1.18 Stable is here

Updates since rc3

Interface

• [Collection Panel] Add nodes group.
• [Collection Panel] Add search function
• [Splash] The Contest section is now the general news section.
• [TextInput] Pasting text from the clipboard automatically replaces tabs with spaces.
• Add button to open splash screen when opening getting started files.
• Opening a read-only file now replaces the current read-only before creating a new graph.

Node

• [Anisotropic Noise] Add separate random color seeds.
• [Line] New two points mode.
• [MK sparkle] Add array output and loop types.
• [Sampler] Add oversample settings.

Bugs

• [Animation] Fix error on creation.
• [ASE File read] Fix freeze when selecting a tag with a linked frame outside the tag range.
• [Boolean] Fix error with array data.
• [Canvas Group] Fix crashes when creating a new node inside the group manually.
• [Graph Panel] Fix crash when setting junction color.
• [Graph Panel] Fix inline iteration not drawn as a dash line.
• [Graph Panel] Fix opening custom junction color reset connection opacity to zero.
• [HLSL] Fix alpha multiplication.
• [HLSL] Fix inverted v axis.
• [HLSL] Manual compile now force render the node.
• [Line] Now default to none type if no valid path or segment is provided.
• [MK Subpixel] Fix error when no values surface provided.
• [Pin] Fix setting color only changes the connection color on one side.
• [RM Combine] Fix blending error with more than 2 objects.
• [Splash dialog] Fix expanding panel makes panel height overflow.
• [Tunnel] Fix deleted node still getting checked for key duplication.
• Fix force image depth conversion for index-based png.
• Fix screen flashes when an invalid value is connected to gradient data.
• Fix stretching when using non-square surfaces on multiple nodes.
• Fix the junction not showing in the graph when connecting through the inspector panel.
• Remove the error popup when enabling expression for the first time.

Updats since 1.17.1.2

• Add a preference option to save and load the project layout.
• Add an option to include a Steam avatar in the workshop thumbnail.
• Add backup save (1 by default, adjustable in preference).
• Add template folder in welcome files.

