@KrystalYee "If hardware is no longer the big barrier like it used to be, what do you think the real challenge is now for new creators getting started?"
Probably the fact that endless capacity is bewildering. Easy to get caught up learning processes rather than developing expression (not that the two are mutually exclusive) but honestly I don't see that here. This community seems all people with developed interests that draw, design, write music, make interesting mods and stuff which is rad to be a part of.

@KrystalYee It'll be interesting to watch the popularity of HyperPad grow. Even the regular iPad has an A16 chip now. I'm old but capacity per dollar from when I started went from $10,000+ entry to $300

@Anathematika Concepts seem simple in theory then snap you in half in practice. Later the things you've done already will get smoother but if you have to walk away from stuff becasue it's melting you; trust every single of one of us wen through the same things 😅. Thought it was worth mentioning you're not alone ✌️😁✌️

@KrystalYee Animated shaders...spawn templates.... 🤤... interested

@Krystal It's been a cool year I'm very happy I found the platform. Every day is exciting for me because honestly I didn't know how much I could do solo. Because I now feel the coding is approachable I have been putting concerted effort into learning music production and narrative. It has been... the best... HyperPad truly feels like a platform where artists belong and I thank the dev team endlessly for that. My favorite part of the year was everytime RX goes "YOOOOOO!!" haha dude is the best... Thank you team and Happy Holidays

@Ethan-D What kind of animation? The choices are kind of infinite because you could use behaviors to create animated effects (move the logo around like a screen saver, have it fade in and out, have it rotate and scale back and forth slightly etc etc) but you can also create and import custom animation frames and have the animation loop or whatever... I can still answer any questions you may have but this video is really well put together if you'd like a reference moving forward

@KrystalYee You're too kind :) I'll be putting more work into it before posting but expect it up soon-ish

@Murtaza Thanks! I tried the free copy of Affinity Photo 2 you mentioned but found Pixaki is still smoother for knocking out a lot of stuff. Photo is just built too heavy for simple work

@Unisan

@mr_monkey If you're using the "joystick controlled" behavior for your character sprite, there's a parameter for max speed and a parameter for acceleration within the behavior. If you raise the max speed and lower the acceleration percentage you should be able to find a sweet spot where your sprite speeds up at a rate you find desirable

@mr_monkey This tutorial will give you the base knowledge for creating a level. From there it's really just playtesting and adjusting.

Day 2 I have the framework for the fishing portion mostly functional. The theme is time dilation.
Our character who spent his life as a space trucker decides he doesn't like society and orbits the event horizon of a super massive black hole in order to speed up time so he can go fishing on a newly terraformed planet millions of years into the future after life has evolved.
The first time is easy. You go to the planet, fish until there's enough food in stock to travel back and orbit the black hole again.
Second time something is wrong... millions of years have passed and some of the stars you used to navigate and fuel scoop aren't there anymore. If you can't find a navigation path back, you starve.

Maybe there's a trophy at 5 hub games 100% completed. I've only seen Jaime and Jasmine have a percent complete counter but I'm guessing once Norbert and others are near finished they'll have verifiable progress.

@themerpygirl Characters and sets are looking really good!