Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 10, 2023

This beta includes a few big changes which may interest a lot of users: Animated sprites, both 2D and 3D, now support options for more precise timing of individual frames ( GH-65609 ). More engine enums are now bound with BitField, making their usage more type-safe, especially in C# ( GH-71037 , GH-71045 , GH-71116 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 23, 2022

This beta includes a few big changes which may interest a lot of users: A lot of bug fixes and improvements in these areas particularly, check out the PRs listed below: Animation, Navigation, GDScript, Rendering. So with this beta release *_degrees properties are restored for use in code and animations ( GH-70263 ).

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Logic Simplified

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Architectural visualization has existed since the time of ancient civilizations and has now been revolutionized with the Unreal Engine and its cutting-edge functions and features. Unreal engine is a gaming engine that is powerful, reliable, and high on performance for architectural designs.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Tokage greatly optimized the animation blend tree process, which should give a nice performance boost on complex animations ( GH-68593 ). Some of the most notables feature changes in this update are: Animation: Optimize animation blend tree process ( GH-68593 ). Rendering: Fix Variable Rate Shading issues ( GH-68710 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 20, 2023

Animation: Tweak the name for new animations in the editor ( GH-48570 ). Animation: Add next/reset function to AnimationStateMachine ( GH-71264 ). Animation: Allow AnimationStateMachine / AnimationNode to restart when transitioning to the same state ( GH-71418 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 27, 2023

Flag dirty dependencies when GeometryInstance dependencies change in renderer ( GH-71581 ). Fix a handful of regressions from some of the bigger input and animation changes merged for beta 15. The illustration picture for this article is from Halls of Torment , a roguelite action RPG with retro late-90s pre-rendered 2D graphics.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 13, 2023

A refactor of Animation APIs to change the stop(reset: bool) to two separate stop() and pause() methods ( GH-71218 ), as was heavily requested by the community. As always, a bunch of nice rendering fixes! Some of the most notables feature changes in this update are: Animation: Split pause() from AnimationPlayer's stop() ( GH-71218 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 10, 2023

This beta includes a few big changes which may interest a lot of users: Animated sprites, both 2D and 3D, now support options for more precise timing of individual frames ( GH-65609 ). More engine enums are now bound with BitField, making their usage more type-safe, especially in C# ( GH-71037 , GH-71045 , GH-71116 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 23, 2022

This beta includes a few big changes which may interest a lot of users: A lot of bug fixes and improvements in these areas particularly, check out the PRs listed below: Animation, Navigation, GDScript, Rendering. So with this beta release *_degrees properties are restored for use in code and animations ( GH-70263 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Animation: Add "Trimming" option to cut un-keyed timeline before first key in glTF animation ( GH-68665 ). Rendering: Vulkan: Improve logic for detecting and tracking extensions ( GH-68833 ). Rendering: OpenGL: Fix drawing of Mesh2D ( GH-69135 ). Android: Enable GLES3 support ( GH-69355 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 13, 2023

A refactor of Animation APIs to change the stop(reset: bool) to two separate stop() and pause() methods ( GH-71218 ), as was heavily requested by the community. As always, a bunch of nice rendering fixes! Some of the most notables feature changes in this update are: Animation: Split pause() from AnimationPlayer’s stop() ( GH-71218 ).

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iXie gaming

AUGUST 7, 2023

And one of the primary considerations is the game engine and the tools on which the game is built. Game Engines, SDKs, and Modeling Software Some of the popular game engines used for VR include Unity, Unreal Engine, and Godot.

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Cocos

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Today, we have invited wing , an experienced Cocos game developer in our Cocos community to share some technical key points related to 2D post-effect frameworks. Post-processing effects, are used for further processing of rendered results to achieve various advanced and special effects. What are Post-processing Effects?

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Some of the most notables feature changes in this update are: Animation: Add track validator to AnimationPlayerEditor to detect tracks which have error ( GH-68770 ). Animation: Refactor process of animation to retrive keys more exactly ( GH-69336 ). Rendering: Properly remap roughness when reading from radiance map ( GH-69514 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Animation: Rework AnimatedTexture's fps into speed_scale ( GH-65188 ). Animation: Harmonize AnimatedSprite3D and its 2D counterparts ( GH-64155 ). Animation: Don't store the frame property of playing AnimatedSprite ( GH-65720 ). Rendering: Ensure sibling SubViewports are renderer from top to bottom ( GH-65579 ).

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Logic Simplified

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Our Gaming Solutions Can Transform Your Next Gaming Project In the competitive gaming industry, our services and solutions maximize the chances of a game’s success by focusing on the features, functionalities, and overall quality of the game. Read more on how we do that.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Animation: Cast between float and ints in Tween tween_property() ( GH-65072 ). Rendering: Add options for sorting transparent objects ( GH-63040 ). Rendering: Fix debanding strength being affected by environment adjustments ( GH-66327 ). Rendering: Fix GLES 2 SpotLight bug with shadow filter mode ( GH-69826 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 30, 2022

Animation: Complete implementation of Animation Retargeting ! Rendering: Octahedral normal/tangent compression ( GH-60309 ). Animation: Complete implementation of Animation Retargeting ! Animation: Make cubic_interpolate() consider key time in animation ( GH-63602 ). for instructions.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 12, 2023

Animation: Cast between float and ints in Tween tween_property() ( GH-65072 ). Rendering: Add options for sorting transparent objects ( GH-63040 ). Rendering: Fix debanding strength being affected by environment adjustments ( GH-66327 ). Rendering: Fix GLES 2 SpotLight bug with shadow filter mode ( GH-69826 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Tokage greatly optimized the animation blend tree process, which should give a nice performance boost on complex animations ( GH-68593 ). Some of the most notables feature changes in this update are: Animation: Optimize animation blend tree process ( GH-68593 ). Rendering: Fix Variable Rate Shading issues ( GH-68710 ).