Interface

• Add a horizontal view for a larger scroll box.
• Add a preference option to disable mouse lock when sliding.
• Add more getting-started projects.
• Add preference option for adding pen leave delay.
• Add preference settings to add more folders for fonts and assets.
• Add the ability to activate multiple actions with the one hotkey.
• Add the ability to modify hotkey from the context menu.
• Improve performance.
• New Command palette
• New experimental pop-up dialog. [Enable in preference]
• New Node Action creator. Create a set of nodes and connections with a single click.
• Pen input can now scroll most panels by dragging on an empty space.
• Preference file now placed in `%APPDATA%/../Preferences/[PREF_VER]` to prevent version conflict in the future.
• Reduce default theme load time.
• Reorganized theme folder. (If you want to copy the default theme, I recommend deleting the default theme first and then run the software again since the old data will be mixed with the new one.)
• Scrollpane now always uses reduced width to prevent content from jumping around.
• Shorten tag names in "graphic.json" theme file.
• Update getting started projects.
• Update node thumbnails.
• [Add node] Add highlight in the search box.
• [Add node] Adding node from a junction now connect to a correct junction (including dummy junction).
• [Animation Panel] Add a tooltip when hovering on a keyframe.
• [Animation Panel] Add Ctrl+Click to edit keyframe value directly.
• [Animation Panel] Add timeline preview for Canvas, Animation, GIF, and array to anim nodes.
• [Animation Panel] Graph view for separated axes can now be toggled separately.
• [Animation Panel] Improve graph view.
• [Animation Panel] Timeline can be panned to negative frames.
• [Collection] Move "view setting" to "Settings".
• [CurveBox] Add right-click context menu for the anchor.
• [CurveBox] Hold shift when dragging the control point to break mirroring.
• [CurveBox] Increase curve line resolution.
• [CurveBox] Control points now scale to the available space between anchors.
• [CurveBox] Improve view control.
• [CurveBox] Moving anchor point now clamps between the surrounding anchors.
• [Gradient Editor] Add palette context menu for palette-gradient conversion.
• [Gradient Editor] Add the ability to drag gradient key out to remove it.
• [Graph Panel] Add a context button for hiding all unconnected junctions.
• [Graph Panel] Add a double shift to select all junctions of the same io type in the same node as the dragging junction.
• [Graph Panel] Add a tooltip when dropping file(s).
• [Graph Panel] Add auto align hotkey (L by default), align and distribute selecting nodes based on closet axis variance.
• [Graph Panel] Add context button to convert connection to tunnels.
• [Graph Panel] Add file drop directly to input node to replace its content (image, image array, * file ins).
• [Graph Panel] Add group opening button.
• [Graph Panel] Add node alignment options to the toolbar.
• [Graph Panel] Add search function.
• [Graph Panel] Add support from n outputs to n inputs connection.
• [Graph Panel] Adding a node in between connections close to a junction will snap the created node y-axis to that junction.
• [Graph Panel] Adding a node with a hotkey while not moving the mouse will create the node below the current one.
• [Graph Panel] Clicking on a pin now won't open up the loop dialog.
• [Graph Panel] Ctrl to pan will only work when dragging on empty space.
• [Graph Panel] Display parameter now saved per projects.
• [Graph Panel] Dropping .hex, .gpl, .pal files will now create palette node.
• [Graph Panel] Dropping file now won't reset the graph position.
• [Graph Panel] Frame now drawn with reduced opacity in minimap.
• [Graph Panel] Hiding preview now minimizes the node.
• [Graph Panel] Hold shift while dragging the junction to select multiple junctions at once.
• [Graph Panel] Improve file-dropping interface.
• [Graph Panel] Junction array type now always based on raw value.
• [Graph Panel] Junction now snaps to target without holding ctrl.
• [Graph Panel] Pressing shift while dropping a single image now allows you to import an image as other nodes (canvas, image array).
• [Graph Panel] Using ctrl to move connection will now swap connection in the same node.
• [Image Array Editor] Improve UI, add file drop support.
• [Inspector Panel] "Any" property now displays the value.
• [Inspector Panel] Add button to convert path data into relative path (will copy the file to project directory.).
• [Inspector Panel] Add colored labels when separating values.
• [Inspector Panel] Area unit can now be interactable even when connected.
• [Inspector Panel] Clicking on a frame will now only show frame now in the inspector.
• [Inspector Panel] Output display now use custom order (if existed).
• [Inspector Panel] Update globalvar UI.
• [Inspector Panel] Value in pixel unit now rounded when sliding.
• [OutputBox, StructBox] Now auto-collapse on multi-line output.
• [Palette Mixer] Add support for palette dropping.
• [Palette Panel] Add option to add a palette through Lospec.
• [Palette Panel] Add stretched view option.
• [Palette Selector] Add multi color selection.
• [Preference] Add option to adjust file watcher delay.
• [Preset] Improve UI.
• [Preview Panel] Add hotkey for 3D view control.
• [Preview Panel] Add hotkey for right-side tools.
• [Preview Panel] Add visibility settings.
• [Preview Panel] Hovering on the gradient map anchor now show the mapped surface.
• [Preview Panel] Improve toolbar button consistency.
• [Preview Panel] Move 3d passes selector into preview settings.
• [Preview Panel] The previewing node is now saved between sessions.
• [Preview Panel] Tools hotkey can now include modifiers.
• [Preview/Graph Panel] Add on the screen view controller.
• [ScrollPane] Make scrolling easier for pen input.
• [Slider] Decimal point now aligned when sliding.
• [Slider] New speed adjustable slider.
• [Splash Dialog] Add tag filter in the workshop section.
• [Splash Dialog] The Welcomes files folder is now collapsible and persistent between sessions.
• [Splash Dialog] Welcomes files now search every folder in `%APPDATA%/Welcome files` directory and grouped by folder.
• [Splash] Hovering on welcome projects now won't try to load metadata.
• [Textbox] Filename with reserved character, name will now be rejected.
• [Textbox] Number before and after decimal point now use different color.
• [VectorRange] Axis link and range mode are now separated settings. Add a link line to show which values are being linked together.

