Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 25, 2023

Editor: Fix various gradient editor bugs ( GH-70548 ). Shaders: Fix code generation for ProximityRange node in visual shader ( GH-71760 ). Note that you need to force recompiling your affected visual shaders by doing any change in their graph. Shaders: Clean up shader parameter remap ( GH-71797 ).

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Beta Dev Render Shaders 97

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 27, 2023

Those typically shouldn’t add instability to the engine, but may require doing some changes in your scripts, scenes, and shaders if you were using the affected APIs. Rendering: Properly append global uniform buffer name in gl_compatibility shaders ( GH-72138 ). Shaders: Add derivative functions with precision to shaders ( GH-72109 ).

Beta 108

Beta Dev Shaders Render 108

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Rendering: OpenGL: Fix scene shader error when using Omni or Spot but not both ( GH-69901 ). Shaders: Fix the sorting of shader uniforms ( GH-70016 ). Shaders: Optimize code generation of visual shader particles ( GH-69900 ). See the GitHub issue tracker for a list of known bugs in the 4.0 Bug reports.

Beta 99

Beta Dev Render Shaders 99

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Import: Fix group reimport bug affecting AtlasTexture ( GH-68324 ). Rendering: Implement CAMERA_VISIBLE_LAYERS as built-in shader variable ( GH-67387 ). Visual Shader: Make custom visual shader nodes automatically updates from script ( GH-69738 ). See the GitHub issue tracker for a list of known bugs in the 4.0

Beta 94

Beta Dev Render Shaders 94

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Rendering: OpenGL: Fix scene shader error when using Omni or Spot but not both ( GH-69901 ). Shaders: Fix the sorting of shader uniforms ( GH-70016 ). Shaders: Optimize code generation of visual shader particles ( GH-69900 ). See the GitHub issue tracker for a list of known bugs in the 4.0 Bug reports.

Beta 75

Beta Dev Render Shaders 75

Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 28, 2022

Some noteworthy changes in this release: Shader preprocessor support and shader includes. Grouping annotations for shaders ( uniform_group ). Rendering: Force regenerating shader cache when updating Godot ( GH-62848 ). Shaders: Add shader preprocessor and includes support ( GH-62513 ). Bug reports.

Alpha 52

Alpha Dev Shaders Beta 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 20, 2023

For shaders, we removed the now-redundant SCREEN_TEXTURE , DEPTH_TEXTURE , and NORMAL_ROUGHNESS_TEXTURE ( GH-70967 ). Note that there’s a helpful error in the shader editor telling you how to port code, but there’s a typo: filter_linear_mipmaps should be filter_linear_mipmap (no ‘s’).

Beta 104

Beta Dev Animation Animation 104

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. Shaders: Fix shader crash when using boolean type for vertex->fragment varyings ( GH-70460 ). Bug reports.

Beta 101

Beta Dev Animation Animation 101

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 11, 2022

Same deal as usual, lots of bugs fixed and more refactoring and feature work. Add often used built-ins to spatial shaders ( NODE_POSITION_WORLD , CAMERA_POSITION_WORLD , CAMERA_DIRECTION_WORLD , NODE_POSITION_VIEW ) ( GH-63597 ). See the GitHub issue tracker for a list of known bugs in the 4.0 Bug reports.

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Alpha Dev Shaders Beta 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 30, 2022

Same deal as usual, lots of bugs fixed and more refactoring and feature work. Editor: Improvements to shader editor ( GH-63582 ). Shaders: Quality of life Visual Shaders updates ( GH-63999 ). Shaders: Implement custom non-trivial Visual Shader nodes ( GH-64248 ). Bug reports. alpha 15.

Alpha 52

Alpha Dev Shaders Beta 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 8, 2022

Rendering: Fix shader compilation error with anisotropy ( GH-58419 ). Visual Shader: Add few more input/output built-ins ( GH-58719 ). Visual Shader: Add varying support ( GH-58750 ). See the GitHub issue tracker for a list of known bugs in the 4.0 The Vulkan Mobile backend has a lot of known bugs. Bug reports.

