CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

3.8.1 HOTFIX Release - July 26, 2022

What's Changed

• Fix MonoGame publisher name for the VS marketplace by @mrhelmut in #7847
• Corrected 'Framwork' to 'Framework' by @benjitrosch in #7850
• added missing words to platforms.md by @MrGrak in #7852
• Fixed grammatical error from 'project' to 'projects' by @benjitrosch in #7855
• Grammar Hotfix on README by @Emersont1 in #7856
• Remove redundant dependencies by @vpenades in #7854
• Fixes Visual Studio freezing with the extension by @mrhelmut in #7857
• Updated migration guide by @mrhelmut in #7858
• More migration guide updates by @mrhelmut in #7859
• Wild cards don't work in dotnet-tools.json by @mrhelmut in #7860
• Removed explicit global usings by @vpenades in #7853

3.8.1 Release - July 24, 2022

What's Changed

• Update build version to 3.8.1.xxxx by @tomspilman in #7296
• Fix broken links by @rejurime in #7297
• [DesktopGL] Fix setting backbuffer size not working in constructor by @harry-cpp in #7299
• Add quotation marks around MGCBPath by @bjornenalfa in #7304
• [Templates] Update FSharp projects by @harry-cpp in #7302
• fix Texture.GetSharedHandle() by @nkast in #7306
• [MGCB Editor] Update registration handling files by @harry-cpp in #7311
• Updated to the latest version of StbSharp by @rds1983 in #7312
• Support MSAA in SwapChainRenderTarget by @nkast in #7307
• Updated link for the XNA 3.1 to XNA 4.0 cheatsheet by @SimonDarksideJ in #7321
• Updated and added links to latest MonoGame 3.8 content in tutorials.md by @SimonDarksideJ in #7322
• Explicitly document BackToFront and FrontToBack use an unstable sort. by @goosenoises in #7323
• Update mgfxc_wine_setup.sh by @Kwyrky in #7327
• Fix multisampling in DesktopGL by @sk-zk in #7338
• [MGCB Editor] macOS fixes by @harry-cpp in #7337
• Fix shader error messages for OpenGL by @cpt-max in #7340
• Added IEffectBones interface, implemented by SkinnedEffect. by @vpenades in #7344
• Update NVTT (fixes #5866) by @harry-cpp in #7354
• Edited the Getting Started parts of the documentation for grammar, clarity, and style by @HopefulFrog in #7374
• Updated Matrix.CreatePerspective - to support infinite far planes. by @vpenades in #7367
• Add missing underscore in code section by @pbedn in #7349
• Update CONTRIBUTING.md by @mrhelmut in #7394
• Added ICurveEvaluator{T} interface. by @vpenades in #7387
• Update Eto.Froms for VS for Mac addin by @harry-cpp in #7365
• Fix for MGFXO file format to increases collection size limits. by @vpenades in #7397
• NUnit Test Attachments To preview Test images in VS. by @vpenades in #7413
• [macOS] Properly check current folder if we are inside of .app bundle by @harry-cpp in #7416
• fix 7402: enqueue buffer ref before sending to OAL by @lodicolo in #7403
• Fixes 3D Audio Direction Issues On Platforms Using OpenAL by @squarebananas in #7404
• Fixes Stopping Looped Sounds On Platforms Using XAudio by @squarebananas in #7405
• Fixes Buffer Bindings Cache Issue On Platforms Using OpenGL by @squarebananas in #7406
• Fixes 3D Audio Direction Issues On Platforms Using X3DAudio by @squarebananas in #7389
• Proposal for adding basic interoperability with System.Numerics.Vectors by @vpenades in #7417
• [VSMac] Mark .spritefont files as .xml files by @harry-cpp in #7426
• Updated console references by @mrhelmut in #7432
• Removed residual OUYA references by @mrhelmut in #7433
• [VSMac] Fix freeze upon opening a mgcb file and bump dependencies by @harry-cpp in #7435