Node

• Add input bypass.
• Add ping-pong playback mode.
• Add tooltip image to more nodes.
• Add unit selector in expression mode.
• Array processors now use batched output by default (doesn't mean anything functionally).
• Deprecate context feedback node.
• Increase gradient key limits to 128.
• Increase the palette limit to 1024.
• New 3D Path Extrude node.
• New 3D Path node
• New Array Pin
• New Blend edge node.
• New Box Pattern node.
• New Canvas group node.
• New Grain nose.
• New HSV Curve.
• New HTTP request node.
• New interlace node.
• New JPEG Compress node.
• New Mesh Export node.
• New MK Sparkle node.
• New MK subpixel node.
• New Path Blur node.
• New Pixel Sampler node.
• New Point in Area node.
• New Ray marching Primitive node.
• New Repeat texture node.
• New Revert node.
• New RM Cloud node.
• New RM Combine node.
• New RM Render node.
• New RM Terrain node.
• New Scatter Path node.
• New segment filter node.
• New set of function map nodes (Fn).
• New Slice Stack node.
• New SVG node, kinda.
• New Vector Magnitude node
• New Vector Swizzle node.
• [Supporter] New Ambient occlusion node.
• [Supporter] New Brush effect node.
• [Supporter] New Cristal noise node.
• [Supporter] New Honeycomb noise node.
• [Supporter] New MK Fracture node.
• Renamed Path array to Path combine to better describe the node behavior.
• [3D Camera, 3D Camera Set] Adjusted default values.
• [3D Obj] Add an option to swap axes to fix some model orientation problems.
• [3D Terrain] Add level property.
• [3D Terrain] Add smooth shading and improve performance.
• [3D Transform] Add camera object in 3D preview.
• [3D Transform] Add depth output.
• [3D] Add option to apply anchor point to position.
• [Area] Add two points area type.
• [ASE File In] Add a small delay before refreshing the file to prevent overlapped read ("ASE file read error.").
• [ASE File In] Now detect group layer separately from the image layer.
• [ASE Layer] Node now refreshes content more often.
• [Bake Path] Baking a single path will return a 2D array instead of 3D.
• [Bloom] Add bloom mask output.
• [Bloom] Add zoom blur option.
• [Blur, Bloom] Add aspect ratio and direction properties.
• [Blur, Contrast blur, Directional blur, Radial blur, Shape blur, Non-uniform blur, Slope blur, Zoom blur] Add gamma correction option.
• [Brush effect] Add mask properties.
• [Canvas Group] Add timeline group when created.
• [Canvas Group] Is now a context group.
• [Canvas] Add 1:1 diagonal cube mode.
• [Canvas] Add animation type.
• [Canvas] Add corner tool.
• [Canvas] Add cube tool.
• [Canvas] Add drawing guide to shape tools.
• [Canvas] Add image file dropping to the surface.
• [Canvas] Add select all.
• [Canvas] Add skew tool.
• [Canvas] Clicking on the frame in animation mode will also set the timeline top match the current frame.
• [Canvas] Frame deletion now requires a shift key to prevent misclicking.
• [Canvas] Now show the background array based on the frame index.
• [Canvas] Snap line now snaps to rational slope.
• [Colorize] Add `Keep alpha` property.
• [Compare] Now works with the nested array.
• [Composite] Add ability to rename junction from layer renderer.
• [Crop] Add aspect ratio properties.
• [Curve data] Add shift and scale properties.
• [De-corner] Add option to ignore inner, side pixel.
• [Display text] Improve rendering performance.
• [Draw Shape] Add uniform scaler and curve.
• [Draw Shape] Height mode is now masked with the shape.
• [Export] Add expression evaluation in the path template.
• [Export] Add surface output passthrough.
• [Frame] Add double click to rename.
• [Frame] Improve display.
• [FXAA] Add mask output.
• [Grid] Add accurate mode.
• [Grid] Add option to use uniform height.
• [Grids] Add level property.
• [Group Input] Add visibility properties.