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Alpha Dev Render Shaders 52

iXie gaming

AUGUST 17, 2023

Custom shaders Gain control over your game’s visual style and performance by creating custom shaders. Shader programming allows you to manipulate lighting, textures, and visual effects, resulting in unique and optimized visuals. Iterate based on feedback to refine gameplay, fix bugs, and enhance the overall experience.

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Game Developer Game Development Development Shaders 52

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. Shaders: Fix shader crash when using boolean type for vertex->fragment varyings ( GH-70460 ). Bug reports.

Beta 78

Beta Dev Animation Animation 78

Game Errors

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Game bugs : If the game you’re playing has bugs, it may interfere with DirectX and cause crashes. Clear the DirectX shader cache. Clear the DirectX shader cache. If you think the DirectX shader cache is corrupted or too big, delete it. Tick the checkbox next to DirectX Shader Cache and click on OK.

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Shaders Graphics Games Bug 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 13, 2022

and included in this beta are: Asynchronous shader compilation + caching (ubershader) ( GH-53411 ). A long awaited solution to shader compilation stuttering on OpenGL, courtesy Pedro J. Bug reports. As a tester, you are encouraged to open bug reports if you experience issues with 3.5 The main changes coming in Godot 3.5

Beta 52

Beta Dev Shaders Console 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 8, 2022

Rendering: GLES2: Fix VersionKey comparison in shader binding ( GH-58855 ). Rendering: GLES3: Fix shader state caching when blend shapes used ( GH-58808 ) [regression fix]. Bug reports. As a tester, you are encouraged to open bug reports if you experience issues with 3.4.4 API documentation updates.

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Shaders Render Bug Scripting 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. courtesy of Pedro J.

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Game Errors

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

GHz or equivalent Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD R9 270 (2048 MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD R9 280X (3GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD R9 280X (3GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0

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PC Graphics Shaders Bug 94

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 13, 2023

Visual Shader: Add few improvements for VisualShaderNodeParticleRandomness ( GH-71123 ). See the GitHub issue tracker for a list of known bugs in the 4.0 Bug reports. As a tester, you are encouraged to open bug reports if you experience issues with this release.

Beta 110

Beta Dev Collision Render 110

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 2, 2022

Shaders: Rename hint_albedo , hint_white / black in shaders ( GH-60803 ). See the GitHub issue tracker for a list of known bugs in the 4.0 Bug reports. As a tester, you are encouraged to open bug reports if you experience issues with 4.0 Rendering: Fix normal and tangent blending in blend shapes ( GH-61217 ).

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Alpha Dev Bug Shaders 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 16, 2022

Rendering: GLES2: Fix VersionKey comparison in shader binding ( GH-58855 ). Rendering: GLES3: Fix shader state caching when blend shapes used ( GH-58808 ) [regression fix]. Bug reports. As a tester, you are encouraged to open bug reports if you experience issues with 3.4.4 stable builds should be notarized again.

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Render Shaders Bug Build 52

Game Errors

JANUARY 30, 2023

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands is available on Steam and even though the game has a lot of positive reviews, players are still complaining about issues and bugs that are making the game unplayable. GHz or AMD FX-4320 @ 4 GHz or equivalent Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX660 / AMD R9 270X (2GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0

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PC Shaders Graphics Bug 83

Game Errors

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Internal bug: Sometimes, the root of the problem can be a known bug affecting Hogwarts Legacy on specific PCs. Clear shader cache Go to Windows Settings. Check DirectX Shader Cache and uncheck the rest of the other things. How can I fix Hogwarts Legacy’s black screen error on launch? Expand the Display adapters.

