Hey all, apologies for the late update today - Petie mentioned last week that we've been working on a new version of the site. I've only really mentioned this in a few places off the main site itself, but you heard him right! We're working hard, which is why I'm writing this update so late, and have been making fantastic progress on what we hope is to be one of the most substantial upgrades this site has seen in over 10 years. The update applies some massive quality of life features to the site for users and guests, not just for The Spriters Resource, but all of the sites overall.

We've been working on the upgrade for a number of months, but there are still a lot of core features we still need to finish putting together - this overhaul is not just an update to existing code, but rather a complete ground up recreation of all of our systems with significant improvements. There's some surprises in store, and I honestly can't wait to get people in on early previews to get feedback on how we can improve even more. I'm happy to answer a few of the most likely questions that will crop up now, but be aware we want to keep hype going, so we're keeping some things a little hush hush:
There will be a dark theme.
We are implementing tags on all assets and games for better navigation.
Navigating the sites by console will be just one way of browsing content.
Our search system is going to be unfathomably better than the current one.
Contributors with a reasonable number of submissions will be granted access to see our pending queue, and leave comments.
We will have a built-in notifications system on the website itself, instead of conveying all information via PMs on the forum.
I will be streaming some of our processes on Twitch after the new site launches, while also engaging with the community with fun events and the like!
And So Much More!!

I apologise for the lack of shout-outs in this update, it is 1am and I'm writing this from bed! They shall return next week. There is of course some wonderful content in this update, and I hope you'll all be checking it out.

Once we can invite people to explore what the sites will have to offer, we will do so, most likely at the beginning of 2025. Until then, we love hearing your ideas for things we can improve! I've spent much of my life on this website now, and believe that Petie and I will do this site's reputation justice. I wouldn't ever wish to make changes I didn't believe were for the overwhelming betterment of our user experience, and I eagerly await being able to unveil more.