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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 beta 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 16, 2025

This means contributors are encouraged to focus their efforts on fixing regressions and other outstanding bugs. We wont risk merging any new features or risky bug fixes until after we release 4.4 Weve unified the code to make sure it works the same on both platforms, and weve fixed some bugs. and begin preparing for 4.5.

Beta

Beta Dev Lightmap Baking

Godot 3.4 is released with major features and UX polish

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Such use-after-free access needs to be guarded with is_instance_valid(obj) , but this has been surprisingly difficult to get right due to a number of bugs and inconsistencies between debug and release builds. release got its fair share of improvements and bug fixes, thanks to the dedication of many contributors! and Godot 3.3.

UX

UX Feature Culling Mesh

What Is Functionality Testing and Why Is it Crucial for the Success of Your Game?

iXie gaming

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Testing the end product is crucial to ensure it delivers a seamless user experience (UX) and meets the industry requirements & standards. 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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UX Bug Code Games

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.2 RC 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 22, 2020

Fix for the dangling Variant bug , kudos to Pedro ( RandomShaper ). Note: If using C#, the.csproj file will be converted with some bug fixes which makes it incompatible with earlier Godot 3.2 Fix for the dangling Variant bug. CSG: Various bug fixes ( GH-38011 ). Files: Improve UX of drive letters ( GH-36639 ).

Beta

Beta Debug Bug Point and Click

10 Tips on How to Make an iOS Game for Beginners

Big Games

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Tip #4: Focus on User Experience and Interface Design Crafting an exceptional user experience(UX) and interface design is paramount to the best graphic games. An exceptional UX and interface design create the foundation for a genuinely delightful gaming experience. These elements are the linchpin of a game’s success.

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Mobile Gaming Mobile Mobile UX

Here comes Godot 3.2, with quality as priority

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 29, 2020

still needed refinement, and thus a lot of work was poured into those areas to improve the usability, implement missing components and fix bugs reported by our growing userbase. branch, we will keep maintaining it with relevant bug fixes and platform-specific changes in the coming months (notably with a 3.1.3 January 2018) and 3.1

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Feature Render Shaders Bug

Maintenance release: Godot 3.2.2

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 26, 2020

branch is worked on in parallel and receives minor updates to fix bugs, improve usability and occasionally add some compatible features. Among a wide array of bug fixes to the GLES2 and GLES3 renderer, they also designed and implemented a 2D batching system for GLES2 , which greatly optimizes the 2D rendering performance in many situations.

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Debug Point and Click Bug Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 27, 2021

Editor: Improve the editor feature profiles UX ( GH-49643 ). Editor: Improve the UI/UX of the Export Template Manager dialog ( GH-50531 ). LineEdit: Double click selects words, triple click selects all the content ( GH-46527 ). And many more bug fixes and usability enhancements all around the engine! Bug reports.

Beta

Beta Dev Mesh Render

Ask a Game Dev - Untitled Article

Ask a Game Dev

DECEMBER 22, 2022

All designers and content creators answer to him. Keeps a high level view of the game’s content and systems to make decisions to direct the different design subteams during development towards the ultimate goal. Builds tools for other designers need to create the content. Creative Director - Design lead. She writes that stuff.

Cinematics

Cinematics Writing Animation Animation

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 6, 2021

Editor: Improve the editor feature profiles UX ( GH-49643 ). Editor: Improve the UI/UX of the Export Template Manager dialog ( GH-50531 ). LineEdit: Double click selects words, triple click selects all the content ( GH-46527 ). And many more bug fixes and usability enhancements all around the engine! Bug reports.

