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chrismaltby
allow 8x8 and 16x8 sprites
the minimum is 16px as you already know.
I want to make small 8px sprites.
also, allow 8px spacing in spritesheets like this:
for now this needs 8px vertical spacing in a 16px sprite, seems wasteful.
Those aren't already allowed? Dang, that's odd...
From what I understand, the underlying engine supports 8x8 sprites as an option but the IDE doesn’t support it. It’s possible that this feature could be implemented, but it might make the sprite editor more complicated
Either way, in a scene you are only allowed to have 8x8 or 8x16. You can’t mix and match them. It’s not supported by the hardware. SO if you want 8x8 support, that’s something to think about. And since the hardware only supports 40 sprites per screen, you’re basically limiting yourself to 50% of the pixel coverage. So you might have to make smaller overall sprites using 8x8 mode
Due to the complexity, I imagine it would be more likely a setting that applies to the whole game instead of per scene, since you might have to create different sprites for the different tile sizes
Due to the complexity, I imagine it would be more likely a setting that applies to the whole game instead of per scene, since you might have to create different sprites for the different tile sizes
A per game setting can work in my use case.
I'd love to be able to use a sprite that is only 8px wide. I don't care if it is 16px tall but I need it to be narrower.
I'd love to be able to use a sprite that is only 8px wide. I don't care if it is 16px tall but I need it to be narrower.
Good news: You already can! Just use one sprite tile. They're always 8px wide. Put it in the canvas and edit the hit box to be 8 wide