Hello everyone, Update 0.22 is now live 🎉 This update focuses on a number of major technical challenges that have been postponed throughout Early Access due to the time and complexity required to address them. Unfortunately, by the time I got to them, I had also reached a stage where I could no longer sustain working full-time on the project. The combination of these factors pushed back the co…
Hello everyone, Update 0.20 is now live 🎉 An exporter issue was reported after the December update, but I couldn't hotfix it earlier because I forgot to create a clean v0.19 snapshot before the holidays, so the focus shifted to finalizing and releasing 0.20 earlier than planned. A large part of this update focuses on under the hood improvements, especially around database performance, memory u…
Hello everyone, Update 0.19 is now officially LIVE! 🎉 This update introduces a wide range of improvements across Card Engine, with a strong focus on workflow flexibility, editor usability, and quality-of-life refinements. Highlights include customizable project file paths, a major overhaul of the text icon widget, more standard-assets, upgrades to the template system, and several editor enhanc…
Hello everyone, Here's another hotfix for some issues that came up after update 0.18 As always, thank you for your continued feedback and support, keep sharing your ideas and bug reports on the Card Engine Discord or Community Hub! Fixes · Fixed incorrect anchor for the top-left navigation bar · Fixed the preview texts in the variables window not rendering text icons when using the <voffset> fo…
Hello everyone, Here's a hotfix for some issues that came up after update 0.18 As always, thank you for your continued feedback and support, keep sharing your ideas and bug reports on the Card Engine Discord or Community Hub! Fixes · Fixed shadow data not getting pasted when copying and pasting individual objects · Fixed the layer UI list disappearing after changing the card size in the project…
Hello everyone, This update brings a highly requested feature, the ability to set quantities for each card in the editor and through CSV imports. The exporter will add the additional cards to the page, or flow to additional pages if needed. Alongside this, the editing experience has received major improvements, including a fully reworked grid system and viewport system with smoother zooming, sh…
Hello everyone, This update focuses on improving usability and control within the editor, introducing built-in variables with special behavior, a complete overhaul of the Layer UI for a more powerful workflow, and a series of quality-of-life changes. These improvements aim to make the editor more intuitive and flexible, while also addressing several issues introduced with the recent database up…
Hello everyone, This update focuses on deep memory and performance improvements following continued work on the new database and recent backend changes. The goal is to deliver a smoother, more stable experience across all hardware, reducing overhead on lower-end systems while making better use of resources on powerful PCs. These improvements also free up system resources for future features. Th…
Hello everyone, Here is a small update fixing some issues that have come up recently. General · Fixed an issue where the new database system failed to retrieve built-in fonts when using the lite <font=””> </font> formatting system Font selection dropdown menu · The filter input now clears when the menu is reopened · Fixed an issue where the list of fonts could wrap around if opened in quick suc…
Hello everyone, Here is a hotfix to address some issues that has come up recently. Bug reports and feedback are always welcome, either on the Community Hub or our official Discord server. Fred, The Developer Fixes · Fixed an issue where empty files (containing only headers with no data) could incorrectly be flagged as corrupted in the log files · Fixed an error that could happen during the open…
Hello everyone, update 0.15 is now live. This update has taken quite a bit longer than usual, which is primarily due to some massive changes to critical systems that also required a lot of testing to prevent bugs. This update brings major improvements to memory usage , saving , and overall stability to meet new requirements and expectations. A significant portion of the backend has been reworke…
Hello everyone, Here is a hotfix to address some recent issues. Bug reports and feedback are always welcome, either on the Community Hub or our official Discord server. Fred, The Developer Fixes · Fixed an issue where changes were not saved when project files were on non-OS drives (e.g. external or network-mapped) · Frame_19 has been updated to be symmetrical. This change should hopefully not n…
Hello everyone, This update introduces a text variable system, enhanced UI, improved image handling in the editor, and a variety of quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes. Reminder: Don't forget to back up your project files every now and then! Bug reports and feedback are always welcome, either on the Community Hub or our official Discord server. Fred, The Developer Read the full patch not…
