Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 10, 2023

The illustration picture for this article is from The Mirror , an upcoming all-in-one game and game development platform currently in Closed Alpha. They’ve been building upon Godot 4.0 Buildsystem: Allow building X11 without Vulkan ( GH-70677 ). GDScript: Register enum type names in release build ( GH-64253 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Editor: Add one-way indicator to tile collision editor ( GH-67283 ). Physics: Fix 2D & 3D Continuous Collision Detection sometimes adjusting velocity too much ( GH-69934 ). The downloads for this dev snapshot can be found directly on our repository: Standard build (GDScript, GDExtension).NET Requires.NET SDK 6.0

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 30, 2022

While this process is ongoing, we'll keep releasing alpha builds so here's 4.0 This alpha doesn't include official builds with.NET 6 support yet, as we still have more work to do to enable this. alpha builds. Particles: Add "Hide on Contact" collision mode to ParticlesMaterial ( GH-61238 ). What's new.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 20, 2020

Build HTML5 templates with threads_enabled=yes to test it. macOS: Add support for the Apple Silicon (ARM64) build target ( GH-39943 ). Note: ARM64 binaries are not included in macOS editor or template builds yet. Physics: Trigger broadphase update when changing collision layer/mask ( GH-39895 ). Bug reports.

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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: Multiple fixes to one-way collisions , handling many cases where collisions would not work reliably. Improved Web editor prototype and AudioWorklet support for multithreaded HTML5 builds.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Buildsystem: Unify tools / target build type configuration ( GH-66242 ). This doesn’t affect most users directly, but for anyone compiling Godot from source, we’ve refactored the way we define what to build. Buildsystem: Add serve and run SCons targets to test Web editor builds ( GH-64886 , GH-67325 ). Requires.NET SDK 6.0

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Buildsystem: Unify tools / target build type configuration ( GH-66242 ). This doesn't affect most users directly, but for anyone compiling Godot from source, we've refactored the way we define what to build. Buildsystem: Add serve and run SCons targets to test Web editor builds ( GH-64886 , GH-67325 ). Requires.NET SDK 6.0

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

One thing worth noting though: With the beta phase, we're mostly done with feature implementation and we're doing our best to preserve compatibility so that beta users can easily move to future betas and stable builds. GDScript: Fix preload fails in standalone builds unless files are present in directory ( GH-65152 ). Known issues.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Physics: Fix collision detection for degenerate capsules ( GH-69657 ). Porting: Enable raycast/embree module build for Web and Windows x86_32 ( GH-69169 ). Rendering: OpenGL: Expose emulated *Unorm4x8 GLSL functions in non-Android builds ( GH-69521 ). NET 6 build (C#, GDScript, GDExtension). Requires.NET SDK 6.0

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 27, 2021

There's still more I want to add over coming days, but there's no reason to delay the publication of the beta 2 builds. macOS: Mono builds are now universal builds with support for both x86_64 and arm64 architectures. Android: Add GDNative libraries to Android custom Gradle builds ( GH-49912 ). Highlights.

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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 This build also fixes a nasty crash on Windows for some projects using dynamic fonts with outlines, triggered by a buildsystem update ( GH-50790 ). The upcoming Godot 3.4 The main changes coming in Godot 3.4

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 6, 2021

This beta 6 build provides additional features and fixes to bugs reported against previous builds. C#: macOS: Mono builds are now universal builds with support for both x86_64 and arm64 architectures ( GH-49248 ). Core: Promote object validity checks to release builds ( GH-51796 ). The upcoming Godot 3.4

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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. C#: macOS: Mono builds are now universal builds with support for both x86_64 and arm64 architectures ( GH-49248 ). Android: Add GDNative libraries to Android custom Gradle builds ( GH-49912 ). The upcoming Godot 3.4

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

One thing worth noting though: With the beta phase, we’re mostly done with feature implementation and we’re doing our best to preserve compatibility so that beta users can easily move to future betas and stable builds. GDScript: Fix preload fails in standalone builds unless files are present in directory ( GH-65152 ). Known issues.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

This beta 5 build provides additional features and fixes to bugs reported against previous builds. C#: macOS: Mono builds are now universal builds with support for both x86_64 and arm64 architectures ( GH-49248 ). Core: Promote object validity checks to release builds ( GH-51796 ). GiB, including on 32-bit OSes.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 24, 2020

C#: Fix restore not called when building game projects ( GH-40596 ) [regression fix]. Build HTML5 templates with threads_enabled=yes to test it. macOS: Add support for the Apple Silicon (ARM64) build target ( GH-39943 ). Note: ARM64 binaries are not included in macOS editor or template builds yet. Bug reports.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 31, 2022

Now that we’re past the clickbait title, let’s get to the meat of the matter: Designing and building VR applications is hard! It’s even more so if you are not familiar with graphics and game engine-related tools and technologies. Add the following tag to the main Activity's intent-filter : Build and run! That's all!

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 4, 2021

releases (with a dev snapshot for 3.4 stable: Android: Add GDNative libraries to Android custom Gradle builds ( GH-49912 ). Android: Disable resource optimizations for legacy release builds ( GH-50664 ). Editor: Fix logic for showing tilemap debug collision ( GH-49075 ). Mono build (C# support + all the above).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Navigation: Exclude disabled StaticBody collisions from NavigationMesh baking ( GH-65775 ). Physics: Hack a hot fix for Bullet's collision margin regression ( GH-64875 ). The downloads for this dev snapshot can be found directly on our repository: Standard build (GDScript, GDNative, VisualScript). Bug reports.

