# Help **URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/c/share-your-arcade-projects-here/help/14.md?page=114 [Latest](https://forum.makecode.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.makecode.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.makecode.com/tags.md) **Page:** 115 --- ## [I need help w/ my meow bit!](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-help-w-my-meow-bit/6952)
**Author:** [@jvdos](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jvdos)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-help-w-my-meow-bit/6952 "2021-03-26T16:22:36Z")
I just got a meow bit, however if i try to load a game it says that my bit is ‘unable to enter bootloader mode’. Please help i waited so long for the meow bit to be delivered! --- ## [Game Not Working? Orange spinning wheel](https://forum.makecode.com/t/game-not-working-orange-spinning-wheel/7002)
**Author:** [@nmyersnm1](https://forum.makecode.com/u/nmyersnm1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/game-not-working-orange-spinning-wheel/7002 "2021-03-25T20:10:10Z")
Hi all, A student of mine create a pretty simple game. The code looks correct to me, but MakeCode Arcade keeps saying there is an error. It won’t even let us publish the project with the share button. The simulator just… --- ## [Toggle variables?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/toggle-variables/6997)
**Author:** [@brandodon](https://forum.makecode.com/u/brandodon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/toggle-variables/6997 "2021-03-25T18:14:09Z")
Is it possible to toggle variables? like true to false? I’m trying to make a day-night mechanic, and I want it to go from day-night, night-day. --- ## [I multiplayer local](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-multiplayer-local/6857)
**Author:** [@Purp13](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Purp13)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-multiplayer-local/6857 "2021-03-25T16:12:28Z")
I want to make a game with multiplayer but i don’t have anything but my ipad to play on is there a way to play on ipad with multiplayer or do i need the hardware. --- ## [Night](https://forum.makecode.com/t/night/6973)
**Author:** [@brandodon](https://forum.makecode.com/u/brandodon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/night/6973 "2021-03-25T15:16:09Z")
Is there a way to make night in arcade? I know there’s a shader extension, but that could get really laggy, and multilights/ lantern extension is buggy and also gets laggy really quickly. Is there any other way I can do … --- ## [What? Why does this happen?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/what-why-does-this-happen/6976)
**Author:** [@brandodon](https://forum.makecode.com/u/brandodon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 1:18am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/what-why-does-this-happen/6976 "2021-03-25T01:18:37Z")
What do you do when a problem in the images.g.ts? I’m on javascript if that changes anything, here’s my code: scene.onOverlapTile(SpriteKind.Player,assets.imagemyTile1, function(sprite: Sprite, location: tiles.Location)… --- ## [Possible bug in microsoft/arcade-grid](https://forum.makecode.com/t/possible-bug-in-microsoft-arcade-grid/6942)
**Author:** [@jacob\_c](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jacob_c)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/possible-bug-in-microsoft-arcade-grid/6942 "2021-03-24T01:55:39Z")
My son is making a game that uses microsoft/arcade-grid and also has its own menu system. He wrote a button event handler for the right button for the custom menu functionality. But it seems like that interferes with arc… --- ## [Animal Art](https://forum.makecode.com/t/animal-art/6920)
**Author:** [@brandodon](https://forum.makecode.com/u/brandodon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/animal-art/6920 "2021-03-23T16:24:43Z")
I need some art for animals, making a game where you catch animals and sell them to the Animal Donation Foundation in the Great Nation. If you have anything just reply like this: . . . . f f f f . . . . . . . f f f f f … --- ## [My games!](https://forum.makecode.com/t/my-games/6898)
**Author:** [@Local\_momo](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Local_momo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2021, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/my-games/6898 "2021-03-23T03:15:16Z")
All of my games aren’t on the home screen of the make code arcade thing, and there were 2 games that i’ve spent months working on, is there some way i can get them back? --- ## [MIDI-style music interface](https://forum.makecode.com/t/midi-style-music-interface/6919)
