Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 10, 2023

We took a bit longer to prepare this beta as there were a number of fairly big GDScript refactoring PRs (needed to fix many bugs), which we wanted to merge all at once. Editor: Bring back the renderer options button on the main editor ( GH-70500 ). Import: Fix usages of mesh simplification functions in float=64 builds ( GH-67853 ).

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Beta Dev Render Animation 81

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 Import: glTF: Fix mesh nodes which are also bones ( GH-49119 ). Rendering: VisualServer now sorts based on AABB position ( GH-43506 ). Bug reports.

Mesh 52

Mesh Render Bug Build 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 19, 2021

This beta 4 build provides additional features and fixes to bugs reported against previous builds. Mesh: Implement octahedral map normal/tangent attribute compression ( GH-46800 ). Mesh: Options to clean/simplify convex hull generated from mesh ( GH-50328 ). Rendering: Add soft shadows to the CPU lightmapper ( GH-50184 ).

Beta 52

Beta Dev Mesh Render 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 16, 2022

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 ). Rendering: GLES3: Fix shader state caching when blend shapes used ( GH-58808 ) [regression fix].

Render 52

Render Shaders Bug Build 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 27, 2021

Mesh: Options to clean/simplify convex hull generated from mesh ( GH-50328 ). 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 ). mbedtls 2.16.11.

Beta 52

Beta Dev Mesh Render 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 6, 2021

Mesh: Implement octahedral map normal/tangent attribute compression ( GH-46800 ). Mesh: Options to clean/simplify convex hull generated from mesh ( GH-50328 ). Rendering: Rooms and portals-based occlusion culling ( GH-46130 ). Rendering: Fixes depth sorting of meshes with transparent textures ( GH-50721 ).

Beta 52

Beta Dev Mesh Render 52

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. While we're busy working on both the upcoming Godot 4.0

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Mesh Render Bug Collision 52

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 Import: glTF: Fix mesh nodes which are also bones ( GH-49119 ). Rendering: VisualServer now sorts based on AABB position ( GH-43506 ). Bug reports.

Mesh 52

Mesh Render Bug Build 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Physics: Optimized support function for large meshes ( GH-64382 ). Rendering: Add OpenGL timer queries to OpenGL3 backend ( GH-67032 ). Rendering: Improve behaviour of clip_children by clipping to parent alpha value but still retaining parent color ( GH-67043 ). See the GitHub issue tracker for a list of known bugs in the 4.0

Beta 52

Beta Dev Render Alpha 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Import: Fix group reimport bug affecting AtlasTexture ( GH-68324 ). Rendering: Use circular fade instead of linear fade for distance fade ( GH-50294 ). Rendering: Tweak shadow bias defaults for DirectionalLight3D and OmniLight3D ( GH-55757 ). Rendering: Fix AABB errors on meshes with bones on multiple surfaces ( GH-65035 ).

Beta 40

Beta Dev Render Shaders 40

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 21, 2018

This time with the early beginnings of 3D rendering in GLES2 and some GDNative ecosystem updates. 2D rendering stabilized. mesh loading. basic mesh drawing. 2D rendering stabilized. Many people helped since to make the renderer work better and on more platforms! Done February 2018. NativeScript 1.1

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Mesh Shaders Render Bug 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 1, 2022

This RC 3 fixes a number of recent regressions and older bugs. Notably, it fixes some rendering regressions with transparent materials, and crashing iOS templates and Web editor build in RC 2. The new NavigationServer adds support for obstacle avoidance using the RVO2 library, and navigation meshes can now be baked at runtime.

Render 52

Render Shaders Mesh Console 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 5, 2022

Most of work was aimed at implementing missing features or fixing bugs which are critical for publishing 2D and 3D games with Godot 3.x, Since then, smix8 has taken over the custody of this area, fixing a lot of bugs and improving the feature set greatly, with the help of Pawel Lampe ( Scony ) and lawnjelly. and backported to 3.5.

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Shaders Render Mesh Feature 53

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 17, 2022

This RC 4 fixes a number of recent regressions and older bugs. Then smix8 took over the custody of this area, fixing a lot of bugs and improving the feature set greatly, with the help of Pawel Lampe ( Scony ). Both features were implemented by our text rendering expert bruvzg in the master branch for Godot 4.0, back in 2020!

