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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..533968886e --- /dev/null +++ b/CHANGELOG.md @@ -0,0 +1,140 @@ +# Changelog + +All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. + +The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/). + +## [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](https://godotengine.org/article/introducing-new-last-minute-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](https://youtu.be/K2XOBaJ5OQ0)). + - More than a dozen of audio effects included. +- Rewritten 3D physics using [Bullet](http://bulletphysics.org/). +- UDP-based high-level networking API using [ENet](http://enet.bespin.org/). +- 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](http://docs.godotengine.org/en/latest/learning/workflow/export/feature_tags.html) in the Project Settings, for custom per-platform settings. +- Full support for the [glTF 2.0](https://www.khronos.org/gltf/) 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](https://github.com/GodotNativeTools/godot-d), [Nim](https://github.com/pragmagic/godot-nim) and [Python](https://github.com/touilleMan/godot-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](http://scons.org/) 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](https://www.google.com/get/noto/)). +- Changed the default script editor font (Source Code Pro → [Hack](http://sourcefoundry.org/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](http://glew.sourceforge.net/) to [GLAD](http://glad.dav1d.de/) 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. + +[3.0]: https://github.com/godotengine/godot/compare/2.1-stable...3.0-stable |