Can't change variable

[fractioneater]

Expected Behavior

When I set a variable to something, it should keep that value.

Actual Behavior

It only seems to be messed up in this project
Screen recording 2023-01-02 06.31.19.webm

Steps to Reproduce

Go to the project link above the video
Click "See Inside"
Go to the health sprite (column 1, row 2)
Add a _ type reporter and a set _ type to () block
Change the type variable and check if it's doing anything by clicking the reporter

Operating System and Browser

ChromeOS 108

[fractioneater]

It's fixed now, and I can't find a way to bring back the glitch.

If you're interested, this is how I fixed it:
First, I loaded the project into scratch and saved that file. I could now change the variable.
Next, I removed all uses of the variable and put them back. Everything worked again.

[GarboMuffin]

Can you send:

• The broken project file, if you still have it
• Your addon settings (addons > scroll to bottom > export)
• I assume you are using the website, not the desktop app

if you can't attach them to github, email: [email protected]

[fractioneater]

I don't have a file, it got overwritten when I saved it in Scratch.

My addons:
Github doesn't support json (that seems odd), so I converted it to txt.
turbowarp-addons-settings.txt

And I was using the website.

[GarboMuffin]

I've looked at your project's JSON. It appears the "health" sprite has two different variables named "_ type" with different IDs. Lots breaks when this happens.

You will likely experience the same issue again unless you follow these steps to hopefully resolve it (make a backup first please):

• Open the health sprite and rename the _ type variable to something like _ type 2
• Switch to another sprite and go back
• You should now see the variable you just renamed and another variable still named _ type
• Swap one with the other and delete the unused one

Root cause still being investigated

[fractioneater]

I had a theory that the cause was two different variables...

Thanks, the project is fixed now.

[fractioneater]

It seems this is caused by the searchable dropdowns.

If there is a local variable named _type in one sprite, I can still create a global variable with the same name in another sprite. That seems like it could be the cause of this.