# Help

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## [Is it possible to add mouse locking in the New Keyboard extensions?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/is-it-possible-to-add-mouse-locking-in-the-new-keyboard-extensions/36779)

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**Author:** [@Gl125371](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Gl125371)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/is-it-possible-to-add-mouse-locking-in-the-new-keyboard-extensions/36779 "2025-05-19T22:26:50Z")

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Hi, @richard, is it possible to add mouse locking into the Keyboard Events Extension?

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## [Ideas For Games?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/ideas-for-games/36645)

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**Author:** [@Dark\_Charmander](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Dark_Charmander)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/ideas-for-games/36645 "2025-05-19T17:58:59Z")

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Hey Guys Its Me, Dark\_Charmander. I’ve been on here for a lil while, And Currently I’m Working On a Game, Pokemon: Stadium Makecode Edition. I Was Working On Another One (Pixlings 1) But-ah, That’s Probably Cancelled (I …

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## [Pause menu problem](https://forum.makecode.com/t/pause-menu-problem/36757)

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**Author:** [@Valor](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Valor)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 3:07am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/pause-menu-problem/36757 "2025-05-19T03:07:36Z")

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Hey guys, I am working on a virtual pet makecode arcade project. Basically, the goal is to keep feeding the pet and prevent it from dying. However, when I press on the menu button on the simulator, the program goes into …

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## [Rotating a sprite 90 degrees](https://forum.makecode.com/t/rotating-a-sprite-90-degrees/36750)

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**Author:** [@slush](https://forum.makecode.com/u/slush)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/rotating-a-sprite-90-degrees/36750 "2025-05-19T01:43:53Z")

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I just want a quick script that rotates a sprite 90 degrees. I have already set up 2 images, one for orthogonal facing directions and the other for diagonal. No, I don’t fancy rotating it precisely to this extent like 1…

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## [How can i tint screen orange?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-can-i-tint-screen-orange/36707)

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**Author:** [@BlobDev](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BlobDev)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-can-i-tint-screen-orange/36707 "2025-05-17T21:40:17Z")

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i need iit for my game and i dont know how

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## [The stack is overflowing](https://forum.makecode.com/t/the-stack-is-overflowing/36648)

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**Author:** [@BUM](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BUM)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2025, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/the-stack-is-overflowing/36648 "2025-05-15T02:14:53Z")

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how do stop the game from getting stack overflow but still get the outcome I want?ride

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## [Issues with enemy knockback](https://forum.makecode.com/t/issues-with-enemy-knockback/36631)

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**Author:** [@BarrelOfWatermelons](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BarrelOfWatermelons)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2025, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/issues-with-enemy-knockback/36631 "2025-05-15T01:46:22Z")

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I’m making a game with a platformer movement system, but I’m having trouble figuring out how to make enemies knockback the player a short distance when they are hit. I run into the issue of the players velocity seemingly…

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## [Sorry, we were not able to convert this program](https://forum.makecode.com/t/sorry-we-were-not-able-to-convert-this-program/36558)

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**Author:** [@BotWarrior](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BotWarrior)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/sorry-we-were-not-able-to-convert-this-program/36558 "2025-05-13T22:02:12Z")

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I was just happily coding my game when I got this error. This is the link And here are the logs.

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## [Problem with TextSprite (not staying on screen)](https://forum.makecode.com/t/problem-with-textsprite-not-staying-on-screen/10230)

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**Author:** [@TheJaky](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheJaky)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/problem-with-textsprite-not-staying-on-screen/10230 "2025-05-13T21:56:31Z")

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I want the text sprite I made to stay on screen in my game, like the life counter. The text sprite is supposed to work like a lives counter (like super mario brothers for example) I tried stay on screen block, and now i…

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## [Stopwatch in tiny dungeons](https://forum.makecode.com/t/stopwatch-in-tiny-dungeons/36620)

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**Author:** [@BotWarrior](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BotWarrior)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 2:20am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/stopwatch-in-tiny-dungeons/36620 "2025-05-13T02:20:57Z")

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I have a stopwatch in my tiny dungeons game, to count up the time. I do this by increasing a variable that is the total seconds. (note: I do not want to use time since start, so I can pause and do other stuff.) I have a …

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## [How to make platformer?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-make-platformer/36459)

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**Author:** [@Superkid6613](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Superkid6613)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-make-platformer/36459 "2025-05-13T02:07:41Z")

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I need help on making a platformer, any ideas?

