Characters lets you place character sprites on screen.

There can be zero, one, or multiple character sprites at a time. Character sprites stay on following lines until the Characters action changes or removes them.

To add a character sprite:

1. Click + Add Character.
2. Select a character.
3. Select the sprite you want to show.
4. Click Select.
5. Set the Transform and Animation options.

Use the search field when the character or sprite list is large.

Click an existing character sprite card to choose a different sprite.

If the character uses sprite groups, select one sprite for each group before clicking Select.

Double click a sprite in the selector to preview it at a larger size.

Use Transform to apply a reusable transform to the character sprite.

Transforms can change the sprite position, scale, rotation, and anchor.

Animation controls whether the character sprite uses an animation.

The available animation modes are:

• None: no animation
• Update: animate the current character sprite
• Transition: animate the change from one character sprite to another

When Animation is set to Update, only update animations are shown. When Animation is set to Transition, only transition animations are shown.

Sprite groups appear when the selected character has groups configured on the Characters page.

Each sprite group has its own selection tab. Select one sprite for each group, then click Select.

The sprite selector only shows sprites that match the tags configured for that sprite group.

To remove a character sprite:

1. Right click the character sprite row.
2. Select Delete.

• The same character can be added more than once.