• [MGCB Editor] Fix help link (fixes #7428) by @harry-cpp in #7438
• Changed uses of Math to MathF where it was used for floats by @initram in #7390
• [MGCB.Task] Separate obj folder per target framework (fixes #7409) by @harry-cpp in #7441
• Revert "Changed uses of Math to MathF where it was used for floats" by @harry-cpp in #7442
• File drop event on DesktopGL and WindowsDX platforms by @Quant1um in #7362
• [MGCB Editor] Bump Eto.Forms version (fixes #7418) by @harry-cpp in #7439
• Update SDL to 2.0.14 by @mrhelmut in #7445
• Help with compatibility toward NativeAOT by @mrhelmut in #7462
• Generic Threading.BlockOnUIThread for reducing garbage allocs by @TechPizzaDev in #7384
• Fix UWP Vsync support by @mrhelmut in #7463
• [DesktopGL] Improve mouse handling outside gamewindow by @harry-cpp in #7440
• Updated to the latest StbSharp 2.22.5, which added support for HDR images by @rds1983 in #7467
• Fix type collisions and default implementations for consoles by @mrhelmut in #7466
• Removed threading limitations by @mrhelmut in #7472
• Fixed a typo in the comments. charaters --> characters by @rbwhitaker in #7473
• fixed grammar in CONTRIBUTING.md by @algobytewise in #7469
• Fixed a small handful of typos in the comments of SpriteFont. by @rbwhitaker in #7479
• Update copyright year to 2021 in LICENSE.txt by @monegit in #7482
• Fixes PacketNumber For Non-Haptic Gamepads On Platforms Using SDL by @squarebananas in #7487
• Fixes Duplicate/Missing Gamepads On Platforms Using SDL by @squarebananas in #7486
• Bump GtkSharp to fix crashes on Arch Linux by @harry-cpp in #7493
• Update NVorbis submodule by @mrhelmut in #7495
• Added selective ContentManager asset unloading by @kimimaru4000 in #6663
• Update Mac Extension Link by @gideongrinberg in #7497
• Remove deprecated property Color.TransparentBlack by @nkast in #7505
• Remove duplicate check with wrong argument name by @nkast in #7504
• fix spelling error by @nkast in #7503
• Prevent App suspension when the user press 'B' button on UWP (xbox controller) by @nkast in #7500
• fix PipelineBuildEvent deserialization by @nkast in #7502
• Support drawing point primitives by @roy-t in #7477
• Update samples.md by @Michael1993 in #7358
• Merged the two requirements files into the REQUIREMENTS.md by @RicoGuerra in #7484
• Upgrade tooling to .NET 5 by @harry-cpp in #7437
• Upgraded projects and documentation to NET5 by @mrhelmut in #7514
• Changed Math to MathF by @initram in #7451
• Shared MSAA RenderTarget by @nkast in #7506
• Added pixels processing function parameter to the Texture2D.FromStream/TextureFromFile by @rds1983 in #7369
• Docs/content pipeline update by @SimonDarksideJ in #7370
• Don't recompile the same shader multiple times. by @cpt-max in #7392
• Update Game.cs by @SAJenkin in #7528
• Fix FontDescriptionProcessor kerning by @nkast in #7501
• Fix assembly trimming in templates by @mrhelmut in #7529
• Fixed GLDesktop PlatformStop() resolving issue #7372 by @JacksonDorsett in #7453
• Fix VSCode launch configuration for MGCB Editor on Mac by @the-maverick-m in #7535
• OpenGL debug context for better error messages by @cpt-max in #7536
• cask is no longer a brew command by @miluchen in #7543
• Fix iOS GamePlatform to run pending background tasks #7520 by @Mindfulplays in #7522
• Removed PS Vita support by @mrhelmut in #7531
• Optimized ApplyAlpha by removing two unnecessary arithmetic operations by @rds1983 in #7555
• [Feature] GitHub Actions integration by @harry-cpp in #7511
