Release Notes

[Josh]

0.9.6

• Shaders are now using correct sRGB > Linear > sRGB transform. If you set the value GAMMA to 1.0 in the file "Shaders/Khronos/tonemapping.glsl" it will cancel the effect, but I recommend using it. Dark areas will be stretched out over the range of visible colors so things look less dark and overly contrasted.
• Revised environment probes GI calculation, it looks really good now. Also storing cubemaps in half-float color formats now.

[Josh]

0.9.6

• HDRI to cubemap tool no longer using OpenCL so it will work on all machines now.

[Josh]

0.9.6

• Fixed bug that was preventing painting mesh layer instances in some situations.

[Josh]

0.9.6

• Shader fix for imposters in mesh layers not facing the camera.

[Josh]

0.9.6

• Fixed editor not loading maps with prefabs.
• Fixed bloom shader compile error.

 

[Josh]

0.9.6

• Changed the order of the viewport layout toolbar buttons to 4, 1, 2, 3 so the two most used buttons are the easiest to reach.
• Translate tool in the 2D viewports now uses the selection bounding box to grab and move objects, instead of individual objects.
• FLowgraph editor initializes faster when you view it the first time.
• Various bug fixes.

[Josh]

0.9.6

• Eliminated the pause that was occurring during the first draw operation with the draw box mouse tool.

[Josh]

0.9.6

• Environment probe reflections are now processed through the same cubemap filter routine as HDRIs.
• Environment probe diffuse reflection map now stored in BC6H format.
• Fixed errors in probe reflections.
• Environment probe reflection maps now stored in linear color space.
• Added Camera::SetGamma method. Default is 2.2.
• HDRI to PBR tool now has some options you can set and a new dialog.

[Josh]

0.9.6

• First implementation of remote asset browser added, with support for ambientcg.com content.

[Josh]

0.9.6

• Asset library interface is faster.
• Added slider to view more than one page of results.
• Web responses and previews are now cached. First time will be slow, then fast after that.
• Top-most categories no longer show any items, because there is no good way to display that many items with a good response time.

[Josh]

0.9.6

• Added search to asset library.
• I recommend deleting the folder "C:/Program Data/Ultra Engine/Asset Library" to clear the cache.

[Josh]

0.9.6

• The ambientcg.com script will now remove the _2K, _4K, etc. extensions from files, so you can install the 1K version of an asset, then go back and install a higher-res version if you want.

[Josh]

0.9.6

• AmbientCG integration is pretty much finished. The system will probably require some revision to work with other APIs in the future.
• Support for downloading masked materials and opacity maps.

[Josh]

0.9.6

• Added root node to scene browser.

CAUTION: This update makes changes to the way maps are saved. I tested it and had no problems, but it is possible it could save your map files incorrectly. You should always be using some form of source control or backups.

[Josh]

0.9.6

• Scene browser now shows a bright green version of each icon for prefabs.
• Lock icon appears in properties editor when a prefab is selected, doesn't do anything yet.

[Josh]

0.9.6

• Full build performed with all recent fixes.

[Josh]

0.9.6

• Entity properties editor will now be locked if a prefab is selected.
• Prefab subobjects can no longer be deleted from the scene. The top-level prefab must be deleted.
• Prefab subobjects can no longer be moved around in the scene hierarchy tree. Only the top-most prefab entity can be moved.

[Josh]

0.9.6

• Fixed highlighting in the model editor, so if a mesh is selected, it will be highlighted, and if a material is selected, all meshes that use that material will be highlighted. Very useful when you are assigning materials and modifying models.

[Josh]

0.9.6

• Improved support for legacy MDL file format exported from Unwrap3D.

[Josh]

0.9.6

• Some glTF animations will work better now in the model editor. I am looking for a tool to reset the bind poses. Bind poses are one of the stupidest "features" I have ever seen in any model format.

[Josh]

0.9.6

• Added "back-face lighting" option in material editor, for surfaces that are thin enough for light to pass through (leaves and grass). This will flip the normal to face whatever direction a light is coming from in the light code. Should be used together with "two-sided" option. For thicker surfaces like branches, this should not be used.
• Model Editor "Load Collider" feature will now grab the collider from an existing model, if it exists.

[Josh]

0.9.6

• Moved post-processing effects into "Effects" subfolder. This prevents a bunch of folders from appearing when you open the folder in the open folder dialog.
• Added Camera::SetSkybox(bool)
• Added Skeleton::AddHook: https://www.ultraengine.com/learn/Skeleton_AddHook

[Josh]

0.9.6

• Option for glass refraction has been added in the editor viewport options.

[Josh]

0.9.6

• Fixed some problems loading and saving animated models.
• Load animation feature in model editor will search for bones with matching names now, hierarchy doesn't always have to be a 100% exact match.

[Josh]

0.9.6

• Fixed crash when saving model that does not have a skeleton.
• Some animated glTF files will load correctly and some won't. I'm working on it.
• Initial bind poses are now displayed, in addition to the list of animations. Very helpful!