Stagger

Overview

Hands out staggered timing to N elements: a list of per-element frame shifts and a list of shifted loop-progress values. Delaying the same motion slightly per element makes grass sway in sequence, coins hop one after another, and parts follow through — instant organic feel.

Usage tips

• The standard use is offsets → motion's Shift (frames), distributed per element with list_map: the same motion runs delayed by shift frames per element.
• progress → motion's input drives each element's shifted loop progress (0-1) directly (advanced).
• The count input pin can follow a list's length.
• Edge changes the distribution: "Ease In" clusters the first elements together and spreads out the tail.

Common pitfalls

• Everything moves at once: the offsets are not being distributed — map the matching offset to each element via list_map.
• Seam mismatch on loop: if shift × count exceeds the total frames, progress wraps and the visual order shuffles. Reduce the shift or increase total frames.

Related nodes

• motion — consumes the shift and produces the actual motion
• list_map — distributes per-element shifts
• sprite_motion — moves a single image with its own Shift (frames) parameter