# \[Announcement\] MakeCode Arcade Valentines Day Update

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-valentines-day-update/12120>\
**Category:** Arcade\
**Created:** [February 10, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-valentines-day-update/12120 "2022-02-10T17:43:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-valentines-day-update/12120/1 "2022-02-10T17:43:20Z")

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Hey folks!

This Monday, we released a new update for MakeCode Arcade! Check out the full details over at the MakeCode blog:

> **[MakeCode Arcade Valentine’s Update](https://makecode.com/blog/arcade/valentine-update-2022)**
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> Posted on February 9th, 2022 by Jaqster

Here are some highlights:

- **New sprite scaling blocks!** Stretch your sprites in both the X and Y directions!
- **New tilemap blocks!** We brought a bunch of the blocks from the tilemaps extension into the scene category
- **New “destroy all sprites of kind” block!** Finally, you no longer have to loop over all of the sprites in your game to destroy them
- **Stretch images using the Marquee tool!** The Marquee tool in the image editor now also lets you resize sprites! Try dragging the corners of the selected area
- **Workspace search for blocks programs!** Use ctrl+f or cmd+f to search through your code in the blocks workspace. It’s a lifesaver for big projects!
- **New keyboard shortcuts in the Image and Tilemap editors!**

| Shortcut | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **c** | Select Circle tool |
| **l** | Select Line tool |
| **shift + r** | Replace all instances of selected background color/tile with selected foreground color/tile |
| **shift + 1-9** or **shift + a-f** | Outline the current image with the color in the palette corresponding to the selected number. For example, **shift + f** will outline with color number 15 (black). This only works in the Image editor |

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**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-valentines-day-update/12120/2 "2022-02-10T17:43:41Z")

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**Author:** ![TheJaky](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/thejaky/32/5711_2.png) [@TheJaky](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheJaky)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-valentines-day-update/12120/3 "2022-02-10T20:50:46Z")

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These scaling blocks are really cool, came at just the right time! The shortcuts are really nice too

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**Author:** ![personalnote](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/personalnote/32/31359_2.png) [@personalnote](https://forum.makecode.com/u/personalnote)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-valentines-day-update/12120/4 "2022-02-11T01:17:30Z")

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I love these new blocks and additions! These are a lifesaver!  
I don’t have to keep collapsing and uncollapsing my code in order to find a single block and whenever I draw something and it’s not properly proportioned I can resize it!

Thanks for the amazing update guys!