- Add options for physics ticks per second, time scale, max physics steps per frame
and physics interpolation to the 2D and 3D physics tests demos.
- Physics ticks per second are always multiplied by time scale so that
time scale does not affect the physics simulation quality.
- Enable 4× MSAA for better debug shape display. Remove meshes/lights as
the debug collision fill make these unnecessary.
- Switch to the Mobile rendering method in the 2D physics tests demo
to allow for 2D MSAA, as it's not implemented in Compatibility yet.
- Improve collision shapes color in the 2D and 3D physics tests demos
for better visibility. Each PhysicsBody type now has its own collision
shape color.
This was most common at low physics tick rates like 20 TPS.
This also fixes an issue with the RigidBody character demo having
movement speed depending on the physics tick rate.
The 3D demos aren't very demanding and Godot has been optimized
a bit since 4.0's release, so we can afford using higher quality
shadow settings for less noisy shadow filtering.
This also tweaks shadow bias to reduce shadow acne in the Voxel demo.
The time slider in the Physical Light and Camera units demo now
allows for more precise adjustments.
This leads to code that is easier to understand and runs
faster thanks to GDScript's typed instructions.
The untyped declaration warning is now enabled on all projects
where type hints were added. All projects currently run without
any untyped declration warnings.
Dodge the Creeps and Squash the Creeps demos intentionally don't
use type hints to match the documentation, where type hints haven't
been adopted yet (given its beginner focus).
- Move all demo projects that don't require Forward+/Mobile-only features
to the Compatibility rendering method. This improves performance significantly
on low-end devices and ensures visuals are identical to a web export
of the demo.
- Set deadzone on all inputs to 0.2 for better gamepad usability.
- Remove reliance on `default_env.tres` to use built-in Environment
resources in the main scene instead (which follows the preview environment
workflow).
- Remove notices pointing to GDNative or VisualScript, since both were
removed in 4.0.
- Various bug fixes and usability tweaks to 10+ demos.
All demos were opened with Godot 4.2.1, with the mesh format
upgraded for 3D demos.
The 3D antialiasing demo now uses Extra Cull Margin on the last
object to prevent it from disappearing too early when the camera
rotates (due to its use of shader-based animation).
A GLES2-specific tweak is now documented for the GUI in 3D demo.
This also tweaks shadow quality and performance to find a better
balance and result in smoother shadows, including when using GLES2
(thanks to the use of PCF13 shadow filter mode).
In demos that allow falling back to GLES2, ETC1 texture import
is enabled to allow exporting to Android or HTML5 without having
to tweak anything.
- Enable anisotropic filtering in 3D demos, and set the quality to
16× on desktop and 4× on mobile.
- Enable 4× MSAA on some 3D demos that didn't use it beforehand.
- On GLES3 demos, disable MSAA on mobile as these demos are often
more demanding.
- Use more conservative framebuffer allocation settings for better
performance.
- Use PCF13 shadow filtering in GLES2 demos on desktop to benefit
from soft shadows in Godot 3.2.4 and later.
In Godot 3.2.3, this will make shadows smoother but still "blocky".
- Use Lossless compression instead of VRAM compression for
small textures such as the voxel demo texture atlas.
- Enable 4× MSAA in all 3D demos.
- Enable filmic tonemapping with a whitepoint of 6 in GLES3 3D demos.
- Add subtle fog to the Truck Town demo.
- Use the `2d` stretch mode and `expand` stretch aspect to support
multiple resolutions and aspect ratios.
- Use 4× MSAA for a better visual appearance.
- Use "3D Without Effects" framebuffer allocation when possible
for better performance.
- Disable Glow in the 3D Kinematic Character demo for better
performance. Increase the DirectionalLight strength to compensate.
- Use a non-linear attenuation for the OmniLight in the
Window Management demo (and increase its range to compensate).
A vertical FOV of 74 degrees is roughly equivalent to a 90 degree
horizontal FOV on a 4:3 display (~106.26 degrees on 16:9), which
is the typical default FOV used in PC games.
