godot/CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

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

The format is based on Keep a Changelog.

[4.0] - TBD

Added

Animation

• Revamped 3D animation storage.
  • New blend shape track to adjust blend shapes in animations more efficiently.
  • New expression-based transitions in AnimationTree state machines.
  • Support for animation compression to improve performance with long animations such as cutscenes.
  • Replaced transform tracks by position, rotation and scale tracks.
  • Removed the animation dependency on bone rests.
    • Better compatibility with models that use non-uniform scaling in animations.
    • Better compatibility with models exported from Maya and 3DS Max.
    • Easier animation reuse across different models.
    • Easier procedural generation of animations.

Core

• New TileMap and TileSet resources.
• New Vector2i, Vector3i and Rect2i types.
  • These are integer variants of Vector2, Vector3 and Rect2.
• Callable type for first-class functions (can be created with lambdas in GDScript).
• The Euler rotation order can now be adjusted in Node3D.
• New Array.map(), Array.filter() and Array.reduce() methods that can be used with Callables.
• Rewritten Tween with more functionality.
  • Tween is no longer a node.
  • Easier chaining of tweens.
  • Low-level tweening option to get an interpolated value directly.
  • Existing projects will have to be modified to account for this, as automatic conversion isn't feasible.
• New and improved IK in Skeleton2D.
  • New classes: SkeletonModifier2D, SkeletonModifierStack2D, SkeletonModification2DLookAt, SkeletonModification2DCCDIK, SkeletonModification2DFABRIK, SkeletonModification2DJiggle, SkeletonModification2DTwoBoneIK, PhysicalBone2D, SkeletonModification2DPhysicalBones, SkeletonModification2DStackHolder.
  • New Transform2D.looking_at() function.
• New and improved IK in Skeleton3D.
  • New classes: SkeletonModifier3D, SkeletonModifierStack3D, SkeletonModifier3DLookAt, SkeletonModification3DCCDIK, SkeletonModification3DFABRIK, SkeletonModification3DJiggle, SkeletonModification3DTwoBoneIK, SkeletonModification3DStackHolder.
  • The Bone struct now includes a local_pose_override.
  • The Bone struct now keeps track of its children bones, if it has any.
  • Added functions to Skeleton3D for getting the forward vector using the information stored in the rest pose for the bones.
  • New Basis.rotate_to_align() function.
  • Refactored the BoneAttachment3D node.
  • Removed the process_list functions.
• New GradientTexture2D resource (useful for 2D lights, particles, …).
• Support for gettext PO template generation from scene and script files.
  • Translation parser plugins can be written to allow extracting strings from custom file types.
• New Time singleton to replace date/time handling methods in the OS singleton.
  • Includes new methods to handle ISO 8601 timestamp conversion.
• Support for custom performance monitors.
• New randi_range() global scope function to return a random integer number within a range.
• New randfn() global scope function to return a floating-point number along a normal gaussian distribution.
• New pingpong() global scope function to return a floating-point number that increments then decrements in a "sawtooth" fashion.
• Vectors and Colors can now be clamped between two values their respective clamp() methods.
• New Vector3.limit_length() method as a Vector3 counterpart to Vector2.limit_length() (formerly Vector2.clamped()).
• New PackedArrays to replace PoolArrays.
  • 64-bit integer and float arrays are now available in addition to the existing 32-bit ones.
• New ConfigFile.parse(data: String) method to load a string as if it was a ConfigFile on disk.
• New Image.save_png_to_buffer() method to save a PNG image to memory as a PackedByteArray (instead of saving to disk).
• New File API to check, read and write symbolic links on macOS and Linux.
• Replaced GDNative with GDExtension.
  • Easier setup and compilation for various platforms.
  • Code structure is more similar to statically compiled C++ modules.
  • Lower performance overhead compared to GDNative.

Editor

• New TileMap and TileSet editors with better usability.
• Support for multiple windows.
  • Docks can be moved out of the main window into separate windows.
  • Single-window mode can be enabled in the Editor Settings to revert to the old behavior.
• Movement and scaling handles in the 2D editor (similar to the 3D editor).
• New Replace in Files dialog in the script editor to complement Find in Files.
• macOS: More built-in mouse cursors are now exposed (such as diagonal resize cursors).
• macOS: Support for building Godot with Clang sanitizers.
• HTML5: Support for profiling projects exported to HTML5.

Export

• macOS: Projects can now optionally be exported to a application bundle contained within a ZIP archive.
  • Previously, a DMG image was always used when exporting from macOS.
• macOS: DMG images can now be codesigned after exporting.

GDScript

• GDScript was rewritten from scratch with a cleaner approach.
  • Annotations to replace keywords in certain cases (@export, @onready, @rpc(), @tool, @warning_ignore(), …).
  • Typed arrays (var array_of_nodes: Array[Node]). Any type can be used, including custom classes.
  • See individual progress reports for more information: #1, #2, #3.
• New documentation generation system.
  • Comments starting with ## are considered documentation comments.
  • Documentation comments be placed before any member variable, constant, enum or function declaration, or at the top of a file.
  • Documentation comments appear in the editor help and when hovering exported properties in the inspector.

GUI

• Support for multiple windows on desktop platforms. Projects can spawn additional windows, each with their own viewport.
  • Added NOTIFICATION_APPLICATION_FOCUS_IN and NOTIFICATION_APPLICATION_FOCUS_OUT notifications for "global" project focus changes (separate from NOTIFICATION_WM_FOCUS_IN and NOTIFICATION_WM_FOCUS_OUT).
• RichTextLabel property fit_content_height to make the label's height fit its content automatically (not always reliable).
• RichTextLabel's img tag now supports an optional color attribute to modulate the image.
• get_char_size() is now exposed in Font, making it usable in DynamicFont rather than being limited to BitmapFont.
• Tree can now highlight relationship lines for the currently selected item, its parents and direct children.
  • This is used in the scene tree dock in the editor.

Import

• Support for importing lights from glTF scenes.

Input

• Support for physical (keyboard layout-independent) key codes.
  • This can be used to provide W/A/S/D controls that work on any keyboard layout.
• DisplayServer.keyboard_get_current_layout() and DisplayServer.keyboard_get_layout_*() methods to get information about keyboard layouts.
• New Input.MOUSE_MODE_CONFINED_HIDDEN mouse mode to combine the confined and hidden mouse modes.

Mono/C#

• Support for exporting C# projects to iOS and HTML5.
• C# events can now be used to implement Godot signals.
• New Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code add-ons.

Navigation

• New NavigationServer.
  • Support for dynamic obstacle avoidance.

Networking

• Support for DTLS encryption in UDP and ENet.

Porting

• New DisplayServer abstraction, allowing for the creation of multiple windows.
  • This is used in the editor for detachable docks, but can also be used in projects.
• Android: Allow basic user data backup. This can be disabled in the export preset if needed.
• Android: Support for changing the mouse cursor shape (no custom images).
• iOS: The targeted device family (iPhone, iPad, iPhone and iPad) can now be specified in the export preset.

Physics

• New CharacterBody node to supersede KinematicBody.
  • Some KinematicBody features were moved to PhysicsBody.

Porting

• Android: Clients of the Godot library can now add their own command line arguments.

Rendering

• New Vulkan renderer.
• New OpenGL renderer, using OpenGL 3.3/OpenGL ES 3.0/WebGL 2.0 as a baseline.
  • Designed to target mobile/web platforms first, but also usable on desktop platforms.
  • Uses a low-end-friendly approach to maximize performance in simple scenes.
  • Currently supports 2D rendering only.
  • OpenGL 3D rendering is planned for a future 4.x release.
• Support for specular mapping when using 2D lighting.
• New DirectionalLight2D node for 2D lighting.
• CanvasGroup node to modulate several 2D nodes as a group (or apply shaders to them).
• Support for clipping in CanvasItem, replacing the use of Light2D as masks in a more convenient manner.
• Support for light projectors/"cookies" in OmniLight3D and SpotLight3D.
  • Only supported for lights with shadows enabled.
• 3D lights now have a Size property which can be set to simulate area lights.
  • This property also affects how fast shadow penumbras will grow over distance.
  • A shadow blur property is also available to set a constant blurring factor on a per-light basis.
• Shadow mapping with improved filtering and PCSS-like penumbra simulation.
  • Shadow normal offset bias is now implemented to avoid issues with shadow acne or peter-panning.
• New Decal node to project textures onto 3D surfaces.
• New fully real-time VoxelGI (formerly GIProbe).
  • Dynamic lights and emissive can emit GI that's updated every frame (instead of only updating sporadically).
  • Dynamic objects can receive GI and contribute to it.
• New signed distance field-based global illumination (SDFGI) for open world lighting.
  • Enabled in the WorldEnvironment. No node required, no baking.
  • Semi-realtime: dynamic objects can receive GI, but not contribute to it.
• Volumetric fog with optional GI contribution.
• Fog volumes to locally apply volumetric fog (or subtract to global fog using negative density).
• More physically accurate exponential fog to replace the old distance-based fog.
• New Aerial Scattering property in distance-based fog to fade out to the background sky instead of a fixed color.
  • Also available in volumetric fog with the Ambient Inject property.
• New GPU-based lightmapper.
  • When using a dedicated GPU, this results in much faster bake speeds compared to the CPU lightmapper.
  • Optional support for storing directional lighting information and rough reflections using spherical harmonics.
  • Improved support for lighting dynamic objects with better performance and quality.
  • In addition to automatic generation, LightmapProbe nodes can now be placed manually to provide better lighting information for dynamic objects where needed.
• Physical sky material and custom sky shaders, both supporting real-time updates.
• Global and per-instance shader uniforms.
  • This can be used to better reuse shaders, leading to improved performance.
• Support for automatically generating and using mesh LODs to improve performance.
  • Several LOD levels are generated for imported 3D scenes by default.
  • LODs are automatically used for mesh rendering using a pixel coverage-based selection algorithm.
  • Uses the meshoptimizer library.
• Support for LOD visibility ranges in GeometryInstance3D.
  • Manually authored LODs can be configured using distance and hysteresis cutoffs.
  • Can be used for HLOD setups to reduce draw calls while preserving culling opportunities when up close.
• Support for GeometryInstance3D distance fade to make distant meshes disappear smoothly without having to modify their material.
• Support for automatically generating and using shadow meshes to improve performance.
  • The generated shadow meshes are welded aggressively to improve performance with no difference in visual quality.
  • To further improve performance, hand-made shadow meshes can be specified in the inspector in MeshInstance nodes.
• Support for rendering a viewport's 3D contents at a lower resolution to improve performance.
  • 2D elements remain at full resolution to improve perceived sharpness.
  • A scaling factor above 1.0 can be used for supersampling, which is useful to maximize quality for offline rendering.
• See individual progress reports for more information: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7.

