5.5.236 Latest$$$Note for users who tried version 5.5.235 (pre-release version): the elevation and rotation properties of the Directional Light have been updated. You need to update them in your game.$$$$$$??? Introducing basic support for shadows$$$Shadows in the example 3D car coin hunt$$$$$$Realistic shadows can now be rendered for 3D objects in your scenes using a Directional Light. By default; all new games and new scene layers now come with both a Directional Light and an Ambient Light. This gives a result similar to sunlight casting shadows in the real world.$$$$$$3D models and 3D cubes are now casting shadows. To make sure they appear properly:$$$Set the object’s material to Standard (not Basic; which doesn’t react to lighting).$$$Make sure Shadow Casting and Shadow Receiving are enabled.$$$This is done by default for new objects you create or import from the Asset Store.$$$Shadows are rendered around the camera on an area that is large enough for most games while giving still good quality results. This means they should work out of the box and be adapted to most games; including large maps.$$$You can adapt the quality of shadows; intensity of the light (and so shadows); the size of the rendered area by editing the 3D effects of the layer in the scene (as for other effects).$$$Note: power users may be interested to look at the new Advanced 3D Features community extension by @PANDAKO-GitHub. This is an unofficial extension but has many effects and features extending the 3D capabilities of GDevelop.$$$$$$Shadows in the advanced 3D platformer example$$$Shadows in the 3D platformer example.$$$$$$Some tweaks and changes to shadow rendering might happen in the next versions according to usability and performance (notably on mobile). For now; only shadows rendered by a unique Directional Light in the scene are supported. 3D lights (Spotlights) will be added later after ensuring they can be used without risking big performance drops.$$$$$$?? New Premium courses in the Learn tab$$$Two new premium courses are now available in the Learn tab:$$$$$$Make a Platformer Game: learn how to build a modern 2D platformer game step by step. This course walks you through designing two levels with effects like slow motion and screen transitions and gameplay mechanics such as smash and dash. Youll also implement interactive elements (checkpoints; respawn logic...). Each of the 6 chapters includes an exclusive video tutorial and a ready-to-use template.$$$How To Market & Sell Your Game: a complete course explaining what to know about game marketing. Spread the word on social media; attract players; and how to start generating revenue. The course has real-world case studies; actionable tips; and proven strategies to help you grow your community; build momentum; and successfully market your game.$$$?? All these GDevelop-exclusive courses will soon become distinct & unique products; that can be purchased (lifetime access) without a monthly subscription.$$$In the meantime; they are accessible for a week for everybody who has a subscription (Silver; Gold or Pro).$$$$$$The full GDevelop Master Course; featuring 15 chapters including dozens of tasks and step-by-step answers; will remain available to all subscribers. Thank you for your support!$$$$$$The new courses available$$$$$$?? Improvements$$$Allow to unload scene resources when a scene is exited (thanks @ViktorVovk!)$$$This adds two new settings; available in the Project Properties and in the Scene Properties dialog; to allow to specify the strategy for preloading resources of the scenes and unloading them. By default; a game will preload in background the resources of all scenes. It will never unload these resources (so scene switching is fast).$$$You can now choose to unload the resources of a scene when the scene is left using the Resources unloading field. If the scene is launched again later; it will load its resources again.$$$You can also choose to change the preloading to disable it for all scenes (by m