• [Group] Add highlight when hovering.
• [Group] Channel selection now affects preview (including 3D preview).
• [Group] Previewing on the preview panel and graph now uses connected nodes context instead of its own.
• [HLSL] Add wrapper display to show the full vertex and fragment shader code.
• [Image Importer] Non 8-bit images will be converted into 8-bit before importing.
• [Invert] Add option to invert alpha.
• [IsoSurf] Add per surface offset property.
• [Kuwahara] Add mask properties.
• [L-system] Add a warning when providing an invalid glyph and when trying to pop an empty stack.
• [L-system] Is now an array processor.
• [Line] Add data type properties.
• [Line] Add option to scale texture axis based on path length.
• [Line] Add option to use path bbox as dimension.
• [Line] Add support for segment data.
• [Line] Add width pass output.
• [Line] Flip the texture axis so that the X axis goes along the path length.
• [Map Path] Now use the default surface when no texture is provided.
• [Math, Statistic] Setting type now renames the node accordingly.
• [Math] Add snap operation.
• [MK Delay Machine] Add loop mode.
• [Node action] Creation now stores direct value.
• [Node action] Set value is now only available to primitive data types (number, boolean, string).
• [Noise] Fix repeating pattern with larger seed.
• [Normal Light] Light position is now vec2, separate light height as a separate property.
• [Particle] `Directed from the center` option now modified by `Spawn direction`.
• [Particle] Fix random value repeat too often.
• [Path Blur] Add origin property.
• [Path Extrude] Add loop, invert face properties.
• [Path] Previewing node now sets proper preview area.
• [Path] When using a rectangle or ellipse tool, hold Alt to create the shape from the center.
• [Paths] Segment without control points (should actually) now interpolate linearly.
• [Pytagorean, Herringbones, Random tiles] Add level property.
• [Raymarching] Add texture interpolation settings.
• [Raymarching] Add orthographic projection.
• [Region Fill] Add all color modes.
• [Region Fill] Add texture index type.
• [Render Sprite Sheer] Now output flattened atlas array.
• [Repeat] Add additive and maximum blend mode.
• [Repeat] Add base rotation.
• [Repeat] Add texture interpolation settings.
• [RM Primitive] Add round box and prism shapes.
• [RM PRimitive] Add texture property.
• [RM Primitive] Fix volumetric object not showing.
• [Sampler] Disabling alpha will output color with alpha 1 instead of 0.
• [Scale Algorithm] Add cleanShape algorithm.
• [Scatter path] Is now an array processor.
• [Scatter] Add interpolation for decimal seed.
• [Scatter] Add path spacing modes: between and around.
• [Scatter] Add radial position shift.
• [SDF] Add keep alpha and invert properties.
• [Separate Shape] Add greyscale, alpha mode selector.
• [Shadow] Add light positioning mode.
• [Shape Polygon] Add explode property for circle shape.
• [Shape Polygon] Add piece rotation/scale, and vertex color properties.
• [Shape] Add arc end cap option.
• [Shape] Add Gear shape.
• [Shape] New squircle shape.
• [Shift Array, Array Range] Is now an array processor.
• [Smear] Add additive blend mode.
• [Smear] Add invert mode.
• [Smooth path] Add path preview in node preview.
• [Square, Tri, Pen, Hex Grid] Add option to use texture dimension.
• [Strip] Add seed property.
• [Surface Extrude] Add back side, and height level properties.
• [SVG In] Add a warning dialog when importing SVG 2.0 features.
• [SVG In] Add support for `viewbox` percentage unit.
• [SVG In] Improve support for cubic bezier path.
• [Transform 3D] Add perspective camera.
• [Transform 3D] Add tiling properties.
• [Vignette] Add lighten mode.
• [Warp] Add tiling mode.
• [Wiggler] Add value clipping properties.

