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Godot XR update - February 2025

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 6, 2025

Announcing the Meta Toolkit extension We are pleased to announce the release of the Godot Meta Toolkit , a GDExtension plugin that exposes Metas Platform SDK and provides other tools to simplify and accelerate XR development on Metas platform. the Godot Meta Toolkit supports v72 of the Platform SDK. As of version 1.0.2,

Collision

Collision Simulation Bug Asset

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 beta 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 16, 2025

Breaking changes Animation Audio C# Core Editor GDScript Import Input Physics Platforms Rendering and shaders XR New in Beta 1! Weve unified the code to make sure it works the same on both platforms, and weve fixed some bugs. GH-94783 ) Change NavigationMesh to also parse collision shapes by default. ended up making it into 4.4

Beta

Beta Dev Lightmap Baking

Prefabs with polygonCollider returning wrong collision normal

Cocos

JUNE 19, 2023

Hello guys, I am working on multiplayer platformer game using colyseus. null) { console.log(z.getWorldManifold()); this.socket.send(“Collision”, { collisionVecs: { x: z.getWorldManifold().normal.x, I have created prefab for a character of each player which gets instantiated after matchmaking completes. y: z.getWorldManifold().normal.y,

Collision

Collision Localization Scripting Platformer

Prefabs with polygonCollider returning wrong collision normal

Cocos

JUNE 25, 2023

we will solve this problem in the following issue github.com/cocos/cocos-engine Prefabs with polygonCollider returning wrong collision normal opened 02:02AM - 26 Jun 23 UTC lealzhan [link] … lision-normal/58972 Hello guys, I am working on multiplayer platformer game using colyseus. y: z.getWorldManifold().normal.y,

Collision

Collision Localization Scripting Engineering

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 11

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 10, 2023

Be sure to report anything that stops working as expected in your scripts. The illustration picture for this article is from The Mirror , an upcoming all-in-one game and game development platform currently in Closed Alpha. Editor: Fix error when dropping script into script editor ( GH-70580 ). What's new. get_root() ).

Beta

Beta Dev Render Animation

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 11

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 10, 2023

Be sure to report anything that stops working as expected in your scripts. The illustration picture for this article is from The Mirror , an upcoming all-in-one game and game development platform currently in Closed Alpha. Editor: Fix error when dropping script into script editor ( GH-70580 ). What’s new. get_root() ).

Beta

Beta Dev Render Animation

Godot Engine reaches 2.0 stable

Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Initializing class member variables can be quite of a hassle, code such as this is common in GDScript: The 'onready' keyword allows initialization of class member variables at the same time when _ready is called, saving some code: But doing this for autoloaded scenes can still be a hassle, as it has to be done every time a script is created.

Engine

Engine Engineering Editing Debug

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 14

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 20, 2023

Editor: Clean up EditorFileSystem script parsing ( GH-71628 ). Physics: Implement analytic collision normals ( GH-71447 ). Rendering: Decompress RA_AS_RG formats on Web platform in GLES3 renderer and disable texture swizzling ( GH-71574 ). Core: Fix using Resource objects as keys in the tres format ( GH-64812 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Animation Animation

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 15

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 25, 2023

Support script global resource name in EditorFileSystem, making Quick Open work with custom resources ( GH-71683 , GH-71687 ). Editor: Support script global resource name in EditorFileSystem ( GH-71683 , GH-71687 ). Given the scope of this change for all platforms, we expect some regressions, which will be fixed for beta 16.

Beta

Beta Dev Render Shaders

Maintenance release: Godot 2.1.4

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 30, 2017

This release has seen many platform-specific improvements from old and new contributors, especially for macOS, iOS, X11. Here are some highlights of the most important changes: Platform: iOS: MFI gamepad support, audio improvements. Platform: macOS: system menu integration, better multimonitor DPI scaling, audio and input improvements.

Tile

Tile Bug Point and Click Debug

How do you Choose the Best Game Design Software for your Project?

Big Games

JANUARY 30, 2024

Platform Compatibility You should consider the platforms your game will be available on, such as consoles, PCs, mobile devices, or virtual reality. You must ensure that the free game design software you choose supports the platforms you intend to target, as each platform may have unique requirements and capabilities.

Software

Software Game Design Game Designer Cross platform

Godot 3.1 will get many improvements to KinematicBody

Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 16, 2018

This function tries to move the character using that velocity and every time a collision is found, it will slide against it (and adjust the velocity accordingly). This makes KinematicBody also very useful for moving platforms, elevators, scripted doors, etc. velocity = move_and_slide(velocity).

