DarkRadiant 3.8.0 released

[greebo]

DarkRadiant 3.8.0 is ready for download.

What's new:

• Feature: Support new frob-related material keywords
• Improvement: Mission selection list in Game setup is not alphabetically sorted
• Improvement: Better distinction between inherited and regular spawnargs
• Improvement: Silence sound shader button
• Improvement: Add Reload Definitions button to Model Chooser
• Fixed: Model Selector widgets are cut off and flicker constantly on Linux
• Fixed: DarkRadiant will not start without Dark Mod plugins
• Fixed: GenericEntityNode not calculating the direction correctly with "editor_rotatable"
• Fixed: RenderableArrow not drawing the tip correctly for arbitrary rotations
• Fixed: Light Inspector crashes on Linux
• Fixed: Models glitch out when filtering then showing them
• Fixed: Skin Editor: models not centered well in preview
• Fixed: "Copy Resource Path" includes top level folders
• Fixed: Skin Editor: internal test skins are shown if Material Editor was open previously
• Fixed: Changing Game/Project doesn't update loaded assets correctly
• Fixed: Model Chooser: initially hidden materials aren't revealed when enabling them
• Fixed: Choosing AI entity class 'atdm:townsfolk_commoner_update' causes crash
• Fixed: Sporadic assertion failure on shutdown due to LocalBitmapArtProvider destruction
• Fixed: Prefab Selector spams infinite error dialogs on Linux

Windows and Mac Downloads are available on Github: https://github.com/codereader/DarkRadiant/releases/tag/3.8.0 and of course linked from the website https://www.darkradiant.net

Thanks to all the awesome people who keep using DarkRadiant to create Fan Missions - they are the main reason for me to keep going.

Please report any bugs or feature requests here in these forums, following these guidelines:

• Bugs (including steps for reproduction) can go directly on the tracker. When unsure about a bug/issue, feel free to ask.
• If you run into a crash, please record a crashdump: Crashdump Instructions
• Feature requests should be suggested (and possibly discussed) here in these forums before they may be added to the tracker.

The list of changes can be found on the our bugtracker changelog.

Keep on mapping!

[greebo]

I won't have much time for DarkRadiant in the near future, so don't expect to see much from me in the next few weeks or even months. I thought it might be worth releasing all the fixes we currently have in the repo, so there goes version 3.8.0!

[JackFarmer]

55 minutes ago, greebo said:

I won't have much time for DarkRadiant in the near future, so don't expect to see much from me in the next few weeks or even months. I thought it might be worth releasing all the fixes we currently have in the repo, so there goes version 3.8.0!

Finally you give me the time I need to finish something before I have to download the latest enhancements again!

If all goes well, I will now be able to finish my two missing campaign missions with 3.8.0.

Should you then want to escape your hometown for a few days soon, you know where I live...and I will arrange a feast for you that hasn't been seen since the days when Austria was still part of Bavaria!

 

[Goldwell]

Thanks for the update Greebo!

 

I did send you a message on discord back in the end of December about a rather annoying bug which I don't seem to see is fixed in the list. And it's quite frustrating to deal with.

 

So the arrow that goes between targeted entities doesn't render correctly when updated to a different entity. The spawn arg updates but not in the orthoview.

 

It's easy to replicate though. Drop in two models and create a trigger once.

Set the trigger once to be targeted to model 1.

Then duplicate the trigger once and change it's target from model 1 to model 2 and the arrow doesn't update but the spawnarg does.

 

For example it looks like this:

 

In order to get it to display correctly I have to hide the entity it's targeting, and then reshow it which causes it to update to the proper view like this:

[jonri]

I just updated the flatpak, so it should hit flathub in a little bit.

[greebo]

8 hours ago, Goldwell said:

I did send you a message on discord back in the end of December about a rather annoying bug which I don't seem to see is fixed in the list. And it's quite frustrating to deal with.

Yes, sorry, didn't look into that yet. I can't make any promises at this point.

[datiswous]

Btw, obj import is not possible yet? Because it is now supported by tdm.

Edit: I think it's possible to add support.

Edited November 13, 2023 by datiswous

[peter_spy]

I just switched to this version from 2.something, and I must say the difference is amazing. The window snapping system, 3d view supporting specularity and basic shadows, it all looks and works great!

[Skaruts]

I never got to thank you for adding in the layer stuff I suggested. It's been a relief to be able to work with that since. I can't thank you enough.

There's still a couple improvements that I think could be made, but I'll make a post about that, eventually.

Edited September 23, 2023 by Skaruts