# Struggling with MakeCode? Get help here **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [July 1, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/struggling-with-makecode-get-help-here/44740 "2026-07-01T17:47:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Soleb244](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Soleb244](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Soleb244)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/struggling-with-makecode-get-help-here/44740/1 "2026-07-01T17:47:42Z")
I’ve used makecode for quite some time and I know that when I was a beginner I struggled with a lot of things. If You have any problems or questions, even more complicated ones, post them here and eighter I or someone else will try to help you. A lot of things can be easy to google, but harder to understand or implement, and this is the perfect place to get help with that. ---
**Author:** ![KING](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/king/32/35663_2.png) [@KING](https://forum.makecode.com/u/KING)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 11:41pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/struggling-with-makecode-get-help-here/44740/2 "2026-07-01T23:41:34Z")
how do I change a players speed with the move block ---
**Author:** ![AlexTheGoober63](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/alexthegoober63/32/35807_2.png) [@AlexTheGoober63](https://forum.makecode.com/u/AlexTheGoober63)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 11:41pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/struggling-with-makecode-get-help-here/44740/3 "2026-07-01T23:41:36Z")
HOW DO I CREATE A CUSTON HITBOX FOR A SPIRTE CUZ I REALLY HATE IT WHEN THE HITBOX IS THE PIXELS IT MAKES ME WANNA CRASH OUT AT MICROSOFT RAHHHHHh H ---
**Author:** ![VoxelMaster64](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/voxelmaster64/32/32075_2.png) [@VoxelMaster64](https://forum.makecode.com/u/VoxelMaster64)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/struggling-with-makecode-get-help-here/44740/4 "2026-07-02T00:19:38Z")
this question gets asked too much 😭. make another sprite and make that the hitbox, and hide it. ---
**Author:** ![Soleb244](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Soleb244](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Soleb244)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/struggling-with-makecode-get-help-here/44740/5 "2026-07-02T17:56:17Z")
![1000028980](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/7/4/74e7b0b605c5d13851b70226cc4d1224d5285860.jpeg) If you want it to move, move the hitbox and the sprite will move with it ---
**Author:** ![Soleb244](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Soleb244](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Soleb244)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/struggling-with-makecode-get-help-here/44740/6 "2026-07-02T17:59:01Z")
If you are talking about the _move (sprite) with buttons_ block, then you can click the plus and set VX and VY. VX is left and right, VY is up and down, and its in pixels per second ---
**Author:** ![KING](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/king/32/35663_2.png) [@KING](https://forum.makecode.com/u/KING)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/struggling-with-makecode-get-help-here/44740/7 "2026-07-08T22:57:22Z")
its not Vx, its just x ---
**Author:** ![VoxelMaster64](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/voxelmaster64/32/32075_2.png) [@VoxelMaster64](https://forum.makecode.com/u/VoxelMaster64)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/struggling-with-makecode-get-help-here/44740/8 "2026-07-09T23:12:39Z")
what do you mean? X and Y are position, VX and VY are speed (velocity), AX and AY are gravity (acceleration). X is ↔, Y is ↕. ---
**Author:** ![Soleb244](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Soleb244](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Soleb244)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/struggling-with-makecode-get-help-here/44740/9 "2026-07-14T18:27:12Z")
Does anyone know if theres a way to an animation from looping but let the rest of the animation play out? I have a looping animation and i want to stop at the last frame but without instantly snapping to the last frame. Is there a way to do that? ---
**Author:** ![VoxelMaster64](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/voxelmaster64/32/32075_2.png) [@VoxelMaster64](https://forum.makecode.com/u/VoxelMaster64)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/struggling-with-makecode-get-help-here/44740/10 "2026-07-15T02:06:36Z")
> **[anim test](https://arcade.makecode.com/S77082-57427-44456-96444)** > > Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade. the animation block is literally just an image array, there you go