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3.14.9001 Release - September 23, 2024

Fixed

  • fixed TouchPanel scalling #1852
  • [BlazorGL] fixed Gamepad disconnect #1771
  • [BlazorGL] map GamePad Indices #1773
  • [BlazorGL] fixed Buffers SetData(...) with startIndex #1834
  • [BlazorGL] fixed TouchPanel initialization #1837
  • [OpenGL] fix DrawIndexedPrimitives (#1869
  • [WindowsDX/UAP] fixed GamePadState.IsConnected #1769
  • [Content.Pipeline] fixed OpenAssetImporter #1817,#1868
  • [Content.Pipeline] fixed DX textureSlot #1851

Performance

Changed

  • IsContentLost will not throw NotImplementedException #1865
  • [Android] GraphicsAdapter.MonitorHandle return the native eglDisplay handle #1795
  • [OpenGL/WebGL] include GL shader compilation InfoLog in the exception message. #1830,#1832,#1838
  • [BlazorGL] Upgrade Wasm packages to v8.0.2 #1860
  • [UAP] update to SDK v10.19041 #1769
  • [LibOVR] OvrDevice require GraphicsProfile FL11_0 #1795
  • [LibOVR] Upgrade LibOVR packages to v2.1 #1862

Added

  • [OpenGL] ColorSRgba support #1802,#1805
  • [OpenGL] implemented GL shared texture2D #1854
  • [Android/GLES] implemented RenderTarget multisampling #1843,#1814
  • [Android/GLES] implemented Multiple Render Targets #1845
  • [BlazorGL] implemented Multiple Render Targets #1840
  • [BlazorGL] implemented SamplerStates #1765
  • [BlazorGL] implemented DXT5 compression #1766
  • [BlazorGL] implemented TextureCube #1767
  • [BlazorGL] support for SM 3.0 standard_derivatives #1833,#1844
  • [BlazorGL] implemented float texture surfaceTypes (Vector4,Vector2,Single) #1842
  • [BlazorGL] implemented Buffers GetData(...) #1861
  • [BlazorGL] implemented Gamepad Trigger buttons #1770
  • [BlazorGL] implemented GamePad.SetVibration #1853
  • [LibOVR] add OvrDevice.TrackFloorLevelOrigin #1864
  • [Oculus/OpenXR] add HandsState.GetGripTransform() #1856

Removed

3.13.9001 Release - July 24, 2024

Fixed

  • fix GamePadCapabilities #1565
  • [iOS] fix Game.Services NullReferenceException #1607
  • [SDL] fix JoystickCapabilities.IsGamepad #1626
  • [ANDROID] fix Keyboard #1688
  • fix templates .mgcb file creation #1693
  • Fix templates projectname #1694
  • fix BlazorGL template alpha blend #1695
  • [DX11] fix NonPowerOfTwoUnusedTextureShouldNotThrow test #1701
  • [GL] fix NonPowerOfTwoUnusedTextureShouldNotThrow test #1702
  • [EffectProcessor] inorder samplers merge #1709
  • [EffectProcessor] fix ShaderProfileDX11 samplerSlot #1710
  • fix CreateGamePadCapabilities #1713
  • fix ResourceNameAlphaTestEffect #1724
  • [BlazorGL] fix MediaPlayer IsRepeating #1726
  • [SDL] early Joysticks initialization #1735
  • [BlazorGL] clear KeyboardState on focus lost #1736
  • [BlazorGL] fix Keyboard special keys #1738
  • fix MGCB builds with no response file #1745

Performance

  • optimize ConcreteTextureCollection.PlatformApply() #1605
  • perf use HashSet for ContentManager _disposableAssets #1711
  • [Android] reduce FromEGLConfig() allocations #1583
  • [GL] use HashSet for GL Extensions #1587
  • [GL] optimized PlatformApplyVertexBuffers() #1604, #1673
  • [GL] discard VertexBuffer in SpriteBatcher #1636
  • [OpenGL] remove glFinish() from Texture2D.SetData() #1638
  • [OpenGL] use DrawRangeElements #1703
  • [SDL] cache JoystickCapabilities #1625
  • [SDL] cache GamePadCapabilities #1630
  • [SDL] reduce Vorbis MediaPlayer allocations #1680
  • [SDL] reuse Vorbis reader for Song Repeat #1684

Changed

  • [EffectProcessor] Shader Model 1.x error message #1722
  • [BlazorGL] implemented DrawUserPrimitives and DrawUserIndexedPrimitives with vertexOffset #1723
  • [BlazorGL] implemented GamePad #1730
  • [BlazorGL] implemented TouchPanelCapabilities MaximumTouchCount and IsConnected #1731
  • [BlazorGL] implemented Medium quality SoundEfects (MsAdpcm) #1748
  • [BlazorGL] implemented SoundEffect.FromStream() #1749
  • [BlazorGL] implemented Buffers SetData(...) with startIndex #1753
  • [BlazorGL] implemented HiDef and WebGL2 #1756

Added

Removed

  • VS2019 templates removed #1631
  • Xamarin templates removed #1632
  • removed GamePadState.Default #1650, #1651, #1653

3.12.9001 Release - May 12, 2024

Fixed

  • fix FBX GlobalSettings transforms #1310, #1545.
  • fix ContentCompiler.Compile(...) #1320.
  • fix psShader error message #1333.
  • fix TitleContainer.Current comments #1339.
  • [Android] fix Android Game Initialization #1446, #1551.
  • [UAP] fix UAP Game Initialization #1452.
  • [iOS] fix iOS Game Initialization #1487.
  • allow the Game loop to run without a GraphicsDeviceManager #1453, #1467.
  • fix XAudio ADPCM fallback #1508.
  • fix ProcessMesh() channel mapping to VertexElement #1538.
  • fix ExternalReferenceWriter GetRuntimeReader(...) #1540.
  • ModelProcessor default ColorKeyColor #1542.
  • set MaterialProcessor Parameter default values #1546, #1547.
  • Fixed resolve Type bug due to splitting out to different assemblies #1534, #1552.

Performance

  • skip XNB compression for uncompressed files #1321, #1334.
  • compact sizeof GamePadCapabilities #1430.
  • compact sizeof JoystickHat #1471.
  • optimize BufferPool array allocation #1526, #1527.
  • optimize ProcessMesh #1537.

Changed

  • [Content.Pipeline] upgrade Assimp to v5.2.4 #1305.
  • renamed HandState.GetHandTransform(int handIndex) parameter #1312.
  • allow Shader Model 2_0 and 3_0 on DirectX targets #1333.
  • Game.ResetElapsedTime() is no longer virtual #1439.
  • GameTime properties are now readonly/protected. #1443.
  • The library MonoGame.Framework is split into Xna.Framework.Input, and Xna.Framework.Game #1517, #1518.

Added

  • GameWindow keyboard events are now visible in all platforms #1317, #1323.
  • fx macro KNIFX.
  • protected GameWindow.OnClientSizeChanged() (XNA API compatibility) #1486.
  • ModelProcessor.GenerateNormals #1543.

Removed

  • TouchPanelState class #1337.
  • TouchPanel.GetState(GameWindow) #1337.
  • Removed Cardboard Xamarin target #1507, #1548.
  • Removed obsolete PlatformInfo, GraphicsBackend, PlatformInfo #1519.
  • protected ContentManager.LoadedAssets property #1523.

3.11.9002 Release - March 09, 2024

Fixed

  • [Content.Pipeline] fixed FontDescriptionStyle (Regular,Bold,Italic) #1019, #1056, #1142.
  • [Content.Pipeline] fixed FontDescriptionStyle flags #1053.
  • [Content.Pipeline] fixed FontDescription.Name. Resolve FontFamily #1060.
  • [Content.Pipeline] fixed MeshHelper.CalculateNormals() #1128.
  • [Content.Pipeline] fixed ProcessorContext.BuildAsset<Tin,Tout> asset path #1147.
  • [PipelineEditor] fixed content Editor layout. Preserve splitter positions & window size. #1214, #1225.
  • [GL] bugfix: #991 zero-initialized RenderTargetBinding instances being accessed in PlatformUnbindRenderTarget #998.
  • [Android] fixed GL InitExtensions() #1239.
  • [Android] fixed LzxDecoderStream #1261.
  • [UAP.XAML] fixed PresentationParameters.DeviceWindowHandle #970.
  • fixed SoundEffectInstance finalizer #1281.
  • fixed default initialization of PresentationParameters #985.
  • fixed spelling errors in comments #1063, #1281, #1209.
  • fixed WindowsDX VS2019 template #1106.

Performance

  • Optimized VertexElements iteration #1115.

Changed

  • [Content.Pipeline] local fonts must specify the full filename + extension #1055.
  • [Content.Pipeline] Builder.Task nuget package to replace build targets #1139, #1140, #1141 #1224, #1270.
  • [Content.Pipeline] VertexBufferWriter will throw PipelineException on invalid VertexData.Length #1150.
  • [Content.Pipeline] ModelProcessor throws InvalidOperationException on invalid geometry #1151.
  • [Content.Pipeline] ContentWriter.Write(Color) & ContentReader.ReadColor() replaced with extensions #1190, #1191.
  • [Content.Pipeline] Upgrade content pipeline to net8 #1229, #1230, #1235.
  • [Content.Pipeline] 2MGFX tool renamed to Knifx #1251.
  • [Content.Pipeline] renamed stock importers #1252.
  • [PipelineEditor] Upgrade ContentMenu to ContentMenuStrip #1213.
  • [PipelineEditor] Upgrade content editor from net4.x to net8 #1216, #1217, #1218, #1219, #1220, #1223, #1226.
  • set Tools icon (content editor, MGCB, 2MGFX) #1221.
  • [BlazorGL] Upgrade WebAssembly packages to v6.0.27 #1233.
  • [BlazorGL] Upgrade Wasm packages to v8.0.0 #1249, #1287.
  • [Android] Disabled fast deployment in net8 template #1279.
  • [Android/iOS] Enable trimming in iOS, Android templates #1288.
  • [DesktopGL] Enable trimming and nativeAOT in DesktopGL templates #1288.
  • [DX11] GraphicsAdapter.DriverType & GraphicsAdapter.UseDriverType moved to PresentationParameters #1007.
  • [LibOVR] Upgrade LibOVR packages to v2.0 #1286.
  • [LibOVR] implement TouchController.ThumbSticks #1290, #1291, #1292.
  • DesktopGL & WindowsDX11 projects upgraded to netcode SDK #1131.
  • test files merged #1129.
  • VS2019 project templates updated to use nuget packages #1269.
  • updated VS2022 template icons #1289.
  • The library MonoGame.Framework is split into MonoGame.Framework, Xna.Framework.Content, Xna.Framework.Graphics, Xna.Framework.Audio, and Xna.Framework.Media #1166, #1167, #1176, #1188.
  • PlatformInfo.GraphicsBackend marked obsolete. Use Adapter.Backend #1202.
  • PlatformInfo.MonoGamePlatform marked obsolete.Use TitleContainer.Platform #1208.
  • Upgrade platforms to net8 #1228, #1236.
  • Upgrade templates to net8 #1237.
  • Upgrade framework to net8 #1263.

