From c8243881d24b1cb6b599a085c9b671feb2bc49ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hugo Locurcio Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2021 17:29:12 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update changelog for Godot 3.3 --- CHANGELOG.md | 292 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 286 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md index e0c5d553bdb0..75fb0d12ccaa 100644 --- a/CHANGELOG.md +++ b/CHANGELOG.md @@ -4,6 +4,282 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/). +## [3.3] - TBD + +See the [release announcement](TBD) for details. + +### Added + +#### Audio + +- [MP3 loading and playback support](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/43007). +- [Add AudioEffectCapture to access the microphone in real-time](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/45593). + +#### Build system + +- [Add `production=yes` option to set optimal options for production builds](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/45593). + - Users making custom builds should use this option which is equivalent to `use_lto=yes debug_symbols=no use_static_cpp=yes`. + - **Note for Linux builds:** `use_static_cpp=yes` and `udev=yes` are now the default values, so you need `libudev` and `libstdc++-static` development packages to build in optimal conditions. + +#### Core + +- [New dynamic BVH](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/44901) for rendering and the GodotPhysics backends. + - If you experience a regression in either physics or rendering, you can try [these Project Settings](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/44901#issuecomment-758618531) to revert back to the previous Octree-based approach and possibly fix the issue. In either case, be sure to report the problem on GitHub. +- [Ability to restore RandomNumberGenerator state](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/45019). +- [TileMap `show_collision` property to show/hide collision shapes in the editor and at run-time](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/46623). +- [`Array.append_array()` method to append an array at the end of another array](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/43398). +- [`OS.get_thread_caller_id()` method to print the ID of the thread the code is currently running on](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/44732). +- [`application/run/flush_stdout_on_print` project setting](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/44393) to enable per-line flushing of the standard output stream in release builds. +- [`Image.load_bmp_from_buffer()` method to load BMP images at run-time](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42947). + +#### Editor + +- [Infinite 3D editor grid](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/43206) ([further improvements](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/45594)). +- [New 3D rotation gizmo](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/43016). +- [Support for copy-pasting nodes](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/34892). +- [Detect external modification of scenes and prompt for reloading](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/31747). +- [New editor to configure default import presets](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/46354). +- [The 3D viewport's View Information pane now displays the viewport resolution](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/45596). +- **HTML5:** [New web editor](https://godotengine.org/article/godot-web-progress-report-3), available as a [Progressive Web App](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/46796). + +#### GUI + +- [Minimap support in GraphEdit](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/43416). +- [New AspectRatioContainer Control node](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/45129). + +#### Import + +- [Rewritten and greatly improved FBX importer](https://godotengine.org/article/fbx-importer-rewritten-for-godot-3-2-4). +- ["Keep" mode to keep files as-is and export them](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/47268). + +#### Input + +- [Support for buttons and D-pads mapped to half axes](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42800). +- [Support for new SDL game controller keywords (used by PS5 controller support)](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/45798). +- [Add driving joystick type to Windows joystick handling](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/44082). +- [Mouse event pass-through support for the window](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/40205). + +#### Mono (C#) + +- [Reworked solution build output panel](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42547). + +#### Physics + +- [Support for pause-aware picking](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/39421). + - This breaks compatibility, but is not enabled by default for existing projects. See the project setting `physics/common/enable_pause_aware_picking`. It will be enabled by default for new projects created with 3.3. +- [Cylinder collision shape support in GodotPhysics](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/45854). +- [CollisionObject can now display collision shape meshes](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/45783). +- [CollisionPolygon `margin` property for Bullet](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/45855). + +#### Porting + +- **Android:** [Support for exporting as Android App Bundle](https://github.com/godotengine/godot-proposals/issues/342). +- **Android:** [Support for subview embedding](https://github.com/godotengine/godot-proposals/issues/1064). +- **Android:** [Support for notch cutouts on Android 9.0 and later](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/43104). +- **Android:** [Support for mouse events](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42360). +- **Android:** [Support for keyboard modifiers and arrow keys](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/40398). +- **Android:** [Implement `OS.get_screen_orientation()`](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/43022). +- **HTML5:** [AudioWorklet support for multithreaded HTML5 builds](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/43454). +- **HTML5:** [Optional GDNative support](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/44076). +- **HTML5:** [WebXR support](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42397) for VR