Shaders

• New shader compiler rewritten from scratch.
  • Support for uniform arrays (including sampler arrays).
  • Arrays can now be passed as function parameters (including arrays of structs).
  • The return type of a function can now be an array (including arrays of structs).
  • Array size can now be optionally written before the identifier (int[2] array; instead of int array[2]).
    • This eases porting shaders from GLSL.
  • Array constructors can now be called at any time after initialization.
    • For example, int array[3]; array = {1, 2, 3} is now valid.
  • New fma() (fused multiply-add) built-in function to optimize shaders in a low-level way.
  • New built-in data (un)packing functions to optimize shaders in a low-level way.
  • Warning system for common issues such as floating-point comparison and unused variables.
  • Argument names now appear in code completion tooltips.
  • More information in the progress report.
• Add Billboard mode to visual shaders.
• The constants PI, TAU and E are now available in the shader language.

Miscellaneous

• The engine is now unit-tested using doctest.
  • GDScript also now has integration tests.
• Switched from Travis CI and AppVeyor to GitHub Actions.
• A Fish shell completion file is now available for the Godot editor's command line interface.

Changed

Audio

• Increased the default AudioStreamPlayer3D unit size to (1 → 10) to make sounds more audible while setting up the node.
• Renamed the audio-related FFT_Size enum to FFTSize for consistency.

Core

• Tweaked the output strings to be more human-readable when printing various built-in Variant and Object types.
• Renamed File's endian_swap property to big_endian for consistency with ResourceSaver and StreamPeer.
• Renamed File's get_len() method to get_length().
• Renamed Object's PROPERTY_USAGE_NOEDITOR to PROPERTY_USAGE_NO_EDITOR.
• Renamed Vector2.clamped() to Vector2.limit_length() to differentiate it from the new Vector2.clamp().
• Renamed rand_range() to randf_range() to avoid ambiguity with the new randi_range() and make its return type more obvious.
• Replaced Node.add_child_below_node() with Node.add_sibling().
• Replaced Directory.list_dir_begin()'s skip_navigational and skip_hidden arguments with show_navigational and show_hidden.
  • Both arguments are false by default, which means the default behavior is now to exclude both navigational and hidden files from the returned list.
• Renamed the built-in Quat type to Quaternion.
• Renamed the built-in Transform type to Transform3D.
• Renamed Node3D's translation property to position for consistency with Node2D.
• Moved YSort functionality to a Node2D property.
• Viewports now use a size of 512×512 by default to make them visible out of the box.
• Screen orientation is now represented as an enum in the Project Settings.
• Renamed 3D nodes to contain an explicit "3D" prefix for clarity and consistency.
• Renamed various nodes:
  • Spatial → Node3D
  • GIProbe → VoxelGI
  • BakedLightmap → LightmapGI
  • Light2D -> PointLight2D
  • VisibilityNotifier2D -> VisibleOnScreenNotifier2D
  • VisibilityNotifier3D -> VisibleOnScreenNotifier3D
  • VisibilityEnabler2D -> VisibleOnScreenEnabler2D
  • VisibilityEnabler3D -> VisibleOnScreenEnabler3D
• Renamed various resources:
  • GradientTexture -> GradientTexture1D
• Old node and resource names are automatically converted when loading scenes from Godot 3.x.

Editor

• Renewed the editor theme for a more modern design.
  • Increased icon saturation by 30% when using a dark theme.
    • Icon saturation can now be adjusted in the Editor Settings.
• Improved the audio bus editor appearance.
• Improved layout and texts of the Manage Editor Features dialog.
• Improved the Video RAM debugger usability.
  • The Video RAM tab is now refreshed automatically when switching to it.
• Hovering layer checkboxes in the inspector now results in visual feedback.
  • Clicking between two checkboxes will now enable the checkbox that was last highlighted instead of doing nothing.
• CSV profiler measures can now be saved anywhere on the filesystem, not just in the project folder.
• Improved the 2D zooming algorithm to always visit powers of two (50%, 100%, 200%, …) and avoid floating-point precision issues.
• Times are now displayed as milliseconds in the profiler and performance monitors (instead of seconds).
• Improved the batch rename dialog usability and design consistency.
  • Clarified error messages when there are regular expression errors.
• Optimized editor icon generation to speed up editor startup.
• Script editor autocompletion now displays previews next to color constant suggestions.
• The number of replaced results now appears in place of the matches counter when replacing text in the script editor.
• Pressing Enter (or Shift + Enter) in the script editor replacement dialog now performs a forwards (or backwards) replacement operation.
• Pressing Ctrl + F now focuses the search field in the AssetLib tab.
• Pressing G now switches to the Pan mode in the 2D editor.
  • The TileMap editor's Bucket Fill shortcut was moved to B to cater for this change.
• Mouse wheel behavior for zooming in the animation behavior is now inverted.
• The Sync Scene Changes and Sync Script Changes settings' values now persist on a per-project basis instead of being always enabled by default.
• Various tooltips have been added or modified to clarify the editor operation.
• Various visual and formatting changes to the editor help to improve readability and be closer to the online class reference.
• Tweaked Camera2D editor line colors for better visibility.
• Light theme presets now use a negative contrast rate by default for a more logical preview of UI elevation.
• Increased the use of bold fonts throughout the editor.
• Revised icons for the Gradient and GradientTexture resources.
• Renamed "Identifier" to "Bundle Identifier" in the macOS and iOS export presets for clarity.
• Renamed the script editor's "Adaptive" syntax theme to "Default" and "Default" to "Godot 2", for consistency with the editor theme presets.
• Flipped the 2D editor icon to match Godot's coordinate handedness.

GUI

• Improved drive letter handling in EditorFileDialog and FileDialog.
• Container nodes (except PanelContainer) now use the Pass mouse mode by default.
• Pressing the left/right arrows while having selected text will now move the cursor to the beginning/end of the selection in LineEdit (while unselecting the text as usual).
• TextEdit's search() method now returns a Dictionary instead of a PackedIntArray.
• macOS: The Ctrl + A and Ctrl + E navigation shortcuts now work in LineEdit.

Input

• Renamed InputEventKey's scancode to keycode.
• Renamed InputMap's get_action_list() to get_action_events().

Networking

• Optimized bandwidth usage in the high-level multiplayer API.

Physics

• Split KinematicBody into the new CharacterBody node and PhysicsBody.
• RayCast nodes are now enabled by default.
  • The disabled property was renamed to enabled with its behavior inverted.
• Renamed PlaneShape to WorldBoundaryShape.

Rendering

• Some Environment settings such as depth of field have been moved to a CameraEffects resource which is assigned to individual Camera nodes.
• The ACES Fitted tonemapping algorithm is now used in place of the old ACES algorithm.
  • The old non-fitted ACES tonemapping algorithm was removed.
• Quality settings have been moved from individual nodes and resources to the Project Settings for better centralization.
• Quality settings now have performance hints in their values' names, such as "Fast" or "Slow".

Shaders

• DEPTH_TEXTURE now uses normalized device coordinates between 0.0 and 1.0 (inclusive) to match Vulkan behavior.
  • This requires modifying most shaders that rely on DEPTH_TEXTURE to make them still work as expected.
  • Previously, coordinates would be between -1.0 and 1.0 (inclusive) to match OpenGL behavior.
• Renamed the .shader file extension to .gdshader.
  • Existing text-based shader files will have to be renamed before loading the project in a new engine version.

Miscellaneous

• Renamed the x11 platform to linuxbsd to prepare for Wayland support.
• The engine is now written in C++17.
• Python 3.6 and SCons 3.1 are now required to build Godot from source.

Removed

Buildsystem

• Removed the server platform in favor of disabling specific DisplayServers at build-time (e.g. vulkan=no).

Core

• Removed the YSort node in favor of the Node2D YSort property.
• Removed the deprecated Color.gray() method.
  • Use Color.v() for a better grayscale approximation instead.
• Removed built-in HQ2X implementation (used for crude hiDPI support in the default project theme).
  • This helps with binary size as HQ2X is made of particularly large functions.

Editor

• Removed the Dim Dialog on Editor Popup editor setting since it was made obsolete by the multi-window paradigm.

GUI

• Removed the ToolButton node in favor of Button.
  • Existing ToolButton nodes from Godot 3.x projects will be converted to Button nodes.

Input

• Removed the DisplayServer.get_latin_keyboard_variant() method (replaced by the more flexible DisplayServer.keyboard_get_current_layout()).

Networking

• Removed the deprecated allow_object_decoding property from PacketPeer.
• Removed the deprecated sync and slave high-level multiplayer keywords.

Export

• iOS: Remove redundant orientation export setting in favor of the orientation project setting.

Physics

• Removed the deprecated PhysicsBody friction and bounce properties (replaced by PhysicsMaterial).

Rendering

• Removed OpenGL ES 2.0 renderer (replaced by the new mobile-oriented OpenGL 3 renderer).
  • Vulkan, OpenGL 3.3, OpenGL ES 3.0 or WebGL 2.0 support is now required to run Godot.
• Removed support for 16× MSAA due to driver bugs and low performance.
  • For high-quality offline rendering, using supersampling together with 8× MSAA is a better option anyway.

Fixed

Core

• The positional command line argument now considers .res and .tres files as runnable scene formats.
  • This fixes Godot not running the main scene or a custom scene if they were saved with a .res or .tres extension.
• macOS/Linux: Fix the result of Directory.get_space_left().
• Windows: Godot can now kill its own PID using OS.kill().

Editor

• The Android exporter no longer reports progress on each file, greatly speeding up the exporting process.
• Searching with the Whole Words option enabled in the script editor is no longer exceedingly slow.

