Essentials v6 - ParentHoldLink and Bugfixes
Added 2020-10-10 11:54:28 +0000 UTCYour most essential MacGruber tools in a convenient single VAR package. Version 6 introduces an improved version of Blazedust's ParentHoldLink plugin and also brings various bug fixes for SkyMagic and SuperShot.
Changelog for Version 6
- ParentHoldLink: The build-in ParentLink feature in VaM that can link one atom to another has the problem of using the position the atom was at in the previous frame. Even at 90fps, for fast animations this can cause obvious visual lag. ParentHoldLink solves this issue, updating the atom to the correct position. This plugin is obviously based on the identically named plugin by Blazedust, but has some improvements:
- ParentHoldLink: Usage instructions displayed directly in the plugin UI. Otherwise no UI needed anymore.
- ParentHoldLink: Saving link offset with the scene to avoid potential misalignment when loading the scene later.
- ParentHoldLink: Handling plugin enable/disable correctly.
- ParentHoldLink: Code cleanup and minor performance improvements.
- SkyMagic: Fixed issue where sliders in 'Scene Lighting' panel were not being applied to custom skies.
- SkyMagic: Fixed NullReferenceException exception that could happen when loading a scene while unloading a similar scene.
- SkyMagic: Updated SkyMagicDemo to use current plugins dependencies.
- SuperShot: Display log message if the plugin or the atom is not enabled to avoid confusion of silently doing nothing. I hope this was the issue that cause the plugin to stop working occasionally.
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This is a free release! Download is available for free under CC BY-SA license. You are allowed to reference this package in your own VAR packages, even if they are paid or use a different license. Links to my Patreon are always appreciated.
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