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## [I can't figure out enemy knockback](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-cant-figure-out-enemy-knockback/36614)

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**Author:** [@weee](https://forum.makecode.com/u/weee)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-cant-figure-out-enemy-knockback/36614 "2025-05-13T01:59:53Z")

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This code worked for a minute, but it’s gone back to sending the sprites in the wrong direction so they collide into each other instead of bouncing apart. Here’s the code I have right now:

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## [Can someone make music for my game?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/can-someone-make-music-for-my-game/36455)

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**Author:** [@BlobDev](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BlobDev)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/can-someone-make-music-for-my-game/36455 "2025-05-11T18:45:31Z")

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I need horror intro music and creepy vibe absence music thank you!

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## [I'm lost in the dark(about my project)](https://forum.makecode.com/t/im-lost-in-the-dark-about-my-project/36433)

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**Author:** [@BUM](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BUM)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2025, 3:46am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/im-lost-in-the-dark-about-my-project/36433 "2025-05-11T03:46:48Z")

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I can’t seem to figure out why on 1 map it skips the tiles when adding a sprite and I don’t know how to keep the enemy following the player.https://arcade.makecode.com/S54362-03691-66982-04637

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## [𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬](https://forum.makecode.com/t/topic/36554)

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**Author:** [@Oblivious](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Oblivious)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2025, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/topic/36554 "2025-05-10T22:06:15Z")

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𝐈 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 @Skittlesaersuper '𝐬 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐒𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐟𝐟, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬, (𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞…

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## [Help With Lighting!](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-with-lighting/36529)

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**Author:** [@Fixitude](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Fixitude)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2025, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-with-lighting/36529 "2025-05-10T22:06:02Z")

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Is there any way, to make as my depth goes deeper the lighting to get darker? I am making a deep sea diving game and I need help to see if this could work. If it works in a few days I will provide a demo.

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## [Transferring game assets between projects?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/transferring-game-assets-between-projects/29602)

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**Author:** [@ChimbroDaPro](https://forum.makecode.com/u/ChimbroDaPro)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/transferring-game-assets-between-projects/29602 "2025-05-10T18:21:25Z")

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I NEED HELP :sob: and it’s for the MakeCode forums 3. I started working on it with an older version of the MakeCode forums 2, and it doesn’t have any of the character profile pictures! Just to note, that took a REALLY LO…

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## [Can any one help with my game](https://forum.makecode.com/t/can-any-one-help-with-my-game/36431)

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**Author:** [@Technopog](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Technopog)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/can-any-one-help-with-my-game/36431 "2025-05-09T17:49:35Z")

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so I have been making a space related game and m trying to figure out how to make the “moon” sprite to orbit the “earth” sprite while also moving with the earth sprite if you move the earth sprite if you want or need to …

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## [Black screen at start of game](https://forum.makecode.com/t/black-screen-at-start-of-game/36463)

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**Author:** [@Owen2](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Owen2)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2025, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/black-screen-at-start-of-game/36463 "2025-05-08T22:08:54Z")

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Hi! I’ve been coding this for a while, and it seems that my “spawnEnemy\_1” function is causing the screen to be black at the start of the game, even preventing it from loading. It never had that problem before, includin…

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## [Help on my game](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-on-my-game/36497)

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**Author:** [@bob\_struggles](https://forum.makecode.com/u/bob_struggles)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-on-my-game/36497 "2025-05-08T21:07:30Z")

