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Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 1

After 4 months of development it’s time to aim for the 3.2.4 stable release to bring the numerous new features and even more important bug fixes to all Godot users.
So here’s a first Release Candidate to get broader testing of everything that has been …

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Libre Arts: Optimize PNG and JPEG images on Linux with Curtail

There is a lot of push towards better image file formats all around, especially on the web. And while personally I have already moved to WebP for all new content on Libre Arts, there are some valid use cases for PNG and JPEG.
You could be sharing a sc…

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Libre Arts: Week recap — 25 January 2021

Highlights: new releases of Zrythm and Guitarix, new features in Krita, darktable, Siril, Blender.
Graphics
Niels De Graef continues bringing more GTK3-specific features to GIMP. The program now uses a listbox widget for icon themes and title bar forma…

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Libre Arts: The art of Evelyne Schulz

Evelyne Schulz is one of the artists whose work made with GIMP is what I usually show to people to demonstrate that GIMP is a quite capable tool for digital painting. So I guess showcasing her work here was long overdue! She also recently returned to m…

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Online GodotCon 2021: Schedule

Hello fellow Godoters!
Our online GodotCon meetup for contributors, users and game developers, will happen online this Saturday, January 23rd, from 8:45 UTC to 16:00 UTC. We hope to have you join us for this long-awaited moment of knowledge sharing!
W…

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Libre Arts: This is 2021: what’s coming in free/libre software

There are many reasons to look back at 2020 with a whole range of emotions but I would rather look forward.
Graphics
The GIMP team is now focusing on completing version 3.0. It’s too early to say if it will be out in 2021. But unless everything c…

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Announcing the new community map for user groups

Starting from today, there is a new User groups page on the Godot Engine website! This page replaces the old User groups page by featuring a community map that can be freely navigated and contributed to.
What is the community map?
The community map on …

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Godot Showcase – Resolutiion developer Monolith of Minds talks about their experience

Welcome to the second developer interview following the introduction of the new Showcase page! This week, we’ve interviewed Monolith of Minds about their latest game Resolutiion.

Introduce your studio in a few sentences.
We’re Monolith of Minds, two b…

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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 6

While our main focus stays on the 4.0 branch, the current stable 3.2 branch is receiving a lot of great improvements, and the upcoming 3.2.4 release is going to be packed with many new features.
With this beta 6 build, there are several recently merged…

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Rust GameDev: This Month in Rust GameDev #17 – December 2020

Welcome to the 17th issue of the Rust GameDev Workgroup’s
monthly newsletter.
Rust is a systems language pursuing the trifecta:
safety, concurrency, and speed.
These goals are well-aligned with game development.
We hope to build an inviting ecosystem f…

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