Point and move towards the mouse

On every tick, point the sprite at the mouse and step forward — the sprite will chase the cursor around the stage.

whenGreenFlag(() => {
  forever(() => {
    pointTowards("mouse");
    move(4);
  });
});

The sprite turns to face the cursor and moves 4 steps toward it every frame. Increase the step count for a faster chase.

Note

If the sprite catches up too fast and jitters on top of the cursor, reduce the step size or add a touching("mouse") check to stop it when it arrives:

whenGreenFlag(() => {
  forever(() => {
    pointTowards("mouse");
    if (!touching("mouse")) {
      move(4);
    }
  });
});

Try this next

• Follow the mouse — snap directly to the cursor instead of chasing it step by step
• Animate a sprite with costumes — animate the sprite while it chases the cursor

Functions used

• whenGreenFlag — run code when the green flag is clicked
• forever — repeat a block of code indefinitely
• pointTowards — point this sprite towards another sprite or the mouse
• move — move forward by a number of steps
• touching — check whether this sprite is touching a target, the mouse, or the edge

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