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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 8

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Import: Fix group reimport bug affecting AtlasTexture ( GH-68324 ). Import: Fix swapped color channels in ETC1/ETC2 textures, etcpak expects BGRA data ( GH-69448 ). Rendering: Use circular fade instead of linear fade for distance fade ( GH-50294 ). Rendering: Properly remap roughness when reading from radiance map ( GH-69514 ).

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Beta Dev Render Shaders

The Most Common Video Game Glitches and Bugs, and How to Avoid Them

iXie gaming

MAY 8, 2023

However, even the best games can be marred by glitches, bugs, and other technical issues that can frustrate and even ruin the gaming experience. These issues, which range from frozen screens to bugs that crash games, can be a real headache for gamers. This can help the game to restart and fix the bug.

Bug

Bug Internet Games Graphics

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 15

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 25, 2023

Editor: Fix various gradient editor bugs ( GH-70548 ). renderer support ( GH-71848 ). Rendering: Fix Vulkan validation errors related to enabling extensions ( GH-70429 ). Rendering: Fix DirectionalLight3D shadow opacity on Forward Mobile rendering backend ( GH-71690 ). iOS: Restore OpenGL ES 3.0

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Beta Dev Render Shaders

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 16

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 27, 2023

Flag dirty dependencies when GeometryInstance dependencies change in renderer ( GH-71581 ). The illustration picture for this article is from Halls of Torment , a roguelite action RPG with retro late-90s pre-rendered 2D graphics. Rendering: Flag dirty dependencies when GeometryInstance dependencies change in renderer ( GH-71581 ).

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Beta Dev Shaders Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 12

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 13, 2023

As always, a bunch of nice rendering fixes! Rendering: Only disable depth writing in opaque pipelines ( GH-71124 ). Rendering: Fix multiple issues that make the normal roughness texture unusable ( GH-71130 ). Rendering: OpenGL: Add support for FORMAT_{ETC2,DXT5}_RA_AS_RG ( GH-71248 ). Bug reports.

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Beta Dev Collision Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 14

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 20, 2023

Rendering: Remove SCREEN_TEXTURE , DEPTH_TEXTURE , and NORMAL_ROUGHNESS_TEXTURE ( GH-70967 ). Rendering: Decompress RA_AS_RG formats on Web platform in GLES3 renderer and disable texture swizzling ( GH-71574 ). Rendering: Remove light from dynamic light list when removing scenario ( GH-71584 ).

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Beta Dev Animation Animation

10 Worst Video Game Glitches to Test Before Launching Your Next Game

iXie gaming

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Also, consider patching and releasing new updates for your video game to remove bugs and glitches from the previous versions. This ensures your game is sustainable and free from bugs in the long run. Texture and Model Glitches Errors in the texture and model of your game can significantly detract from the visual appeal of the game.

Texture

Texture Collision Terrain Games

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 8

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Import: Fix group reimport bug affecting AtlasTexture ( GH-68324 ). Import: Fix swapped color channels in ETC1/ETC2 textures, etcpak expects BGRA data ( GH-69448 ). Rendering: Use circular fade instead of linear fade for distance fade ( GH-50294 ). Rendering: Properly remap roughness when reading from radiance map ( GH-69514 ).

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Beta Dev Render Shaders

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 12

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 13, 2023

As always, a bunch of nice rendering fixes! Rendering: Only disable depth writing in opaque pipelines ( GH-71124 ). Rendering: Fix multiple issues that make the normal roughness texture unusable ( GH-71130 ). Rendering: OpenGL: Add support for FORMAT_{ETC2,DXT5}_RA_AS_RG ( GH-71248 ). Bug reports.

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Beta Dev Collision Render

Release candidate: Godot 3.4.3 RC 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

GUI: Fix RichTextLabel underline prevents strikethrough from rendering ( GH-56686 ). GUI: Fix TextureButton focus texture logic ( GH-56472 ). Import: Fix glTF scene export crash on null normal texture ( GH-56380 ). Rendering: Fix blend shapes when octahedral compression is used ( GH-56161 ). Bug reports.

Render

Render Texture Build Agent

Release candidate: Godot 3.4.3 RC 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

GUI: Fix RichTextLabel underline prevents strikethrough from rendering ( GH-56686 ). GUI: Fix TextureButton focus texture logic ( GH-56472 ). Import: Fix glTF scene export crash on null normal texture ( GH-56380 ). Rendering: Fix blend shapes when octahedral compression is used ( GH-56161 ). Bug reports.

Render

Render Texture Bug Scripting

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 alpha 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 8, 2022

Note: You might need to delete your.godot/imported folder to force reimporting all your textures with the new class name. macOS: Disable window redraw during resize, when rendering in the separate thread ( GH-58738 ). Rendering: Use Filament specular model and parametrization ( GH-51716 ). Bug reports.

Alpha

Alpha Dev Render Shaders

Release candidate: Godot 3.4.5 RC 1

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 Import: Fix glTF texture filename decoding ( GH-57685 ). Rendering: GLES2: Unpack blend shape arrays when necessary ( GH-60829 ). Rendering: GLES3: Unbind vertex buffer before calculating blend shapes ( GH-60832 ).

