Hello! I got this through Humble Bundle today. Just wondering how far off that Creator Manual is in the development of this tool. Would we technically be able to create/export custom parts right now, or should I just wait if it'd be more of a hassle for me?
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Entirely plausible to add your own content. For a terrible guide:
Most of the parts are in .zip files, though it doesn't seem to matter if it's in a .zip or just a folder. Generally they have a battler, face, and sprite folder and a thumb.png. Thumb.png becomes the icon you click in the generator. Body also has a .json file. The only thing that really matters there is bodyIndex.
All other parts are named body#_[name of part]. The # indicates the bodyIndex it will show up in menus for. That does mean you have to make a unique zip for every body you want that part to fit on. They have to do it this way because of slight changes between the portrait (narrower chin, bigger forehead, different ear position, etc). The battler and sprite versions should be okay to remain the same across the board due to their size, but the portrait may require adjustment for each body type.
What about the parts themselves? Each part has unique requirements but the general rule is each .png is another layer, and the naming is strict for zOrder placement.
Thank you for providing an approximate response to the commenter above, we appreciate it!
Your response is perfectly accurate as well. One addendum is the fact that part numbers corresponds to the color index rather than the zOrder. zOrder is fixed in Unity Editor, but we will later release a priority number to display to users what goes in front of what and why.
Thank you for kindly explaining this for us, we truly appreciate your help!