Render 52

Render Shaders Mesh Console 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 28, 2022

rendering may be slower for a second or two, but the slowdown will not be nearly as bad as the typical hiccup caused by classic synchronous compilation. Then smix8 took over the custody of this area, fixing a lot of bugs and improving the feature set greatly, with the help of Pawel Lampe ( Scony ). back in 2020! and backported to 3.5.

Render 52

Render Shaders Mesh Console 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 8, 2022

You can enable it in the Project Settings ( rendering/gles3/shaders/shader_compilation_mode ). rendering may be slower for a second or two, but the slowdown will not be nearly as bad as the typical hiccup caused by classic synchronous compilation. 3D: Add Label3D node and Sprite3D material render priority ( GH-61276 ).

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Render Shaders Mesh Console 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 27, 2022

rendering may be slower for a second or two, but the slowdown will not be nearly as bad as the typical hiccup caused by classic synchronous compilation. Then smix8 took over the custody of this area, fixing a lot of bugs and improving the feature set greatly, with the help of Pawel Lampe ( Scony ). back in 2020! and backported to 3.5.

Render 52

Render Shaders Mesh Console 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 19, 2022

is nearing a stable release, we still want to provide relevant bug fixes to users of the current 3.4 Editor: Fix GridMap cursor showing the wrong mesh ( GH-58624 ). Rendering: GLES2: Unpack blend shape arrays when necessary ( GH-60829 ). Rendering: GLES3: Unbind vertex buffer before calculating blend shapes ( GH-60832 ).

Render 52

Render Bug Texture Build 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Import: Fix crash when exporting meshes to glTF that have no skin ( GH-55246 ). Rendering: Fix vertex attribute specification for octahedral compression ( GH-54768 ). Rendering: Update CanvasItem when MultiMesh instance transform changes ( GH-54899 ). Rendering: GLES3: Fix particles emitting at old location ( GH-54733 ).

Tile 52

Tile Render Bug Collision 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 22, 2022

rendering may be slower for a second or two, but the slowdown will not be nearly as bad as the typical hiccup caused by classic synchronous compilation. Then smix8 took over the custody of this area, fixing a lot of bugs and improving the feature set greatly, with the help of Pawel Lampe ( Scony ). back in 2020! and backported to 3.5.

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Render Shaders Mesh Console 52

The Liquid Fire

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Though there will be some small tweaks and fixes, and with any luck, not too many new bugs. For Renderer, I chose Forward+ because I think it is somewhere between URP and HDRP. Type in mesh in the search and select MeshInstance3D. Search for mesh and again choose MeshInstance3D. About Me Who am I?

Point and Click 104

Point and Click Mesh Texture Tile 104

Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 24, 2022

The new NavigationServer adds support for obstacle avoidance using the RVO2 library, and navigation meshes can now be baked at runtime. This can lead to a problem, when the movement of objects (which tends to occur on physics ticks) does not line up with the rendered frames, giving unsightly jitter. and backported to 3.5.

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Render Shaders Mesh Console 52

Nvidia

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Hybrid Translucency Another way to do ray traced translucency, with greater compatibility, speed and rendering options. World position offset simulation for ray traced instanced static meshes (beta) Allows ambient motion of foliage like trees and grass. Selectable per instance type. Request access to the RTXGI plugin for UE4 here.

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Ray Tracing Engine Engineering Beta 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Physics: Optimized support function for large meshes ( GH-64382 ). Rendering: Add OpenGL timer queries to OpenGL3 backend ( GH-67032 ). Rendering: Improve behaviour of clip_children by clipping to parent alpha value but still retaining parent color ( GH-67043 ). See the GitHub issue tracker for a list of known bugs in the 4.0

Beta 40

Beta Dev Render Alpha 40

Cocos

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

fixes many bugs that were found by the staff and developers when upgrading to 3.7. Cocos Creator 3.7.1 We appreciate your help and work to improve the engine. We also have added a new demo project that will share many of the new upgrades that have come with 3.7 and previous updates. You can download it from the Cocos Store.

