Release v0.12.0

Untold Engine v0.12.0 is now available.

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Getting Started

Clone the repository and run the demo project:

git clone https://github.com/untoldengine/UntoldEngine.git
cd UntoldEngine
swift run untoldsandbox

This will build the engine and launch the demo using Swift Package Manager.

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Using Untold Engine in Your Project

Untold Engine can be added to your own projects as a Swift Package dependency:

https://github.com/untoldengine/UntoldEngine

Refer to the README for setup instructions and examples.

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Documentation & Resources

Repository:
https://github.com/untoldengine/UntoldEngine

README:
https://github.com/untoldengine/UntoldEngine/blob/develop/README.md

GitHub Discussions:
https://github.com/untoldengine/UntoldEngine/discussions

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Changes in this Release

🐞 Fixes

• [Patch] improved the tile-streaming system (c09bb2c…)
• [Patch] Cluster-level frustum culling and tile-local batch promotion (5495691…)
• [Patch] Add HZB occlusion culling for batch groups (9df345f…)
• [Patch] Implemented HLOD support (937647b…)
• [Patch] Resolve render-loop freeze from hung ModelIO loadTextures() call (232b3c2…)
• [Patch] Implemented per tile LOD (c61e4de…)
• [Patch] Force-release AssetLoadingGate when HLOD/LOD entity is torn down (4abd9a8…)
• [Patch] Cap concurrent LOD loads and prevent render stall on LOD assets (3c9db7d…)
• [Patch] Added hysteresis to LOD system (0b8079a…)
• [Patch] Updated and documented tile based streaming (db7fa2c…)
• [Patch] Stabilize tile streaming transitions and harden geometry streaming progress (644926b…)
• [Patch] Integrated texture streaming into tile streaming (68b1cab…)
• [Patch] Unified load scenes path (c68d8af…)
• [Patch] Implementing initial untold format for asset loading (d8acae5…)
• [Patch] Implemented initial parent-hierarchy import (6f82c19…)
• [Patch] Added tests to engine-asset-format (315b8f5…)
• [Patch] Added scripts to export from usdz to untold (95a1497…)
• [Patch] Fixed exporter script (08516f9…)
• [Patch] Updated tests for engine format hierarchy (103a221…)
• [Patch] Fix double file read and consolidate .untold load paths (ce5dfd2…)
• [Patch] Implement contentHash validation in UntoldReader (3923b9e…)
• [Patch] Renamed files to reflect native format changes (781ad22…)
• [Patch] Implemented native format in the engine (732869e…)

📚 Docs

• [Docs] Updated docs related to streaming (ced07ab…)

🚀 Features

• [Feature] Implement v1 remote asset streaming over HTTP (799b803…)