Beta

Beta Dev Mesh Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 19, 2021

This beta 4 build provides additional features and fixes to bugs reported against previous builds. Editor: Improve the editor feature profiles UX ( GH-49643 ). Editor: Improve the UI/UX of the Export Template Manager dialog ( GH-50531 ). LineEdit: Double click selects words, triple click selects all the content ( GH-46527 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Mesh Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 5

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

This beta 5 build provides additional features and fixes to bugs reported against previous builds. Animation: Fix bugs in AnimationNodeTransition's behavior ( GH-52543 , GH-52555 ). Editor: Improve the editor feature profiles UX ( GH-49643 ). Editor: Improve the UI/UX of the Export Template Manager dialog ( GH-50531 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Mesh Render

Happy 5th Steam Release Anniversary

Greenheart Games

AUGUST 30, 2018

Emails kept flooding in and because of the sudden influx of players so too did the bug reports. – Most recently, a major content and quality-of-life update introducing new topics, everyone’s favorite new console, a brand new game mode and several important UX improvements went live for free.

Simulation

Simulation Dev Prototyping Technology

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. Animation: Fix bugs in AnimationNodeTransition's behavior ( GH-52543 , GH-52555 ). Editor: Improve the editor feature profiles UX ( GH-49643 ). Editor: Improve the UI/UX of the Export Template Manager dialog ( GH-50531 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Mesh Render

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). Animation: Fix bugs in AnimationNodeTransition's behavior ( GH-52543 , GH-52555 ). The upcoming Godot 3.4

Mesh

Mesh Render Shaders Animation

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Animation: Fix bugs in AnimationNodeTransition's behavior ( GH-52543 , GH-52555 ). Editor: Improve the editor feature profiles UX ( GH-49643 ). Editor: Improve the UI/UX of the Export Template Manager dialog ( GH-50531 ). HTML5: Fix bug in AudioWorklet when reading output buffer ( GH-52696 ). API documentation updates.

Mesh

Mesh Render Shaders Animation

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Animation: Fix bugs in AnimationNodeTransition's behavior ( GH-52543 , GH-52555 ). Editor: Improve the editor feature profiles UX ( GH-49643 ). Editor: Improve the UI/UX of the Export Template Manager dialog ( GH-50531 ). HTML5: Fix bug in AudioWorklet when reading output buffer ( GH-52696 ). API documentation updates.

Mesh

Mesh Render Shaders Animation

Godot core budget meeting report #1

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 10, 2020

We also discussed a proposal to further clean up the documentation and clearly separate more game-specific tutorials, as well as having a clearer way to link to content generated by our community. Hiring a generalist contributor for editor UX and web dev.

Texture

Texture Engine Engineering UX

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

Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 21, 2021

x updates with bug fixes, but also new features as long as they don't require breaking compatibility. x), we're going back to a stricter application of semantic versioning and those releases will only contain bug fixes and usability/documentation improvements. Many of the upcoming bug fixes will likely be backported to the 3.x

Collision

Collision Lightmap Baking Render

A comprehensive guide to in-demand roles in film and games

CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

Although the role is highly creative, it is also quite technical, and modelers must be able to determine scale, optimize geometry and renders, and troubleshoot software issues and bugs. They will experiment with different camera staging and rough animation using proxy and production-ready assets. What does a game programmer do?

Film

Film Animation Animation Concepts

The Lost Ark Has Found its Way

Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 15, 2022

Gameplay: A satisfactory and standard production As a title made within the classical Korean MMORPG framework, the core UX is similar to that of other Korean MMORPG, including character design, storyline, career system, raids, etc. However, there are not many innovative areas in the core gameplay and UX. The well-rounded siege).

Cutscenes

Cutscenes Art Content Mechanics

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 beta 1

Godot 3.4 is released with major features and UX polish

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What Is Functionality Testing and Why Is it Crucial for the Success of Your Game?

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.2 RC 3

10 Tips on How to Make an iOS Game for Beginners

Here comes Godot 3.2, with quality as priority

Maintenance release: Godot 3.2.2

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 2

Ask a Game Dev - Untitled Article

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 3

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 4

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 5

Happy 5th Steam Release Anniversary

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 6

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 1

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 2

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 3

Godot core budget meeting report #1

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

A comprehensive guide to in-demand roles in film and games

The Lost Ark Has Found its Way

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