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. We previously removed *_degrees properties from 2D and 3D objects in favor of making editing degrees easier in the Inspector.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Mobile gaming has become popular in recent times thanks to the growing number of mobile device users. Several mobile game engines are used to create mobile games. However, Unity has stood out as one of the most preferred and trusted mobile game engines. And that’s where Unity wins.

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Nvidia

JULY 1, 2021

NVIDIA DLSS Overview & Game Integrations This session will cover the technology that makes DLSS possible. Learn how to integrate DLSS into a new game engine. Enter for a Chance to Win Some Gems Attendees can win a limited-edition hard copy of Ray Tracing Gems II , the follow up to 2019’s Ray Tracing Gems.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 22, 2021

just a few days ago with a huge array of bugfixes, but a regression was then found for macOS rendering which could cause flickering. stable: C#: Check that a.csproj exists before trying to edit it ( GH-56101 ). Rendering: GLES2: Fix trunc shader function compilation on Android ( GH-56061 ). We released Godot 3.4.1 Godot 3.4.2

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iXie gaming

JULY 23, 2023

This enhances Unity’s reputation as a fantastic game engine. Support for Several Different Platforms Unity was first made available for Mac OS X, but it currently supports over 25 other platforms, which increases the number of people who can play video games.

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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 ). GridMap: Fix editing MeshLibrary's Shapes array from the Inspector ( GH-56891 ). GUI: Fix RichTextLabel underline prevents strikethrough from rendering ( GH-56686 ). Rendering: Fix blend shapes when octahedral compression is used ( GH-56161 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 10, 2023

Editor: Bring back the renderer options button on the main editor ( GH-70500 ). GUI: Fix inconsistent state of Controls when editing and running scenes ( GH-70882 ). Rendering: Add options for sorting transparent objects ( GH-69998 ). Rendering: Cleanup and improve sky render ( GH-70253 ). get_root() ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Editor: Fix editing of remote objects in the Inspector ( GH-63640 , GH-65520 ). Rendering: Ensure sibling SubViewports are renderer from top to bottom ( GH-65579 ). Rendering: Properly scale SSR reflection based on metallic value for dielectric materials ( GH-65594 ). Editor: Add option to convert project from 3.x

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 22, 2021

We are delighted to announce that the Godot Engine project is receiving a new grant from Meta's Reality Labs to support our work on the XR capabilities of the engine. This renews Reality Labs' engagement to support the free and open source Godot game engine, after a first grant in December 2020.

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Big Games

JANUARY 8, 2024

Set key parameters for your model, like size, shape, or complexity, and Kaidim will automatically adjust the geometry as you make edits. Find character sprites, environment tiles, UI elements, sound effects, and music tracks, all contributed by artists and musicians within the game development community.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 12, 2022

macOS/iOS: LLVM 14 - Edit: Seems like macOS doesn't like LLVM 14, it's crashing. Rendering: Add dithering to ProceduralSkyMaterial to combat banding ( GH-60070 ). Rendering: A lot of refactoring work behind the scenes, and work in progress on OpenGL 3 (not usable yet). and binutils 2.37. macOS builds in 4.0

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Editor: Expose ScriptEditor::edit to scripting ( GH-55709 ). 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 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 18, 2021

Editor: Fix race condition in font preview generation which could lock the editor on first edit ( GH-48308 ). Rendering: Fix 2D software skinning relative transforms ( GH-48402 ). Rendering: Fix usage of proxy textures on GLES2 PanoramaSky ( GH-48541 ). Core: Expose Shape.get_debug_mesh() to the scripting API ( GH-48316 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 1, 2022

Editor: Refactored shader editor, now a permanent bottom dock with support to edit multiple files ( GH-61459 ). Rendering: Add support for soft shadows to the GPU lightmapper ( GH-62054 ). Rendering: Use the Static global illumination mode in GeometryInstance3D by default ( GH-60935 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

GridMap: Fix editing MeshLibrary's Shapes array from the Inspector ( GH-56891 ). GUI: Fix RichTextLabel underline prevents strikethrough from rendering ( GH-56686 ). Rendering: Fix blend shapes when octahedral compression is used ( GH-56161 ). Rendering: Fix invalid read when using LightOccluder2D ( GH-56859 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Please test it on Windows (any version) to confirm that editing a project from the project manager, and running a project from the editor, both work fine. Editor: Expose ScriptEditor::edit to scripting ( GH-55709 ). Rendering: Fix vertex attribute specification for octahedral compression ( GH-54768 ). no longer works in 3.4.1

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Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

GridMap: Fix editing MeshLibrary's Shapes array from the Inspector ( GH-56891 ). GUI: Fix RichTextLabel underline prevents strikethrough from rendering ( GH-56686 ). Rendering: Fix blend shapes when octahedral compression is used ( GH-56161 ). Rendering: Fix invalid read when using LightOccluder2D ( GH-56859 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 2, 2022

Editor: Fix crash when editing pinned StyleBox ( GH-61071 ). Rendering: GLES2: Unpack blend shape arrays when necessary ( GH-60829 ). Rendering: GLES3: Unbind vertex buffer before calculating blend shapes ( GH-60832 ). Rendering: GLES3: Ignore support for S3TC texture compression on Android and iOS devices ( GH-62909 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 19, 2022

