Mannequin

Devlog

• Store Page Update, Patreon Access, and More Art Style Update Progress
  June 28, 2018 by AR14

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  #updates, #nightly

  Hello! It has been two weeks since our last devlog, and today we're here to talk about the recent changes that happened with Mannequin: updates in the itch.io store page, progress with the ongoing art style updates, and lastly, our venture into Patreon next month. Store Page Updates As you might have seen, our store page has undergone a visual overhaul. We've had access to itch.io custom CSS featu... Continue reading

  
• More Details on Custom Libraries & Art Style Update Progress
  June 13, 2018 by AR14

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  #nightly, #updates

  Hi there! It has been two weeks since our last devlog and we have quite a lot to share today. We've laid some parts of the ground work needed for custom library implementation, and also finalized some specification about how it will work once it's released. Some minor tweaks in the UI which are unrelated to this aspect are also available, and last but not least, another slow but steady progress to... Continue reading

  
• Setback Recovery & Ongoing Art Style Refinements
  May 25, 2018 by AR14

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  #nightly, #updates

  It has been quite a long time since our last devlog, and progress in the nightly channel has been cosiderably slow lately. We're really sorry for these unexpected delays, and hopefully when something similar happened in the future we'll be able to recover more quickly. What happened is after receiving Windows' April 2018 update, our main machine starts to behave rather strangely. When running on b... Continue reading

  
• Refinements, Refinements: Error Handling & Redrawn Parts
  April 24, 2018 by AR14

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  #nightly, #updates

  Hello! It has been a long three weeks since the 0.2.1 stable release, and we're back to our bi-weekly devlog schedule (last devlog for 0.2.1 was a week faster than usual). So here are what's brewing from the nightly channel: Error Handling We've added a basic error handling behavior to keep files with missing components open. this will be useful as a preparation for custom components, as there wil... Continue reading

  
• Release 0.2.1 is Here!
  April 01, 2018 by AR14

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  #updates, #stable

  Greetings! It's been quite a long time since the 0.2.0 release, and a new stable build is finally available. As usual, a new stable release means an updated demo too; if you're still on the fence about supporting the development of Mannequin, now is the time to check out its latest development state. What's New? Here are the changes that we've made since 0.2.0: The default male template is now her... Continue reading
• Let's Get Technical: Rendering Speed Improvements
  March 22, 2018 by AR14

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  #updates, #nightly

  Hello! It has been two weeks since our last devlog, and today we're talking about the progress that we've made since then. Mainly we'll be covering under-the-hood improvements which brought faster rendering times. Cache Improvements Now we have a smarter approach to how we load and manage each graphical parts of your character. We're storing a limited number of SVG files inside the memory, so the... Continue reading

  
• Progress Report: UI, Male Template & Art Style Updates
  March 05, 2018 by AR14

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  #updates, #nightly

  Hello! It has been two weeks since our last devlog, and today we'll be giving a short summary about changes that happened in the nightly builds. These are works in progress that are not fully functional yet, but it should give some insight about things that will be added to the stable releases of Mannequin in a relatively short time. Library Folders Eyes, Brows, and Mouth browser now has a 'folder... Continue reading

  
• Check Out The (In Progress) Default Male Template
  February 19, 2018 by AR14

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  #updates, #nightly

  Hey there! It has been two weeks since the release of 0.2.0 update; and now, you can see our progress for the default male template in the nightly builds. Still naked without any clothing available though, so the remaining progress is quite far ahead. To use this, just open the 'Body' sidebar, and click the folder icon in the 'Template' panel. Choose 'Male A', and voila! Some minor part of the bod... Continue reading

  
• Stable Release of 0.2.0 is Now Available
  February 01, 2018 by AR14

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  #updates, #stable

  After several long (and painful) months, finally the stable build of 0.2.0 is available. This also means updated demo versions, which should be a good news if you're still on the fence about supporting Mannequin's development because you aren't really sure if the app is actually in active development or not (it is, just rather slowly). What's New? For the 0.2.0 release, Mannequin has been essentia... Continue reading

  
• Nightly Builds Now Available
  July 19, 2017 by AR14#updates, #nightly

  As mentioned in our post before, Mannequin is currently gearing up for the awaited 0.2.0 release. Due to the long duration for it to be ultimately finished, we've decided to change our release model a little bit. We've added a 'Nightly' installation option which will give you Mannequin's, well, nightly builds. These builds are generally updated every evening (GMT+7) and very likely to feature any... Continue reading
• Gearing Up for 0.2.0
  June 28, 2017 by AR14

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  #updates

  Hi there! First, we're really sorry for going dark in the past few months. But the Mannequin project is not dead; in fact it's going stronger than ever with the (upcoming) 0.2.0 update which should come in several days (late June/early July). So, what were you doing? One of the biggest changes that made 0.2.0 took so long is the rewriting of Mannequin's code from nearly scratch. We used NW.js in t... Continue reading