• [Content Pipeline] Fix library names when packaging the nuget by @harry-cpp in #7557
• Null song parameters for MediaPlayer.Play are not allowed in XNA by @james0x0A in #7558
• Fixes XACT ADPCM Compression Playback by @squarebananas in #7564
• Fixes XACT Cue.IsPlaying Behaviour When Paused by @squarebananas in #7563
• Fixes EffectParameter SetValue Using Int For Float Parameters by @squarebananas in #7568
• Added a keyboard shortcut (F2) to rename a file. by @rbwhitaker in #7575
• Fix NRE for Game._gameTimer by @JacksonDorsett in #7587
• Enable setting 8 render targets when targetting Windows by @bjornenalfa in #7549
• Fixed Comment for Intersects Method by @JacksonDorsett in #7592
• remove unused usings from Content readers by @nkast in #7595
• remove CLSCompliant(false) from internal members by @nkast in #7594
• remove unused reader/writer classes by @nkast in #7597
• Added PlayStation 5 support by @mrhelmut in #7645
• Fix back and start buttons on iOS by @mrhelmut in #7694
• Update stuff to .NET 6 by @harry-cpp in #7688
• net6 mobile and UWP fixes by @mrhelmut in #7697
• Fixed a broken link in custom_effects docs. by @davidhesselbom in #7663
• terminology, spelling & grammar corrections by @mikeirvingweb in #7657
• Fix comment typos in enum GestureType by @Brett208 in #7658
• Update SDL_GameControllerDB by @mrhelmut in #7702
• Console check fake project by @mrhelmut in #7698
• Improve GamePad support on macOS and introduce support for rumble by @carlfriess in #7690
• Fix mgcb building content during nuget package restore by @harry-cpp in #7709
• Visual Studio 2022 Extension for templates by @mrhelmut in #7699
• Fix up mgcb-editor dotnet tool by @harry-cpp in #7708
• Optimized SpriteFont GlyphPacker by @TechPizzaDev in #7464
• Add thread locking to the UWP gamepads dictionary by @squarebananas in #7655
• Multisampling on Android by @j0nat in #7561
• proposal: additional vertex structs by @lodicolo in #7421
• Fixes UWP Set Window Size Thread Access Error by @squarebananas in #7570
• Fix templates for VS for Mac 2022 by @harry-cpp in #7764
• Fix memory leak on desktop gl static variable by @adnanioricce in #7684
• Make the VS extension to open .mgcb by @mrhelmut in #7765
• Fix broken links to Extended samples in docs by @NogginBox in #7767
• RTL text rendering overload for SpriteBatch.DrawString by @BlueElectivire in #7644
• fix GamePad.GetCapabilities(...) race codition by @nkast in #7770
• Update templates by @harry-cpp in #7771
• Build system upgrades by @harry-cpp in #7772
• Add automatic upload of artifacts to GitHub packages by @harry-cpp in #7773
• [Actions] Use GITHUB_TOKEN for deploy job by @harry-cpp in #7775
• Fix obsolete call on iOS by @mrhelmut in #7777
• Fix SoundEffectInstance pooling by @mrhelmut in #7776
• Update wine script for NET 6 by @mrhelmut in #7790
• Auto versioning of VS extension by @mrhelmut in #7788
• Added RollForward directive by @mrhelmut in #7789
• Cleaned up rollforward from mobiles by @mrhelmut in #7791
• Remove default Inner Exceptions by @nkast in #7800
• fix list of supported surfaces by @nkast in #7801
• Update submodules by @mrhelmut in #7806
• Add Buttons.None by @TimerbaevRR in #7818
• Fix Buttons.None by @mrhelmut in #7822
• [Actions] Fix UWP package path by @harry-cpp in #7825
• [Actions] Build VS for Mac addin by @harry-cpp in #7824
• [WIP] Documentation update for 3.8.1 by @mrhelmut in #7798
• Removed trimming property from templates by @mrhelmut in #7829
• Create a release when pushing a tag by @mrhelmut in #7828

