Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 20, 2023

See the PR for details on the rationale and how to adapt your code. Note that there’s a helpful error in the shader editor telling you how to port code, but there’s a typo: filter_linear_mipmaps should be filter_linear_mipmap (no ‘s’). See the GitHub issue tracker for a list of known bugs in the 4.0

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 23, 2022

This beta includes a few big changes which may interest a lot of users: A lot of bug fixes and improvements in these areas particularly, check out the PRs listed below: Animation, Navigation, GDScript, Rendering. However, many of you still used these properties in code, preferring degrees to radians. Bug reports.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 25, 2023

Add AudioStreamPolyphonic to simplify sound playback from code ( GH-71855 , GH-71906 ). Audio: Add AudioStreamPolyphonic to simplify sound playback from code ( GH-71855 , GH-71906 ). Editor: Fix various gradient editor bugs ( GH-70548 ). Shaders: Fix code generation for ProximityRange node in visual shader ( GH-71760 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Editor: Disable code font ligatures by default in the editor ( GH-68571 ). Rendering: Add texture reading code to OpenGL3 renderer for web and mobile ( GH-68138 ). Thirdparty: Regenerate GL loader code with GLAD 2 ( GH-68372 ). See the GitHub issue tracker for a list of known bugs in the 4.0 Bug reports.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Note: This breaks compatibility intentionally, but we missed merging relevant transition code in this beta ( GH-70244 ). Shaders: Optimize code generation of visual shader particles ( GH-69900 ). See the GitHub issue tracker for a list of known bugs in the 4.0 Bug reports. This release is built from commit e780dc332.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 13, 2023

iOS: Check Xcode output and display errors if code signing, project build or.ipa export failed ( GH-71212 ). See the GitHub issue tracker for a list of known bugs in the 4.0 Bug reports. As a tester, you are encouraged to open bug reports if you experience issues with this release.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 15, 2023

First of all, most of the new features still have significant bugs and performance problems that will not be solved in time for the upcoming 4.0 release (there is just too much new code that needs to be tested throughly). More experienced programmers can use the servers directly or even plug C++ code to do the heavy lifting.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 27, 2023

As a side-effect, projects that used StyleBoxTexture for controls that relied on the old center rect code, such as ScrollBars, will need readjustment. See the GitHub issue tracker for a list of known bugs in the 4.0 Bug reports As a tester, you are encouraged to open bug reports if you experience issues with this release.

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Tom Francis

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

If Unity wanted any part of our revenue, whether percentage or per-install, we wouldn’t have used it – I had more experience in Game Maker, which takes no rev share and has a lower sub cost. In the last 4 years, the only additional value Unity have provided us is bug fixes to that version. But that’s OK!

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 10, 2023

Over the course of the last four months the engine has seen many changes, making it more stable and feature complete, and it's getting very close to the state that we would be happy with. Editor: Remove compatibility code for MeshInstance3D surface override material ( GH-70466 ). Bug reports.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 23, 2022

This beta includes a few big changes which may interest a lot of users: A lot of bug fixes and improvements in these areas particularly, check out the PRs listed below: Animation, Navigation, GDScript, Rendering. However, many of you still used these properties in code, preferring degrees to radians. Bug reports.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

We are delighted to announce that the game development studio Kefir is giving the Godot Engine project a USD 120,000 grant to fund further development of the engine. Thank you Kefir for supporting our free and open source game engine!

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Like all grants, sponsoring and donations given to the not-for-profit Godot project, these funds are managed by our legal and fiscal sponsor Software Freedom Conservancy , and will be used to accelerate development of our free and open source game engine.

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Wolffire Blog

APRIL 21, 2022

How do we honor the community that helped build this game? We are pleased to announce that Overgrowth’s code is now open source! Not only that, but we're also permanently reducing the game’s price by a third worldwide, from $29.99 license , which allows you to do whatever you want with the code, with very few obligations.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Note: This breaks compatibility intentionally, but we missed merging relevant transition code in this beta ( GH-70244 ). Shaders: Optimize code generation of visual shader particles ( GH-69900 ). See the GitHub issue tracker for a list of known bugs in the 4.0 Bug reports. This release is built from commit e780dc332.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 13, 2023

iOS: Check Xcode output and display errors if code signing, project build or.ipa export failed ( GH-71212 ). See the GitHub issue tracker for a list of known bugs in the 4.0 Bug reports. As a tester, you are encouraged to open bug reports if you experience issues with this release.

