v2.7.7

Fixes

• Sogs load fix (#7687)

Full Changelog: v2.7.6...v2.7.7

v2.7.6

Fixes

• [Fix] Fixed particles update speed on high refresh screens (#7675)
• Sogs SH fix (#7684)

Full Changelog: v2.7.5...v2.7.6

v2.7.5

Changes:

• Speed up sogs centers calc by @slimbuck in #7669
• Sogs load tweaks by @slimbuck in #7667
• Sogs updates by @slimbuck in #7662

Fixes:

• assume XRSession.enabledFeatures can be undefined by @mvaligursky in #7654
• UV-coordinates debug rendering fix by @mvaligursky in #7642

Full Changelog: v2.7.4...v2.7.5

v2.7.4

Fixes:

• Update SWC options to target ES5 for UMD builds by @marklundin in #7635
• [Fix] Fixes tags for assets by @mvaligursky in #7636

Docs:

• Improve JSDocs for Geometry classes by @willeastcott in #7617
• Use arrow functions in all example code by @willeastcott in #7615
• More incremental improvements to JSDocs by @willeastcott in #7619
• Improve Gizmo API docs by @willeastcott in #7620
• Improve SoundSlot API docs by @willeastcott in #7621
• Improve ScreenComponent API docs by @willeastcott and @Copilot in #7622

Full Changelog: v2.7.3...v2.7.4

v2.7.3

Bug Fixes

• Improve Texture JSDocs (and some others) (#7595)
• [FIX] Restore callback descriptions (#7607)
• Improve JSDocs for CameraComponent
• Histogram sort for uncompressed gsplat (#7596)
• Gsplat render fix for wgpu (#7609)

Full Changelog: v2.7.2...v2.7.3

v2.7.2

Fixes

• Gsplat rotation fix (#7587)
• More gsplat inf checks (#7592)

Full Changelog: v2.7.1...v2.7.2

v2.7.1

Fixes

• [Fix] Fix to asset class refactor by @mvaligursky in #7577

Full Changelog: v2.7.0...v2.7.1

v2.7.0

Breaking changes

If you override shader chunks dealing with reading StandardMaterial textures / uniforms, for example diffusePS, emissivePS, opacityPS and similar, you need to update them to new format. For details see https://developer.playcanvas.com/user-manual/graphics/shader-chunk-migrations/#engine-v27

• [BREAKING] Refactor standard material chunks dealing with texture channels by @mvaligursky in #7487
• [BREAKING][FIX] Specular and sheen texture correctly handle sRGB encoding by @mvaligursky in #7572

Changes

• WebGL shader error reporting marks the line containing the error by @mvaligursky in #7457
• Shadow casting support for gsplat by @mvaligursky in #7461
• Updated spine script to the latest release by @mvaligursky in #7470
• Clustered lighting optimisations - removed WebGL1 compatibility solutions by @mvaligursky in #7459
• Gsplat sorting update by @slimbuck in #7472
• WebGPU support for indexed rendering using triangle or line strips by @mvaligursky in #7478
• Instantiate GLB's with correct AppBase instance by @marklundin in #7479
• Refactor GSplat handling to use AppBase instance by @marklundin in #7482
• GSplat shaders can output depth during Depth Prepass by @mvaligursky in #7483
• Set ‘data-engine’ parameter of the canvas to PlayCanvas by @mvaligursky in #7489
• Refactor the way diffuse, opacity and parallax code is generated for Standard frontend by @mvaligursky in #7508
• Refactored the normal maps code generation for Standard frontend by @mvaligursky in #7509
• Refactored standard material refraction / transmission + example by @mvaligursky in #7513
• Support sogs by @slimbuck in #7510
• Refactor shader generator for Iridescence + bug fix by @mvaligursky in #7515
• Refactored dealing with specular chunks / textures in standard shader generator by @mvaligursky in #7519
• Refactor AO standard material shader generation by @mvaligursky in #7521
• Refactor the use of emissive data during shader generation by @mvaligursky in #7522
• Refactored clearCoat shader generation by @mvaligursky in #7524
• Ply fetch by @slimbuck in #7518
• Refactor lightmap part of shader generation by the standard materials by @mvaligursky in #7527
• Final refactor of standard shader generator - shader code moved to chunks by @mvaligursky in #7531
• Convert JS based particle shader generator to define based by @mvaligursky in #7535
• Created a particle simulation shader chunk by @mvaligursky in #7541
• Cookie texture blit shaders used by clustered lighting are in WGSL by @mvaligursky in #7542
• Simplified the ShaderMaterial API to better support GLSL and WGSL shaders by @mvaligursky in #7543
• Do not add textures to view level bind groups by @mvaligursky in #7546
• WGSL versions of code vertex shader funcionality by @mvaligursky in #7550
• WGSL shaders expose inputs as globals + fog fix by @mvaligursky in #7554
• Only validate shader vertex attributes when vertex buffers are set by @mrxz in #7561
• Rename TRACE_ID_ELEMENT to TRACEID_ELEMENT by @willeastcott in #7569
• Add aa rendering support by @slimbuck in #7567
• A way to force linear encoded spec textures by @mvaligursky in #7574
• Partial WGSL support for LitMaterial by @mvaligursky in #7575

