Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

beta 1 two weeks ago! But the “1” in beta 1 means that it’s only the first step of the journey, and like for the alpha phase, we’re going to release new beta snapshots roughly every other week. So here’s beta 2! This beta 2 is not only bugfixes though! We released Godot 4.0 Jump to the Downloads section.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 15, 2022

stable release with a fourth beta snapshot! beta builds every other week to ensure that new features can be tested, bugs can be reported and bugfixes can be validated. This beta 4 is a small update with just 83 commits excluding merges, focusing on fixing bugs to stabilize the current feature set for 3.5

Beta 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 16, 2021

With this beta 6 build, there are several recently merged changes that will require heavy testing to be stabilized before 3.2.4-stable: New dynamic BVH for rendering and the GodotPhysics backends, which should fix some issues and improve performance significantly in games using a high number of dynamic objects. CSG: Various bug fixes.

Beta 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 7, 2021

This new beta 5 comes with 4 weeks' worth of bugfixes and enhancements over the previous dev snapshots, as well as some nice new features. Moreover, there have been many fixes to features introduced in previous betas, so make sure to test this build and ensure that everything works as you'd want it. CSG: Various bug fixes.

Beta 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 11, 2020

see recent devblogs on GDScript typed instructions , Complex Text Layout , Tiles editor , documentation , and 2D rendering improvements !), This new beta 4 adds a new round of bugfixes and enhancements over the previous dev snapshots, as well as some nice new features. Additionally, beta 4 adds support for MP3 loading and playback !

Beta 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

This new beta 3 build comes shortly after last week's beta 2 to fix some of the regressions and bugs reported against that release. This update also re-adds UWP templates which we missing in beta 1 and beta 2 due to a temporary buildsystem issue. beta 3, only classical build for now). CSG: Various bug fixes.

Beta 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 22, 2020

release with bug fixes in 3.2.1 , we're now looking at integrating some new features that didn't make it into the 3.2 We already had two betas , and here's the next round with Godot 3.2.2 is going to add 5 major features: C# support for the iOS platform , courtesy of Ignacio ( neikeq ). After refining our Godot 3.2 and 3.2.1.

Beta 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 5, 2020

This beta 4 fixes some regressions and adds more bug fixes to make the upcoming release even better. is going to add 5 major features: C# support for the iOS platform , courtesy of Ignacio ( neikeq ). 2D batching for the GLES2 renderer , thanks to lawnjelly and Clay ( clayjohn ). Notably, Godot 3.2.2 and 3.2.1.

Beta 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 21, 2020

It focused mostly on fixing bugs and therefore we were somewhat conservative on what could be merged before the release. This first beta build already includes a number of them which have been worked on by core contributors, with notable mentions to: Android App Bundle and subview embedding support. CSG: Various bug fixes.

Beta 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 19, 2021

This beta 4 build provides additional features and fixes to bugs reported against previous builds. If you already reviewed the changelog for the previous beta, you can skip right to the differences between beta 3 and beta 4. Physics: Fix 2D and 3D moving platform logic ( GH-50166 , GH-51458 ). Highlights.

Beta 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Adding to the first beta version from last month ago, we now have even more great features coming in 3.2.4: And there's even more in the works that will be included in future beta builds. CSG: Various bug fixes. Physics: Various bug fixes for 2D and 3D. YSort: Make rendering order more deterministic ( GH-42375 ).

Beta 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 6, 2021

We had a beta 2 build ten days ago , and a number of issues have since been found and fixed, so it's time for Godot 3.4 If you already reviewed the changelog for the previous beta, you can skip right to the differences between beta 2 and beta 3. Physics: Fixing 2D moving platform logic ( GH-50166 ). Highlights.

Beta 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 27, 2021

beta 2 , even though we never had a formal beta 1 announcement on this blog. beta 1 is available for download for comparison purposes, but since it had a major regression on C# support on Windows , I skipped its blog post. and included in this beta are: Animation: Add animation "reset" track feature ( GH-44558 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 7, 2020

release with bug fixes in 3.2.1 , we're now looking at integrating some new features that didn't make it into the 3.2 We published a first beta a few weeks ago, and here's the next round with Godot 3.2.2 is going to add 5 major features: C# support for the iOS platform , courtesy of Ignacio ( neikeq ). Notably, Godot 3.2.2

Beta 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Again close to two weeks since beta 2 , time runs fast! With beta 2, we upgraded Mono to version 6.6.0 The Mono build for beta 2 did not run properly on Windows, and we are still hard at work trying to solve that together with upstream. beta 1 , or wait for 3.2 beta 4 which should have fixed Mono 6.x x binaries.

Beta 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 19, 2020

release with bug fixes in 3.2.1 is going to add three major features: C# support for the iOS platform , courtesy of Ignacio ( neikeq ). 2D batching for the GLES2 renderer , thanks to lawnjelly and Clay ( clayjohn ). stable, which is why we publish this beta build now. After refining our Godot 3.2 Notably, Godot 3.2.2

Beta 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 20, 2020

would focus mainly on fixing those new bugs to ensure that all Godot users can have the most stable experience possible. Rendering: Fixed images in black margins ( GH-37475 ). And many more bug fixes and usability enhancements all around the engine! Bug reports. C#: Add Visual Studio support ( GH-39784 ). wslay 1.1.1).

Beta 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

beta 1, and to do so we're having a (last?) alpha 17 release to ensure that things work as best as we can reasonably expect before the beta phase. Fix Ctrl/Cmd key remapping changes when moving from macOS to other platform ( GH-65241 ). There will likely be breaking changes between this release and the first beta release.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

beta, reviewing many PRs which have been opened prior to our roadmap feature freeze announced a month ago. Same deal as usual, lots of bugs fixed and more refactoring and feature work. Some noteworthy changes in this release: Re-enable support for Web exports using the OpenGL 3 / WebGL 2 renderer. Core: More renames!