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Ray Tracing Shaders Graphics PC 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Import: Fix group reimport bug affecting AtlasTexture ( GH-68324 ). Rendering: Implement CAMERA_VISIBLE_LAYERS as built-in shader variable ( GH-67387 ). Visual Shader: Make custom visual shader nodes automatically updates from script ( GH-69738 ). See the GitHub issue tracker for a list of known bugs in the 4.0

Beta 40

Beta Dev Render Shaders 40

Game Errors

MAY 22, 2023

Update GPU driver Disable in-game overlay Uninstall suspicious apps Clear shader cache Repair Maisma Chronicles 1. Clear shader cache Open Windows Settings like before. Check DirectX Shader Cache. Please keep in mind that clearing the DirectX Shader Cache can cause low FPS or stuttering issues temporarily.

Shaders 52

Shaders PC FPS Feature 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 Shaders: Many improvements backported from master ( GH-56794 ).

Beta 52

Beta Dev Shaders Render 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 15, 2022

and included in this beta are: Asynchronous shader compilation + caching (ubershader) ( GH-53411 ). A long awaited solution to shader compilation stuttering on OpenGL, courtesy Pedro J. Shaders: Many improvements backported from master ( GH-56794 ). Bug reports. The main changes coming in Godot 3.5 x no longer works in 3.5

Beta 52

Beta Dev Shaders Render 52

Game Errors

AUGUST 8, 2023

If the freezing issue keeps bugging you, we recommend a few practical methods to try. After that, go through the following methods to get rid of the freezing problem and performance issue on Dark and Darker: Update the graphics driver Clear the shader cache Disable the overlay feature Re-install the GPU driver 1. Click on Remove files.

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Shaders Fantasy Graphics PC 52

Game Errors

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Internal bug: Sometimes, the root of the problem can be a known bug affecting Hogwarts Legacy on specific PCs. Clear shader cache Go to Windows Settings. Check DirectX Shader Cache and uncheck the rest of the other things. How can I fix Hogwarts Legacy’s black screen? Type devmgmt.msc, and press Enter.

Ray Tracing 52

Ray Tracing Shaders Graphics PC 52

Game Errors

MAY 29, 2023

Additionally, outdated versions of a game may not have the latest bug fixes and stability improvements, which can also cause the game to crash. Update your Graphics Drivers Delete the Shader Cache Update the game Verify the game files Reset the game settings Try running the game in Safe Mode 1.

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Graphics FPS Shaders PC 97

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. and included in this beta are: Asynchronous shader compilation + caching (ubershader) ( GH-53411 ). A long awaited solution to shader compilation stuttering on OpenGL, courtesy Pedro J. Bug reports.

Beta 52

Beta Dev Shaders Render 52

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. Rendering: Use proper indices for lights, decals, and reflection probes in mobile scene shader ( GH-70929 ). Bug reports.

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Beta Dev Render Animation 105

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 1, 2022

This RC 3 fixes a number of recent regressions and older bugs. and included in this release candidate are: Asynchronous shader compilation + caching (ubershader) ( GH-53411 ). A long awaited solution to shader compilation stuttering on OpenGL, courtesy Pedro J. Shaders: Many improvements backported from master ( GH-56794 ).

Render 52

Render Shaders Mesh Console 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 17, 2022

This RC 4 fixes a number of recent regressions and older bugs. and included in this release candidate are: Asynchronous shader compilation + caching (ubershader) ( GH-53411 ). A long awaited solution to shader compilation stuttering on OpenGL, courtesy Pedro J. and provide the missing features that 3.5 back in 2020!

Render 52

Render Shaders Mesh Console 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 13, 2023

Visual Shader: Add few improvements for VisualShaderNodeParticleRandomness ( GH-71123 ). See the GitHub issue tracker for a list of known bugs in the 4.0 Bug reports. As a tester, you are encouraged to open bug reports if you experience issues with this release.

Beta 85

Beta Dev Collision Render 85

Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 8, 2022

This RC 6 has a few notable changes compared to the previous build: In RC 4, async shader compilation and caching was enabled by default on desktop, but several users reported issues with it on some hardware. You can enable it in the Project Settings ( rendering/gles3/shaders/shader_compilation_mode ). Estébanez ( RandomShaper )!

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