GUI

• Fixed OptionButton minimum size.
• TabContainer is no longer too large when tabs are hidden.
• ScrollBar now allows using scroll_to_line() when Scroll Active is disabled.
• DynamicFont outlines now have antialiasing disabled if it was disabled on the font itself.

Porting

• Windows: OS.execute() now only quotes command line arguments if they contain special characters.

3.2 - 2020-01-29

Added

• Support for pseudo-3D depth in 2D.
• Support for importing 3D scenes using Assimp.
  • Many formats are supported, including FBX.
• Support for generating audio procedurally and analyzing audio spectrums.
• WebRTC support.
  • Includes support for the high-level multiplayer API.
  • Supports NAT traversal using STUN or TURN.
• Support for automatically building Android templates before exporting.
  • This makes 3rd-party SDK integration easier.
• Support for texture atlases in 2D.
• Major improvements to the visual shader system. (News post 1, News post 2)
  • Redesigned visual shader editor with drag-and-drop capability.
    • Textures can be dragged from the FileSystem dock to be added as nodes.
  • Most functions available in GLSL are now exposed.
  • Many constants such as Pi or Tau can now be used directly.
  • Support for boolean uniforms and sampler inputs.
  • New Sampler port type.
  • New conditional nodes.
  • New Expression node, allowing shader code to be written in visual shaders.
  • Support for plugins (custom nodes).
    • Custom nodes can be drag-and-dropped from the FileSystem dock.
  • Ability to copy and paste nodes.
  • Ability to delete multiple nodes at once by pressing Delete.
  • The node creation menu is now displayed when dragging a connection to an empty space on the graph.
  • GLES3-only functions are now distinguished from others in the creation dialog.
  • Ability to preview the code generated by the visual shader.
  • Ability to convert visual shaders to text-based shaders.
  • See the complete list of new functions.
• Improved visual scripting.
  • Visual scripting now uses a unified graph where all functions are represented.
  • Nodes can now be edited directly in the graph.
  • Support for fuzzy searching.
  • The tool mode can now be enabled in visual scripts.
  • New Deconstruct node to deconstruct a complex value into a scalar value.
  • Miscellaneous UI improvements.
• Support for enabling/disabling parts of the editor or specific nodes.
  • This is helpful for education, or when working with artists to help prevent inadvertent changes.
• Language server for GDScript.
  • This can be used to get better integration with external editors.
• Version control integration in the editor.
  • This integration is VCS-agnostic (GDNative plugins provide specific VCS support).
• Improved GridMap editor.
  • The copied mesh is now displayed during pasting.
  • The duplication/paste indicator is now rotated correctly around the pivot point.
  • Ability to cancel paste and selection by pressing Escape.
  • Erasing is now done using RMB instead of Shift + RMB.
    • Freelook can still be accessed by pressing Shift + F.
• Improved MeshLibrary generation.
  • When appending to an existing MeshLibrary, previews are now only generated for newly-added or modified meshes.
  • Tweaked the previews' camera angle and light directions for better results.
  • Materials assigned to the MeshInstance instead of the Mesh are now exported to the MeshLibrary.
    • This is useful when exporting meshes from an imported scene (such as glTF), as it allows materials to persist across re-imports.
• Improved Control anchor and margin workflow.
• Network profiler.
• Improved NavigationMesh generation.
  • GridMaps can now be used to bake navigation meshes.
  • EditorNavigationMeshGenerator can now be used in tool scripts.
  • Support for generating navigation meshes from static colliders.
  • When using static colliders as a geometry source, a layer mask can be specified to ignore certain colliders.
  • The generator no longer relies on the global transform, making it possible to generate navmeshes on nodes that are not in the scene tree.
  • Navigation gizmos are now updated after every new bake.
• Support for skinning in 3D skeletons.
• CameraServer singleton to retrieve images from mobile cameras or webcams as textures.
• A crosshair is now displayed when using freelook in the 3D editor.
• Project camera override button at the top of the 2D and 3D editors.
  • When enabled, the editor viewport's camera will be replicated in the running project.
• RichTextLabel can now be extended with real-time effects and custom BBCodes.
  • Effects are implemented using the ItemFX resource.
• [img=<width>x<height>] tag to resize an image displayed in a RichTextLabel.
  • If <width> or <height> is 0, the image will be adjusted to keep its original aspect.
• Revamped node connection dialog for improved ease of use.
• The Signals dock now displays a signal's description in a tooltip when hovering it.
• Input actions can now be reordered by dragging them.
• Animation frames can now be reordered by dragging them.
• Ruler tool to measure distances and angles in the 2D editor.
• "Clear Guides" menu option in the 2D editor to remove all guides.
• The 2D editor grid now displays a "primary" line every 8 lines for easier measurements.
  • This value can be adjusted in the Configure Snap dialog.
• Projects can now have a description set in the Project Settings.
  • This description is displayed as a tooltip when hovering the project in the Project Manager.
• All Variant types can now be added as project settings using the editor (instead of just bool, int, float and String).
• Pressing Ctrl + F now focuses the search field in the Project Settings and Editor Settings.
• Quick Open dialog (Shift + Alt + O) to open any resource in the project.
  • Unlike the existing dialogs, it's not limited to scenes or scripts.
• Ability to convert a Sprite to a Mesh2D, Polygon2D, CollisionPolygon2D or LightOccluder2D.
• MultiMeshInstance2D node for using MultiMesh in 2D.
• PointMesh primitive.
  • Drawn as a rectangle with a constant size on screen, which is cheaper compared to using triangle-based billboards.
• 2D polygon boolean operations and Delaunay triangulation are now available in the Geometry singleton.
• New convex decomposition using the V-HACD library.
  • Can decompose meshes into multiple convex shapes for increased accuracy.
• Support for grouping nodes in the 3D editor.
• "Slow" modifier in freelook (accessed by holding Alt).
• The 2D editor panning limits can now be disabled in the Editor Settings.
• "Undo Close Tab" option in the scene tabs context menu.
• The editor is now capped to 20 FPS when the window is unfocused.
  • This decreases CPU/GPU usage if something causes the editor to redraw continuously (such as particles).
• The editor's FPS cap can now be adjusted in the Editor Settings (both when focused and unfocused).
• Version information is now displayed at the bottom of the editor.
  • This is intended to make the Godot version easily visible in video tutorials.
• Support for constants in the shader language.
• Support for local and varying arrays in the shader language.
• Support for switch statements in the shader language.
• Support for do {...} while (...) loops in the shader language.
  • Unlike while, the expression in the do block will always be run at least once.
• Support for hexadecimal number literals in the shader language.
• Ported several GLES3 shader functions such as round() to GLES2.
• SHADOW_VEC shader parameter to alter 2D shadow computations in custom shaders.
• Filter search box in the remote scene tree dock.
• Ability to expand/collapse nodes recursively in the scene tree dock by holding Shift and clicking on a folding arrow.
• Support for depth of field, glow and BCS in the GLES2 renderer.
• MSAA support in the GLES2 renderer.
• Ability to render viewports directly to the screen in the GLES2 renderer.
  • This can be faster on low-end devices, but it comes at a convenience cost.
• Project settings to set the maximum number of lights and reflections in the GLES3 renderer.
  • Decreasing these values can lead to faster shader compilations, resulting in lower loading times.
• Heightmap collision shape for efficient terrain collisions.
• AStar2D class, making A* use easier in 2D.
• Disabled collision shapes can now be added directly, without having to disable them manually after one step.
• Context menu options to close other scene tabs, scene tabs to the right, or all scene tabs.
• The audio bus volumes can now be snapped by holding Ctrl while dragging the slider.
• Hovering an audio bus' volume slider now displays its volume in a tooltip.
• Values in the Gradient and Curve editors can now be snapped by holding Ctrl.
  • Precise snapping can be obtained by holding Shift as well.
• Support for snapping when scaling nodes in the 2D editor.
• Precise snapping in the 3D editor when holding Shift.
• "Align Rotation with View" in the 3D editor.
  • Unlike "Align Transform with View", only the selected node's rotation will be modified.
  • "Align Selection with View" has been renamed to "Align Transform with View".
• All 3D gizmos now make use of snapping if enabled.
• CSG shapes are now highlighted with a translucent overlay when selected.
  • Shapes in Union mode will use a blue overlay color by default.
  • Shapes in Subtraction mode will use an orange overlay color by default.
  • Shapes in Intersection mode will use a white overlay color.
• Ability to move a vertex along a single axis when holding Shift in polygon editors.
• Support for binary literals in GDScript (e.g. 0b101010 for 42).
• AutoLoads can now be used as a type in GDScript.
• Ability to define script templates on a per-project basis.
  • Template files should be placed into a script_templates/ directory in the project and have an extension that matches the language (.gd for GDScript, .cs for C#).
  • The path to the script templates directory can be changed in the Project Settings.
• Ability to limit the minimum and maximum window size using OS.set_min_window_size() and OS.set_max_window_size().
• Node.process_priority property to set or get a node's processing priority.
  • This was previously only available as Node.set_process_priority() (without an associated getter).
• Node.editor_description property for documentation purposes.
  • When hovering a node with a description in the scene tree dock, the description will be displayed in a tooltip.
• Button.keep_pressed_outside property to keep a button pressed when moving the pointer outside while pressed.
• Button.expand_icon property to make a button's icon expand/shrink with the button's size.
• Popup.set_as_minsize() method to shrink a popup to its minimum size.
• Tree.get_icon_modulate() and Tree.set_icon_modulate() methods to change an icon's color in a Tree.
• Tree.call_recursive() method to call a method on a TreeItem and its children recursively.
• Light.use_gi_probe property to exclude specific lights from GIProbe computations.
• TranslationServer method get_loaded_locales() to retrieve the list of languages with a translation loaded.
• FRUSTUM 3D camera mode to create tilted frustums for mirror or portal effects.
• CanvasItem.draw_rect() now has width and antialiased properties to match draw_line()'s functionality.
• Engine.get_idle_frames() and Engine.get_physics_frames() to get the number of idle and physics frame iterations since the project started.
  • Unlike Engine.get_frames_drawn(), Engine.get_idle_frames() will be incremented even if the render loop is disabled.
• Engine.get_physics_interpolation_fraction() to get the fraction through the current physics tick at the time of the current frame.
  • This can be used to implement fixed timestep interpolation.
• Support for shadow-to-opacity in 3D to render shadows in augmented reality contexts.
• Ability to change a Position2D gizmo's size.
• New Vector2 and Vector3 methods:
  • move_toward() to retrieve a vector moved towards another by a specified number of units.
  • direction_to() to retrieve a normalized vector pointing from a vector to another.
    • This is a shorter alternative to (b - a).normalized().
• AStar functions set_point_disabled() and is_point_disabled() to selectively disable points.
• Tween now emits a tween_all_completed signal when all tweens are completed.
• Input.get_current_cursor_shape() to retrieve the current cursor shape.
• InputEventAction now has a strength property to simulate analog inputs.
• String.repeat() method to repeat a string several times and return it.
• String.count() method to count the number of occurrences of a substring in a string.
• String.humanize_size() method to display a file size as an human-readable string.
• String.strip_escapes() to strip non-printable escape characters from a string, including tabulations and newlines (but not spaces).
• String.sha1_text() and String.sha1_buffer() methods to return a string's SHA-1 hash.
• Line2D clear_points() method to clear all points.
• Line2D now has a "Width Curve" property to make its width vary at different points.
• assert() now accepts an optional second parameter to display a custom message when the assertion fails.
• 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.
• 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.
• Array.slice() method to duplicate a subset of an Array and return it.
