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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 beta 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

3D: Add changeable freelook speed in Game Window ( GH-102704 ). 3D: Fix collision reposition with CSGShape3D ( GH-102286 ). Physics: Jolt: Fix ghost collision issue on dense triangle meshes ( GH-102614 ). Porting: Add support for embedding game process in the Android Editor ( GH-102492 ).

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Beta Dev Bug Collision

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.5 dev 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 20, 2025

Chunk tilemap physics The current implementation of TileMapLayer uses individual collision bodies for every single cell, which is extremely wasteful and a likely cause of runtime performance issues for 2D scenes relying on physics. Rendering: Significantly reduce per-frame memory allocations from the heap in the Mobile renderer ( GH-103794 ).

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Dev Render Scripting Bug

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 beta 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 16, 2025

GH-94783 ) Change NavigationMesh to also parse collision shapes by default. This is part of an effort to encourage users to use collision shapes for NavigationMesh instead of visual meshes as collision shapes are much simpler and thus more efficient for Navigation. ( GH-95013 ) XR: Disable hand tracking by default.

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Beta Dev Lightmap Baking

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 11

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 10, 2023

Physics: Bind methods related to disabling collision between joint bodies ( GH-70477 ). Physics: Implement collision impulse in Godot Physics 3D ( GH-70281 ). Rendering: Use proper indices for lights, decals, and reflection probes in mobile scene shader ( GH-70929 ).

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Beta Dev Render Animation

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 8

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Physics: Fix collision detection for degenerate capsules ( GH-69657 ). Rendering: Fix mobile and gl_compatibility renderers sky_transform operations ( GH-69636 ). Linux: Split fullscreen mode into WINDOW_MODE_EXCLUSIVE_FULLSCREEN and WINDOW_MODE_FULLSCREEN to improve multi-window handling ( GH-69707 ).

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Beta Dev Render Shaders

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 15

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 25, 2023

Physics: Fix regression in collision detection for uniform scaling ( GH-71707 ). Rendering: Fix DirectionalLight3D shadow opacity on Forward Mobile rendering backend ( GH-71690 ). Rendering: Add a few more checks to ensure that unsupported image formats are not used in the mobile renderer ( GH-71939 ).

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Beta Dev Render Shaders

Turn an Android App into a Godot Quest VR App in 3 Steps

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 31, 2022

It’s even more so if you are not familiar with graphics and game engine-related tools and technologies. My primary background was in Android mobile development and so when I initially approached the field of Virtual Reality, I was at a loss and quickly ran into a wall. This used to be my experience.

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Game Engine Build Collision Feature

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 11

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 10, 2023

Physics: Bind methods related to disabling collision between joint bodies ( GH-70477 ). Physics: Implement collision impulse in Godot Physics 3D ( GH-70281 ). Rendering: Use proper indices for lights, decals, and reflection probes in mobile scene shader ( GH-70929 ).

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Beta Dev Render Animation

The Showdown: Unity Vs. Godot Vs. Buildbox Vs Unreal Engine

SOVEREIGN MOON

OCTOBER 11, 2020

SOVEREIGN MOON PRESENTS… Game Engine Showdown: Unity vs. Godot vs. Buildbox vs. Unreal Engine. In this game engine faceoff, we’ll explore each game engine’s visual scripting tools to see which engine is the best for beginner game makers and non-coders. .

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Engineering Engine Visual Scripting Scripting

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 6

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 16, 2021

Multiple fixes to one-way collisions , handling many cases where collisions would not work reliably. A new software skinning for MeshInstance to replace the slow GPU skinning on devices that don't support the fast GPU skinning (especially mobile). Multiple fixes to one-way collisions (new in beta 6).

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Beta Dev Collision Render

Godot's new renderer, progress report #2

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 3, 2016

Implement Particle Shaders, with support for: Sorting, Collision and Soft Particles. This means: Cubemap arrays are not supported in older hardware, mobile and WebGL2, and reflections need to be put into an atlas (for single-pass forward or clustered). Other popular game engines present hard edges between one probe and the next.

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Render Engine Engineering Simulation

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Physics: Turn on recovery as collisions only for floor snapping ( GH-64728 ). Physics: Add recovery as collision in move_and_collide / test_move ( GH-65931 ). Rendering: Restore fog in the Vulkan mobile renderer ( GH-65915 ). Change it to mobile if you want to export projects to Android or iOS. Bug reports.

