Rectitude : Procgen + Pixel Art (Beta)
A downloadable tool for Windows
Rectitude is a procedural editor that empowers artists to work freely, create multiple iterations and rapidly explore ideas.
In Rectitude, every action is stored in a node. These nodes are then combined into graphs which define generators. The values in a graph can be tweaked to refine its outcome or to create similar yet unique results. A graph can also be reused as a node in another graph to to let you build your own library of generators.
With rectitude, you can :
- create parametric pixel-art textures or blocks
- create a infinity of sprite variation. (like the spaceships)
- create a complex scene (like a cityscape)
- create animations, movies. ( experimental for now)
Take a look at the example projects :
- Parametric Pixel Art Skies
- Parametric Pixel Art Objects Set ( incoming )
Start now :
- Build parametric pixel-art images
- reuse them into bigger ones, up to a parametric scene?
- export them as png, gif, mp4
You only need to learn 5 things :
- how to add a node to the graph,
- how to connect nodes,
- how to use the basic transform nodes : cut, move, enlarge, colorize, etc.
- how to change properties of the value nodes
- how to export the generated image.
Download
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Development log
- Hop, hop, new release !Nov 18, 2022
- BTW, SVG export got added.Nov 16, 2022
- Nodevember updateNov 11, 2022
- Nodevember. not a bad idea.Nov 02, 2022
- A grumpy bear tries to write more.Nov 01, 2022
- Updated the price. Still PWYW.Mar 21, 2021
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This seems like an incredible tool, but it crashes like crazy on me. I can start to get something going, but then it'll crash as soon as I've got a few nodes up when I'm moving them around or changing settings. There's also a warning that comes up when I start the program:
"Errors in loading assets in project
Subgraph '(chosen project name)/stdlib/samples' not importable in catalog.
The node Random Bool Stream#592 of type boolean lists & streams/random bool stream has been replaced by a do-nothing node.
['factory not found for boolean lists & streams/random bool stream']
Subgraph '(chosen project name)/stdlib/wood texture ramp' not importable in catalog.
The node Random Bool Stream#732 of type boolean lists & streams/random bool stream has been replaced by a do-nothing node.
['factory not found for boolean lists & streams/random bool stream']
Subgraph '(chosen project name)/stdlib/wood_texture' not importable in catalog.
The node Random Bool Stream#732 of type boolean lists & streams/random bool stream has been replaced by a do-nothing node.
['factory not found for boolean lists & streams/random bool stream']"
I don't know if that's connected to the crashing since I haven't been using the node types listed, but I've downloaded it multiple times to see if that fixes anything and always get the same errors and crash-prone behavior, which is a shame since this is otherwise right up my alley.
Let me take a look tonight.
Could you send your project ? rectitude@nazaris.me
All right, sent. Hopefully it helps! Thanks for your time.
Got it. Did a few checks yesterday and I found a possible reason for the crash.
The error window itself is not a blocker, but a data format issue. I will fix those too but they should not crash the app.
I need a bit of time to package a new version, so this will likely this week-end. But I can send you the updated version directly, so you can check directly if my fixes work. ( and also be my QA for the new version :) )
Hello, I liked the idea of the program, but I want a Linux version AppImage
Probably not right now, as my free time is scarce.
The last time I tested, Rectitude was working with wine.
Did you try that ?
Thank you very much.
i just can't get this to work. it always crashes for me after i select to start a new project or open an existing project. this is the output i get in rectitude's app data folder:
io :: C:\Program Files\data\images\icon64x64.png True
io :: prj dir C:/Users/merry/rectitude projects/test
rectitude.ui.ogl.minimal_triangle :: Vertex shader compilation error: ERROR: 0:1: '' : incorrect GLSL version: 460
ERROR: 0:11: 'proj' : undeclared identifier
ERROR: 0:11: 'view' : undeclared identifier
ERROR: 0:11: 'model' : undeclared identifier
ERROR: 0:11: 'vtx_position' : undeclared identifier
ERROR: 0:11: 'constructor' : not enough data provided for construction
ERROR: 0:13: 'v_color' : undeclared identifier
ERROR: 0:13: 'vtx_colour' : undeclared identifier
any idea how i can fix this?
Hello samallman87,
Thank you for trying rectitude :) and sorry for the trouble.
This is a OpenGL Error complaining your graphic card is not compatible with the 4.6 version of OpenGL. The 4.6 version was released 5 years ago but old (or not updated) laptop or PC might not support it.
If it doesnt work, could you tell me what kind of machine you have ? ( More specifically what graphic card model. )A driver update could fix it.
I can investigate.
ahh, i was hoping it wasn't something like that. yes, i'm on an old machine. i'm actually using bootcamp on a 2015 macbook air which only has an integrated intel hd graphics 5000 as the gpu. is there anything i can do to get this to work or am i out of luck completely?
I am sorry but I think you are out of luck. According to wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_graphics_processing_units#Seventh_ge...) , this integrated model supports on up to OpenGL 4.3 on windows and 4.1 on mac. 4.3 was released 11 years ago. And the bootcamp part problably limits even more what is actually possible on that laptop.
bummer!! thank you for the info
This is incredible!
is development still being done on this application?
Yes, but the next release is quite big. so I take my time. It shouldn't be too long though. But I have no excuse for more blogpost. I'll try to fix that.
thanks for answering my question
You may want to look at :
https://lbarret.itch.io/rectitude/devlog/107411/stone-wall-tutorial-part-2-build...
This is another important piece to get most of the power from rectitude.
Do you plan to release a version for Linux at some point?
Maybe. Most of the code is platform agnostic, so this is mostly a time problem.
Alright, I will keep this tool in mind then.
I, too, would love a Linux (or even OSX) version, if you ever do it.
thank you for the feedback, I'll think about it.
How should I send bug reports?
thank you for testing :)
You can send them here : https://bitbucket.org/lbarret/reactive2/issues?status=new&status=open