Bugs

• [2D Light] Fix point light precision change randomly.
• [3D Obj] Fix error when loading object with repeated material.
• [3D Obj] Fix loaded solid missing alpha value.
• [3D object] Fix scale gizmo error on the rotated object.
• [3D Object] Fix weird behavior on other nodes when created.
• [3D Path] Fix error on creation.
• [3D Repeat] Fix the error when connecting with an empty object.
• [3D] Fix error when changing unit to quaternion.
• [Add node] Fix crash when switching to list view.
• [Add node] Fix the tooltip interactable outside the panel.
• [Animation Panel] Fix overlapping graph when separating value.
• [Animation Panel] Fix the error when CTRL+click on a keyframe.
• [Animation Panel] Fix unexpected zooming, and panning behavior at lower zoom level.
• [Array Processor] Fix array balancing modify the output value.
• [Array Processor] Reduce memory usage for larger arrays.
• [Array Sort Inline] Fix error on processing.
• [Array] Fix error when duplicating node.
• [Array] Fix node resetting its dimension when playing.
• [Ase File In] Fix alpha blending error.
• [Bake Path] Fix baking looped path does not loop properly.
• [Bake Path] Fix error when setting segment length to higher than 1.
• [Bend] Fix interpolation settings not working.
• [Blend] Fix warning popup when input is empty in tile mode.
• [Blur] Fix the error when the node has no inputs.
• [ButtonGroup] Fix error when the input value is outside the possible range.
• [Camera] Fix crash on loading, duplicating node.
• [Canvas Group] Fix deleting layer not working.
• [Canvas] Fix apply node not working.
• [Canvas] Fix error when holding Ctrl + Shift while creating 0 width line.
• [Canvas] Fix error when inspecting node.
• [Canvas] Fix errors with right-side tools.
• [Canvas] Fix flood fill, magic selector combine black and fully transparent pixels.
• [Canvas] Fix paste selection bug.
• [Canvas] Fix surface dimension reset to default when copying from other nodes.
• [Canvas] Fix the draw layer, mirror buttons behave weirdly.
• [Cell noise] Fix the black patch in cell mode.
• [Code editor] Fix autocomplete showing up from an empty prompt.
• [Collection Panel] Fix loading project from the project tab does not recognize steam status.
• [Composite] Fix (potential) error when deleting a layer.
• [Composite] Fix error when previewing node with feedback value.
• [Curve, HSV Curve] Fix result error.
• [Curve] Fix crash on creation.
• [De-stray] Fix the node ignores transparent pixel.
• [Draw Shape] Fix alpha multiplied.
• [Draw Text] Fix font sharing AA property.
• [Equation] Fix error on inspect.
• [Equation] Fix junction name not update to argument name.
• [Export Graph] Fix "solid background" not completely opaque.
• [Export Graph] Fix general crash.
• [Export node] Fix preview not showing in the graph.
• [Frame] Fix renaming by double-clicking not setting the textbox to the current name.
• [Gradient] Fix freezes when the panel is too small.
• [Graph Export] Very large surfaces will now be cropped instead of error.
• [Graph Panel] Fix connection corner misbehaving in elbow mode.
• [Graph Panel] Fix connection error when creating a new node by dragging the junction to an empty space.
• [Graph Panel] Fix crashes when deleting multiple nodes at once.
• [Graph Panel] Fix creating a new node connected to or from the inline junction interface puts the node inside the group.
• [Graph Panel] Fix Ctrl to drag block other ctrl+ hotkeys from activating.
• [Graph Panel] Fix curve data not connectable.
• [Graph Panel] Fix error when hotkey node creation got canceled.
• [Graph Panel] Fix file dropping not working consistently.