Added

  • RenderTargetBinding(RenderTarget3D) .ctor is now visible in all platforms #982.
  • ResourceContentReader class is now visible in all platforms #1100.
  • Added ContentReader.BufferPool property #1092.
  • Added MediaQueue.Count property #1182.
  • Added Adapter.Backend #1202.
  • Added TitleContainer.Platform #1208.
  • Added ColorConverter class #1253.
  • Added MGCB debug profiles #1274.
  • Enable trimming in framework libraries #1282, 1283.
  • VertexDeclaration implements IDisposable #1284.

Removed

  • [UAP.XAML] removed custom game constructor #961.
  • [UAP] removed UAP gameloop thread #968.
  • [UAP] removed template WizardExtension #1272.
  • removed PresentationParameters.Clear() method #962.
  • removed PresentationParameters.SwapChanPanel property #972, #975.
  • removed Video.FileName property #1178.

3.10.9001 Release - November 30, 2023

Fixed

  • Fixed spelling of 'Occurred' in Exceptions, Errors and comments #536.
  • Fixed spelling errors #545.
  • Fixed not-supported compression format error message #537.
  • Fixed GraphicsResource.Disposing event. Throw Disposing before the object is disposed or or collected (XNA Compatibility) #583.
  • Fixed GraphicsDevice.Disposing event #587. Throw Disposing before the object is disposed or collected.
  • [OculusVR] Dispose of OvrDevice on device disposing #589.
  • [OpenAL] Fixed Microphone.BufferDuration redundancy #599.
  • [OpenGL] Fixed GenRenderbuffer() & DeleteFramebuffer() #647.
  • [DX11] Fixed MultiSample in shared textures #666.
  • Fixed spelling in MeshHelper documentation #679.
  • [OpenGL/WebGL] Fixed Texture bindings #694.
  • [OpenGL/WebGL] Fixed GL Texture MultiSampleCount #720.
  • Fixed spelling in comments #744.
  • Fixed GLSL Texture parameter #752.
  • Fixed HLSL Texture parameter #754, #755, #830.
  • Fixed Game.IsActive on startup #759.
  • Fixed collection of DynamicSoundEffectInstance objects #776.
  • Fixed collection of MediaPlayer objects #777, #784.
  • [OpenGL] Fixed appling of VertexBuffersAttribs #787.
  • [OpenGL] Fixed disposal of GraphicsResource objects from the GC Finalizer thread. #797, #798, #799, #800, #802, #803, #805.
  • [DX11] Fixed resizing while a renderTarget is attached to the backbuffer #808.
  • [OpenGL] Fixed updating of GraphicsDevice.ScissorRectangle after a ClientResize event #810.
  • Fixed content Builder db corruption #864.
  • Fixed content Builder IntermediateOutputDir when building from VS target. #875, #876, #877, #878 .
  • Fixed content Builder /Clean option. #882.
  • Fixed content Editor crash from invalid builder's output #890.
  • Fixed content Builder non-standard output. #892.
  • Fixed content Builder race condition in CopyItems #894.
  • Fixed content Builder Success/Error counters in CopyItems #895.
  • Fixed Game.SuppressDraw #915.
  • [SDL] Bugfix: Tick() was called after Game.Exit() #917.

Performance

  • [OpenGL/WebGL] Optimized SamplerState.PlatformApplyState(...) #580.
  • [OpenGL] Optimized Effect loading GL #672.
  • [DX11] Optimized DrawUserIndexedPrimitives #678.
  • [OpenGL/WebGL] Optimized Apply of TextureCollection #705.
  • Optimized DrawIndexedPrimitives #706.
  • [OpenGL] Optimized DrawIndexedPrimitives & DrawInstancedPrimitives #709.
  • Optimized SpriteBatch flush #710.
  • [DX11] Optimized SetConstantBuffers #711.
  • Optimized Effect processor #763.
  • [OpenGL/WebGL] Optimized ComputeHash #768.
  • Optimized GraphicsResource.GraphicsDevice code-flow #783, #780.
  • Optimized PlatformApplyVertexBuffersAttribs code-flow #786.
  • Optimized content Builder db #871, #872.
  • Optimized content Builder CleanItems #884.
  • Optimized content Builder project file loading #887.
  • Optimized SetParameter code-flow #896.
  • Optimized Po2 check #906.

Changed

  • [Android] implemented GameWindow.Handle and PresentationParameters.DeviceWindowHandle #534.
  • GraphicsDevice.Handle and Texture.Handle marked obsolete. Use GraphicsDevice.GetD3D11Device() and Texture.GetD3D11Resource() extensions. #593.
  • Renamed parameter 'cubeMapFace' of TextureCube.SetData() (XNA Compatibility) #613.
  • Unresolvable Character error from a SpriteFont now reports the unresolved chracter. #648.
  • Renamed parameter 'usage' of IndexBuffer & VertexBuffer (XNA Compatibility) #686.
  • Renamed constants in project templates, LINUX->DESKTOPGL, WINDOWS->WINDOWSDX #712.
  • VertexDeclaration is no longer inherited from GraphicsResource (breaks XNA API) #760, #773.
  • Macros removed from the SpriteEffect.fx template #769, #817.
  • The content Editor enforce rooted content #774.
  • Updated CompareFunction Members documentation #815.
  • Cleaned up UAP project templates #831.
  • VS2022 project templates updated to use nuget packages. #839.
  • Invalid XNB file error from ContentManager now reports the invalid platform flag #865, #866.
  • Content builder with /quiet option no longer output 'Skipping...' files in VS build output. #873.
  • VS2022 project templates updated to use new build target Kni.Content.Builder.targets #879, #880, #928.
  • Content builder with /guiet option now output a single-line report message. #886.
  • Content builder reports milliseconds in 3 digits. #886.
  • [BlazorGL] implemented Texture2D.GetData() #716.
  • [BlazorGL] implemented SongReader & MediaPlayer #723.
  • [BlazorGL] implemented VideoPlayer #724.
  • [BlazorGL] implemented Depth24Stencil8 for render targets #816.
  • [BlazorGL] implemented Depth24Stencil8 for GraphicsDeviceManager.PreferredDepthStencilFormat #821.
  • [BlazorGL] implemented GraphicsDeviceManager.PreferrMultiSampling #824.
  • [BlazorGL] implemented PresentationParameters.RenderTargetUsage #825.
  • [BlazorGL] implemented Game.IsActive #826.
  • [OpenGL/WebGL] GraphicsAdapter.IsDefaultAdapter #826.
  • [DesktopGL] GraphicsAdapter.IsProfileSupported #903.
  • [ANDROID/iOS] Mobile/Xamarin projects & templates upgraded to .net8 #925, #926, #927.
  • [BlazorGL] Brotli decompression is disabled by default #931.

Added

  • GraphicsDevice.Flush() added to all platforms #590.
  • DynamicBuffer.ContentLost event (XNA API compatibility) #725.
  • [BlazorGL] loading screen #911.
  • [BlazorGL] added enableBrotliDecompression boolean in index.html #930.

Removed

  • Textur2D.Reload() method #571.
  • [Android/iOS] Native Texture2D.FromStream() methods #572.
  • .net6 Libraries removed from the SDK #835.
  • VS2017 project templates #850.
  • Implicit response & content filenames as arguments in the content builder, Use /@:responseFile and /build:contentFile #867.
  • /LauncgDebugger option from the content builder #868.
  • .net6 Templates #920.

3.9.9001 Release - august 09, 2023

Fixed

  • bugfix: fix Complex.Magnitude.
  • bugfix: fix DictionaryReader.
  • bugfix: fix RenderTarget3D/RenderTargetCube multisample.
  • bugfix: fix EffectParameter.SetValueTranspose(Matrix) for Matrxi4x3 and Matrix3x4.
  • bugfix: [OpenGL] Dispose of GraphicsContext.
  • bugfix: [OpenGL] fix MarshalStringToPtr(...).
  • bugfix: [OpenGL] fix RenderTarget2D multisample.
  • bugfix: [OpenGL] IndexBuffer is invalidated after a call to DrawUserPrimitives, IndexBuffer's .ctor and GetData/SetData.
  • bugfix: [WindowsDX] fix ObjectDisposedException in PreFilterMessage.
  • bugfix: [WindowsDX] fix VideoPlayer.Resume().
  • bugfix: [WindowsDX] fix VideoPlayer memory leak.
  • bugfix: [WindowsDX/UAP] fix VideoPlayer.GetTexture().
  • bugfix: [DesktopGL] DeviceWindowHandle is not updated to the actual GL Window handle.
  • bugfix: [DesktopGL] game window fails to load Icon.bmp.
  • bugfix: [DesktopGL] GameWindow.Title.
  • bugfix: [Content.Pipeline] fix FontDescriptionProcessor smoothing.
  • bugfix: [Content.Pipeline] FontDescription.Spacing was incorectly applied to VerticalLineSpacing (XNA API compatibility).
  • bugfix: [Content.Pipeline] fix FontDescriptionProcessor Yoffset Cropping.
  • bugfix: [Content.Pipeline] fix font size.
  • bugfix: [Content.Pipeline] Added 1px spacing to Glyphs when UseKerning is false.
  • bugfix: [Content.Pipeline] method CalculateAlphaRange(...) should throw instead of returning default value when the type is unsupported.
  • bugfix: [Content.Pipeline] fix GLSL optimized matrix parameter.
  • bugfix: [Content.Pipeline] fix Compression of 16bit Textures with Alpha.
  • bugfix: [Content.Pipeline] fix EnvironmentMapEffectWriter.
  • bugfix: [Content.Pipeline] fix MeshHelper.CalculateNormals(...).
  • bugfix: [Content.Pipeline] Implement ContentImporterContext.AddDependency() (XNA API compatibility).
  • bugfix: [Content.Pipeline] Interpolate curved animation (XNA API compatibility).