**Author:** [@UnsignedArduino](https://forum.makecode.com/u/UnsignedArduino)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2021, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/midi-style-music-interface/6919 "2021-03-22T22:42:30Z")
I’ve been trying to make a MIDI-style wrapper for the music APIs. This is what I have so far: namespace MIDImusic { let pressed\_notes: string\[\] = \[""\] function note\_name(note: string) { let notes = \["A"… --- ## [Cutscene like code help](https://forum.makecode.com/t/cutscene-like-code-help/6915)
**Author:** [@brandodon](https://forum.makecode.com/u/brandodon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2021, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/cutscene-like-code-help/6915 "2021-03-22T21:43:26Z")
alright, so I’m making a cutscene of text (no extensions just splash dialog and then a function), so I have an onUpdate(function() {} and I said this: game.onUpdate(function() { if (speed \> 20) { game.splash(“blah”) … --- ## [Console thing](https://forum.makecode.com/t/console-thing/6911)
**Author:** [@Local\_momo](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Local_momo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/console-thing/6911 "2021-03-22T19:00:31Z")
Okay so, I’ve seen on some of the videos from youtube certain people have different looking controllers \[the thing with the d-pad and buttons, dunno what to call it\], is it possible for me to get that or no --- ## [How to save sprite in gallery](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-save-sprite-in-gallery/6877)
**Author:** [@Gemerson](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Gemerson)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2021, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-save-sprite-in-gallery/6877 "2021-03-22T18:48:39Z")
Hello guys, a query wanted to know if a sprite design can be saved in the gallery so as not to redraw it when you want to use it in another project --- ## [Help Me unsignedArduino](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-me-unsignedarduino/6891)
**Author:** [@Primal\_Nexus](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Primal_Nexus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-me-unsignedarduino/6891 "2021-03-22T17:16:59Z")
Can anyone tell me how to use the same graphics as @UnsignedArduino in the Music Requests topic, where the text for the song fades out and in for the name and artist? This would be appreciated as I have a little secret c… --- ## [I need help. (yes, again)](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-help-yes-again/6895)
**Author:** [@omnisImperium](https://forum.makecode.com/u/omnisImperium)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-help-yes-again/6895 "2021-03-22T17:16:53Z")
Hello. I am making a game set inside of an atom. Kind of like a person being shrunk down to the quantum scale. But, this gives the player special abilities, like being able to easily convert matter into energy, quantum t… --- ## [Help with walls](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-with-walls/6894)
**Author:** [@Bag3l](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Bag3l)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-with-walls/6894 "2021-03-20T20:03:23Z")
Is there anyway to get a sprite to move around walls without using the pathfinding extension? Please help. --- ## [I'm very confused](https://forum.makecode.com/t/im-very-confused/6893)
**Author:** [@Bag3l](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Bag3l)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/im-very-confused/6893 "2021-03-20T20:03:14Z")
Hi! When using the pathfinding extension, I’m using a on game update block to check where the player is. However, I’m also trying to use a random percent chance to see if the following sprite will duck backwards. The fol… --- ## [Dunno if "arcade help" was the right one but yeah](https://forum.makecode.com/t/dunno-if-arcade-help-was-the-right-one-but-yeah/6878)
**Author:** [@Local\_momo](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Local_momo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2021, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/dunno-if-arcade-help-was-the-right-one-but-yeah/6878 "2021-03-19T21:21:54Z")
Should I get something to put my game into, like a meow bit, and if so, what should I put it in? --- ## [Adding NPC's to a game](https://forum.makecode.com/t/adding-npcs-to-a-game/6850)
**Author:** [@pieisgood889](https://forum.makecode.com/u/pieisgood889)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/adding-npcs-to-a-game/6850 "2021-03-19T16:28:05Z")
Hey, I’m pretty new to MakeCode (and coding in general) and have been using blocks to make my first game. I was wondering how to make a sprite an NPC you could talk to. Is there already something for that? Because when I… --- ## [How do I detect a max value in a status bar?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-detect-a-max-value-in-a-status-bar/6854)
