- VertexMapper:GetComponentPtr no longer throw an error if component is disabled or incompatible with template type, instead a null pointer is returned.
- MeshParams now hold a ConstRef to the VertexDeclaration (preventing it to be freed before usage)
# 0.4:
Build system:
- ⚠️ Update premake binaries version to premake5-alpha12
- It is now possible to generate a tool project running which will run the premake when built on Windows (PremakeProject=true).
- Added VS2017 Windows shortcut
Nazara Engine:
- Improved Particle Demo
- https://github.com/DigitalPulseSoftware/NazaraEngine/pull/126 File locking now works properly on Linux
- https://github.com/DigitalPulseSoftware/NazaraEngine/pull/136 Fixed std::getline with Nz::String not setting eofbit.
- Added support for CRC64
- Added MovablePtr utility class
- ⚠️ StackAllocation class has been replaced with much-more user-friendly StackArray class.
- ⚠️ ParameterList now takes double and long long parameter instead of float and int parameters.
- Threads can now be named (for debug purposes)
- Added ParameterList::ForEach method
- Flags<T> operators works in the global namespace as well
- **Added support for skybox reflections, realtime reflections are on the tracks!**
- ⚠️ InstancedRenderable now handle materials and skins in a generic way (which means you can use skins on every InstancedRenderable such as Billboard, Sprites, etc.).
- **Added support for coroutines (LuaCoroutine class)**
- ⚠️ Introduction of a new class, LuaState (inherited by LuaCoroutine and LuaInstance).
- **Added ENet protocol support for reliable UDP communication**
- ⚠️ SocketPoller is now able to wait on read/write status of socket
- ⚠️ SocketPoller::Wait() has now support for infinite waiting (-1)
- Added UdpSocket::ReceiveMultiple method
- **Added WIP shader build (based on AST, with support for GLSL)**
- ⚠️ RigidBody2D created without mass are now kinematic by default instead of statics
- https://github.com/DigitalPulseSoftware/NazaraEngine/pull/128 ⚠️ **Platform-specific classes were moved to a new module: Platform** (this means Utility module no longer needs to be linked to X11/xcb or gdi32).
- https://github.com/DigitalPulseSoftware/NazaraEngine/pull/135 ⚠️ Improved vertex declarations (they now checks template type with real type)
- Mesh index buffer optimization is now disabled by default in debug mode
- It is now possible to set the vertex declaration wanted when building/loading a mesh
- It is now possible to set index/vertex buffer usage flags when building/loading a mesh
- Added VertexMapper::GetVertexBuffer()
- Added VertexMapper::GetVertexCount()
- Added VertexMapper::HasComponentOfType()
- Fixed SimpleTextDrawer bounds computation
Nazara Development Kit:
- ⚠️ Components no longer need to be copyable by assignation
- Added BaseComponent::GetEntity()
- ⚠️Systems are no longer copyable/clonable
- ⚠️World::[Get|Set]UpdateRate has been renamed World::[Get|Set]FixedUpdateRate.
- Added World::[Get|Set]MaximumUpdateRate.
- Added BaseWidget::CenterHorizontal()
- Added BaseWidget::CenterVertical()
- EntityHandle are now handled in such a way they will never move in memory until a world update is triggered, this means it is now safe to returns const reference to EntityHandle as long as you do not keep them from one world update to another.
- Fixed a crash when destroying a hovered widget
- Added CollisionComponent2D::GetAABB()
- Added Entity::OnEntityDestruction signal
- ⚠️EntityList were remade to take less memory and are easier to use but can only be iterated from front to back
- Entities are now automatically removed from EntityLists when destroyed.
- It is no longer required for a component to have a default constructor to be binded to Lua.
- https://github.com/DigitalPulseSoftware/NazaraEngine/pull/123 StateMachine can now handle multiple states at once
- Added OnEntityDestruction() event on components in order to let them do better cleanup.
# 0.3
Build system:
- Added `Configurations` parameter for build system, with support for ReleaseWithDebug. (67dcf166b80b4de1ecb5256a271a5ac80526435d)
Nazara Engine:
- **Added new particle demo (Space battle)**. (3c6a6cd3a9294e5ba577af9ec3bef695438c28b7)
- **Added back automatic Frustum Culling**. (a349b931e6a5b45586316763a458e1d89758542a)
- **Added Nz::Flags class to properly handle enum flags**. (d6b793f46178a05998182a4bbe595c425465eb07)
- **Refactored Buffer classes to prepare the new Renderer**. (9e0fd0a8e82567d03f063728e76f6dd5571760f2)
- **Added a way to override über-shaders used by the engine at runtime**. (d2d6bae47f326562a2c50631f169100e35ecdd09)
- ⚠️ **Reworked Nz::Cursor, it now includes default system cursors, allows to retrieve its image and is ref-counted** (6751d480b152a6203262b72e2cbe120007741621, 6751d480b152a6203262b72e2cbe120007741621, 0cab95e8aea4d2fb8a58c9dba2d609e33c748093).
