How to Check if Cloud Variables Have a Connection Error

(☁ var)

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This tutorial explains how to check if a user is having problems connecting to Cloud Variables.

You will need to define the following variables:

(☁ Debug?) // Cloud Variable
(☁ Response) // Cloud Variable

(Debug?) // Local Variable
(Old Response) // Local Variable

Code:

First, define a new custom block with the run without screen refresh option checked. This custom block will be run every tick of the game.

define Cloud variable connection check// Check run without screen refresh

Add a conditional if-else block. Because the custom block will be run every tick, we need to check for cloud updates from the previous tick.

if <(☁ Response) = [0]> then
set [☁ Response v] to [1]
set [Old Response v] to (☁ Response)
else
if <(☁ Response) = [1]> then
set [☁ Response v] to [0]
set [Old Response v] to (☁ Response)
end
end

The final result should look like this:

define Cloud variable connection check// Run without screen refresh
if <(☁ Response) = [0]> then
set [☁ Response v] to [1]
set [Old Response v] to (☁ Response)
else
if <(☁ Response) = [1]> then
set [☁ Response v] to [0]
set [Old Response v] to (☁ Response)
end
end
wait [0.5] seconds
if <(☁ Response) = (Old Response)> then
set [Debug? v] to (1)
set [☁ Debug? v] to (1)
end
wait [0.5] seconds
if <(☁ Debug?) = (Debug?)> then
set [Debug? v] to (2)
else
set [Debug? v] to (0)
end
when green flag clicked
set [Debug? v] to (0)
forever
if <<(Debug?) = [0]> and <(☁ Debug?) = [1]>> then
set [☁ Debug? v] to (0)
end
end
when green flag clicked
hide
forever
Cloud variable connection check
if <(Debug?) = [2]> then
show
say [Connection error or there are no other players on.]//This notifies you that there are no other players on or your connection isn't working.
else
hide
end
end