Defold wurde in der Version 1.14.1 veröffentlicht.

Defold ist eine kostenlose, quelloffene 2D/3D-Game-Engine mit eigenem Editor, mit der sich Spiele für Desktop, Mobile, Web und Konsolen entwickeln lassen.

Es gibt mehrere Breaking Changes: OpenGL-ES-2.0- und WebGL-1-Shader sind jetzt Opt-in, die Option “Exclude GLES 2.0” in der game.project ist standardmäßig aktiv. Eigene iOS-Info.plist-Dateien müssen angepasst werden, und Render-Targets ohne Attachments werden abgelehnt. Neu sind unter anderem ein nativer Lua-Debugger (DAP) im Editor, Draco/Meshopt- und KTX2-Unterstützung für glTF, ein integrierter MP4-Videorecorder und Vektorschriften zur Laufzeit mit Emoji-Unterstützung. Außerdem laufen Partikel, Sprites, Transformationen und Modelle schneller.

Breaking Changes

• OpenGL ES 2.0 and WebGL 1 shaders are now opt-in. The “Exclude GLES 2.0” setting in game.project is enabled by default, so projects targeting those platforms must uncheck it.
• Custom iOS Info.plist files need updates: add the indirect input events key for action.source and update the orientation entries to the new template. The built-in plist is updated automatically.
• Legacy Spine GUIs need an updated Spine extension, because migration logic moved into the extension.
• Render targets without attachments are rejected. Dummy render targets need at least one 1x1 attachment.
• Mixing skinned models with non-skinned materials is now a build error instead of a runtime crash risk.
• The legacy render-list API (RenderListAlloc(), RenderListSubmit(), RenderListMakeDispatch()) is deprecated and works until the next major release.
• dmWebServer::AddHandler takes an OpenAPI paths argument for native extensions.

Engine

• Draco/Meshopt compressed glTF reading and .ktx2 texture support for glTF
• GLFW2 removed from mobile and web backends, desktop still uses GLFW3
• action.source on input callbacks to tell mouse, touch, and other sources apart
• OpenAPI discovery at /openapi.json for runtime debug services
• Windows graphics backend selectable via the app manifest (OpenGL default, Vulkan, DirectX12)
• Per-voice gain and pan via sound.set_gain and sound.set_pan with play_id
• Native Lua DAP debugger for engines (Lua 5.1 and LuaJIT)
• Runtime vector fonts (Slug) with colored emoji support in Labels and GUI text
• Native MP4 recording (H.264) via a new recorder Lua module
• Profiler shows per-resource load timings
• Persistent render item API in dmSDK
• Metal GPU trace capture on macOS via the engine service
• Sprite set_hflip/set_vflip now flip around the atlas pivot
• iOS: resize events after orientation changes, landscape-only fix on iPhone Duo, configurable Home Indicator modes, and window.get_reserved_areas()
• Android: gamepad mapping and duplicate-press fixes
• HTML5: pixel ratio limits, startup stall fix, touch delta fixes, sound exhaustion fix, and heap overflow fix

Editor

• glTF/GLB files expandable in Assets to browse meshes, materials, and images; new editor.resource_children()
• Native Lua debugging via DAP replaces MobDebug, with breakpoints before startup scripts
• Tile source animations accept arbitrary frame lists (for example 1, 3-5, 8, 3)
• Scene View axis gizmo
• VRAM reductions when switching between Scene View and code tabs
• Desktop player windows remember position and size
• Vector font mode is the default for new .font files, SDF remains available for existing projects
• Faster texture builds through SIMD backends in Bob
• Fixes for an editor memory leak, outline expansion state, macOS Dock icons, and missing-DLL launch reporting

Performance

Faster particle vertex generation, game object transforms, models, sprites, GUI buffers, texture processing, and resource loading.

Quelle: GitHub, Forum