just hide and show the sprite. let me do some some tags people may put in: Sprite hide detector, Sprite hide, Sprite hidden, Sprite hidden detector, Hide sprite detector, Hide sprite, Hide sprite check, Sprite hide check. "how i figured it out?" - accident. i was just working on a new atack on "geon fight" and notice how sprites get through codes way more faster if its hidden, if it isnt hidden, it goes as normal speed. i dont know why.