Bug fixes

• [Fix] Fix to StandardMaterial.useFog being ignored by @mvaligursky in #7465
• [Fix] Clarified the docs for the sort order of drawBucket by @mvaligursky in #7464
• GS culling fix by @slimbuck in #7466
• [Fix] Fix the high quality morph option on WebGPU by @mvaligursky in #7468
• [Fix] Fix soft shadows on iOS devices by @mvaligursky in #7469
• [Fix] Fixed part of the image being upside down on WebGPU with DOF and TAA by @mvaligursky in #7474
• Remove console log by @slimbuck in #7475
• [Fix] Clear index buffer when the draw call is skipped by @mvaligursky in #7476
• [Fix] Fixed hanling of texture.type by @mvaligursky in #7488
• [Fix] Fixed issue where clustered light color is over half-float range by @mvaligursky in #7486
• [Fix] Fixed manual loading of .hdr files using incorrect type / encoding by @mvaligursky in #7507
• [Fix] Color and Depth Grab Pass would in some cases ignore being enabled by @mvaligursky in #7512
• [Fix] Fixed to clear coat normal map being ignored by @mvaligursky in #7523
• Fix for GS in XR by @slimbuck in #7529
• [Fix] Update to disk/sphere area lights to avoid NaN values by @mvaligursky in #7539
• WebGPU texture read fix by @slimbuck in #7538
• [Fix] Fix CameraComponent.fog behavior by @mvaligursky in #7540
• Fix to Nan handling in area lights for WebGPU by @mvaligursky in #7544
• Fix: Updated picker ID decoding to handle sign bit by @mvaligursky in #7545
• Fix assignment of clustered lighting cells by @mrxz in #7558
• Small gsplat fix by @slimbuck in #7566

Examples

• Simple graphics tests for parallax and detail maps tests by @mvaligursky in #7503
• Moved the contact hadening shadow example to tests / hidden from published builds by @mvaligursky in #7511
• [ImgBot] Optimize images by @imgbot in #7505
• Updated examples to reflect the API changes by @mvaligursky in #7576

Docs

• Update API reference manual to match published version by @willeastcott in #7485
• Move CameraFrame to the Graphics category by @willeastcott in #7490
• Restore missing StandardMaterial properties from API reference by @willeastcott in #7491
• Restore @ignore tags for classes that should not be in the API reference by @willeastcott in #7494
• API Reference improvements and fixes by @willeastcott in #7499
• [FIX] [WebGL2] Use correct internal format for WebGL 565/5551/RGBA4 formats by @liamdon in #7493
• Refactor MiniStats options types by @willeastcott in #7500
• Tweak Script class API docs by @willeastcott in #7501
• Add API reference overview by @willeastcott in #7502
• Hide RenderPassPicker and fix 2 link warnings by @willeastcott in #7504
• Improve API docs for ModelComponent and RenderComponent by @willeastcott in #7506
• Improve Euler-related docs by @willeastcott in #7516
• Refactor Asset class by @willeastcott in #7517
• Tweaks to Anim API docs by @willeastcott in #7520
• Assign some missing category JSDoc tags by @willeastcott in #7528
• Improve JSDoc for Standard Material by @marklundin in #7532
• Removed obsolete jsdocs part from Layer class by @mvaligursky in #7547
• [FIX] Address Anim API related TypeDoc warnings by @willeastcott in #7549
• [FIX] Address some TypeDoc warnings related to TextureParser by @willeastcott in #7551
• Refactor CurveSet constructor by @willeastcott in #7552
• Improve physics API docs by @willeastcott in #7553
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v2.6.2

Fixes

• Fix for GS in XR by @slimbuck (#7529)
• Documentation updates by @willeastcott

Full Changelog: v2.6.1...v2.6.2

v1.77.0

What's Changed

• Small gsplat shader update by @slimbuck in #7186
• Compressed material key hash update by @slimbuck in #7188
• ScriptAttribute fix (#6750) by @marklundin in #7192
• Optimize RenderComponent destroy by @Maksims in #7194
• [Fix] Fix to recent change to RenderComponent.rootBone when instantiating glb container by @mvaligursky in #7215
• ButtonComponent remove EntityReference & optimize add/remove speed. by @Maksims in #7204
• Scrollview remove entity reference by @Maksims in #7206
• Do not show warnings for material properties from engine v2 by @mvaligursky in #7463

Full Changelog: v1.76.3...v1.77.0