Is 4.5 that significant an upgrade over 4.4? 4.3 -> 4.4 was such a huge one for me personally
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Yup, it has a lot of great changes and fixes that I'm anticipating. Things like tilemap collision chunking, better UI scaling, proper SVG support, big 3D improvements, etc.
proper SVG support
How proper?
or <real-time scaling/skewing objects> without performance issues? Or only simple usage via svgtexture?
I would be fine with the mesh rendering approach too, though for full control*: polygonal SVGs made via Inkscape probably don't outweigh just creating polygons via Godot** itself (allowing in-engine animation, multi-node editing) for me.
* if curves are approximated, I'll not use those and instead go for aesthetic** and minimalism.
** or, 3D (probably via Blender) already supports that better with vertex colors (texture need not be applied) plus more flexibility in materials/shaders.
It lets you scale SVGs in real-time with really good results, so yeah microscope-level zooming on SVGs look fantastic. I haven't tested performance yet but it seems totally fine on smaller games and GUI apps.
Unfortunately it works for everything EXCEPT tilemaps. There's a PR that fixes it but it's slated for after 4.5 (so likely 4.5.1)
That said, once that gets fixed I'll try to do a fully SVG game. See the video in the PR for how it looks.
I'm waiting too, I actually imported a smaller project I have and the text editor now shows warnings which I love. Can't wait to convert my main project! Haha