I remember when this feature was announced in the beginning of January that there would be “no coding or manifest files to worry about”. That struck me as an odd thing to say, because it seems to me that it’s the kind of thing that would only be specified to distinguish your program from a similar one that opted to go that route. What happened to your intention to implement this feature without manifest files?
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We tried for months to make the process entirely internal to the program and in the end it honestly made it more complicated and harder to use. This solution currently is a hybrid approach that I think still gets at the heart of the previous sentiment. The manifest file that gets created is entirely optional and is pre-scaffolded. There also is no additional coding or logic the user needs to worry about. Right now the only purpose of this JSON file is to include custom labels to the new sprites. That being said I want feedback to be a big part of this process and we will iterate as needed!