# Help

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## [Enemies won't face direction they're moving! Help!](https://forum.makecode.com/t/enemies-wont-face-direction-theyre-moving-help/10469)

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**Author:** [@LukaBakio](https://forum.makecode.com/u/LukaBakio)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/enemies-wont-face-direction-theyre-moving-help/10469 "2021-10-19T00:25:58Z")

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(https://makecode.com/\_bwRV4yJqjLHi) I’m having a hard time making my enemies face the direction that they are moving. Only one will face to the left when moving left. Anyone have any insight? I included a link to my g…

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## [Why is my boss randomly reverting to the second phase?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/why-is-my-boss-randomly-reverting-to-the-second-phase/10420)

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**Author:** [@CoolSwords4](https://forum.makecode.com/u/CoolSwords4)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/why-is-my-boss-randomly-reverting-to-the-second-phase/10420 "2021-10-15T21:04:49Z")

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I am making a boss fight game where the boss goes through multiple phases depending on its health. But when it reaches phase 3, It will use its new attack for a while, then revert back to phase 2. Why is it doing this? P…

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## [Newer super mario bros arcade title screen glitch](https://forum.makecode.com/t/newer-super-mario-bros-arcade-title-screen-glitch/10400)

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**Author:** [@Kiwiphoenix364](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Kiwiphoenix364)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/newer-super-mario-bros-arcade-title-screen-glitch/10400 "2021-10-15T00:53:47Z")

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I’ve made a title screen for the “sequel” to New Super Mario Bros Arcade, but it has a weird glitch to do with the pause menu where it’s half offscreen. Anybody know what’s going on? It’s not too annoying, but it’s j…

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## [2.5 Demensions code](https://forum.makecode.com/t/2-5-demensions-code/10325)

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**Author:** [@Purp13](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Purp13)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/2-5-demensions-code/10325 "2021-10-06T20:14:06Z")

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i have tried to right the code for 2.5D but i every time my code would fail can some one help me add 2.5 demensions to this raycasting project

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## [Tie Dye Beat Em Up 2 Problems with animation and something else](https://forum.makecode.com/t/tie-dye-beat-em-up-2-problems-with-animation-and-something-else/10173)

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**Author:** [@TheJaky](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheJaky)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/tie-dye-beat-em-up-2-problems-with-animation-and-something-else/10173 "2021-10-04T16:06:33Z")

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I have a problem or two in my game. The first one is that there is an enemy that falls from the sky, and it’s supposed to start walking when hits the ground… It does, but it’s animation is broken. It rapidly switches be…

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## [MakeCode Aracde Hardware Options Not Working](https://forum.makecode.com/t/makecode-aracde-hardware-options-not-working/10228)

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**Author:** [@GadgetLab](https://forum.makecode.com/u/GadgetLab)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2021, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/makecode-aracde-hardware-options-not-working/10228 "2021-09-30T22:48:30Z")

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I’m trying to select the Adafruit PyBadge as a hardware option in MakeCode Arace but the complete list of hardware devices doesn’t show up. You can see that the list is incomplete because there are selection tools for …

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## [Importing audio](https://forum.makecode.com/t/importing-audio/10159)

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**Author:** [@GPMcM](https://forum.makecode.com/u/GPMcM)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/importing-audio/10159 "2021-09-29T15:21:32Z")

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Is it possible to import your own sound effects and/or music into Makecode Arcade?

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## [How do I find where my sprite is on a tilemap?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-find-where-my-sprite-is-on-a-tilemap/10210)

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**Author:** [@CoolSwords4](https://forum.makecode.com/u/CoolSwords4)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2021, 4:13am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-find-where-my-sprite-is-on-a-tilemap/10210 "2021-09-28T04:13:47Z")

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I’m currently making a game, and if you step by a goblin, you will either lose health, kill it, or both. Except killing won’t work because if there are multiple goblins on a map, I need a way to find where my player is, …

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## [Spaceshooter game BUGS!](https://forum.makecode.com/t/spaceshooter-game-bugs/10088)

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**Author:** [@Camaro](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Camaro)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/spaceshooter-game-bugs/10088 "2021-09-20T18:51:07Z")

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Please help!! I’m making a space shooter game and encountered some bugs. There are 3 kinds of power-up in this game. 2 of these are powerups that improve the rate of fire on projectiles that can stack with each other: P…

