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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Beta Dev Lightmap Baking 106

Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The cover illustration is from Ballionaire , a roguelike pachinko simulator where the laws of physics bend to your will, developed by newobject and published by Raw Fury! With some further fixes like GH-102424 , GH-102497 , and GH-102477 , lightmap baking got a nice upgrade in this snapshot. The issue is tracked in GH-101391.

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Beta Dev Baking Render 77

Logic Simplified

AUGUST 5, 2024

I used a Blinn Shader on the asset to spot any issues with the mesh. Blinn Shader helped me see highlights produced due to light shining off the surface at low angles. The gun has metallic surfaces and I wanted that successfully simulated. We have to properly bake the high poly mesh details into the low poly mesh.

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AAA Asset Mesh Texture 78

iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Utilizing Shaders Wisely Shaders are powerful tools that can enhance the visual quality of a game, but they can also be demanding on mobile devices. To balance performance and quality, it’s essential to use shaders judiciously. Techniques like pre-computed lighting and baked animations can also reduce the computational load.

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Mobile Gaming Mobile Mobile Texture 52

Cocos

MAY 9, 2023

Fixed Toon shader data issue on iOS Wechat. Fixed error on macOS simulator when selecting “Open simulator with debugger” and “Simulator wait for debugger connection” in Cocos Creator → Preferences → Preview at the same time. Fixed crash issue when baking high-precision Lightmap for the terrain.

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Terrain Render Texture Simulation 52

iXie gaming

APRIL 21, 2025

Shader management is critical. Reduce variants, embrace GPU instancing, and bake lighting when possible. Budget them like you would any feature, and when possible, bake effects directly into scene assets. Switching pipelines mid-project is rarely advisable. Great rendering doesnt mean doing more.

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AAA Asset Texture Baking 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 28, 2025

Of Life and Land Build your own settlements in Of Life and Land and experience different maps, scenarios, and rich simulations. Strategize with animals and nature in mind! May Did you know that we still update Godot 3? August Instead of our usual release blogposts, we tried something new for Godot 4.3:

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Engineering Engine Mechanics Co-op 40