# Help

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## ['ask' block not working? or maybe error on my part](https://forum.makecode.com/t/ask-block-not-working-or-maybe-error-on-my-part/18479)

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**Author:** [@Samsano](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Samsano)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/ask-block-not-working-or-maybe-error-on-my-part/18479 "2023-03-17T16:24:09Z")

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I am making a game and want it to start after the user presses the ‘A’ button to say yes to starting the game. But it is not working, i have tried to look through the code, googling it and made a seperate test game with …

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## [I need help with a project!](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-help-with-a-project/18428)

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**Author:** [@Pikaahhh](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Pikaahhh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-help-with-a-project/18428 "2023-03-16T20:53:55Z")

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I’m struggling to figure out how to make this animation play properly. Project below: If you know what I am doing wrong please let me know!

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## [Install Issues with MakeCode via AppLocker Policy](https://forum.makecode.com/t/install-issues-with-makecode-via-applocker-policy/18467)

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**Author:** [@mjm8791](https://forum.makecode.com/u/mjm8791)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/install-issues-with-makecode-via-applocker-policy/18467 "2023-03-16T17:03:01Z")

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We’re having issues being caused by the Makecode installer copying an Update.exe file into the SquirrelTemp folder (this is also the folder that contains the update.exe for MS Teams) that is not signed correctly. Is the…

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## [Game Won't Load On Cabinet](https://forum.makecode.com/t/game-wont-load-on-cabinet/18465)

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**Author:** [@salieri](https://forum.makecode.com/u/salieri)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/game-wont-load-on-cabinet/18465 "2023-03-16T16:47:53Z")

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Hey everyone! My students and I built an arcade cabinet and we loaded 120 of the games we’ve programmed onto it. But we have one student whose game will not load. When you select it from the menu, everything pauses in …

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## [Score Not Displaying](https://forum.makecode.com/t/score-not-displaying/18440)

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**Author:** [@Samsano](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Samsano)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/score-not-displaying/18440 "2023-03-15T17:33:14Z")

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When i try setting the score to zero in the game i am making, it doesen’t display the little box with a zero in it. But when i make a new game and do it there it works. Please help

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## [For Element Of Value](https://forum.makecode.com/t/for-element-of-value/15318)

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**Author:** [@PixelDoodle](https://forum.makecode.com/u/PixelDoodle)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/for-element-of-value/15318 "2023-03-15T17:26:36Z")

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I have a question. Can somebody show. me how to use FOR ELEMENT OF VALUE Help apperciated.

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## [How to assign properties to sprites (enemies)](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-assign-properties-to-sprites-enemies/14107)

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**Author:** [@Stobe](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Stobe)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-assign-properties-to-sprites-enemies/14107 "2023-03-15T00:49:13Z")

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Hi there. I’m trying to assign different point values to enemy sprites. I can see how to set kind, x, y, etc. But can you create your own property or variable that will be assigned to a sprite? That way when you chec…

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## [Velocity and Acceleration Code Blocks](https://forum.makecode.com/t/velocity-and-acceleration-code-blocks/15317)

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**Author:** [@cats\_rule\_the\_web](https://forum.makecode.com/u/cats_rule_the_web)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/velocity-and-acceleration-code-blocks/15317 "2023-03-15T00:49:05Z")

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Hi so I was making a game for a task at school and I want it so that the velocity and acceleration changes after a certain level. I tried doing this but it didn’t work. Also we are doing this in block code format. Thanks…

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## [Help save my mario game](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-save-my-mario-game/17770)

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**Author:** [@Sonicblaston](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Sonicblaston)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-save-my-mario-game/17770 "2023-03-14T20:37:41Z")

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I started a project a while back. It was a Super Mario copy/ripoff. Eventually i got bored of it and abandoned it. Sadly i abandoned it in the middle of a gamebreaking bug. I knew the cause of the bug when i made it, but…

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## [Raspberry Pi Pico Pin Issues](https://forum.makecode.com/t/raspberry-pi-pico-pin-issues/15924)