5.5.236 Latest$$$Note for users who tried version 5.5.235 (pre-release version): the elevation and rotation properties of the Directional Light have been updated. You need to update them in your game.$$$$$$??? Introducing basic support for shadows$$$Shadows in the example 3D car coin hunt$$$$$$Realistic shadows can now be rendered for 3D objects in your scenes using a Directional Light. By default; all new games and new scene layers now come with both a Directional Light and an Ambient Light. This gives a result similar to sunlight casting shadows in the real world.$$$$$$3D models and 3D cubes are now casting shadows. To make sure they appear properly:$$$Set the object’s material to Standard (not Basic; which doesn’t react to lighting).$$$Make sure Shadow Casting and Shadow Receiving are enabled.$$$This is done by default for new objects you create or import from the Asset Store.$$$Shadows are rendered around the camera on an area that is large enough for most games while giving still good quality results. This means they should work out of the box and be adapted to most games; including large maps.$$$You can adapt the quality of shadows; intensity of the light (and so shadows); the size of the rendered area by editing the 3D effects of the layer in the scene (as for other effects).$$$Note: power users may be interested to look at the new Advanced 3D Features community extension by @PANDAKO-GitHub. This is an unofficial extension but has many effects and features extending the 3D capabilities of GDevelop.$$$$$$Shadows in the advanced 3D platformer example$$$Shadows in the 3D platformer example.$$$$$$Some tweaks and changes to shadow rendering might happen in the next versions according to usability and performance (notably on mobile). For now; only shadows rendered by a unique Directional Light in the scene are supported. 3D lights (Spotlights) will be added later after ensuring they can be used without risking big performance drops.$$$$$$?? New Premium courses in the Learn tab$$$Two new premium courses are now available in the Learn tab:$$$$$$Make a Platformer Game: learn how to build a modern 2D platformer game step by step. This course walks you through designing two levels with effects like slow motion and screen transitions and gameplay mechanics such as smash and dash. Youll also implement interactive elements (checkpoints; respawn logic...). Each of the 6 chapters includes an exclusive video tutorial and a ready-to-use template.$$$How To Market & Sell Your Game: a complete course explaining what to know about game marketing. Spread the word on social media; attract players; and how to start generating revenue. The course has real-world case studies; actionable tips; and proven strategies to help you grow your community; build momentum; and successfully market your game.$$$?? All these GDevelop-exclusive courses will soon become distinct & unique products; that can be purchased (lifetime access) without a monthly subscription.$$$In the meantime; they are accessible for a week for everybody who has a subscription (Silver; Gold or Pro).$$$$$$The full GDevelop Master Course; featuring 15 chapters including dozens of tasks and step-by-step answers; will remain available to all subscribers. Thank you for your support!$$$$$$The new courses available$$$$$$?? Improvements$$$Allow to unload scene resources when a scene is exited (thanks @ViktorVovk!)$$$This adds two new settings; available in the Project Properties and in the Scene Properties dialog; to allow to specify the strategy for preloading resources of the scenes and unloading them. By default; a game will preload in background the resources of all scenes. It will never unload these resources (so scene switching is fast).$$$You can now choose to unload the resources of a scene when the scene is left using the Resources unloading field. If the scene is launched again later; it will load its resources again.$$$You can also choose to change the preloading to disable it for all scenes (by m

5.5.233 Latest$$$?? Bug fixes$$$Multiple in-app tutorial related fixes:$$$Fix wrong display of behavior update dialog during in-app tutorial;$$$Fix some broken tutorials;$$$Fix tutorials not always properly showing the element to scroll to; for behaviors or extensions.$$$Fix translations in the AI agent.$$$?? Extensions$$$Add expressions and actions for the Linear Movement behaviors.

5.5.233 Latest$$$?? Bug fixes$$$Multiple in-app tutorial related fixes:$$$Fix wrong display of behavior update dialog during in-app tutorial;$$$Fix some broken tutorials;$$$Fix tutorials not always properly showing the element to scroll to; for behaviors or extensions.$$$Fix translations in the AI agent.$$$?? Extensions$$$Add expressions and actions for the Linear Movement behaviors.

Improvements$$$The Play section (as well as gd.games) has been refined with more emphasis on featured games; new games and games in development.$$$Jolt physics engine was upgraded to version 0.35.0.$$$?? Bug fixes$$$Incomplete/broken installation prevention: some users suffered from faulty updates; for instance when the computer is shut down during an update. This was causing the app to be incomplete and projects to become corrupted after a save (ex: BBText objects being broken). GDevelop will now warn and prevent usage of the app if a broken installation is detected.$$$Fix crash when selecting a resource after switching tabs in the Resource selection dialog.$$$Fix grid snapping of pasted instances.$$$?? Extensions$$$Update wording in CrazyGames SDK

Improvements$$$The Play section (as well as gd.games) has been refined with more emphasis on featured games; new games and games in development.$$$Jolt physics engine was upgraded to version 0.35.0.$$$?? Bug fixes$$$Incomplete/broken installation prevention: some users suffered from faulty updates; for instance when the computer is shut down during an update. This was causing the app to be incomplete and projects to become corrupted after a save (ex: BBText objects being broken). GDevelop will now warn and prevent usage of the app if a broken installation is detected.$$$Fix crash when selecting a resource after switching tabs in the Resource selection dialog.$$$Fix grid snapping of pasted instances.$$$?? Extensions$$$Update wording in CrazyGames SDK