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Strategies for Optimizing Multiplayer Games in Unity

Logic Simplified

APRIL 4, 2025

Through Occlusion Culling the performance improves due to effective rendering of objects which extend past visible camera range. Open-world multiplayer games experience smooth performances when they implement LOD together with occlusion culling systems. Proper memory management ensures smooth, stutter-free multiplayer gameplay.

Games

Games Texture Render Balance

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.5 beta 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 18, 2025

For those that don’t speak.NET lingo, “NativeAOT” refers to the ability for.NET applications to compile directly to a device’s native code, bypassing the need for the.NET runtime entirely. GH-102534 ) Add meshes to Video RAM Profiler. ( GH-74393 ) Code completion for overridden user-defined methods. ( that’s specific to core!

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Beta Dev Shaders Render

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 28, 2025

Look at these shiny highlights: 2D physics interpolation 2D hierarchical culling Mesh merging Discrete level of detail (LOD) ORM materials Text to speech Arctic Eggs This game about cooking eggs in a cold climate found great reception on the internet. The feature freeze for 3.6

Engine

Engine Engineering Mechanics Co-op

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

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 15, 2023

using data oriented algorithms to process the culling of objects and both secondary command buffers and automatic batching to efficiently submit the draw primitives. release (there is just too much new code that needs to be tested throughly). Mesh streaming : Models are loaded as low detail (few vertices). Scene job system.

AAA

AAA Game Developer Game Development Development

Optimize Vegetation Generation

Mnenad

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Mainly I focused on generating grass that bends in the wind and some fern like plants, but what comes next is usable for all kind of meshes. Batching means to combine mesh objects that share the same material or that are marked as static in the Unity inspector. In my case I had terrible FPS with just some thousand mesh instances.

Mesh

Mesh Shaders FPS Polygon

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 11

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 10, 2023

Editor: Remove compatibility code for MeshInstance3D surface override material ( GH-70466 ). Import: Fix usages of mesh simplification functions in float=64 builds ( GH-67853 ). Rendering: Visual instance layers are regarded during shadow culling ( GH-70638 ). Editor: Improve remote tree node tooltips ( GH-70880 ).

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Beta Dev Render Animation

Godot's new renderer, progress report #1

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Write a more efficient Mesh format, which allows faster loading/saving. Improve Culling: Portals (rewrite as polygon-based) and Rooms. As such, ports for different platforms must be kept separate as they share little code. Too many programmers complained of the code being too packed and cryptic. OpenGL ES 3.0 In ES 2.0,

Render

Render Shaders Texture Mesh

Godot 3.4 is released with major features and UX polish

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Rendering: Portal occlusion culling. To simplify some of the most common constructs in input handling code for character movement, Aaron Franke ( aaronfranke ) added two new helper methods : Input.get_axis() and Input.get_vector(). Portal occlusion culling. Fixes depth sorting of meshes with transparent textures ( GH-50721 ).

UX

UX Feature Culling Mesh

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 5

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

GridMap: Implement individual mesh transform for MeshLibrary items ( GH-52298 ). Mesh: Implement octahedral map normal/tangent attribute compression ( GH-46800 ). Mesh: Options to clean/simplify convex hull generated from mesh ( GH-50328 ). Rendering: Rooms and portals-based occlusion culling ( GH-46130 ).

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Beta Dev Mesh Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 6

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 6, 2021

GridMap: Implement individual mesh transform for MeshLibrary items ( GH-52298 ). Mesh: Implement octahedral map normal/tangent attribute compression ( GH-46800 ). Mesh: Options to clean/simplify convex hull generated from mesh ( GH-50328 ). Rendering: Rooms and portals-based occlusion culling ( GH-46130 ).

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Beta Dev Mesh Render

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 27, 2021

GridMap: Implement individual mesh transform for MeshLibrary items ( GH-52298 ). Mesh: Implement octahedral map normal/tangent attribute compression ( GH-46800 ). Mesh: Options to clean/simplify convex hull generated from mesh ( GH-50328 ). Rendering: Rooms and portals-based occlusion culling ( GH-46130 ).

