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Gear Studio v0.4.0

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@saltern saltern released this 31 Oct 02:11
· 367 commits to main since this release
v0.4.0
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Full Changelog: v0.3.0...v0.4.0

New and changed

All previews

  • Made pan and zoom available everywhere
  • Made Page Up/Page Down zoom available everywhere
  • Made zoom work off the current view center (no longer resets the preview's position)
  • Max zoom incremented from 4x to 8x

Sprites tab

  • Importing sprites now asks for confirmation
  • Importing sprites now has undo/redo support
  • Deleting sprites now has undo/redo support
  • Deleting sprites can now automatically adjust affected cells (this can be toggled on and off)
  • Added a Reindex button that affects the currently selected sprite (has undo/redo support)
  • Removed "Override embedded" button from sprite exporter
  • The palette index spinbox is now hidden when exporting non-player sprites

Cells tab

  • New toolbar
    • X icon Delete: brings up a dialog through which either a single cell or a range of cells may be deleted at once
    • Add to left icon Add to left: adds a new cell before the currently selected cell
    • Add to right icon Add to right: adds a new cell after the currently selected cell
    • Copy icon Copy: copies the currently selected cell to the clipboard
    • Paste to left icon Paste to left: pastes the copied cell, inserting it before the currently selected one
    • Paste icon Paste: pastes the copied cell as a replacement to the currently selected one
    • Paste to right icon Paste to right: pastes the copied cell, inserting it after the currently selected one
  • Selecting a type 3 or type 6 box now displays a preview of the full sprite to facilitate cutouts
  • Guide mode (G) may now also be cancelled with Escape

Palettes tab

  • Added a button to reindex palettes

Palettes (general)

  • +R alpha pattern is no longer applied on import to .ACT palettes

Various

  • Spinboxes can now be stepped through by using the up and down arrow keys
  • "Max undo steps" setting max value incremented from 100 to 200
  • Saving changes is now done in steps, and is a little safer

Fixed

  • Fixed sprites tab incorrectly loading palette #0 when making changes to any palette in the Palette Editor
  • Fixed undo steps settings not being taken into account (now read and applied when opening a file)
  • Fixed objects not loading if they contained invalid sprites (note: such files will be lost upon saving!)

Warning!

This is pre-release software. As such, it may contain bugs, and may make your computer a splode, so keep backups of anything you plan to edit, and use this program at your own risk. Gear Studio is provided as-is. I take no responsibility for any tragedies resulting from its use.

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