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Hey, everyone! I’m here with a late-night update, bringing you Super Pixel Effects Gigapack version 2.1.0!
This update is all about text effects! I made two demo GIFs this time, to show both the small effects and the large effects.
They’ll look pretty similar, but you can notice that the pixels are much smoother in the second GIF because it’s using a larger font. (The zoom level of the GIF keeps them about the same size for demo purposes.)
This unique update is powered by a new tool I’m working on. With my custom pixel art fonts as input, I can do some clever stuff with my game engine to make these juicy text effects possible. This makes this update the first Gigapack update to technically feature not-fully-hand-pixeled art, since the scaling of each glyph (letter) is done by the application. Nothing I couldn’t do by hand in Aseprite, though! I’ve always embraced experimentation in pixel art, whether it’s Blender 3D, particle simulations, or in this case, a text effect maker! Basically, anything goes as long as I’m in control as the artist- No AI, ever.
The effects turned out just the way I envisioned! Each glyph bounces into place, squashing and stretching as it goes. The keyframes are hand-coded, for now. Once the text has fully appeared, it pauses for a few frames. You can hold this pause as long as you want in your own games, before proceeding to the text’s disappear animation.
I’m hoping I can continue work on this tool and eventually make it available, but for now you can look forward to new text effects in future updates. Of course, lots of hand-pixeled animations are coming your way as well!
Also in this update: All spritesheets have been re-exported to be more reasonable dimensions! No more 8000px+ wide single-row sheets for long animations. All dimensions are now a power of 2 and my sheet maker now tries to make somewhat square-ish sheets.
Ready to get it for your game?
Super Pixel Effects Gigapack v2.1.0 can be downloaded from its dedicated Patreon page.
This download is currently available to $5+ patrons.
The free version is available here. Try it out!
Not into Patreon? Never fear- The Gigapack can also be purchased below!