pixelkiln 0.38.0 → 0.39.0

package/PROVIDERS.md

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ the providers offer directly.
 | Decision | PixelLab | Retro Diffusion |
 |---|---|---|
 | Best fit today | Existing PixelKiln projects, account reconciliation, and live-tested generation | Native pixel-art styles, USD budgets, animation, and alternate tileset workflows |
-| PixelKiln generators | `map`, `pixflux`, `1dir`, `tiles` | `map` and `pixflux` stills, `tiles`, `animation` |
+| PixelKiln generators | `map`, `pixflux`, `1dir`, `tiles`, `character` | `map` and `pixflux` stills, `tiles`, `animation` |
 | Output | PNG stills, candidates, and structural tile members | PNG stills/tiles/spritesheets or animated GIF |
 | Candidate review | Yes; count varies by generator and size | Yes for 1–16 still candidates; animations and tilesets currently use one result |
 | References | `1dir` and tile style modes | Up to nine for supported RD Pro/user still styles; constrained inputs for animation and tiles |
@@ -203,6 +203,9 @@ uses; they are not a conversion to dollars:
 | `pixflux` | 1 generation |
 | `1dir` | 20–40 generations |
 | `tiles` | 20–40 generations |
+| `character` base | 1 (standard), 2–9 (v3), 20–40 (pro) |
+| `character` state | 20–40 generations |
+| `character` animation | 1 (template), 1 at 64px from text, 20–40 (pro) |
 
 Retro Diffusion publishes USD formulas and fixed prices. Examples relevant to
 PixelKiln include RD Fast from about $0.015 per image, RD Plus from about $0.025,

package/README.md

@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ Measured PixelLab economics vary by 40×:
 | Exact closed palette | `pixflux` | 1 generation |
 | Candidate variety/reference anchoring/future animation | `1dir` | 20–40 generations |
 | Independent or connectable ground tiles | `tiles` | 20–40 generations |
+| A character in 4 or 8 directions, its poses, its loops | `character` | 1 per base, 20–40 per pose, 1 per template loop |
 
 Start with the required capability, not the most expensive endpoint. Forty
 `map` re-rolls cost the same as one 64×64 `1dir` call; conversely, `map` cannot
@@ -389,10 +390,9 @@ package share one source. Policies: [Contributing](./CONTRIBUTING.md),
 
 ## Scope
 
-Animated eight-direction characters and their ZIP/engine-resource export are
-not implemented. Cross-project content-cache reuse and `workspace find` are
-deferred beyond the current workspace catalog. See the open
-[roadmap issues](https://github.com/gfargo/pixelkiln/issues).
+Adopting and salvaging characters, and PixelLab's portrait and outfit tools,
+are not implemented. Cross-project content-cache reuse and `workspace find`
+are deferred. See the open [roadmap issues](https://github.com/gfargo/pixelkiln/issues).
 
 ## License