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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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. A new software skinning for MeshInstance to replace the slow GPU skinning on devices that don't support the fast GPU skinning (especially mobile).

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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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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: A new software skinning for MeshInstance to replace the slow GPU skinning on devices that don't support the fast GPU skinning (especially mobile). And there's even more in the works that will be included in future beta builds.

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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: New dynamic BVH for rendering and the GodotPhysics backends, which should fix some issues and improve performance significantly in games using a high number of dynamic objects. Highlights.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The cover illustration is from Stray Path , a roguelike card game where optimization is key to unraveling the mystery of this stray world. Developed by chx games, the game was just released on Steam. beta 1 blog post , so if you havent read that one, have a look to be introduced to the main new features added in the 4.4

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Following several weeks of turmoil at game engine maker Unity , the announcement of its CEO John Riccitiello leaving the firm feels like an unsatisfying sacrifice. After first revealing its new pricing structure for game developers, which didn’t go over well , Unity was forced to walk it all back and apologize.

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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. Mesh: Update mesh AABB when software skinning is used ( GH-53144 ). beta 5 and beta 6.

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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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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 13, 2014

Writing a game engine is a really difficult process which takes a long time and we realize a life is not enough to add every single feature we’d like to it. Godot has been an in-house engine for a long time and the priority of new features were always linked to what was needed for each game and the priorities of our clients.

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iXie gaming

MAY 8, 2023

Tools and Resources for Developing Metaverse Games The following four categories of tools and resources are crucial for developing metaverse games: Software and Hardware: Hardware and software requirements are particular for creating a Metaverse game. It also contains 3D modelling software.

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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. A new software skinning for MeshInstance to replace the slow GPU skinning on devices that don't support the fast GPU skinning (especially mobile). MeshInstance: Add option for software skinning ( GH-40313 ).

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Nvidia

APRIL 14, 2021

Unity has announced that DLSS will be natively supported in Unity Engine version 2021.2 Reflex Reflex SDK allows developers to implement a low latency mode that aligns game engine work to complete just-in-time for rendering, eliminating GPU render queue and reducing CPU back pressure. later this year. Learn more here.

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Big Games

DECEMBER 5, 2023

For independent studios, creative marketing strategies like crowdfunding and early-access Beta releases play a crucial role. It’s the phase where anticipation builds up for the game’s grand entrance. After months of bug fixing and polishing, the game is ready for distribution.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Many thanks to all the contributors who worked on it, including all testers who tried beta and RC releases to ensure that the 3.4-stable Godot is a non-profit, open source game engine developed by hundreds of contributors on their free time, and a handful of part or full-time developers, hired thanks to donations from the Godot community.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Many thanks to all the contributors who worked on it, including all testers who tried beta and RC releases to ensure that the 3.4-stable Godot is a non-profit, open source game engine developed by hundreds of contributors on their free time, and a handful of part or full-time developers, hired thanks to donations from the Godot community.

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Nvidia

JULY 23, 2021

To show our commitment to nurturing the Arm and Linux gaming ecosystems, NVIDIA has prepared a demo of Wolfenstein: Youngblood and Amazon’s Bistro scene running RTX on an Arm-based MediaTek processor. DLSS is a game-changing software, and integrating it has never been easier. and Unreal Engine 5. developer blog.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Many thanks to all the contributors who worked on it, including all testers who tried beta and RC releases to ensure that the 3.4-stable Godot is a non-profit, open source game engine developed by hundreds of contributors on their free time, and a handful of part or full-time developers, hired thanks to donations from the Godot community.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Many thanks to all the contributors who worked on it, including all testers who tried beta and RC releases to ensure that the 3.4-stable Edit 2021-12-22: One regression has been found which causes flickering on macOS (affects both using the editor on macOS, and games exported to macOS). All users are advised to upgrade to Godot 3.4.2

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Filmustage

JANUARY 10, 2022

Also after a long time of hard work we are happy to announce the beta-testing of the new scheduling feature in the Filmustage software. That's why we're so interested not in the movie itself, but in what's behind it: shortly after the premiere, Epic Games released a free demo of the game based on the original Matrix.

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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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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 is a complex piece of software and is not bug-free. is getting close to beta , most contributors are now focusing on that branch, and rightly so.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 30, 2025

Users are strongly encouraged to test these beta releases so this process can be as smooth and expedient as possible! beta 1 , which cover a lot of the changes. This blog post only covers the changes between beta 1 and beta 2. Known issues During the beta stage, we focus on solving both regressions (i.e.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 21, 2021

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 is a complex piece of software and is not bug-free. Thanks to all of you patrons from the bottom of our hearts! Reporting issues.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Now, that moved to beta, then it's moved to Alpha, now it's moved to first playable. And, you know, when we founded our company and one of the very first things we did before we ever raised money or ever did service work was we made the images of our game. That's the engine part of it. And drives games like Fortnite.

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