Scalable Vector Shapes 2D on discord - 2.34: New explainer video out today!

[Dizzy_Caterpillar]

They do not calculate the same thing. When x and y are the distances on x-axis and y-axis, then:

distance is sqrt(x*x + y*y)

distance squared is just x*x + y*y, without calculating the square root, which is obviously faster.

Sometimes you need the actual distance. Then you cannot skip the square root calculation and you have to use the distance_to() function.

But when you are just comparing two distances, it doesn’t matter whether you compare the actual distance, or just the “squared” distance x*x + y*y.

[renevanderark]

@Dizzy_Caterpillar

It’s faster as the square root calculation is not needed

Ah. I’m sorry for missing this bit.

Optimize by replacing `distance_to` with `distance_squared_to` where applicable

The more issues raised, the better it gets.

[renevanderark]

Updated Ballpark roadmap :

• implement leaner version of DynamicOutline2D with a toggle to stop merging the outlines: still very useful to draw behind solids
• finish rigging + drawing video (“Rigoberto”), include a recording of the new DynamicOutline2D mode and publish
• record testimonial video and YouTube short with all your contributions in it

Rationale

I have decided that, even though my SVSPolygonCacher will improve performance significantly (see profiler results below), it will not do as a general purpose plugin feature because it’s not that easy to use and it does not fit enough generalizable use cases.

In stead, when I find time and energy (and an actual demand), I will add another example scene so anyone interested can get the code this way. I will leave the draft pull request with the code open as well, just in case anyone finds this and is interested:

317 optimize animations by recording polygon shapes in a cache (#324)

Profiler results

[renevanderark]

Release 2.26.1 - SubViewport Support

Is being reviewed for the asset library and -store. This release finally solves a long standing issue so you can now create and edit shapes inside a transformed SubViewportContainer > SubViewport .

This makes it a lot easier to do fun stuff like this (animated curve as ViewportTexture on your 3D mesh):

Get it early on github.

Release 2.26.1 - SubViewport Support · Teaching-myself-Godot/ez-curved-lines-2d

[renevanderark]

New in 2.27.0, add and reverse a Path2D.

Try it out early from github:

Release 2.27.0 - Managed Path2D · Teaching-myself-Godot/ez-curved-lines-2d

[renevanderark]

Also Coming up this Summer

This summer Jacques (pron.: “Syaahk”) finds himself lost in a beautiful forest!

Forest Art from: 2d Platformer Forest Kit | OpenGameArt.org

CC by 4.0 Licensed to ArtByte | OpenGameArt.org

A new update containing all the new features

Current progress..

• flip buttons (2.17)
• glue map (2.17)
• basic antialiased lines (2.18)
• merge points (2.19)
• double click on shape to subdivide (2.20)
• alt+click on line segment to subdivide (2.20)
• the pencil tool! (2.21)
• the brush tool! (2.21)
• width curve editor (2.23)
• ScalableVectorShape2D.fill_color sets the polygon color on multiple selected shapes at the same time (2.23)
• Skeleton rigging deform curve (2.24)
• Rigging entire shape (2.24)
• Inkscape label attribute over id attribute (2.24)
• DynamicOutline2D (2.25)
• Subviewport Support (2.26)
• Managable Path2D node (2.27)

Work in Progress

Youtube Short

Jacques is Lost - #animation #gamedev #indiegame #godot #cartoon #funny #gaming #plugin #svg

[renevanderark]

What did you make with Scalable Vector Shapes 2D?

This weekend I started my work on the testimonials people were so kind to share with me. At first I wanted to put them all in one big video, but I decided it’d be better to do a separate one for each.

First up: A Relaxing Island by Lodugh

Scalable Vector Shapes 2D - Showcasing your work: A Relaxing Island by Lodugh

Check out their work at https://lodugh.itch.io

More testimonials coming up!

[renevanderark]

Next up: Captain Dasia and the Viper’s Bane Boss

Make sure you try out this high paced NES-style godot game by Cubellia:

Captain Dasia and the Viper's Bane by Cubellia

And learn how they used Scalable Vector Shapes 2D to animate the boss!