Collision

Collision Pixel Engineering Engine

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 6

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 6, 2021

C#: Fix reloading tool scripts in the editor ( GH-52883 ). Physics: Fix 2D and 3D moving platform logic ( GH-50166 , GH-51458 ). Physics: Improved logic for KinematicBody collision recovery depth ( GH-53451 ). Windows: Fix platform file access to allow file sharing with external programs ( GH-51430 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Mesh Render

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

iXie gaming

AUGUST 17, 2023

Learn C# Unity uses C# as its primary scripting language. Use techniques like object pooling, efficient collision detection, and level-of-detail systems to optimize your game’s performance on different platforms. Be mindful of memory usage, especially on mobile platforms.

Game Developer

Game Developer Game Development Development Shaders

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.3 RC 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 31, 2020

Physics: Trigger broadphase update when changing collision layer/mask ( GH-39895 ). Physics: Fix laxist collision detection on one way shapes ( GH-39880 ). Script editor: Don't open dominant script in external editor ( GH-40735 ). PathFollow3D: Fix repeated updates of PathFollow3D Transform ( GH-40197 ).

Bug

Bug Collision Mesh Build

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 19, 2021

C#: Fix reloading tool scripts in the editor ( GH-52883 ). Physics: Fix 2D and 3D moving platform logic ( GH-50166 , GH-51458 ). Physics: Improved logic for KinematicBody collision recovery depth ( GH-53451 ). Windows: Fix platform file access to allow file sharing with external programs ( GH-51430 ).

Mesh

Mesh Render Shaders Animation

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.3 RC 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 28, 2020

Physics: Trigger broadphase update when changing collision layer/mask ( GH-39895 ). Physics: Fix laxist collision detection on one way shapes ( GH-39880 ). Script editor: Don't open dominant script in external editor ( GH-40735 ). PathFollow3D: Fix repeated updates of PathFollow3D Transform ( GH-40197 ).

Bug

Bug Collision Mesh Build

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.3 RC 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 21, 2020

Physics: Trigger broadphase update when changing collision layer/mask ( GH-39895 ). Physics: Fix laxist collision detection on one way shapes ( GH-39880 ). Script editor: Don't open dominant script in external editor ( GH-40735 ). PathFollow3D: Fix repeated updates of PathFollow3D Transform ( GH-40197 ).

Bug

Bug Collision Mesh Render

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.3 RC 5

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Physics: Trigger broadphase update when changing collision layer/mask ( GH-39895 ). Physics: Fix laxist collision detection on one way shapes ( GH-39880 ). Script editor: Don't open dominant script in external editor ( GH-40735 ). PathFollow3D: Fix repeated updates of PathFollow3D Transform ( GH-40197 ).

Bug

Bug Collision Mesh Render

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 27, 2021

C#: Fix reloading tool scripts in the editor ( GH-52883 ). Physics: Fix 2D and 3D moving platform logic ( GH-50166 , GH-51458 ). Physics: Improved logic for KinematicBody collision recovery depth ( GH-53451 ). Windows: Fix platform file access to allow file sharing with external programs ( GH-51430 ).

Mesh

Mesh Render Shaders Animation

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

C#: Fix reloading tool scripts in the editor ( GH-52883 ). Physics: Fix 2D and 3D moving platform logic ( GH-50166 , GH-51458 ). Physics: Improved logic for KinematicBody collision recovery depth ( GH-53451 ). Windows: Fix platform file access to allow file sharing with external programs ( GH-51430 ).

Mesh

Mesh Render Shaders Animation

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

Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 21, 2021

This will enable us to publish maintenance updates at a faster pace as soon as we identify a need (critical regressions to fix, security issues, necessary platform updates, etc.). Platforms: Godot editor on the Web! Physics: Many fixes to one-way collisions. Fixes to KinematicBody collisions. Supporting the project.

Collision

Collision Lightmap Baking Render

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.3 RC 6

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Physics: Trigger broadphase update when changing collision layer/mask ( GH-39895 ). Physics: Fix laxist collision detection on one way shapes ( GH-39880 ). Script editor: Don't open dominant script in external editor ( GH-40735 ). or earlier (see GH-42051 ). RichTextLabel: Fix center alignment bug ( GH-40892 ).

Bug

Bug Collision Mesh Render

Full Unity 2D Game Tutorial 2019 – Particle Effects CPU and GPU

Game Development

JANUARY 24, 2019

Allows you to get information on the particle in a script. This will allow the GPU to work on the particles but may cause issues when working on platforms like web pages. So only use this if you know it’s supported on the platform you will use. External Forces. Allows particle to collide with colliders. Sub Emitters.

