# Help

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## [How can I incorporate Perlin noise into my game?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-can-i-incorporate-perlin-noise-into-my-game/5304)

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**Author:** [@GameGod](https://forum.makecode.com/u/GameGod)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-can-i-incorporate-perlin-noise-into-my-game/5304 "2022-01-24T18:58:57Z")

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Of course, I want it for terrain generation. I don’t want big hard stuff, because I’m not that good at things like noise. Is there a way to do this?

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## [Overlap issue that we can't figure out!](https://forum.makecode.com/t/overlap-issue-that-we-cant-figure-out/11807)

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**Author:** [@gumtowgames](https://forum.makecode.com/u/gumtowgames)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/overlap-issue-that-we-cant-figure-out/11807 "2022-01-24T18:56:57Z")

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I have a student who is building a game in which you have to move through a level while avoiding a shark. The goal is to get to a trigger for the next level, and if the shark touches you, a life is lost and you both rese…

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## [Need help with micro:bit math](https://forum.makecode.com/t/need-help-with-micro-bit-math/11831)

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**Author:** [@tcozz](https://forum.makecode.com/u/tcozz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2022, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/need-help-with-micro-bit-math/11831 "2022-01-22T00:41:19Z")

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Hello, I have a student who encountered something odd in MakeCode. The student set a variable to 16.9 at program start. Then “On Shake” change the variable by -1.3. However then the variable is displaying as 15.59999999…

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## [Adding pictures to tutorial tips - Help!](https://forum.makecode.com/t/adding-pictures-to-tutorial-tips-help/11766)

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**Author:** [@Yngel](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Yngel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/adding-pictures-to-tutorial-tips-help/11766 "2022-01-21T17:33:42Z")

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I’m making MakeCode Arcade tutorials where I need to add images instead of blocks under the tip light bulb icon. I’ve read the documentation and tried to follow the instructions there, placing the images in a static dire…

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## [Cloud Save BUG](https://forum.makecode.com/t/cloud-save-bug/11823)

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**Author:** [@Kiwiphoenix364](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Kiwiphoenix364)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/cloud-save-bug/11823 "2022-01-21T17:22:31Z")

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I was coding my game and had several (5+) hours of work put into it since the last “revision” that was saved, and I have auto cloud save on. The problem is, I was Ctrl+z-ing (undoing) because something I made didn’t work…

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## [Food overlaps with wall tiles, unreachable](https://forum.makecode.com/t/food-overlaps-with-wall-tiles-unreachable/11799)

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**Author:** [@julian1](https://forum.makecode.com/u/julian1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/food-overlaps-with-wall-tiles-unreachable/11799 "2022-01-21T17:21:52Z")

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im making a game where you collect food and then goes to a random position, only problem is sometimes it goes ontop of a wall tile, making it unreachable and i cant seem to find a sollution

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## [Stacking Sprites and destroy bottom all fall](https://forum.makecode.com/t/stacking-sprites-and-destroy-bottom-all-fall/11709)

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**Author:** [@cdegaetano](https://forum.makecode.com/u/cdegaetano)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/stacking-sprites-and-destroy-bottom-all-fall/11709 "2022-01-21T17:21:40Z")

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I am creating a chopping tree game. I have created 5 sprites staked on top of each other. When the ax hits the bottom one it is destroyed. I can’t get the 4 other to fall down to chop them. How do I have the other sp…

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## [Sharing a link to the game only, no code](https://forum.makecode.com/t/sharing-a-link-to-the-game-only-no-code/11801)

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**Author:** [@DaddyWio](https://forum.makecode.com/u/DaddyWio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/sharing-a-link-to-the-game-only-no-code/11801 "2022-01-21T00:14:34Z")

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Hi all, I am currently working on a complex game and want to be able to share a link to it, for testing and showing off, without sharing my code, is this possible? Thanks for any replies :slight\_smile: Kind regards.

