Quadtastic 0.6.6

The hardest part about creating games is managing the assets you're working with. This issue rears its ugly head even more when you're working with pixel art. Instead of creating and managing one 3D model, you have to deal with a massive sprite sheet. This can get annoying, so there are plenty of different programs out there to help you with this. One of them is Quadtastic.

Using Quadtastic is simple. Just unzip the program into a folder anywhere you want and you're good to go. Just run the executable.

Note that this program is not for managing individual animations - this program is for managing quads. Quads and sprites are different in the sense that quads are for inanimate objects - such as those in the background or other inanimate objects. Sprites, in contrast, are the detailed, animated moving characters.

To use this program, all you have to do is load up a quad file and begin selecting elements. These will automatically be registered on the right-hand side of the application. Group them, name them, order them and export the elements as a JSON or XML file. Register more than one element by using the selection tool or simply use the magic wand to differentiate one from another. You can do this for any element like a color palette.

All in all, if you're working with a spriate based art style, then you should definitely give Quadtastic a download. The bevy of quality of life features can only improve your workflow.