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Lightmap Engine Engineering Mesh 52

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. GLES2: Fixed mesh data access errors in GLES2 ( GH-40235 ). Rendering: Fixed images in black margins ( GH-37475 ). Rendering: Allow nearest neighbor lookup when using mipmaps ( GH-40523 ). Bug reports.

Collision 52

Collision Mesh Bug Build 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 15, 2022

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 Rendering: Add material_overlay property to MeshInstance ( GH-50823 ).

Beta 52

Beta Dev Shaders Render 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

would focus mainly on fixing those new bugs to ensure that all Godot users can have the most stable experience possible. GLES2: Fixed mesh data access errors in GLES2 ( GH-40235 ). Rendering: Fixed images in black margins ( GH-37475 ). Rendering: Allow nearest neighbor lookup when using mipmaps ( GH-40523 ). Bug reports.

Bug 52

Bug Collision Mesh Render 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 31, 2020

would focus mainly on fixing those new bugs to ensure that all Godot users can have the most stable experience possible. GLES2: Fixed mesh data access errors in GLES2 ( GH-40235 ). Rendering: Fixed images in black margins ( GH-37475 ). Rendering: Allow nearest neighbor lookup when using mipmaps ( GH-40523 ). Bug reports.

Collision 52

Collision Mesh Bug Render 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 21, 2020

would focus mainly on fixing those new bugs to ensure that all Godot users can have the most stable experience possible. GLES2: Fixed mesh data access errors in GLES2 ( GH-40235 ). Rendering: Fixed images in black margins ( GH-37475 ). Rendering: Allow nearest neighbor lookup when using mipmaps ( GH-40523 ). Bug reports.

Bug 52

Bug Collision Mesh Render 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 30, 2022

Same deal as usual, lots of bugs fixed and more refactoring and feature work. Rendering: Octahedral normal/tangent compression ( GH-60309 ). Rendering: Octahedral normal/tangent compression ( GH-60309 ). Rendering: Fix viewport sorting being wrong on parent/child relation ( GH-63091 ). Bug reports. alpha 15.

Alpha 52

Alpha Dev Shaders Beta 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

would focus mainly on fixing those new bugs to ensure that all Godot users can have the most stable experience possible. GLES2: Fixed mesh data access errors in GLES2 ( GH-40235 ). Rendering: Fixed images in black margins ( GH-37475 ). Rendering: Allow nearest neighbor lookup when using mipmaps ( GH-40523 ). Bug reports.

Bug 52

Bug Collision Mesh Render 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 3, 2022

beta builds every other week to ensure that new features can be tested, bugs can be reported and bugfixes can be validated. This beta adds what should be the last batch of new features (together with a lot of bug fixes, as that's our focus at this stage), with scene unique node names and the new SceneTreeTween backported from Godot 4.0.

Beta 52

Beta Dev Shaders Render 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 30, 2022

beta builds every other week to ensure that new features can be tested, bugs can be reported and bugfixes can be validated. This adds support for obstacle avoidance using the RVO2 library, and navigation meshes can now be baked at runtime. Rendering: Add material_overlay property to MeshInstance ( GH-50823 ). Bug reports.

Beta 52

Beta Dev Shaders Render 52

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. GLES2: Fixed mesh data access errors in GLES2 ( GH-40235 ). Rendering: Fixed images in black margins ( GH-37475 ). Sprite3D: Use mesh instead of immediate for drawing Sprite3D ( GH-39867 ). Bug reports.

Beta 52

Beta Dev Collision Mesh 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Import: Fix crash when exporting meshes to glTF that have no skin ( GH-55246 ). Rendering: Fix vertex attribute specification for octahedral compression ( GH-54768 ). Rendering: Update CanvasItem when MultiMesh instance transform changes ( GH-54899 ). Rendering: Portals: Allow user to set roaming expansion margin ( GH-54921 ).

Tile 52

Tile Render Bug Build 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 18, 2022

This adds support for obstacle avoidance using the RVO2 library, and navigation meshes can now be baked at runtime. This can lead to a problem, when the movement of objects (which tends to occur on physics ticks) does not line up with the rendered frames, giving unsightly jitter. Rendering: Add OccluderShapePolygon ( GH-57361 ).

Render 52

Render Shaders Console Culling 52