games. +- **HTML5:** [Resizable canvas option to disable viewport resizing](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42266). +- **HTML5:** [loDPI fallback support for improved performance on hiDPI displays (at the cost of visuals)](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/46802). + - To keep the previous behavior, **Allow Hidpi** must be enabled in the Project Settings before exporting the project. +- **iOS:** [Plugin support](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/41340), with a similar interface to Android plugins. +- **iOS:** [Add a touch delay project setting](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42457). +- **iOS:** [Implemented native loading screen](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/45693). +- **Linux:** [PulseAudio and ALSA libraries are now dynamically loaded](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/46107). + - This allows running official Godot binaries on systems that don't have PulseAudio installed. +- **Linux/macOS:** [Implement the `--no-window` command line argument for parity with Windows](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42276). +- **macOS:** [macOS ARM64 support](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/39788) in official binaries for Apple M1 chip (only standard build for now). + +#### Rendering + +- [2D batching for GLES3](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42119) (it was implemented for GLES2 in 3.2.2), and improvements to GLES2's batching. +- [New software skinning for MeshInstance](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/40313) to replace the slow GPU skinning on devices that don't support the fast GPU skinning (especially mobile). +- [Configurable amount of lights per object](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/43606), now defaulting to 32 instead of 8. +- [New CPU lightmapper](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/44628). + - Uses a raytracing approach with optional denoising. + - Environment lighting is now supported. + - Lightmaps are now stored in an atlas when baking if GLES3 is the current backend at the time of baking. + - Bicubic lightmap sampling is now used to improve the final appearance, both in GLES3 and GLES2. It's enabled by default on desktop platforms. +- [Anisotropic filtering now works when using the GLES2 backend](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/45654). +- [FXAA property in Viewport and associated project setting for GLES3 and GLES2](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42006). + - Upsides: Faster than MSAA, smooths out alpha-tested materials and specular aliasing. + - Downsides: Lower quality than MSAA and makes the 3D viewport blurrier. +- [Debanding property in Viewport and associated project setting for GLES3](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42942). + - Significantly reduces visible banding in 3D. The effect is mainly visible on smooth gradients, solid surfaces and in heavy fog. + - Only effective when HDR is enabled in the Project Settings (which is the default). +- [New `METALLIC` built-in for the `light()` function in the shader language](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42548). + +### Changed + +#### Core + +- [Optimized transform propagation for hidden 3D nodes](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/45583). +- [Modernized multi-threading APIs](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/45618). +- [Suggestions are now printed when attempting to use a nonexistent input action name](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/45902). +- [SVG images can now be used as a project icon](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/43369). +- [Tweaked log file names for consistency between Mono and non-Mono builds](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/44148). + +#### Editor + +- [Improved inspector subresource editing visibility](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/45907). +- [Improved the 3D selection box appearance for better visibility](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/43424). + - The 3D selection box color can be changed in the Editor Settings. +- [Increased default opacity for 3D manipulator gizmos for better visibility](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/44384). +- [Improved visibility for the dashed line in the TextureRegion editor](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/45164). +- [Pressed CheckButtons are now colored in blue for easier recognition](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/44556). +- [The autokeying icon in the animation editor is now red when pressed to emphasize its "recording" status](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42417). +- [Scroll bars are now thicker and have a subtle background to better hint where they start and stop](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/47633). +- [Undo/redo log messages now give more context when performing actions in the 2D editor](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42229). +- [The editor now uses 75% scaling by default on small displays (such as 1366×768)](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/43611). + - This can be reverted by setting the editor scale to 100% in the Editor Settings. +- [The editor now uses 150% scaling by default on 4K monitors, regardless of their DPI](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/45910). + - This can be adjusted by setting the editor scale to the desired value in the Editor Settings. +- [Rename Node is now bound to F2](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/38201). + - To account for this change, switching between editors using keyboard shortcuts now requires holding down Ctrl. + - Editor shortcuts can be changed back to the previous values in the Editor Settings' Shortcuts tab. +- [Changed the Search Help shortcut from Shift + F1 to F1](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/43773). +- [Changed the FileSystem dock Copy Path shortcut from Ctrl + C to Ctrl + Shift + C](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/43397). +- [Changed 3D editor's Primary Grid Steps setting from 10 to 8](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/43754). + - This uses a power-of-two value by default. +- [Increased the default `profiler_frame_max_functions` to 512](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/43697). + - This fixes many instances where functions didn't appear in the script profiler. +- [The