# Help

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## [Raycasting collision not working](https://forum.makecode.com/t/raycasting-collision-not-working/23255)

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**Author:** [@ADM\_F](https://forum.makecode.com/u/ADM_F)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/raycasting-collision-not-working/23255 "2023-10-17T21:32:58Z")

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im coding a horror game most of it was made without the raycasting extension for better debugging when i added it the camera/player wont collide with walls or trigger traps and collectibles ive tried a few things but i…

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## [Last game for a while](https://forum.makecode.com/t/last-game-for-a-while/23238)

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**Author:** [@Rubberducky271](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Rubberducky271)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/last-game-for-a-while/23238 "2023-10-16T19:07:26Z")

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Pick a game idea poll

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## [Stun Function?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/stun-function/22642)

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**Author:** [@Computedduke586](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Computedduke586)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/stun-function/22642 "2023-10-16T19:05:55Z")

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Is there a way to make my character be stunned for a few seconds when on impact with a porjectile?

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## [I need some help with minesweeper](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-some-help-with-minesweeper/17918)

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**Author:** [@MrNoahMango](https://forum.makecode.com/u/MrNoahMango)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-some-help-with-minesweeper/17918 "2023-10-16T19:03:46Z")

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i am making a version of minesweeper for makecode arcade, and i can’t figure out how to make the cursor reveal only one sprite. here is the current code:

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## [Where did the grid go?!?!?!](https://forum.makecode.com/t/where-did-the-grid-go/17414)

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**Author:** [@frandev](https://forum.makecode.com/u/frandev)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/where-did-the-grid-go/17414 "2023-10-13T16:38:13Z")

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Hello dear makecoders of the world, I need some help… The grid/background of most ways to make assets is gone (Ex. Tilemap editor and sprite / animation editor) I would like to know what is going on with the editors and…

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## [Oops - something went wrong when trying to convert your code](https://forum.makecode.com/t/oops-something-went-wrong-when-trying-to-convert-your-code/23161)

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**Author:** [@jaturn68](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jaturn68)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/oops-something-went-wrong-when-trying-to-convert-your-code/23161 "2023-10-12T17:16:45Z")

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I am getting this error when going from javascript to blocks and I cannot figure it out - any help is greatly appreciated!

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## [Assist trophies?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/assist-trophies/23220)

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**Author:** [@TheGreenArtist](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheGreenArtist)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/assist-trophies/23220 "2023-10-11T23:24:22Z")

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I wanted to work on an old smash bros project and I wanted to make a bunch of assist trophies but I realized, I don’t know how to make them. I really need help.

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## [Tilemap won't stay](https://forum.makecode.com/t/tilemap-wont-stay/22859)

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**Author:** [@watermarkedu](https://forum.makecode.com/u/watermarkedu)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/tilemap-wont-stay/22859 "2023-10-11T21:21:42Z")

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I’m sorry to bother everyone with this, but I am super stumped. My student put together a Makecode Arcade game and used the “Status Bars” extension. We have been having trouble with retaining his tilemap. Furthermore, …

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## [Sprites across different tilemaps](https://forum.makecode.com/t/sprites-across-different-tilemaps/23158)

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**Author:** [@teresitacuesta](https://forum.makecode.com/u/teresitacuesta)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/sprites-across-different-tilemaps/23158 "2023-10-10T20:43:39Z")

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I’m not a coder, so I need lots of help to be able to help my students. They are developing a three-level game. They use “on sprite overlaps this tile, set new tilemap” to go to the next level. The problem is that projec…

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## [Is there a CLI for building games for the PyGamer when using Static Typescript with the VSCode extension?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/is-there-a-cli-for-building-games-for-the-pygamer-when-using-static-typescript-with-the-vscode-extension/21626)

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**Author:** [@localghost](https://forum.makecode.com/u/localghost)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/is-there-a-cli-for-building-games-for-the-pygamer-when-using-static-typescript-with-the-vscode-extension/21626 "2023-10-10T18:42:41Z")

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Hey there! Is there a CLI for building games for the PyGamer when using Static Typescript with the VSCode extension? I tried searching in the forums, in the GitHub repos for Arcade, in the Docs, on Google, I was only ab…

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## [Error: Generic type 'Array\<T\>' requires 1 type argument(s)](https://forum.makecode.com/t/error-generic-type-array-t-requires-1-type-argument-s/16780)

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**Author:** [@Vegz78](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Vegz78)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/error-generic-type-array-t-requires-1-type-argument-s/16780 "2023-10-10T16:33:09Z")