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**Author:** [@ErinMutchler](https://forum.makecode.com/u/ErinMutchler)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/raspberry-pi-pico-pin-issues/15924 "2023-03-14T20:11:20Z")

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Hey all, I am trying to use a Raspberry Pi Pico in Makecode (currently with Maker) but struggling to get the analogWrite and analogRead functions to work correctly. analogWrite does not seem to output at all and analogRe…

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## [Cybershift Level Rework Poll!](https://forum.makecode.com/t/cybershift-level-rework-poll/18236)

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**Author:** [@PixelDoodle](https://forum.makecode.com/u/PixelDoodle)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/cybershift-level-rework-poll/18236 "2023-03-14T17:35:40Z")

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This is The Poll For Your Favorite Level! poll poll

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## [A little help guys](https://forum.makecode.com/t/a-little-help-guys/18382)

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**Author:** [@daPokekid360](https://forum.makecode.com/u/daPokekid360)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/a-little-help-guys/18382 "2023-03-14T17:28:50Z")

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DvD screen-saver tried to make a classic thing but cant get it to change color, anyone know how to help?

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## [I believe the music player is bugged on mobile devices](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-believe-the-music-player-is-bugged-on-mobile-devices/18427)

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**Author:** [@Spaghetti\_Coder](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Spaghetti_Coder)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-believe-the-music-player-is-bugged-on-mobile-devices/18427 "2023-03-13T17:38:06Z")

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I was trying to share this project with my friends, but they said that nothing was playing. I moved over to mobile and I found out that whenever I pressed play, nothing would happen. I’ve tried changing my code to see…

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## [How to place tilemap to the right of a tilemap](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-place-tilemap-to-the-right-of-a-tilemap/18424)

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**Author:** [@technonux](https://forum.makecode.com/u/technonux)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-place-tilemap-to-the-right-of-a-tilemap/18424 "2023-03-13T17:10:13Z")

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## [It isn’t saving the code for me](https://forum.makecode.com/t/it-isn-t-saving-the-code-for-me/18390)

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**Author:** [@Yell0w](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Yell0w)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/it-isn-t-saving-the-code-for-me/18390 "2023-03-13T15:48:40Z")

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Well I’m trying to work on a game but then I leave the site go back in and all the programming is gone! Can I get some help?

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## [How to get this code to effect all towers?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-get-this-code-to-effect-all-towers/18366)

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**Author:** [@Freeando](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Freeando)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-get-this-code-to-effect-all-towers/18366 "2023-03-13T15:46:51Z")

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I’ve looked through this, and it may just be my lack of knowledge on this, but is there a way to make this effect everything that falls under the sprite category of “Tower”? Right now this only effects the most recen…

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## [Attaching a Sprite to another Sprite](https://forum.makecode.com/t/attaching-a-sprite-to-another-sprite/18354)

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**Author:** [@Kan](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Kan)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/attaching-a-sprite-to-another-sprite/18354 "2023-03-10T19:05:09Z")

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So I’m building a top-down shooter, but I want the top of the sprite to be connected to another one. This is so the entire sprite doesn’t hit a wall and only the bottom half. To do that I want it to follow the positi…

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## [3D darkness](https://forum.makecode.com/t/3d-darkness/18364)

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**Author:** [@Dodec](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Dodec)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2023, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/3d-darkness/18364 "2023-03-09T18:13:04Z")

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Can someone tell me how to make 3d darkness

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## [Kind of 3D platformer help](https://forum.makecode.com/t/kind-of-3d-platformer-help/18371)

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**Author:** [@Brohann](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Brohann)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/kind-of-3d-platformer-help/18371 "2023-03-09T17:01:25Z")

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I was working on some code to make a 3d platformer from 3rd person view. Of course, it is not actual 3d with perspective and that stuff, it just looks like it is 3d. I need help with the collisions. If you jump and the…

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## [Game issue](https://forum.makecode.com/t/game-issue/18368)

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**Author:** [@Drojal](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Drojal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/game-issue/18368 "2023-03-09T16:26:43Z")

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Hello! I want to create a maze where the player can get points by gathering loot or losing points when he/she touches lava. If you see in my code below, you will notice that I have placed invisible sprites over the lava …

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## [Destroy sprite closest to player?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/destroy-sprite-closest-to-player/18367)

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**Author:** [@RonS132](https://forum.makecode.com/u/RonS132)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/destroy-sprite-closest-to-player/18367 "2023-03-09T16:24:48Z")

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How do you make it so the player destroys any sprite its next to?