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## [Cannon](https://forum.makecode.com/t/cannon/10131)

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**Author:** [@XDlol](https://forum.makecode.com/u/XDlol)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/cannon/10131 "2021-09-20T18:50:38Z")

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I need help with the cannons in my game. How do I make all of them shoot and not just 2? Here is the game: https://makecode.com/\_9azCAJJg78DV

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## [Having problems with the Arcade editor!](https://forum.makecode.com/t/having-problems-with-the-arcade-editor/10054)

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**Author:** [@TheJaky](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheJaky)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/having-problems-with-the-arcade-editor/10054 "2021-09-20T18:50:34Z")

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So, I am working on a game with a lot of code, and every once in a while the editor freezes up, and when I try to reload it it deletes each and every block of code I placed. It is quite tedious and a few times I forget t…

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## [Need help](https://forum.makecode.com/t/need-help/10000)

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**Author:** [@Primal\_Nexus](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Primal_Nexus)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2021, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/need-help/10000 "2021-09-14T17:46:48Z")

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Need help with this code, I want the options to spawn at separate coordinates and for the yellow cursor box to be around the ‘Play’ option. Ignore the background, it’s just a placeholder and the coordinates are already…

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## [Using the x position of a sprite to change score](https://forum.makecode.com/t/using-the-x-position-of-a-sprite-to-change-score/9957)

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**Author:** [@breakingboredomloops](https://forum.makecode.com/u/breakingboredomloops)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/using-the-x-position-of-a-sprite-to-change-score/9957 "2021-09-13T18:37:20Z")

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Hi! In this game, a plane shoot bullets to destroy incoming ‘lasers’. When a laser is hit the score increments up by 1. I cannot figure out how to get the score to decrement by one when the laser gets past the plane. …

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## [Help with destroying more than one enemy](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-with-destroying-more-than-one-enemy/9849)

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**Author:** [@doc](https://forum.makecode.com/u/doc)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-with-destroying-more-than-one-enemy/9849 "2021-09-13T17:11:00Z")

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I was wondering if anyone could help me with destroying more than one enemy, if I put more than one overlap it cancels out cause I’m using one sprite for the same thing. however, if I use overlap and put another sprite i…

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## ["On every game update X" in real time?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/on-every-game-update-x-in-real-time/9916)

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**Author:** [@Sirbull](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Sirbull)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/on-every-game-update-x-in-real-time/9916 "2021-09-13T17:10:56Z")

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Hi. I’m trying to make a Space Invaders Clone, just to learn. I have some issues with the timing of the enemy movement at the moment. I try to use a time based movement-speed, so for every 1000ms, the speed of the moveme…

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## [My 3D Rendering Code](https://forum.makecode.com/t/my-3d-rendering-code/4491)

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**Author:** [@charliegregg](https://forum.makecode.com/u/charliegregg)\
**Replies:** 40\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/my-3d-rendering-code/4491 "2021-09-07T17:19:14Z")

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UPDATE not latest version!

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## [Add more inputs?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/add-more-inputs/3376)

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**Author:** [@Construc](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Construc)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2021, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/add-more-inputs/3376 "2021-09-01T22:23:03Z")

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hihi, im just exploring at the moment, looking at my options - i want to make a tiny little game, but the kind of game i want requires more inputs. i want to make a tiny twin-stick shooter. obviously it wont work if i …

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## [Is this posible...?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/is-this-posible/9749)

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**Author:** [@jvdos](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jvdos)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2021, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/is-this-posible/9749 "2021-09-01T16:19:32Z")

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Is it posible to run an emulator on meow bit to then run ROMS like pokemon GBA ??

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## [Python extension help](https://forum.makecode.com/t/python-extension-help/5361)

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**Author:** [@omnisImperium](https://forum.makecode.com/u/omnisImperium)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/python-extension-help/5361 "2021-08-31T16:42:41Z")

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Hello! Is there anyway I can make extensions using python instead of typeScript? I am not very familiar with JS and TS, but I know a little bit of python.