It’s been one year since Card Engine entered Early Access. On the release day, Card Engine saw just a few sales and two reviews. But as my first commercial project, I wanted to take it seriously, for the people who chose to support it. I committed to a roadmap, with the long-term goal of building a flexible, affordable, standalone card design framework for creating, managing, and exporting TCG-…
Hello everyone, Here is a hotfix to address some recent CSV-related issues. Bug reports and feedback are always welcome, either on the Community Hub or our official Discord server. Fred, The Developer Fixes · Fixed an issue where CSV importing failed due to region-based delimiter changes in external editors. Card Engine now auto-detects , or ; delimiters when importing · Fixed an issue where CS…
Hello everyone, This update brings improvements to loading, a new atomic save system for better data integrity, and the much requested CSV Import/Export feature! Don't forget to back up your projects every now and then! Key Highlights: · loading is now more responsive · Atomic save system prevents data loss from external factors like power failures · CSV Import/Export makes managing card data e…
Hello, everyone. This update brings a few important fixes and changes to text rendering. Changes · The maximum shadow distance for images and text has been doubled. (Your existing settings will scale accordingly. For example, a previous value of 90 will now be 45.) · Expanded font atlas size to support more outline and shadow data per character, allowing for rendering shadows even at high outli…
Hello everyone, Here's a new little update. Thank you for your continued support! The Template sync system The first version of the share-across-cards system had its flaws, some bugs and mixed feedback. But it sparked a lot of valuable input, which led me to start over. If something in the app isn’t working for you or a recent change made things worse, let me know! I genuinely try to see all fe…
Hello everyone, This update brings technical improvements, including the introduction of a deep error logger for XML file loading. If an issue occurs during XML loading, the logger will provide detailed information about the file, the specific line, and the exact problem encountered in a new in-engine panel. To ensure stability, the application will now force a restart when such errors are dete…
Happy New Year! Here are some fixes for issues that have come up recently. Bug reports and feedback are always welcome, either on the Community Hub or our official Discord server. Fred, The Developer Fixes · Fixed an issue in the template system, where some object properties could bleed to incorrect objects · Fixed a rare issue where imported assets could display a 1px border around the edges w…
Hello everyone, Here is a hotfix for some issues after update 0.10 Bug reports and feedback are always welcome, either on the Community Hub or our official Discord server. Fred, The Developer Fixes · Resolved an issue where the template preview in the template window sometimes failed to display the most recent data · Resolved an issue that could cause shifts in the template flood sync chain aft…
A Word from the Developer As we wrap up the year, I want to express my heartfelt thanks to everyone who has supported Card Engine since its Early Access launch in May, and to everyone who joined us along the way. When I hit the big green launch button, I braced for the very real possibility of getting lost in the flood of new releases. Yet here we are, and I couldn’t be more grateful. While it…
Hello everyone, update 0.10 is now live. This brings a highly requested rework of the template system. A lot of thought went into trying to make the new system easy to use, but I'm prepared to make changes or improvements based on feedback. If you liked the old, more simplistic template system more, it can continue to be used that way by clicking an X to unassign the template after loading it i…
Hello everyone, Here is a hotfix for an issue I was recently made aware of. Bug reports and feedback are always welcome, either on the Community Hub or our official Discord server. Fred, The Developer Fixes · Fixed an issue where the 'Frames' button in the asset category dropdown was unclickable for some users due to window scaling interfering with the clickable area
Hello everyone, I decided to release update 0.9 today as the Autumn Sale is now live. This update introduces some user-requested features and addresses some issues that has come up recently. Bug reports and feedback are always welcome, either on the Community Hub or our official Discord server. - Fred, sole developer of Card Engine. New · Updated all achievement icons to align with the recent c…
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