The theme for this #DevSnapshot is speed πŸš‚πŸ’¨

Experience rendering, editor startup, filesystem operations, and more becoming faster than in previous Godot versions.

But that's not all! Read the #ReleaseNotes for more cards up our sleeve πŸƒ

https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-4-dev-3/

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 dev 3

We haven't slowed down and are bringing you another feature-packed update!

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Did somebody say "Typed Dictionaries"? πŸ“–

https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-4-dev-2/

Those should make taking inventory much easier, because who doesn't love a backpack full of loot? πŸŽ’

Additionally, you may notice an absence of errors on first imports πŸ‘€

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Godot Rendering Priorities: September 2024

4.3 is out. It's time for an update!

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You'd think we take a break after our major 4.3 release, but since we closed the merge window back in May we already had >200 PRs ripe for the picking πŸ₯•πŸ₯”πŸ†

Read more about Godot 4.4 dev 1:
https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-4-dev-1/

Highlights:
* Metal renderer for Apple devices
* 3D physics interpolation
* bicubic sampling for lightmaps
* many performance optimizations

In the meantime, make yourself at home in the adorable veggie-town of #Gourdlets by @auntygames πŸ‘΅

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 dev 1

The first snapshot after releasing 4.4, already packed with new features!

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Sometimes you better make another #beta!

This one is more stable and fixes many regressions, so give take it out for a spin and tell us about your experience πŸš•

https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-3-beta-2/

Speaking of cars, the featured game #StuntExpress might or might not mirror your testing experience 🚧

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.3 beta 2

Godot 4.3 is in beta, and progressing well towards stable. This beta 2 fixes many critical issues reported by testers of the previous snapshots.

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To counter the cold from our recent #FeatureFreeze, we have started a campfire to keep us warm on the #RoadToVostok πŸ”₯

Before anyone pulls out a guitar and effectively stops all conversation, let us tell you about the #Beta for 4.3:

https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-3-beta-1

Testers needed! 🎸

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.3 beta 1

Godot 4.3 is ready for broad testing as we finalize the release.

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Beta late than never! 🏁

Feature complete and optimized for performance, you can now give #DevSnapshot 3.6 a spin πŸš—

https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-3-6-beta-5/

Don't forget to pack you bags before you take off, though! πŸŽ’ With the help of "Backpack Battles" ⬇️

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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.6 beta 5

This beta represents feature freeze for 3.6. We will now concentrate on bug fixing until we reach stable.

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Guess who is finally feature complete? Yes, #godotengine 4.3 is near!

It's becoming even beefier with 650 commits in this particular #DevSnapshot πŸ₯©

Note for those who saw a certain tutorial: TileMap layers are now also nodes 😬

https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-3-dev-6/

Play mayor with @BippinBits ⬇️

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.3 dev 6

The last dev snapshot for 4.3 before feature freeze is a big one after 6 weeks of work!

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Suprise! Another one 🍺

This time it's the last pre-GDC #DevSnapshot - containing a range of things from interactive music to GDScript upgrades.

Featuring "Béton Sanglant" by @mreliptik 🧱

https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-3-dev-5/

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.3 dev 5

Sneaking one more dev release in for testing before the team heads to GDC!

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Smile please! It's #DevSnapshot time πŸ“Έ

Speaking of pretty things, this one contains theme improvements, which is handy for all of you whose names aren't the reverse to activemoon ✨

Also, #TanksOfFreedomII, which should seem familar to some πŸ‘€

https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-3-dev-3/

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.3 dev 3

A month's worth of development means a lot of new features to test, such as single-threaded web exports and Wayland support!

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Some of you must have gotten a different brief about what the word "holidays" means, because back at work we were greeted by literal piles of pull requests πŸ“š

Read our new #DevSnapshot⬇️ to hear more about the ones we managed to merge already.