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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).
3D Labels and Texts
This project showcases the two main 3D text techniques supported by Godot: Label3D and TextMesh.
Both Label3D and TextMesh exist in 3D space and can optionally be occluded by other objects, but they serve different use cases.
Label3D: The Label3D node is a 3D node like any other. It draws text using one quad per character, which can optionally be set to work as a billboard.
TextMesh: Unlike Label3D, TextMesh can optionally have actual depth since it generates geometry to represent the text. TextMesh is not a node, but a PrimitiveMesh resource you use within a MeshsInstance3D node. Therefore, you won't see TextMesh in the Create New Node dialog.
Icons can also be displayed in Label3D and TextMesh using icon fonts, which can be generated from SVG files using serivces like Fontello. Note that while Label3D supports colored rasterized fonts (such as emoji), only monochrome fonts can be generated from Fontello. TextMesh and Label3D with MSDF fonts are limited to monochrome fonts too.
Both standard rasterized and MSDF fonts can be used in Label3D, while TextMesh will only support fonts that can be drawn as MSDF well. This excludes fonts that have self-intersecting outlines, which Godot currently doesn't handle well when converting them to MSDF.
In most scenarios, Label3D is easier to use and can look better (thanks to outlines and MSDF rendering). TextMesh is more powerful and is intended for more specialized use cases.
Language: GDScript
Renderer: Vulkan Clustered
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