Mesh

Mesh Render Shaders Animation

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

GridMap: Implement individual mesh transform for MeshLibrary items ( GH-52298 ). Mesh: Implement octahedral map normal/tangent attribute compression ( GH-46800 ). Mesh: Options to clean/simplify convex hull generated from mesh ( GH-50328 ). Rendering: Rooms and portals-based occlusion culling ( GH-46130 ).

Mesh

Mesh Render Shaders Animation

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 19, 2021

GridMap: Implement individual mesh transform for MeshLibrary items ( GH-52298 ). Mesh: Implement octahedral map normal/tangent attribute compression ( GH-46800 ). Mesh: Options to clean/simplify convex hull generated from mesh ( GH-50328 ). Rendering: Rooms and portals-based occlusion culling ( GH-46130 ).

Mesh

Mesh Render Shaders Animation

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 11

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 10, 2023

Editor: Remove compatibility code for MeshInstance3D surface override material ( GH-70466 ). Import: Fix usages of mesh simplification functions in float=64 builds ( GH-67853 ). Rendering: Visual instance layers are regarded during shadow culling ( GH-70638 ). Editor: Improve remote tree node tooltips ( GH-70880 ).

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Beta Dev Render Animation

Godot 3.5: Can't stop won't stop

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 5, 2022

The new NavigationServer adds support for obstacle avoidance using the RVO2 library, and navigation meshes can now be baked at runtime. We recommend using the Time singleton as much as possible so that your code will be forward compatible with 4.0. Anything behind the polygon will be culled from view. Label3D and TextMesh.

Shaders

Shaders Render Mesh Feature

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.5 beta 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 15, 2022

This adds support for obstacle avoidance using the RVO2 library, and navigation meshes can now be baked at runtime. Following on from the addition of OccluderShapeSphere in 3.4 , lawnjelly now brings us a more adaptable and easy way to add basic occlusion culling in the form of the OccluderShapePolygon. back in 2020! What is it?

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Beta Dev Shaders Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.5 beta 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 30, 2022

This adds support for obstacle avoidance using the RVO2 library, and navigation meshes can now be baked at runtime. Following on from the addition of OccluderShapeSphere in 3.4 , lawnjelly now brings us a more adaptable and easy way to add basic occlusion culling in the form of the OccluderShapePolygon. back in 2020! What is it?

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Beta Dev Shaders Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.5 beta 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 15, 2022

This adds support for obstacle avoidance using the RVO2 library, and navigation meshes can now be baked at runtime. Following on from the addition of OccluderShapeSphere in 3.4 , lawnjelly now brings us a more adaptable and easy way to add basic occlusion culling in the form of the OccluderShapePolygon. back in 2020! What is it?

Beta

Beta Dev Shaders Render

Release candidate: Godot 3.5 RC 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 1, 2022

The new NavigationServer adds support for obstacle avoidance using the RVO2 library, and navigation meshes can now be baked at runtime. Following on from the addition of OccluderShapeSphere in 3.4 , lawnjelly now brings us a more adaptable and easy way to add basic occlusion culling in the form of the OccluderShapePolygon. What is it?

Render

Render Shaders Mesh Console

Release candidate: Godot 3.5 RC 8

Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 28, 2022

The new NavigationServer adds support for obstacle avoidance using the RVO2 library, and navigation meshes can now be baked at runtime. Following on from the addition of OccluderShapeSphere in 3.4 , lawnjelly now brings us a more adaptable and easy way to add basic occlusion culling in the form of the OccluderShapePolygon. What is it?

Render

Render Shaders Mesh Console

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.5 beta 5

Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 3, 2022

This adds support for obstacle avoidance using the RVO2 library, and navigation meshes can now be baked at runtime. Following on from the addition of OccluderShapeSphere in 3.4 , lawnjelly now brings us a more adaptable and easy way to add basic occlusion culling in the form of the OccluderShapePolygon. back in 2020! What is it?

