Update Aftermath and Useful Adjustments

It’s been a month (and two days) since the The Sprite Update was released to everyone, allowing for more accessible methods when creating stuff for projects, such as backgrounds, props, and so on. With these new implementations, a bunch of animations that were recently spotlighted are good examples showcasing the extensive abilities and uses of sprites. Since then, two small updates have been released, mainly fixing bugs and stuff, but more importantly experimenting and changing the UI around, and I’m pretty sure nobody liked when the “view static nodes” button was removed, but it got reverted after everyone complained.)

Anyways, 4.0.2, came out recently, and there are some new alterations and additions that are actually worth talking about. Starting with a slight but monumental change:
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NODE LIMIT INCREASED TO 400!!

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After five years, the Node Limit has finally been increased once more. Even though it’s only by 16 nodes, it’s still cool to have both a rounded amount, and just extra nodes in general.

Movieclip Frame Limit Doubled!

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Another limit increase, but way bigger. Now you can make longer movieclips, though I can only think of using the for like a moving background or some slow-paced moving elements idk.

New Addition: Visible in Onion-Skin!

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A new button was recently added, now letting you choose whether or not an element has a visible onion-skin. This feature can be useful when you have a non-moving background, and want to have the onion skin appear in front. Now animating with a background won’t be as tedious, nice.

These were the most important changes that 4.0.2 introduced, everything else was just fixes with the exception of some Splashscreens being updated, but it’s cool to see more modifications to current features.
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[Stick Idol: Official SN Collab]

A new official collab was also announced a few days ago, with the premise of it being a talent show, so if you want to participate, you have until August 5th to submit your entry. The video explaining the collab and its rules is linked below, so if you’re interested in joining, make sure to check it out.

That’s pretty much all for now, good luck if you plan on entering the collab, see you next time!

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