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Untold Engine v0.23.0 is now available.


Getting Started

Clone the repository and run the demo project:

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

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


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


Getting Started

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

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


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


Changes in this Release

🐞 Fixes

  • [Patch] Start a slot of objects as no reference (#1313) (6456434…)
  • [Bugfix] Export the material a slot linked to the object shows, not the mesh's default (#1320) (6b7b664…)
  • [Bugfix] Test occlusion from the camera the depth pyramid was built with (#1323) (45823f6…)
  • [Bugfix] Keep a model's hidden parts hidden at its coarse LOD levels (#1324) (c33fca8…)
  • [Bugfix] Detect pip --break-system-packages support in make testrenderer (#1328) (23d66a7…)
  • [Bugfix] Use single-bounce reflectance for IBL diffuse energy conservation (#1329) (a2b154d…)
  • [Bugfix] Report animation clips that match zero joints on the bound skeleton (#1330) (1085580…)
  • [Bugfix] Shade each XR eye from its own position (#1285) (0b2863d…)
  • [Bugfix] Glass keeps its place against its frame and in a headset (#1331) (144863a…)

📚 Docs

  • [Docs] Add a getting-started tutorial for Jolt Physics in XR (#1327) (e544326…)

🚀 Features

  • [Feature] Bake procedural Blender materials into repeating textures (#1307) (e8ed7ad…)
  • [Feature] Glass: a material's transmission shows what is behind it and keeps its reflections (#1308) (da580ee…)
  • [Feature] Select LOD levels by the size of the entity on screen (#1322) (6446393…)
  • [Feature] Specular anti-aliasing in the model pass (#1332) (99de731…)

⚡ Performance

  • [Performance] The render passes read the scene through a snapshot (#1321) (8b695d6…)

✨ Enhancement

  • [Enhancement] Add animation playback helpers for synchronized gameplay (#1316) (ec141a0…)

🧹 Chores / Tests

  • Remove hardcoded AWS/CloudFront streaming URLs from demos and tests (#1317) (4ae99ca…)
  • [Test] Keep the reader of the component release test reading for the whole run (#1312) (9f3c637…)