**Author:** [@brandodon](https://forum.makecode.com/u/brandodon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-detect-a-max-value-in-a-status-bar/6854 "2021-03-19T01:54:32Z")
I need help because I need to detect the status bar at it’s max value. I’m using an ‘if’ statement if that helps you figure it out. here’s the code: if (statusBar.value == statusBar.max) { info.pauseCountup() game.r… --- ## [How do I add values on status bars?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-add-values-on-status-bars/6843)
**Author:** [@brandodon](https://forum.makecode.com/u/brandodon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-add-values-on-status-bars/6843 "2021-03-18T20:39:00Z")
I need help with adding a value to the status bars to fill them up. --- ## [I need help making a UFO](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-help-making-a-ufo/6814)
**Author:** [@kingcobralasersnakes](https://forum.makecode.com/u/kingcobralasersnakes)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-help-making-a-ufo/6814 "2021-03-18T19:53:31Z")
please can I have help making a UFO for a space shooter game? --- ## [Making a new game](https://forum.makecode.com/t/making-a-new-game/6838)
**Author:** [@Local\_momo](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Local_momo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/making-a-new-game/6838 "2021-03-18T15:25:52Z")
How do I make it so you can’t just repeatedly jump, or like, have it paused until you reach the ground --- ## [Need help creating a menu/title screen using BlockMenu](https://forum.makecode.com/t/need-help-creating-a-menu-title-screen-using-blockmenu/6808)
**Author:** [@FattigSpiller](https://forum.makecode.com/u/FattigSpiller)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/need-help-creating-a-menu-title-screen-using-blockmenu/6808 "2021-03-17T22:21:37Z")
Hi MakeCoders, I am studying to become a teacher and recently observed a project with a high school class using MakeCode Arcade. It caught my interest and now I’m spending my time coding my first game. It is, however, a… --- ## [Bosses moving around walls](https://forum.makecode.com/t/bosses-moving-around-walls/6827)
**Author:** [@Bag3l](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Bag3l)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/bosses-moving-around-walls/6827 "2021-03-17T17:37:19Z")
Hey! I have a question about boss AI, and how to make it feel a bit smarter. I’m trying to get it so an entity follows the player around walls, and will occasionally pull back as a dodge, before following the player int… --- ## [Block Menu Index](https://forum.makecode.com/t/block-menu-index/5188)
**Author:** [@UnderwaterAstronaut](https://forum.makecode.com/u/UnderwaterAstronaut)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/block-menu-index/5188 "2021-03-17T15:03:11Z")
Using the BlockMenu extension, there’s both option and index. What is the index in the block menu for and how do you use it? --- ## [How to add own images and sprites?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-add-own-images-and-sprites/3039)
**Author:** [@adcoding](https://forum.makecode.com/u/adcoding)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-add-own-images-and-sprites/3039 "2021-01-26T17:13:29Z")
Hi everyone, I’m trying to add an image (png) as a scene background and also some sprites. How can I do this? --- ## [Momo's adventure, part 1](https://forum.makecode.com/t/momos-adventure-part-1/6794)
**Author:** [@Local\_momo](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Local_momo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/momos-adventure-part-1/6794 "2021-03-17T02:32:32Z")
This is my game, I’m trying to get it so you don’t have to use the dpad and press a at the same time to attack, i want it to be where you can be looking in one direction and if you press a the attack is in that directi… --- ## [Character keeps getting stuck to the ceiling!](https://forum.makecode.com/t/character-keeps-getting-stuck-to-the-ceiling/6807)
**Author:** [@nphalen29](https://forum.makecode.com/u/nphalen29)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/character-keeps-getting-stuck-to-the-ceiling/6807 "2021-03-16T21:18:57Z")
So when I am testing my game I jump and the character somehow ends up floating all the way up to the ceiling and getting stuck there. I don’t understand how this happened and I have tried everything possible to fix it. T… --- ## [Happy birthday music](https://forum.makecode.com/t/happy-birthday-music/6790)
**Author:** [@DaEnderman](https://forum.makecode.com/u/DaEnderman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2021, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/happy-birthday-music/6790 "2021-03-16T21:00:18Z")
Can someone please add birthday music to my birthday game I made, Here’s the link: https://makecode.com/\_10WVxEHEUh03 [Previous page](https://forum.makecode.com/c/share-your-arcade-projects-here/help/14.md?page=113) [Next page](https://forum.makecode.com/c/share-your-arcade-projects-here/help/14.md?page=115)