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Radiator Blog

APRIL 9, 2021

The engine should be able to render and simulate 200+ lightweight game objects -- frame-animated sprites with simple collision, no fancy physics or shaders. Which game engine should I use to maximize ease of learning and compatibility, and manage hundreds of simple objects on-screen? and no WASM.) with learning it.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 16, 2021

releases (with a dev snapshot for 3.4 RC 2 is that the Android builds now target API level 30 as required by Google Play , and have partial support for Android scoped storage. Android: Add GDNative libraries to Android custom Gradle builds ( GH-49912 ). Editor: Fix logic for showing tilemap debug collision ( GH-49075 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Edit: Or not, there's a regression for the web editor in this build ( GH-57592 ). This will be fixed in the next build. stable: Android: Fix relative keystore paths on Android exporter with custom build ( GH-56676 ). GridMap: Fix "Convert to MeshLibrary" not respecting collision transforms ( GH-56907 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 31, 2020

The changes new in this build are thus the ones made between RC 1 and RC 3. C#: Fix restore not called when building game projects ( GH-40596 ) [regression fix]. Build HTML5 templates with threads_enabled=yes to test it. macOS: Add support for the Apple Silicon (ARM64) build target ( GH-39943 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Physics: Fix test_move reporting collision when touching another body ( GH-54845 ). The downloads for this dev snapshot can be found directly on our repository: Standard build (GDScript, GDNative, VisualScript). Mono build (C# support + all the above). Relevant parts of Mono 6.12.0.158 are included in this build.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Physics: Hack a hot fix for Bullet's collision margin regression ( GH-64875 ). The downloads for this dev snapshot can be found directly on our repository: Standard build (GDScript, GDNative, VisualScript). Mono build (C# support + all the above). You need to have dotnet CLI or MSBuild installed to use the Mono build.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 28, 2020

RC 2 build: changelog between 3.2.3 C#: Fix restore not called when building game projects ( GH-40596 ) [regression fix]. Build HTML5 templates with threads_enabled=yes to test it. macOS: Add support for the Apple Silicon (ARM64) build target ( GH-39943 ). Mono build (C# support + all the above).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

C#: Fix restore not called when building game projects ( GH-40596 ) [regression fix]. Build HTML5 templates with threads_enabled=yes to test it. macOS: Add support for the Apple Silicon (ARM64) build target ( GH-39943 ). Note: ARM64 binaries are not included in macOS editor or template builds yet. Bug reports.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 21, 2020

C#: Fix restore not called when building game projects ( GH-40596 ) [regression fix]. Build HTML5 templates with threads_enabled=yes to test it. macOS: Add support for the Apple Silicon (ARM64) build target ( GH-39943 ). Note: ARM64 binaries are not included in macOS editor or template builds yet. Bug reports.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

C#: Fix restore not called when building game projects ( GH-40596 ) [regression fix]. Build HTML5 templates with threads_enabled=yes to test it. macOS: Add support for the Apple Silicon (ARM64) build target ( GH-39943 ). Note: ARM64 binaries are not included in macOS editor or template builds yet. Bug reports.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 30, 2021

RC builds yet, now would be a great time to do it to help us ensure everything upgrades smoothly from 3.2.3 Improved Web editor and AudioWorklet support for multithreaded HTML5 builds. macOS ARM64 support in official binaries for Apple M1 chip (only standard build for now). WebXR support for VR games.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 19, 2021

Our last testing build was 3.2.4 We still need a good round of testing on this new build to ensure that everything works as we want it before we make this the new stable branch (which will supersede the current 3.2.3 Improved Web editor and AudioWorklet support for multithreaded HTML5 builds. WebXR support for VR games.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 9, 2021

For macOS, both the standard and Mono editor builds are now signed and notarized ! Improved Web editor and AudioWorklet support for multithreaded HTML5 builds. macOS ARM64 support in official binaries for Apple M1 chip (only standard build for now). WebXR support for VR games. Multiple fixes to one-way collisions.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 28, 2021

So here's a first Release Candidate to get broader testing of everything that has been iterated upon in the past 6 beta builds. Improved Web editor and AudioWorklet support for multithreaded HTML5 builds. macOS ARM64 support in official binaries for Apple M1 chip (only classical build for now). Highlights.

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SOVEREIGN MOON

OCTOBER 12, 2020

In this introductory tutorial series, we’ll teach beginners how to use the basic controls within Gogot’s game engine. Godot is a free and open source game development software that game devs can use to make beautiful 2D and 3D games. . A Crash Course Into The Basics of Godot’s Game Engine.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 19, 2021

First I've been working on building a test suite for physics. Cylinder collision shape. One of the requirements was adding support for cylinder shapes in Godot's custom collision detection system. Heightmap collision shape. Another collision shape that was missing in Godot Physics 3D was the heightmap.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

stable: Android: Fix relative keystore paths on Android exporter with custom build ( GH-56676 ). GridMap: Fix "Convert to MeshLibrary" not respecting collision transforms ( GH-56907 ). The downloads for this dev snapshot can be found directly on our repository: Standard build (GDScript, GDNative, VisualScript).

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SOVEREIGN MOON

OCTOBER 11, 2020

SOVEREIGN MOON PRESENTS… Game Engine Showdown: Unity vs. Godot vs. Buildbox vs. Unreal Engine. In this game engine faceoff, we’ll explore each game engine’s visual scripting tools to see which engine is the best for beginner game makers and non-coders. .

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