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Godot XR update - February 2025

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Setup Tool for XR Simulator The Meta XR Simulator is the counterpart of the Godot XR Editor as it allows developers to test XR applications directly on their computer (Windows or macOS), removing the need to constantly put the headset on and off, thus leading to faster iteration. See the XR Simulator documentation for more information!

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Release candidate: Godot 4.4.1 RC 1

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The illustration picture for this article comes from Book Bound , a cozy bookshop simulator game by Bit66 Games, which was recently released on Steam. Rendering: Use separate WorkThreadPool for shader compiler ( GH-103506 ). Shaders: Fix 2D instance params crashing using outside of main() ( GH-103348 ).

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 beta 1

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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 Breaking changes Animation Audio C# Core Editor GDScript Import Input Physics Platforms Rendering and shaders XR New in Beta 1!

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.5 dev 2

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As always: with new features comes new bugs (probably), so the sooner we can get feedback and bug reports in, the better. The cover illustration is from Fortune Avenue , a capitalism simulator where you shrewdly extort and outmaneuver your friends in a chaotic, board-game environment. It is developed by Binogure Studio.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 beta 3

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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! Export: Disable Metal and Vulkan renderers in simulator builds. Remove simulator support from editor/exporter ( GH-102179 ). The issue is tracked in GH-101391.

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Godot for AA/AAA game development - What's missing?

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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 Cars/people in city simulators, where thousands appear all across the city. Sandbox style simulations. GPUParticlesMaterial resource (or even an optional dedicated shader).

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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.1 beta 4

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x maintenance releases , which include only thoroughly reviewed and backwards-compatible bug fixes, the 3.1 version includes all the new features (and subsequent bugs!) There will still be many fixes made before the final release, and we will need your detailed bug reports to debug issues and fix them. Bug reports.

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