Performance

  • [DesktopGL] reduce GamePad.GetCapabilities(...) string allocations.
  • [GL] Use DYNAMIC_DRAW for Dynamic buffers instead of STREAM_DRAW.
  • [Content.Pipeline] Optimized ProcessPremultiplyAlpha(...).
  • [Content.Pipeline] Optimized Texture compression.
  • [Content.Pipeline] Optimized FontDescriptionProcessor and FontTextureProcessor.
  • [Content.Pipeline] Optimized PixelBitmapContentT.SetPixelData(...) and PixelBitmapContentT.ReplaceColor(...).
  • [PipelineEditor] optimize UpdateRecentProjectList().

Changed

  • The library MonoGame.Framework is split into MonoGame.Framework, Xna.Framework and Xna.Framework.Design.
  • Game.Exit() will now throw PlatformNotSupportedException instead of InvalidOperationException (XNA API change).
  • GameWindow.Title will throw ArgumentNullException (XNA API compatibility).
  • Max Capacity of TextureCollection, ConstantBufferCollection, SamplerStateCollection increased to 32. Collections will throw ArgumentOutOfRangeException.
  • EffectParameter.SetValue(Matrix) will throw InvalidCastException for unsuported Matrix types.
  • Vector2/3/4TypeConverter, renamed to Vector2/3/4Converter.
  • IsContentLost will throw NotImplementedException.
  • [BlazorGL] Game.Exit() will throw PlatformNotSupportedException.
  • [BlazorGL] MaxTextureSlots increased to 8 from 4.
  • [WindowsDX] Texture2D.Reload() will throw NotImplementedException.
  • [PipelineEditor] font size increased to 11 from 9.
  • [Content.Pipeline] AssimpNet updated to v4.1.0.
  • [Content.Pipeline] The library MonoGame.Framework.Content.Pipeline is split into Xna.Framework.Content.Pipeline, Xna.Framework.Content.Pipeline.Audio, Xna.Framework.Content.Pipeline.Media, Xna.Framework.Content.Pipeline.Graphics and Xna.Framework.Content.Pipeline.Graphics.MojoProcessor.

Added

  • Implement IPackedVector for Color (XNA API compatibility).
  • Implement EffectParameter.SetValue(Matrix) for Matrix4x2.
  • [DesktopGL] Implement Mouse Raw Input.
  • [WindowsDX/UAP] Implement VideoPlayer.IsLooped.
  • [Android] Implement VideoPlayer.GetTexture(), VideoPlayer.PlayPosition, VideoPlayer.IsLooped, VideoPlayer.Volume.
  • [BlazorGL] Implement building effects for the WebGL Platform.
  • [BlazorGL] Update template to prevent Arrows Keys and Spacebar scrolling the outer page when running inside an iframe. (by @Terria-K)
  • [BlazorGL] Update template to prevent Mousewheel scrolling the outer page when running inside an iframe.
  • [Content.Pipeline] added FontDescriptionProcessor.Smoothing parameter.
  • [Content.Pipeline] support Alpha8, NormalizedShort2, NormalizedShort4 in PixelBitmapContent (XNA API compatibility).

Removed

  • GraphicsDevice.IsContentLost property.
  • GraphicsDevice.ResourcesLost property.
  • [UAP] removed Game.PreviousExecutionState property.
  • [Android] removed Game.Activity property.
  • [Content.Pipeline] StbSharp is now internal.

3.8.9102 Release - February 5, 2023

Fixed

  • bugfix: Android gameloop will now pause while app is in the background.
  • bugfix: FontDescriptionProcessor glyph cropping.
  • bugfix: FontDescriptionProcessor glyph whitespaces width.
  • bugfix: GlyphPacker failed when FontDescription imports a single character.
  • bugfix: [MGCB] processorParam flag changed to 'm'. Fix conflict with processor flag 'p'.
  • bugfix: [MGCB] remove multiple flags support. Fix conflict with all non-flag parameters.
  • bugfix: [DesktopGL] Game initialization.

Performance

  • [GL] Single ShaderProgramCache lookup.
  • [GL] Use _blendFactorDirty & _blendStateDirty to skip checks.
  • Parallel PixelBitmapContent .ctor() and GetPixelData().
  • Multithread content pipeline builder.

Changed

  • GraphicsAdapter is no longer IDisposable (XNA API compatibility).
  • MonoGameAndroidGameView renamed to AndroidSurfaceView
  • base ContentTypeWriter.ShouldCompressContent(...) returns true.
  • Include type name in the error message for failed resolved Types in content pipeline.
  • Report duplicate importers/processors without faling/halting the build.
  • [OpenGL/GLES] resources are released immediately when the object is collected/Disposed.
  • Song in DesktopGL is re-implemented as DynamicSoundEffectInstance.
  • Include FontDescription.DefaultCharacter in the imported Glyphs instead of throwing an error (XNA API compatibility).
  • SpriteFont template updated with DefaultCharacter '�'.
  • Reverted WinForms editor replaces eto.
  • Calling EffectPass.Apply() will always apply the EffectPass that it was called on (XNA API compatibility). Changing the CurrentTechnique in Effect.OnApply() in no longer allowed and will throw an InvalidOperationException.
  • MonoGamePlatform enum BLAZOR renamed to BlazorGL.
  • [BlazorGL] workaround for .net7 Unmarshalled interop bug.

Added

  • The following Classes/Methods are now visible in all platforms. SetRenderTarget(RenderTarget2D renderTarget, int arraySlice) SetRenderTarget(RenderTarget3D renderTarget, int arraySlice)
  • Restored SpriteFont.Characters property (XNA API compatibility).
  • [MGCB] Parameter 'singleThread' (-s) to turn of Multithread build.
  • fx macros DEBUG, DIRECTX, OPENGL, MOJOSHADER.
  • DrawableGameComponent and GameComponent VS2022 template.
  • BlazorGL VS2022 template.

Removed

  • IWindowInfo
  • AndroidGameActivity.RenderOnUIThread
  • Song.Position
  • Protected methods PlatformOnSongRepeat(), PlatformPlay(), PlatformResume() in MediaPlayer.
  • GlyphCollection.CopyTo()
  • Stadia platform.

3.8.9101 Release - October 9, 2022

Fixed

  • bugfix: [DesktopGL] screen appear white washed.
  • bugfix: [GL] TextureSlots number can be greater that implementation limitations.
  • bugfix: [webGL] Texture.Dispose() throws Exception when garbage collected.
  • bugfix: [WebAudio] SoundEffect.Volume is not applied to a playing instance.
  • bugfix: [DirectX] RenderTargetCube throws Exception when created without a Depth.
  • bugfix: Content manager should throw error when TypeVersion does not match.

Performance

  • perf: [GL] 250% faster spriteBatcher.
  • perf: 10% faster MeasureString().
  • perf: Optimize Vector array Transform methods.
  • perf: cache resolved TypeReader types

Changed

  • [webGL] implement Discard mode in Dynamic buffers.
  • [webGL] implement Dtx3 texture compression.

Added

  • Oculus VR (PC library), Implemented as addon lib for WindowsDX. Added classes/structs: OvrDevice, HandsState, HeadsetState. The following classes/structs were added in Framework.Input.Oculus: TouchController, TouchControllerState, TouchControllerType, TouchButtons, TouchButtonState.
  • Complex numbers. Added classes/structs/methods: Complex, ComplexWriter, ComplexReader, Vector2.Transform() overloads, SpriteBatch.Draw() and SpriteBatch.DrawString() overloads.
  • The following Classes/Methods are now visible in all platforms. Video, VideoPlayer, VideoReader, OcclusionQuery, Texture3D, RenderTarget3D, Texture3DReader, EffectParameter.GetValueTexture3D()

3.8.9100 Release - Aug 11, 2022

Fixed

  • Fix incremental build of external assets.
  • fix MGFXHeader.
  • fix EffectProcessor.
  • fix Mouse.SetCursor() resource leaks.
  • fix memory leak on ContentManager.ReloadGraphicsAssets().
  • Fix DrawableGameComponent.Dispose().
  • TextureProcessor no longer override existing MipMaps (XNA API compatibility).
  • [UAP] fix IsFullScreen. Implement IsFullScreenMode, PreferredLaunchWindowingMode.
  • [UAP] fix GamePad race condition.
  • fix ContentTypeReaderManager,ResolveType() when running on Core/Net6.
  • fix game loop, Reset IsRunningSlowly after 5 frames.
  • fix error "Could not find ContentTypeReader ReflectiveReader".
  • fix FBX/OpenAssetImporter TextureCoordinate AddressV mode.
  • fix FBX/OpenAssetImporter material.SpecularPower.
  • [Android] fix GraphicsDeviceManager.SupportedOrientations and Backbuffer size handling.
  • fix SoundEffectInstance, DynamicSoundEffectInstance states (Play/Stop/Pause/Resume).
  • fix SoundEffectInstance resource leaks.
  • fix DynamicSoundEffectInstance.BufferNeeded.
  • [openAL] fix SoundEffectInstance Pan and Apply3D.
  • GraphicsDeviceManager will not swap PreferredBackBufferWidth/PreferredBackBufferHeight.
  • fix graphics context ApplyState.
  • [DirectX] fix RenderTargetCube with depth for Feature level 10_0 and higher.
  • fix mgcb output. Some errors are not caught by the mgcb editor.
  • mgcb generates output combatible with Visual Studio. mgcb errors and warnings are visible on the Error List panel.
  • fix error in FontDescriptionProcessor, throw InvalidContentException instead of InvalidOperationException.
  • fix reported shader error/warning line number when #include files are used.
  • fix pipeline error due to missing redistributable msvcr110.dll.

Performance

  • [DesktopDX] reduce WinForms garbage from EventArgs.
  • optimize Intersects BoundingBox vs BoundingSphere.
  • optimize BoundingBox.CreateFromPoints().
  • precalculate Glyph TexCoord (SpriteBatch).
  • optimize Viewport Project()/Unproject().
  • [DirectX] grow internal buffers in chunks.
  • fast IntermediateSerializer.FindType().
  • Reduce garbage in EffectResource loading.
  • TouchCollection with Fixed Size array. Doesn't allocate memory/generate garbage.
  • [DesktopDX] reduce WinForms keyboard garbage from EventArgs.
  • [DirectX] optimized spriteBatcher. Two phase batching with buffers.
  • [DirectX] optimized spriteBatcher. Write vertices directly to the Mapped Buffer.
  • improved gameLoop.
  • [DirectX] optimized Texture2D.GetData() when (rowPitch != 0).
  • reduce garbage from GameWindow.TextInput, GameWindow.KeyUp, GameWindow.KeyDown events.
  • [Android] reduce garbage in ContentManager.Load<>().
  • [ANDROID] Reduce garbage from gameLoop.
  • optimized SpriteBatch.End()/Setup().
  • [Audio] Optimize and reduce memory garbage.
  • optimize graphics context ApplyState.
  • reduced size of TouchLocation. Split TouchLocation/TouchLocationData and other minor optimizations.

