Post by BalkanRamGames in SpriteLoop comments

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Hi! I’m not planning to publish the editor’s source code for now, but there are already several community integrations for other engines, so the format is fairly simple to figure out and work with.

I definitely plan to add more documentation about how the SpriteLoop format works (spla), which should make integrations even easier.

For now, you can take a look at how the Defold extension works: https://github.com/Balkan-Ram-Games/spriteloop-defold

You can also check out some of the integrations already created by the community: https://balkanramgames.itch.io/spriteloop/devlog/1642187/community-integrations-tools

Thanks for considering adding SpriteLoop support to your engine! I’d love to check it out too.

I'm_Ethan2715 days ago

All good, I imagine you're wanting to publish the source when Spriteloop is stable?

Also, would you be open to supporting the .swf file format?Despite Adobe killing Flash, these formats are still used in projects (being used for Game HUD's).

There's only two FOSS projects that support swf however one of them is not production ready, and the other is more tailored towards children.

If you're not looking to/interested supporting this format, I am happy to just wait until the other project is ready instead.

BalkanRamGames14 days ago

In general, I’m open to adding new export formats, but .swf is much more complicated. SpriteLoop does not have scripting or tools for vector graphics, which you would probably need for HUDs. SWF is a full multimedia format with audio support and much more.

For a legacy format, it would require a ton of work, so I don’t think I will be able to add support for it at the moment. I’m actually a bit surprised it’s still being used. 😁

I'm_Ethan2714 days ago (2 edits)

Yeah, the creators of Hitman (the latest ones), and then Bethesda use Autodesk Scaleform to create their HUD's (which uses the .SWF format).