Release v0.12.18

Untold Engine v0.12.18 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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Blender Add-on

This release includes the Untold Engine Blender add-on as a downloadable release asset:

untold_exporter.zip

Install it in Blender:

1. Download untold_exporter.zip from this release.
2. Open Blender.
3. Go to Edit > Preferences > Add-ons.
4. Click Install... and select untold_exporter.zip.
5. Enable Untold Engine Exporter.

The add-on adds:

• File > Export > Untold (.untold)
• File > Export > Untold Animation (.untold)
• File > Export > Untold Tiled Scene

For texture baking and compression dependencies, see:
https://github.com/untoldengine/UntoldEngine/blob/develop/docs/API/UsingBlenderAddon.md

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Getting Started

To create your own project/game using the Untold Engine, see:

https://untoldengine.github.io/UntoldEngine/API/GettingStarted/

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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] Added occlusion debug viewer (36160da…)
• [Patch] Hierarchy-aware tile culling (5a47bb2…)
• [Patch] Added ancestor walk to hierarchy occlusion (49fd65b…)
• [Patch] Use a closest-point to parent AABB (43a84b6…)
• [Patch] Implemented kd-tree partitioning (06fcc75…)
• [Patch] Improved per-cascade shadow distance (0645690…)
• [Patch] [Patch] Fix hierarchy culling ID format and replace hard-skip with penalty (dcd21ba…)

📚 Docs

• [Docs] Updated the docs (07c55ed…)