Beta

Beta Dev Shaders Render

Release candidate: Godot 3.5 RC 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 24, 2022

The new NavigationServer adds support for obstacle avoidance using the RVO2 library, and navigation meshes can now be baked at runtime. Following on from the addition of OccluderShapeSphere in 3.4 , lawnjelly now brings us a more adaptable and easy way to add basic occlusion culling in the form of the OccluderShapePolygon. What is it?

Render

Render Shaders Mesh Collision

Release candidate: Godot 3.5 RC 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 17, 2022

The new NavigationServer adds support for obstacle avoidance using the RVO2 library, and navigation meshes can now be baked at runtime. Following on from the addition of OccluderShapeSphere in 3.4 , lawnjelly now brings us a more adaptable and easy way to add basic occlusion culling in the form of the OccluderShapePolygon. What is it?

Render

Render Shaders Mesh Bug

Release candidate: Godot 3.5 RC 5

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 27, 2022

The new NavigationServer adds support for obstacle avoidance using the RVO2 library, and navigation meshes can now be baked at runtime. Following on from the addition of OccluderShapeSphere in 3.4 , lawnjelly now brings us a more adaptable and easy way to add basic occlusion culling in the form of the OccluderShapePolygon. What is it?

Render

Render Shaders Mesh Console

Release candidate: Godot 3.5 RC 6

Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 8, 2022

The new NavigationServer adds support for obstacle avoidance using the RVO2 library, and navigation meshes can now be baked at runtime. Following on from the addition of OccluderShapeSphere in 3.4 , lawnjelly now brings us a more adaptable and easy way to add basic occlusion culling in the form of the OccluderShapePolygon. What is it?

Render

Render Shaders Mesh Console

Release candidate: Godot 3.5 RC 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 18, 2022

This adds support for obstacle avoidance using the RVO2 library, and navigation meshes can now be baked at runtime. Following on from the addition of OccluderShapeSphere in 3.4 , lawnjelly now brings us a more adaptable and easy way to add basic occlusion culling in the form of the OccluderShapePolygon. back in 2020! What is it?

Render

Render Shaders Console Culling

Release candidate: Godot 3.5 RC 7

Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 22, 2022

The new NavigationServer adds support for obstacle avoidance using the RVO2 library, and navigation meshes can now be baked at runtime. Following on from the addition of OccluderShapeSphere in 3.4 , lawnjelly now brings us a more adaptable and easy way to add basic occlusion culling in the form of the OccluderShapePolygon. What is it?

Render

Render Shaders Mesh Console

Godot 3.0 is out and ready for the big leagues

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 29, 2018

It brings a brand new rendering engine with state-of-the-art PBR workflow for 3D, an improved assets pipeline, GDNative to load native code as plugins, C# 7.0 Still, this workflow is easy and efficient as 3D objects get a second set of UVs generated on import, and baking works with instantiated meshes, scenes and even GridMaps.

Render

Render Visual Scripting Shaders Tile

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.2 RC 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 22, 2020

Note: Breaks compatibility for users of this plugin, but it's easy to adapt your code. Core: Fixed false positives in the culling system ( GH-37863 ). HTML5: Switch key detection from keyCode to code ( GH-39298 ). Import: Respect 'mesh compression' editor import option in Assimp and glTF importers ( GH-39134 ).

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Beta Debug Bug Point and Click

The next big step: Godot 4.0 reaches Beta

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

As users, please report all bugs that you encounter and provide as much detail as you can (including screenshots, code, and where possible, a minimal reproduction project). While our existing integration testing can highlight critical issues preventing the code from compiling or running, it does little to ensure the stability of the engine.

Beta

Beta Engine Engineering Feature

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.2 RC 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 12, 2020

Core: Fixed false positives in the culling system ( GH-37863 ). HTML5: Switch key detection from keyCode to code ( GH-39298 ). Import: Respect 'mesh compression' editor import option in Assimp and glTF importers ( GH-39134 ). C#: Fix exported values not updated in the remote inspector ( GH-38940.