Render

Render Mesh Games Texture

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 alpha 15

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 30, 2022

Rename JavaScript platform to Web ( GH-65023 ). Core: Make property_*_revert methods multilevel and expose them for scripting ( GH-64334 ). Particles: Add "Hide on Contact" collision mode to ParticlesMaterial ( GH-61238 ). Physics: Fix collision solving between world boundary and motion shape ( GH-64936 ).

Alpha

Alpha Dev Shaders Beta

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 19, 2021

Physics: Fix 2D and 3D moving platform logic ( GH-50166 , GH-51458 ). Windows: Fix platform file access to allow file sharing with external programs ( GH-51430 ). Editor: Fix logic for showing tilemap debug collision shapes ( GH-49075 ). Editor: Allow dropping property path into script editor ( GH-51629 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Mesh Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 5

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Physics: Fix 2D and 3D moving platform logic ( GH-50166 , GH-51458 ). Windows: Fix platform file access to allow file sharing with external programs ( GH-51430 ). Core: Harmonize output of OS.get_locale() between platforms ( GH-40708 ). Core: Allow for platform Thread implementation override ( GH-52734 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Mesh Render

Object Placement on Terrain (Mesh)

Mnenad

JANUARY 25, 2018

So, first off let’s find the part of the script where the chunks are being generated. It is found at: TerrainChunk (script) public void UpdateTerrainChunk(). The AssetPlacement (script) contains the actual spawning of the asset on the chosen height of the mesh vertices.

Terrain

Terrain Mesh Asset Shaders

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Buildsystem: Refactor handling of production flag and per-platform LTO defaults ( GH-65745 ). Editor: Script-class-aware Inspector & related controls ( GH-62413 ). Editor: Show override icon in script editor gutter ( GH-65535 ). Physics: Turn on recovery as collisions only for floor snapping ( GH-64728 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Render Bug

Release candidate: Godot 3.3.3 RC 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 16, 2021

Editor: Fix slow load/save of scenes with many instances of the same script ( GH-49570 ). Editor: Fix logic for showing tilemap debug collision ( GH-49075 ). Windows: Fix platform file access to allow file sharing with external programs ( GH-51430 ). C#: Fix C# bindings generator for default value types ( GH-49702 ).

Bug

Bug Render Mesh Build

Stunt supervisor: Fairy behind the scenes

Filmustage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Stunt coordinator Katie Rowe (link to the IMDb profile ) shared with us how crucial the pre-production stage is and script breakdown in particular (you may also be interested in reading Top 7 Best film production management software 2022 ). As we know the script breakdown process is tightly connected to movie scheduling and budgeting.

Film

Film Racing Scripting Fighting

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 27, 2021

Physics: Fixing 2D moving platform logic ( GH-50166 ). Editor: Fix logic for showing tilemap debug collision shapes ( GH-49075 ). Physics: Fixing 2D moving platform logic ( GH-50166 ). Physics: Heightmap collision shape support in Godot Physics 3D ( GH-47349 ). Particles: Add ring emitter for 3D particles ( GH-47801 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Mesh Render

Release candidate: Godot 3.3.3 RC 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 4, 2021

Editor: Fix slow load/save of scenes with many instances of the same script ( GH-49570 ). Editor: Fix logic for showing tilemap debug collision ( GH-49075 ). Instead, browse our download repository and fetch the editor binary that matches your platform: Standard build (GDScript, GDNative, VisualScript).

Bug

Bug Mesh Render Build

Godot 3.4 is released with major features and UX polish

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Platforms: Android: Scoped storage, Play Asset Delivery, input responsiveness. Revamped collision layer grid in the inspector. by calling queue_free() ) but is still accessed somewhere else in a script. release, adding an AESContext to provide a scripting interface to AES-ECB and AES-CBC encryption/decryption methods.

UX

UX Feature Culling Mesh

Godot 3.0 is out and ready for the big leagues

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 29, 2018

which would have included new multiplayer networking, visual scripting and many other improvements) because we realized that projects using the new features would no longer work in 3.0, Visual Scripting. Using GDNative, it's possible to easily extend Godot in C/C++ without recompiling the engine, and that for any platform.

