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Magic Circle Generator

A completely customizable magic circle builder · By Game Dev Goose

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A topic by Game Dev Goose created Oct 18, 2022 Views: 976 Replies: 34
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Developer

If you would like me to add or change anything, then this is the place to talk about that!

I can think of 2 solid features to add if not already in.

1. Ability to change circle color.

2. Ability to export the picture with a transparent background. This would allow the whole floating magic circle effect.

Developer

Yup, those are already in. :) The color setting is the last one under the "Image Settings"  dropdown. Currently all images export with a transparent background, but background color sounds like a good setting to add!

Hey, by any chance,  is it possible for you to make a 32-bit version? My PC is extremely old, and I can't upgrade anytime soon.

Developer

I'm trying to get a virtual machine set up right now. It might be a few days, but I'm working on a 32bit , and a browser version 

Fantastic, thank you so much. I'm looking forward to when I can finally use this lmao

Developer

Hey! Good news, I just uploaded v1.0.2 and the 32-bit version appears to be working on my VM, let me know if you have any issues

It works! Thanks for fixing it so quickly!

Love this...

Change luminosity/glow with different colors.

Add animation options (rotate parts/pulse)

Great work so far! When exporting, it would be cool to have it export the entire thing for larger images, currently it cuts off even when zoomed out in the viewing window.

Developer( 1)

Good news! I added this to v1.0.2, and it's out now! You just have to click "File > Export Current View" It works fine with exporting PNGs, but its not 100% compatible with the new SVG export option just yet.

You are amazing! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

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More scripts/symbols cunieform/pictish/sumerian/greek/persian etc

Developer( 1)

That sounds like a good idea! In the meantime, you should be able to paste any symbols you want into the text boxes https://unicode.org/charts/

Hi Goose, the web version is working great ! Thank you for that! It would be great if we could flip the text upside down, some of my circles need the text to be read from the inside of the circle. I'm making the text myself on photoshop for now but it would save me quite a bit of time if I could just type it in the app. Thank you!

Developer

Good, I'm glad to hear its working for you! There already is a way to flip the text so it reads inward: go under generator settings > text settings > and there is a checkbox "Text Reads Inward" :) 

I have two requests to start with. 

1. Add a Metatron template. Basically a template that allows you change the different mini circles. 

The Metatron makes for a great magic circle that contains several sub circles. I have giant Metatron puzzle planned in the campaign I have been designing. This Metatron isn't magical (though that may change with this Magic Circle Generator) but it covers the floor of a large room and is a puzzle that the players must solve using keys they have acquired elsewhere. 

2. The ability to add basic shapes like squares, triangles, circles, diamonds, etc. It would be really cool in combining this with the request above and having the ability to make templates.

Developer

I love the idea of templates, I've added it to my list! I probably can't copy a Metatron puzzle one-for-one, but we'll see.

Is it because you think the Metatron has copyright? It does but it has been released as public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Metatrons_cube.svg

Is there any chance of a Mac port of this software?

Developer

No, sorry. I dont have a Mac. 

Any plans on having triangles, squares, hex, and other shapes be selectable as the outer most shape instead of a circle? Or is this already possible and the previews don't show it?

Developer( 1)

I'm planning a revamp of that at some point, if not in the next update, then probably in the one after next. For now you can hide it in the advanced edit section and make the 2nd circle have the number of points you want to get different shape

Would be great to have the option to export each ring separately. That way I could handle the rotation of each segment programmatically in my game, rather than having large sprite sheets.

Developer (1 edit)

As of v1.0.5, If you're using the web version its "Export Layers as PNGs" or in the exe its File > Export Layers. Hope that helps!

Oh awesome, I'll check it out. I was using the windows version.

Can you add half and quarter circles or even the ability to change how much of the circle shows? I was thinking of a compass design for a character tattoo, but this idea has incomplete circles so it would be hard to visualize on your app.

Developer

Yeah I should be able to add a "Max Fill" field in the future. For now,  you might be able to mess with the draw start time and draw end time fields then set the Drawing Progress Preview value to a lower value to create an incomplete circle

Could you make it so that SVG images can be used as part of magic circles?

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say I am maybe a bit late or that is all already there but is there to option for custom font in there to have your own font instead of the alchemy and the option to export every Symmetry Count count individually  instead of all together for 3D work

Developer

Hi, you can change your font via Text Settings > Font Selector. It can read the fonts you have installed on your system if you're using the executable version. If you're using the web version, you'll need to click the "Load Local Fonts" button first.  You can download each layer of the circle individually via the "Export Layers as PNGs" option. 

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Hi, I have three things I noticed.

1. When you save as PNG sequence, it opens a separate save dialog for every single frame. I just had 75 separate save dialogs open at me because I didn't expect it to do that. My poor PC did not like that. I suggest choosing a location and then have them all save there automatically.

2. It would be nice to be able to preview animation. Right now one have to export it to GIF to see if it is set properly.

3. It would be awesome to be able to use custom fonts. It's great that there's different fonts to choose from, but I have some fonts of my own that I'd love to try (like runes and stuff).

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happy that it is not just me that notices it I thought I did something wrong

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I posted this under FAQ, I think, but this is a better spot to list it.  Two things to ask for:

1) The ability to use our own fonts in the Symbols.  I have a large collection of Fantasy Fonts that have cool stuff (claw markings, draconic runes, etc.) that would be great to use in the Symbols section.

2) Full support for Right to Left languages & characters, like Arabic.  It looks like the Web version will support them (I can put in Arabic), but the text layout doesn't quite work out, and it overlaps in the circle.

I asked in a comment a while back about the possibility of being able to turn off AA for clean lower res pixel art. You said it could be a possibility in future so just checking back in to see / make 'official' request. Thanks