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[non-Blender] Godot 4.5 adds Stencil Buffers, Shader Baker, Accessibility Features and more!

Bart ·
Blender logo with "4.5 Release" text on dark background.

Godot is Blender’s counterpart for game design: it’s an Open Source powerhouse of a game engine and it offers excellent compatibility (as Open Source usually does).

Some of the highlights are:

  • Stencil Buffer Support: Achieve more complex and detailed rendering with the new stencil buffer support.
  • Screen Reader Support: Improved accessibility features make games more inclusive for players with disabilities, marking a crucial step forward in game development.
  • Shader Baker: Reduce stutter and improve performance with the new Shader Baker, which pre-compiles shaders during export to minimize loading times.
  • SIMD for WASM: Enhance performance in web builds with SIMD support for WebAssembly, ensuring smoother web-based games.

This update has some breaking changes, so review them carefully before you upgrade!

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Author Bart
I have a LONG history with Blender - I wrote some of the earliest Blender tutorials, worked for Not a Number and helped run the crowdfunding campaign that open sourced Blender (the first one on the internet!). I founded BlenderNation in 2006 and have been editing it every single day since then ;-) I also run the Blender Artists forum and I'm Community Lead at n8n.
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