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Beta Dev Render Bug

How to get started with Unity Game Development – Tips & Tricks from iXie Experts

iXie gaming

AUGUST 17, 2023

Video games have become a prominent form of entertainment, deeply ingrained in pop culture, and have shed the previous stigma of being a time-wasting activity. Nowadays, gaming surpasses mainstream movies in terms of audience engagement, and popular game titles consistently generate substantial revenue.

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Game Developer Game Development Development Shaders

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 9, 2021

A new software skinning for MeshInstance to replace the slow GPU skinning on devices that don't support the fast GPU skinning (especially mobile). Multiple fixes to one-way collisions. Physics: Fix multiple issues with one-way collisions ( GH-42574 ). Physics: Allow CollisionObject to show collision shape meshes ( GH-45783 ).

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Render Collision Build Bug

Release candidate: Godot 3.3 RC 6

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 19, 2021

A new software skinning for MeshInstance to replace the slow GPU skinning on devices that don't support the fast GPU skinning (especially mobile). Multiple fixes to one-way collisions. Physics: Fix multiple issues with one-way collisions ( GH-42574 ). Physics: Allow CollisionObject to show collision shape meshes ( GH-45783 ).

Render

Render Collision Build Bug

Release candidate: Godot 3.3 RC 7

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 30, 2021

A new software skinning for MeshInstance to replace the slow GPU skinning on devices that don't support the fast GPU skinning (especially mobile). Multiple fixes to one-way collisions. Physics: Fix multiple issues with one-way collisions ( GH-42574 ). Physics: Allow CollisionObject to show collision shape meshes ( GH-45783 ).

Render

Render Collision Build Bug

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 28, 2021

A new software skinning for MeshInstance to replace the slow GPU skinning on devices that don't support the fast GPU skinning (especially mobile). Multiple fixes to one-way collisions. Physics: Fix multiple issues with one-way collisions ( GH-42574 ). The main changes coming in Godot 3.2.4 New AspectRatioContainer Control node.

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Render Bug Build Beta

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

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. Physics: Many fixes to one-way collisions. Fixes to KinematicBody collisions. Cylinder collision shape for GodotPhysics.

Collision

Collision Lightmap Baking Render

Godot 3.1 is out, improving usability and features

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 13, 2019

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. Incompatibility with older mobile devices which do not support OpenGL ES 3.0. Lots and lots of driver bugs in mobile and desktop.

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Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

A new software skinning for MeshInstance to replace the slow GPU skinning on devices that don't support the fast GPU skinning (especially mobile). Multiple fixes to one-way collisions. Physics: Fix multiple issues with one-way collisions ( GH-42574 ). The main changes coming in Godot 3.2.4 New AspectRatioContainer Control node.

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Render Build Bug Collision

Unity DOTS for Beginners

Game Designing

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The Unity game engine is a powerful and versatile tool for developing games and applications for diverse platforms, including consoles, mobile devices, and personal computers. It offers a robust technology that’s become popular among game developers regardless of skill level. What Is Unity?

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Release candidate: Godot 3.5 RC 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 24, 2022

A long-standing Bullet regression has finally been fixed ( GH-56801 ), solving issues with KinematicBody collisions on edges (e.g. The fix seems relatively safe but this will require heavy testing to make sure it doesn't regress - if you have 3D games using Bullet physics, please try this RC 2 and report any issue.

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Render Shaders Mesh Console

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Physics: Turn on recovery as collisions only for floor snapping ( GH-64728 ). Physics: Add recovery as collision in move_and_collide / test_move ( GH-65931 ). Rendering: Restore fog in the Vulkan mobile renderer ( GH-65915 ). Change it to mobile if you want to export projects to Android or iOS. Bug reports.

Beta

Beta Dev Render Bug

Release candidate: Godot 3.5 RC 8

Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 28, 2022

The current version doesn't have a lot of mobile specific changes, so it's only really usable on a tablet with keyboard and mouse - but the foundation is there to improve upon, and we're interested in your feedback and ideas son how to make the Godot experience more mobile friendly! The 2D equivalent will be added later on.

