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4.2 Beta

Josh

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An early build of Leadwerks Game Engine 4.2 beta is available on the beta branch on Steam. This release will update the engine with the latest C++ tools and add new graphics and other features.

  • Visual Studio 2017 support
  • Compatible with the latest C++11 / GCC on Linux
  • Refraction: apply "Materials\Effects\glass.mat" onto any object to see this in action.
  • Heat haze: drag the heat haze emitter prefab into the scene to view ("Prefabs\Effects\heathaze.pfb").
  • Spotlight texture: you can add a material to a spotlight and the first texture will be rendered onto the light (for flashlights).
  • New animation commands
  • Analytics (not working yet)

 

It's funny that transparency with refraction used to be explained in a

12 minute tutorial (in Leadwerks Game Engine 2), and now it is a simple effect you can drag into the scene.

 

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reepblue

Will the GUI be fully supported with this update or will that be when the editor fully utilizes it?

 

Still, quite a bit of features, liking the sound of the spotlight texture one. :)

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Josh

I'll probably release the in-game GUI first but I want to make sure it's working with my window code on all platforms before it goes out, because I don't want to make any breaking changes once it's released. That will be version 4.3, which might or might not be ready for Christmas.

 

The list above for 4.2 additions is complete.

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Gengivas

Just a question about future updates : will fire brush or creation, water waves and road creation be available in the future?

 

(i can't do some things with the firepit), It will be ugly

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DooMAGE

Besides the random crash, I noticed some performance boost.

Can anyone confirm this?

Or it's just some placebo thing in my mind tongue.png

 

The new lighting on the example map looks great!

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DooMAGE

Hi Josh, I want to use the current stable version. How do I prevent my LE to stop any future updates?

 

If this is about the "Backbuffer can not be blit to other buffers.". I hope he fixes soon.

 

I'll you only get beta stuff if you opt in on Steam, if not you'll always have the current stable version.

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Thirsty Panther

Hi Josh, I want to use the current stable version. How do I prevent my LE to stop any future updates?

 

In Leadwerks properties select "Betas". From the drop down menu you can select which version of Leadwerks you want. All the way back to 2014. Your project will stay with this build and avoid any updates.

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gamecreator

Josh is gonna love all the people who complain that they're not getting new features for some reason in a few months... smile.png

 

May 2016 is the latest eh?

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