• [Graph Panel] Fix inspector action connection lines not rendering.
• [Graph Panel] Fix invisible outputs that are showing up in zoomed-out mode.
• [Graph Panel] Fix junction color not updated frequently enough.
• [Graph Panel] Fix junction not updating its initial position when a node is created while playing.
• [Graph Panel] Fix junction rendering in 1x zoom level.
• [Graph Panel] Fix node created from hotkey got reset to default.
• [Graph Panel] Fix node name label height not scale with UI scale.
• [Graph Panel] Fix node name overflow.
• [Graph Panel] Fix overlapping "show avatar" label in spacious view mode.
• [Graph Panel] Fix parameter view not drawing correctly.
• [Graph Panel] Fix preview scale error when zooming out very far.
• [Graph Panel] Fix some junctions that still show up after hiding.
• [Graph Panel] Fix the error when dropping a project file to the panel.
• [Graph Panel] Fix the error when right-clicking on an input junction.
• [Graph Panel] Fix the inverted vertical align button.
• [Graph Panel] Fix to center not working correctly with inline groups.
• [Graph Panel] Fix view control stay behind nodes.
• [Graph Panel] Loopback connection is now un-hoverable.
• [Graph, Inspector] Fix node not update junction while playing.
• [Graph, Preview Panel] Fix single modifier hotkey not triggering (use to activate ctrl, alt-click for pan/zoom)
• [Grid] Fix uneven gap size on non uniform grid size.
• [Group Input] Fix display type not working.
• [Group Input] Fix resetting value does not recognize value data type.
• [Group IO Order] Fix crash on creation.
• [Group] Fix crashes when double-clicking on a node without outputs.
• [Group] Fix deleting output not disconnect other nodes and create a floating connection.
• [Group] Fix error when connecting to dummy input.
• [Group] Fix freezes when clicking the go to button while hovering on a junction.
• [Group] Fix incorrect junction type on newer datatypes.
• [Group] Fix inspector action always shows up even when there's no action.
• [Group] Fix inspector action not working.
• [Group] Fix node height not updating after duplicated.
• [Group] Fix output junction order changing between sessions.
• [HLSL] Fix color value does not work.
• [HLSL] Fix crashes when switching from array datatype to color.
• [HLSL] Fix loading preset not compiling the script.
• [Image Array Editor] Fix adding image not working.
• [Inline Group] Fix an error when deleting the last node in the group.
• [Inspector Panel] Fix error when modifying io using the custom inspector.
• [Inspector Panel] Fix error when pop-up text box widget.
• [Inspector Panel] Fix metadata not editable.
• [Inspector Panel] Fix pasting not working with some values.
• [Inspector Panel] Fix the "use global dimension" icon not updating.
• [Inspector Panel] Fix the error when displaying array data on the textbox.
• [Inspector Panel] Fix the error when opening the color selector with an array of colors.
• [Inspector Panel] Fix the error when removing a keyframe through the property widget.
• [Inspector Panel] Fix the error when showing an empty nested array.
• [Interlace] Fix output error on the second frame.
• [Interlace] Fix unnecessary cache clear.
• [IsoSurf] Fix angle jump when clicking.
• [JSON Parse] Fix error when parsing invalid JSON string.
• [L-system] Fix UI overlapping.
• [Level] Fix alpha multiplication.
• [Lua compute/surface] Fix error on load.
• [Map Path] Fix freeze when subdivision value is less than 1.
• [Menu Panel] Fix menu thumbnail stick when hovering on other menu buttons after recent files.
• [noparse][MenuBox] Fix crashe