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## [How do i release my game?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-release-my-game/9812)

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**Author:** [@Jackdev](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Jackdev)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-release-my-game/9812 "2021-08-30T22:21:31Z")

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need a little help

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## [Projectile Bug](https://forum.makecode.com/t/projectile-bug/9753)

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**Author:** [@breakingboredomloops](https://forum.makecode.com/u/breakingboredomloops)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/projectile-bug/9753 "2021-08-26T17:43:04Z")

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Hi! Please help. The projectile and laser sprites are meant to destroy each other on overlap, however, this event randomly works. Most of the time it doesn’t work. If it does, then a different laser gets destroyed to th…

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## [Hackathon link request](https://forum.makecode.com/t/hackathon-link-request/9751)

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**Author:** [@omnisImperium](https://forum.makecode.com/u/omnisImperium)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/hackathon-link-request/9751 "2021-08-25T16:07:56Z")

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Hey! In the past week, the makecode team did a hackathon thing. Did they post the link to their projects? I really wanted to use some of their stuff, like the soundtrack extension (By @livcheerful think) in a game. Thank…

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## [How to make enemy jump](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-make-enemy-jump/9741)

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**Author:** [@help](https://forum.makecode.com/u/help)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-make-enemy-jump/9741 "2021-08-25T16:06:23Z")

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Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew how to make an enemy attack by jumping. Like, they jump towards one side, turn, then jump towards the other. when ever I try to do this it just ends up breaking my game.

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## [How to make a SHUMP screen scroll correctly](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-make-a-shump-screen-scroll-correctly/9740)

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**Author:** [@GoMustangs](https://forum.makecode.com/u/GoMustangs)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 4:55am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-make-a-shump-screen-scroll-correctly/9740 "2021-08-25T04:55:02Z")

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Here is a demo of a vertical SHMUP style game: I’m trying to get the screen and the ship to move upward like they do in a traditional vertical SHMUP. I want the screen to scroll upward uninterrupted, and I want the s…

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## [https://makecode.com/\_FLEgEThFtV3c](https://forum.makecode.com/t/https-makecode-com-flegethftv3c/9701)

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**Author:** [@Anush](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Anush)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/https-makecode-com-flegethftv3c/9701 "2021-08-19T16:38:43Z")

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Anush game coding

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## [Raspberry Pi GPIO output](https://forum.makecode.com/t/raspberry-pi-gpio-output/2492)

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**Author:** [@thebodger](https://forum.makecode.com/u/thebodger)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2021, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/raspberry-pi-gpio-output/2492 "2021-08-18T00:41:14Z")

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Hi, Sorry if this has been asked before, I was wondering if there is an extension that allows output on the RPi pins? As part of an arcade cabinet project, I would like to be able to use addressable LEDs connected to th…

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## [tilemap connection ](https://forum.makecode.com/t/tilemap-connection/9687)

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**Author:** [@ursoidd](https://forum.makecode.com/u/ursoidd)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2021, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/tilemap-connection/9687 "2021-08-17T22:47:37Z")

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so im making a game that have tilemap connection like mouse adventure by @richard does anyone know how to make this?

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## [2 projectiles when overlaps kills shooter](https://forum.makecode.com/t/2-projectiles-when-overlaps-kills-shooter/5435)

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**Author:** [@rossana](https://forum.makecode.com/u/rossana)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2021, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/2-projectiles-when-overlaps-kills-shooter/5435 "2021-08-16T22:30:38Z")

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Hi there. I\`m having trouble with an enemy shooting back, it kills them both. I set two types of projectiles, from the good soldier (player) to the enemy one and the enemy to the player, but when the condition overlaps …

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## [Boss projectile physics](https://forum.makecode.com/t/boss-projectile-physics/9666)

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**Author:** [@help](https://forum.makecode.com/u/help)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/boss-projectile-physics/9666 "2021-08-16T15:52:19Z")

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hi, does anyone know how I could make a boss shoot a projectile that descends gradually to the floor? I drew a picture for clarity

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## [High CPU use for editor](https://forum.makecode.com/t/high-cpu-use-for-editor/9392)

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**Author:** [@kwx](https://forum.makecode.com/u/kwx)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2021, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/high-cpu-use-for-editor/9392 "2021-08-11T23:08:05Z")

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I’m seeing constant CPU usage for the arcade.makecode.com editor, even when it’s idle and while I’ve stopped the emulator. Is that expected or is there a bug here somewhere? This is on a Chromebook with Chrome 91.0.4472.…

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