this video at 0.25x speed and copy it (:

[@rolled6]

@@rubikkRU agreed

[@that_one_guy8630]

I just want to say, thank you SO MUCH! I saw that game dev video a while back and failed twice to make it in scratch. 🙏 thank you!

[@GoofyContentBruh]

same

[@GrimdarkTigy]

the fix for the sword lag at 1:34 was the exact thing i needed a fix to for the game i was working on, so this video came at a perfect time!

[@tommyanepicgameer]

A full game like this would take a serious amount of time, devlogs, and sprite layering tutorials (did I forget healthbars?). Keep going!

[@l712doesstuff7]

this is amazing! I was always a fan of you both on scratch and youtube but this tutorial i think was maybe TOP 5 of yours! amazing job like always :flame:

[@aldesianvero]

omg thank you so much i have waited so much for this

[@FelixCodeur-sv3ex]

I saw Game Endvador's devlog a phew months ago lol, amazing video by the way 😄

[@griffpatch]

Thanks! 😁

[@theevoker4678]

Could you make a tutorial for this and any of your upcoming devlogs All these look so cool and I’d like to add to it and make it my own

[@-MoreKanzi-]

Love it! ❤

[@user-lm2gx7ox7x]

your videos are incredible ! from making 3D to remaking popular games in scratch (wich is supposed to be a very limited coding website for kids) i hope you make more of these tutorials !

[@GeckoTech_Engineer]

I’m learning lots from your videos, thanks for explaining so well in your videos

[@Sharp2006]

Cant wait to see the AI I would love to know how you detect it hitting something. Without changing the health too much

[@yoshihome]

I love how we can always trust griffpatch to make flawless game code

[@davidgrindeanu2890]

hi

[@user-lw5dv1ze7d]

his code never works for me tho

[@spark.stream]

It’s been a while since I watched one of your video but I love the new layout, it’s so much easier to fallow

[@Thavaanesh]

Wow just wow. These sword animations are just too good to be true and they are true!! Thanks Griffpatch!!

[@boostgb9658]

We need this in the RPG series

[@DonaldDaugherty-xc3hr]

I’d love to see a tutorial for this because this looks awesome👍

[@GalaxianRoblaxian]

That was honestly so cool I love scratch devlog!!!

[@Alani21]

This tutorial is really good and I'm making it right now I will post it on scratch when I'm finished keep up the good work griffpach your my idol

[@soroushayati]

This would be very cool if we used this in our rpg series

[@leonruiz-tagle3274]

griffpatch PLEASE a 11 PAAAART of the RPG series

[@wolf9903]

i tried to make this since a long time very useful tutorial!

[@SombreroMan716]

Love to see Game Endevors work showcased!

[@ninjadude_yt404]

This could go so well in the RPG series, I'd say!

[@surlo69]

Can we talk about how much efforts griffpatch puts into editing the video

[@yellow-brain4735]

Wow, another great video. Really like the way you don't show all the code in specifics and focus on the overall systems!

[@McTonk2]

Noice! Very polished :D

[@GlithchyGamer]

where did u get the sword????

[@leonruiz-tagle3274]

griffpatch PLEASE a 11 PAAAART of the RPG seriesgriffpatch PLEASE a 11 PAAAART of the RPG series

[@theorigamiwizard8376]

That's sick can't wait for the next one! !

[@RaiExzemo]

When is it

[@datbuitien6681]

I can't wait to see u shared the project (im a big fan btw)

[@user-ju1wq1gb3f]

What a mind-blowing devlog!

[@Kritzlof]

Very smooth looking!

[@xXJacobXx123]

This is amazing, a Very good idea!

[@Sharp2006]

This is amazing, and I also love game endeavor:)

[@griffpatch]

Same here! Yes, I've wanted to have a go at reproducing some of his awesome work in Scratch for quite some time!

[@mybingo127yt9]

Love you’re videos!

[@artistneel2020]

I was waiting for this day 🎉🎉

[@cicikpl]

Nice Video it helped me a lot

[@fakeisnothing6384]

Great video as always :)

[@jackatk]

This is awesome! Looks like he’s moonwalking when he’s walking backwards, which probably isn’t intentional, but I think it’s funny lol

[@Gaming_Gabriel]

What a nice sword animation!

[@Gaming_Gabriel]

really helps out

[@MrSmiley_Yt]

Wow It works amazing!

[@misterdot6923]

WOOOOO!!!! 10 hours ago im abit late but still! amazing once again!

[@MichaI.]

Animation looks nice!

[@user-pq2ih4yh3r]

i love this i can't wait until it's realeased!

[@impact5774]

i have a feeling that this is a part of one huge RPG game you're working on where spooder cat from your other devlog would be one of the bosses

[@speedrunner539]

can't wait for a tutorial!!

[@dillydkw]

your videos are so insperational :D

[@Silly_Callum]

Wow, looks so good! i can't wait untill this is released into a video/scratch project, i also feel this would make a good addition to the RPG that you did! (Still wondering if it's over or not)

[@gamerMULTI2013]

NICE this is amazing! 🤩

[@TochedGrass3742]

This looks sooo cool!! Hey just a question, when are you posting ep 11 on rpg

[@aldesianvero]

Thanks So Much Griffpatch

[@_apehuman]

This is a great idea for games like minecraft that allow a lot of customisations.Instead of having hundreds of costumes , you can emulate animations using lists.Thanks for the idea.

[@E_Ninja_]

bro needs to continue this series

[@doubledogyt]

Can't wait for part two!

[@GamerNoob56]

You are the best! 😀

[@gustavotonogamerMad]

Are you going to make one in the next part?! I can't wait to see a lot of programming!

[@haroonkids3222]

You should make a poll on your community tab on your channel on whether or not to make this into a tutorial when you finish, Personally I would love to this this become a tutorial :)

[@shadowofcat]

you should use the spring physics to create a realistic grass swaying effect! i already did it in my unity game but i think it will work the same in scratch as long as it uses the rotation instead of a custom shader component

[@kidskids3345]

i,m making a adventure game and this helped me out a lot

[@hanctr]

Omg this is so awesome!! Will you do a tutorial?!!

[@pangerankucin6]

this doesnt feel like a devlog its like a cartoon/tutorial i love it

[@geniuscellgaming9159]

Smooth Sword Animations 🔥

[@Nero-whisker7890]

i did not have to do the attack mode, cuz i was trying to animate mantises attack, but as always you saved my life thks

[@Nicole_ok]

It's amazing i love it ❤❤❤

[@youcefyoub423]

cool sword animation aver good job griffpatch

[@Amongusisimpostor711]

wow the animation is very amazing😲

[@pixed8349]

this is literally perfect timing

[@arashkarimi6077]

This guys a genius

[@_SparkHere]

Griff is becoming more and more meme-y and I am here for it

[@profiley.]

Very good devlog i must say..

[@jedidiahologunja]

Never fails to amaze us

[@futuristicgeb226]

i am going to tweak this and add it to my rpg game, this is wonderful!

[@john.dough.]

looks great! :)

[@Tnac9]

It would be cool if when you jumped, it would start an epic combo! Maybe you can use your number counter tutorial to count the combos. I can't wait to see what this project turns into.

[@TsipPlanet]

your art is the best

[@heyaItsme1123]

i love on how u say Again but like cooler! i wish u could still do it!

[@snorigamiking2836]

Yes, finally! I’ve always wanted a sword-fighting game with ai enemies!🎉

[@EthanFilsinger]

PLEASE MAKE THIS A TUTORIAL I WANT THIS SO BAAAAAD IT LOOKS AMAZING!