Render

Render Visual Scripting Shaders Tile

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 6, 2021

Physics: Fixing 2D moving platform logic ( GH-50166 ). Editor: Fix logic for showing tilemap debug collision shapes ( GH-49075 ). Physics: Fixing 2D moving platform logic ( GH-50166 ). Physics: Heightmap collision shape support in Godot Physics 3D ( GH-47349 ). Particles: Add ring emitter for 3D particles ( GH-47801 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Mesh Render

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. Scripting them is simpler now as well. With that done, it was time to improve the user side of things.

Beta

Beta Engineering Engine Feature

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Buildsystem: Refactor handling of production flag and per-platform LTO defaults ( GH-65745 ). Editor: Script-class-aware Inspector & related controls ( GH-62413 ). Editor: Show override icon in script editor gutter ( GH-65535 ). Physics: Turn on recovery as collisions only for floor snapping ( GH-64728 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Render Bug

Maintenance release: Godot 3.2.2

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 26, 2020

includes 5 major features: C# support for the iOS platform. This nearly completes the platform support for C# projects in Godot (only UWP support is still missing). This nearly completes the platform support for C# projects in Godot (only UWP support is still missing). GDNative: Fix Variant size on 32-bit platforms ( GH-38799 ).

Debug

Debug Point and Click Bug Render

Release candidate: Godot 3.5 RC 8

Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 28, 2022

To help with the common task of accessing specific nodes from scripts, Juan Linietsky ( reduz ) added the concept of "scene unique names" for nodes in the master branch ( GH-60298 ), and Tomasz backported it for 3.5. Core: Fix platform-specific issues with OS.set_current_screen() ( GH-63192 ). Scene unique nodes ( GH-60527 ).

Render

Render Shaders Mesh Console

Here comes Godot 3.2, with quality as priority

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 29, 2020

branch, we will keep maintaining it with relevant bug fixes and platform-specific changes in the coming months (notably with a 3.1.3 added support for exporting projects to desktop platforms (Linux, macOS and Windows). We did our best to preserve compatibility between 3.1 For users who choose to stay on the 3.1 maintenance release).

Feature

Feature Render Shaders Bug

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.2 RC 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 12, 2020

is going to add 5 major features: C# support for the iOS platform , courtesy of Ignacio ( neikeq ). Editor: Improved go-to definition (Ctrl + Click) in script editor ( GH-37293 ). GDNative: Fix Variant size on 32-bit platforms ( GH-38799 ). This new RC 1 build should be quite stable and we hope that many Godot 3.2.x

Beta

Beta Bug Debug Build

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.2 RC 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 18, 2020

is going to add 5 major features: C# support for the iOS platform , courtesy of Ignacio ( neikeq ). Editor: Improved go-to definition (Ctrl + Click) in script editor ( GH-37293 ). GDNative: Fix Variant size on 32-bit platforms ( GH-38799 ). This new RC 2 build should be quite stable and we hope that many Godot 3.2.x

Beta

Beta Debug Bug Build

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.2 RC 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 22, 2020

is going to add 5 major features: C# support for the iOS platform , courtesy of Ignacio ( neikeq ). Editor: Improved go-to definition (Ctrl + Click) in script editor ( GH-37293 ). GDNative: Fix Variant size on 32-bit platforms ( GH-38799 ). stable in a day or two. Notably, Godot 3.2.2 Mono build (C# support + all the above).

Beta

Beta Debug Bug Point and Click

Godot XR update - February 2025

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 beta 1

Trending Sources

Prefabs with polygonCollider returning wrong collision normal

Prefabs with polygonCollider returning wrong collision normal

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 11

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 11

Godot Engine reaches 2.0 stable

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 14

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 15

Maintenance release: Godot 2.1.4

How do you Choose the Best Game Design Software for your Project?

Godot 3.1 will get many improvements to KinematicBody

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 6

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

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.3 RC 3

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 1

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.3 RC 2

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.3 RC 4

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.3 RC 5

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 2

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 3

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

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.3 RC 6

Full Unity 2D Game Tutorial 2019 – Particle Effects CPU and GPU

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 alpha 15

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 4

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 5

Object Placement on Terrain (Mesh)

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 2

Release candidate: Godot 3.3.3 RC 2

Stunt supervisor: Fairy behind the scenes

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 2

Release candidate: Godot 3.3.3 RC 1

Godot 3.4 is released with major features and UX polish

Godot 3.0 is out and ready for the big leagues

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 3

The next big step: Godot 4.0 reaches Beta

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 2

Maintenance release: Godot 3.2.2

Release candidate: Godot 3.5 RC 8

Here comes Godot 3.2, with quality as priority

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.2 RC 1

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.2 RC 2

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.2 RC 3

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