inspector now allows using a comma as a decimal separator](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42376). +- [Editor plugins are now searched for recursively](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/43734). +- [Increased the page size for array/dictionary editors in the inspector from 10 to 20](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/44864). + - The value can now be increased further in the Editor Settings at the cost of slower node switching times in the inspector. +- [The "Auto" editor setting hints for editor scale and font hinting now display the value they apply](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/45270). +- [Tweaked property hints for SpatialMaterial depth properties to allow greater control and quality](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/44130). +- [Pause Mode and Script are no longer collapsed in categories in the inspector](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/43566). +- **Asset library:** [The Retry button now only appears if the download has failed](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/46105). +- **Asset library:** [Search now starts automatically after entering text](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42402). +- **Project manager:** [Display loading text while the project is opening](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/46026). +- **Project manager:** [The Open Project Folder button is now more visible](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/45642). + +#### GUI + +- [Range now returns a ratio of 1.0 if the minimum and maximum value are equal](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/45220). +- [The Control virtual method `_make_custom_tooltip()` should now return a `Control` instead of an `Object`.](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/43280) + - Scripts overriding this method will have to be updated. + +#### Import + +- [glTF import now uses vertex colors by default](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/41007). +- [Fix ETC compressor `lossy_quality` handling](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/44682). + - High `lossy_quality` values will now incur significantly longer compression times, but will also improve the resulting texture quality. + +#### Mono (C#) + +- [The `copy_mono_root` SCons build option now defaults to `yes`](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42332). +- Official builds now use Mono 6.12.0.114. + +#### Networking + +- [Increase the default HTTPClient download chunk size to 64 KiB](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42896). + - This improves download speeds significantly, including for the in-editor export template downloader. + - This change also affects HTTPRequest. + +#### Rendering + +- [Shadows now have a proper soft appearance in GLES2 when using the PCF13 shadow filter](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/46301). +- [Real-time lights no longer affect objects that receive baked lighting if Bake Mode is set to All](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/41629). +- [YSort rendering order is now more deterministic](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42375). + +#### Physics + +- [2D collision shapes are now displayed with outlines when **Debug > Visible Collision Shapes** is enabled](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/46291). + +#### Porting + +- **Android:** [Update logic to sign prebuilt APKs with `apksigner` instead of `jarsigner`, as required for Android API 30](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/44645). +- **HTML5:** [Improved gamepad support by using an internal implementation of the Gamepad API](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/45078). +- **Linux:** Binaries are now stripped of string and symbol tables, reducing their size significantly. + - Editor: 9 MB less (standard) and 35 MB less (Mono). + - Templates: 5-6 MB less (standard) and 30 MB less (Mono). +- **macOS:** [Add entitlements configuration and export template `.dylib` signing to the export](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/46618). +- **macOS:** [Improve Mono distribution in .app bundle to allow codesigning exported projects](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/43768). +- **macOS:** Binaries are now stripped of string and symbol tables, which reduces their size significantly: + - Editor: 14 MB less (standard) and 9 MB less (Mono). + - Templates: 9-10 MB less (standard) and 6 MB less (Mono). +- **macOS:** Official editor binaries are now signed and notarized. + +### Fixed + +#### Audio + +- [Fix pops when using `play()` in AudioStreamPlayer2D and AudioStreamPlayer3D](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/46151). + +#### Core + +- [Fix Editable Children issues with node renaming, moving, duplicating and instancing](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/39533). +- [Freed Objects no longer delay to `null` in debug builds](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/41866). +- [Various fixes to Variant and Reference pointers](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/43049). +- [Optimized octree and fixed a leak](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/41123). +- [Fix crash when opening a ZIP data pack](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42196). +- Various fixes to CSG mesh generation. There should be less instances of holes being created in CSG meshes. + +#### Editor + +- [Fix exporting if the temporary export directory doesn't exist yet](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/45561). +- [Objects can no longer be added to the Project Settings since they can't be serialized correctly](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42616). + +#### GDScript + +- [Fix leaks due to cyclic references](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/41931). + +#### GUI + +- [Fix artifacts in DynamicFont when scaling with filtering enabled](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/43171). +- [DynamicFonts are now loaded to memory on all platforms to avoid locking files](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/44117). +- [Fix fallback emoji font color](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/44212). + +#### Import + +- [Relax node naming constraints in glTF](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/45545). +- [Relax bone naming constraints in glTF](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/47074). +- [Fix