Changed

  • backward compatible EffectReader (v9,v8).
  • no longer applying reordering of content items in .mgcb files.
  • ContentManager allow rooted paths on all platforms.
  • [UAP] ContentManager throws DirectoryNotFoundException.
  • Matrix.CreatePerspective() no longer support infinite far planes.
  • Game.Exit() throws InvalidOperationException on platforms that don't allow programmatically exiting the app (Android, iOS).
  • [WindowsDX] implement Mouse.WindowHandle.
  • Texture2D.FromStream() does no longer cut-off alpha pixels (breaks XNA API).
  • GamePadDPad and GamePadState constructors (XNA API compatibility).
  • [UWP] Allow BackBuffer Scaling
  • [WindowsDX] game will not update during moving/resizing of the window. instead the window gets repainted.
  • removed sender parameter from on-event virtual methods (breaks XNA API). Game.OnExiting(), Game.OnActivated(), Game.OnDeactivated(), GameComponent.OnUpdateOrderChanged(), GameComponent.OnEnabledChanged() , DrawableGameComponent.OnDrawOrderChanged(), DrawableGameComponent.OnVisibleChanged().
  • in effect templates the GL level is now the same version as DX.
  • some Model properties, methods and setters were made internal/private.
  • all ContentWriters are now backward compatible with XNA (XNA API compatibility).
  • [UAP/Xaml] game loop runs from main thread.
  • [DirectAudio] decode invalid MSADPCM during loading.
  • [WindowsDX] BaseIndexInstancing is disabled.
  • implement Graphic Profiles (Reach & HiDef) (XNA API compatibility).
  • implement Extended Graphics profiles (FL10_0,FL10_1,FL11_0,FL11_1).
  • The following event arguments were changed to classes inheriting EventArgs. FileDropEventArgs, InputKeyEventArgs, TextInputEventArgs.
  • SpriteFont.Glyphs returns a GlyphCollection.
  • [Android] TitleContainer now returns a random access stream.
  • [Android] Fine tune resolution for automatic orientation (45 degrees angle).
  • [Android] Shockproof automatic orientation (0.5sec delay).
  • [Android] Suspend game during a Call (Requires READ_PHONE_STATE permission).
  • [Android] Implement Game.IsActive.
  • FrameworkDispatcher is no longer a static class (breaks XNA API).
  • SoundEffect, SoundEffectInstance, DynamicSoundEffectInstance is now thread safe.
  • Audio device might get initialized on demand and shutdown automatically as needed multiple times.
  • DynamicSoundEffectInstance.BufferNeeded will not automatically stop firing.
  • [GL] Texture2D.SetData(), Texture2D.GetData() no longer work from worker threads.
  • GraphicsDeviceManager explicitly implements IGraphicsDeviceManager.
  • SpriteFontContent properties, methods and setters were made internal/private.
  • Converters under the Framework.Design namespace now convert only to/from String.
  • Texture2D.FromStream now use native decoders when posible.
  • Net.Framework libraries (DesktopGL, Content.Pipeline) set to target 4.0.
  • Net6 libraries DesktopGL & Content.Pipeline set to target netstandard2.0.

Added

  • Mouse.IsRawInputAvailable, MouseState.RawX, MouseState.RawY.
  • Game.IsVisible.
  • GraphicsProfile.FL10_0, GraphicsProfile.FL10_1, GraphicsProfile.FL11_0, GraphicsProfile.FL11_1.
  • GlyphCollection.
  • The following Classes/Methods are now visible (XNA API compatibility). BoundingSphere.Intersects(BoundingFrustum frustum), Ray.Intersects(BoundingFrustum), EffectParameter.GetValueBooleanArray(), EffectParameter.GetValueQuaternionArray(), EffectParameter.SetValue(bool[]), EffectParameter.SetValue(Quaternion[]), EffectParameter.SetValue(string). GraphicsDevice.Present(Rectangle? , Rectangle? , IntPtr )
  • MediaLibrary.SavePicture() overloads.
  • IFrameworkDispatcher, FrameworkDispatcher.Current.
  • GraphicsDeviceManager implements Dispose() on all platforms.
  • StorageDevice, StorageContainer.
  • VectorConverter (XNA API compatibility).
  • Blazor/WebGL platform.
  • Reference platform.

Removed

  • System.Numerics.
  • ContentProcessorContext.SourceIdentity.
  • ContentStats.
  • ContentBuildLogger.LoggerRootDirectory, ContentBuildLogger.IndentString.
  • ContentManager.Unload().
  • Buttons.None.
  • TouchPanel.EnableMouseTouchPoint, TouchPanel.EnableMouseGestures.
  • Texture2D.FromFile(), DefaultColorProcessors, Texture2D.FromStream(GraphicsDevice, Stream, Action<byte[]>).
  • ContentTypeReaderManager.AddTypeCreator(), ContentTypeReaderManager.ClearTypeCreators().
  • SpriteFont.Characters, SpriteFont.GetGlyphs(), Glyph.Character.
  • MonoGameAndroidGameView.Visible, MonoGameAndroidGameView.Size.
  • SoundEffect.FromFile().
  • RenderTargetCube.GetRenderTargetView(), RenderTargetCube.GetDepthStencilView() (IRenderTarget methods).
  • GrowRule, MaxRectsBin, MaxRectsHeuristic were made internal.
  • VectorConversion.

3.8.1 HOTFIX Release - July 26, 2022

What's Changed

  • Fix MonoGame publisher name for the VS marketplace by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7847
  • Corrected 'Framwork' to 'Framework' by @benjitrosch in MonoGame#7850
  • added missing words to platforms.md by @MrGrak in MonoGame#7852
  • Fixed grammatical error from 'project' to 'projects' by @benjitrosch in MonoGame#7855
  • Grammar Hotfix on README by @Emersont1 in MonoGame#7856
  • Remove redundant dependencies by @vpenades in MonoGame#7854
  • Fixes Visual Studio freezing with the extension by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7857
  • Updated migration guide by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7858
  • More migration guide updates by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7859
  • Wild cards don't work in dotnet-tools.json by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7860
  • Removed explicit global usings by @vpenades in MonoGame#7853

