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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 12

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 13, 2023

beta 11 , we found a lot of regressions – as we expected! As the pace intensifies in the lead-up to the first Release Candidate, we decided to make more frequent beta snapshots for testing. when dealing with PackedArrays) which many beta 11 users experienced ( GH-71228 ). A lot more GDScript fixes and improvements! What's new.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 9

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 19, 2022

has been in beta for over three months , and the overall feature completeness, stability and usability have improved a lot during that time. beta in general, have a look at the detailed release notes for 4.0 In this blog post, we will only cover the main changes since the previous beta release. Requires.NET SDK 6.0 specifically.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 12

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 13, 2023

beta 11 , we found a lot of regressions – as we expected! As the pace intensifies in the lead-up to the first Release Candidate, we decided to make more frequent beta snapshots for testing. when dealing with PackedArrays) which many beta 11 users experienced ( GH-71228 ). A lot more GDScript fixes and improvements! What’s new.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 9

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 19, 2022

has been in beta for over three months , and the overall feature completeness, stability and usability have improved a lot during that time. beta in general, have a look at the detailed release notes for 4.0 In this blog post, we will only cover the main changes since the previous beta release. Requires.NET SDK 6.0 specifically.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.5 beta 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 13, 2022

So we're starting the beta testing phase with this already significant set of changes, and we'll have frequent beta builds to polish them for the stable release. Some more features are still being worked on and will be included in future beta builds. was released 2 months ago , and some of the major planned features for Godot 3.5

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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.5 beta 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 15, 2022

beta 2 should be worth the wait! This is a big update with close to 350 commits from 82 contributors since the previous beta! This is a big update with close to 350 commits from 82 contributors since the previous beta! and included in this beta are: Asynchronous shader compilation + caching (ubershader) ( GH-53411 ).

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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.5 beta 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 30, 2022

stable release with a third beta snapshot! beta builds every other week to ensure that new features can be tested, bugs can be reported and bugfixes can be validated. This is a big update with close to 350 commits from 82 contributors since the previous beta! You can also review the changes between beta 2 and beta 3.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.5 beta 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 15, 2022

stable release with a fourth beta snapshot! 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 Like with 4.0

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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 5

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 7, 2021

This new beta 5 comes with 4 weeks' worth of bugfixes and enhancements over the previous dev snapshots, as well as some nice new features. Moreover, there have been many fixes to features introduced in previous betas, so make sure to test this build and ensure that everything works as you'd want it. beta 5). Highlights.

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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. This update also re-adds UWP templates which we missing in beta 1 and beta 2 due to a temporary buildsystem issue. beta 3, only classical build for now). beta 3). Highlights.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 11, 2020

This new beta 4 adds a new round of bugfixes and enhancements over the previous dev snapshots, as well as some nice new features. Additionally, beta 4 adds support for MP3 loading and playback ! and included in this beta are: Android App Bundle and subview embedding support. Optional GDNative support for HTML5 (new in beta 4).

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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 6

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: In this beta, the dynamic BVH is the default option for both physics and rendering. and included in this beta are: Android App Bundle and subview embedding support. branch, the current stable 3.2

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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.5 beta 5

Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 3, 2022

stable release with a fifth beta snapshot! 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 ). You can also review the changes between beta 4 and beta 5.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 21, 2020

This first beta build already includes a number of them which have been worked on by core contributors, with notable mentions to: Android App Bundle and subview embedding support. And this is just a first beta, there's more in the works that will be included in future beta builds. Now that we're confident that 3.2.3 Bug reports.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Adding to the first beta version from last month ago, we now have even more great features coming in 3.2.4: And there's even more in the works that will be included in future beta builds. Rendering: Disable lights for objects with baked lighting ( GH-41629 ). While development keeps going at full speed towards Godot 4.0 (see

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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.0 beta 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 21, 2017

beta 1 development snapshot , it's time for another beta release to bring us closer to the final 3.0 beta 2 today, you can probably assume that 3.0 This release fixes many of the issues that you reported while testing beta 1 , so it should be a lot more stable. Three weeks after our 3.0 Disclaimer. Bug reports.