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iXie gaming

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The process of developing a game doesn’t end with coding and design. Several testing techniques are used to test the game’s readiness for release. Also, developers can use the testing to minimize bugs and errors in the game and improve its quality, driving toward an end product that delivers higher user satisfaction.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Mobile gaming has become popular in recent times thanks to the growing number of mobile device users. Several mobile game engines are used to create mobile games. However, Unity has stood out as one of the most preferred and trusted mobile game engines. And that’s where Unity wins.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 1, 2018

And of course, Godot being one of the GitHub-hosted projects, you can work on your Hacktoberfest milestones by contributing directly to Godot's source code or documentation. For Godot specifically, here are relevant links and tips: Engine contributions. You can also browse all other issues of the code repository which are in the 3.1

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

beta 5 available now), we still cherry-pick important bug fixes to the 3.3 Most notably, users of the GDScript LSP in Visual Studio Code have been experiencing crashes in 3.3.3, As there is no new feature and only bug fixes, this RC 1 should be as stable as 3.3.3-stable Bug reports. releases (with a dev snapshot for 3.4

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 1, 2021

beta 5 available now), we still cherry-pick important bug fixes to the 3.3 Most notably, users of the GDScript LSP in Visual Studio Code have been experiencing crashes in 3.3.3, x releases , focuses purely on bug fixes, and aims to preserve compatibility. HTML5: Fix bug in AudioWorklet when reading output buffer ( GH-52696 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 10, 2023

Over the course of the last four months the engine has seen many changes, making it more stable and feature complete, and it’s getting very close to the state that we would be happy with. Editor: Remove compatibility code for MeshInstance3D surface override material ( GH-70466 ). Bug reports.

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Yobob Games

AUGUST 11, 2022

The reason I had to think about this was because of the game’s engine limits. I chose planting on certain areas because of the game engine’s limitations. 4) Designing a fun gameplay around the farming mechanic and if it can support the story of the game. And these codes are jumping all over the place.

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Big Games

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Each stage plays a vital role in shaping a game; navigating through them requires diligence and strategic thinking. Let’s take a look at them in detail: Planning Planning is the game’s blueprint phase. Brainstorming is the key element before a developer dives into coding or designing.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 14, 2022

Same deal as usual, lots of bugs fixed and more refactoring and feature work. bugs squashed. Be aware that during the alpha stage the engine is still not feature-complete or stable. Editor: Improve visibility of code , codeblock , kbd and clickable references in editor help ( GH-62710 ). Bug reports.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

And that’s where video game testing tools come into play. Join us as we review some popular video game testing tools to level up your game QA or quality assurance. Unity Test Tools Unity is one of the most used game engines globally, with about 70% of developers using it for mobile game development.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Introduction: Game automation testing is a crucial aspect of game development that involves using specialized tools and techniques to automate the testing process. It helps game developers ensure the quality, stability, and functionality of their games by automating repetitive tasks, identifying bugs, and validating game behavior.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 31, 2015

We have noticed a happy new industry trend amongst the major video game engines. As of 12:01am CST today, we are very excited and overwhelmingly proud to announce that the entire Godot Engine is now FREE ! Finally, Godot now has usage restrictions more fitting of a real-world game engine. Free Godot.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 21, 2020

It focused mostly on fixing bugs and therefore we were somewhat conservative on what could be merged before the release. CSG: Various bug fixes. HTML5: Merged code for web editor prototype ( GH-42790 ). Input: Add mouse event pass-through support for the game window ( GH-40205 ). Physics: Various bug fixes for 2D and 3D.

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iXie gaming

JANUARY 11, 2023

In this piece, we shall be looking at the best 10 tools to use for game development, including tools to make art, code, and music. This tool is unarguably the most common game development tool among developers. Unity is a game engine for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS. Visual Studio Code. Below are the tools: 1.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 4, 2021

beta 2 available now), we still cherry-pick important bug fixes to the 3.3 As there is no new feature and only bug fixes, this RC 1 should be as stable as 3.3.2-stable Windows: Fix code signing with osslsigncode from Linux/macOS ( GH-49985 ). Bug reports. While we're busy working on both the upcoming Godot 4.0

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 24, 2022

Animation: Fix blend animation to solve TRS track bug & blend order inconsistency ( GH-57675 ). GDExtension: Unify TextServer built-in module and GDExtension code ( GH-58233 ). See the GitHub issue tracker for a list of known bugs in the 4.0 Bug reports. Core: Remove VARIANT_ARG* macros ( GH-58929 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 30, 2022

Same deal as usual, lots of bugs fixed and more refactoring and feature work. For users of previous alphas, we don't always have compatibility code to ease transition. If you run into upgrade issues that you can't solve easily, please let us know so we can consider how much inter-alpha compatibility code we need to add.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Same deal as usual, lots of bugs fixed and more refactoring and feature work. Lots of fixes to theme propagation issues, both regressions in the previous alpha 15 and pre-existing bugs that it helped uncover. For users of previous alphas, we don't always have compatibility code to ease transition. Bug reports.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 1, 2022

Same deal as usual, lots of bugs fixed and more refactoring and feature work. Movie Maker run mode to record in-game footage for trailers/movies. Fix GDScript bug causing return values to be reset in release builds. Core: Remake ResourceCache thread safety code and API ( GH-62309 ). Bug reports.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 24, 2020

would focus mainly on fixing those new bugs to ensure that all Godot users can have the most stable experience possible. Please help us test it to ensure that no new regressions have slipped through code review and testing. And many more bug fixes and usability enhancements all around the engine! Bug reports.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 6, 2022

GDScript: Improve sorting of code completion options ( GH-59633 ). See the GitHub issue tracker for a list of known bugs in the 4.0 Bug reports. As a tester, you are encouraged to open bug reports if you experience issues with 4.0 Core: Add PortableCompressedTexture ( GH-59478 ).

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