Upcoming Features

The following list of ideas includes features that might or might not be introduced in the future. There's no guaranteed order to these. If you have a feature you'd like to suggest, please open a New Issue with the feature label.

• Cutting shapes. Split an instance along a line instead of fracturing the whole thing. .ConvexCut() cuts through a world point along a direction angle. .Cut() combines collision_line_list() and physics_raycast() to cut every instance a line passes through.
• More convex patterns. .ConvexSpiral(), .ConvexShatter(), .ConvexRecursive(), etc.
• Hull caching. Convex hulls from sprite_get_convex_hull() cached via GML code generation, both automatically on fracture and through separate caching utilities.
• Piece cap. A global limit on live Pieces to keep heavy scenes from accumulating too many bodies. Destroy oldest Pieces as new ones come in.
• Affectors. Forces applied to Pieces after a fracture. .Blast() for a one-shot radial impulse, .Push() for sustained pushing force, .Erase() for removal.
• Delta-based settle detection. Detect settled Pieces by tracking position deltas across frames instead of relying on phy_sleeping.
• Piece outlines. Draw outlines around Pieces for a stylized look. Configurable thickness, (inside/outside?), color and alpha.
• Weighted seams. User-defined weak points the fracture prefers to break along, delivered through a mask sprite or some other distribution system.
• Multi-fixture Pieces. Support Pieces built from multiple fixtures, allowing for more precise circular pieces.
• Negative scale. Support for instances with negative image_xscale and image_yscale.
• Recursive re-fracturing. Fracture a Piece again on secondary impact, with a depth cap.
• Separate geometry from physics. Split geometry generation from physics Piece creation. Enables caching a pool of patterns at game start to pick from at fracture time, and fetching geometry without creating physics bodies for custom effects beyond physics debris.
• Concave fracturing. Fracturing concave sprites. A complex multi-part process involving automatic concave hull generation from the sprite, outline simplification, triangulation, and the fracture itself.
• Text and Tilemap modules. Fracturing text strings and tilemaps.
• Chunk removal. Stateful removal of regions from an instance.