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It’s like an onion

You can now move a layer directly to any position by typing a number into the new input field in the Layer panel toolbar. No more clicking the up or down arrows dozens of times to move an item from the bottom of the stack to the top!

Select an item, and you’ll see its current layer number displayed between the arrow buttons and the Reset button. Just type in the position you want and hit Enter — the item moves there instantly.

As a reminder, you can also drag and drop items in the expanded layer list to reorder them. Click the ▲ toggle to expand the list, then drag any row to a new position. Between drag-and-drop and the new position input, you should be able to get your layers exactly where you want them quickly and easily.

This feature was suggested by long-time All Star community member MadJack — thanks for the great idea! If you have suggestions for improvements, leave a comment or use the contact form.

Happy creating!

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18 New-style Dresses

Live now in HeroMachine 3 Phoenix Edition, 18 new Tops -> Female Dresses in that lineart-heavy style I’ve been trying out with some of the latest releases. Enjoy!

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ABS for AWS

All-time HeroMachine Legend AWS recently asked for a male torso with more abs to make more muscly characters. So now, as befits the legacy of a legend, you all get to enjoy it to! Now available at the end of the Body Male Standard set. Here it is (left) in comparison to the standard torso:

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All (or at least, MORE) Hands on Deck

Ten new hand poses are now available in the Hand Right and Hand Left Standard sets! These are more of a “Casual” kind of set, so less “Dr. Strange casting spells” and more “Let’s just hang out” kind of a vibe. Here’s what they look like:

Hands are a lot more difficult to create than other items because I have to make an itemMask that gives the effect of another item being held in it. That’s always a mind-bender for me.

Also in this update, the “Color All Skin” button now works the way it should have from the start. It applies both Color 1 and Color 2 to all skin slots at once, and feet are now included in the skin group. No more having to manually color-match your character’s toes unless you’re into that which, hey, no judgment here, you do you.

I probably had it not that way before since so many of the “Foot” items are actually Footwear instead of body parts. If you don’t like “Color all skin” affecting them, let me know and I can change it back.

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Good Friends and Good Hair

I’ve added some new items to HeroMachine 3 Phoenix Edition for your character creation enjoyment, starting with some JAFOs (Just Another F…reaking Observer):

And because nothing makes friends stick close more than being Becky (or Bill) With the Good Hair, you can now use these in Hair -> Male Standard:

Enjoy! I know the lineart on the male companions isn’t quite as slick as usual but I find myself wanting to introduce a little more variation in what’s available. Hope you like them!

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