3.8.1 Release - July 24, 2022

What's Changed

  • Update build version to 3.8.1.xxxx by @tomspilman in MonoGame#7296
  • Fix broken links by @rejurime in MonoGame#7297
  • [DesktopGL] Fix setting backbuffer size not working in constructor by @harry-cpp in MonoGame#7299
  • Add quotation marks around MGCBPath by @bjornenalfa in MonoGame#7304
  • [Templates] Update FSharp projects by @harry-cpp in MonoGame#7302
  • fix Texture.GetSharedHandle() by @nkast in MonoGame#7306
  • [MGCB Editor] Update registration handling files by @harry-cpp in MonoGame#7311
  • Updated to the latest version of StbSharp by @rds1983 in MonoGame#7312
  • Support MSAA in SwapChainRenderTarget by @nkast in MonoGame#7307
  • Updated link for the XNA 3.1 to XNA 4.0 cheatsheet by @SimonDarksideJ in MonoGame#7321
  • Updated and added links to latest MonoGame 3.8 content in tutorials.md by @SimonDarksideJ in MonoGame#7322
  • Explicitly document BackToFront and FrontToBack use an unstable sort. by @goosenoises in MonoGame#7323
  • Update mgfxc_wine_setup.sh by @Kwyrky in MonoGame#7327
  • Fix multisampling in DesktopGL by @sk-zk in MonoGame#7338
  • [MGCB Editor] macOS fixes by @harry-cpp in MonoGame#7337
  • Fix shader error messages for OpenGL by @cpt-max in MonoGame#7340
  • Added IEffectBones interface, implemented by SkinnedEffect. by @vpenades in MonoGame#7344
  • Update NVTT (fixes #5866) by @harry-cpp in MonoGame#7354
  • Edited the Getting Started parts of the documentation for grammar, clarity, and style by @HopefulFrog in MonoGame#7374
  • Updated Matrix.CreatePerspective - to support infinite far planes. by @vpenades in MonoGame#7367
  • Add missing underscore in code section by @pbedn in MonoGame#7349
  • Update CONTRIBUTING.md by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7394
  • Added ICurveEvaluator{T} interface. by @vpenades in MonoGame#7387
  • Update Eto.Froms for VS for Mac addin by @harry-cpp in MonoGame#7365
  • Fix for MGFXO file format to increases collection size limits. by @vpenades in MonoGame#7397
  • NUnit Test Attachments To preview Test images in VS. by @vpenades in MonoGame#7413
  • [macOS] Properly check current folder if we are inside of .app bundle by @harry-cpp in MonoGame#7416
  • fix 7402: enqueue buffer ref before sending to OAL by @lodicolo in MonoGame#7403
  • Fixes 3D Audio Direction Issues On Platforms Using OpenAL by @squarebananas in MonoGame#7404
  • Fixes Stopping Looped Sounds On Platforms Using XAudio by @squarebananas in MonoGame#7405
  • Fixes Buffer Bindings Cache Issue On Platforms Using OpenGL by @squarebananas in MonoGame#7406
  • Fixes 3D Audio Direction Issues On Platforms Using X3DAudio by @squarebananas in MonoGame#7389
  • Proposal for adding basic interoperability with System.Numerics.Vectors by @vpenades in MonoGame#7417
  • [VSMac] Mark .spritefont files as .xml files by @harry-cpp in MonoGame#7426
  • Updated console references by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7432
  • Removed residual OUYA references by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7433
  • [VSMac] Fix freeze upon opening a mgcb file and bump dependencies by @harry-cpp in MonoGame#7435
  • [MGCB Editor] Fix help link (fixes #7428) by @harry-cpp in MonoGame#7438
  • Changed uses of Math to MathF where it was used for floats by @initram in MonoGame#7390
  • [MGCB.Task] Separate obj folder per target framework (fixes #7409) by @harry-cpp in MonoGame#7441
  • Revert "Changed uses of Math to MathF where it was used for floats" by @harry-cpp in MonoGame#7442
  • File drop event on DesktopGL and WindowsDX platforms by @Quant1um in MonoGame#7362
  • [MGCB Editor] Bump Eto.Forms version (fixes #7418) by @harry-cpp in MonoGame#7439
  • Update SDL to 2.0.14 by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7445
  • Help with compatibility toward NativeAOT by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7462
  • Generic Threading.BlockOnUIThread for reducing garbage allocs by @TechPizzaDev in MonoGame#7384
  • Fix UWP Vsync support by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7463
  • [DesktopGL] Improve mouse handling outside gamewindow by @harry-cpp in MonoGame#7440
  • Updated to the latest StbSharp 2.22.5, which added support for HDR images by @rds1983 in MonoGame#7467
  • Fix type collisions and default implementations for consoles by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7466
  • Removed threading limitations by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7472
  • Fixed a typo in the comments. charaters --> characters by @rbwhitaker in MonoGame#7473
  • fixed grammar in CONTRIBUTING.md by @algobytewise in MonoGame#7469
  • Fixed a small handful of typos in the comments of SpriteFont. by @rbwhitaker in MonoGame#7479
  • Update copyright year to 2021 in LICENSE.txt by @monegit in MonoGame#7482
  • Fixes PacketNumber For Non-Haptic Gamepads On Platforms Using SDL by @squarebananas in MonoGame#7487
  • Fixes Duplicate/Missing Gamepads On Platforms Using SDL by @squarebananas in MonoGame#7486
  • Bump GtkSharp to fix crashes on Arch Linux by @harry-cpp in MonoGame#7493
  • Update NVorbis submodule by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7495
  • Added selective ContentManager asset unloading by @kimimaru4000 in MonoGame#6663
  • Update Mac Extension Link by @gideongrinberg in MonoGame#7497
  • Remove deprecated property Color.TransparentBlack by @nkast in MonoGame#7505
  • Remove duplicate check with wrong argument name by @nkast in MonoGame#7504
  • fix spelling error by @nkast in MonoGame#7503
  • Prevent App suspension when the user press 'B' button on UWP (xbox controller) by @nkast in MonoGame#7500
  • fix PipelineBuildEvent deserialization by @nkast in MonoGame#7502
  • Support drawing point primitives by @roy-t in MonoGame#7477
  • Update samples.md by @Michael1993 in MonoGame#7358
  • Merged the two requirements files into the REQUIREMENTS.md by @RicoGuerra in MonoGame#7484
  • Upgrade tooling to .NET 5 by @harry-cpp in MonoGame#7437
  • Upgraded projects and documentation to NET5 by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7514
  • Changed Math to MathF by @initram in MonoGame#7451
  • Shared MSAA RenderTarget by @nkast in MonoGame#7506
  • Added pixels processing function parameter to the Texture2D.FromStream/TextureFromFile by @rds1983 in MonoGame#7369
  • Docs/content pipeline update by @SimonDarksideJ in MonoGame#7370
  • Don't recompile the same shader multiple times. by @cpt-max in MonoGame#7392
  • Update Game.cs by @SAJenkin in MonoGame#7528
  • Fix FontDescriptionProcessor kerning by @nkast in MonoGame#7501
  • Fix assembly trimming in templates by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7529
  • Fixed GLDesktop PlatformStop() resolving issue #7372 by @JacksonDorsett in MonoGame#7453
  • Fix VSCode launch configuration for MGCB Editor on Mac by @the-maverick-m in MonoGame#7535
  • OpenGL debug context for better error messages by @cpt-max in MonoGame#7536
  • cask is no longer a brew command by @miluchen in MonoGame#7543
  • Fix iOS GamePlatform to run pending background tasks #7520 by @Mindfulplays in MonoGame#7522
  • Removed PS Vita support by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7531
  • Optimized ApplyAlpha by removing two unnecessary arithmetic operations by @rds1983 in MonoGame#7555
  • [Feature] GitHub Actions integration by @harry-cpp in MonoGame#7511
  • [Content Pipeline] Fix library names when packaging the nuget by @harry-cpp in MonoGame#7557
  • Null song parameters for MediaPlayer.Play are not allowed in XNA by @james0x0A in MonoGame#7558
  • Fixes XACT ADPCM Compression Playback by @squarebananas in MonoGame#7564
  • Fixes XACT Cue.IsPlaying Behaviour When Paused by @squarebananas in MonoGame#7563
  • Fixes EffectParameter SetValue Using Int For Float Parameters by @squarebananas in MonoGame#7568
  • Added a keyboard shortcut (F2) to rename a file. by @rbwhitaker in MonoGame#7575
  • Fix NRE for Game._gameTimer by @JacksonDorsett in MonoGame#7587
  • Enable setting 8 render targets when targetting Windows by @bjornenalfa in MonoGame#7549
  • Fixed Comment for Intersects Method by @JacksonDorsett in MonoGame#7592
  • remove unused usings from Content readers by @nkast in MonoGame#7595
  • remove CLSCompliant(false) from internal members by @nkast in MonoGame#7594
  • remove unused reader/writer classes by @nkast in MonoGame#7597
  • Added PlayStation 5 support by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7645
  • Fix back and start buttons on iOS by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7694
  • Update stuff to .NET 6 by @harry-cpp in MonoGame#7688
  • net6 mobile and UWP fixes by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7697
  • Fixed a broken link in custom_effects docs. by @davidhesselbom in MonoGame#7663
  • terminology, spelling & grammar corrections by @mikeirvingweb in MonoGame#7657
  • Fix comment typos in enum GestureType by @Brett208 in MonoGame#7658
  • Update SDL_GameControllerDB by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7702
  • Console check fake project by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7698
  • Improve GamePad support on macOS and introduce support for rumble by @carlfriess in MonoGame#7690
  • Fix mgcb building content during nuget package restore by @harry-cpp in MonoGame#7709
  • Visual Studio 2022 Extension for templates by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7699
  • Fix up mgcb-editor dotnet tool by @harry-cpp in MonoGame#7708
  • Optimized SpriteFont GlyphPacker by @TechPizzaDev in MonoGame#7464
  • Add thread locking to the UWP gamepads dictionary by @squarebananas in MonoGame#7655
  • Multisampling on Android by @j0nat in MonoGame#7561
  • proposal: additional vertex structs by @lodicolo in MonoGame#7421
  • Fixes UWP Set Window Size Thread Access Error by @squarebananas in MonoGame#7570
  • Fix templates for VS for Mac 2022 by @harry-cpp in MonoGame#7764
  • Fix memory leak on desktop gl static variable by @adnanioricce in MonoGame#7684
  • Make the VS extension to open .mgcb by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7765
  • Fix broken links to Extended samples in docs by @NogginBox in MonoGame#7767
  • RTL text rendering overload for SpriteBatch.DrawString by @BlueElectivire in MonoGame#7644
  • fix GamePad.GetCapabilities(...) race codition by @nkast in MonoGame#7770
  • Update templates by @harry-cpp in MonoGame#7771
  • Build system upgrades by @harry-cpp in MonoGame#7772
  • Add automatic upload of artifacts to GitHub packages by @harry-cpp in MonoGame#7773
  • [Actions] Use GITHUB_TOKEN for deploy job by @harry-cpp in MonoGame#7775
  • Fix obsolete call on iOS by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7777
  • Fix SoundEffectInstance pooling by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7776
  • Update wine script for NET 6 by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7790
  • Auto versioning of VS extension by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7788
  • Added RollForward directive by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7789
  • Cleaned up rollforward from mobiles by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7791
  • Remove default Inner Exceptions by @nkast in MonoGame#7800
  • fix list of supported surfaces by @nkast in MonoGame#7801
  • Update submodules by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7806
  • Add Buttons.None by @TimerbaevRR in MonoGame#7818
  • Fix Buttons.None by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7822
  • [Actions] Fix UWP package path by @harry-cpp in MonoGame#7825
  • [Actions] Build VS for Mac addin by @harry-cpp in MonoGame#7824
  • [WIP] Documentation update for 3.8.1 by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7798
  • Removed trimming property from templates by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7829
  • Create a release when pushing a tag by @mrhelmut in MonoGame#7828

3.8 Release - August 10, 2020

Added

  • New Plane constructor. #6085
  • Round, Ceiling, Floor functions for Vector2/3/4. #6318
  • Dotnet templating templates. #6494
  • TransformMatrix for SpriteEffect. #6623
  • SpriteBatch constructor overload with capacity parameter. #6682
  • [OpenGL] Support for separate blend states per render target. #6343
  • Multiply operator overload for Color: scale * Color. #6747
  • Overloads for garbageless BoundingBox.CreateFromPoints. #6743
  • UseStandardPixelAddressing flag. #6621 #6780
  • [MGCB] Search fonts in HKEY_CURRENT_USER on Windows. #6671
  • Garbageless GetPressedKeys overload. #6643
  • Expose GraphicsDevice.DiscardColor to set the clear color of render targets. #6832
  • KeyDown and KeyUp events on GameWindow. #6762
  • FromFile for Texture2D and SoundEffect. #6586
  • PlatformInfo class to query runtime platform. #6846 #6873
  • API to query graphical system at runtime. #6872
  • Etc2 texture format support. #6864
  • MonoGame.Content.Builder package. #6905
  • τ constant. #6937
  • [UWP] Overloads for more detailed vibration control. #6933
  • [MGCB Editor] Always use Headerbar. #6938
  • Joystick display name for the Joystick API. #7008
  • [OpenGL] Overload with base index for draw instancing. #7016
  • Google Stadia Support. #7020 #7049
  • LastJoystickIndex for the Joystick API. #7017
  • MouseState.ToString. #7091
  • [MGCB Editor] .NET Core tool. #7090
  • [MGFXC] Wine support. #7098 #7103 #7107 #7188
  • EffectParameter.SetValue for int array. #7143
  • Add Web platform information to the content builder. #7144
  • [macOS] MonoGame Content pad for VS for Mac. #7266

Removed

  • Remove obsolete SpriteBatch.Draw overload. #6818
  • Disable Piranha portable build. #6844
  • Removed MonoGame.Framework.Net. #6900 #6775
  • Remove internal PNG Utility Classes. #6976
  • Protobuild removed and replaced with solutions and projects. #7040 #7041

Changed

  • OpenAssetImporter Improvements and FbxImporter Unit Tests. #6158
  • Made sound system optional. #6629
  • [UWP] Do not set minimum window size. #6763
  • Added Cake build script to replace NANT. #6776
  • Marked Color.TransparentBlack obsolete. #6817
  • [SDL] Performance and garbage optimizations to Joystick. #6829 #6834
  • Track GamePad packet number and general optimizations. #6760
  • [DirectX] Basic performance enhancements to Texture2D. #6726
  • Inline Vector2 operator / and Point.ToVector2(). #6700
  • Make OggStreamer thread a background thread. #6848
  • Made it so Texture2D in any format could be saved as Png/Jpeg when using MonoGame.DesktopGL backend. #6855
  • Upgrade SDK projects to .NET 4.5.2. #6902 #6903 #7050
  • Reduced garbage in Direct X-specific SetRenderTargets methods. #7034
  • MouseState Improvements. #6973
  • KeyboardState Improvements. #6972
  • [SDL] Updated controller DB. #7124
  • We now pool ContentManager scratch buffers. #5921
  • [OpenAL] Clean up sound disposal. #7097
  • [macOS] Replaced System.Drawing with StbImageSharp to enable tests. #7071
  • [Docs] Moved to DocFX v2 for documentation. #7127
  • [SDL] Bump dependencies to SDL 2.0.12. #7133
  • [Docs] Update for 3.8. #7117 #7240
  • [MGCB Editor] Changed position for context menu item Rebuild. #7176
  • [MGCB] Replace symbols for assembly references. #7272

