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

1. Easter Palette Override (easter_palette_override.gd)

A runtime theme injector.

• Behavior: Iterates through UI nodes and applies a pre-defined “Easter” color palette (Pink, Cyan, Yellow, Mint).
• Use for: Instantly theming a menu or HUD without manually editing 50 StyleBoxFlat resources.

2. Bouncy Egg Component (bouncy_egg_component.gd)

A physics/tween controller for “Egg-like” behavior.

• Behavior:
  • Physics: Apply a center-of-mass offset so it wobbles.
  • Visual: Apply a squash-and-stretch tween on impact.
• Use for: Making collectibles feel like eggs rather than generic spheres.

3. Seasonal Material Swapper (seasonal_material_swapper.gd)

A manager for switching assets based on the season.

• Behavior: Swaps MeshInstance3D materials from a “Default” set to an “Easter” set (e.g., Crate -> Gift Box).
• Use for: Non-destructive seasonal updates.

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.

Best Practices

• Don’t Hardcode: Use the SeasonalMaterialSwapper so you can turn off Easter after April.
• NEVER Modify Global Resources: Always duplicate() a StyleBox before changing its properties at runtime, or you will affect every node in the game using that style.
• Juice: Easter is high-energy. Things should pop, bounce, and wiggle.