Redot 26.3-beta.1

Redot 26.3-beta.1 Changes and Enhancements

GDScript Enhancements

• Simplify ScriptServer::get_global_class_list by YYF233333 & Cherry picked by Arctis Fireblight
• Core: Fix ClassDB class list sorting regression- #115923 by GusatuDamianAlexandru & Cherry picked by Arctis Fireblight
• Introduced Traits to GDScript by SeremTitus & Arctis Fireblight
• Add nullable static types to GDScript by mcdubhghlas
• Introduced structs to GDScript by mcdubhghlas & decryptedchaos

UI Changes

• "create new node" description panel is now resizable by joey-wheeler99
• add margin to file thumbnails in file explorer window by joey-wheeler99
• Move script name to top by KoBeWi & ported by joey-wheeler99

Editor Enhancements

• Cherry pick: Path3d snap to collider by GustJc Cherry picked byTekkitslime
• Add custom folder coloring by JoltedJon
• Cherry pick [Add game speed controls to the embedded game window] by DexterFstone & cherrypicked by JoltedJon
• Animation selection in sprite or sprite frames editor are now undo-able by GeneralProtectionFault

2D Enhancements

• Parallax2D Expose manual scroll for manual control of infinite scrolling by GeneralProtectionFault
• Add Mode7Sprite2D Node - Replicate Super Nintendo Mode 7 graphics by GeneralProtectionFault

3D Enhancements

• Introduce 3D Terrain Editor - World Scape 3D by OldDev78 - Port based on Terrain 3D by Cory Petkovsek

Performance Enhancements

• Improved clustered rendering efficiency by reducing unnecessary buffer updates by mcdubhghlas
• Added Math::sin_cos() and strategically replaced trigonometric calls to increase performance by mcdubhghlas
• Enhanced performance of Vector3::slerp() by mcdubhghlas

Networking Enhancements

• Add optional FP16 quantization; reduce replication overhead by mcdubhghlas

General Enhancements

• Enable C++20 standard by OldDev78
• Add option to save default project path on project creation by GeneralProtectionFault
• Refactored, cleaned up, and optimized theming system internals by GeneralProtectionFault
• Misc enhancements to MCP server implementation by MichaelFisher1997
• Add function OS::get_real_path() by samuelvenable
• Engine now respects end user’s power settings by default by addmix
• Move server files into their subfolders by aaronfranke cherrypicked by JoltedJon

Rendering Enhancements

• Expose runtime baking functionality in LightmapGI by sourcelocation & GeneralProtectionFault

Bugs Squashed

• Fixed incorrect app_id in Wayland config by JoltedJon
• Fixed edge case where invalid casts were allowed in GDScript, such as int → string by mcdubhghlas
• Fixed subviewport renderer flicker by GeneralProtectionFault
• Fixed import error in EmbeddedGodotGame.kt during Android editor build by Daniyal09
• Replacement text in the find-and-replace tool now correctly interprets C-style escape sequences before applying replacements by JoltedJon
• Render targets now initialize newly created color textures to transparent black, preventing undefined visual results on first use by GeneralProtectionFault
• Fix sky shader SCREEN_UV builtin in Compatibility renderer by DaveTheEggman
• Fix window wrapper disabling prematurely on close request by DaveTheEggman
• Fix AO Light Affect in Compatibility renderer by DaveTheEggman
• Fixed missing icon for monotonic cubic interpolation by VictorSohier
• Fix SpotLight3D/OmniLight3D light_projector doesn't render when shadow_enabled is false by DaveTheEggman
• Revert fposmod implementation code to match Godot more closely by OldDev78
• Revert broken is_normalized checks by OldDev78
• Fixed GH-1354 Modern Godot Animations not importing Properly by JoltedJon & mcdubhghlas
• Fix AtlasTexture not appearing until restart GH-1307 by JoltedJon
• Fixed Typed Arrays cannot erase pairs with null/invalid keys by JoltedJon
• Fix incorrectly mapped move & drag icons on Linux by GeneralProtectionFault
• Fix trait type constraint validation in GDScript by Arctis Fireblight

• Introduce traits to GDScript by @Arctis-Fireblight in #1314
• Path3d cherrypick by @Tekkitslime in #1302
• Add nullable static types to GDScript. by @mcdubhghlas in #1335
• Introduce structs to GDScript by @mcdubhghlas in #1319
• Revert fposmod implementation code to match Godot more closely by @OldDev78 in #1357
• Add custom folder coloring by @JoltedJon in #1304
• netcode performance: Add optional FP16 quantization; reduce replication overhead by @mcdubhghlas in #1343
• Add game speed controls to the embedded game window by @JoltedJon in #1346
• [Parallax2D] Expose manual scroll for manual control of infinite scrolling by @GeneralProtectionFault in #1347
• Add Mode7Sprite2D Node - Replicate Super Nintendo Mode 7 graphics by @GeneralProtectionFault in #1348
• WorldScape3D by @OldDev78 in #1329
• Move server files into their subfolders by @JoltedJon in #1306

Bug Fixes

• Clean up naming & optimize theme by @GeneralProtectionFault in #1288
• solves string->int casts issue in #1294 by @mcdubhghlas in #1296
• Subviewport render fix by @GeneralProtectionFault in #1303
• Fix AO Light Affect in Compatibility renderer by @ghost in #1323
• Fix sky shader SCREEN_UV builtin in Compatibility renderer by @ghost in #1321
• Fix Vulkan garbage data in frame (and grammar update =D) by @GeneralProtectionFault in #1316
• Fix window wrapper disabling prematurely on close request by @ghost in #1322
• Fix SpotLight3D/OmniLight3D light_projector doesn't render when shadow_enabled is false by @DaveTheEggman in #1359
• GH-1354 Modern Godot Animations not importing Properly by @JoltedJon in #1355
• GH-1307 Fix AtlasTexture not appearing until restart by @JoltedJon in #1309
• GH-1310 Loosen validation for freed objects in dictionary/array by @JoltedJon in #1311
• Changing animation in sprite or sprite frames editor is undo-able by @GeneralProtectionFault in #1353
• [Linux] Fix incorrectly mapped move & drag icons by @GeneralProtectionFault in #1344
• Fix trait type constraint validation in GDScript GH-1361 by @Arctis-Fireblight in #1363
• Fix worldscape mingw compilation and add CI job by @Arctis-Fireblight in #1366

Full Changelog: redot-26.2-stable...redot-26.3-beta.1

New Contributors

• @OldDev78 made their first contribution in #1285
• @Daniyal09 made their first contribution in #1312
• @addmix made their first contribution in #1313
• @joey-wheeler99 made their first contribution in #1331
• @DaveTheEggman made their first contribution in #1359

Full Changelog: redot-26.2-stable...redot-26.3-beta.1