Everyone should be able to use limbs
With uprising demand of advanced directing in Episode Stories I decided to share my knowledge.
The toolkit that makes using limbs finally possible for everyone.
This toolkit turns a slow, frustrating process into a fast and repeatable one. New creators can start clean from day one, and experienced creators can speed up existing workflows immediately without the usual pain.
Work smart. Not hard.
Build once, move faster, and keep your project clean while still supporting all skin shades.
Old workflows become rapidly faster
If you already work with limbs in a painful way, this gives you a faster setup that removes repetitive busywork.
User-individual setup
Save your own character and overlay presets and build a personal system that fits your story and coding preferences.
I'm done gatekeeping.
Subscribe and stop doing this the hard way.
Coming soon
I will keep developing more features and templates over time.
More templates and creator tools
The toolkit will keep expanding with new ready-to-use systems for faster directing workflows.
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Next: tappable dressing games
A dedicated workflow for tappable dressing game setups is planned next.
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Next: everything about GIFs
Upload a video and get a ZIP folder plus copy-paste template output.
Your full toolkit in one place
Four focused tools, one connected workflow, and a setup that keeps getting faster the more you use it.
You don't need to fight with glitchy code snippets anymore.
You need one toolkit that keeps everything organized and ready to reuse.
CC TEMPLATE: know what the reader chose
To be able to use the right shade for customized characters, track the shade directly while the reader customizes the character it without even knowing.
How it helps your workflow
- Drop in the skin-color selection block of your specific CC template
- Let my tool add the lines for shade tracking
- Swap it with your existing code and keep creating
Why?
Once this is in place, your limb and overlay workflow becomes way more reliable because your character shade is tracked correctly from the beginning.
MANAGE PRESETS: reuse your setup.
Create and manage presets for your characters, overlays, and preferred shading systems for easy reusability.
Save the details once
- presets for your Characters
- presets for your Overlays
- even presets for limited shade mapping
Reuse it everywhere
Your presets connect the CC template, limb generator, and limb template workflow so you do not have to rebuild the same setup again and again.
LIMB GENERATOR: one overlay in 55 shades.
Tired of using the same hand overlay over and over again?
Create your own limbs in seconds
- Use a screenshot or a self-drawn overlay
- Upload it as grayscale
- Download a zip with all 55 shades in seconds
Why it matters
You stop depending on random resources and maximize individuality.
We started using limbs to vizualize things we cant with stock animations. So why settle for the same hand everybody else uses?
LIMB TEMPLATE: the real magic
A better system
- Automatically creates the right shade of the limb overlay
- Lets you create, animate and move limbs like they were normal overlays
- Gives you personalized copy-paste ready template output
Make it even easier with presets
Save your setup once, then just select the character and choose the overlays you want from your own individual catalog. The tool gives you script-ready output made for your story.
Subscribe
Subscribe for full access
9.99€
/ month
To unlock the toolkit pls subscribe to my patreon.
- Full recoloring tool to create your own limbs
- Limb template generator
- Preset management for personal workflows
- Very detailed Patreon tutorials that walk you through every tool step by step
Using an iPhone? For the lowest price, subscribe through Patreon on the web, not through the iOS app. The iOS app price may be higher due to Apple’s App Store fee.
Comming soon
A healthy, moderated Discord server for Episode authors, coding help, story talk, and toolkit support.
Public channels are open for general Episode discussion, coding talk, story promo, and community chat. Patreon subscribers also get access to tool-related support channels for help, bug reports, feature requests, and sharing results.
No bullying. No hate speech. No unnecessary drama. Just authors helping authors.
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FAQ
The obvious questions, because people always have them.
Who is this for?
Any Episode authors who use (or want to start using) limb overlays and are tired of or intimidated by the overly complicated methods floating around the internet.
Why should I get this?
Advanced directing has become a must, and I know it can feel complicated and overwhelming. But it doesn’t have to be. That’s why I created this toolkit. And honestly, the things you can do with it are nearly impossible to achieve without it.
Why should I keep subscribing?
While I am fully aware of the risk that my innovative limb template may be shared or used without authorization, I trust that you recognize the value of the tool in its entirety, including all its features, and the improvements it will bring to your coding workflow constantly.
Why don’t you share a catalogue of precreated limbs?
To avoid copyright and asset-sharing issues, this toolkit does not provide precreated Episode assets.
I respect copyright, so I created this tool to help you make your own custom limbs using a colorgrading algorithm that matches the original skin colors as close as possible.