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Godot 3.3 has arrived, with a focus on optimization and reliability

Mircosoft Game Dev

Web editor running the "Ninja Adventure" demo from the eponymous CC0 asset pack by Pixel-Boy and AAA. The biggest difference with the old lightmapper is that the new one features proper path tracing, which results in better looking lightmaps. More rendering improvements. Import presets configuration. x (and possibly 3.3.x)

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Godot for AA/AAA game development - What's missing?

Mircosoft Game Dev

The features offered are also a lot more reminiscent of AAA games, such as far more material options and advanced visual effects (including circle DOF , volumetric fog, AMD FSR, etc.). It means that assets are pulled from disk on demand (loaded only at the time they are needed), rather than as a part of a larger stage.

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Godot 3.0 is out and ready for the big leagues

Mircosoft Game Dev

It brings a brand new rendering engine with state-of-the-art PBR workflow for 3D, an improved assets pipeline, GDNative to load native code as plugins, C# 7.0 New asset workflow. Visual Scripting. No lightmaps or anything of the sort are required, providing a very quick and efficient workflow. Full principled BSDF.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 6

Mircosoft Game Dev

Android: Add initial support for Play Asset Delivery ( GH-52526 ). Android: Add initial support for Play Asset Delivery ( GH-52526 ). Lightmapper: Add an editor setting to configure number of threads for lightmap baking ( GH-52952 ). VisualScript: Allow dropping custom node scripts in VisualScript editor ( GH-50696 ).

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Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

Android: Add initial support for Play Asset Delivery ( GH-52526 ). Android: Add initial support for Play Asset Delivery ( GH-52526 ). Lightmapper: Add an editor setting to configure number of threads for lightmap baking ( GH-52952 ). VisualScript: Allow dropping custom node scripts in VisualScript editor ( GH-50696 ).

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Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

Android: Add initial support for Play Asset Delivery ( GH-52526 ). Android: Add initial support for Play Asset Delivery ( GH-52526 ). Lightmapper: Add an editor setting to configure number of threads for lightmap baking ( GH-52952 ). VisualScript: Allow dropping custom node scripts in VisualScript editor ( GH-50696 ).

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Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

Android: Add initial support for Play Asset Delivery ( GH-52526 ). Android: Add initial support for Play Asset Delivery ( GH-52526 ). Lightmapper: Add an editor setting to configure number of threads for lightmap baking ( GH-52952 ). VisualScript: Allow dropping custom node scripts in VisualScript editor ( GH-50696 ).

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