Fixed

  • Support arrays > 255 elements in shaders. #5995
  • [DesktopGL] Fix setting mouse cursor from Texture2D. #6187
  • Remove trailing NUL chars in registry font name. #6577
  • [OpenAL] Fix loading OpenAL-Soft in DesktopGL when # is in path. #6581
  • [WindowsDX] Avoid freezing while moving/resizing window. #6594
  • [iOS] Fixed background music stopping on game startup. #6596
  • Fixed GameUpdateRequiredException namespace. #6597
  • [MGCB] Fixed build not cleaning empty projects. #6615
  • Reduce garbage from TextInput. #6664
  • Fix for loading native libraries on Amazon Fire HD 8. #6677
  • Fixes reflection support on SpriteBatch ctor. #6709
  • [Android] Fixed crashes on launch and resume. #6741
  • [Android] Fixed restoration of an activity after Game.Exit. #6739
  • [SDL] Fix rumble infinity threshold. #6744
  • [SDL] Fixed OnTextInput. #6749
  • Move touches are now aged too. (fixes #6753). #6756
  • [Android] Fixed Texture2D.GetData corrupting the Texture2D object. #6729
  • [MGCB Editor] Fix assembly load API used for custom user references. #6770
  • Fix nuget metadata URL properties. #6774
  • Fix IRenderTarget comments. #6785
  • Catch ArgumentException when trying to get encoding upon PipelineController.DoBuild. #6826
  • [OpenAL] Free source when sound instance is disposed. #6813
  • Use Resume when Play is called on Paused sound effect instance. #6815
  • Fixed BoundingSphere.Intersects(BoundingBox). #6666
  • Override Dispose in DrawableGameComponent to unload content. #6858
  • Fixed SwapChain is null in GraphicsDevice.PlatformDispose. #6869
  • Swap red and blue when setting mouse cursor texture. #6859
  • [DesktopGL] Fix IsActive not getting set to false. #6895
  • Fix FileHelpers Uri getting confused by double slashes. #6924
  • [UWP] Vibrate controller handles instead of triggers. #6933
  • Fix for CoreRT support. #6948
  • Fix a crash on macOS and CoreRT related to mishandling unmanaged function pointers. #6949
  • [MGCB] Rethrow InvalidContentException for Importers instead of wrapping it in a new PipelineException. #6954
  • Throw InvalidContentException with error line number/position in ContentIdentity. #6953
  • Fall back to less precise frame pacing on non-Windows platforms. #6941
  • [UWP] Fixes content loading to work with packaged files (and not just resources). #6964
  • [UWP] Fixes window resizing upon GraphicsDeviceManager.ApplyChanges(). #6964
  • [Android] fix GamePad.Back emulation. #6951
  • [Android] Fixes android APIs fallback. #6952
  • Fixed sample count in SoundEffect. #6996
  • [SDL] Fixed memory leak in controller mapping by freeing the returned string. #7021
  • [macOS] Look for native libraries in Frameworks folder for .app bundles. #7022
  • [OpenGL] Fixed PlatformClear and PlatformPresent to be private in GraphicsDevice. #7026
  • [DesktopGL] Fixed GraphicsAdapter.Description to return renderer. #6959
  • [OpenGL] Query correct value for the bounds to GL.ActiveTexture. #6970
  • Fix Content.mgcb not being visible in VS 2019. #7064
  • [iOS] Fix initialization crash on GLES 2.0 devices. #7047
  • [iOS] Fix GL error and race condition. #7073
  • [MGCB Editor] Mac fixes. #7077
  • [OpenAL] Fixing audio duplicating sourceids. #7095
  • [MGCB] Fix FindCommand not looking system locations on macOS/Linux. #7100
  • Fix FuncLoader not properly checking the current folder (fixes #7101). #7102
  • Fix .NET Standard template using wrong nuget. #7099
  • [DirectX] Fixed MSAA RenderTarget GetData and SetData. #5838
  • Fixed deconstruction of color for bytes and floats. #7109
  • [MGCB] Fix failing to find ffmpeg because it tries relative path. #7138
  • [MGFXC] Various fixes. #7148
  • Fixed a bug where The "New Item" dialogue would have no templates listed. #7141
  • [MGCB Editor] Darken text in output. #7163
  • [MGCB] Fix trying to chmod root files. #7183
  • [MGCB Editor] Fixed to not require root privileges for installing. #7185
  • [SDL] Better debugging for macOS. #7187
  • Fixed content failing to load on NetCore. #7199
  • [MGCB Editor] Fix parsing filename from arguments on macOS. #7215
  • [Linux] Flatpak packaging upgrades. #7224
  • Fix path in RebuildMGFX.bat. #7239
  • [DirectX] Fix issues with RenderTexture2D and SwapChainRenderTarget. #7225
  • [macOS] VSMac addin fixes. #7253
  • [MGCB Editor] PropertyGrid fixes. #7256
  • [MGCB Editor] General fixes. #7262
  • Fix a race condition when playing sound in worker threads. #7219
  • [Android] Fixed surface recreation when resuming from sleep mode on FireTV. #7211
  • Fix loading of content with special characters in a file name. #7267

3.7.1 Release - December 8, 2018

  • MGCB now generates content building statistics. #6401
  • Fixes to dependency loading in Pipeline Tool. #6450
  • Fixed crash when canceling choose folder dialog in Pipeline Tool. #6449
  • Fix add item dialog jumping around in Pipeline Tool. #6451
  • Fix OpenAL library loading on some Android phones. #6454
  • Fix Gamepad index tracking under UWP. #6456
  • Rename "Copy Asset Path" to "Copy Asset Name" for consistency with XNA in Pipeline Tool. #6457
  • Fix TextInput Keys argument for UWP. #6455
  • Add new GamePad.GetState() overloads to support different dead zone modes. #6467
  • Fixed incorrect offset DynamicSoundEffectInstance.SubmitBuffer under XAudio. #6523
  • Improved accuracy of fixed time step. #6535
  • Ensure intermediate output path exists before writing stats in Pipeline Tool. #6503
  • Fix for special window close case under SDL. #6489
  • Marshal microphone identifiers as UTF-8. #6530
  • Clear the current selections when excluding items in the Pipeline Tool. #6549
  • Enable standard derivatives extension for GLSL shaders. #6501
  • Fixed framebuffer object EXT loading under OpenGL. #6562
  • Fixed GL.RenderbufferStorage for devices that use the EXT entry points. #6563
  • Fix VS template installation when C# folder is missing. #6544
  • Fix for SDL loading when a '#' is in the directory path. #6573
  • Restored Buttons[] constructor in GamePadState fixing XNA compatibility. #6572

3.7 Release - September 23, 2018

  • Remove Scale and Rotation properties from Matrix. #5584
  • Added Switch as a platform. #5596
  • DirectX: Fixed multisample clamping logic. #5477
  • SDL Gamepad DB update. #5605
  • Add Missing method OpaqueDataDictionary.GetValue. #5637
  • Increase code coverage in Model* family. #5632
  • Fix scroll wheel events on Windows Universal. #5631
  • Implement GetHashCode on Vertex types. #5654
  • Implement GetHashCode and ToString methods for Joystick. #5670
  • Fixed Gamepad DPad on Android. #5673
  • Pipeline process not terminating on exit fix. #5672
  • Added Joystick.IsSupported property. #5678
  • Use GraphicsCapabilities.MaxTextureAnisotropy on SamplerState. #5676
  • Make SpriteBatch.End throw when Begin not called. #5689
  • Add Open Output Directory option to Pipeline Tool. #5690
  • Rename Exit to Quit on Pipeline Tool Linux Headerbar. #5687
  • Added minimum size to the Pipeline Tool window. #5692
  • Added Id and DisplayName properties to Gamepad. #5625
  • Improved GameController database loading for DesktopGL. #5606
  • RPC curves are now updated before Cue is played. #5709
  • Fixes to Texture2D.FromStream on Windows DirectX. #5712
  • Support DistanceScale and DopplerFactor under OpenAL. #5718
  • Implemented Microphone for OpenAL platforms. #5651
  • Implemented caching of staging resources used to copy data from a Texture2D under DirectX. #5704
  • Reusable function for raising events. #5713
  • Remove reference to SharpDX from project templates. #5611
  • Improvements to VideoPlayer for Desktop DirectX. #5737
  • Use SharpDX NuGet packages from our NuGet packages. #5748
  • Fixed leaks that affected shutting down and recreating GraphicsDevice under DirectX. #5728
  • Texture2D mipmap generation and population fixes. #5614
  • Remove SharpDX.RawInput.dll reference from DirectX graphics backend. #5723
  • New fast Texture2D.FromStream implementation for DesktopGL ported from STB. #5630
  • Added support DrawInstancedPrimitives on OpenGL platforms. #4920
  • Fixed mouse touch event to release when mouse moves outside the client area or we loses focus. #5641
  • Added GraphicsAdapter.UseDebugLayers to enable GPU debug features in release builds. #5791
  • Fixed DirectX back buffer update when multisampling changes. #5617
  • Adds Xbox One S controller support to Linux. #5797
  • Do not allow the Pipeline tool to delete files outside the content folder. #5820
  • OpenGL Mouse.SetCursor now works with alpha correctly. #5829
  • Implement Mouse.SetCursor() for Windows. #5831
  • Fix pre-emptive song finish in OggStreamer. #5821
  • UWP Templates use target version selected in wizard. #5819
  • Implement Mouse.WindowHandle under Windows DirectX. #5816
  • Improve shader error/warning parsing in Pipeline Tool. #5849
  • Fix crash on multi-editing bool values in Pipeline Tool. #5859
  • Fixes to XACT sound effect pooling. #5832
  • Improved disposal of OpenGL resources. #5850
  • Better support for WAV audio formats in content pipeline and FromStream. #5750
  • Fix for build hang with no mgcb file in project. #5886
  • Removed deprecated Rider settings from Linux installer. #5881
  • Improved performance of SpriteFont.MeasureString() & SpriteBatch.DrawString(). #5874
  • Sort content when saving MGCB files. #5930
  • Fix a crash when building content in xbuild. #5897
  • Fixed back button problems in UWP. #5810
  • Removed Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 support. #5809
  • Upgrade to SharpDX 4.0.1. #5949
  • Update the UWP Template to use the Latest SDK. #5931
  • Fixed the Scissor rect calculation on DesktopGL and OpenGL platforms. #5977
  • Calculate the Client Bounds a bit later. #5975
  • Rework Android OpenGL Framebuffer Support. #5993
  • Implemented GraphicsDevice.GetBackBufferData. #5114
  • Optimizations to Length and Normalize in Vector3 and Vector4. #6004
  • Added MGCB man page for Linux. #5987
  • Included mgcb autocomplete for bash. #5985
  • Fixed GamePad.SetVibration crash. #5965
  • Fallback SurfaceFormat for RenderTargets. #6170
  • Added O(1) EffectParameter lookups by name. #6146
  • Reduce MouseState garbage in Desktop DirectX. #6168
  • Made SpriteFont constructor public. #6126
  • New Template System using Nuget. #6135
  • Use StbSharp for all Texture2D.FromStream. #6008
  • Dynamic reference loading in Pipeline Tool. #6202
  • Fix Pipeline tool to work regardless of Mono changes. #6197
  • Update Template Icons and Fix Mac Info.plist. #6209
  • Fix typo in VS2013 Shared Project Template. #6216
  • Fill up dotnet template info. #6226
  • Support Mac Unit Tests. #5952
  • Updated Assimp to latest version. #6222
  • Make sure that the window titlebar is within screen bounds on DesktopGL. #6258
  • Fixed trigger/dpad button state and reduced garbage in iOS Gamepad. #6271
  • Updated Windows Universal Min SDK Versions. #6257
  • Fix property content serialization detection when using a property named Item. #5996
  • Fix launcher default mimetype in Linux installer. #6275
  • Restore NVTT. #6239
  • Support unicode in window title under DesktopGL. #6335
  • Add crash report window to Pipeline Tool. #6272
  • Fix linking for copy action in Pipeline Tool. #6398
  • Implemented KeyboardInput and MessageBox for Windows DX. #6410
  • Fixed audio interruption bug on iOS. #6433