Render

Render Bug Texture Build

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Editor: Make texture preview filter setting content aware ( GH-67426 ). 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 ). Bug reports.

Beta

Beta Dev Render Alpha

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 alpha 5

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 ). Bug reports.

Alpha

Alpha Dev Bug Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 1

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. CSG: Various bug fixes. GLES2: Fix glow on devices with only 8 texture slots ( GH-42446 ). GLES2: Use separate texture unit for light_texture ( GH-42538 ). Physics: Various bug fixes for 2D and 3D.

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Beta Dev Bug Render

Release candidate: Godot 3.3.3 RC 1

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

Mesh Render Bug Build

Maintenance release: Godot 3.4.3

Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

GUI: Fix RichTextLabel underline prevents strikethrough from rendering ( GH-56686 ). GUI: Fix TextureButton focus texture logic ( GH-56472 ). Import: Fix glTF scene export crash on null normal texture ( GH-56380 ). Rendering: Fix blend shapes when octahedral compression is used ( GH-56161 ). Known incompatibilities.

Render

Render Texture Scripting Agent

Persona 5 Tactica Low FPS: Boost Your Performance Quickly

Game Errors

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In-Game Settings: Incorrect or overly demanding in-game settings, such as high-resolution textures or advanced graphical effects, may strain the system. Game Bugs or Optimization Issues: The game itself may have bugs or optimization issues that impact performance, especially if it hasn’t received the latest updates.

FPS

FPS Graphics Software Texture

Release candidate: Godot 3.3.4 RC 1

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 Editor: Fix preview grid and preserve source texture margins in SpriteFrames editor ( GH-52910 ). Bug reports. releases (with a dev snapshot for 3.4

Bug

Bug Scripting Texture Build

Maintenance release: Godot 3.3.4

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 1, 2021

beta 5 available now), we still cherry-pick important bug fixes to the 3.3 x releases , focuses purely on bug fixes, and aims to preserve compatibility. Editor: Fix preview grid and preserve source texture margins in SpriteFrames editor ( GH-52910 ). HTML5: Fix bug in AudioWorklet when reading output buffer ( GH-52696 ).

Scripting

Scripting Texture Bug Shaders

Release candidate: Godot 3.3.1 RC 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 15, 2021

But like with any major milestone, there are some bugs which are worth addressing with low-risk maintenance releases to further improve the experience for all Godot users. x releases , focuses purely on bug fixes, and aims to preserve compatibility. As there is no new feature and only bug fixes, this RC 2 should be as stable as 3.3-stable

Polygon

Polygon Bug Render Build

Godot Tactics RPG – 01. Intro & Setup

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. Resources just feels like it should be things like 3d Models and Textures, but if you want to stick with the original, that’s fine.

Point and Click

Point and Click Mesh Texture Tile

Release candidate: Godot 3.4.1 RC 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Import: Fix texture atlas generation when source sprite is larger than generated atlas ( GH-55094 ). Rendering: Fix vertex attribute specification for octahedral compression ( GH-54768 ). Rendering: Update CanvasItem when MultiMesh instance transform changes ( GH-54899 ). Bug reports. if something that worked fine in 3.4

Tile

Tile Render Bug Collision

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 3

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. CSG: Various bug fixes. GLES2: Fix glow on devices with only 8 texture slots ( GH-42446 ). GLES2: Use separate texture unit for light_texture ( GH-42538 ). Bug reports. tinyexr 1.0.0,

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Beta Dev Bug Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.2 beta 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 19, 2020

release with bug fixes in 3.2.1 2D batching for the GLES2 renderer , thanks to lawnjelly and Clay ( clayjohn ). The new 2D batching is only implemented for the GLES2 renderer, so if you use GLES3 you will not be able to benefit from it. As the GLES3 renderer is being deprecated by Vulkan in Godot 4.0, GLES2 2D batching.

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Beta Dev Render Bug

Release candidate: Godot 3.3.3 RC 2

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

Mesh Render Bug Build

Maintenance release: Godot 3.3.3

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

Mesh

Mesh Render Bug Collision

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

CSG: Various bug fixes. GLES2: Fix glow on devices with only 8 texture slots ( GH-42446 ). GLES2: Use separate texture unit for light_texture ( GH-42538 ). Physics: Various bug fixes for 2D and 3D. Rendering: Add fast approximate antialiasing (FXAA) to Viewport ( GH-42006 ). Bug reports. tinyexr 1.0.0,

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Beta Dev Bug Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Editor: Make texture preview filter setting content aware ( GH-67426 ). 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 ). Bug reports.

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Beta Dev Render Alpha

Release candidate: Godot 3.3.1 RC 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 10, 2021

But like with any major milestone, there are some bugs which are worth addressing with low-risk maintenance releases to further improve the experience for all Godot users. x releases , focuses purely on bug fixes, and aims to preserve compatibility. As there is no new feature and only bug fixes, this RC 1 should be as stable as 3.3-stable

Bug

Bug Build Polygon Render

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 28, 2021

stable release to bring the numerous new features and even more important bug fixes to all Godot users. New dynamic BVH for rendering and the GodotPhysics backends. CSG: Various bug fixes. GLES2: Fix glow on devices with only 8 texture slots ( GH-42446 ). GLES2: Use separate texture unit for light_texture ( GH-42538 ).