• The GraphEdit box selection colors can now be changed by tweaking the selection_fill and selection_stroke theme items.
• Toggleable HSV mode for ColorPicker.
• ColorPicker properties to toggle the visibility and editability of presets.
• The default ColorPicker mode (RGB, HSV, RAW) can now be changed in the Editor Settings.
• ColorPicker now displays an indicator to denote "overbright" colors (which can't be displayed as-is in the preview).
• Hovering a Color property in the editor inspector now displays a tooltip with the exact values.
• Color.transparent constant (equivalent to Color(1, 1, 1, 0)).
• KinematicBody.get_floor_normal() and KinematicBody2D.get_floor_normal() to retrieve the collided floor's normal.
• VehicleWheel.get_rpm() method to retrieve a vehicle wheel's rotations per minute.
• Per-wheel throttle, brake and steering in VehicleBody.
• GeometryInstance.set_custom_aabb() to set a custom bounding box (used for view frustum culling).
• FuncRef.call_funcv() to call a FuncRef with an array containing arguments.
  • In contrast to FuncRef.call_func(), only a single array argument is expected.
• Mesh.get_aabb() is now exposed to scripting.
• PhysicalBone.apply_impulse() and PhysicalBone.apply_central_impulse() methods to push ragdolls around.
• ProjectSettings.load_resource_pack() now features an optional replace_files argument (defaulting to true), which controls whether the loaded resource pack can override existing files in the virtual filesystem.
• SpinBox.apply() method to evaluate and apply the expression in the SpinBox's value immediately.
• ConfigFile.erase_section_key() method to remove a single key from a ConfigFile.
• OS.execute() now returns the process' exit code when blocking mode is enabled.
• OS.is_window_focused() method that returns true if the window is currently focused.
  • Tracking the focus state manually using NOTIFICATION_WM_FOCUS_IN and NOTIFICATION_WM_FOCUS_OUT is no longer needed to achieve this.
• OS.low_processor_mode_sleep_usec is now exposed as a property.
  • This makes it possible to change its value at runtime, rather than just defining it once in the Project Settings.
• SceneTree.quit() now accepts an optional argument with an exit code.
  • If set to a value greater than or equal to 0, it will override the OS.exit_code property.
• VisualServer.get_video_adapter_name() and VisualServer.get_video_adapter_vendor() methods to retrieve the user's graphics card model and vendor.
• VisualServer.multimesh_create() is now exposed to scripting.
• Ability to override how scripted objects are converted to strings by defining a _to_string() method.
• Export hints for 2D and 3D physics/render layers.
• Editor plugins can now add new tabs to the Project Settings.
• Standalone ternary expression warning in GDScript.
• Variable shadowing warning in GDScript.
  • Will be displayed if:
    • a block variable shadows a member variable,
    • a subclass variable shadows a member variable,
    • a function argument shadows a member variable.
• Script reflection methods are now exposed to GDScript.
  • See Script.get_script_property_list(), Script.get_script_method_list(), Script.get_script_signal_list(), Script.get_script_constant_map() and Script.get_property_default_value().
• randfn(mean, deviation) method to generate random numbers following a normal Gaussian distribution.
• Ability to read the standard error stream when using OS.execute() (disabled by default).
• Option to disable boot splash filtering (nearest-neighbor interpolation).
• The GridMap editor now offers a search field and size slider.
• DynamicFont resources now have a thumbnail in the editor.
• Minimap in the script editor.
• Bookmarks in the script editor for easier code navigation.
• Filter search box for the script list and member list.
• Singletons and class_name-declared classes are now highlighted with a separate color in the script editor.
• The editor help now displays class properties' default and overridden values.
• The script editor's Find in Files dialog can now search in user-defined file types (editor/search_in_file_extensions in the Project Settings).
• The script editor search now displays the number of matches.
• The script editor search now selects the current match for easier replacing.
• "Evaluate Expression" contextual option in the script editor.
  • This option evaluates the selected expression and replaces it (e.g. 2 + 2 becomes 4).
• Autocompletion support for change_scene().
• Ability to skip breakpoints while debugging.
• Drag-and-drop support in the TileSet editor.
• Ability to attach scripts to nodes by dragging a name from the script list to a node in the scene tree.
• Icons are now displayed next to code completion items, making their type easier to distinguish.
• TileMap property centered_textures can be used to center textures on their tile, instead of using the tile's top-left corner as position for the texture.
• "Ignore" flag to ignore specific tiles when autotiling in the TileMap editor.
• Keyboard shortcuts to rotate tiles in the TileMap editor.
  • Default shortcuts are A (rotate left), S (rotate right), X (flip horizontally), Y (flip vertically).
• Ability to keep a node's local transform when reparenting it by holding Shift.
• Basis constants IDENTITY, FLIP_X, FLIP_Y, FLIP_Z.
• Ability to create sprite frames in AnimatedSprite from a sprite sheet.
• frame_coords property in Sprite and Sprite3D to set/get the coordinates of the frame to display from the sprite sheet.
• billboard property in Sprite3D.
• Reimplemented support for editing multiple keys at once in the animation editor.
• Support for FPS snapping in the Animation editor.
• Autokeying in the Animation editor.
  • Keyframes will be created automatically when translating, rotating or scaling nodes if a track exists already.
  • Keys must be inserted manually for the first time.
• AnimationNodeBlendTreeEditor improvements.
  • Ability to exclude multiple selected nodes at once.
  • Context menu to add new nodes (activated by right-clicking).
• The AnimationPlayer Call Method mode is now configurable.
  • Method calls can be "deferred" or "immediate", "deferred" being the default.
• OccluderPolygon2D is now draggable in the editor.
• The tooltip position offset is now configurable.
• The default cursor used when hovering RichTextLabels can now be changed.
• "Dialog Autowrap" property in AcceptDialog to wrap the label's text automatically.
• The 2D editor's panning shortcut can now be changed.
• The shortcuts to quit the editor can now be changed.
• Support for emission masks in CPUParticles2D.
• direction property in CPUParticles and ParticlesMaterial.
• lifetime_randomness property in CPUParticles and ParticlesMaterial.
• CPUParticles now uses a different gizmo icon to distinguish them from Particles.
• "Restart" button to restart particle emission in the editor.
• AnimatedSprites' animations can now be played backwards.
• TextureRects can now have their texture flipped horizontally or vertically.
• StyleBoxFlat shadows can now have an offset.
• StyleBoxFlat now computes UV coordinates for its canvas_item vertices, which can be used in custom shaders.
• Profiler data can now be exported to a CSV file.
• The 2D polygon editor now displays vertex numbers when hovering vertices.
• RectangleShapes now have a third handle to drag both axes at once.
• Global class resources are now displayed in the Resource property inspector.
• Double-clicking an easing property in the inspector will now make the editor display a numeric field.
  • This makes it easier to enter precise values for properties such as light attenuation.
• interface/editor/default_float_step editor setting to configure floating-point values' default step in the Inspector.
• Audio buses are now stylized to look like boxes that can be dragged.
• The default audio bus layout file path can now be changed in the Project Settings.
• The LineEdit and TextEdit controls now display their contextual menu when pressing the Menu key.
• shortcut_keys_enabled and selecting_enabled LineEdit and TextEdit properties to disable keyboard shortcuts and selecting text.
• The LineEdit "disabled" font color can now be changed.
• The TextEdit "readonly" font color can now be changed.
• LineEdit can now have its right_icon set in scripts.
• The nine_patch_stretch TextureProgress property now enables stretching when using a radial fill mode.
• Support for loading and saving encrypted files in ConfigFile.
• get_path() and get_path_absolute() are now implemented in FileAccessEncrypted.
• "Disabled" attenuation model for AudioStreamPlayer3D, making the sound not fade with distance while keeping it positional.
• AudioEffectPitchShift's FFT size and oversampling are now adjustable.
• TextEdit's tab drawing and folding is now exposed to GDScript.
• Orphan node monitor in the Performance singleton.
  • Counts the number of nodes that were created but aren't instanced in the scene tree.
• Ability to change eye height in VR.
• CSV files can now be imported as non-translation files.
• Scene resources such as materials can now be imported as .tres files.
• Support for importing 1-bit, 4-bit and 8-bit BMP files.
  • Size dimensions must be a multiple of 8 for 1-bit images and 2 for 4-bit images.
• use_lld=yes flag to link with LLD on Linux when compiling with Clang.
  • This results in faster iteration times when developing Godot itself or modules.
• use_thinlto=yes flag to link with ThinLTO when using Clang.
• Multicast support in PacketPeerUDP.
• NetworkedMultiplayerEnet.server_relay property to disable server relaying.
  • This can be used to increase security when building a fully-authoritative server.
• Automatic timeout for TCP connections (defaults to 30 seconds, can be changed in the Project Settings).
• HTTPRequest.timeout property (defaults to 0, which is disabled).
• HTTPRequest.download_chunk_size property.
  • This value can be adjusted to reduce the allocation overhead and file writes when downloading large files.
  • The default value was increased for faster downloads (4 KB → 64 KB).
• WebSocket improvements.
  • Support for SSL in WebSocketServer.
  • WebSocketClient can now use custom SSL certificates (except on HTML5).
  • WebSocketClient can now define custom headers.
• The editor now features a built-in Web server for testing HTML5 projects.
• Button to remove all missing projects in the Project Manager.
• Reimplemented support for embedding project data in the PCK file.
• Ability to take editor screenshots by pressing Ctrl + F12.
• Editor plugins can now set the current active editor as well as toggle the distraction-free mode.
• Android: Support for adaptive icons.
  • All icon densities are now generated automatically by the exporter.
  • Only 3 images now need to be supplied to support all icon formats and densities (legacy icon, adaptive foreground, adaptive background).
• Android: Support for the Oculus Mobile SDK.
• Android: Support for requesting permissions at runtime.
• Android: NOTIFICATION_APP_PAUSED and NOTIFICATION_APP_RESUMED notifications are now emitted when the app is paused and resumed.
• Android: Support for pen input devices.
• Android/iOS: Support for vibrating the device.
• HTML5: Partial clipboard support.
• iOS: Support for ARKit.
• iOS: OS.get_model_name() now returns a value with the device name.
• iOS: The Home indicator is now hidden by default to avoid being in the way of the running project.
  • It can be restored in the Project Settings.
• Windows: Ability to toggle the console window in the Editor Settings.
• Windows: Project setting to enable Vsync using the compositor (DWM), disabled by default.
  • On some hardware, this may fix stuttering issues when running a project in windowed mode.
• Windows: Support for code signing using signtool on Windows and osslsigncode on other platforms.
• Windows: Support for using Clang and ThinLTO when compiling using MinGW.
• Windows/macOS: OS.set_native_icon() method to set an .ico or .icns window/taskbar icon at runtime.
• Windows/macOS/X11: Support for graphic tablet pen pressure and tilt in InputEventMouseMotion.
• macOS: LineEdit now supports keyboard shortcuts commonly available on macOS.
• macOS: Multiple instances of the editor can now be opened at once.
• macOS: Recent and favorite projects are now listed in the project manager dock menu.
• macOS: The list of open scenes is now displayed in the editor dock menu.
• macOS: Support for modifying global and dock menus.
• macOS: Improved support for code signing when exporting projects.
• macOS: Support for defining camera and microphone usage descriptions when exporting a project.
• macOS/X11: A zsh completion file for the editor is now available.
• X11: The instance PID is now set as the _NET_WM_PID window attribute, so that external programs can easily access it.
• Mono: Support for exporting to Android and HTML5.
• Mono: Support for using Rider as an external editor.
• Mono: Support for attaching external profilers like dotTrace using the MONO_ENV_OPTIONS environment variable.
• Mono: New DynamicGodotObject class to access dynamic properties from scripts written in GDScript.
• Mono: Support for resource type hints in exported arrays.
• Mono: New mono/unhandled_exception_policy project setting to keep running after an unhandled exception.
• Mono: New Godot constants to conditionally react to system variables at compile-time.
• Mono: Support for Visual Studio 2019's MSBuild.

