SpriteBuilder 1.3.0 Beta

1.3.0 is currently in Beta, available here. The most recent build is 1.3.0-beta.07. This changelist will continue to be updated.

New for 1.3.0:

• The all-new Cocos2D Metal renderer for iOS 8 (and compatible devices)
• CCEffects UI – add and edit CCEffects in SpriteBuilder with a few clicks
• Packages in Cocos2D – load groups of resources dynamically in your game
• An improved OpenGL renderer with multithreading option
• The first public beta version of the SpriteBuilder Android Plugin
• Other iOS 8 optimizations and bug fixes

##Release Notes: Android Plugin

• Added Android target to Xcode template
• Added INTERNET permission to generated Android manifest file by default to enable debugging (see documentation)
• Fixed .ogg file conversion for Android
• Implemented various other features to support Android Plugin

Publishing

• Fixed issue #831: unhandled exception when publishing project with Bitmap Font
• Fixed issue #755: Deleting all the images from the Smart Sprite Sheet and published then preview in the resource inspector doesn't change back to the correct texture.

Interface

• Added UI for CCEffects (includes Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Hue, Pixellate, Blur, Bloom, Refraction, Reflection, and Glass)
• Fixed issue #857: Normal map property missing on CCSprite
• Added “Open Project in Xcode” shortcut (shift-cmd-O)
• Renamed SpriteBuilder Pro to SpriteBuilder 1.3 Beta
• Implemented minor aesthetic changes for Yosemite
• Changed a few icons, including project file icon and plugin icon

Updater

• Fixed various issues with the Cocos2D updater
• Added Sparkle-based automatic updater feature

Other

• Fixed Cocos2D-Swift submodule reference