virtualx-engine/CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog.

[3.0.4] - 2018-07-23

Added

• Fix for Bullet's heightmap collider.
• Several documentation fixes.

Fixed

• Threading problem causing asset library to crash on low threadcount systems.

[3.0.3] - 2018-07-13

Added

• C# projects can now be exported for Windows, Linux, and MacOS targets.
• Universal translation of touch to mouse.
• Dynamic fonts can now have a hinting mode set.
• print_tree_pretty() was added allowing a graphical view of the scene tree.
• Restore purchases feature for iOS.
• AudioStreamPlayer, AudioStreamPlayer2D, and AudioStreamPlayer3D now have a pitch scale property.
• Show origin and Show viewport setting in 2D editor.
• You can now set Godot windows as 'always on top'.
• --print-fps options to print FPS to stdout.

Fixed

• Mono: Signal parameters no longer crash the engine.
• Asset library thread usage, this makes the asset library more responsive.
• Several GLTF import fixes.
• Several memory leaks.
• iPhone X support.
• Several fixes to audio drivers (WASAPI and PulseAudio).
• Several crashes.
• Export PCK/ZIP now works again.

[3.0.2] - 2018-03-03

Added

• Mono: We now display stack traces for inner exceptions.
• Mono: Bundle mscorlib.dll with Godot to improve portability.

Fixed

• Running a scene from a project with a main scene now works again (regression in 3.0.1).
• Correct line spacing in RichTextLabel (regression in 3.0.1).
• TextureProgress now correctly displays when progress > 62 (regression in 3.0.1).
• The editor no longer complains about using an enum from an autoloaded resource (regression in 3.0.1).
• Pressing Escape no longer closes unexpected subwindows (regression in 3.0.1).
• Fix spelling of apply_torque_impulse() and deprecate the misspelled method.
• Gizmos are now properly hidden on scene load if the object they control is hidden.
• Remove spurious errors when using a PanoramaSky without textures.
• Show tooltips in the editor when physics object picking is disabled.
• Fix a serialization bug that could cause tscn files to grow very large.
• Do not show the project manager unless no project was found at all.
• The animation editor time offset indicator no longer 'walks' when resizing the editor.
• Allow creation of an in-tscn file GDScript function even if the filename suggested already exists.
• Mono: Godot no longer crashes when opening a project created with an older release.
• Mono: Fix builds of tools=no builds.
• Mono: Fix transformation regression since 3.0.1
• Android: We now require GLESv3 support in the manifest.
• Android: Fix intermittent audio driver crash.

[3.0.1] - 2018-02-25

Added

• The 'server' platform is back as it was in Godot 2.1.
  • It is now again possible to run a headless Godot on Linux.
• New CLI options
  • --build-solutions: build C# solutions without starting the editor.
  • --quit: quit the engine after the first main loop iteration.
• It is now possible to scale an .obj mesh when importing.
• Type icons can now be enabled in the editor again.
• New GLSL built-in functions in the shader language
  • radians
  • degrees
  • asinh
  • acosh
  • atanh
  • exp2
  • log2
  • roundEven
• New GDScript features
  • OS.center_window().
  • StreamPeerTCP.set_no_delay().
  • EditorPlugin.remove_control_from_container().
• A button has been added to the debugger to copy the error messages.
• The Ctrl toggles snapping in the 3D viewport.
• Support has been added for a new .escn, for use with the new Blender exporter.
• CA certificates have been updated to the latest Mozilla bundle.

Fixed

• Copy/pasting from the editor on X11 will now work more reliably.
• The lightmap baker will now use all available cores on Windows.
• Fixed missing text in some FileDialog buttons.
• Fixes to HTTP requests on the HTML5 platform.
• Many, many fixes and improvements to C# support (including a [Signal] attribute).
• Static linking of libgcc_s as well as libstdc++ for better Linux binary portability.
• Fix broken APK expansion on Android.
• Several crashes in the editor have been fixed.
• Many documentation fixes.
• Several hiDPI fixes.

Changed

• Bullet physics now correctly calculates effective gravity on KinematicBodies.
• Setting the color v member now correctly sets the s member.
• RichTextLabels now correctly determine the baseline for all fonts.
• SpinBoxes now correctly calculate their initial size.
• OGG streams now correctly signal the end of playback.

