diff --git a/source/animate/AnimateTimeline.hx b/source/animate/AnimateTimeline.hx
index 6153a4dc0..13008dda7 100644
--- a/source/animate/AnimateTimeline.hx
+++ b/source/animate/AnimateTimeline.hx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class AnimateTimeline extends FlxTypedGroup<FlxSprite>
 		super();
 
 		hudCamShit = new FlxCamera();
-		hudCamShit.bgColor = null;
+		hudCamShit.bgColor = FlxColor.TRANSPARENT;
 		FlxG.cameras.add(hudCamShit, false);
 
 		playhead = new FlxSprite(0, -12).makeGraphic(2, 10, FlxColor.MAGENTA);
diff --git a/source/animate/FlxAnimate.hx b/source/animate/FlxAnimate.hx
index f7189d162..bd99a70c5 100644
--- a/source/animate/FlxAnimate.hx
+++ b/source/animate/FlxAnimate.hx
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ import flixel.math.FlxPoint;
 import flixel.math.FlxRect;
 import flixel.system.FlxAssets.FlxGraphicAsset;
 import haxe.Json;
+import haxe.Utf8;
+import haxe.format.JsonParser;
+import lime.text.UTF8String;
 import openfl.Assets;
 import openfl.display.BitmapData;
 import openfl.geom.Rectangle;
@@ -37,7 +40,8 @@ class FlxAnimate extends FlxSymbol
 
 	override function draw()
 	{
-		super.draw();
+		// having this commented out fixes some wacky scaling bullshit?
+		// super.draw();
 
 		if (FlxG.keys.justPressed.ONE)
 		{
@@ -116,10 +120,13 @@ class FlxAnimate extends FlxSymbol
 
 		trace(json);
 
+		var funnyJson:Dynamic = {};
 		if (Assets.exists(json))
-			json = Assets.getText(json);
+			funnyJson = JaySon.parseFile(json);
 
-		data = cast Json.parse(json).ATLAS;
+		// trace(json);
+
+		data = cast funnyJson.ATLAS;
 
 		for (sprite in data.SPRITES)
 		{
@@ -140,6 +147,24 @@ class FlxAnimate extends FlxSymbol
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * HL json encoding fix for some wacky bullshit
+ * https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/issues/6930#issuecomment-384570392
+ */
+class JaySon
+{
+	public static function parseFile(name:String)
+	{
+		var cont = Assets.getText(name);
+		function is(n:Int, what:Int)
+			return cont.charCodeAt(n) == what;
+		return JsonParser.parse(cont.substr(if (is(0, 65279)) /// looks like a HL target, skipping only first character here:
+			1 else if (is(0, 239) && is(1, 187) && is(2, 191)) /// it seems to be Neko or PHP, start from position 3:
+			3 else /// all other targets, that prepare the UTF string correctly
+			0));
+	}
+}
+
 typedef AnimateObject =
 {
 	SPRITES:Array<Dynamic>
diff --git a/source/animate/FlxSymbol.hx b/source/animate/FlxSymbol.hx
index 0ed7e808b..a54dc8a96 100644
--- a/source/animate/FlxSymbol.hx
+++ b/source/animate/FlxSymbol.hx
@@ -99,24 +99,24 @@ class FlxSymbol extends FlxSprite
 					// newFrameNum = newFrameNum % (tempFrame.I + tempFrame.DU);
 					// newFrameNum = FlxMath.wrap(newFrameNum, tempFrame.I, tempFrame.I + tempFrame.DU);
 
-					trace(newFrameNum % keyFrames.length);
-					trace(newFrameNum);
-					trace(keyFrames);
+					// trace(newFrameNum % keyFrames.length);
+					// trace(newFrameNum);
+					// trace(keyFrames);
 					newFrameNum = keyFrames[newFrameNum % keyFrames.length]; // temp, fix later for good looping
 				case PLAY_ONCE:
-					trace(newFrameNum);
-					trace(keyFrames.length - 1);
-					trace(keyFrameMap.get(newFrameNum + firstFrame));
-					trace(keyFrameMap.get(keyFrames[keyFrames.length - 1]));
-					trace(layer.LN);
-					trace(keyFrames);
+					// trace(newFrameNum);
+					// trace(keyFrames.length - 1);
+					// trace(keyFrameMap.get(newFrameNum + firstFrame));
+					// trace(keyFrameMap.get(keyFrames[keyFrames.length - 1]));
+					// trace(layer.LN);
+					// trace(keyFrames);
 					newFrameNum = Std.int(Math.min(newFrameNum + firstFrame, keyFrames.length - 1));
 				case SINGLE_FRAME:
-					trace(layer);
-					trace(firstFrame);
-					trace(newFrameNum);
-					trace(layer.LN);
-					trace(keyFrames);
+					// trace(layer);
+					// trace(firstFrame);
+					// trace(newFrameNum);
+					// trace(layer.LN);
+					// trace(keyFrames);
 					newFrameNum = keyFrames[firstFrame];
 			}
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class FlxSymbol extends FlxSprite
 
 			// if (newFrameNum >= frame.I && newFrameNum < frame.I + frame.DU)
 			// {
-			trace(daLoopType);
+			// trace(daLoopType);
 			for (element in swagFrame.E)
 			{
 				if (Reflect.hasField(element, 'ASI'))
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ class FlxSymbol extends FlxSprite
 					var dumbassMatrix:Matrix = new Matrix(m3d[0], m3d[1], m3d[4], m3d[5], m3d[12], m3d[13]);
 
 					var spr:FlxSymbol = new FlxSymbol(0, 0, coolParsed);
+					spr.setPosition(x, y);
 					matrixExposed = true;
 					spr.frames = frames;
 					spr.frame = spr.frames.getByName(element.ASI.N);
@@ -159,8 +160,7 @@ class FlxSymbol extends FlxSprite
 					// spr.origin.x += origin.x;
 					// spr.origin.y += origin.y;
 
-					spr.antialiasing = true;
-					// if (layer.LN != 'head')
+					// spr.antialiasing = true;
 					spr.draw();
 
 					if (FlxG.keys.justPressed.ONE)
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class FlxSymbol extends FlxSprite
 				else
 				{
 					var nestedSymbol = symbolMap.get(element.SI.SN);
-					var nestedShit:FlxSymbol = new FlxSymbol(0, 0, coolParse);
+					var nestedShit:FlxSymbol = new FlxSymbol(x, y, coolParse);
 					nestedShit.frames = frames;
 
 					var swagMatrix:FlxMatrix = new FlxMatrix(element.SI.M3D[0], element.SI.M3D[1], element.SI.M3D[4], element.SI.M3D[5], element.SI.M3D[12],