Spriter/C2 - (9-16-2019 - bug fix)

Anyone else having trouble downloading the beta? Its only 12mb but it time outs before download is complete. Much like C2 used to do long ago.

Tried 4 times now and it has happened every single time. Download is also slow 12mb file 2 min. So must be a server issue, because I have a 10mb/s connection and it should be a couple sec at most.

DUTOIT, in the meantime, you can download it here: http://www.brashmonkey.com/download_spriter.htm

And the key you got from the Scirra Store will work.

6bruno6, no but I will add that to the plugin soon.

Tekniko, thank you very much!

PSI, thanks, I will get back to you soon.

DUTOIT, in the meantime, you can download it here: http://www.brashmonkey.com/download_spriter.htm

And the key you got from the Scirra Store will work.

Lol, that is where I'm downloading it... I brought it from your site a couple months ago.

I just increased my line speed (I throttle it to make it more stable) and it managed to get 12mb. Albiet slow to download (1 whole min for 12mb) it didn't timeout. Looks like download timeout is around 120sec. I don't know.

Anyways, I got it now thanks <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_wink.gif" alt=";)" title="Wink">

oh! I just tested the download and it took a couple of seconds, Glad you got it working anyhow.

lucid - Hi, i have one question.

Im into this situation: i have several entities for differet buttons, all entities have the same animations https://www.dropbox.com/s/05p5r079zr6ua ... 4.png?dl=0

i have changed the "level1"(entity) - pressed(animation), and i want to change all the rest "pressed" animations for the other entities. I have cloned the pressed animation "pressed_000" but when i drag drop to the other entities it doesnt work, its like i can only dragp/drop in the same entity.

Maybe there is another solution to copy paste that animation into the other entities? i dont want to clone the whole entity because its a lot of objects to change later.

cheers!.

Moving an animation to another entity isn't possible yet. I will add it to the todo list.

lucid - tx for the response, keep up the hard work, spriter is awesome!

cheers!

lucid

What is the best way to make a character made in Spriter move his head and hand (with gun) to the direction of the mouse/enemy ?

Also, can you send me new links for Essentials Basic Platformer Animated Art Pack, Essentials Game Effects Animated Art Pack and Essentials Adventure Platformer Animated Art Pack ... The links from the purchase page expired.

tgeorgemihai, Please email with your purchase email, and he'll send you back the links.

The best way is to make the character move the head and hand separately is to wait a little longer until sub-entities are available in the c2 plugin for runtime control.

If you'd rather not, the other way would be to make two separate entities (most easily through copy pasting after making a full character):

If you just need the gun facing in 8 directions or set angles, you can just create the separate animations such as "aiming right", "aiming up". etc, and you're done.

If you create an action point on the leg animation where the torso should be attached, it will make easy to just set the torso location to that point at every tick. When the plugin supports subentities, this entire process will be eliminated and you will just be able to control the sub-entity separately and change animations, set time, etc, and it will automatically be attached for you.

If you want the gun to be able to face in any direction at any angle, it's a little more complicated, but still possible -

create an animation that aims the gun from left to up to right in Spriter in half circle, or full circle, or whatever the full range is, and use the 'set current time' action in c2 with a ratio from 0 to 1 to control the animation:

This would be limited to a still facing in that direction, so it wouldn't be able to animate the gun recoiling through this method at every angle without doing something more. That would require using the plugins 'set second animation' method, and using the animation blend ration instead of the time ratio, which might be more difficult if the range of motion can't be blended smoothly with just two animations.

The plugin will eventually support more advanced features some time after 1.0, such as game time IK controlled through actions in C2, and some unannounced post 1.0 Spriter features which will make stuff like this much simpler.

Great update,and how long can we use all the pro features on c2 plugin?

It's been some time since I used Spriter, I am anxiously waiting for the final release before I dive into for good

I was thinking that the finished version should install the corresponding Construct 2 plugin automatically upon Spriter's installation. This way there wont be any confusion upon upcoming updates, each newest version should setup the necessary files in Construct's installation folder and be ready to go.

Also, I am not sure about the current state of .scml & .scon dependencies, but I think that a single file should be needed in order to import & update animations in a project between Spriter & C2. Ideally, saved changes on a Spriter's project should be transferred automatically within C2, and if not automatically, with a simple update or re-import button/right click command.

lucid , am I way off here? Are those things feasible and if yes, do you agree that they will enhance the user experience with Spriter & C2 ?

Thanks!

PS. The lip sync feature looks very promising!

lucid

Thank you, my project is in a very early stage so I can wait until sub-entities are available in C2 plugin.

My game is like Megaman, but with the possibility to aim and shoot in different directions (shoot while standing, walking, jumping, falling, etc), so making a separate animation with at least 3 directions/state wouldn't be the best choice.

Any approximate date when the plugin update will be available ?

lucid Dove back into Spriter and can really see myself leaning on it pretty heavily in my project.

Question: Is it possible to apply WebGL effects (tint, replace color) to only specific parts of a Spriter Character. For example, I build a character and only want to effect the PNG's that make up his shirt?

Thanks again for building this awesome piece of software.

-Ben

Great update,and how long can we use all the pro features on c2 plugin?

I'm working on getting an update to the plugin out by Wednesday. It should be close to fully supporting all pro features, and depending on what's left, I can give an estimate of when you should expect the rest, though it shouldn't be over another week. This includes sub-entities, though I have to think about the ideal import process and run it by Ashley and see when he could update the c2 importer. Sub-Entities would still be useable in the meantime through a manual import process.

I was thinking that the finished version should install the corresponding Construct 2 plugin automatically upon Spriter's installation. This way there wont be any confusion upon upcoming updates, each newest version should setup the necessary files in Construct's installation folder and be ready to go.

We won't be able to do this as Spriter isn't exclusive to Construct 2. It can be made to work on any engine, or used for traditional frame by frame animation through exported pngs and gifs. Ashley and I have discussed the idea of the plugin getting bundled with C2 after the plugin and Spriter 1.0 are complete.

[quote:18a58gu0]Also, I am not sure about the current state of .scml & .scon dependencies, but I think that a single file should be needed in order to import & update animations in a project between Spriter & C2.

This is a matter of if and when Ashley has a chance to change the importer to load from .scon instead of .scml. He has to prioritize what to spend time on, and there's still a feature or two that will be added to Spriter that will require additions to the importer. I will ask him what his plans are on switching the importer to .scon after those features are complete.

[quote:18a58gu0]Ideally, saved changes on a Spriter's project should be transferred automatically within C2, and if not automatically, with a simple update or re-import button/right click command.

The automatic transfer would be impractical, and again Spriter isn't C2 or even Windows exclusive. I don't know know whether Ashley would want to add a right-click reimport command, but it's possible in a future version of Spriter I might be able to add an icon you can click and drag from Spriter into C2 that would reimport the currently open file. There's quite a bit on the todo list before we can think of implementing something like that though.

Any approximate date when the plugin update will be available ?

See above. I aim to have sub-entities implemented within a week from this Wednesday.

Question: Is it possible to apply WebGL effects (tint, replace color) to only specific parts of a Spriter Character. For example, I build a character and only want to effect the PNG's that make up his shirt?

Yes. This will work if you just add the effect to the individual sprite(s). You can also use the effect actions and groups, to pick specific instances to activate the effects on.

Thanks for the kind words everyone!

is this plugin needed anymore, or does Construct 2 have integrated support for Spriter now?