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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 beta 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

Add transparency support for LightmapGI Currently when baking lightmaps users have to choose between transparent objects casting shadows as if they were fully opaque, or not casting shadows at all. This has been a major limitation in both the quality of lightmap baking and the ergonomics of the lightmap baking workflow.

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Game Stack Live to Feature RTXDI and Minecraft Graphics Sessions (April 20-21)

Nvidia

This year, Microsoft’s free Game Stack Live event (April 20-21), starting at 8am PDT, will offer a wide range of can’t-miss sessions for game developers, in categories that include Graphics, System & Tools, Production & Publishing, Accessibility & Inclusion, Audio, Multiplayer, and Community Connections.

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How Cookie Run Bakes its Monster Revenue

Deconstructor of Fun

In terms of the character settings, although the cookies’ images are not so graphically advanced, the developer has made great efforts to create cookies with rich characteristics, interesting backgrounds, and strong appeal. and the other one is the experienced players who are tired of the same style of traditional team battle RPG games.

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

Nvidia

SDK Updates For Game Developers and Digital Artists GTC is a great opportunity to get hands-on with NVIDIA’s latest graphics technologies. SDK Updates For Game Developers and Digital Artists GTC is a great opportunity to get hands-on with NVIDIA’s latest graphics technologies. Developers can. Version 1.1.30 Nsight Perf 2021.1

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Use Custom Render Pipeline to Enhance your Game Graphics - Guide to Cocos Cyberpunk Source Code

Cocos

Full source code can be got for free: [link] The amazing graphics in Cocos Cyberpunk attracts many friends. I hope this will help those who want to use Cocos CRP for their own projects or those who want to learn 3D graphics rendering via Cocos CRP. I hope to help everyone advance further in 3D game development.

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Godot 4.0 will get a new, modernized lightmapper

Mircosoft Game Dev

Most scenes bake in seconds instead of minutes or hours. branch uses state of the art algorithms to ensure the maximum possible quality: Bakes geometry to lightmap coordinates using the actual rendering code, so any existing shader or material works. Allows baking dynamic and static lights. Features of the new Godot 4.0

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Shaping the Future of Graphics with NVIDIA Technologies in Unreal Engine 5

Nvidia

It uses ray tracing to provide infinite bounce in indirect lighting, without the need to bake lighting or create multiple light setups for scenes. RTX Global Illumination NVIDIA RTX Global Illumination (RTXGI) is a fast, high quality, and scalable real-time global illumination solution.