Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 16, 2025

Breaking changes Animation Audio C# Core Editor GDScript Import Input Physics Platforms Rendering and shaders XR New in Beta 1! Add 2D shader instance uniforms Previously, Godot only supported shader instance uniforms in Spatial shaders. Highlights Many features originally intended for 4.3 ended up making it into 4.4

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The idea of using a game engine for projects other than creating video games is not new. For decades, game engines have been used to create applications, simulations and more. Comparing the visual output of graphics settings, shaders, or rendering techniques in an animated scene. References.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The idea of using a game engine for projects other than creating video games is not new. For decades, game engines have been used to create applications, simulations and more. Comparing the visual output of graphics settings, shaders, or rendering techniques in an animated scene. References.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The solution should be easy, let’s just use doubles in all of our shaders! Doubles in Shaders. The rest of the shader is in camera space, so we don’t need the extra precision. The MODELVIEW_MATRIX is assembled in the vertex shader by combining the object’s MODEL_MATRIX and the camera’s VIEW_MATRIX. So how does it work?

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Godot uses a considerably different approach to rendering (and rendering abstraction) than other, popular, game engines. Running the whole graphics rendering in a separate thread. Ability to completely reimplement all rendering code if desired, without changing the underlying game. Shader abstraction.

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Nvidia

MARCH 24, 2022

To support these various technologies, game developers have had to integrate multiple SDKs, often with varying integration points and compatibility. It sits between the game and render API, and abstracts the SDK-specific API calls into an easy-to-use Streamline framework. Learn more about Kickstart RT.

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iXie gaming

MAY 8, 2023

WebGL, or Web Graphics Library, is a powerful technology that allows developers to create high-performance 3D graphics and games that run directly in the browser without the need for plugins. Working with shaders and optimizing game performance are some of the primary methods used in WebGL game development.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

If a shader is applied to them, or if transparency is changed, the effect is applied to every node individually, given they each do it in their own draw call. Custom shaders can be used with CanvasGroup to also apply effects like drop shadows or glows to a group of objects as a single one, greatly enhancing the flexibility of the 2D engine.

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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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iXie gaming

APRIL 24, 2023

And thus, Roblox’s toolkit is not as robust or versatile as other game engines. While it’s easy to create a game using pre-built assets and scripts, there are limitations on what can be done with them. Limited Graphics: Roblox has come a long way since 2006 and has improved its graphics over the years.

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Game Errors

MARCH 24, 2023

GTA 5 stuttering is often caused by an outdated GPU driver, lack of hardware resources due to an old PC or apps running in the background, lack of memory space, bugs with wireless controllers, and faulty game files. The game engine used by GTA 5 doesn’t even favor players with high-end gaming setups. Launch GTA 5.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 8, 2020

Let's hope this implementation will also be of use to others making their own technology or engines, so they can use it as reference or just copy it. The new lightmapper is GPU based written mostly on Compute shaders (meaning it does most of the heavy lifting using the GPU, via Vulkan). Features of the new Godot 4.0 lightmapper.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 30, 2020

It feels great to be back to doing graphics programming after two months refactoring the core engine. A very common complaint when using shadowmaps in Godot is that tweaking shadow bias is extremely difficult compared to other game engines. Additionally, GLSL shaders (not Godot shaders, real GLSL 4.50+Vulkan

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The solution should be easy, let’s just use doubles in all of our shaders! Doubles in Shaders. The rest of the shader is in camera space, so we don’t need the extra precision. The MODELVIEW_MATRIX is assembled in the vertex shader by combining the object’s MODEL_MATRIX and the camera’s VIEW_MATRIX. So how does it work?

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Moonmana

APRIL 7, 2023

If you’ve ever wondered what the best game engine is, we invite you to figure it out with us. Let’s discover their pros and cons so it will be easier to decide which engine suits your project better. Unity versus Unreal – this seems to be an ever-lasting battle in the game development world. VR and AR games.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 6, 2022

These allow users to dynamically place fog and control complex fog effects with shaders. For example, here is a view of Crytek's popular Sponza scene (well, popular among graphics developers). Perhaps the most exciting part about FogVolumes is the introduction of the fog shader type.

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iXie gaming

JUNE 28, 2024

Particle Systems Within Game Engines Unity’s Shuriken and Unreal Engine’s Cascade/Niagara particle systems are powerful tools for creating 2D effects in your games. These tools work smoothly with your game engine, making it easy to use and improve your effects.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 22, 2022

we decided to accept that the approach we took from the start was simply not the right one and decided to remove it from the engine. To be clear, this refers to the VisualScript scripting language, and not to visual shaders. Visual shaders are working well and appreciated by many users, so they're not going anywhere.

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Cocos

DECEMBER 25, 2023

You just need the following resources and code: A post-processing shader A material with the shader bound to it A post-processing extension TypeScript file for passing parameters to the material Let’s use an example of creating a screen grayscale effect: 1. I’ve traversed various game engines, and currently, my primary choice is Cocos.

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Cocos

MAY 14, 2023

Next, let’s take a look at the common 3D rendering processes in a 3D game engine: Shadow Map Rendering → 3D Objects Rendering → Screen Space Post-Processing → 2D Elements & UI Rendering. In Vertex Shader, process vertex transformations, UVs, etc. In Fragment Shader, perform lighting calculations with the 7 lights.

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Nvidia

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

We’re looking forward to next-generation game engines benefiting from GDeflate by dramatically reducing loading times. Resource streaming and data compression Today’s video games feature extremely detailed interactive environments, requiring the management of enormous assets. a modern I/O streaming API from Microsoft.

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Cocos

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Texture Channel Separation Rendering based on real data inevitably involves the use of a large number of textures, leading to constraints on both graphics memory and performance. This becomes particularly evident in crashes on platforms such as mini-games and low-end devices. Closing Thoughts Why do I use Cocos Creator?

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 29, 2018

Materials and shaders. New audio engine. The new 3D engine is outstanding, with many features out-of-the-box that are still not common in other mainstream engines. The new 3D renderer is state-of-the-art, with features rarely see in game engines today, such as: Full principled BSDF. Materials and shaders.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 29, 2020

The new rendering architecture will be completely rewritten to modernize the current 10-year-old design and fit the latest graphics APIs, but will involve a significant compatibility breakage with 3.x The engine areas are listed in no particular order. Visual Shaders overhaul. Graphics/Rendering improvements. x projects.

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Nvidia

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Depth precision is a pain that every graphics programmer has to struggle with sooner or later. Depth precision is a pain that every graphics programmer has to struggle with sooner or later. This post was originally published on the Developer Zone. This post was originally published on the Developer Zone.

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

If they don’t create textures themselves, 3D modelers will work especially closely with texture artists and look development artists (aka surfacing artists) who will add realism and detail to their model through texture maps and shaders. 3D modeling software 3D modelers use a range of software for modeling, sculpting, and texturing.

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