Changed

• Tween and Timer now display an error message if they are started without being added to the scene tree first.
• Tweaked Timer's wait time property hint to allow values with 3 decimals and above 4096.
• Functions called from a signal can no longer disconnect the node from the signal they're connected to (unless using call_deferred()).
• Tabs and space indentation can no longer be mixed in the same GDScript file.
  • Each file must now use only tabs or spaces for indentation (not both).
• assert() in GDScript must now always be used with parentheses.
  • assert(true) is still valid, but assert true isn't valid anymore.
  • This is to account for the optional second parameter that defines a custom message.
• The "Trim" and "Normalize" WAV import options are now disabled by default.
  • This makes the default behavior more consistent with Ogg import.
• Ogg samples now have an icon in the editor, like WAV samples.
• Camera2D drag margins are now disabled by default.
  • If porting a project from Godot 3.1 where drag margins were used, these must be enabled manually again.
• The Camera2D Offset property now ignores the Limit property.
  • To get the old behavior back, move the camera itself instead of changing the offset.
• Camera.project_position() now requires a second depth argument to determine the distance of the point from the camera.
  • To get the old behavior back, pass the Camera's near property value as the second argument.
• Skeleton.set_bone_global_pose() was replaced by Skeleton.set_bone_global_pose_override().
• UDP broadcasting is now disabled by default and must be enabled by calling set_broadcast_enabled(true) on the PacketPeerUDP instance.
• The editor and project manager now open slightly faster.
• Improved the Project Manager user interface.
  • New, simpler design with more space available for the project list.
  • Improved reporting of missing projects.
  • The search field is now focused when starting the Project Manager if there is at least one project in the list.
  • The search field now searches in both the project name and path.
    • If the search term contains a /, the whole path will be used to match the search them. Otherwise, only the last path component will be searched in.
• Refactored the Project Manager to be more efficient, especially with large project lists.
• Images in the Project Manager and Asset Library are now resized with Lanczos filtering for a smoother appearance.
• The editor now uses the font hinting algorithm that best matches the OS' default.
  • Hinting is set to "None" on macOS, and set to "Light" on Windows and Linux.
  • This can be changed in the Editor Settings.
• The editor window dimming when a popup appears is now less intense (60% → 50%).
  • The animation was also removed as it made the editor feel sluggish at lower FPS.
• Several editor menus have been reorganized for consistency and conciseness.
• Undo/Redo now supports more actions throughout the editor.
• Increased the height of the ItemList editor popup.
  • This makes it easier to edit large amounts of items.
• Opening a folder in FileDialog will now scroll back to the top.
• Folder icons in FileDialog can now be displayed with a different color using the folder_icon_modulate constant, making them easier to distinguish from files.
  • Folder icons in editor file dialogs are now tinted with the accent color.
• Improved colors in the light editor theme for better readability and consistency.
• Improved A* performance significantly by using a binary heap and OAHashMap.
• Tweaked the AABB transform algorithm to be ~1.2 times faster.
• Optimized the variant reference function, making complex scripts slightly faster.
• Disabled high-quality voxel cone tracing by default.
  • This makes GIProbe much faster out of the box, at the cost of less realistic reflections.
• Lowered the default maximum directional shadow distance (200 → 100).
  • This makes directional shadow rendering consistent between the editor and running project when using the default Camera node settings.
• Tweaked the default depth fog maximum distance to be independent of the Camera's far value (0..100).
  • This makes fog display consistent between the editor and a running project.
• Tweaked the default height fog values to be more logical (0..100 → 10..0).
  • This means height fog will be drawn from top-to-bottom, instead of being drawn from bottom-to-top.
• Significantly improved SSAO performance by using a lower sample count.
  • SSAO now uses 3×3 blurring by default, resulting in less visible noise patterns.
• When "Keep 3D Linear" is enabled, colors are no longer clamped to [0, 1] when using Linear tonemapping.
  • This allows rendering HDR values in floating-point texture targets for further processing or saving HDR data into files.
• The lightmap baker now calculates lightmap sizes dynamically based on surface area.
• Improved 3D KinematicBody performance and reliability.
• Orbiting in the 3D editor can now be done while holding Alt, for better compatibility with graphics tablets.
• Keys and actions are now released when the window loses focus.
• Tweens can now have a duration of 0.
• Particles and CPUParticles' Sphere emission shape now uses an uniform density sphere.
• Viewport.size_override_stretch is now exposed as a property (rather than just setter/getter methods).
• One-click deploy to Android now requires just one click if only one device is connected.
• The Project Manager will now infer a project name from the project path if the name was left to the default value.
• The WebSockets implementation now uses the smaller wslay library instead of libwebsockets.
• Box selections in the editor now use a subtle outline for better visibility.
• Most 2D lines are now antialiased in the editor.
• CheckButtons now use a simpler design in the editor.
• Messages originating from the editor are now faded in the editor log.
  • This makes messages printed by the project stand out more.
• Folding arrows in the editor inspector are now displayed at the left for consistency with other foldable elements.
• Hovering or dragging guides in the 2D editor will now turn the cursor into a "resizing" shape.
• The editor update spinner is now hidden by default.
  • It can be enabled again in the Editor Settings.
• The "Update Always" option is now editor-wide instead of being project-specific.
• ColorPicker, OptionButton and MenuButton now use toggle mode, making them appear pressed when clicked.
• The ColorPicker preview was moved below the picker area to be closer to the sliders.
• Increased the Light2D height range from -100..100 to -2048..2048.
  • Lower and higher values can be entered manually too.
• Decreased the rotation_degrees range in various nodes to -360..360 to be easier to adjust using the slider.
  • Lower and higher values can still be entered manually, which is useful for animation purposes.
• The default RichTextLabel color is now #ffffff, matching the default Label color for better consistency.
• SpinBoxes now calculate the entered value using the Expression class.
  • For example, writing 2 + 2 in a SpinBox then pressing Enter will result in 4.
• Saved resources no longer contain dependency indices and metadata such as node folding, resulting in more VCS-friendly files.
• The script editor's line length guideline is now enabled by default.
• The script editor state (such as breakpoints or the current line) is now preserved across editor sessions.
• The script editor's "Auto Brace Complete" setting is now enabled by default.
• The scripts panel toggle button is now located at the bottom-left of the script editor (instead of the File menu).
• Editor plugins can now be enabled without having an init script defined.
• Custom nodes added by plugins now have a translucent script icon in the scene tree dock.
• EditorInterface.get_current_path() to get the full path currently displayed in the FileSystem dock in an editor plugin.
• Copy constructors are now allowed for built-in types in GDScript.
  • This allows constructs such as Vector2(Vector2(12, 34)), which may be useful to simplify code in some cases.
• weakref(null) is now allowed in GDScript.
  • This makes checking for a valid reference more concise, as if my_ref.get_ref() is now sufficient (no need for if my_ref and my_ref.get_ref()).
• The number of signal connections and groups is now displayed in a tooltip when hovering the associated buttons in the scene tree dock.
• The right mouse button can now be used to pan in the 2D editor.
  • This is to improve usability when using a touchpad.
  • The middle mouse button can still be used to pan in the 2D editor.
• Zooming is now allowed while panning in the 2D editor.
• When the "Scroll To Pan" editor setting is enabled, the 2D editor can now be zoomed in by holding Ctrl and scrolling the mouse wheel.
• Zoom percentages in the 2D editor are now relative to the editor scale if the editor scale is higher than 100%.
• The 2D editor now displays the current zoom percentage.
  • The zoom percentage can be clicked to reset the zoom level to 100%.
• Improved sorting options in the Asset Library.
• Images now load faster in the Asset Library.
• A loading placeholder is now displayed while icons are loading in the Asset Library.
• Images failing to load in the Asset Library display a "broken file" icon.
• Improved the Asset Library page loading transitions.
• Tweaked the Asset Library detail page layout for better readability.
