Particle Systems and Other Visual Effects

Does microStudio have any equivalence to a particle system?

Are there any post processing effects like bloom/glow?

Also, any ETA on the integrated sound / music apps?

Does microStudio have any equivalence to a particle system?

There isn't a built-in particle system if you are using the default graphics API. You can only code your own particle system... or someone may also create a lib for it in the future.

If you are using Pixi or Babylon, both include classes for particle systems.

Are there any post processing effects like bloom/glow?

There is no such post processing possible, again with the default API. But this is definitely possible with Pixi and Babylon. You may still create some glowing effects with the default API using the "additive" blending mode. Here is an example:

https://microstudio.dev/i/Abr00/firetest/

Also, any ETA on the integrated sound / music apps?

I can't really give an estimate because the apps, as I imagine them, are far from ready. However there is a plugin system coming soon which will allow anyone to create sound generators or music creation apps in microStudio. I am confident we will see cool music and sound apps emerge in microStudio in the coming months :-) In the meantime, you can of course easily import wav and mp3 files created with external tools.

My current priorities: I will finish the plugin system and then move to online multiplayer support.