Sofis Deck Effect Core
Shared runtime for ReSkate Deck Tool effect packs. Includes the scrolling ReSkate animated sample deck.SDEC: Sofis Deck Effect Core 2.1.2
Place SDEC at number 1 in your mod list. Enable only one copy.
SDEC is the shared runtime required by effect decks exported from ReSkate Deck Tool. Install your artwork packs alongside it. Requires ReSkate 2.1.3 or newer.
The scrolling ReSkate animated deck is included as a sample. The sixteen motion/reactive demonstration decks are no longer added to the board inventory.
CD Hologram, animated artwork, lenticular, depth-map, smooth depth, parallax, Ghost Rare and the other supported Deck Tool effects remain available to authored packs. Existing shader identities, banding fixes and finish controls are preserved.
The plugin and its effect support remain included. Development PSDEC effects are still in progress. Private glass/refraction and clear-case experiments are not included.
Artwork effects for Deck Tool exports
| Effect | What it does |
|---|---|
| Animated / GIF artwork | Plays an authored sequence of artwork frames on the deck. |
| Lenticular, 2–8 pictures | Changes between pictures with viewing angle; includes 2-, 4- and 8-picture setups. |
| Depth Map / lens depth | Creates angle-dependent depth views from artwork and a depth map. |
| Smooth Depth | Continuous depth-map displacement rather than discrete picture changes; supports the authored strength, convergence and inversion controls. |
| Layered Parallax | Two or three artwork layers shift with viewing angle; smooth/lens variants and reversed direction are supported. |
| Ghost Rare | Silver/ghosted artwork with angle-dependent rainbow colour. Silver and holo can use separate areas/masks, including selected artwork colours; the original whole-board finish is retained. |
| Metallic Flakes | A metallic flake/sparkle finish over the artwork. |
| Ink Flow / Ink Reveal | Revealing/moving ink with independent background and revealed colours, graphic show-through, and mask strength/contrast/inversion. |
| Impossible Window | A layered, apparent interior/window illusion inside the deck graphic. This is not scene refraction. |
| Liquid Bottle | A graphic vessel with an apparent liquid fill responding to board/view tilt. |
| Neon Mask | Uses a dedicated mask to select glowing parts of the artwork. |
| Neon Colour | Selects a colour in the artwork for the neon/glow effect. |
| CD Hologram | Emulate a CD shine and finish with a burned hologram beneath. |
Compatibility
SDEC works on its own. Board Break and Animation Studio compatibility is present. Kichi Aura Wheels is optional.
With Kichi Aura Wheels 1.3.0, place SDEC above Kichi in the mod list. Both packages must be enabled to use both sets of features. Only one SDEC core should be enabled.
Tested on official ReSkate 2.1.3: SDEC alone and alongside Kichi, Kichi wheel glow/animated decks/hover truck, SDEC camera-following and inertial eyes, Prism Wing, legacy GIF/lenticular decks, and visible Board Break pieces. Later Kichi versions need separate validation.
The shared board loader preserves Sk8w3ll's Kichi hover-truck wheel handling alongside SDEC mesh routing. Credit to Sk8w3ll for that compatibility logic. This package does not include Kichi wheel models, artwork or VFX assets; install Kichi separately for its content.
Install
- Update the existing Sofis_Deck_Effect_Core package.
- Keep SDEC first in the mod list, followed by your artwork packs.
- Approve the SDEC plugin when prompted for features requiring its controller.
- Disable duplicate or old SDEC/PSDEC development cores.
CD reflections are authored approximations, not live reflections of the world. Updating the core does not change settings saved in existing artwork packs; re-export those packs to change their authored settings.