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## [Spawning simultaneously](https://forum.makecode.com/t/spawning-simultaneously/11804)

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**Author:** [@BruceSchwa](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BruceSchwa)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/spawning-simultaneously/11804 "2022-01-20T19:16:38Z")

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My student would like to have their villain spawn where the money spawns every \_ seconds. The goal is every time the villain collects money, the hero loses a heart. https://makecode.com/\_R91P6mH0i2jR

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## [Upon Overlap Game "Should be" Over](https://forum.makecode.com/t/upon-overlap-game-should-be-over/11791)

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**Author:** [@BruceSchwa](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BruceSchwa)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/upon-overlap-game-should-be-over/11791 "2022-01-20T19:05:42Z")

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When the shark overlaps with hero the game is supposed to be over; however, it doesn’t seem to be working. Is it because the shark isn’t overlapping all the way over hero? If so, how does my student fix it. We can’t se…

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## [Trying to spawn in specific location](https://forum.makecode.com/t/trying-to-spawn-in-specific-location/11770)

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**Author:** [@BruceSchwa](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BruceSchwa)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/trying-to-spawn-in-specific-location/11770 "2022-01-20T17:43:39Z")

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https://makecode.com/\_fX92MXcPc133. My student has built his game so that it’s long and narrow; however, we can’t get it to spawn where he wants, which is at the bottom and towards the middle. Also, what’s the best way …

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## [Don't want sprite to spawn in specific area](https://forum.makecode.com/t/dont-want-sprite-to-spawn-in-specific-area/11771)

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**Author:** [@BruceSchwa](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BruceSchwa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/dont-want-sprite-to-spawn-in-specific-area/11771 "2022-01-18T18:51:58Z")

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I have a student who set her sprite to spawn in random locations. Is there a way to make it so that the sprite does NOT spawn in specific areas of the tilemap?

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## [How do I make only a certain amount of sprites show up from an array?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-make-only-a-certain-amount-of-sprites-show-up-from-an-array/11732)

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**Author:** [@GoMustangs](https://forum.makecode.com/u/GoMustangs)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-make-only-a-certain-amount-of-sprites-show-up-from-an-array/11732 "2022-01-18T16:56:31Z")

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I have an array that places food into a game. There is a tile in 8 different spots, and I have an array place four different food sprites at random on those tiles. When I load my game food is placed on those 8 tiles, and…

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## [Share code/tilemap from one project to another](https://forum.makecode.com/t/share-code-tilemap-from-one-project-to-another/11665)

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**Author:** [@BruceSchwa](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BruceSchwa)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/share-code-tilemap-from-one-project-to-another/11665 "2022-01-11T18:46:50Z")

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How do you share code from one project to another? And, how about a sprite or tile map one designs?

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## [Player spawn not working Help!](https://forum.makecode.com/t/player-spawn-not-working-help/11672)

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**Author:** [@Esben](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Esben)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/player-spawn-not-working-help/11672 "2022-01-10T20:05:32Z")

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i am triyng to creat a player spawn but i cant https://makecode.com/\_7uuhMFi9jHf3 link to look code right now i am using stage 2 cause its where i need it spawn

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## [Compilation problem](https://forum.makecode.com/t/compilation-problem/11653)

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**Author:** [@Tobias\_me](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Tobias_me)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2022, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/compilation-problem/11653 "2022-01-09T08:16:54Z")

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when i try to compile my game makecode tells me there are one or more errors in my code but i can’t find them, could you help me debug my program please? The link to my game is attached.game

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## [I need help please](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-help-please/11508)

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**Author:** [@SoftTalker](https://forum.makecode.com/u/SoftTalker)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-help-please/11508 "2022-01-07T17:12:42Z")

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in need RTTTL for my game here‘s the song

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## [I want multiple enemies on screen to shoot](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-want-multiple-enemies-on-screen-to-shoot/11627)

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**Author:** [@ioreth](https://forum.makecode.com/u/ioreth)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-want-multiple-enemies-on-screen-to-shoot/11627 "2022-01-06T22:29:24Z")

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Hey so I currently have a game with multiple enemies that spawn and fire projectiles however only the newest created enemy shoots. Is there anyway to make sure that all enemies on the screen shoot. Here is the current …

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## [Placing Copies of a Sprite](https://forum.makecode.com/t/placing-copies-of-a-sprite/11617)

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**Author:** [@GoMustangs](https://forum.makecode.com/u/GoMustangs)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/placing-copies-of-a-sprite/11617 "2022-01-06T19:21:26Z")

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I want to place copies of a sprite on duplicates of a certain tile. I would like to be able to place three green grass tiles in my tile map and spawn three identical enemy sprites on the green grass tiles (one enemy on …

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## [Increasing player speed with movement?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/increasing-player-speed-with-movement/11602)

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**Author:** [@Nicky](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Nicky)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/increasing-player-speed-with-movement/11602 "2022-01-06T17:30:36Z")

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Hello I want to make a side scroller where the player gradually increases speed as they hold down the right key. So they move to the right and gradually get faster. I can’t find this covered in any tutorial and I’m not …

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## [How do I make a sprite speed up as a variable increases?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-sprite-speed-up-as-a-variable-increases/11605)