- ⚠️ Nz::WindowCursor has been renamed to Nz::SystemCursor. (6751d480b152a6203262b72e2cbe120007741621)
- Added Nz::CursorController class, for indirect cursor control. (a2e5e4874469958b658c24d8a52bb9bc274e9398)
- Added Nz::UdpSocket::SendMultiple method, allowing to merge multiple buffers into the same datagram. (ea0d42f4234bcca184bb42aef16fb2a4e1346913).
- Added [Nz::TcpClient::SendMultiple](https://nazara.digitalpulsesoftware.net/doc/class_nz_1_1_tcp_client.html#a495c32beb46ed9192699a3b82d358035) method, allowing to send multiple buffers at once.
- ⚠️ Structures provied by ParticleStruct header now have a float life. (472d964d587d906764ad1e05bfcc9ab1bf979483)
- Fixed scale property of Nz::TextSprite not affecting its bounding volume. (52b29bac775823294c4ad7de70f4dc3f4adfa743)
- ⚠️ Nz:MeshParams::flipUVs has been replaced by texCoordOffset and texCoordScale. (a1a7d908adc060fd7a43491c903dfe3b501d98e5)
- Fixed [Nz::Music::Stop](https://nazara.digitalpulsesoftware.net/doc/class_nz_1_1_music.html#a9f0eb20328d6b35ab290b19364e95ee8) which was not resetting the playing offset. (12d7bc9aa3b672fc855478904072ed18f06e37ca, 24be97447af5c55b444a96e8d5d000e590279171)
- Reworked LuaBinding classes to try to improve compile time and generated objects memory. (5555d24afca2ec766c7625bb8e959560677b69c2).
- ⚠️ Convert OpenMode to use the new Nz::Flags class. (49dfe31fa036cdac4f531a15972e2bd52fa9ab57)
- ⚠️ Convert StreamOption to use the new Nz::Flags class. (49dfe31fa036cdac4f531a15972e2bd52fa9ab57)
- ⚠️ Convert WindowStyleFlags to use the new Nz::Flags class. (6c0422350fea520f96253df1113ee7c49233bd06)
- ⚠️ Fix typo in OpenMode_MustExist (previously written as "MustExit"). (445ab13ef8a78c07697556ae50086a9276cbf7c2)
- ⚠️ Removed Sphere::SquaredDistance method, use Vector3::SquaredDistance with its center instead. (5b017aecfdb86246fe8517453376801b00c23843)
- Fixed SceneAmbient shader uniform not being sent by DepthRenderTechnique. (83e345a2fc25073a9f10b0a3547a75692613f9b3)
- Fixed light selection bug (causing an object to not have any light on it although it is within its radius). (9c04d79b2906940067a32d84800edd1ffd38d9bd)
- Renderer::SetTexture and Renderer::SetTextureSampler now takes `unsigned int` instead of `UInt8` texture indexes. (09c2cbf1c5eeadac52c72459b0fb6df3064fc16a)
- When a shader fails to validate, its uniform are now dumped to the log. (0d37a3d4bf68bce9f533ad8c95225809cc312cdd)
- When a shader fails to compile, its code is now dumped to the log. (53ee8915fa0255b5c7492952919edd3a70e29b6c)
- ⚠️ Texture units used by Nazara are now static, fixes a bug with shadow. (b290a1233d725636d73c3bd8b37c394d93789524)
- Nz::Signal move constructor and assignement operators are now `noexcept`. (00144e944e6d8d894aef8b7bced9a6b364091626)
- Nz::EventHandler is now a handled object. (498b84fc690bae084a63ef379452cd45173c933a).
- Added a way to specify receive and send buffer size per socket. (c4459f5910d1f7e5833e2cbdca1dbd048a9a0416).