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Hi, I forgot about this one earlier… When switching from JavaScript to blocks, MakeCode generates an error when trying to convert multidimensional arrays to blocks. The multidimensional arrays compile and run fine dire…

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## [Effect of different widths on overlapping features, what am I doing wrong?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/effect-of-different-widths-on-overlapping-features-what-am-i-doing-wrong/22161)

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**Author:** [@Daniel-Han01](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Daniel-Han01)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/effect-of-different-widths-on-overlapping-features-what-am-i-doing-wrong/22161 "2023-10-09T23:23:37Z")

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In my game, I have three differently-sized pink straight-line sprites: one with a size of 1x16, one with a size of 1x120, and the otherwith a size of 2x120. However, I’m encountering an issue where the ‘overlaps’ fu…

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## [https://arcade.makecode.com/S03165-44096-22888-81950 my game has an error can anyone help](https://forum.makecode.com/t/https-arcade-makecode-com-s03165-44096-22888-81950-my-game-has-an-error-can-anyone-help/23175)

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**Author:** [@pigpigeons\_r\_c00l](https://forum.makecode.com/u/pigpigeons_r_c00l)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/https-arcade-makecode-com-s03165-44096-22888-81950-my-game-has-an-error-can-anyone-help/23175 "2023-10-09T22:53:23Z")

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https://arcade.makecode.com/S03165-44096-22888-81950 my code is not letting me spawn on the right place. pls help

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## [How do I disable player inputs?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-disable-player-inputs/23169)

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**Author:** [@FourBacon](https://forum.makecode.com/u/FourBacon)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-disable-player-inputs/23169 "2023-10-09T22:07:32Z")

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I need help on how to disable player inputs. ex. if x happens, then button a is disabled. Is there a way or an extension to do this?

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## [Spties will not destroy on command](https://forum.makecode.com/t/spties-will-not-destroy-on-command/23155)

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**Author:** [@Unripeegg](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Unripeegg)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/spties-will-not-destroy-on-command/23155 "2023-10-09T22:06:23Z")

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my game has a menu that has multiple pages to it, and all the pages but page 1s icons will not ‘destroy’. i have a function that destroys the sprites for each page, but when debugging i goudn that it does not destroy the…

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## [Identical code behaving differently](https://forum.makecode.com/t/identical-code-behaving-differently/15378)

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**Author:** [@jaturn68](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jaturn68)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/identical-code-behaving-differently/15378 "2023-10-09T16:59:20Z")

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The code in these 2 links are, as far as I can tell, identical (they should be). However in this link: https://makecode.com/\_easfvg9H28v7 - Bubbles (player) is NOT extending her arms when she climbs the wall which she s…

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## [Tilemap created using a solid color tile which I also created](https://forum.makecode.com/t/tilemap-created-using-a-solid-color-tile-which-i-also-created/23001)

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**Author:** [@jaturn68](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jaturn68)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/tilemap-created-using-a-solid-color-tile-which-i-also-created/23001 "2023-10-09T16:52:00Z")

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Hi, I couldn’t, for the longest time, figure out why my sprite wasn’t moving on my tilemap, and when it did eventually move with lots of button pressing, it hit an invisible wall. I eventually used a tile from the til…

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## [8va/8vb](https://forum.makecode.com/t/8va-8vb/23156)

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**Author:** [@Arexcl](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Arexcl)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/8va-8vb/23156 "2023-10-09T16:24:08Z")

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@moderators Is there any chances of 8va/8vb being added to the music editor?

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## [https://makecode.com/\_W0sK5x4MPXf2 https://makecode.com/\_h5KTt6PH09JP](https://forum.makecode.com/t/https-makecode-com-w0sk5x4mpxf2-https-makecode-com-h5ktt6ph09jp/15374)

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**Author:** [@jaturn68](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jaturn68)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/https-makecode-com-w0sk5x4mpxf2-https-makecode-com-h5ktt6ph09jp/15374 "2023-10-05T16:54:02Z")

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The code in these 2 links are identical (at least from what I can see but I may be missing something), and yet one game Bubbles legs come out when she climbs the wall and the other one they dont. I am stumped. Help! …

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## [I'm making a geometry dash game and need some music!](https://forum.makecode.com/t/im-making-a-geometry-dash-game-and-need-some-music/22311)

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**Author:** [@Brohann](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Brohann)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/im-making-a-geometry-dash-game-and-need-some-music/22311 "2023-10-04T16:46:42Z")

