Release Notes

[Josh]

VR integration is finished.

• Removed settings.openxr parameter. Instead, call GetHmd() before the first call to World::Render().
• Documentation here: https://www.ultraengine.com/learn/VrDevice?lang=cpp
• Hmd::SetOffset supports rotation as well as position. 
• Don't create a camera when using VR, it will be done automatically.

Example:

#include "UltraEngine.h"

using namespace UltraEngine;

int main(int argc, const char* argv[])
{
    shared_ptr<Hmd> hmd;
    shared_ptr<Camera> camera;

    //Load the FreeImage texture plugin
    auto plugin = LoadPlugin("Plugins/FITextureLoader");

    //Get the displays
    auto displays = GetDisplays();

    //Create a window
    auto window = CreateWindow("Ultra Engine", 0, 0, 1280, 720, displays[0], WINDOW_CLIENTCOORDS | WINDOW_CENTER | WINDOW_TITLEBAR);

    //Create a framebuffer
    auto framebuffer = CreateFramebuffer(window);

    //Create a world
    auto world = CreateWorld();

    //Get the VR headset
    hmd = GetHmd(world);

    //Create a camera if not in VR mode
    if (not hmd) camera = CreateCamera(world);

    //Environment maps
    auto specmap = LoadTexture("https://github.com/UltraEngine/Assets/raw/main/Materials/Environment/footprint_court/specular.dds");
    auto diffmap = LoadTexture("https://github.com/UltraEngine/Assets/raw/main/Materials/Environment/footprint_court/diffuse.dds");
    world->SetEnvironmentMap(specmap, ENVIRONMENTMAP_BACKGROUND);
    world->SetEnvironmentMap(specmap, ENVIRONMENTMAP_SPECULAR);
    world->SetEnvironmentMap(diffmap, ENVIRONMENTMAP_DIFFUSE);

    //Create a light
    auto light = CreateBoxLight(world);
    light->SetRotation(55, 35, 0);
    light->SetRange(-10, 10);
    light->SetColor(2);

    //Load a model to display
    auto model = LoadModel(world, "https://github.com/UltraEngine/Documentation/raw/master/Assets/Models/Characters/cyber_samurai.glb");
    model->Turn(0, 180, 0, true);
    model->SetPosition(0, 0.25, 0);
    model->SetScale(0.9);

    //Add a floor
    auto floor = CreateBox(world, 5, 1, 5);
    floor->SetPosition(0, -0.5, 0);
    auto mtl = CreateMaterial();
    mtl->SetTexture(LoadTexture("https://github.com/UltraEngine/Documentation/raw/master/Assets/Materials/Developer/griid_gray.dds"));
    floor->SetMaterial(mtl);

    shared_ptr<Model> controllermodel[2];

    //Position and rotation offset:
    //hmd->SetOffset(Vec3(2, 0, 0), Vec3(0,90,0));

    //Main loop
    while (window->Closed() == false and window->KeyDown(KEY_ESCAPE) == false)
    {
        if (hmd)
        {
            for (int n = 0; n < 2; ++n)
            {
                if (hmd->controllers[n]->Connected())
                {
                    //How to attach stuff to the controllers:
                    //if (not controllermodel[n]) controllermodel[n] = CreateBox(world, 0.1);
                    //if (n == 1) controllermodel[n]->SetColor(0, 0, 1);
                    //controllermodel[n]->Attach(hmd->controllers[n]);
                }
            }
        }

        world->Update();
        world->Render(framebuffer, false);
    }
    return 0;
}

 

[Josh]

• Third-person component is updated to support animation.
• Default start map now uses robot player model with third-person component.
• Added VR player component.

[Josh]

• Fixed bug where render-to-texture was sending the framebuffer size to the shaders, not the texture buffer size. This fixes most light cell errors in VR rendering.
• Change to the lighting position reconstruction formula, project sync is required to get the newer shader.

[Josh]

• Fixed VrController::ButtonHit() not working right
• Fixed definition of Rgba() function
• Added some experimental entity component stuff for compatibility with possible future C# support

[Josh]

• OpenAI editor extension no longer uses libcurl.dll or OpenAI.dll module, works with Steam build.

[Josh]

Created "stable" channel and made it default. This will continue to receive updates and will always be the current stable release. Older versions will be archived with the version number and will never change. So currently the stable channel has version 0.9.1, and when 0.9.2 is finalized it will appear on the stable channel and a new 0.9.1 channel will be created to archive this version.

[Josh]

• Updated dev channel version to 0.9.2
• Added new fast path image drawing technique in GUI system that is used when the block size matches the pixmap size, and the pixmap has no transparency (using BitBlt).
• Using this technique, flowgraph editor has background grid visible, with very snappy response
• Added "Make Seamless" OpenAI inpainting tool in asset editor when a texture is opened

 

[Josh]

Added "Make Variation" texture tool.

[Josh]

Added initial implementation of Steamworks API into the C++ project. Code is included, so it can be easily added or omitted from a project.

[Josh]

Added Steam leaderboards support. That finishes off all the Steam features I wanted to wrap, except networking.

[Josh]

Added support for Steam lobbies and peer-to-peer networking for C++ (dev channel).

[Josh]

Added RecordVoice() and handling of voice data, everything except the streaming playback.

[Josh]

Voice chat should actually be working now. I tested it by sending the packets to myself. Just call RecordVoice(true) and the code will handle the rest.

[Josh]

Lua executables updated with Steamworks API. Networking is included.

[Josh]

Added support for inviting other players to your game. Happiness and love are now everywhere!

[Josh]

Got rid of the Lobby and Leaderboard classes and replaced them with procedural function that just accept the IDs. This feels closer to the Steamworks API, which I think is fine. I don't think I need to try to reimagine that API in Ultra style:
https://www.ultraengine.com/learn/Steamworks

[Josh]

• Fixed a bug in the Lua version of LoadTable where an empty JSON object could crash the program. This was causing the FBX to glTF converter to crash when some models were converted.
• Removed the Collada to glTF converter because Collada is just not used very often and I'd rather limit my focus to making sure the stuff that does get used works correctly.

This patch is available now on the dev/beta branch on Steam and in the standalone.

[Josh]

Fixed bug in brush picking routine that could cause the face edit tool to crash in editor. Standalone is updated on the dev channel, Steam build will be updated tomorrow.

[Josh]

The same fix is now up on the Steam beta branch.

[Josh]

Fixed navmesh saving error in editor.

[Josh]

Updated C++ lib and lua exes with recent fixes from bug report forum.

[Josh]

The minimum size for the scaling tool is now equal to the grid size of the active viewport.

[Josh]

The brush drawing tool will no longer perform a raycast when starting a draw in any 2D viewport, to try to place the brush on top of what is under the cursor. Instead, it will use the bounds of the last selected object(s) for the size and position on the remaining axis.

So for example if you are drawing a brush in the top-down view, the Y position and size will be the same as the bounds of whatever was last selected. It just uses the last dimensions drawn or selected as the missing axis.

I feel this is a big improvement.

[Josh]

In 2D viewports, the amount of padding you have when selecting a brush's wireframe edge is now scaled by the DPI scaling factor, so if you have a high-density display it will be easier to click on brushes.

[Josh]

This is intended to be the final build of 0.9.2 before it moves over to the default branch.

• Total rebuild of everything
• Face offset spinners now move in increments of 0.1
• Environment probes now have padding of 0 on all edges by default