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Changelog 3.12.0

This update mainly adds support for loading materials from *.bbmat files. BBMAT is a simple JSON file containing material definition. It can be either created by hand or exported from BBMOD GUI.

General:

  • Disabled color grading on GLSL ES platforms, as it did not work consistently across various devices! This may be addressed in future versions.
  • Fixed terrain not casting shadows.
  • BBANIM files can now contain animation events.

CLI:

  • Updated Assimp from v5.2.4 to v5.2.5. This release for example fixes vertex weight issues, which in some cases lead into model deformations. You can find the full changelog here.

GML API:

Core module:

  • Added function bbmod_string_starts_with, which checks whether a string starts with a substring.
  • Added function bbmod_string_split_on_first, which splits the string in two at the first occurrence of the delimiter.
  • Added function bbmod_string_explode, which splits given string on every occurrence of given character and puts created parts into an array.
  • Added function bbmod_string_join_array, which joins an array into a string, putting separator in between each entry.
  • Added function bbmod_path_normalize, which normalizes path for the current platform.
  • Added function bbmod_path_is_relative, which checks if a path is relative.
  • Added function bbmod_path_is_absolute, which checks if a path is absolute.
  • Added function bbmod_path_get_relative, which retrieves a relative version of a path.
  • Added function bbmod_path_get_absolute, which retrieves an absolute version of a path.
  • Added function bbmod_json_load using which you can load a JSON file.
  • Added function bbmod_render_queues_get, using which you can retrieve a read-only array of existing render queues.
  • Variable global.bbmod_render_queues is now obsolete. Please use the new bbmod_render_queues_get instead.
  • Added function bbmod_render_pass_to_string, which retrieves a name of a render pass.
  • Added function bbmod_render_pass_from_string, which retrieves a render pass from its name.
  • Added function bbmod_shader_register, using which you can register a shader under a name.
  • Added function bbmod_shader_exists, using which you can check if there is a shader registered under given name.
  • Added function bbmod_shader_get, using which you can retrieve registered shaders.
  • Added function bbmod_material_register, using which you can register a material under a name.
  • Added function bbmod_material_exists, using which you can check if there is a material registered under given name.
  • Added function bbmod_material_get, using which you can retrieve registered materials.
  • Added method to_buffer to BBMOD_Resource, using which you can write a resource into a buffer.
  • Implemented method to_buffer for resources BBMOD_Model, BBMOD_Animation and BBMOD_Sprite.
  • Added method to_file to BBMOD_Resource, using which you can write a resource into a file.
  • Added method to_json to BBMOD_Material, using which you can save material properties to a JSON object.
  • Added method from_json to BBMOD_Material, using which you can load material properties from a JSON object.
  • Implemented methods to_file, from_file and from_file_async for BBMOD_Material.

Resource Manager module:

  • Method load of BBMOD_ResourceManager can now load materials from *.bbmat files.
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