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Another smaller patch of Vectoraster 8 has now been released with some bugfixes and smaller changes.

Fixes and improvements

• Point size is now renamed Line length for simple line points.
• Properly deactivate color well and close the color picker when hiding an active color parameter.
• Fixes the preview sometimes not reverting correctly back to the current time after exporting an animation.
• Fixes an issue where the source layers list would not display correctly after reordering sources.
• Fixes some precision issues in applied Multiscale when using the slider instead of the scale field.
• Sparkle version checking framework updated.

A new update of Patternodes 3 has been released. This new version adds new string connections and some new associated nodes, letting you connect and work with strings and text in a lot of new ways.

Changes and improvements:

• String value connections allow you to now connect text string values between nodes and parameters just like values.
• New Value String node to define and combine linked strings.
• New Value Substring node to extract parts of strings.
• The Data Table node can now also output strings for table cells.
• New editor context menu item to center the nodes in the view, and an option in the settings to always do this on file load.
• Element Text node can now use both size modes and tracking adjustment for any length text for better consistency with dynamic text input.
• Updates some components for future compatibility, raising minimum required macOS version to 10.15.

• Fixes a bug in the Table data editor panel when toggling the first row headers option while editing a table cell.
• Stroke width is now included in path bounds calculations when set, even if stroke opacity is 0.

A smaller patch of Vectoraster 8 has now been released. This updates some legacy components for future compatibility and fixes some issues introduced in the 8.5.0 update.

Changes and improvements

• Updates components for future compatibility, raising minimum required macOS version to 10.15.
• Fixes a bug where animation exports would not correctly apply a scaled export size.
• Fixes using the animation export panel size slider while the height or width field is active.

A new bigger update of Vectoraster 8 has now been released. The new version brings support for multiple custom point shapes, something that has been requested for a long time. So now you can use a set of different imported shapes or images for the points, and use them in sequence, at random or based on your sources. Along with this the backend has also been rebuilt a little to make rendering and generation more responsive along with a bunch of other improvements and fixes.

Vectoraster 8.5.0 Changes and improvements

• Multiple custom shape support use different imported point shapes based on sources, index or at random.
• Improved generation/rendering with better performance, responsiveness and stability.
• Source opacity point removal with a new alpha threshold parameter. Makes it easy to remove points regardless of size where the source image is transparent.
• Animated GIF import support for Video source layers.
• Point fill opacity can now be applied to bitmap custom shapes as well.

• Fixed a bug with Multi-scale where clicking Apply button while typing in a value would not apply the scale.
• Fixed an issue with quicktime video exports dropping frames if the encoder was busy.
• Fixed a bug where animation export panel size fields would show the wrong values.
• Fixed a bug where some settings would reset when re-opening the settings panel.

Another update of Patternodes 3. This new version adds a new node that helps making periodic alternating value animations much easier to set up along with some other fixes and improvements.

Changes and improvements:

• New Time Period value node making it easier to set up periodic alternating value animations.
• Group Apply Function node now has an index offset parameter when unsing index input.
• Increased the max number of supported variables in the Math node to 10.
• Added a warning to GIF animation exports explaining some format framerate limitations.

• Fixed an issue with quicktime video exports dropping frames if the encoder was busy.
• Fixed a crash when adding a new node index node directly connected to a group apply function node.

Another small update of Vectoraster 8 has been released today. This update fixes a couple of issues with bitmap based format exports and makes the animation timeline a little easier to work with.

• Fixes a bug with jpg export pixel aspect.
• Fixes an export dialogue bug whith bitmap format height/width would not be displayed correctly.
• Clicking in the animation timeline now deselects any selected value field, so you can use spacebar to play/pause.

Another couple of small updates have now been released for Vlobs, on the App store for iOS and macOS and the steam Windows and Linux versions.

Changes and improvements:
Version 1.0.4

• Progress is now saved if you quit during a game so you can continue later.
• Save game window size if it's been resized and restore next time game is launched.
• Properly center window mode game window when using multiple displays.
• Fix some shadows on mobile at later level far camera distances.

• Better connection select spotlight size based on game zoom level.
• Better game window size based on monitor resolution when switching to windowed mode.
• Added little name labels to the special power icons to help remember what they do.
• Added a dialogue asking once if you want to turn off fancy graphics if the game is running very slowly.
• Fixes a graphical glitch with moving blocks on some devices.
• Fixes a bug with the game over screen highscore display after restart.
• Fixes a bug with the time bar max value after restart.

We're also working on an Android release, and a version is currently in testing. There are however some issues we've yet to resolve, so it's uncertain if/when when it will be released. If you're interested in testing the Android version you can contact us and you'll be invited to test the current version.

Get Vlobs on the App Store (iOS, macOS) or Get Vlobs on Steam (windows and linux)

Since the original release of Vlobs we've now sent out two smaller patches, the first 1.0.1 just for iOS and now the second 1.0.2 for iOS and desktop platforms. The first brought a big improvement for mobile players in the form of portrait mode support, and the second now fixes some other small issues.

Changes and improvements:

• Portrait support on mobile!
• Prevent board clicks while the board is animating to avoid misclicks.
• Removed gray vlob color as it was a little too similar to the black.
• Better Settings and Credits menu scaling on narrow screen mobile devices.
• Fix bug that could sometimes cause incorrect game over on the last vlob placed, even if it should have saved you.

For those of you who've wondered we're also working on an Android release, and a version is currently in testing. There are however some issues we've yet to resolve, so no promises on when it will be released.

Get Vlobs on the App Store (iOS, macOS) or Get Vlobs on Steam (windows and linux)

A small update of Vectoraster 8 has been released today. This update is just a bug fix to a bundle validation issue that caused an error message when trying to start v8.4.9 on some systems.

The full 1.0 version of the casual puzzle game Vlobs has now been released!

You can get it all kinds of platforms using the buttons below, or click read more to get more information.

Get Vlobs on the App Store (iOS, macOS) or Get Vlobs on Steam (windows and linux) or Get Vlobs on Itch.io (windows, macOS and linux)