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help me

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## [Pathfinding players](https://forum.makecode.com/t/pathfinding-players/36390)

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**Author:** [@ocarmo6819](https://forum.makecode.com/u/ocarmo6819)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2025, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/pathfinding-players/36390 "2025-05-08T20:55:53Z")

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im trying to make a game with the pathfinding and im trying to make it pathfind a player and not a location. also it will only pathfind the player if it is within like 20 tiles or smth. also im not using the follow block …

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## [Odd microbit problem](https://forum.makecode.com/t/odd-microbit-problem/36498)

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**Author:** [@DustanGiles](https://forum.makecode.com/u/DustanGiles)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2025, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/odd-microbit-problem/36498 "2025-05-08T20:54:46Z")

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When running this code(yes it is bad code) on the simulator it works as expected, however when running the same code on a physical microbit device, the “-” and “+” buttons do no function. function startSnake () { conso…

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## [My meowbit wont connect](https://forum.makecode.com/t/my-meowbit-wont-connect/36496)

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**Author:** [@T\_Cat65](https://forum.makecode.com/u/T_Cat65)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/my-meowbit-wont-connect/36496 "2025-05-08T20:38:00Z")

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so i have my meow bit plugged into my computer but it wont show the drive, its on the bootloader screen, and i dont know what to do

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## [Minecraft using raycasting](https://forum.makecode.com/t/minecraft-using-raycasting/36464)

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**Author:** [@Noob1235](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Noob1235)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2025, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/minecraft-using-raycasting/36464 "2025-05-08T20:34:44Z")

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ok, I hope I phrase this right. I want to know if there is a way to make a game kinda like Minecraft, using the raycasting extension, or another one. Is that possible?

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## [Interaction problem](https://forum.makecode.com/t/interaction-problem/36460)

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**Author:** [@Danihiro](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Danihiro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/interaction-problem/36460 "2025-05-08T17:25:24Z")

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Hi, I would like to ask for some help in this project I am doing. Basically for some reason the if statements break the programing when i use them to try to check certain interactions, specifically for projectiles and fo…

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## [Help with error](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-with-error/36347)

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**Author:** [@swirlix](https://forum.makecode.com/u/swirlix)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-with-error/36347 "2025-05-07T18:56:59Z")

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so I was making a game, then an error pops up on one of my blocks! I have no idea how to fix it, and I am very comfuzzled. here are some screenshots here is the link https://makecode.com/\_VqHekbRAfWuz I am using be…

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## [Is it possible to get a deleted game back without the link?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/is-it-possible-to-get-a-deleted-game-back-without-the-link/28020)

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**Author:** [@Danny\_Devention](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Danny_Devention)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/is-it-possible-to-get-a-deleted-game-back-without-the-link/28020 "2025-05-07T18:55:55Z")

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Someone please help I accidentally deleted a project I’ve been working on for a couple months and I didn’t make a single link of the game within that time can anyone help?

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## [Objective bar help](https://forum.makecode.com/t/objective-bar-help/36432)

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**Author:** [@BlobDev](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BlobDev)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/objective-bar-help/36432 "2025-05-07T18:54:39Z")

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How can i make an objective bar for my gane?

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## [Can i import an image from one game to another?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/can-i-import-an-image-from-one-game-to-another/36434)

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**Author:** [@BlobDev](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BlobDev)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/can-i-import-an-image-from-one-game-to-another/36434 "2025-05-07T18:48:43Z")

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If i can pls tell me how

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## [Help for smooth animations \[Titlemap\]](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-for-smooth-animations-titlemap/36435)

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**Author:** [@Skittlesaersuper](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Skittlesaersuper)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-for-smooth-animations-titlemap/36435 "2025-05-07T04:19:30Z")

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So me and @Oblivious are working on the construction game jam together, and I am in charge of animation and colors and stuff at the moment. So I thought it would be AMAZING since our theme is ocean-y, that we use the tit…

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