Nightshade Changelog

#Documentation

• Add profiling documentation with Tracy scoop instructions

#Features

• Auto-switch atmosphere to HDR on HDR file drop
• Use tracing
• Add Tracy and Chrome profiling features
• Add WASI-based runtime plugin system
• Add theme switcher with egui-thematic
• Add persistent theme settings
• Add project and layout system
• Display project name in window title bar

#Bug Fixes

• Render outlines properly for skinned meshes
• Prevent NaN artifacts in bloom and shaders
• Fix shadow peter-panning

#Features

• Complete IBL (Image-Based Lighting)
• Add PSX demo
• Complete PBR implementation
• Allow PSX style effects on skinned meshes

#Refactor

• Remove mikktspace

#Bug Fixes

• Sort gallery examples alphabetically
• Correct shadow moire and cascades
• Correct water flow direction

#Features

• Add pudding model
• Support FBX importing
• Add PBR material extensions
• Add water
• Add point light shadow maps

#Refactor

• Remove plugin system
• Remove unused trait methods
• Remove redundant locomotion_enabled from apps
• Remove TrenchBroom support
• Extend water implementation

#Bug Fixes

• Resolve dependency version conflicts
• Remove WATER and LIGHT components from spawn_mesh_at
• Pass IBL to mesh shaders in OpenXR

#Features

• Add depth of field
• Add decals and GPU-picking
• Replace bounding volume picking with GPU-based entity picking
• Decouple picking from physics feature

#Performance

• Cache static collider debug lines

#Breaking Changes

This release includes significant rendering changes that may affect existing projects.

#Bug Fixes

• Correct transparency handling for double-sided materials
• Correct panorbit camera
• Disable play_all by default when spawning prefabs

#Features

• Revert pan-orbit camera mouse controls
• Use fully GPU-driven rendering
• Add webview feature
• Use forward plus rendering
• Implement PCSS for soft shadows with variable penumbra
• Make editor node-based

#Performance

• Adaptive buffer compaction and GPU transform cleanup
• Sort batches by material to minimize bind group switches
• Optimize light-cluster assignment from per-light to per-cluster iteration

#Bug Fixes

• Feature-gate terrain and screenshot dependencies in grass and render modules
• Fix PSX rendering for depth prepass and skinned meshes
• Fix selection outline for skinned meshes

#Features

• Improve MCP and remove behaviors
• Improve scripting
• Add multiple world support
• Add cross-platform async asset loader
• Add AudioAnalyzer and EffectsPass
• Link to book