• Audio mixer faders now use a non-linear algorithm to better fit human hearing.
• Tooltips now appear faster when hovering elements in the editor (0.7 seconds → 0.5 seconds).
• Increased the low-processor usage mode's default maximum refresh rate (125 FPS → 144 FPS).
  • This makes the editor feel slightly smoother on 144 Hz displays.
• Tree scrolling when dragging now uses a larger drag margin, making drag-and-drop more convenient.
• Holding Ctrl now toggles snapping in GraphEdit.
• Improved the timeline's appearance in the animation editor.
• Improved snapping in the animation editor.
  • Snapping can be toggled temporarily by holding the Ctrl key.
  • Snapping can be made more precise by holding the Shift key.
  • Timeline snapping is now toggled by the Snap setting (like when moving keyframes).
• Keyframes are now easier to select in the animation editor.
• Selected keyframes now appear slightly larger in the animation editor.
• Boolean and color keyframe icons are now aligned to other keyframes in the animation editor.
• The Animation editor's line widths are now resized to match the editor scale.
• BPTC compression is now available for all HDR image formats.
• Image.save_exr() to save an image in EXR format, which supports high bit depths.
• Improved path and polygon editors.
  • New handle icons for path and polygon points.
  • Smooth path point and curve tangents now use different icons to be distinguished from sharp points.
  • Tangent lines are now gray in the Path2D and Path editors.
  • Path2D lines are now antialiased.
• Increased the TileSet and polygon UV editor's maximum zoom levels (400% → 1600%).
• Decreased the maximum allowed StyleBoxFlat corner detail (128 → 20).
  • This prevents slowness and glitches caused by using overly detailed corners.
• 3D collision shapes and RayCasts are now drawn in gray when disabled.
• Improved RayCast2D and one-way collision drawing.
  • Disabled RayCast2Ds are now displayed in gray.
  • One-way collision arrows are now orange by default, making them easier to distinguish them from RayCast2Ds.
  • Tweaked RayCast2D and one-way collision line shapes to look more like arrows.
• Improved rendering in the curve editor.
  • The grid is now rendered correctly when using a light theme.
  • The main line and edge line colors have been swapped for better visibility.
  • Tangent line widths are now resized to match the editor scale.
• Improved rendering in the performance monitor.
  • Dark colors are now used on light backgrounds for better visibility.
  • Graph lines are now thinner and opaque.
  • Graph line widths are now resized to match the editor scale.
  • Rounded values now display trailing zeroes to make their precision clearer.
• TileMap support for transform operations on cell textures bigger than the cell size has been reworked to properly support isometric tiles.
  • Breaks compatibility with some TileMaps from previous Godot versions. An opt-in compatibility_mode property can be used to restore the previous behavior.
• Some TileMap editor options were moved to the toolbar.
• The TileMap editor now displays coordinate information in the 2D viewport's bottom-left corner.
  • This fixes the TileMap editor width changing when hovering tiles in a small window.
• Brackets are now only inserted when necessary when autocompleting methods in the script editor.
• Improved dialogs when saving or removing an editor layout.
• Whitespace-only selections no longer cause the script editor to highlight all occurrences.
• Saving a script will now add a newline at the end of file if none was present already.
• Reorganized sections in the editor help to be in a more logical order.
• The editor help now uses horizontal margins if the screen is wide enough.
  • This makes sure lines keep a reasonable length for better readability.
• Increased line spacing in the editor help and asset library descriptions.
• The editor help now displays bold text using a bold font (instead of using a monospace font).
• The editor help now displays code using a slightly different color to be easier to distinguish.
• The editor help now displays types after parameter names to follow the GDScript static typing syntax.
• Editor help is now accessed using Shift + F1, for consistency with other applications.
  • Contextural help is now accessed using Alt + F1 to accommodate for this change.
• The script editor's Find in Files dialog is now always available, even when no script is opened.
• Pressing Shift + Enter in the script editor Find dialog will now go to the previous match.
• Improved the node deletion confirmation message.
  • If there is only one node to delete, its name is displayed in the message.
  • If there is more than one node to delete, the number of nodes to delete is displayed.
• Improved the "Snap Object to Floor" functionality in the 3D editor.
  • An error message is now displayed if no nodes could be snapped.
  • Increased the maximum snapping height (10 → 20).
  • Increased the maximum snapping tolerance (0.1 → 0.2).
• 2D/3D selections, rotations and selected texts are now highlighted with the editor theme's accent color.
• 3D light gizmos are now tinted using the light's color, making navigation easier while using the unshaded display mode.
• Improved the 3D light and AudioStreamPlayer3D gizmos to better represent their depth in the 3D world.
• Tweaked the 3D manipulator gizmo's colors for better visibility.
• Tweaked the 2D and 3D axis colors for consistency with gizmo colors.
• Increased the default 3D manipulator gizmo opacity (0.2 → 0.4).
• The multiline text editor popup dialog's width is now capped on large displays.
  • This prevents lines from becoming very long, which could hamper text readability.
• Non-printable escape characters are now stripped when pasting text into a LineEdit.
• The TextEdit caret color now matches the default font color, making it easier to see.
• Empty exported NodePath properties now return null instead of self.
• Built-in scripts are no longer allowed to use class_name as it wasn't working properly.
• The second parameter of substr() is now optional and defaults to -1.
• More editor actions can now have shortcuts assigned (such as Revert Scene or Export).
• The project export path may now be written in a relative path.
  • Directories will be created recursively if the target directory doesn't exist.
• Items in the FileSystem dock can now be deselected by clicking empty space.
• "Set as Main Scene" context option for scenes in the FileSystem dock.
• The unused class variable GDScript warning is now disabled by default due to false positives.
• Warning-ignore comments now allow whitespace after the # character.
• Improved error reporting in the Particles emission point creation dialog.
• The number of warnings and errors that can be received in the remote debugger is now capped per second rather than per frame.
  • The default limit is 100 errors and 100 warnings per second, making it possible for the script editor to report up to 100 warnings before having messages hidden.
• UTF-8 characters are now supported in input action names.
• All platforms now use the custom_template property in each export preset to store the path to the custom export template (instead of custom_package for some platforms).
• Tween methods' trans_type and ease_type arguments are now optional, defaulting to TRANS_LINEAR and EASE_IN_OUT respectively.
• PCKPacker.pck_start() and PCKPacker.flush()'s alignment and verbose arguments (respectively) are now optional, defaulting to 0 and false.
• Exported PCK files now contain the Godot patch version in their header.
  • This can be used by external tools to detect the Godot version more accurately.
• Exporting a project PCK or ZIP from the command line must now be done with the new --export-pack command-line argument.
  • This was done to remove the ambiguity when exporting a project to macOS from the command line.
• Updated FreeType to 2.10, which changes how font metrics are calculated.
  • This may affect the appearance of some Controls, see this issue for details.
• The SCons build system now automatically detects the host platform.
  • platform=<platform> is no longer required when compiling for the host platform.
  • platform=list can be used to list the supported target platforms.
• Windows: Drive letters in file paths are now capitalized.
• macOS: Control + H and Control + D in TextEdit now delete the character at the left and right of the cursor (respectively).
• macOS: Command + Left in TextEdit now moves the cursor to the first non-whitespace character.
• macOS: Non-resizable windows are now allowed to enter fullscreen mode.
• macOS: The editor's title bar now uses dark mode on Mojave.
• X11: OS.set_window_postion() now takes window decorations into account.

Removed

• Unused Panel panelf and panelnc styles.
• thekla_atlas dependency, as light baking now relies on xatlas for UV unwrapping.
• Rating icons in the Asset Library, as this feature isn't implemented in the backend.
• Some editor languages are no longer available due to missing support for RTL and text shaping in Godot:
  • Affected languages are Arabic, Bengali, Persian, Hebrew, Hindi, Malayalam, Sinhalese, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
  • These languages will be re-added once Godot supports RTL and text shaping.
• Android: ARMv6 support.
• iOS: ARMv7 support.
  • ARMv7 export templates can still be compiled from source to support the iPhone 5 and older.

