The Issue - very annoying/eye straining grid that shows up when you're zoomed in and causes objects to snap to it, making fine adjustments impossible.
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The Fix - View > Snapping > Snap to Pixels
4/20/2015
Flash Problems - Stage is Restricted
Had this problem happen a while ago and it took me forever to figure out how to fix it. I eventually realized it was because I was using a keyboard shortcut I wasn't aware of. Had people randomly ask if I knew how to fix this problem, so I'm assuming this is pretty common.
The Issue - Stage is locked at the top left and you can't pan.
The Fix - View > Pasteboard or Ctrl+Shift W
The Fix - View > Pasteboard or Ctrl+Shift W
Flash Problems - Dragging Objects Only Shows Border
The Issue - Was starting a new project and soon into it I noticed that dragging stuff leaves an outline of the object instead of dynamically showing the actual object. Looked online but couldn't find much about it, which is probably because it's a real simple mistake.
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The Fix - To avoid it, make sure to pick actionscript 3.0 when starting a new doc. Copy over everything into that doc if you're far ahead into it, but I doubt you get that far without getting annoyed by this issue.
The Fix - To avoid it, make sure to pick actionscript 3.0 when starting a new doc. Copy over everything into that doc if you're far ahead into it, but I doubt you get that far without getting annoyed by this issue.
3/07/2015
5 Benefits of Placeholder Art
Placeholder (or coder) art is one of the most useful things game artists (and coders) should do whenever they make a game. Definition - it's literally in the name, holding the place for something in the future that will be refined and acceptable for the final game.
Here are the 5 Benefits of using placeholder art in your games, as well as some examples from my games where I've used placeholders.
3/01/2015
Quickdraw - 4 Leaf Clover
Here's some quick steps to make a 4 leaf clover, in the spirit of St. Patrick's day this month. In many games, a 4 leaf clover is used to represent luck because historically, they're very rare to find. If you find one in real life, you might keep it to bring you luck.
If you had to use 1 small image to represent luck in your game, a 4 leaf clover would be the best way to do it. Let's get started on drawing one