Render

Render Bug Build Beta

Maintenance release: Godot 3.3.1

Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 18, 2021

But like with any major milestone, there are some bugs which are worth addressing with low-risk maintenance releases to further improve the experience for all Godot users. x releases , focuses purely on bug fixes, and aims to preserve compatibility. Rendering: Fix 2D software skinning relative transforms ( GH-48402 ).

Polygon

Polygon Render Scripting Racing

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 27, 2021

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 ). Rendering: Add soft shadows to the CPU lightmapper ( GH-50184 ). mbedtls 2.16.11.

Beta

Beta Dev Mesh Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.2 beta 2

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 2D batching for the GLES2 renderer , thanks to lawnjelly and Clay ( clayjohn ). 2D batching for the GLES2 renderer , thanks to lawnjelly and Clay ( clayjohn ). After refining our Godot 3.2 Notably, Godot 3.2.2

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Beta Dev Debug Bug

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 6

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 16, 2021

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. In this beta, the dynamic BVH is the default option for both physics and rendering. New dynamic BVH for rendering and the GodotPhysics backends (new in beta 6).

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Beta Dev Collision Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 11, 2020

see recent devblogs on GDScript typed instructions , Complex Text Layout , Tiles editor , documentation , and 2D rendering improvements !), CSG: Various bug fixes. GLES2: Fix glow on devices with only 8 texture slots ( GH-42446 ). GLES2: Use separate texture unit for light_texture ( GH-42538 ). Bug reports.

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Beta Dev Render Bug

Cocos Creator 3.7.1 Released

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.

Lightmap

Lightmap Engine Engineering Mesh

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 alpha 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

alpha 1 ― the first official alpha build of our upcoming major milestone, enabling all interested users to try it out and report bugs, as well as provide feedback on the new features. We got lots of bug reports and many have been fixed already in these two weeks! Rendering: Add support for glow maps ( GH-54574 ). Bug reports.

Alpha

Alpha Dev Bug Terrain

GLES2 and GDNative, progress report #3

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. 2D rendering stabilized. While a most of the 2D engine was already working, some bugs kept the editor from being fully usable and also caused problems in regular game projects. Introduction.

Mesh

Mesh Shaders Render Bug

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.2 beta 3

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 2D batching for the GLES2 renderer , thanks to lawnjelly and Clay ( clayjohn ). 2D batching for the GLES2 renderer , thanks to lawnjelly and Clay ( clayjohn ). Fix for the dangling Variant bug. and 3.2.1.

Beta

Beta Dev Bug Debug

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

New dynamic BVH for rendering and the GodotPhysics backends. If you experience a regression in either physics or rendering, you can try these Project Settings to revert back to the previous Octree-based approach and possibly fix the issue. CSG: Various bug fixes. GLES2: Fix glow on devices with only 8 texture slots ( GH-42446 ).

Render

Render Build Bug Collision

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 19, 2021

This beta 4 build provides additional features and fixes to bugs reported against previous builds. 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 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Mesh Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 5

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 7, 2021

CSG: Various bug fixes. GLES2: Fix glow on devices with only 8 texture slots ( GH-42446 ). GLES2: Use separate texture unit for light_texture ( GH-42538 ). Physics: Various bug fixes for 2D and 3D. Rendering: Add fast approximate antialiasing (FXAA) to Viewport ( GH-42006 ). Bug reports. mbedtls 2.16.9,

Beta

Beta Dev Bug Build

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 8

The Most Common Video Game Glitches and Bugs, and How to Avoid Them

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 15

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 16

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 12

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 14

10 Worst Video Game Glitches to Test Before Launching Your Next Game

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 8

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 12

Release candidate: Godot 3.4.3 RC 1

Release candidate: Godot 3.4.3 RC 2

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 alpha 4

Release candidate: Godot 3.4.5 RC 1

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 4

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 alpha 5

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 1

Release candidate: Godot 3.3.3 RC 1

Maintenance release: Godot 3.4.3

Persona 5 Tactica Low FPS: Boost Your Performance Quickly

Release candidate: Godot 3.3.4 RC 1

Maintenance release: Godot 3.3.4

Release candidate: Godot 3.3.1 RC 2

Godot Tactics RPG – 01. Intro & Setup

Release candidate: Godot 3.4.1 RC 1

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 3

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.2 beta 1

Release candidate: Godot 3.3.3 RC 2

Maintenance release: Godot 3.3.3

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 2

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 4

Release candidate: Godot 3.3.1 RC 1

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 1

Maintenance release: Godot 3.3.1

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 2

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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 4

Cocos Creator 3.7.1 Released

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 alpha 2

GLES2 and GDNative, progress report #3

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.2 beta 3

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 2

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 4

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 5

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