Fixed

• The Project Manager now remembers the sorting option that was previously set.
• The editor and project manager now have a minimum window size defined.
  • This prevents controls from overlapping each other by resizing the window to a very small size.
• Fixed radiance map generation, resulting in improved 3D performance and visual quality.
• Fixed issues with PBR environment mapping.
  • Materials should now look closer to what they look like in Substance Designer/Painter.
• Depth of field now affects transparent objects.
• Radiance is now generated when using a clear color sky.
• Contact shadows no longer display when shadow casting is disabled.
• Larger data types can now be constructed by swizzling in the shader language.
  • For instance, vec2 test2 = vec2(0.0, 1.0); vec3 test3 = test2.xxx; now works as in GLSL.
• The AMBIENT_LIGHT_DISABLED and SHADOWS_DISABLED flags now work when using the GLES2 renderer.
• The Keep background mode now works when using the GLES2 renderer.
• Several fixes to the GLES2 renderer:
  • Fixed transparency order.
  • Fixed vertex lighting being too bright.
  • Fixed occasional light flickering.
  • Fixed shadows cast from transparent materials.
  • Fog is no longer computed on unshaded materials.
    • This matches the GLES3 renderer's behavior.
  • GLES2 shader uniforms now use highp precision by default.
    • This prevents linking issues on some Android devices.
  • Negative OmniLights and SpotLights now work as expected.
  • The 3D editor's View Information pane now displays statistics correctly when using the GLES2 renderer.
• Textures compressed with ETC now support transparency by falling back to RGBA4444 or LA8.
• Alternate display modes are now marked as disabled in the editor when using the GLES2 renderer, as these are only supported when using GLES3.
• Fixed several inconsistencies between Particles and CPUParticles.
• Fixed particles scale randomization.
• Particles are now set to emit correctly when restarting.
• CheckBox and CheckButton now use the check_vadjust custom constant to adjust the icon Y position as intended.
• Fixed various issues with tab-related icons.
• Fixed issues in WebM colorspace corrections, resulting in better color output.
• CSG is now taken into account when generating navigation meshes.
• Curve2D and Curve3D interpolated values now behave as expected.
• Numeric slider grabbers in the editor inspector now update when scrolling using the mouse wheel.
• Scene modifications are no longer lost when renaming a file in the FileSystem dock.
• "Show in FileSystem" now clears the current search, so that the selected item can be seen immediately.
• LineEdit and TextEdit's context menus no longer display editing options if they are read-only.
• SpinBox mouse events are now correctly triggered by its LineEdit part.
• Per-word navigation in LineEdit and TextEdit now handles UTF-8 characters correctly.
• LineEdit placeholders, Tabs' names and WindowDialog titles now react correctly to translation changes.
• Fixed UI navigation when using gamepad analog sticks.
• Buttons' state is now reset when they exit the scene tree.
  • This prevents them from lingering in a "hovered" or "pressed" state.
• Tooltips now disappear when hiding the node they belong to.
• Encoded packet flags are no longer sent in the ENet multiplayer protocol, as ENet itself already sends that data.
  • This saves 4 bytes per packet.
• Audio trimming is now less aggressive, cutting at -50 dB instead of -30 dB.
• Audio trimming now has a small fade-out period, preventing audible pops.
• Audio mix rate and output latency settings are now consistently applied on all platforms.
• Fixed multichannel panning for AudioStreamPlayer3D.
• Opening a recent built-in script will now load the associated scene automtaically since doing so is required to edit the script.
• Declaring a class with class_name that has the same name as a singleton will now display a clearer error message.
• script is no longer allowed as a member variable name in GDScript, as that conflicts with the internal script property used by Object.
• Assigning a variable with a function index will no longer evaluate the function twice.
  • For instance, doing a[function()] += 1 will no longer evaluate function() twice.
  • If the function has side effects, this may change the resulting program behavior.
• GDScript type checks are now enabled in release export templates.
• The Label font shadow now draws the font outline as well (if the base font has one).
• Font.draw_char() now draws the font outline as well (if the base font has one).
• The editor no longer redraws continuously when selecting a Control in a Container.
• Added some missing feature tags to the Project Settings "Override For..." menu.
• The low_processor_mode_sleep_usec project setting no longer affects the editor.
• Typed arrays and dictionaries no longer have their values shared across instances.
• self and object types can now be indexed as a dictionary again (like in Godot 3.0 and prior).
• Fixed to_lower() conversion with Cyrillic characters.
• The Find in Files replace dialog now allows empty replacement texts.
• The bottom panel no longer disappears when opening the theme editor on small displays.
• The script editor's color picker now changes only one color if multiple colors are present on the same line.
• The script editor's line length guideline is now drawn behind text.
• The script editor's line length guideline is now drawn at the correct position when font hinting is disabled.
• The script editor now automatically indents a line if the previous one ends with [ or (.
  • This makes it possible to wrap arrays or function declarations/calls without pressing Tab every line.
• Fixed autocompletion in the script editor.
  • The script editor can now autocomplete enum values.
  • The script editor can now autocomplete node paths starting with $" or $'.
• Custom script editor templates can now use type hints.
• Shift operators with a number not between 0 and 63 (inclusive) will now result in a compile-time error in GDScript.
• Warnings no longer count towards the "Too many errors!" message.
• AnimationTrackEdit now displays invalid value keys again (as it did in 3.0).
• Fixed the display of function/audio/animation tracks in the blend tree animation filter.
• The editor shortcuts menu no longer displays all unassigned shortcuts when searching for a substring of "None".
• The editor's performance monitor now displays memory/file sizes larger than 2 GB correctly.
• The editor debugger now displays keyboard shortcuts when hovering the "Step Into", "Step Over", "Break" and "Continue" buttons.
• The editor debugger now always handles connections.
  • Subsequent connections will be dropped immediately to avoid locking.
• Large rotation offset/snap values no longer appear to be cut off in the Configure Snap dialog.
• Documentation tooltips in the editor now wrap to multiple lines correctly.
• Locked 3D nodes are no longer selectable in the 3D viewport, matching the 2D editor's behavior.
• All 3D gizmos now notify changes correctly, which means the inspector now displays up-to-date properties after using them.
• The 3D manipulator gizmo's size is now capped at low viewport heights, preventing it from outgrowing the viewport's bounds.
• The editor filesystem now refreshes on file changes if the project is located on an exFAT filesystem.
• Fixed many cases of colors not changing correctly when switching the editor from a dark theme to a light theme (or vice versa) without restarting.
• The Show in File Manager context menu option now works with files marked as favorite.
• The random number generator's seed is now properly set up.
• Antialiased and rounded StyleBoxFlat corners now handle different border widths correctly.
• The StyleBox preview now accounts for shadows and content margins.
  • This fixes the preview going out of bounds in the inspector.
• Text resources no longer contain an extraneous line break at the end of file.
• Transform's FLIP_Y and FLIP_Z constants now work as expected.
• Fixed importing BMP images.
• The positional command-line argument is now only considered to be a scene path if it ends with .scn, .tscn or .escn.
  • This makes it possible to parse command-line arguments in a standard fashion (--foo bar now works, not just --foo=bar).
  • This also makes it possible to use file associations or drag-and-drop and have the positional argument parsed by the project.
• The --audio-driver and --video-driver command-line arguments are now validated; an error message will be printed if an invalid value is passed.
• The --check-only command-line argument now returns a non-zero exit code if an invalid script is passed using --script.
• Exporting a project via the command-line now returns a non-zero exit code if an error occurred during exporting.
• Console output is no longer colored when standard output isn't a TTY.
  • This prevents Godot from writing ANSI escape codes when redirecting standard output or standard error to a file.
• Android: Gamepads are now correctly detected when the application starts.
• Android: Fix some keyboards being detected as gamepads and not working as a result.
• Android: The editor now detects if the device is connected using wireless adb and will debug using Wi-Fi in this case.
• HTML5: Fixed the pointer position on hiDPI displays.
• HTML5: OS.get_system_time_msec() now returns the correct value like on other platforms.
• iOS: On iOS 11 or later, gestures near screen edges are now handled by Godot instead of the OS.
• Windows: Line endings are now converted to CRLF when setting clipboard content.
• Windows: Getting the path to the Downloads directory using OS.get_system_dir() now works correctly.
  • This fixes line endings being invisible when pasting into other applications.
• macOS: OS.get_real_window_size() and OS.set_window_size() are now handled correctly on hiDPI displays.
• X11: OS.get_window_position() now returns absolute coordinates.
• X11: Fixed audio playing on the wrong speakers when using PulseAudio on 5.1 setups.
• X11: OS.set_window_maximized() now gives up after 0.5 seconds.
  • This makes the editor no longer freeze on startup when using fvwm.