parsing Base64-encoded buffer and image data in glTF](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42501). +- [Fix handling of normalized accessor property in glTF](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/44746). + +#### Mono (C#) + +- [Fix targeting .NETFramework with .NET 5](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/44135). +- [Fix System.Collections.Generic.List marshalling](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/45029). +- [Fix support for Unicode identifiers](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/45310). +- [Fixes to Mono on WebAssembly](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/44374). + +#### Physics + +- [Multiple fixes to one-way collisions](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42574). + +#### Porting + +- **Android:** [Fix splash screen loading](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42389). +- **iOS:** [Fix multiple issues with PVRTC import, disable ETC1](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/38076). +- **iOS:** [Fixes to keyboard input, including better IME support](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/43560). +- **Linux:** [Fix keyboard input lag and clipboard delay issues](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42341). +- **Linux:** [Fix audio corruption when using the ALSA driver](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/43928). +- **Linux:** [Fix PRIME hybrid graphics detection on Steam](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/46792). +- **macOS:** [Fix mouse position in captured mode](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42328). +- **macOS:** [Improve `get_screen_dpi()` reliability for non-integer scaling factors](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42478). +- **Windows:** [Fix debugger not getting focused on break](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/40555). + +#### Rendering + +- [Various fixes to 3D light culling](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/46694). + - DirectionalLight's Cull Mask property is now effective. +- [Fix large Sprite3D UV wobbling with low-resolution textures](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42537). +- [Fix impact of `lifetime_randomness` on properties using a curve](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/45496). +- [Fix 2D normal maps when using batching + NVIDIA workaround](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/41323). +- [Fix PanoramaSky artifacts on Android in GLES2](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/44489). +- [Fix glow on devices with only 8 texture slots in GLES2](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42446). +- [Use a separate texture unit for `light_texture` in GLES2](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42538). +- [Fix reflection probes in WebGL 1.0 (GLES2 on HTML5)](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/45465). +- [Fix screen-space reflections tracing the environment in GLES3](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/38954). +- [Fade screen-space reflections towards the inner margin in GLES3](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/41892). +- [Ensure Reinhard tonemapping values are positive in GLES3](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/42056). + ## [3.2.3] - 2020-09-17 See the [release announcement](https://godotengine.org/article/maintenance-release-godot-3-2-3) for details. @@ -13,7 +289,7 @@ See the [release announcement](https://godotengine.org/article/maintenance-relea - Android: Add option to enable high precision float in GLES2 - C#: Add Visual Studio support - HTML5: Improvements and bugfixes backported from the `master` branch - * Note: This PR adds threads support, but as this support is still [disabled in many browsers](https://caniuse.com/#feat=sharedarraybuffer) due to security concerns, the option is not enabled by default. Build HTML5 templates with `threads_enabled=yes` to test it. + - Note: This PR adds threads support, but as this support is still [disabled in many browsers](https://caniuse.com/#feat=sharedarraybuffer) due to security concerns, the option is not enabled by default. Build HTML5 templates with `threads_enabled=yes` to test it. - Input: Support SDL2 half axes and inverted axes mappings - iOS: Add support of iOS's dynamic libraries to GDNative - iOS: Add methods to embed a framework @@ -372,7 +648,7 @@ See the [release announcement](https://godotengine.org/article/maintenance-relea - `posmod()` built-in GDScript function that behaves like `fposmod()`, but returns an integer value. - `smoothstep()` built-in GDScript function for smooth easing of values. - `lerp_angle()` built-in GDScript function to interpolate between two angles. -- `ord()` built-in GDScript function to return the Unicode code point of an 1-character string. +- `ord()` built-in GDScript function to return the Unicode code point of a 1-character string. - `PoolByteArray.hex_encode()` method to get a string of hexadecimal numbers. - `Font.get_wordwrap_string_size()` method to return the rectangle size needed to draw a word-wrapped text. - `Camera.get_camera_rid()` method to retrieve a Camera's RID. @@ -1307,7 +1583,11 @@ See the [release announcement](https://godotengine.org/article/maintenance-relea - HTML5 export using asm.js. - Only WebAssembly is supported now, since all browsers supporting WebGL 2.0 also support WebAssembly. -[Unreleased]: https://github.com/godotengine/godot/compare/3.2-stable...HEAD -[3.2]: https://github.com/godotengine/godot/compare/3.1-stable...3.2-stable -[3.1]: https://github.com/godotengine/godot/compare/3.0-stable...3.1-stable -[3.0]: https://github.com/godotengine/godot/compare/2.1-stable...3.0-stable +[Unreleased]: https://github.com/godotengine/godot/compare/3.3-stable...HEAD +[3.3]: https://downloads.tuxfamily.org/godotengine/3.3/Godot_v3.3-stable_changelog_chrono.txt +[3.2.3]: https://downloads.tuxfamily.org/godotengine/3.2.3/Godot_v3.2.3-stable_changelog_chrono.txt +[3.2.2]: https://downloads.tuxfamily.org/godotengine/3.2.2/Godot_v3.2.2-stable_changelog_chrono.txt +[3.2.1]: https://downloads.tuxfamily.org/godotengine/3.2.1/Godot_v3.2.1-stable_changelog_chrono.txt +[3.2]: https://downloads.tuxfamily.org/godotengine/3.2/Godot_v3.2-stable_changelog_chrono.txt +[3.1]: https://downloads.tuxfamily.org/godotengine/3.1/Godot_v3.1-stable_changelog_chrono.txt +[3.0]: https://downloads.tuxfamily.org/godotengine/3.0/Godot_v3.0-stable_changelog_chrono.txt