3.6 Release - February 28, 2017

  • Fixed XML deserialization of Curve type. #5494
  • Fix #5498 Pipeline Tool template loading on MacOS. #5501
  • Fix typo in the exclude.addins which cause warnings when installing the Addin in XS. #5500
  • Added support for arbitrary defines passed to the Effect compiler. #5496
  • Fixed GraphicsDevice.Present() to check for current render target. #5389
  • Custom texture compression for SpriteFonts. #5299
  • Performance improvements to SpriteBatch.DrawString(). #5226
  • Removed the OUYA platform #5194
  • Dispose of all graphical resources in unit tests. #5133
  • Throw NoSuitableGraphicsDeviceException if graphics device creation fails. #5130
  • Optimized and added additional constructors to Color. #5117
  • Added SamplerState.TextureFilterMode to correctly support comparison filtering. #5112
  • Fixed Apply3D() on stereo SoundEffect. #5099
  • Fixed Effect.OnApply to return void to match XNA. #5090
  • Fix crash when DynamicSoundEffectInstance not disposed. #5075
  • Texture2D.FromStream now correctly throws on null arguments. #5050
  • Implemented GraphicsAdapter for DirectX platforms. #5024
  • Fixed initialization of GameComponent when created within another GameComponent. #5020
  • Improved SoundEffect internal platform extendability. #5006
  • Refactored audio processing for platform extensibility. #5001
  • Refactored texture processing for platform extensibility. #4996
  • Refactor ShaderProfile to allow for pipeline extensibility. #4992
  • Removed unnessasary dictionary lookup for user index buffers for DirectX platforms. #4988
  • New SetRenderTargets() method which allows for variable target count. #4987
  • Added support for XACT reverb and filter effects. #4974
  • Remove array in GamePadDPad constructor. #4970
  • Updated to the latest version of Protobuild. #4964
  • Fixed static VBs and IBs on UWP on XB1. #4955
  • Updated to the latest version of Protobuild. #4950
  • Update Xamarin Studio addin for latest platform changes. #4926
  • Replace OpenTK with custom OpenGL bindings #4874
  • Fix Mouse updating when moving the Window. #4924
  • Fix incorrect use of startIndex in Texture2D.GetData DX. #4833
  • Cleanup of AssemblyInfo for framework assembly. #4810
  • New SDL2 backend for desktop GL platforms. #4428
  • Two MaterialProcessor properties fixed. #4746
  • Fixed thumbstick virtual buttons to always use independent axes. #4742
  • Fixed back buffer MSAA on DirectX platforms. #4739
  • Added new CHANGELOG.md to project. #4732
  • Added obsolete attribute and updated documentation. #4731
  • Fixed layout of UWP windows in VS template to ignore window chrome. #4727
  • Remove support for reading raw assets through ContentManager. #4726
  • Implemented DynamicSoundEffectInstance for DirectX and OpenAL platforms. #4715
  • Removed unused Yeti Mp3 compressor. #4713
  • MonoGame Portable Assemblies. #4712
  • Fixed RGBA64 packing and added unit tests. #4683
  • Fix Gamepad crash when platform doesn't support the amount. #4677
  • Fixed Song stopping before they are finished on Windows. #4668
  • Removed the Linux .deb installer. #4665
  • OpenAssetImporter is now automatically selected for all the formats it supports. #4663
  • Fixed broken unit tests under Linux. #4614
  • Split out Title Container into partial classes. #4590
  • Added Rider Support to Linux installer. #4589
  • Implement vertexStride in VertexBuffer.SetData for OpenGL. #4568
  • Performance improvement to SpriteBatch vertex generation. #4547
  • Optimization of indices initialization in SpriteBatcher. #4546
  • Optimized ContentReader to decode LZ4 compressed streams directly. #4522
  • TitleContainer partial class cleanup. #4520
  • Remove raw asset support from ContentManager. #4489
  • Initial implementation of RenderTargetCube for OpenGL. #4488
  • Removed unnecessary platform differences in MGFX. #4486
  • SoundEffect fixes and tests. #4469
  • Cleanup FX syntax for shader compiler. #4462
  • General Improvements to Pipeline Gtk implementation. #4459
  • ShaderProfile Refactor. #4438
  • GraphicsDeviceManager partial class refactor. #4425
  • Remove legacy Storage classes. #4320
  • Added mipmap generation for DirectX render targets. #4189

3.5.1 Release - March 30, 2016

  • Fixed negative values when pressing up on left thumbstick on Mac.
  • Removed exception and just return empty state when requesting an invalid GamePad index.
  • Fixed texture processing for 64bpp textures.
  • Fixed Texture2D.SaveAsPng on Mac.

3.5 Release - March 17, 2016

  • Content Pipeline Integration for Xamarin Studio and MonoDevleop on Mac and Linux.
  • Automatic inclusion of XNBs into your final project on Mac and Linux.
  • Improved Mac and Linux installers.
  • Assemblies are now installed locally on Mac and Linux just like they are on Windows.
  • New cross-platform "Desktop" project where same binary and content will work on Windows, Linux and Mac desktops.
  • Better Support for Xamarin.Mac and Xam.Mac.
  • Apple TV support (requires to be built from source at the moment).
  • Various sound system fixes.
  • New GraphicsMetrics API.
  • Optimizations to SpriteBatch performance and garbage generation.
  • Many improvements to the Pipeline tool: added toolbar, new filtered output view, new templates, drag and drop, and more.
  • New GamePad support for UWP.
  • Mac and Linux now support Vorbis compressed music.
  • Major refactor of texture support in content pipeline.
  • Added 151 new unit tests.
  • Big improvements to FBX and model content processing.
  • Various fixes to XML serialization.
  • MediaLibrary implementation for Windows platforms.
  • Removed PlayStation Mobile platform.
  • Added content pipeline extension template project.
  • Support for binding multiple vertex buffers in a draw call.
  • Fixed deadzone issues in GamePad support.
  • OcclusionQuery support for DX platforms.
  • Fixed incorrect z depth in SpriteBatch.
  • Lots of OpenTK backend fixes.
  • Much improved font processing.
  • Added new VertexPosition vertex format.
  • Better VS project template installation under Windows.

3.4 Release - April 29, 2015

  • Removed old XNA content pipeline extensions.
  • Added all missing PackedVector types.
  • Replacement of old SDL joystick path with OpenTK.
  • Added SamplerState.ComparisonFunction feature to DX and OGL platforms.
  • Fixed bug where content importers would not be autodetected on upper case file extensions.
  • Fixed compatibility with XNA sound effect XNBs.
  • Lots of reference doc improvements.
  • Added SamplerState.BorderColor feature to DX and OGL platforms.
  • Lots of improvements to the Mac, Linux and Windows versions of the Pipeline GUI tool.
  • Fixes for bad key mapping on Linux.
  • Support for texture arrays on DX platforms.
  • Fixed broken ModelMesh.Tag
  • VS templates will now only install if VS is detected on your system.
  • Added Color.MonoGameOrange.
  • Fixed Xact SoundBack loading bug on Android.
  • Added support for a bunch of missing render states to MGFX.
  • Added support for sRGB texture formats to DX and OGL platforms.
  • Added RasterizerState.DepthClipEnable support for DX and OGL platforms.
  • New support for the Windows 10 UAP plafform.
  • Fixed bug which caused the GamePad left thumbstick to not work correctly.
  • Preliminary base classed for future Joystick API.
  • Performance improvement on iOS by avoiding unnessasary GL context changes.
  • Fixed bug where MediaPlayer volume affected all sounds.
  • New XamarinStudio/MonoDevelop Addin for Mac.
  • New Mac installer packages.

