Game Development Reference
In-Depth Information
Note the cross hair at the center in the following screenshot. This should remain the center
point for the ile, so always calculate distances from there outward:
It's easiest to first create a bounding square centered on the cross hair by performing the
following steps:
1. Select the
Rectangle
draw tool.
2. Select bright red for color.
3. Make sure to have the
border draw
opion selected.
4. Then, count an eight-square distance diagonally from the cross hair to figure out
where to start drawing.
5. Drag a rectangle while holding the let mouse buton and the
Shift
key to draw a
square. Make sure to end the draw operaion on the eighth square diagonally in the
opposite direcion.
6. This bright red border will define the space to draw in.
7. Click on
Duplicate
to duplicate the costume eleven imes to have a basic setup to
work with.
8. Then, draw black-filled rectangles in each costume to define the walls.
9. Here also, the last ile should be completely illed with white.
10. To remove the red borders, select the
transparent fill
color. Then, use the
Fill
tool
and click on the red borders. This will efecively remove the borders.
