2D Toolkit 2.2 beta 1

[unikronsoftware]

Please read the migration guide before updating. 2D Toolkit 2.x is not API compatible with 1.x.
http://unikronsoftware.com/2dtoolkit/docs/2.20/migration_guide.html

Documentation available at:
http://unikronsoftware.com/2dtoolkit/docs/2.20


What's new

• Render Layers - you can now specify render layer values on sprites and text meshes, allowing you to explicitly order sprites which are at the same z value.
• tk2dUI - you can now use multiple cameras! Add a tk2dUICamera behaviour to any cameras that require UI processing
• tk2dUILayout and tk2dUILayoutSizer - lets you set up much more complex UIs than previously possible. Also enables for scalable UIs that resize properly for different resolutions. Docs:
  
  • Basic Layout
  • Advanced Layout
• tk2dUI - brand new default skin and prefabs, all set up using the Layout system for even quicker workflow
• tk2dUI - new demos, webplayers below!
  
  • Demo 2 - Layout
  • Demo 3 - 3D and Mixed Camera UI
  • Demo 5 - Dynamic Scrollable Area
• tk2dUI - added a lot more method bindings using the "Drop target" event - all currently exposed c# events can now also be accessed by selecting a function name in the inspector.
• tk2dTextMesh no longer requires a commit after changing properties. The changed properties are queued up and flushed before the frame is rendered. You can still call Commit, and this flushes the queue straight away.
• tilemap tiles can now be rotated. This is just a flag for now, but you can get all possible 90 degree rotations by stacking rotations and flips

Bug fixes and improvements

• When a duplicate sprite is dropped in the sprite collection editor, ask what to do. Allows you to drop a folder and just add the new sprites.
• Scrollbar distance bugfix
• Playmaker PlayAnimation action fixed
• Windows phone 8 rotation matrix
• Default sprite collection size is now 2048. 1024 is no longer a sensible minimum. No one targets iPhone3G anymore, right?
• tk2dTextMesh - GetEstimatedBounds will return a Bounds that should match the mesh bounds.
• Fixed a few missing SetDirtys that were causing issues in Unity 4.x

[Mikael1987]

Thank you

[hippocoder]

Really great update.

One thing our artist was moaning about recently is, he uses hundreds of 16x16 tiles and we were wondering if there's a way to zoom in on those tiles, or have a scratch pad of tiles?

[funshark]

That is pretty good news!

[outtoplay]

Terrific!  Wonderful work to a constantly improving toolset.  Digital beers all around!

[profanicus]

• Default sprite collection size is now 2048. 1024 is no longer a sensible minimum. No one targets iPhone3G anymore, right?

Hmm I thought people still targeted the 3GS as it uses iOS6 (and has a 1024 max texture size). Or am I wasting my time supporting it?

[unikronsoftware]

• Default sprite collection size is now 2048. 1024 is no longer a sensible minimum. No one targets iPhone3G anymore, right?

Hmm I thought people still targeted the 3GS as it uses iOS6 (and has a 1024 max texture size). Or am I wasting my time supporting it?

Isn't iPhone3GS max texture size 2048? Its got pretty much the same gfx chip as the iPhone4 in it. I haven't got a device handy, but all the benchmarks I can find online say max texture size on 3GS = 2048. Am I mistaken?

[profanicus]

Oh, I have been going off the list on iosres.com which claims it is 1024. Maybe they are wrong! I foolishly didn't check any other sources.

edit: they have a link at the bottom that goes to the actual texture limits and it is 2048, you are right. As you were.

[ijijn]

Thank you for another amazing update! I'm particularly interested in this new Layout business. 

ij

[x8105]

Render Layers - AWESOME~
tk2dUI Multiple Cameras - SWEET!
tk2dUILayout and tk2dUILayoutSizer .... Speechless...
tk2dUI Skin LAyout betterworkflow... O M G!
tk2dUI Demo's... enh
tk2dTextMesh no longer requires a commit... I LOVE YOU!
tilemap tiles can now be rotated. I LOVE LAMP!

[kremedved]

I have error, when i start scene "4 - UI Masks".

NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
tk2dUIDemo2Controller.Start () (at Assets/TK2DROOT/tk2dUI_demo/tk2dUIDemo2Controller.cs:29)

rectMin[0] = windowLayout.GetMinBounds();

[unikronsoftware]

I have error, when i start scene "4 - UI Masks".

NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
tk2dUIDemo2Controller.Start () (at Assets/TK2DROOT/tk2dUI_demo/tk2dUIDemo2Controller.cs:29)

rectMin[0] = windowLayout.GetMinBounds();

Unity version? Do you get the same result in an empty project?

[kremedved]

I have error, when i start scene "4 - UI Masks".

NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
tk2dUIDemo2Controller.Start () (at Assets/TK2DROOT/tk2dUI_demo/tk2dUIDemo2Controller.cs:29)

rectMin[0] = windowLayout.GetMinBounds();

Unity version? Do you get the same result in an empty project?

4.2. Yes.

[unikronsoftware]

Sorry I misread your original question. That is indeed a bug - that scene isn't meant to have any scripts on there at all, and I never tested Playing it!

[landon912]

Nice Update!