# Camera Offset

**URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/camera-offset/10263
**Category:** Arcade
**Created:** [October 1, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/camera-offset/10263 "2021-10-01T17:04:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![MSmaug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@MSmaug](https://forum.makecode.com/u/MSmaug)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/camera-offset/10263/1 "2021-10-01T17:04:57Z")

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Hi is there any way I can offset the camera to be slightly ahead of a sprite? the camera follow sprite (my sprite) block makes the sprite the center of the screen, however I want to make it slightly ahead of the sprite.

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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: [October 1, 2021, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/camera-offset/10263/2 "2021-10-01T17:05:26Z")

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I also wanted this, so here is an extension I just made:

> **[GitHub - riknoll/arcade-camera-offset: Adds a block for scrolling the camera...](https://github.com/riknoll/arcade-camera-offset)**
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> Adds a block for scrolling the camera with a sprite at an offset - GitHub - riknoll/arcade-camera-offset: Adds a block for scrolling the camera with a sprite at an offset

Hot off the code-stove!

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### Author: ![MSmaug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@MSmaug](https://forum.makecode.com/u/MSmaug)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/camera-offset/10263/3 "2021-10-04T18:04:13Z")

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_casually creates entire damm extension_

Also TYSM!!! 😊
