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Afterimage effect added
Posted November 24, 2025 by Nojoule
#New Shader #Pixel Art #Shader
Version 1.3.0 Update Log
New Features
Afterimage/Trail Effects
- New Shaders: Added
palette_afterimage.gdshader for rotating afterimages
- New Shaders: Added
palette_afterimage_single.gdshader for creating dynamic trail effects
Premium Content
- New premium download package includes helper scripts and advanced example scenes
- Complete sample project setup (project.godot, etc.)
- Enhanced example scenes demonstrating advanced shader usage for afterimage in
example-scenes\afterimage.tscn
- Helper Classes:
AfterImageTextureRect - Creates trailing afterimages with palette-based color transitions in addons/pixel-art-shaders/helpers/after_image_texture.gd
ExtendTextureRect - Extends textures with transparent borders to prevent edge artifacts in addons/pixel-art-shaders/helpers/extend_texture_rect.gd
Technical Details
- Version bump from 1.2.0 to 1.3.0
- Reorganized premium shader content structure:
- All shaders are now free
- Premium contains more complex scenes and scripts involving the shaders
Migration Notes
- No breaking changes from version 1.2.0
- All existing shaders remain fully compatible
- New helper classes are optional additions for advanced use cases
- Existing projects will continue to work without modifications