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Big Games

JANUARY 8, 2024

Sketch a rough concept, set some parameters, and Dimensions will generate 3D models, textures, and animations. Free 3D Asset Libraries Sketchfab: This vast platform hosts a staggering collection of free and paid 3D models, textures, and animations from various creators. It can even help define core loops and progression systems.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Mobile gaming has become popular in recent times thanks to the growing number of mobile device users. Several mobile game engines are used to create mobile games. However, Unity has stood out as one of the most preferred and trusted mobile game engines. And that’s where Unity wins.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Animation: Fix AnimationNode has_filter not being called in scripts ( GH-64560 ). Animation: Fix potential bug with node rename in BlendTree editor ( GH-65651 ) [regression fix]. Animation: Fix crash when playing SceneTreeTween right after finishing ( GH-65896 ). Rendering: Fix skeleton 2D stale bounding rect ( GH-63071 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Animation: Fix AnimationNode has_filter not being called in scripts ( GH-64560 ). Animation: Fix potential bug with node rename in BlendTree editor ( GH-65651 ). Animation: Fix crash when playing SceneTreeTween right after finishing ( GH-65896 ). Rendering: Fix skeleton 2D stale bounding rect ( GH-63071 ). or earlier 3.4.x

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 16, 2022

stable: Animation: Fix cubic interpolate when looping ( GH-58651 ). Rendering: GLES2: Fix compression on blend shapes ( GH-58838 ). Rendering: GLES2: Fix VersionKey comparison in shader binding ( GH-58855 ). Rendering: GLES2: Fix incorrect buffer upload size in draw_gui_primitive ( GH-58150 ). API documentation updates.

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iXie gaming

APRIL 3, 2023

Suppose you are designing artwork for a puzzle game, a minimalist art style with simple shapes and clean lines will suffice as they assist players in concentrating on the gameplay. Embrace simplicity To make your mobile game successful, it’s crucial to create artwork that is both easy to understand and fast to load.

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

With this new iteration, there are several key factors that distinguish Unreal Engine 5 from its predecessor, Unreal Engine 4. These factors include improvements in graphics, lighting, physics, animation, and scalability. What is the Unreal Engine? There are different versions, and Unreal Engine 5 is the latest.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 28, 2022

Some of the most notables feature changes in this update are: Animation: Implement animation libraries ( GH-59980 ). Animation: Import scenes as AnimationLibrary ( GH-60177 ). Animation: Make Tween.interpolate_value() static ( GH-60331 ). Rendering: More work on splitting up RendererStorage ( GH-59984 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 23, 2022

Animation: Fix cubic interpolate when looping ( GH-58651 ). Rendering: GLES2: Fix compression on blend shapes ( GH-58838 ). Rendering: GLES2: Fix VersionKey comparison in shader binding ( GH-58855 ). Rendering: GLES2: Fix incorrect buffer upload size in draw_gui_primitive ( GH-58150 ). API documentation updates.

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Cocos

JANUARY 12, 2024

Led by seasoned experts in the fields of game engines and operating systems, Cocos Runtime has undergone continuous iteration for nearly 7 years, releasing dozens of online versions. Additionally, a set of essential JS-related interfaces for game execution was implemented using the V8 engine.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 8, 2022

stable: Animation: Fix cubic interpolate when looping ( GH-58651 ). Rendering: GLES2: Fix compression on blend shapes ( GH-58838 ). Rendering: GLES2: Fix VersionKey comparison in shader binding ( GH-58855 ). Rendering: GLES3: Fix shader state caching when blend shapes used ( GH-58808 ) [regression fix].

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 27, 2021

and included in this beta are: Animation: Add animation "reset" track feature ( GH-44558 ). Rendering: Rooms and portals-based occlusion culling ( GH-46130 ). Rendering: Fixes depth sorting of meshes with transparent textures ( GH-50721 ). Rendering: Add soft shadows to the CPU lightmapper ( GH-50184 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 24, 2022

Animation: Fix blend animation to solve TRS track bug & blend order inconsistency ( GH-57675 ). Rendering: Add multiview support to the clustered forward renderer ( GH-49092 ). Rendering: Add sky cover texture for ProceduralSkyMaterial ( GH-58018 ). Core: Remove VARIANT_ARG* macros ( GH-58929 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Animation: Fix AnimationNode has_filter not being called in scripts ( GH-64560 ). Animation: Fix potential bug with node rename in BlendTree editor ( GH-65651 ) [regression fix]. Animation: Fix crash when playing SceneTreeTween right after finishing ( GH-65896 ). Rendering: Fix skeleton 2D stale bounding rect ( GH-63071 ).

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CG Spectrum

DECEMBER 15, 2022

I currently work at a game company called Directive Games as a technical artist where I first learned the general workflow of creating games and how to use a game engine. Hanny's adaptation of the Paris, Texas scene in Unreal Engine. I am originally from China and recently moved to Iceland.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 12, 2023

Animation: Cast between float and ints in Tween tween_property() ( GH-65072 ). Rendering: Add options for sorting transparent objects ( GH-63040 ). Rendering: Fix debanding strength being affected by environment adjustments ( GH-66327 ). Rendering: Fix GLES 2 SpotLight bug with shadow filter mode ( GH-69826 ).

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Nvidia

JANUARY 8, 2024

Convai believes in pushing the state of the art and enabling its users to experience the best in gaming. Some of the fundamental blocks for realistic AI NPCs are facial animations, lip synchronization, and emotion control for the character’s voices, all of which needs to be generated in real time during gameplay.

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