Edit November 2015 – Okay, so I keep getting asked the same two questions, I’m going to answer them here.
- I do not have a release date. As of now, the Desktop version is on the backburner as the app version takes up much of my free time. I do not know when I will resume work on the Deskop version, I hope eventually, but cannot guarantee it.
- I do not know if you’ll have to purchase a Pro version, or even if there will be a Pro version, of Stick Nodes Desktop. This will be decided some time after I dedicate time to working on it again.
I appreciate the enthusiasm for the Desktop version, but I’ve been asked those same questions so many times it’s becoming tedious. Hopefully will have news on Stick Nodes Desktop in the future!
What? Did you read that right? Nah, probably didn’t. Go read the title again. Oh wow, maybe you did read it right…
That’s right, Stick Nodes is coming to a PC/Mac near you soon™.
This post is just a quick announcement. I’ve been working on this for the past few weeks and finally have the program in a decent-enough state to show it off. The above screenshots are what the program looks like right now. The final product may end up looking slightly or vastly different – who knows?
I’m sure you have some questions, so let me just clear some up now…
Q. When is it going to be released!?
A. I’d be lying directly to your face if I said I even had a clue. Definitely in the range of months. An actual ETA will become clearer over time.
Q. WOOT!
A. I agree.
Q. What features are planned!?
A. I’m not ready to disclose my plans for the program until I have just a little more progress done. I have some really cool ideas to help this stickfigure animation program stand out from the rest, though. I can say that I already have timeline layers implemented – this is a big deal. This will make animating multiple figures incredibly easier (if you’ve used Flash before, I’m attempting to exactly mimic how it does layers/frames).
I can also reveal that I already have dynamic onion skin implemented, as you can see in one of the screenshots above. What this means is that you can set the amount of onion skin layers you want as well as the overall opacity of the onion skin. I’m also attempting to figure out a solution to have onion skin still be useful if you’re using a background made of stickfigures (some of you will know what I’m talking about.)
And yes, tweening will return and will function much the same as it does in the mobile version of Stick Nodes.
Q. Will this be free!?
A. Yes, and no. I haven’t fleshed it out, but I’m expecting to have the program be free with some minor limitations. These limitations will be unlocked in the Pro version. What are the limitations? How much will the Pro version cost? I have no clue yet. This will also become clearer over time.
Q. WOOOOT!
A. I still agree.
Q. Can I use it on my PC/Mac!?
A. I’m using LibGDX to build Stick Nodes Desktop which makes it very easy to deploy on multiple platforms. So yes, Stick Nodes Desktop will be available on both PC and Mac.
So anyone even looking forward to this?
First!
I totally made him do this.
I got an alert you signed in 10 minutes ago.
I’m like “did this guy set an alarm to catch this post in the middle of the night or something?”.
Lmao, nah my awesome pee schedule woke me up.
And I signed in through mobile phone because I’m still going to go back to sleep at some stage.
Epic gif though.
I love how someone was disliking your every reply here because they are mad SN PC isn’t out yet.
sir when will u add sticknodes for pc😭
i told all of you desktop was next! RALPH YOU ARE THE GREATEST, PETER BONE AINT GOT NOTHING ON YOU!!!!
Lol, well now I wouldn’t go and say all that. Without Peter there probs wouldn’t be a Stick Nodes either.
point taken but THANK YOU ANYWAY FOR MAKING THIS DREAM COME INTO REALITY
Yeah, Peter Bone is awesome… far more awesome than Ralph.
Are are you an admin?
Yeah, Sean is an Admin on this site and also owns http://AnimationAlpha.com.
release the pc version pls sir🙏
please when will stick nodes PC come out
Who is peter bone?
Developer of Pivot Animator
“definently in months”
I have one question will there be more features in the pc version, and it looks pretty awesome
Never mind I didn’t see the q and a thing on top this thing is gona be awesome
Pc/Mac……oh man i am so excited.BUT does it have all the updates of the phone too?
Hey how WILL we download it?is here on website and when u post it does it show a download button?
BTW dis is my favorite app to do stuff…not games tho i mean by that is the best APP evar!
Haha, glad you enjoy Stick Nodes so much!
The desktop version will be much more robust than the mobile version. It will have tweening, like the mobile version, and even more features that I wrote about in the post above.
And don’t worry, when the desktop version is ready, you’ll know. I’ll be spamming the internet with the announcement.
so excited
amazing..:(
Do you plan on adding something like “equipping” on Pc and/or mobile?
Sorry for the late reply, your comment somehow alluded me.
If the equipping feature does happen, it’ll be on PC. There are no plans for or against it right now, it’s on my list of possible features.
I’ll know more once the program really starts taking shape. Hope to have another news post out soon.
Will this be needed to download and need some other type of software to run it?
Hey Mr. Bob.
Well, it’s still a long way until release, but you shouldn’t need any additional software or anything to run Stick Nodes Desktop, it’ll just be a typical program that you download and run just like any other.
Hello Ralph,
We are looking forward to the desktop version. We just tried the Pro App and no matter what we do, we can’t get it to export our movie in the full MP4 version. It exports, but it is just a split second of the movie, maybe just the first frame. We don’t click anything else or go away from the screen or anything. Thank you.
We do have a background image, but removed it, exported and same thing. We are on Android Galaxy Tab. thank you.
That’s odd. The export process finishes completely, though, right? It gets to 100% and then shows the “export finished” window?
Can I bother you to export it again, but when the “export finished” window comes up, use the “share” button and email the MP4 file to me at [email protected], thanks!
That’s weird, I don’t know if GC is the same person, but this guy is having that issue as well: http://animationalpha.com/forum/animations/my-first-dinosaur-animation-juvenile-t-rex-vs-yutyrannus/
It would also be great if you replied to them emails from me.
Thanks, and yes, Sean, that’s me. I will email you both the Nodes project file as well as the MP4, thanks in advance.
Hey Ralph I have a problem with the app when I try to add a chat to
My animation the words don’t show up
It’s just shows the chat box
I don’t know whats wrong but please reply
Hey Daniel.
When you first add the textfield box, does the default “Hello” text appear?
What device are you using and if you can find out, what version of the operating system (Android/iOS)?