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 28, 2022

and prepare the first beta release. But we're not there yet and we'll keep having frequent alpha builds until we're ready to slap the beta label on the engine. If you downloaded alpha 13 before this update, you can re-download the editor build for your platform. Rendering: Add Variable Rate Shading support ( GH-60901 ).

Alpha 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 30, 2022

beta, reviewing many PRs which have been opened prior to our roadmap feature freeze announced a month ago. Same deal as usual, lots of bugs fixed and more refactoring and feature work. Rendering: Octahedral normal/tangent compression ( GH-60309 ). Rename JavaScript platform to Web ( GH-65023 ). for instructions.

Alpha 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 12, 2022

It includes notably Text-to-Speech support on all platforms (as a feature for games/applications, the Godot editor itself doesn't make use of it for now), and a refactoring of the module/extension initialization levels to allow more flexibility for third-party code. See the GitHub issue tracker for a list of known bugs in the 4.0

Alpha 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 18, 2020

is turning out to be quite feature-packed and we've been taking the time to iterate with four beta snapshots. is going to add 5 major features: C# support for the iOS platform , courtesy of Ignacio ( neikeq ). 2D batching for the GLES2 renderer , thanks to lawnjelly and Clay ( clayjohn ). The upcoming Godot 3.2.2 stable build.

Beta 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 12, 2020

is turning out to be quite feature-packed and we've been taking the time to iterate with four beta snapshots before reaching a state that we're confident enough to label as release candidate. is going to add 5 major features: C# support for the iOS platform , courtesy of Ignacio ( neikeq ). The upcoming Godot 3.2.2 stable build.

Beta 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 22, 2020

is turning out to be quite feature-packed and we've been taking the time to iterate with four beta snapshots and two release candidates (RC). is going to add 5 major features: C# support for the iOS platform , courtesy of Ignacio ( neikeq ). 2D batching for the GLES2 renderer , thanks to lawnjelly and Clay ( clayjohn ).

Beta 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 4, 2021

beta 2 available now), we still cherry-pick important bug fixes to the 3.3 As there is no new feature and only bug fixes, this RC 1 should be as stable as 3.3.2-stable Rendering: VisualServer now sorts based on AABB position ( GH-43506 ). Rendering: Fixes depth sorting of meshes with transparent textures ( GH-50721 ).

Mesh 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 28, 2021

stable release to bring the numerous new features and even more important bug fixes to all Godot users. So here's a first Release Candidate to get broader testing of everything that has been iterated upon in the past 6 beta builds. New dynamic BVH for rendering and the GodotPhysics backends. CSG: Various bug fixes.

Render 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 16, 2021

beta 3 available now), we still cherry-pick important bug fixes to the 3.3 As there is no new feature and only bug fixes, this RC 2 should be as stable as 3.3.2-stable Rendering: VisualServer now sorts based on AABB position ( GH-43506 ). Rendering: Fixes depth sorting of meshes with transparent textures ( GH-50721 ).

Mesh 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 11, 2019

We released a first alpha build last week, and we want to keep a relatively short iteration cycle on future alpha and beta builds until the final 3.2 This way, we can focus on what we already have, finish and polish the major features which are still in progress, and fix many of the old and new bugs reported by the community.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 14, 2021

For 2D rendering, we're also re-adding some testing options which were used in earlier betas to allow users to test different scenarios which may impact performance for some OpenGL drivers (especially on Windows and macOS). Bug reports. As a tester, you are encouraged to open bug reports if you experience issues with 3.3

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Big Games

DECEMBER 5, 2023

They decide the game’s type, visual style (2D or 3D), characters, setting, and the platform it will be on. Play testers explore the game, checking for bugs, rendering issues, and exploitable features. After months of bug fixing and polishing, the game is ready for distribution.

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iXie gaming

AUGUST 31, 2023

Graphics and Rendering One of the most significant challenges in game test automation lies in dealing with the complexity of graphics and rendering. Bugs and issues may only manifest under specific conditions, making it difficult to identify and isolate them. And, most importantly, gamers invest in games.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 19, 2021

beta 4 available now), we still cherry-pick important bug fixes to the 3.3 in May , there have been a number of bug fixes which are worth including in a new stable release for all Godot users. x releases , focuses purely on bug fixes, and aims to preserve compatibility. releases (with a dev snapshot for 3.4

Mesh 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 17, 2020

with Vulkan support and many new rendering features and refactoring was already in the pipeline. It's packed with lots of new, important features, and an impressive amount of bug fixes – over 6000 commits by close to 450 contributors! beta 6 last week. For changes since the last beta build, see the list of commits.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 17, 2021

comes closer and closer, we wanted to spend some words to clarify the direction that Godot 4 has taken in regard of rendering back-ends. The renderer design and all resulting code had to be re-implemented entirely from scratch in order to support Vulkan and modern rendering techniques. The GLES2 renderer in Godot 3.x

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

beta 5 available now), we still cherry-pick important bug fixes to the 3.3 As there is no new feature and only bug fixes, this RC 1 should be as stable as 3.3.3-stable HTML5: Fix bug in AudioWorklet when reading output buffer ( GH-52696 ). Bug reports. While we're busy working on both the upcoming Godot 4.0

Bug 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 24, 2020

would focus mainly on fixing those new bugs to ensure that all Godot users can have the most stable experience possible. Rendering: Fixed images in black margins ( GH-37475 ). Rendering: Allow nearest neighbor lookup when using mipmaps ( GH-40523 ). And many more bug fixes and usability enhancements all around the engine!

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