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## [Turning multiple sprites into an animation](https://forum.makecode.com/t/turning-multiple-sprites-into-an-animation/18317)

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**Author:** [@Sonicblaston](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Sonicblaston)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/turning-multiple-sprites-into-an-animation/18317 "2023-03-09T16:23:06Z")

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I’m making the sonic running animation with help of kristianpedersen‘s picture converter. The problem with this is that every picture is one sprite. And i dont know how I’m going to put them in an animation since i dont …

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## [How to check sprite next to player](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-check-sprite-next-to-player/18362)

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**Author:** [@RonS132](https://forum.makecode.com/u/RonS132)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-check-sprite-next-to-player/18362 "2023-03-09T16:16:35Z")

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Is it possible to check if theres a sprite to the left/ right of the player?

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## [Is there a way to make a sprite appear on a tile next to a player?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-make-a-sprite-appear-on-a-tile-next-to-a-player/18361)

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**Author:** [@RonS132](https://forum.makecode.com/u/RonS132)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-make-a-sprite-appear-on-a-tile-next-to-a-player/18361 "2023-03-09T16:16:07Z")

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I am working on a building system but I want the sprites to appear on tiles instead of over each other. Is there a way to place a sprite on the tile next to the player?

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## [Enemies are not spawning corectly](https://forum.makecode.com/t/enemies-are-not-spawning-corectly/18360)

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**Author:** [@Dubstfer](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Dubstfer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/enemies-are-not-spawning-corectly/18360 "2023-03-09T16:15:47Z")

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In level 2 there is gun man and there is punch man and they seem like there not spawning correctly. Punch man spawn correctly in first level but in the second level he does not. https://arcade.makecode.com/S19664-85750-4…

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## [Sprite not overwriting old animation](https://forum.makecode.com/t/sprite-not-overwriting-old-animation/18148)

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**Author:** [@Deszomage](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Deszomage)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/sprite-not-overwriting-old-animation/18148 "2023-03-08T17:28:03Z")

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In the game i’m making the character can change classes but the old character animation are not getting overwritten

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## [So... just wondering](https://forum.makecode.com/t/so-just-wondering/17114)

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**Author:** [@Salex](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Salex)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2023, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/so-just-wondering/17114 "2023-03-07T17:55:25Z")

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I know this question is going to sound ridiculous and the answer will almost definitely be no… but… Do copyright laws apply to Makecode?

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## [Forum Post for Next Mini Game Jam](https://forum.makecode.com/t/forum-post-for-next-mini-game-jam/18325)

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**Author:** [@GoMustangs](https://forum.makecode.com/u/GoMustangs)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/forum-post-for-next-mini-game-jam/18325 "2023-03-07T17:33:57Z")

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Is there a forum post for next mini game jam? I think it would’ve started 3/6/23

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## [Enemy spawning in wall](https://forum.makecode.com/t/enemy-spawning-in-wall/18307)

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**Author:** [@SkillMapster430](https://forum.makecode.com/u/SkillMapster430)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/enemy-spawning-in-wall/18307 "2023-03-07T17:24:35Z")

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I’m making an island survival simulator game, and I made it so fish spawn randomly around the map. However, sometimes the fish spawn in the walls(check game for tiles with walls) I don’t want my fish to be in the walls…

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## [I need help making animations](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-help-making-animations/18315)

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**Author:** [@im\_confuzzled](https://forum.makecode.com/u/im_confuzzled)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-help-making-animations/18315 "2023-03-07T16:59:16Z")

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I’m working on making a platformer by the name of hoplings, and I need help bringing it to life. I’m using an extension that helps a lot, but I’m encountering the same issue as most others, being that my character jitter…

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