- Fixed Nz::UdpSocket::Receive failing when peers suddenly closes its socket. (12401e0e2f0cee0ab8fcd9124cce368e54f8037b)
- All noises classes now uses std::mt19937 as a random number generator, to ensure the same results on every machine. (1f5ea9839016964c173d919263827dee69ecb65d)
- Added a [**Sprite::SetMaterial**](https://nazara.digitalpulsesoftware.net/doc/class_nz_1_1_sprite.html#a3074f991b72af8146c5b5ba2fdda42fa) overload taking a material name. (d50f5ed7c88e613e01c76c3765d86b2014773ba8)
- Added a [**Sprite::SetTexture**](https://nazara.digitalpulsesoftware.net/doc/class_nz_1_1_sprite.html#a6ddf41ffff1e155a99b06487e72ae47d) overload taking a texture name. (d50f5ed7c88e613e01c76c3765d86b2014773ba8)
- Fixed the <= operator with two ObjectRef (7597578bbf400e7610103b191e4b8e9e2af0b47f)
- ⚠️ LuaClass methods now include an `argumentCount` parameter, and the instance remains at the top of the Lua stack, shifting all parameters by one (9b7947812b4c4a4543a1447daea4472f4f674b7f)
- Fixed automatic lua binding of `T& T::Method()`, which will now return the original Lua instance instead of copying it. (d20fa0077a74dbe5e9e914f7adfd0c62faf5fa3a)
- `VideoMode` third argument (`bpp`) is now optional. (2ab311e0a68523b2113b25f24244b855cc4712bb)
- `ByteArray::ToHex` is now implemented in ByteArray.cpp, to reduce the amount of warnings generated by MSVC because of the `sprintf` call. (41e7e6af601fbd3b2ca96b188e4906c010903ef0)
Nazara Development Kit:
- ⚠️ The Collision and Physics components now have a 3D suffix (6e289fe789d64ac9730ddc0f4cc240e02754e8a3)
- Added Collision and Physics components for 2D physics. (b5048dfb3704675b9f7438d080a9347c99884972)
- `LuaAPI::GetBinding()` will now implicitly initialize LuaAPI if required (ec161141d8d99db250f4f5a1e739123ad4f91750)
- It is now possible to change the update order of a world's systems. (51b6979bb59b6d880d0bcacef1b3d8d7420a5fa6)
- By default, the Render and Listener systems update are now performed last. (dd22e5f1054da80b5b6aff5ae96e9832b4425ed7)
- PhysicsSystem3D no longer initialize an internal PhysWorld3D if no physical entity gets created (e282442407c028c5d1cff96847b5b7f857a646bb)
- Including the following changes in the Lua API:
- `GraphicsComponent:Attach` overloads (taking local matrix and render order) are fixed. (d525669f3ae0d40266df9c34b6b1525a10a26d7e)
- Material is now accessible from Lua (aed4e1ee91d9875592adb178334220339afb72a0)
- Matrix4 is now accessible from Lua (fb518403659455ae79be848b99dd8f6083f1ab58)
- Sprite is now accessible from Lua (e034dce76dc6a2fd1f403221e1945c1a2c3e28ee)
- SpriteLibrary is now accessible from Lua (013a133f60d46114e1b02fed7eab9f9a9f506068)
- Texture is now accessible from Lua (f8b55a5063c058965668ed4277a7e50280ea100d)
- TextureLibrary is now accessible from Lua (3a64ef9e136c457a8207440e37361b5b3384e133)
- TextureManager is now accessible from Lua (3a64ef9e136c457a8207440e37361b5b3384e133)
Issues fixed:
- #102: Some shaders used by the Graphics module may fail to compile with some drivers.
- #104: On Windows, when using threaded windows, the window position obtained by `Window::GetPosition()` never gets updated.
- #105: On Windows, when not using threaded windows, a lot of Moved events gets generated instead of just one for every movement.
- #111: On Linux, `IsKeyPressed(Keyboard::Q);` returns true if the `A` key is pressed.
- #114: Box/cubic sphere submesh generation is broken.
# 0.1.1
Additions/Changes:
- Nz::Bitset now supports shifting operations (along with <<, >> operators) (37089d9a5fba52ba83f46d603381584a13036ac0).
Issues fixed:
- #73, #81: Nazara fails to compile on Linux with x86 target.
- #75: Lua constructors may fail in some cases.
- #77: Packaging the engine under Linux fails to copy the executable binaries of the demo and unit tests.
- #78: Building with Clang fails.
- #79:`SocketPoller::Wait` does not update its `error` parameter on Linux.
- #80: When initializing the engine, some pixel format errors occurs, this currently has no side-effect.
Jérôme Leclercq