Release v0.24.0

Untold Engine v0.24.0 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 ShowcaseDemo

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

• [Bugfix] Fix HDR/IBL validation falling back to stale directory on scene restore (#1367) (7215023…)
• [Bugfix] Resolve assets the Editor exports flat into Models/StreamModels/Animations (#1369) (6bb8b3e…)
• [Bugfix] Skip mass lookup for entities without a kinetic component in serializeScene (#1366) (ebfa68b…)
• [Bugfix] Default Material.heightEnabled to false; auto-enable on height-map-bearing loads (#1361) (09365af…)

📚 Docs

• [Docs] Document ComponentKit common failures and component_kit merge status (#1356) (47855dc…)
• [Docs] Re-host starter assets on GitHub Releases; promote Untold Editor in README (#1349) (e8de441…)
• Update README logo with new Untold Engine banner (#1362) (af46a14…)

🚀 Features

• [Feature] Headset rendering: foveation, temporal anti-aliasing, a forward path, and RealityKit's look in a mixed space (#1359) (021480a…)
• [Project Layout] Root-level GameData/Resources/Docs project layout (#1345) (60722ce…)

🧹 Chores / Tests

• [Chores] Warn at build time when Metal kernel sources are stale (#1357) (5cf2229…)