# Help with utils

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-with-utils/28722>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [May 12, 2024, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-with-utils/28722 "2024-05-12T01:23:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![CHEESEMAN](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/cheeseman/32/29868_2.png) [@CHEESEMAN](https://forum.makecode.com/u/CHEESEMAN)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-with-utils/28722/1 "2024-05-12T01:23:41Z")

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Hey @richard I need help with sprite utils.  
I am making a bullet hell game where the boss has an aiming line.  
I tried to recreate the aiming line from your game:

> **[render-with-camera](https://arcade.makecode.com/43243-69178-33105-11281)**
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> Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade.

But when I tried to put the aiming line in, it glitched.  
Here’s my game:

> **[The Monochrome](https://arcade.makecode.com/24129-46144-37269-41541)**
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> Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade.

How do I fix it?

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**Author:** ![WoofWoof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/woofwoof/32/32523_2.png) [@WoofWoof](https://forum.makecode.com/u/WoofWoof)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-with-utils/28722/2 "2024-05-12T21:45:58Z")

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Looks like the render block is run before the On Start block ends. Here’s an easy fix:

 ![IMG_3676](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/8/884e30e5083ca82b6550042006f32e57f35d1192.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![CHEESEMAN](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/cheeseman/32/29868_2.png) [@CHEESEMAN](https://forum.makecode.com/u/CHEESEMAN)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-with-utils/28722/3 "2024-05-13T02:04:47Z")

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thank you, that was a big help!

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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:** [May 13, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-with-utils/28722/4 "2024-05-13T16:29:36Z")

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render on z doesn’t typically run before on-start finishes, but it does in this case because you’re using some blocks that pause (the ones from the story extension)