01-08-2020, 11:02 AM
GDevelop 5 Beta 84 Released
<div><p>The open source 2D game engine <a href="https://gdevelop-app.com/">GDevelop</a> just released beta 84 of their 5.0.0 branch. Major features of b84 are BBCode formatting support, dozens of new layer effects, improvements to the integrated pixel graphics editor and more.</p>
<p>New features in beta 84 from the <a href="https://github.com/4ian/GDevelop/releases/tag/v5.0.0-beta84">release notes</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Add <strong>dozens of new effects for layers</strong>, and allow developers to easily create <em>extensions bringing new effects</em>.</p>
<ul>
<li>See an (incomplete!) <a href="http://wiki.compilgames.net/doku.php/gdevelop5/interface/scene-editor/layer-effects">list of effects available</a> on the wiki. </li>
<li>Thanks <a href="https://github.com/Bouh">@Bouh</a> and <a href="https://github.com/blurymind">@blurymind</a> for porting, trying and setting up these new effects for GDevelop: <em>Black and White, Noise, CRT, Godray, Tilt shift, Advanced bloom, Kawase blur, Zoom blur, Displacement, Color Map, Pixelate, Reflection</em>. </li>
<li>Want to add a new shader effect to GDevelop? Take a look at <a href="https://github.com/4ian/GDevelop/blob/master/newIDE/README-extensions.md">the explanations about effects here</a>. </li>
<li>Support for effects on objects will be added in a next version </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>New object <strong>BBText</strong> (thanks <a href="https://github.com/blurymind">@blurymind</a>!)</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Improvements in Piskel</strong> sprite editor (thanks <a href="https://github.com/blurymind">@blurymind</a>!)</p>
<ul>
<li>Color index shift brush (useful for cell shading sprites) </li>
<li>Ability to source all layers when using the bucket tool </li>
<li>Palette transfer tool (apply the currently selected palette colors to the frame you are on) </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>Add an option to <strong>automatically resize game resolution to window or screen size</strong>. It’s recommended to activate it especially for games on mobile phones.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<p>Be sure to check the complete release notes for more details of the release. You can learn more about GDevelop in our <a href="https://youtu.be/-lWGUI_xj0U">hands-on video</a> embedded below.</p>
<p align="center"><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text/html' width='853' height='480' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/-lWGUI_xj0U?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;'></iframe> </p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/01/...-released/
<div><p>The open source 2D game engine <a href="https://gdevelop-app.com/">GDevelop</a> just released beta 84 of their 5.0.0 branch. Major features of b84 are BBCode formatting support, dozens of new layer effects, improvements to the integrated pixel graphics editor and more.</p>
<p>New features in beta 84 from the <a href="https://github.com/4ian/GDevelop/releases/tag/v5.0.0-beta84">release notes</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Add <strong>dozens of new effects for layers</strong>, and allow developers to easily create <em>extensions bringing new effects</em>.</p>
<ul>
<li>See an (incomplete!) <a href="http://wiki.compilgames.net/doku.php/gdevelop5/interface/scene-editor/layer-effects">list of effects available</a> on the wiki. </li>
<li>Thanks <a href="https://github.com/Bouh">@Bouh</a> and <a href="https://github.com/blurymind">@blurymind</a> for porting, trying and setting up these new effects for GDevelop: <em>Black and White, Noise, CRT, Godray, Tilt shift, Advanced bloom, Kawase blur, Zoom blur, Displacement, Color Map, Pixelate, Reflection</em>. </li>
<li>Want to add a new shader effect to GDevelop? Take a look at <a href="https://github.com/4ian/GDevelop/blob/master/newIDE/README-extensions.md">the explanations about effects here</a>. </li>
<li>Support for effects on objects will be added in a next version </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>New object <strong>BBText</strong> (thanks <a href="https://github.com/blurymind">@blurymind</a>!)</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Improvements in Piskel</strong> sprite editor (thanks <a href="https://github.com/blurymind">@blurymind</a>!)</p>
<ul>
<li>Color index shift brush (useful for cell shading sprites) </li>
<li>Ability to source all layers when using the bucket tool </li>
<li>Palette transfer tool (apply the currently selected palette colors to the frame you are on) </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>Add an option to <strong>automatically resize game resolution to window or screen size</strong>. It’s recommended to activate it especially for games on mobile phones.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<p>Be sure to check the complete release notes for more details of the release. You can learn more about GDevelop in our <a href="https://youtu.be/-lWGUI_xj0U">hands-on video</a> embedded below.</p>
<p align="center"><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text/html' width='853' height='480' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/-lWGUI_xj0U?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;'></iframe> </p>
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