# Visual TileMap Layers extension
**URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/visual-tilemap-layers-extension/34877
**Category:** Show & Tell
**Tags:** extension, graphics-and-math
**Created:** [March 25, 2025, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/visual-tilemap-layers-extension/34877 "2025-03-25T12:51:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@UnsignedArduino](https://forum.makecode.com/u/UnsignedArduino)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2025, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/visual-tilemap-layers-extension/34877/1 "2025-03-25T12:51:56Z")
Wanted to show off a quick little extension I made. (that I’ll maybe use in a new game? Who knows 🤷♂️ )
> **[GitHub - UnsignedArduino/Visual-Tilemap-Layers: Render (no wall collisions) additional tilemaps on...](https://github.com/UnsignedArduino/Visual-Tilemap-Layers)**
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> Render (no wall collisions) additional tilemaps on the screen! Great for decorating or adding complex backgrounds.
Basically it allows you to render (no collisions or anything) additional tilemaps at a certain Z index. (Since the tilemap is at Z layer -1, then you can render behind or in front of it) This extension was mainly created to help people decorate their tilemaps easier, as it respects transparency.
Example:
> **[Visual TileMap Layers test](https://arcade.makecode.com/64107-20940-88917-14757)**
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> Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade.
Please report back any bugs or suggestions!
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### Author:  [@BobAJoeJoe](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BobAJoeJoe)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/visual-tilemap-layers-extension/34877/2 "2025-06-22T21:05:23Z")
Will you ever make it so you can collide with the other layers? Or at least will you make something like “if sprite overlaps tile at location” possible?
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### Author:  [@UnsignedArduino](https://forum.makecode.com/u/UnsignedArduino)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2025, 12:39am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/visual-tilemap-layers-extension/34877/3 "2025-06-23T00:39:30Z")
Maybe later, but I think @richard was also working on something similar that did do collisions for sprites. (or maybe I’m making stuff up)
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### Author:  [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/visual-tilemap-layers-extension/34877/4 "2025-06-24T16:49:54Z")
yup, we made it on stream! haven’t put it into a repo yet
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### Author:  [@not\_a\_lemon](https://forum.makecode.com/u/not_a_lemon)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/visual-tilemap-layers-extension/34877/5 "2025-07-11T21:34:22Z")
This will be SO HELPFUL for creating water effects! 😄
> **[Visual TileMap Layers test](https://arcade.makecode.com/37069-14454-40732-40869)**
>
> Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade.
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### Author:  [@Reflectfr](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Reflectfr)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2025, 3:44am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/visual-tilemap-layers-extension/34877/6 "2025-07-13T03:44:14Z")
this is sick bruv
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### Author:  [@not\_a\_lemon](https://forum.makecode.com/u/not_a_lemon)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/visual-tilemap-layers-extension/34877/7 "2026-02-09T19:31:02Z")
Hey @UnsignedArduino , I found that the visual tilemap layers don’t shake during a scene.cameraShake; could you push a fix for this if possible? It makes it too easy to spot secret zones in my games, specifically in [Nitro Stun for Greenwood War](https://forum.makecode.com/t/greenwood-war-official-topic/39132/14), where the screen shakes as lightning strikes.
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### Author:  [@UnsignedArduino](https://forum.makecode.com/u/UnsignedArduino)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/visual-tilemap-layers-extension/34877/8 "2026-02-09T22:13:27Z")
Thank you for bringing this to my attention, it has been fixed and a new release has been pushed. You should be able to update the extension to pull the new version.
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### Author:  [@not\_a\_lemon](https://forum.makecode.com/u/not_a_lemon)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/visual-tilemap-layers-extension/34877/9 "2026-02-10T19:01:08Z")
YAAY TYSM!!!