Well, it’s about time to get on with it and clean off the Christmas posts from the front page I suppose. Here we go with the first Stick Nodes update of 2024! While it’s not a “major” update, it still gets its own new post!

Changelog 4.1.7

March 10: IOS/Android, March 11: Amazon

• Bug fix: The show/hide buttons for imported stickfigures is fixed
• Bug fix: The “Clear filters” button is fixed
• The Quick Resize Tools now stay attached to the node again, but with new feature, tap the selected node to temporarily hide the tools

Changelog 4.1.6

March 6: IOS/Android, March 8: Amazon

• ☝️🤓 Added new filter for “Outline” (Pro only)
• ☝️🤓 Updated the responsiveness of Quick Resize Tools and added extra buttons
• ☝️🤓 Creation mode: Added buttons for pushing back/forward a branch of nodes instead of just individual nodes
• ☝️🤓 Creation mode: Splitting a segment now lets you set how many splits to make
• ☝️🤓 When “Show only main nodes” is selected, join anchor nodes will also be visible
• ☝️🤓 Options added to the “Play” button to set a custom playback range
• ☝️🤓 Added new toggle in “App Settings” to preserve a selection when clicking through frames
• ☝️🤓 Added option for “Nerd Mode” to the “App Settings” window, the app will show less text in the UI
• ☝️🤓 Added “Ohio.mp3” (Pro only)
• ☝️🤓 Removed a couple splash screen characters for drama, added character of Narr for completing the 69-day challenge, and updated art of a couple other characters
• ☝️🤓 Many various convenience changes to certain buttons, fields, and windows
  (See below…)

These minor things include:

• ☝️🤓  Many new icons added
• ☝️🤓 Added a 45-degree-snap button on all angle textfields for quick-access to common inputs
• ☝️🤓 Added “Edit” button on “Stickfigure Tools” for quick access to editing that particular stickfigure
• ☝️🤓 When creating SpriteGroups with a “name_1” style, the app will autofill the next “name_2”, “name_3”, etc into the textfield for name
• ☝️🤓 The oft-unnecessary “Filter Tools” is now able to be collapsed out of the way
• ☝️🤓 When dragging your finger off the stage, the dragging stays responsive
• ☝️🤓 Quick Resize Tools now has buttons for “copy” and “paste”, and also the “stretch” button is draggable to change length
• ☝️🤓 Put a search bar on the list in the dialog windows for editing imported figures

Nerd mode?

So, why is this called “The 🤓 Update”? Well, it’s because of that one bulletpoint above: “Added option for “Nerd Mode” to the “App Settings” window”.

To be honest, this update is basically a “general minor improvements and conveniences” update, but that doesn’t quite ring as a title. So we decided to focus on the nerd thing instead.

What is the nerd thing you ask? Well, when enabled, it greatly reduces all the yapping in the app – which just gives a cleaner appearance and allows quicker access to much of the UI. It’s for you advanced, grass-adverse users.

Preserve selections

This is what I’d consider one of the major changes here, and it’s a very minor addition. Check “App Settings” for a new toggle to “Preserve selection when changing frames”. This allows you to keep your selection active as you tap across frames – your selected figure/node on each frame (if it exists) stays selected. Allowing you to very quickly change a value on something on multiple frames.

Splitting segments

This was something that was in demand for a long time!

Instead of only being able to split a segment in half, you’re now able to select how many splits you want to make.

Of course, this is only a Creation Mode thing, but I imagine it will help you Jackfly-types with your artistic freedom. Similarly, the new ability to push a branch of nodes back/forward (instead of only segment by segment) will also help a lot as well!

Upcoming Stuff

The next update is already in the works, and I’m targeting as release date of 4/20 for reasons that will soon become clear. Of course there may be one or two minor 4.1.X updates between now and then.

Also, the planning for the next big official collab is already in the works! Well, sort of. Squi keeps sending me questionable GIFs while pushing me to get on with it already.