Editor: Fix crash when editing pinned StyleBox ( GH-61071 ). Rendering: GLES2: Unpack blend shape arrays when necessary ( GH-60829 ). Rendering: GLES3: Unbind vertex buffer before calculating blend shapes ( GH-60832 ). Rendering: GLES3: Ignore support for S3TC texture compression on Android and iOS devices ( GH-62909 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 30, 2020

While not entirely rendering specific, a lot of nodes are being renamed. A very common complaint when using shadowmaps in Godot is that tweaking shadow bias is extremely difficult compared to other game engines. Accurate frame render time. you can only see the frames per second that takes rendering the whole editor.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 15, 2021

Editor: Fix race condition in font preview generation which could lock the editor on first edit ( GH-48308 ). Rendering: Fix 2D software skinning relative transforms ( GH-48402 ). Rendering: Fix usage of proxy textures on GLES2 PanoramaSky ( GH-48541 ). Core: Fix ZIP files being opened with two file descriptors ( GH-42337 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

A few late features have also been included because they were too good to keep waiting (such as improved Inspector subresource editing and node copy-paste support ). WebXR support for VR games. New dynamic BVH for rendering and the GodotPhysics backends. Improved Inspector sub-resource editing. Godot 3.2.4

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 9, 2021

Note that the project settings from the rendering/quality/2d section have now been moved to rendering/2d , so if you used any of those, you will need to re-enable them under the new section in 3.2.4. WebXR support for VR games. New dynamic BVH for rendering and the GodotPhysics backends. Stay tuned for more info!

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 10, 2021

Editor: Fix race condition in font preview generation which could lock the editor on first edit ( GH-48308 ). Rendering: Fix 2D software skinning relative transforms ( GH-48402 ). Rendering: Fix usage of proxy textures on GLES2 PanoramaSky ( GH-48541 ). Core: Expose Shape.get_debug_mesh() to the scripting API ( GH-48316 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 30, 2022

Rendering: Octahedral normal/tangent compression ( GH-60309 ). Editor: Disable editing properties in foreign resources ( GH-63282 ). Rendering: Octahedral normal/tangent compression ( GH-60309 ). Rendering: Fix viewport sorting being wrong on parent/child relation ( GH-63091 ). for instructions.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 14, 2014

The forum ( edit: now replaced by the Q&A ), IRC and Facebook are now full of life! is to focus on improving the 2D engine with all the feedback that we have gathered during the past months, improving shader support for 2D, visual shader editing (for 2D and 3D), and more draw options such as per-node z-priority.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 30, 2021

WebXR support for VR games. 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. Improved Inspector sub-resource editing.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 19, 2021

WebXR support for VR games. 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. Improved Inspector sub-resource editing.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 28, 2020

Edit 2020-07-30: We found that 3.2.3 Rendering: Fixed images in black margins ( GH-37475 ). Rendering: Allow nearest neighbor lookup when using mipmaps ( GH-40523 ). TileSet: Fix potential crash when editing polygons ( GH-40560 ). And many more bug fixes and usability enhancements all around the engine!

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 28, 2021

WebXR support for VR games. 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. Rendering: New dynamic BVH ( GH-44901 ). mbedtls 2.16.9,

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 4, 2021

glTF 2.0 ( GL Transmission Format ) is a fully open-source, widely implemented interchange format with built-in support for physically-based rendering standards. glTF is a growing 3D format and has received massive adoption in the game industry. as THE standard asset exchange format for game engines.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 31, 2020

Rendering: Fixed images in black margins ( GH-37475 ). Rendering: Allow nearest neighbor lookup when using mipmaps ( GH-40523 ). Rendering: Properly calculate Polygon2D AABB with skeleton ( GH-40869 ). TileSet: Fix potential crash when editing polygons ( GH-40560 ). Thirdparty library updates (mbedtls 2.16.7,

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 24, 2020

Rendering: Fixed images in black margins ( GH-37475 ). Rendering: Allow nearest neighbor lookup when using mipmaps ( GH-40523 ). TileSet: Fix potential crash when editing polygons ( GH-40560 ). Project Settings: Fix overriding compression related settings ( GH-40340 ). if something that worked fine in 3.2.1

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 5, 2022

If you use and enjoy Godot, plan to use it, or want support the cause of having a mature, high quality free and open source game engine, then please consider becoming our patron. Godot can render at frame rates independent from the fixed physics tick rate. This ensures your game will run the same on all machines.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Rendering: Fixed images in black margins ( GH-37475 ). Rendering: Allow nearest neighbor lookup when using mipmaps ( GH-40523 ). Rendering: Properly calculate Polygon2D AABB with skeleton ( GH-40869 ). TileSet: Fix potential crash when editing polygons ( GH-40560 ). Thirdparty library updates (mbedtls 2.16.7,

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 21, 2020

Rendering: Fixed images in black margins ( GH-37475 ). Rendering: Allow nearest neighbor lookup when using mipmaps ( GH-40523 ). Rendering: Properly calculate Polygon2D AABB with skeleton ( GH-40869 ). TileSet: Fix potential crash when editing polygons ( GH-40560 ). Thirdparty library updates (mbedtls 2.16.7,

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Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

WebXR support for VR games. 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. Rendering: New dynamic BVH ( GH-44901 ). mbedtls 2.16.9,

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