arcade.makecode - help! - 23 April 2025 by Samuel Van-De-Peer [HKPRI] https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a Tutorials to help you with coding your game en-us 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC 2025-05-07 07:16:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/8.0/png/1f47e.png Drawing your frames for animations samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503519 Duplicate the frame and make edits - this method if much faster!

]]> 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503519 How to animate your sprites samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503520 Click on the image of the sprite to draw the frames = creating an animation effect on your sprite

]]> 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503520 How to add health bars samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503521 Same principle can apply to your player or an enemy

]]> 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503521 How to make a 3D maze game samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503522 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503522 Multiplayer feature samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503524 Visit this page on instructions on how to host a multiplayer game on Makecode Arcade.


Make sure you have your teachers permission to do this!

]]> 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503524 Learn how to make a multiplayer game samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503525 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503525 Using stairs to move between levels samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503526 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503526 Making Levels | How to change levels samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503527 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503527 Designing Levels with Tilemaps samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503528 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503528 Teleport from one tile to another samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503530 Think secret passageways or trapdoors

]]> 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503530 Continously moving sprite (racer) samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503531 Swap out the truck for any kind of moving object. Spaceship, horse, ball... you name it!

]]> 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503531 Walls you can't walk through samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503532 Use the 'wall' tool in the Tilemap editor to make inpenetrable walls! It looks like a seethrough RED tile.


Don't forget to switch between tiles and 'wall' when you're editing!

]]> 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503532 Something not here? samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503533 If you need help coding your game to do something you can ask here.

]]> 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503533 Maze samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503534 How do i make a maze?

]]> 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503534 Make screen move? samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503535 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503535 Textbox Style Dialogue samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503536 Use this code to make textboxes for NPC character dialogue.


Press A when overlapping with an NPC and they will speak!

]]> 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503536 Full RPG Textbox Dialogue samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503537 If you want a more complex dialogue system for your game, you can use the long text box.

]]> 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503537 Text based adventure samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503539 https://arcade.makecode.com/--skillmap#adventure

]]> 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503539 How to code projectiles samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503541 to change direction of projectile change the vx & vy numbers

]]> 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503541 Projectile Video tutorial samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503544 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503544 How to attack with sword samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503546 Animate is optional! (but coooool!)

]]> 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503546 Melee attack Video tutorial samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503547 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503547 Advanced - change direction of projectiles samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503549 Use logic blocks to create conditionals. If player is moving right, shoot projectile right etc...

]]> 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503549 Easy mode - Clicker games samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503550 https://arcade.makecode.com/--skillmap#sparks

]]> 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503550 Slightly harder - Auto side scroller samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503551 https://arcade.makecode.com/--skillmap#racer

]]> 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503551 Intro tutorial samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503553 https://arcade.makecode.com/#editor

]]> 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503553 Powerup - Code samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503555 Make sure you use 'destroy othersprite' block to keep the game realistic and fun.


Use 'change life' for increasing your health!

]]> 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503555 Randomly spawning food samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503556 This code will randomly spawn straberries (food) anywhere on the screen.


Use 'screen width' and 'screen height' inside 'pick random' blocks for randomness!

]]> 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503556 Falling objects samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503560 Look at the 'position' and 'velocity' blocks carefully! This is how you make objects spawn and fall top to bottom

]]> 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503560 Powerups! Video tutorial samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503562 Follow this video tutorial on how to add powers

]]> 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503562 Enemies that chase you! samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503563 Add 'set sprite follow sprite' block here to your on game update group.


You can change the speed! You could set this to 100 and have a pet that follows you!

]]> 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503563 Game over on Life Zero & time up samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503564 Experiment with different settings to change dificulty!

]]> 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503564 How to WIN game with score samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503566 You can find this 'on score' block under (INFO). Try different effects, messages and score parameters!

]]> 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503566 How to LOOSE game with traps samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503567 You can cause you player to loose the game, loose points or health if it overlaps a certain tile

]]> 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503567 Destroying food or enemy samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503568 Use the 'on sprite overlaps...' AND 'destroy...' blocks. Make sure to put 'Player' first. And don't forget to drag 'othersprite' down into destory block. You can add effects, and change scores here too!

]]> 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503568 Other types of Overlaps samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503569 Experiment with [INFO] blocks and the events to change difficulty level

]]> 2025-04-23 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3420503569 how can i make things move using different buttons samuelvandepeer1 https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3439499932 2025-05-07 07:16:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ycishk1/6c4nsh5i3pnfbq4a/wish/3439499932