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Changelogs
Version 0.8.3
Added parts from Worlds Part II (Ruins, exotic plants, etc)
Minor tweaks to text and added social links to Bluesky.
Version 0.8.2
Fixed a bug where saving and loading the the apps .nmsbase file type was not working.
Performance improvements to the NMS snapping mode when a combination of prefab, tools, and individual parts exist in the scene.
Version 0.8.1
Added part support up to Worlds Part 1.
Snapping visualizer now transitions to different options when moving the part or using the mouse wheel to change snap option.
Small UI text changes.
Updated output JSON format to match latest version found in the game.
Adjustments to freighter hallway and walkway model and snapping point behavior.
Version 0.8
Added model support for base parts found in the most recent version of the game (Singularity).
Fixed snapping points on mineral extractor and silo base parts.
Ctrl + Left-Click can now be used to de-select parts.
Tweaks to the opening messages on the home screen and social/community buttons.
Tweaks to various buttons visuals in the UI.
Updated hotkey window.
Version 0.7.2
Fixed an issue with the saving + loading of scaled parts.
Version 0.7.1
Fixed a bug where scaled items were being assigned a random color.
Version 0.7
Added new tool objects for quickly creating circles, spheres and grids using base parts.
Tool objects are supported by both the base Save and Prefab systems.
Tool objects are not preserved when Exporting/Importing to the game.
Tool objects have a "paste into scene" button for baking base parts for further customisation.
Side bar panels can now be collapsed and expanded to save UI space.
Visibility layers panels are collapsed by default.
Version 0.6
# Updates
Added support for part variants (Base, Mid and Top).
Added top right button to part UI to select variant options of certain parts.
Added part thumbnail to the properties panel.
Added snap points to Powered Garage Doors consistent with all other types of walls.
Added power connections points to Powered Garage Doors.
Added power connections to Cube Room.
# Bugfixes
Further fixes to the camera orbit/rotate bug.
Version 0.5
Hotkey Changes
V now toggles the Part Drawer. (C still does for muscle-memory or miss-presses)
P now goes to the new 'Cable/Power Mode'.
B now goes to 'Build Mode'.
Cables & Power
Added new tools mode for managing cables.
Added B and P hotkeys for toggling between Build and Cable modes.
A new section in the UI top bar has toggles for Build and Cable modes.
Cables now have start and end point controls with their own snapping logic.
Cable mode has it's own properties panel for further manipulation of cables.
Added a Property Panel button to add a new free-floating cable control point
Added a Property Panel button to split a cable in half, which creates a new control point.
Added a Property Panel button to form a cable connection between two selected base parts or control point.
Cable point snap feature provides helpful tooltip overlays, to help distinguish between power, bytebeat, switches, etc.
Snapping cables to Power, ByteBeat, Portal and Pipe will automatically convert all connected cables to that particular cable-type, as shown by their colour/material.
Connecting two cable points together will automatically search neighbouring cables to determine it's cable-type - e.g connecting to an existing bytebeat cable will make the new bytebeat cable.
Connected cables will auto follow a part it's connected to as you manipulate it.
Snapping a cable to a base part will assign the auto follow behaviour.
Dragging a cable away from a base part will unassign the auto follow behaviour.
UI
Added a part count value in the properties UI panel
Added a part breakdown button in the properties UI panel which presents a detailed overview of base parts being used.
Hotkeys/Controls button is now on the left side and presents it's own window panel consistent with all the other windows.
The X close button has been updated on windows.
Tweaked the overall UI design so panels overlap each other less.
Prefabs
The App can now understand the .json "Preset" format that outputs from the Blender add-on. Just put the .json file in the same folder as your Prefabs and it should work. Any Blender Presets will by indicated by a Blender icon in the part drawer UI. If their are name conflicts then the app will prioritise App Prefabs over Blender Presets.
Prefabs support for cables.
Snapping Tools
Updated snap points for various base parts.
Updates
Added and updated details in the Help windows.
Rotation snapping is now disabled by default.
Some tweaks to improve performance.
Colour panel will no longer show when there is not a current selection.
Bugfixes
Fixed an issue where the camera would tumble unreliably when reaching maximum vertical angles.
Fixed an issue where colour palette options were not showing correctly.
Fixed an issue with parts not using their original timestamp data.
Fixes to Landing Zone mesh.
A "Missing Part" cube will appear for any parts not covered by the app - if you encounter any of these, feel free to report them! :)
Version 0.3
Minor patch fix an issue with transform UI panel.
Version 0.2
Added the ability to save and load bases to a file.
Added the ability to to create and build prefabs.
Bases and Prefabs have their own respective filetype (.nmsbase and .nmsprefab).
Made the ^BASE_FLAG part non-selectable to prevent it from moving away from origin.
Fixed an issue with importing and exporting cable-type parts.
Added material effects to cable-type parts.
Made cable-type parts non-selectable in the meantime as there is currently no nice way to manage them in the tool (will work on in a later update), but atleast they will import and export correctly.
Added a properties panel to the main UI to show details of the current base and selected item.
Bug fixes with the search feature in the Part list panel.
Added Snap enable/disable button per part category on the Visibility UI panel.