Scalable Vector Shapes 2D - Showcasing your work: Captain Dasia and the Viper's Bane by Cubellia

[renevanderark]

Three more testimonials

2D Active ragdolls by https://www.youtube.com/@nedeey

Scalable Vector Shapes 2D - Showcasing your work: Active Ragdolls by Nedeey

And some early cartoon work by https://sonicfactory.co.uk

Scalable Vector Shapes 2D - Showcasing: Binkey & Bramwell - Ghost Hunters by Chris @ SonicFactory

And spring ball by Permotion:

Scalable Vector Shapes 2D - Showcasing your work: Spring Ball by Permotion

Playt it here: Spring Ball by Permotion

[renevanderark]

This may become a thing… I’m averaging 4 releases per week.

Actual:

Expected:

[renevanderark]

Testimonial by Kimimaru for CollabPlayInputDisplay

Used in Type2Play on Twitch

CollabInputDisplay on codeberg: kimimaru/CollabPlayInputDisplay: A powerful and easy to use input display for game controllers made in Godot. - Codeberg.org

Scalable Vector Shapes 2D - Showcasing your work: CollabPlayerInputDisplay on twitch.tv/type2play

[artemisia]

I have tried following your guide for curves but end-up with multicolored leaf

the sprite sheet baked as white long rectangle.

Short video what I did

Animating Curves using Scalable Vector Shapes 2D test

Errors from Output:

  ERROR: servers/rendering/renderer_rd/storage_rd/texture_storage.cpp:1884 - Parameter "tex" is null.
  ERROR: Attempting to use an uninitialized RID
ERROR: Texture dimensions exceed device maximum.
 ERROR: servers/rendering/renderer_rd/storage_rd/texture_storage.cpp:967 - Parameter "t" is null.
  ERROR: Texture dimensions exceed device maximum.
  ERROR: servers/rendering/renderer_rd/storage_rd/texture_storage.cpp:1042 - Condition "texture.rd_texture.is_null()" is true.

[renevanderark]

@artemisia

sprite sheet baked as white long rectangle

Yes, there is a maximum size to raster textures you can use in godot

If you scale it down a lot, or reduce the frame rate, or make a shorter animation, it may fit.

Making sprite sheets is not the main feature I wanted to build, though.

I made a new ticket to fix it:

Sprite sheet export gets too big

[renevanderark]

@artemisia

end-up with multicolored leaf

Those are the colors of a CollisionPolygon2D, which you can turn off.

Apparently you have generating collision with Area2D turned on in the draw settings.

[artemisia]

I thought that wouldn’t get baked to frames.

Will try walk through a bit more tutorials to get use it.

[renevanderark]

@artemisia

I thought that wouldn’t get baked to frames.

Good one.If you use the eye toggle to hide them they shouldn’t. But I will add that as an extra check to the Github issue.

[renevanderark]

Coming Soon!

This knife tool wil cut up all your precious polygons and beautiful béziers.

[renevanderark]

Release 2.32.0 - early access on github

As you can read in this screenshot I was forced to master git revert last night, which is actually really cool.

This release brings back, after being purged yesterday:

• knife tool
• extract curve from Polygon2D, CollisionPolygon2D or Line2D
• undo/redo bugfixes while dragging
• pencil tool bugfixes
• extrusion direction for strokes (inward, middle, outward)

I will ship this release to the asset store and asset library a.s.a.p.

Release 2.32.0 - Redemption · Teaching-myself-Godot/ez-curved-lines-2d

[renevanderark]

Release 2.33.0 - Early access on github

Finally! With release 2.33.0 you can import SVG files as godot nodes programmatically in your own gdscript runtime.

That’ll pack your shipped game a lot more tightly.

Report bugs here!!

[renevanderark]

In the works, hot reloads for svg imports:

Must be my lucky day. This video is 7.777 kB:

Who would like to review the draft pull request?