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Beta Bug Debug Point and Click

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.2 RC 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 18, 2020

Core: Fixed false positives in the culling system ( GH-37863 ). HTML5: Switch key detection from keyCode to code ( GH-39298 ). Import: Respect 'mesh compression' editor import option in Assimp and glTF importers ( GH-39134 ). C#: Fix exported values not updated in the remote inspector ( GH-38940.

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Beta Debug Bug Build

Maintenance release: Godot 3.2.2

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 26, 2020

when running in the editor, or exporting a debug build) will properly handle such situations and, when using the debugger, provide a clear error message so that the user code can be adapted to prevent the issue. Core: Fixed false positives in the culling system ( GH-37863 ). Core: Fix dangling Variants ( GH-38119 ).

Debug

Debug Point and Click Bug Render

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 9, 2021

HTML5: Merged code for web editor prototype ( GH-42790 ). Physics: Allow CollisionObject to show collision shape meshes ( GH-45783 ). Rendering: Various fixes to light culling ( GH-46694 ). HTML5: Synchronous main, better persistence, handlers fixes, optional full screen ( GH-42266 ). Rendering: New dynamic BVH ( GH-44901 ).

Render

Render Collision Build Bug

Release candidate: Godot 3.3 RC 6

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 19, 2021

HTML5: Merged code for web editor prototype ( GH-42790 ). Physics: Allow CollisionObject to show collision shape meshes ( GH-45783 ). Rendering: Various fixes to light culling ( GH-46694 ). HTML5: Synchronous main, better persistence, handlers fixes, optional full screen ( GH-42266 ). Rendering: New dynamic BVH ( GH-44901 ).

Render

Render Collision Build Bug

Release candidate: Godot 3.3 RC 7

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 30, 2021

HTML5: Merged code for web editor prototype ( GH-42790 ). Physics: Allow CollisionObject to show collision shape meshes ( GH-45783 ). Rendering: Various fixes to light culling ( GH-46694 ). HTML5: Synchronous main, better persistence, handlers fixes, optional full screen ( GH-42266 ). Rendering: New dynamic BVH ( GH-44901 ).

Render

Render Collision Build Bug

Best Practices for Using NVIDIA RTX Ray Tracing (Updated)

Nvidia

JULY 25, 2022

It can be directly in the AS build calls or in some related task like the culling of the objects. Cull instances for TLAS. Instead, cull instances depending on the situation. For example, consider culling based on an expanded camera frustum. Consider representing mesh particles as instances in TLAS.

Ray Tracing

Ray Tracing Shaders Culling Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.5 dev 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 13, 2025

x code nowadays and forward-ported a solution via GH-104269. Particles: Overhaul the cull mask internals for Lights, Decals, and Particle Colliders ( GH-102399 ). Rendering: Add Meshes to the Video RAM Profiler ( GH-103238 ). Rendering: Add Meshes to the Video RAM Profiler ( GH-103238 ).

Dev

Dev Render Bug Mesh

Strategies for Optimizing Multiplayer Games in Unity

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.5 beta 1

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

Optimize Vegetation Generation

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 11

Godot's new renderer, progress report #1

Godot 3.4 is released with major features and UX polish

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 5

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 6

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 2

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 3

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 1

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 11

Godot 3.5: Can't stop won't stop

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.5 beta 2

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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.5 beta 4

Release candidate: Godot 3.5 RC 3

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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.5 beta 5

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Release candidate: Godot 3.5 RC 7

Godot 3.0 is out and ready for the big leagues

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.2 RC 3

The next big step: Godot 4.0 reaches Beta

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.2 RC 1

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.2 RC 2

Maintenance release: Godot 3.2.2

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 4

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Release candidate: Godot 3.3 RC 7

Best Practices for Using NVIDIA RTX Ray Tracing (Updated)

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.5 dev 4

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