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Render Shaders Mesh Console

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 8

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Physics: Fix collision detection for degenerate capsules ( GH-69657 ). Rendering: Fix mobile and gl_compatibility renderers sky_transform operations ( GH-69636 ). Linux: Split fullscreen mode into WINDOW_MODE_EXCLUSIVE_FULLSCREEN and WINDOW_MODE_FULLSCREEN to improve multi-window handling ( GH-69707 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Render Shaders

Release candidate: Godot 3.5 RC 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 1, 2022

The current version doesn't have a lot of mobile specific changes, so it's only really usable on a tablet with keyboard and mouse - but the foundation is there to improve upon, and we're interested in your feedback and ideas son how to make the Godot experience more mobile friendly! The 2D equivalent will be added later on.

Render

Render Shaders Mesh Console

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

A new software skinning for MeshInstance to replace the slow GPU skinning on devices that don't support the fast GPU skinning (especially mobile). Multiple fixes to one-way collisions. Physics: Fix multiple issues with one-way collisions ( GH-42574 ). The main changes coming in Godot 3.2.4 New AspectRatioContainer Control node.

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Render Build Bug Editing

Release candidate: Godot 3.5 RC 7

Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 22, 2022

The current version doesn't have a lot of mobile specific changes, so it's only really usable on a tablet with keyboard and mouse - but the foundation is there to improve upon, and we're interested in your feedback and ideas son how to make the Godot experience more mobile friendly! The 2D equivalent will be added later on.

Render

Render Shaders Mesh Console

Release candidate: Godot 3.5 RC 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 17, 2022

The current version doesn't have a lot of mobile specific changes, so it's only really usable on a tablet with keyboard and mouse - but the foundation is there to improve upon, and we're interested in your feedback and ideas son how to make the Godot experience more mobile friendly! The 2D equivalent will be added later on.

Render

Render Shaders Mesh Console

Release candidate: Godot 3.5 RC 5

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 27, 2022

The current version doesn't have a lot of mobile specific changes, so it's only really usable on a tablet with keyboard and mouse - but the foundation is there to improve upon, and we're interested in your feedback and ideas son how to make the Godot experience more mobile friendly! The 2D equivalent will be added later on.

Render

Render Shaders Mesh Console

Release candidate: Godot 3.5 RC 6

Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 8, 2022

The current version doesn't have a lot of mobile specific changes, so it's only really usable on a tablet with keyboard and mouse - but the foundation is there to improve upon, and we're interested in your feedback and ideas son how to make the Godot experience more mobile friendly! The 2D equivalent will be added later on.

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Render Shaders Mesh Console

Godot 3.0 is out and ready for the big leagues

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 29, 2018

The new 3D engine is outstanding, with many features out-of-the-box that are still not common in other mainstream engines. The new 3D renderer is state-of-the-art, with features rarely see in game engines today, such as: Full principled BSDF. The only downside is that it requires medium to high-end hardware to work.

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Render Visual Scripting Shaders Tile

Godot 3.4 is released with major features and UX polish

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 6, 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. Revamped collision layer grid in the inspector. Thanks to all of you patrons from the bottom of our hearts! Dynamic BVH for Godot Physics 2D.

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UX Feature Culling Mesh

The next big step: Godot 4.0 reaches Beta

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Those now come with support for attractors, collision , trails , sub-emitters and manual emission. This included adding new collision shapes, cylinder and heightmap , as well as re-implementing SoftBody nodes. Currently, mobile and web platforms are not available, with support likely coming in Godot 4.1. GDExtension.

Beta

Beta Engine Engineering Feature

Here comes Godot 3.2, with quality as priority

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 29, 2020

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. This greatly simplifies the process of generating e.g. collision shapes to add collisions to any given 3D mesh. Many more features.

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Feature Render Shaders Bug

Schedule for GodotCon 2019 in Brussels

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 29, 2019

More and more 2D games are being made with Godot. But what 3D tools are available for the most popular open-source game engine? In this talk Paweł will tell you about his experiences while developing a 3D game ( Intrepid ), the features he's used, and the problems he's encountered. to have the particles as collectibles).

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Demo Cross platform Collision Build

Getting started with HaxeFlixel in 2021

Radiator Blog

APRIL 9, 2021

For an upcoming project commission, I'm making a 2D game with crowd simulation and simple controls that works well on mobile browsers. The engine should be able to render and simulate 200+ lightweight game objects -- frame-animated sprites with simple collision, no fancy physics or shaders. and no WASM.)

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