Easter Theme (Aesthetics & Juice)
Overview
This skill provides the assets and logic to "Easter-fy" a game. It focuses on the Classic Easter aesthetic: bright pastels, bouncy animations, and egg/bunny iconography.
Core Components (Expert Easter Tools)
easter_squash_stretch_juice.gd
Expert 'Squash and Stretch' logic for organic egg-like interactions using Tweens.
easter_runtime_ui_themer.gd
Runtime theme injector for applying mass pastel styles across the UI tree.
easter_shimmer_vfx_emitter.gd
Professional 'Hidden Item' shimmer effect with additive blending and scale curves.
easter_seasonal_activation_gate.gd
Date-aware manager for automatic activation of seasonal event content.
easter_egg_collection_tracker.gd
Expert registry for tracking hidden items with signal-based progression signals.
easter_mesh_painter_override.gd
Seasonal 3D material swapper using surface overrides to preserve base assets.
easter_wobble_physics_body.gd
Instability-driven physics body for 'Egg-like' wobbly movement.
easter_camera_pop_juice.gd
Immersive FOV 'kick' logic to emphasize collection or pop events.
easter_confetti_canon_vfx.gd
Celebratory confetti explosion with multi-colored pastel flakes.
easter_pastel_color_palette.gd
Static utility containing curated, harmonious Easter color tokens.
Visual Guidelines
- Colors:
- Pink: #FFC1CC - Cyan: #E0FFFF - Yellow: #FFFFE0 - Mint: #98FF98
- Shapes: Rounded corners (
corner_radius> 8px). Avoid sharp edges. - VFX: Confetti, sparkles, and ribbons.
NEVER Do (Expert Easter Rules)
Aesthetics & Juice
- NEVER use sharp edges or high-contrast blacks — Easter aesthetics favor rounded corners (
corner_radius > 12) and soft pastel tones. - NEVER use standard linear scaling for pops — Linear scaling feels 'robotic.' Always use
TRANS_ELASTICorTRANS_QUARTfor organic eggs. - NEVER use billboarding for Easter particles — In close-up UI or VR, billboard sparkles look flat. Use mesh-based particles or axial rotation.
Logic & Performance
- NEVER modify the original.mesh or.tres resource — Swapping materials on a shared Resource changes it for EVERY instance in the game. Always use
surface_overrideorduplicate(). - NEVER run date-checks in _process — Checking the system calendar every frame is wasteful. Run
Time.get_date_dict_from_system()once on_readyor event trigger. - NEVER ignore the 'No-Seasonal' toggle — Some players hate seasonal overrides. Always provide a 'Disable Seasonal Themes' option in settings.
Polish
- NEVER have 'Static' collectibles — If a player finds an egg, it MUST react (wobble, sparkle, or pop). Dead items feel like bugs.
- NEVER skip the camera feedback — A collect event without a subtle camera shake or lens kick feels 'hollow.'