Armory 0.4
New builds are up and can be downloaded at:
Support Armory development on Patreon:
Get started:
http://armory3d.org/manual/#/getting_started/setup
Note: Using the built-in updater will not pull in all updates, please get the full package manually from itch.io or clone the sdk if you are migrating from 0.3.
Release notes:
Check out full commit logs:
- https://github.com/armory3d/armory
- https://github.com/armory3d/iron
- https://github.com/Kode/Kha
- https://github.com/Kode/Kore
Highlights:
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Armory is free and open-source game engine now!
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0.4abuilds are up, includes fixes from the 0.4 testing period and updated b2.8 build -
Cloning & building Armory is easy, you can set up the SDK in your Blender manually:
http://armory3d.org/manual/#/dev/gitversion?id=manual-clone -
Introducing Blender 2.8 support!
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Both b2.79 and b2.8 versions are available, both have Kode Studio included. Viewport player is now migrated to b2.8.
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Use b2.79 build by default, b2.8 is experimental. If you wish to give it a spin there is a dedicated tanks game example:
https://github.com/armory3d/armory_tutorials/tree/master/tanks_b28 -
Added preliminary 3rd person template:
https://github.com/armory3d/armory_templates/tree/master/third_person
https://github.com/armory3d/armory_templates/tree/master/third_person_b28 -
Armory can run on HashLink now, this technology compiles Haxe to C, suitable for game deployment. HashLink targets have been added to the Armory Exporter.
- Added a new Voxel World template. Requires coding knowledge for now, will get accessible from logic nodes in the future.
https://github.com/armory3d/voxel_world
- Performance for the animated characters has been significantly improved. More still to come!
- Tessellated/vertex displacement has been improved
http://armory3d.org/manual/#/graphics/materials
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Materials / sounds with fake user are correctly preserved during export now
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Rigid Body World parameters are taken into account
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Fixes to the
Normal MapandBumpnodes -
Voxel GI is now faster, especially when using multiple lamps
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Diffuse BSDFnode is now diffuse only
Added Specularsocket support forPrincipled BSDF. -
More fixes pushed for the procedural texture nodes
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Gatelogic node improved - addedAlmost Equalcomparison,Falseoutput socket,Vectornodes can now be compared
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MixandVector Mixnodes
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Added
Stop Agentnode for controlling navmesh agents -
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Set Material Slotnode, allows to replace object material at a given slot -
Implemented
TraitandGet Traitnode - allows to work with traits using logic nodes -
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Get VelocityandApply Impulse At Locationby @AnadinX -
Show Mousenode has been added - gives control of the mouse visibility
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Play SpeakerandStop Speakernodes added, speaker volume property now working
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Fixes to the multi-material meshes - splitting meshes by material should be eliminated now!
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Further improved material compiler, added material_vault scene. Check out cc0textures.com for textures!
https://github.com/armory3d/material_vault
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Filterproperty to theArmory Render Path - Post Process - Resolution - Custom. Tested on celshade scene:
https://github.com/armory3d/armory_templates/tree/master/celshade
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Added support for WebAssembly modules
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Programming Armory in C through WebAssembly:
http://armory3d.org/manual/#/code/wasm?id=programming-armory-in-c -
Programming Armory in Rust through WebAssembly:
http://armory3d.org/manual/#/code/wasm?id=programming-armory-in-rust
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Added example on retrieving camera view image:
https://github.com/armory3d/armory_examples/tree/master/screen_image -
Added example on calling Haxe from JS:
https://github.com/armory3d/armory_examples/tree/master/call_hx -
Call JS from Haxe:
https://github.com/armory3d/armory_examples/tree/master/call_js -
Updated navmesh example with enemy chasing the player:
https://github.com/armory3d/armory_examples/tree/master/navmesh
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Adding TensorFlow support:
https://github.com/armory3d/tensorflow_example -
Neural Network Armory project by @Didier!
IA, Python and Armory 3d/Blender -
@zaethan has created amazing Player Controller/Timer Nodes
Videos:
Thanks to all creators for the new introduction videos!
Feel free to explore repositories on GitHub for more stuff:
Hunt all the bugs, help Armory reach 1.0:
Next up:
I am working on another update covering plans for the future of Armory. The engine has started to grow way faster than I anticipated - super excited to reveal what’s next! 
Please keep the bug reports coming. 
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Thank you so much for all your awesome work! 