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The next big step: Godot 4.0 reaches Beta

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Today we are pleased to announce that the first beta for the much-anticipated release of Godot 4.0 beta just yet as we expect the engine to be unstable until we have more testing done. The beta comes with a work-in-progress conversion tool that does part of the conversion work from 3.x beta 1 now! is set in stone.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 6

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 6, 2021

This beta 6 build provides additional features and fixes to bugs reported against previous builds. If you already reviewed the changelog for the previous beta, you can skip right to the differences between beta 5 and beta 6. beta 5 and beta 6. The upcoming Godot 3.4 Highlights. Bug reports.

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Cocos Creator 3.8 Community Beta is now available

Cocos

JUNE 11, 2023

AGP upgraded to 8.0.2.

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Updates to NVIDIA’s Unreal Engine 4 Branch, DLSS, and RTXGI Available Now

Nvidia

DECEMBER 17, 2020

World position offset simulation for ray traced instanced static meshes (beta) Allows ambient motion of foliage like trees and grass. Inexact Shadows (beta) Deals with potential mesh mismatches of ray traced and raster geometry. It is available for the first time for mainline UE4 (in beta), compatible with UE4.26

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Introducing the new "last minute" lightmapper

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Wait, are we not in Beta? The solution to these problems is to add support for a more traditional lightmapper (pre-baked light texture). Just cover the scene with the volume, as you do with GIProbe: Finally, just press the big BAKE button. Bake Quality : Three bake quality modes are provided, Low, Medium and High.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 alpha 7

Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 28, 2022

There will likely be breaking changes between this release and the first beta release. Only the beta will mark the so-called "feature freeze" As such, we do not recommend porting existing projects to this and other upcoming alpha releases unless you are prepared to do it again to fix future incompatibilities.

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New NVIDIA Updates for Unreal Engine Developers

Nvidia

AUGUST 31, 2021

UE4 plugin (Download here ) Leveraging the power of ray tracing, RTXGI provides scalable solutions to compute multi-bounce indirect lighting without bake times, light leaks, or expensive per-frame costs. RTXGI 1.1.40 It gives you the performance headroom to maximize ray tracing settings and increase output resolution.

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Ray Tracing Engine Engineering Development

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 1

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. And there's even more in the works that will be included in future beta builds. Rendering: Disable lights for objects with baked lighting ( GH-41629 ). Highlights. The main changes coming in Godot 3.2.4

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Leveling Up Graphics and Performance with RTX, DLSS and Reflex at NVIDIA GTC

Nvidia

APRIL 14, 2021

RTX Global Illumination (RTXGI) Leveraging the power of ray tracing, the RTX Global Illumination (RTXGI) SDK provides scalable solutions to compute multi-bounce indirect lighting without bake times, light leaks, or expensive per-frame costs. Omniverse Audio2Face NVIDIA Omniverse Audio2Face is now available in open beta. Version 1.1.30

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FBX importer rewritten for Godot 3.2.4 and later

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

We expect bugs with the beta, even some regressions which we have seen already, but we are working on fixes to the reported problems to be ready for the 3.2.4 Right now, you need to bake your animation before exporting. Fix bugs in the beta phase, we expect them. beta 2 in coming days. stable release. we use the 3.2

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Mesh Animation Animation Beta

Godot 3.3 has arrived, with a focus on optimization and reliability

Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 21, 2021

See Fabio's various progress reports to know more about the rationale, use case and implementation details: first prototype , second prototype , beta version , release candidate , Progressive Web App. It was reusing parts of the code for baking GIProbes, and that made it quick but not great in terms of quality. New CPU lightmapper.

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Release candidate: Godot 3.5 RC 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 18, 2022

This adds support for obstacle avoidance using the RVO2 library, and navigation meshes can now be baked at runtime. You can also review the changes between beta 5 and RC 1. Jake Young ( Duroxxigar ) backported the refactored and much improved navigation system that Andrea Catania ( AndreaCatania ) implemented for Godot 4.0

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Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 19, 2021

With this first Release Candidate , we completely freezes feature development, and comes after a long series of beta builds to fix a number of bugs reported against previous builds (as well as against previous stable branches). If you already reviewed the changelog for beta 6, you can skip right to the differences between beta 6 and RC 1.

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Godot 3.5: Can't stop won't stop

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 5, 2022

The new NavigationServer adds support for obstacle avoidance using the RVO2 library, and navigation meshes can now be baked at runtime. is getting close to beta , most contributors are now focusing on that branch, and rightly so. The whole API is now a lot more flexible than it used to be. and continuous support for your 3.5

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