3.0 - 2018-01-29

Added

• Physically-based renderer using OpenGL ES 3.0.
  • Uses the Disney PBR model, with clearcoat, sheen and anisotropy parameters available.
  • Uses a forward renderer, supporting multi-sample anti-aliasing (MSAA).
  • Parallax occlusion mapping.
  • Reflection probes.
  • Screen-space reflections.
  • Real-time global illumination using voxel cone tracing (GIProbe).
  • Proximity fade and distance fade (useful for creating soft particles and various effects).
  • Lightmapper for lower-end desktop and mobile platforms, as an alternative to GIProbe.
• New SpatialMaterial resource, replacing FixedMaterial.
  • Multiple passes can now be specified (with an optional "grow" property), allowing for effects such as cel shading.
• Brand new 3D post-processing system.
  • Depth of field (near and far).
  • Fog, supporting light transmittance, sun-oriented fog, depth fog and height fog.
  • Tonemapping and Auto-exposure.
  • Screen-space ambient occlusion.
  • Multi-stage glow and bloom, supporting optional bicubic upscaling for better quality.
  • Color grading and various adjustments.
• Rewritten audio engine from scratch.
  • Supports audio routing with arbitrary number of channels, including Area-based audio redirection (video).
  • More than a dozen of audio effects included.
• Rewritten 3D physics using Bullet.
• UDP-based high-level networking API using ENet.
• IPv6 support for all of the engine's networking APIs.
• Visual scripting.
• Rewritten import system.
  • Assets are now referenced with their source files, then imported in a transparent manner by the engine.
  • Imported assets are now cached in a .import directory, making distribution and versioning easier.
  • Support for ETC2 compression.
  • Support for uncompressed Targa (.tga) textures, allowing for faster importing.
• Rewritten export system.
  • GPU-based texture compression can now be tweaked per-target.
  • Support for exporting resource packs to build DLC / content addons.
• Improved GDScript.
  • Pattern matching using the match keyword.
  • $ shorthand for get_node().
  • Setters and getters for node properties.
  • Underscores in number literals are now allowed for improved readability (for example,1_000_000).
  • Improved performance (+20% to +40%, based on various benchmarks).
• Feature tags in the Project Settings, for custom per-platform settings.
• Full support for the glTF 2.0 3D interchange format.
• Freelook and fly navigation to the 3D editor.
• Built-in editor logging (logging standard output to a file), disabled by default.
• Improved, more intuitive file chooser in the editor.
• Smoothed out 3D editor zooming, panning and movement.
• Toggleable rendering information box in the 3D editor viewport.
  • FPS display can also be enabled in the editor viewport.
• Ability to render the 3D editor viewport at half resolution to achieve better performance.
• GDNative for binding languages like C++ to Godot as dynamic libraries.
  • Community bindings for D, Nim and Python are available.
• Editor settings and export templates are now versioned, making it easier to use several Godot versions on the same system.
• Optional soft shadows for 2D rendering.
• HDR sky support.
• Ability to toggle V-Sync while the project is running.
• Panorama sky support (sphere maps).
• Support for WebM videos (VP8/VP9 with Vorbis/Opus).
• Exporting to HTML5 using WebAssembly.
• C# support using Mono.
  • The Mono module is disabled by default, and needs to be compiled in at build-time.
  • The latest Mono version (5.4) can be used, fully supporting C# 7.0.
• Support for rasterizing SVG to images on-the-fly, using the nanosvg library.
  • Editor icons are now in SVG format, making them better-looking at non-integer scales.
  • Due to the library used, only simpler SVGs are well-supported, more complex SVGs may not render correctly.
• Support for oversampling DynamicFonts, keeping them sharp when scaled to high resolutions.
• Improved StyleBoxFlat.
  • Border widths can now be set per-corner.
  • Support for anti-aliased rounded and beveled corners.
  • Support for soft drop shadows.
• VeryLoDPI (75%) and MiDPI (150%) scaling modes for the editor.
• Improved internationalization support for projects.
  • Language changes are now effective without reloading the current scene.
• Implemented missing features in the HTML5 platform.
  • Cursor style changes.
  • Cursor capturing and hiding.
• Improved styling and presentation of HTML5 exports.
  • A spinner is now displayed during loading.
• Rewritten the 2D and 3D particle systems.
  • Particles are now GPU-based, allowing their use in much higher quantities than before.
  • Meshes can now be used as particles.
  • Particles can now be emitted from a mesh's shape.
  • Properties can now be modified over time using an editable curve.
  • Custom particle shaders can now be used.
• New editor theme, with customizable base color, highlight color and contrast.
  • A light editor theme option is now available, with icons suited to light backgrounds.
  • Alternative dark gray and Arc colors are available out of the box.
• New adaptive text editor theme, adjusting automatically based on the editor colors.
• Support for macOS trackpad gestures in the editor.
• Exporting to macOS now creates a .dmg disk image if exporting from an editor running on macOS.
  • Signing the macOS export now is possible if running macOS (requires a valid code signing certificate).
• Exporting to Windows now changes the exported project's icon using rcedit (requires WINE if exporting from Linux or macOS).
• Improved build system.
  • Support for compiling using Visual Studio 2017.
  • SCons 3.0 and Python 3 are now supported (SCons 2.5 and Python 2.7 still work).
  • Link-time optimization can now be enabled by passing use_lto=yes to the SCons command line.
    • Produces faster and sometimes smaller binaries.
    • Currently only supported with GCC and MSVC.
  • Added a progress percentage when compiling Godot.
  • .zip archives are automatically created when compiling HTML5 export templates.
• Easier and more powerful way to create editor plugins with EditorPlugin and related APIs.

Changed

• Increased the default low-processor-usage mode FPS limit (60 → 125).
  • This makes the editor smoother and more responsive.
• Increased the default 3D editor camera's field of view (55 → 70).
• Increased the default 3D Camera node's field of view (65 → 70).
• Changed the default editor font (Droid Sans → Noto Sans).
• Changed the default script editor font (Source Code Pro → Hack)
• Renamed engine.cfg to project.godot.
  • This allows users to open a project by double-clicking the file if Godot is associated to .godot files.
• Some methods from the OS singleton were moved to the new Engine singleton.
• Switched from GLEW to GLAD for OpenGL wrapping.
• Changed the SCons build flag for simple logs (colored=yes → verbose=no).
• The HTML5 platform now uses WebGL 2.0 (instead of 1.0).
• Redesigned the Godot logo to be more legible at small sizes.

Deprecated

• opacity and self_opacity are replaced by modulate and self_modulate in all 2D nodes, allowing for full color changes in addition to opacity changes.

Removed

• Skybox support.
  • Replaced with panorama skies, which are easier to import.
• Opus audio codec support.
  • This is due to the way the new audio engine is designed.
• HTML5 export using asm.js.
  • Only WebAssembly is supported now, since all browsers supporting WebGL 2.0 also support WebAssembly.