3.1 - 2019-03-13

Added

• OpenGL ES 2.0 renderer.
• Visual shader editor.
  • New PBR output nodes.
  • Conversion between Vector3 and scalar types is now automatic.
  • Ability to create custom nodes via scripting.
  • Ports can now be previewed.
• 3D soft body physics.
• 3D ragdoll system.
• Constructive solid geometry in 3D.
• 2D meshes and skeletal deformation.
• Various improvements to KinematicBody2D.
  • Support for snapping the body to the floor.
  • Support for RayCast shapes in kinematic bodies.
  • Support for synchronizing kinematic movement to physics, avoiding an one-frame delay.
• WebSockets support using libwebsockets.
• UPnP support using MiniUPnP.
• Revamped inspector.
  • Improved visualization and editing of numeric properties.
  • Vector and matrix types can now be edited directly (no pop-ups).
  • Subresources can now be edited directly within the same inspector.
  • Layer names can now be displayed in the inspector.
  • Proper editing of arrays and dictionaries.
  • Ability to reset any property to its default value.
• Improved animation editor.
  • Simpler, less cluttered layout.
  • New Bezier, Audio and Animation tracks.
  • Several key types can be previewed directly in the track editor.
  • Tracks can now be grouped and filtered on a per-node basis.
  • Copying and pasting tracks between animations is now possible.
  • New Capture mode to blend from a node's current value to the first key in a track.
• Improved animation tree and new state machine.
  • More visual feedback in the blend tree editor.
  • 1D and 2D blend spaces are now supported.
  • Ability to write custom blending logic.
  • Support for root motion.
• New FileSystem dock.
  • Unified view of folders and files in the same panel.
  • Files can now be marked as favorites, not only folders.
  • Files now have icons representing their type, or thumbnail previews when relevant.
  • New search field to filter entries in the tree.
• OpenSimplexNoise and NoiseTexture resources.
• Optional static typing in GDScript.
  • Does not currently improve performance, but helps write more robust code.
• Warning system in GDScript.
  • Reports potential code issues such as:
    • unused variables,
    • standalone expressions,
    • discarded return values from functions,
    • unreachable code after a return statement,
    • …
  • Warnings can be disabled in the Project Settings or by writing special comments.
• GDScript keyword class_name to register scripts as classes.
• Simple expression language independent from GDScript, used by inspector boxes that accept numeric values.
  • Can also be used in projects.
• C# projects can now be exported for Windows, Linux, and macOS targets.
• The server platform is back as it was in Godot 2.1.
  • It is now again possible to run a headless Godot instance on Linux.
• Support for BPTC texture compression on desktop platforms.
• New properties for SpatialMaterial.
  • Dithering-based distance fade, for fading materials without making them transparent.
  • Disable ambient light on a per-material basis.
• Option to link Mono statically on Windows.
• Unified class and reference search in the editor.
• Revamped TileSet editor with support for undo/redo operations.
• Various quality-of-life improvements to the Polygon2D and TextureRegion editors.
• RandomNumberGenerator class that allows for multiple instances at once.
• Array methods min() and max() to return the smallest and largest value respectively.
• Dictionary method get(key[, default]) where default is returned if the key does not exist.
• Node method print_tree_pretty() to print a graphical view of the scene tree.
• String methods trim_prefix(), trim_suffix(), lstrip(), rstrip().
• OS methods:
  • get_system_time_msecs(): Return the system time with milliseconds.
  • get_audio_driver_name() and get_audio_driver_count() to query audio driver information.
  • get_video_driver_count() and get_video_driver_name() to query renderer information.
  • center_window(): Center the window on the screen.
  • move_window_to_foreground(): Move the window to the foreground.
• StreamPeerTCP method set_no_delay() to enable the TCP_NODELAY option.
• EditorPlugin method remove_control_from_container().
• Ability to set Godot windows as "always on top".
• Ability to create windows with per-pixel transparency.
• New GLSL built-in functions in the shader language:
  • radians()
  • degrees()
  • asinh()
  • acosh()
  • atanh()
  • exp2()
  • log2()
  • roundEven()
• New command-line options:
  • --build-solutions: Build C# solutions without starting the editor.
  • --print-fps: Display frames per second to standard output.
  • --quit: Quit the engine after the first main loop iteration.
• Debugger button to copy error messages.
• Support for .escn scenes has been added for use with the new Blender exporter.
• It is now possible to scale an OBJ mesh when importing.
• popup_closed signal for ColorPickerButton.
• Methods that are deprecated can now print warnings.
• Input actions can now provide an analog value.
• Input actions can now be mapped to either a specific device or all devices.
• DNS resolution for high-level networking.
• Servers can now kick/disconnect peers in high-level networking.
• Servers can now access IP and port information of peers in high-level networking.
• High-level multiplayer API decoupled from SceneTree (see SceneTree.multiplayer_api/SceneTree.custom_multiplayer_api), can now be extended.
• Input.set_default_cursor_shape() to change the default shape in the viewport.
• Custom cursors can now be as large as 256×256 (needed to be exactly 32×32 before).
• Support for radio-looking items with icon in PopupMenus.
• Drag and drop to rearrange Editor docks.
• TileSet's TileMode is now exposed to GDScript.
• OS.get_ticks_usec() is now exposed to GDScript.
• Normals can now be flipped when generated via SurfaceTool.
• TextureProgress bars can now be bilinear (extending in both directions).
• The character used for masking secrets in LineEdit can now be changed.
• Improved DynamicFont:
  • DynamicFonts can now use high-quality outlines generated by FreeType.
  • DynamicFonts can now have their anti-aliasing disabled.
  • DynamicFonts can now have their hinting tweaked ("Normal", "Light" or "None").
  • Colored glyphs such as emoji are now supported.
• Universal translation of touch input to mouse input.
• AudioStreamPlayer, AudioStreamPlayer2D, and AudioStreamPlayer3D now have a pitch scale property.
• Support for MIDI input.
• Support for audio capture from microphones.
• GROW_DIRECTION_BOTH for Controls.
• Selected tiles can be moved in the tile map editor.
• The editor can now be configured to display the project window on the previous or next monitor (relative to the editor).
  • If either end is reached, then the project will start on the last or first monitor (respectively).
• Signal in VideoPlayer to notify when the video finished playing.
• Image.bumpmap_to_normalmap() to convert bump maps to normal maps.
• File.get_path() and File.get_path_absolute().
• Unselected tabs in the editor now have a subtle background for easier identification.
• The depth fog's end distance is now configurable independently of the far plane distance.
• The alpha component of the fog color can now be used to control fog density.
• The 3D editor's information panel now displays the camera's coordinates.
• New options to hide the origin and viewport in the 2D editor.
• Improved 3D editor grid:
  • The grid size and number of subdivisions can now be configured.
  • Its primary and secondary colors can now also be changed.
• Ctrl now toggles snapping in the 3D viewport.
• Find & replace in files (Ctrl + Shift + F by default).
• Batch node renaming tool (Ctrl + F2 by default).
• More editor scaling options to support HiDPI displays.
• Type icons can now be enabled in the editor again.
• Buttons in the editor to open common directories in the OS file manager:
  • project data directory,
  • user data directory,
  • user settings directory.
• Projects can now be sorted by name or modification date in the project manager.
• Projects can now be imported from ZIP archives in the project manager.
• Improved autocompletion.
  • Keywords are now present in autocompletion results.
• editor and standalone feature tags to check whether the project is running from an editor or non-editor binary.
• android_add_asset_dir("...") method to Android module Gradle build configuration.
• iOS: Support for exporting to the iPhone X.
• iOS: Re-added support for in-app purchases.

Changed

• Built-in vector types now use copy-on-write mode as originally intended, resulting in increased engine performance.
• The mbedtls library is now used instead of OpenSSL.
• Renamed several core files.
  • Third-party modules may have to be updated to reflect this.
• SSL certificates are now bundled in exported projects unless a custom bundle is specified.
• Improved buffer writing performance on Windows and Linux.
• Removed many debugging prints in the console.
• Export templates now display an error dialog if no project was found when starting.
• DynamicFont oversampling is now enabled by default.
• Nodes' internal logic now consistently uses internal physics processing.
• Allow attaching and clearing scripts on multiple nodes at once.
• Default values are no longer saved in scene and resource files.
• The selection rectangle of 2D nodes is now hidden when not pertinent (no more rectangle for collision shapes).
• SSE2 is now enabled in libsquish, resulting in improved S3TC encoding performance.
• Tangent and binormal coordinates are now more consistent across mesh types (primitive/imported), resulting in more predictable normal map and depth map appearance.
• Better defaults for 3D scenes.
  • The default procedural sky now has a more neutral blue tone.
  • The default SpatialMaterial now has a roughness value of 1 and metallic value of 0.
  • The fallback material now uses the same values as the default SpatialMaterial.
• Text editor themes are now sorted alphabetically in the selection dropdown.
• The 3D manipulator gizmo now has a smoother, more detailed appearance.
• The 3D viewport menu button now has a background to make it easier to read.
• QuadMeshes are now built using two triangles (6 vertices) instead of one quad (4 vertices).
  • This was done because quads are deprecated in OpenGL.
• Controls inside containers are no longer movable or resizable but can still be selected.
• The is GDScript keyword can now be used to compare a value against built-in types.
• Exported variables with type hints are now always initialized.
  • For example, export(int) var a will be initialized to 0.
• Named enums in GDScript no longer create script constants.
  • This means enum Name { VALUE } must now be accessed with Name.VALUE instead of VALUE.
• Cyclic references to other scripts with preload() are no longer allowed.
  • load() should be used in at least one of the scripts instead.
• switch, case and do are no longer reserved identifiers in GDScript.
• Shadowing variables from parent scopes is no longer allowed in GDScript.
• Function parameters' default values can no longer depend on other parameters in GDScript.
• Indentation guides are now displayed in a more subtle way in the script editor.
  • Indentation guides are now displayed when indenting using spaces.
• Multi-line strings are now highlighted as strings rather than as comments in the script editor.
  • This is because GDScript does not officially support multiline comments.
• Increased the script editor's line spacing (4 pixels → 6 pixels).
• Increased the caret width in the script editor (1 pixel → 2 pixels).
• The project manager window is now resized to match the editor scale.
• The asset library now makes use of threading, making loading more responsive.
• Line spacing in the script editor, underlines and caret widths are now resized to match the editor scale.
• Replaced editor icons for checkboxes and radio buttons with simpler designs.
• Tweaked the editor's success, error, and warning text colors for better readability and consistency.
• Android: Custom permissions are now stored in an array and their amount is no longer limited to 20.
  • Custom permissions will have to be redefined in projects imported from older versions.
• Android: Provide error details when an in-app purchase fails.
• Linux: OS.alert() now uses Zenity or KDialog if available instead of xmessage.
• Mono: Display stack traces for inner exceptions.
• Mono: Bundle mscorlib.dll with Godot to improve portability.

Removed

• Removed the RtAudio backend on Windows in favor of WASAPI, which is the default since 3.0.
• macOS: Support for 32-bit and fat binaries.

Fixed

• move_and_slide() now behaves differently at low velocities, which makes it function as originally intended.
• AnimatedSprite2D's animation_finished signal is now triggered at the end of the animation, instead of as soon as the last frame displays.
• Audio buses can now be removed in the editor while they are used by AudioStreamPlayer2D/3D nodes.
• 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 a built-in GDScript file even if the filename suggested already exists.
• Show tooltips in the editor when physics object picking is disabled.
• Button shortcuts can now be triggered by gamepad buttons.
• Fix a serialization bug that could cause TSCN files to grow very large.
• Gizmos are now properly hidden on scene load if the object they control is hidden.
• Camera gizmos in the 3D viewport no longer look twice as wide as they actually are.
• Copy/pasting from the editor on X11 will now work more reliably.
• libgcc_s and libstdc++ are now linked statically for better Linux binary portability.
• The FPS cap set by force_fps in the Project Settings is no longer applied to the editor.
  • Low FPS caps no longer cause the editor to feel sluggish.
• hiDPI is now detected and used if needed in the project manager.
• The Visual Studio Code external editor option now recognizes more binary names such as code-oss, making detection more reliable.
• The -ffast-math flag is no longer used when compiling Godot, resulting in increased floating-point determinism.
• Fix spelling of apply_torque_impulse() and deprecate the misspelled method.
• Escape sequences like \n and \t are now recognized in CSV translation files.
• Remove spurious errors when using a PanoramaSky without textures.
• The lightmap baker will now use all available cores on Windows.
• 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.
• Android exporter no longer writes unnecessary permissions to the exported APK.
• Debugger "focus stealing" now works more reliably.
• Subresources are now always saved when saving a scene.
• Many fixes related to importers (glTF, Collada, audio), physics (Bullet), Mono/C#, GDNative, Android/iOS.
• Mono: Many fixes and improvements to C# support (including a [Signal] attribute).
• WebAssembly: Supply proper CORS headers.

Security

• Fixed a security issue relating to deserializing Variants.

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.