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it’s In a very very early stage right now, but I’ll post the link once a playable demo is complete. I’m not picky on what type of song you make, just try to make it around 1 minute long. @InvalidProject99 are you up for…

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## [Sprite overlap issues](https://forum.makecode.com/t/sprite-overlap-issues/22948)

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**Author:** [@chaggyfoofoo1](https://forum.makecode.com/u/chaggyfoofoo1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/sprite-overlap-issues/22948 "2023-10-04T16:45:04Z")

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I made a function where the enemy sprite follows the player and when it overlaps it’s supposed to destroy the player, but it doesn’t and I’ve tried everything I can think of but it doesn’t work.

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## [Animate scrolling background?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/animate-scrolling-background/22970)

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**Author:** [@JtSpeedRun](https://forum.makecode.com/u/JtSpeedRun)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/animate-scrolling-background/22970 "2023-10-03T19:49:41Z")

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Is there a way to animate the scrolling back grounds or add layers to it?

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## [Simulator not updating automatically](https://forum.makecode.com/t/simulator-not-updating-automatically/22964)

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**Author:** [@john.holland.teals](https://forum.makecode.com/u/john.holland.teals)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/simulator-not-updating-automatically/22964 "2023-10-03T18:48:51Z")

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Sometimes, when I have added some things to a project, the simulator stops updating automatically with my new code. I’ve found that if I click on Javascript or Python and then on Blocks, that seems to trigger an update. …

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## [Ready Player One-like Hunt](https://forum.makecode.com/t/ready-player-one-like-hunt/22951)

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**Author:** [@darkflufyy](https://forum.makecode.com/u/darkflufyy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2023, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/ready-player-one-like-hunt/22951 "2023-10-02T23:50:12Z")

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So, for a plan on an upcoming game I’m making, Treasure Quest, I’m going to hide clues inside of my other games, which can all be found in my birthday celebration game dump (Birthday Celebration!) so it can be a cool int…

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## [I need some help please](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-some-help-please/22967)

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**Author:** [@BlastBoxGames](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BlastBoxGames)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-some-help-please/22967 "2023-10-02T23:44:52Z")

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So I need some help with this game https://arcade.makecode.com/S56228-02993-49893-68407 For some reason The Enemy in the first level keeps leaving His platform and In World 2 The Bubbly Bay Starpup keeps falling through …

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## [how do you find a sprite of a kind closest to you?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-you-find-a-sprite-of-a-kind-closest-to-you/22968)

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**Author:** [@Hello1](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Hello1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2023, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-you-find-a-sprite-of-a-kind-closest-to-you/22968 "2023-10-02T23:42:49Z")

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idk how

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## [Line thickness/width in drawing functions](https://forum.makecode.com/t/line-thickness-width-in-drawing-functions/14160)

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**Author:** [@Vegz78](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Vegz78)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/line-thickness-width-in-drawing-functions/14160 "2023-10-02T19:40:49Z")

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Hi, I was just playing around with the Logo-like extension. Great tool, but I thought it would also be possible to change the line width/thickness, but that was sadly missing. On further investigation, I discovered tha…

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## [My level is gone after 5 hours of work](https://forum.makecode.com/t/my-level-is-gone-after-5-hours-of-work/22783)

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**Author:** [@Sarge](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Sarge)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2023, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/my-level-is-gone-after-5-hours-of-work/22783 "2023-10-02T18:21:17Z")

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I was making a tilemap level, and I wanted to test out one specific part, so I took the rest out and kept it in my clipboard. Of course, leaving my pc in sleep overnight it got force shutdowned The issue is that my lev…

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## [Makecode block limit](https://forum.makecode.com/t/makecode-block-limit/22824)

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**Author:** [@Unripeegg](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Unripeegg)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/makecode-block-limit/22824 "2023-10-02T17:57:23Z")

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I’ve been using the blocks to work on my project and when I switched over to the JavaScript quickly and it said my project was too big for it to convert to blocks. does anyone know the limit for JavaScript to block conve…

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## [Substitution not supported in hex literals?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/substitution-not-supported-in-hex-literals/22953)

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**Author:** [@Sarge](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Sarge)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/substitution-not-supported-in-hex-literals/22953 "2023-10-02T17:05:30Z")

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I’m trying to make a serialized system where I have many items with different names, eg. name1, name2 etc. I have images named \<name\>\_icon, so for example name1\_icon, name2\_icon. I’m trying to join the name and suffix wi…

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