Stride/stride: Release releases/4.2.0.2188

Name: stride

Owner: Stride

Release: v4.2.0.2188

Released: 2024-06-23

License: MIT

Release Assets:

This release brings a multitude of minor enhancements and fixes across various domains such as Core, Assets, Build, Docs, Graphics, Math, Serialization, and more. A heartfelt thank you to all contributors who have dedicated their time and expertise, and a special welcome to our new contributors who have joined us in this update.

A massive thanks goes to @Noah7071 for concluding our Open Collective project on FBX Import CPP to C#. This significant achievement eliminates the requirement for installing the Windows-only FBX SDK 2019.0 VS2015, moving us closer to enabling cross-platform project builds.

What's Changed

🧠 Core

• docs: Improve clarity of NRE thrown from setters by @Doprez in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2286
• fix: use tryadd instead of containskey guard clause by @IXLLEGACYIXL in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2299
• refactor: Make FastList Obsolete by @Doprez in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2332
• feat: FlexibleProcessing as alternative to EntityComponentProcessor for lightweight, abstract and typesafe processing in idiomatic c# by @Eideren in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2331

🔧 Engineering

• feat: Roslyn Diagnostics Analyzer for empty constructor by @IXLLEGACYIXL in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2104

📦 Assets

• [Asset] Unified 3D asset importer (on behalf of Noa7/Noah7071) by @Eideren in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2163
• fix: Regression of new FBX importer on behalf of Noah by @Doprez in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2246
• fix: Reworded content load exception message by @Doprez in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2256
• fix: VS component check should only be performed for Win OS by @Jklawreszuk in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2270
• feat: [SystemFontProvider] - Implement GetFontPath for Linux by @Jklawreszuk in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2295
• fix: AssImp orientation, imported material color fallback, and set default animation preview model by @Doprez in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2291

🔨 Build

• remove unused class by @IXLLEGACYIXL in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2128
• fix: PublishSingleFile Launch Crash by @MeharDT in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2225
• Fix for PR #2112 by @Jklawreszuk in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2235
• fix: Use OperatingSystem.IsXyz instead of RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform by @Jklawreszuk in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2247
• fix: Adjust ToolLocator for all platforms by @Jklawreszuk in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2250
• feat: Enable to build engine and modeling related projects on any OS by @Jklawreszuk in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2237
• fix: [Build] Rollback OperatingSystem.IsXYZ for net472 project by @Eideren in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2277
• fix: Use CompilerApp crossplatform binary instead of exe by @Jklawreszuk in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2279
• fix: Get correct PackageCompiler.SdkDirectory for all platforms by @Jklawreszuk in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2271
• feat: New areas added by @VaclavElias in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2285
• feat: Add linux VHACD shared library by @Jklawreszuk in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2293
• fix: Adjust copying exe to nuget package lib folder by @Jklawreszuk in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2290
• test: Fix inconsistent FileVersion test by @Eideren in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2297
• fix: Rollback one of the TryAdd introduced through #2299, VS Package is still on net472 by @Eideren in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2315
• fix: assembly load failure when building Stride based project on clean machine by @azeno in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2308
• fix: .NET 6 reference missed by @Doprez in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2330
• fix: assembly load failure when building Stride based project on clean machine (2. attempt) by @azeno in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2319
• feat: Adjust freeimage to all platforms by @Jklawreszuk in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2303

📄 Docs

• fix: Xml Comments - Update 4 by @VaclavElias in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2170
• fix: Update README.md by @Jklawreszuk in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2188
• fix: opentk link by @Doprez in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2248
• GitHub docs improvements by @VaclavElias in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2254
• README.md updates by @VaclavElias in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2264
• docs: [Docs] Simplify PR template by @Eideren in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2276

🛠️ GameStudio

• fix: Repair Projectwatcher on Projects referencing each other by @IXLLEGACYIXL in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2288
• fix: Prevents a null IMemberNode to update by @YerkoAndrei in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2307
• style: Set initial visibility for ModelComponent gizmos off by @Eideren in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2321

🎨 Graphics

• fix: #2214 Vulkan uses gl_InstanceIndex and gl_VertexIndex instead of gl_InstanceId and gl_VertexId as the latter are not supported. by @johang88 in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2217
• fix: implicit truncation of vector type shader warning by @Basewq in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2242
• fix: Update Texture reload to prevent crash due to wrong type. by @Doprez in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2251
• test: Disable TestBlockingWindow, our Teamcity agent does not support it yet. by @Eideren in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2296
• feat: ModelComponent bounds gizmos by @kristian15959 in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2294
• fix: [Graphics] Fix light component API by @Eideren in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2215
• fix: fullscreen and game exit windowing crashes by @Doprez in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2274
• fix: Remove signed blend indices due to dropping OpenGL ES 2 support by @Basewq in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2323

⌨️ Input

• fix: Add possibility to add ScriptComponent before running game by @Jklawreszuk in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2230
• feat: Added IsPressed, IsDown, & IsReleased for virtual buttons to Inputmanager by @MechWarrior99 in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2258

➗ Math

• test: created a basic class to test points by @soorMSWE in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2280

⚙️ Physics

• feat: [Physics] Adding margins to convex hull colliders (Issue1577) by @dloe in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2257
• fix: Issue #1021 - PhysicsProcessor ParentScene may be initialized to null by @wrshield in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2262

🔄 Serialization

• test: Add Reload test to TestContentManager by @wrshield in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2272
• test: [Tests] Added new Test Case for ContentManager by @dloe in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2273
• refactor: Nullable and Modernization for Stride.Core.Serialization by @IXLLEGACYIXL in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2266

🖥️ UI

• fix: UI overridden margin in derived controls being reset by @Basewq in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2310

💪 Other Changes

• fix: "CopyLocal" Android Bug by @MeharDT in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2220
• feat: Enable to build native libs on Linux by @Jklawreszuk in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2112
• Revert "fix: Add possibility to add ScriptComponent before running game" by @Eideren in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2245
• Revert "Add ToOSPath() for msdfgen executable" to fix compilation error by @NicusorN5 in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2267
• Fix: Fixed a NullReferenceException if printing null text by @NicusorN5 in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2311
• fix: strdiag001 on file scoped classes by @IXLLEGACYIXL in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2309
• Revert "fix: assembly load failure when building Stride based project on clean machine" by @Eideren in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2317
• [Android] Fix and reimplement user input in EditText control by @Basewq in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2302
• feat: Adjust DirectXTex wrapper for all platforms by @Jklawreszuk in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2314
• Revert "feat: Adjust DirectXTex wrapper for all platforms" by @Eideren in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2337
• feat: Adjust DirectXTex to all platforms - second attempt by @Jklawreszuk in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2338

New Contributors

• @dloe made their first contribution in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2257
• @wrshield made their first contribution in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2272
• @soorMSWE made their first contribution in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2280
• @MechWarrior99 made their first contribution in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2258
• @kristian15959 made their first contribution in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2294
• @YerkoAndrei made their first contribution in https://github.com/stride3d/stride/pull/2307

Full Changelog: https://github.com/stride3d/stride/compare/releases/4.2.0.2122...releases/4.2.0.2188