{"id":259,"date":"2026-02-02T08:34:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T08:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outboxgames.com\/blog\/?p=259"},"modified":"2026-02-02T08:35:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T08:35:48","slug":"hyper-disappearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outboxgames.com\/blog\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/hyper-disappearance\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyper Disappearance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"4.0's
The new default workflow for V4.0.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hey folks \ud83d\udc4b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick check-in after a few quiet days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I didn\u2019t disappear \u2014 I just fell straight down the SpriteGrid rabbit hole. Hard. \ud83d\ude05
One of those stretches where you sit down to \u201cfix one thing\u201d and suddenly it\u2019s several days later and the tool is noticeably better than it was before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s been happening<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

SpriteGrid has been moving forward in some meaningful ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  • Continued work on the sprite sheet editor<\/strong>, including tighter interaction handling and cleaner internal state<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Ongoing improvements to file handling and formats<\/strong>, keeping things flexible while staying intentionally lightweight<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • UI polish and workflow tweaks aimed at making SpriteGrid feel less like a prototype and more like a daily-use tool<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    A lot of this work isn\u2019t flashy on the surface, but it\u2019s the kind that makes future features possible<\/em> instead of painful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    About the quiet spell<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    If you\u2019ve ever dealt with hyperfocus, you probably know the deal:
    when momentum hits, context switching becomes the enemy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I\u2019ve been prioritizing building<\/strong> over posting<\/strong>, not because updates don\u2019t matter \u2014 but because sometimes the best update is progress you can actually feel when you open the app again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    That said, I do want to keep this devlog space alive and honest, so expect more frequent check-ins again going forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What\u2019s next<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
      \n
    • Continuing to refine the sprite and level editing workflows<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Exploring small \u201ccoffee-break\u201d style features that make SpriteGrid fun to open even when you\u2019re not deep in production<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Getting things into a state where screenshots and short demo clips make more sense to share<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      As always, thanks for following along \u2014 and if you\u2019ve been quietly lurking, that counts too. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      More soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \"Sprite
      The new and improved Sprite Sheet Editor, displaying varying sizes of sprites in one sheet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
      \"Level
      This is a piece of concept art for the new-ish Level Editor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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