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**Author:** [@GoMustangs](https://forum.makecode.com/u/GoMustangs)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-sprite-speed-up-as-a-variable-increases/11605 "2022-01-04T22:22:04Z")

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I have a game where the player eats food. If they eat the apple or the strawberry they get a point, and the location of the apple and strawberry changes when they eat two of them. The player needs to dodge the doughnut w…

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## [I need help with Overlap Boxes and Sprite Kinds](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-help-with-overlap-boxes-and-sprite-kinds/11599)

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**Author:** [@GoMustangs](https://forum.makecode.com/u/GoMustangs)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-help-with-overlap-boxes-and-sprite-kinds/11599 "2022-01-04T17:13:02Z")

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I’m trying to make a game where the character gets points for eating food. I have the game randomly places three food sprites at the start of the game. All of the food sprites are set to sprite kind “food”. The problem …

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## [Faster way to get overlaping sprites?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/faster-way-to-get-overlaping-sprites/11598)

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**Author:** [@UnsignedArduino](https://forum.makecode.com/u/UnsignedArduino)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/faster-way-to-get-overlaping-sprites/11598 "2022-01-04T00:23:14Z")

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Is there any way to get a sprite that is overlapping with a sprite of a kind that’s faster then this: Does Arcade keep track of “overlapping” sprites on sprites somewhere so that we don’t have to iterate over every ot…

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## [Pybadge Help! ](https://forum.makecode.com/t/pybadge-help/11597)

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**Author:** [@rymc88](https://forum.makecode.com/u/rymc88)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/pybadge-help/11597 "2022-01-04T00:07:28Z")

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Hi - I have been using the Pybadge for some projects and I ran into some issues using the NeoPixel strip. I used John Parks code PyGamer NeoPixel Code, but the strip will not turn on and I am at lost. I also wonder if …

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## [Is there a way to double or the resolution of the simulator?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-double-or-the-resolution-of-the-simulator/4930)

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**Author:** [@SlickVictor210](https://forum.makecode.com/u/SlickVictor210)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-double-or-the-resolution-of-the-simulator/4930 "2022-01-03T17:12:11Z")

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Im trying to recreate a game with a higher resolution. The resolution of the game I’m trying to recreate is twice the resolution of the simulator. I want to know if there is a way to change the resolution of the simulato…

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## [Arcade Extension Development Help](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-extension-development-help/6763)

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**Author:** [@omnisImperium](https://forum.makecode.com/u/omnisImperium)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 3:58am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-extension-development-help/6763 "2022-01-03T03:58:58Z")

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Hello! I am currently coding an extension for arcade, that allows users to play piano chords without having to use the piano blocks or the timer blocks. I want the block to have three drop down menus. One to choose the c…

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## [MakeOS Issue #1](https://forum.makecode.com/t/makeos-issue-1/11524)

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**Author:** [@E-EnerG-Gamecentral](https://forum.makecode.com/u/E-EnerG-Gamecentral)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2021, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/makeos-issue-1/11524 "2021-12-30T05:49:25Z")

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Hello, as I was testing build 28 of my new MakecodeOS, MakeOS (fitting name, huh :smirk:) I implemented a time system. It’s just a tiny little clock with hour, minute, and second numbers and it saves even if you restart …

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## [A post related to MakeOS Issue #1](https://forum.makecode.com/t/a-post-related-to-makeos-issue-1/11523)

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**Author:** [@E-EnerG-Gamecentral](https://forum.makecode.com/u/E-EnerG-Gamecentral)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2021, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/a-post-related-to-makeos-issue-1/11523 "2021-12-30T05:49:01Z")

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Here’s a link

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## [Does the current tilemap and copy tilemap not work?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/does-the-current-tilemap-and-copy-tilemap-not-work/8201)

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**Author:** [@UnsignedArduino](https://forum.makecode.com/u/UnsignedArduino)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/does-the-current-tilemap-and-copy-tilemap-not-work/8201 "2021-12-28T21:15:46Z")

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Does the current tilemap block work? Doing so in my project just results in an error Cannot read property 'fields' of undefined. I’m trying to use it with an 8x8 tilemap but it doesn’t even work with 16x16 tilemaps. …

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## [There is a problem with my game](https://forum.makecode.com/t/there-is-a-problem-with-my-game/11477)

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**Author:** [@SoftTalker](https://forum.makecode.com/u/SoftTalker)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/there-is-a-problem-with-my-game/11477 "2021-12-28T21:15:22Z")

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please check the code to understand Btw this game in coming soon

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