3.3 Release - March 16, 2015

  • Support for vertex texture fetch on Windows.
  • New modern classes for KeyboardInput and MessageBox.
  • Added more validation to draw calls and render states.
  • Cleaned up usage of statics to support multiple GraphicsDevice instances.
  • Support Window.Position on WindowsGL platform.
  • Reduction of redundant OpenGL calls.
  • Fullscreen support for Windows DX platform.
  • Implemented Texture2D SaveAsPng and SaveAsJpeg for Android.
  • Improved GamePad deadzone calculations.
  • We now use FFmpeg for audio content building.
  • BoundingSphere fixes and optimizations.
  • Many improvements to Linux platform.
  • Various fixes to FontTextureProcessor.
  • New Windows Universal App template for Windows Store and Windows Phone support.
  • Many fixes to reduce garbage generation during runtime.
  • Adding support for TextureFormatOptions to FontDescriptionProcessor.
  • XNA compatibility improvements to FontDescriptionProcessor.
  • Resuscitated the unit test framework with 100s of additional unit tests.
  • BoundingFrustum fixes and optimizations.
  • Added VS2013 project templates.
  • Moved to new MonoGame logo.
  • Added MSAA render target support for OpenGL platforms.
  • Added optional content compression support to content pipeline and runtime.
  • TextureCube content reader and GetData fixes.
  • New OpenAL software implementation for Android.
  • Xact compatibility improvements.
  • Lots of Android fixes and improvements.
  • Added MediaLibrary implementation for Android, iOS, Windows Phone, and Windows Store.
  • Added ReflectiveWriter implementation to content pipeline.
  • Fixes to Texture2D.GetData on DirectX platforms.
  • SpriteFont rendering performance optimizations.
  • Huge refactor of ModelProcessor to be more compatible with XNA.
  • Moved NET and GamerServices into its own MonoGame.Framework.Net assembly.
  • Runtime support for ETC1 textures for Androud.
  • Improved compatibility for FBXImporter and XImporter.
  • Multiple SpritBatch compatibility fixes.
  • We now use FreeImage in TextureImporter to support many more input formats.
  • MGFX parsing and render state improvements.
  • New Pipeline GUI tool for managing content projects for Windows, Mac, and Linux desktops.
  • New implementation of content pipeline IntermediateSerializer.
  • All tools and content pipeline built for 64-bit.
  • New documentation system.
  • Implement web platform (JSIL) stubs.
  • Lots of fixes to PSM.
  • Added Protobuild support for project generation.
  • Major refactor of internals to better separate platform specific code.
  • Added MGCB command line tool to Windows installer.

3.2 Release - April 7, 2014

  • Implemented missing PackedVector types.
  • VS2013 support for MonoGame templates.
  • Big improvement to XInput performance on Windows/Windows8.
  • Added GameWindow.TextInput event enhancement.
  • Added Xamarin.Mac compatability.
  • Support for WPF interop under DirectX.
  • Enhancement to support multiple GameWindows on Windows under DirectX.
  • Various SpriteFont compatibility improvements.
  • OpenAL performance/memory/error handling improvements.
  • Reduction of Effect runtime memory usage.
  • Support for DXT/S3TC textures on Android.
  • Touch support on Windows desktop games.
  • Added new RenderTarget3D enhancement.
  • OUYA gamepad improvements.
  • Internal improvements to reduce garbage generation.
  • Various windowing fixes for OpenTK on Linux, Mac, and Windows.
  • Automatic support for content reloading on resume for Android.
  • Support for TextureCube, Texture3D, and RenderTargetCube on DirectX.
  • Added TitleContainer.SupportRetina enhancement for loading @2x content.
  • Lots of Android/Kindle compatibility fixes.
  • Added enhancement GameWindow.IsBorderless.
  • OpenGL now supports multiple render targets.
  • Game.IsRunningSlowly working accurately to XNA.
  • Game tick resolution improvements.
  • XACT compatibility improvements.
  • Various fixes and improvements to math types.
  • DrawUserIndexedPrimitives now works with 32bit indicies.
  • GamerServices fixes under iOS.
  • Various MonoGame FX improvements and fixes.
  • Render target fixes for Windows Phone.
  • MediaPlayer/MediaQueue/Song fixes on Windows Phone.
  • XNA accuracy fixes to TitleContainer.
  • Fixes to SpriteBatch performance and compatibility with XNA.
  • Threading fixes around SoundEffectInstance.
  • Support for Song.Duration.
  • Fixed disposal of OpenGL shader program cache.
  • Improved support of PoT textures in OpenGL.
  • Implemented missing EffectParameter SetValue/GetValue calls.
  • Touch fixes to Windows Phone.
  • Fixes to orientation support in iOS.
  • Lots of PSM fixes which make it usable for 2D games.
  • New Windows desktop platform using DirectX/XAudio.
  • Old Windows project renamed WindowsGL.
  • Fixed offsetInBytes parameter in IndexBuffer/VertexBuffer SetData.
  • Fixed subpixel offset when viewport is changed in OpenGL.
  • Tons of content pipeline improvements making it close to complete.

3.0.1 Release - March 3, 2013

  • Fix template error.
  • Fix offsetInBytes parameter in IndexBuffer/VertexBuffer SetData.
  • Fixes the scale applied on the origin in SpriteBatch.
  • Fixed render targets on WP8.
  • Removed minVertexIndex Exception.
  • Fixed some threading issues on iOS.
  • Use generic link for opening store on iOS.
  • Fix Matrix::Transpose.
  • Fixed vertexOffset in DrawUserIndexedPrimitives in GL.
  • Keys.RightControl/RightShift Support for WinRT.
  • Dispose in ShaderProgramCache.
  • IsRunningSlowly Fix.

3.0 Release - January 1, 2013

  • 3D (many thanks to Infinite Flight Studios for the code and Sickhead Games in taking the time to merge the code in).
  • New platforms: Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, OUYA, PlayStation Mobile (including Vita).
  • Custom Effects.
  • PVRTC support for iOS.
  • iOS supports compressed Songs.
  • Skinned Meshs.
  • VS2012 templates.
  • New Windows Installer.
  • New MonoDevelop Package/AddIn.
  • A LOT of bug fixes.
  • Closer XNA 4 compatibility.

2.5.1 Release - June 18, 2012

  • Updated android to use enumerations rather than hardocded ids as part of the Mono for Android 4.2 update.
  • Changed the Android video player to make use of the ViewView.
  • Corrected namespaces for SongReader and SoundEffectReader.
  • Updated the Keyboard mapping for android.
  • Added RectangleArrayReader.
  • Removed links to the third party GamePadBridge.
  • Added some missing mouseState operators.
  • Replaced all calls to DateTime.Now with DateTime.UtcNow.
  • Fixed SpriteFont rendering (again).
  • Added code to correclty dispose of Textures on all platforms.
  • Added some fixes for the sound on iOS.
  • Adding missing MediaQueue class.
  • Fixed Rectangle Intersect code.
  • Changed the way UserPrimitives work on windows.
  • Made sure the @2x file support on iOS works.
  • Updated project templates.
  • Added project templates for MacOS.
  • Fixed MonoDevelop.MonoGame AddIn so it works on Linux.

2.5 Release - March 29, 2012

Fixes and Features

  • Minor fixes to the Networking stack to make it more reliable when looking for games.
  • SpriteBatch Fixes including making sure the matrix parameter is applied in both gles 1.1 and gles 2.0.
  • Updated IDrawable and IUpdatable interfaces to match XNA 4.0.
  • Fixed the Tick method.
  • Updated VideoPlayer constructor contract to match XNA 4.0.
  • Added Code to Lookup the Host Application Guid for Networking, the guid id is now pulled from the AssemblyInfo.cs if one is present.
  • Uses OpenAL on all platforms except Android.
  • Added Dxt5 decompression support.
  • Improves SpriteFont to conform more closely to XNA 4.0.
  • Moved DynamicVertexBuffer and DynamicIndexBuffer into its own files.

iOS

  • Fixed Console.WriteLine problem.
  • Fixed loading of @2x Retina files.
  • Fixed Landscape Rendering.
  • Fixed Orientations changes correctly animate.
  • Fixed Guide.BeginShowKeyboardInput.
  • Fixed StorageDevice AOT compile problem.
  • Fixed SpriteBatch to respect matrices when drawn.
  • Fixed DoubleTap, improves touches in serial Game instances.
  • Fixed App startup in non-Portrait orientations.
  • Fixed UnauthorizedAccessException using TitleContainer.
  • Fixed a runtime JIT error that was occuring with List<AddJournalEntry().
  • Guide.ShowKeyboard is not working.
  • App Backgrounding has regressed. A patch is already being tested in the develop branch and the fix will be rolled out as part of the v2.5.1.

Android

  • Project Templates for MonoDevelop.
  • Fixed a few issues with Gestures.
  • Fixed the name of the assembly to be MonoGame.Framework.Android.
  • Fixed a Memory Leak in Texture Loading.
  • Force linear filter and clamp wrap on npot textures in ES2.0 on Android.
  • Added SetData and GetData support for Texture2D.
  • Guide.SignIn picks up the first email account on the phone.
  • CatapultWars does not render correctly under gles 1.1.

MacOS X

  • SoundEffectInstance.Stop now works correctly.

Linux

  • Project Templates for Visual Studio and MonoDevelop.
  • Fixed a bug when loading of Wav files.

Windows

  • Project Templates for Visual Studio and MonoDevelop.
  • Fixed a bug when loading of Wav files.
  • Added Game.IsMouseVisible implementation for Windows.
  • Guide.SignIn picks up the logged in user.
  • Added a new Installer to install the MonoDevelop and / or Visual Studio Templates and binaries.

2.1 Release - October 28, 2011

Features

  • Content Manager rewritten to use partial classes and implementation of cached assets that are loaded. Greatly improves memory footprint.
  • Experimental support for GamePads and Joysticks. Enhancements will be coming to integrate better for developers.
  • ContentReader improvements across the board.
  • Improved support for XACT audio.
  • StarterKits VectorRumble.

iOS

  • Gesture support has been improved.
  • Better support for portrait to landscape rotations.
  • Fixed a rendering bug related to upsidedown portrait mode.
  • Better WaveBank support.
  • The Guide functionality is only available in iOS, for this release.

Android

  • Updated to support Mono for Android 4.0.
  • Improvements to the Orientation Support.
  • Changed Sound system to use SoundPool.
  • Added Tap and DoubleTap Gesture Support.

MacOS X

  • A lot of enhancements and fixes for Full Screen and Windowed control.
  • Cursor support fixed for IsMouseVisible.
  • Implementation of IsActive property and the events Activated and Deactivated.
  • First steps of DrawPrimitives, DrawUserPrimitives, DrawIndexedPrimitives.
  • Better WaveBank support.
  • Support for ApplyChanges() and setting the backbuffer and viewport sizes correctly.

Linux

  • All new implementation which share quite a bit of code between MacOS X and Windows.
  • Added shader support via the Effects class.

Windows

  • All new implementation which shares quite a bit of code between MacOS and Linux.

2.0 Release - October 28, 2011

  • Project renamed MonoGame.
  • Project moved to GitHub.
  • Support for Linux, Mac, Linux, and OpenGL on Windows.

0.7 Release - December 2, 2009

  • First stable release.
  • Originally named XnaTouch.
  • iPhone support only.
  • 2D rendering support.
  • Audio support.
  • Networking support.
  • Partial multitouch support.
  • Partial accelerometer support.