Aseprite v1.3-rc2

Hey there! Today we’ve published the second release candidate v1.3-rc2 with the final fixes for a v1.3 to replace v1.2.40 and avoid as many surprises as possible (as we know that switching from v1.2.40 to v1.3 might bring some problems).

A list of changes in this v1.3-rc2:

• Play subtags + repeats by default. Now playback options are accessible through Frame > Playback submenu

• Added pixel-art Cyrillic script and Maltenese Unicode chars

• Added ability to press a mnemonic key (e.g. Y or N) without modifiers in alerts

• Added frame duration warnings saving animated GIF files

• Allow recovering sessions from previous Aseprite versions

• Fixed regression pasting images outside the canvas limits

• Fixed rotation inaccuracy with 90°, 180° or 270° degrees

• Fixed 8 Connected Fill escapes grid with "Stop At Grid" checked

• Now New Palette from Sprite creates colors when alpha is less than 16

• Removed the marching ants effect from Timeline after paste

• Fixed avoid changing grid settings from Edit > Preferences if they aren't modified

• Fixed grid misalignment when zooming out

• Fixed a rendering bug using Loop through tag frames option in Onion Skin

• Fixed crash right-clicking play button if the preview window is hidden

• CLI: Fixed bug saving tags in file sequences using -save-as "{tag}_1.png"

• Lua: New Plugin:newMenuGroup() and Plugin:newMenuSeparator() to organize plugin submenus

• Lua: Added KeyEvent.repeatCount

• Lua: New opacity/blend mode parameters in Image:drawImage()

• Lua: More changes

• Several other crash fixes and minor UI issues

More details in the forum: https://community.aseprite.org/t/aseprite-v1-3-rc2/17564/1