Changelog 3.2.0

This release brings a massive overhaul to render queues & render commands system, as well as a new Terrain module, using which you can create heightmap based terrains with five layers of materials controlled using a splatmap.

GML API:

General:

Updated documented types to GameMaker 2022.3 style.
Removed all API that was previously marked as deprecated or obsolete! Please make sure you are not using any of it before upgrading your project to this version.

Core module:

Fog in the default shaders is now affected by the color of ambient and directional lights.
Added new enum BBMOD_ERenderCommand, which contains all possible render commands.
Added new struct BBMOD_RenderQueue, which is a container for render commands.
Struct BBMOD_RenderCommand is now obsolete. Please use methods of BBMOD_RenderQueue to create render commands.
Added new property BBMOD_BaseMaterial.RenderQueue, which is the render queue used by the material.
Added new function bbmod_render_queue_get_default, which returns the default render queue.
Property RenderCommands and methods has_commands, submit_queue and clear_queue of BBMOD_BaseMaterial are now obsolete. Please use its RenderQueue property instead.
Added new struct BBMOD_Material, which is now the base struct for all materials.
Moved basic properties and methods from BBMOD_BaseMaterial to BBMOD_Material.
Struct BBMOD_BaseMaterial now inherits from BBMOD_Material.
Added new property BBMOD_Material.AlphaBlend, using which you can enable/disable alpha blending. This is by default disabled.
Added new function bbmod_gpu_get_default_state, using which you can retrieve the default GPU state.
Added new functions bbmod_shader_clear_globals, bbmod_shader_get_global, bbmod_shader_set_global_f, bbmod_shader_set_global_f_array, bbmod_shader_set_global_f2, bbmod_shader_set_global_f3, bbmod_shader_set_global_f4, bbmod_shader_set_global_i, bbmod_shader_set_global_i_array, bbmod_shader_set_global_i2, bbmod_shader_set_global_i3, bbmod_shader_set_global_i4, bbmod_shader_set_global_matrix, bbmod_shader_set_global_matrix_array, bbmod_shader_set_global_sampler, bbmod_shader_set_global_sampler_filter, bbmod_shader_set_global_sampler_max_aniso, bbmod_shader_set_global_sampler_max_mip, bbmod_shader_set_global_sampler_min_mip, bbmod_shader_set_global_sampler_mip_bias, bbmod_shader_set_global_sampler_mip_enable, bbmod_shader_set_global_sampler_mip_filter, bbmod_shader_set_global_sampler_repeat and bbmod_shader_unset_global, using which you can get, set and unset global shader uniforms.
Properties BBMOD_BaseShader.set_zfar and BBMOD_DefaultShader.set_shadowmap are now obsolete. They were replaced by global shader uniforms.
Fixed method BBMOD_Vertex.to_vertex_buffer when using vertex colors.

Camera module:

Fixed mouselook in Firefox.

Terrain module:

Added new module - Terrain.
Added new struct BBMOD_Terrain.
Added new macro BBMOD_SHADER_TERRAIN, which is a shader for terrain materials.
Added new macro BBMOD_MATERIAL_TERRAIN, which is a base terrain material.

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