3.8 Release - August 10, 2020

Added

• New Plane constructor. #6085
• Round, Ceiling, Floor functions for Vector2/3/4. #6318
• Dotnet templating templates. #6494
• TransformMatrix for SpriteEffect. #6623
• SpriteBatch constructor overload with capacity parameter. #6682
• [OpenGL] Support for separate blend states per render target. #6343
• Multiply operator overload for Color: scale * Color. #6747
• Overloads for garbageless BoundingBox.CreateFromPoints. #6743
• UseStandardPixelAddressing flag. #6621 #6780
• [MGCB] Search fonts in HKEY_CURRENT_USER on Windows. #6671
• Garbageless GetPressedKeys overload. #6643
• Expose GraphicsDevice.DiscardColor to set the clear color of render targets. #6832
• KeyDown and KeyUp events on GameWindow. #6762
• FromFile for Texture2D and SoundEffect. #6586
• PlatformInfo class to query runtime platform. #6846 #6873
• API to query graphical system at runtime. #6872
• Etc2 texture format support. #6864
• MonoGame.Content.Builder package. #6905
• τ constant. #6937
• [UWP] Overloads for more detailed vibration control. #6933
• [MGCB Editor] Always use Headerbar. #6938
• Joystick display name for the Joystick API. #7008
• [OpenGL] Overload with base index for draw instancing. #7016
• Google Stadia Support. #7020 #7049
• LastJoystickIndex for the Joystick API. #7017
• MouseState.ToString. #7091
• [MGCB Editor] .NET Core tool. #7090
• [MGFXC] Wine support. #7098 #7103 #7107 #7188
• EffectParameter.SetValue for int array. #7143
• Add Web platform information to the content builder. #7144
• [macOS] MonoGame Content pad for VS for Mac. #7266

Removed

• Remove obsolete SpriteBatch.Draw overload. #6818
• Disable Piranha portable build. #6844
• Removed MonoGame.Framework.Net. #6900 #6775
• Remove internal PNG Utility Classes. #6976
• Protobuild removed and replaced with solutions and projects. #7040 #7041

Changed

• OpenAssetImporter Improvements and FbxImporter Unit Tests. #6158
• Made sound system optional. #6629
• [UWP] Do not set minimum window size. #6763
• Added Cake build script to replace NANT. #6776
• Marked Color.TransparentBlack obsolete. #6817
• [SDL] Performance and garbage optimizations to Joystick. #6829 #6834
• Track GamePad packet number and general optimizations. #6760
• [DirectX] Basic performance enhancements to Texture2D. #6726
• Inline Vector2 operator / and Point.ToVector2(). #6700
• Make OggStreamer thread a background thread. #6848
• Made it so Texture2D in any format could be saved as Png/Jpeg when using MonoGame.DesktopGL backend. #6855
• Upgrade SDK projects to .NET 4.5.2. #6902 #6903 #7050
• Reduced garbage in Direct X-specific SetRenderTargets methods. #7034
• MouseState Improvements. #6973
• KeyboardState Improvements. #6972
• [SDL] Updated controller DB. #7124
• We now pool ContentManager scratch buffers. #5921
• [OpenAL] Clean up sound disposal. #7097
• [macOS] Replaced System.Drawing with StbImageSharp to enable tests. #7071
• [Docs] Moved to DocFX v2 for documentation. #7127
• [SDL] Bump dependencies to SDL 2.0.12. #7133
• [Docs] Update for 3.8. #7117 #7240
• [MGCB Editor] Changed position for context menu item Rebuild. #7176
• [MGCB] Replace symbols for assembly references. #7272

Fixed

• Support arrays > 255 elements in shaders. #5995
• [DesktopGL] Fix setting mouse cursor from Texture2D. #6187
• Remove trailing NUL chars in registry font name. #6577
• [OpenAL] Fix loading OpenAL-Soft in DesktopGL when # is in path. #6581
• [WindowsDX] Avoid freezing while moving/resizing window. #6594
• [iOS] Fixed background music stopping on game startup. #6596
• Fixed GameUpdateRequiredException namespace. #6597
• [MGCB] Fixed build not cleaning empty projects. #6615
• Reduce garbage from TextInput. #6664
• Fix for loading native libraries on Amazon Fire HD 8. #6677
• Fixes reflection support on SpriteBatch ctor. #6709
• [Android] Fixed crashes on launch and resume. #6741
• [Android] Fixed restoration of an activity after Game.Exit. #6739
• [SDL] Fix rumble infinity threshold. #6744
• [SDL] Fixed OnTextInput. #6749
• Move touches are now aged too. (fixes #6753). #6756
• [Android] Fixed Texture2D.GetData corrupting the Texture2D object. #6729
• [MGCB Editor] Fix assembly load API used for custom user references. #6770
• Fix nuget metadata URL properties. #6774
• Fix IRenderTarget comments. #6785
• Catch ArgumentException when trying to get encoding upon PipelineController.DoBuild. #6826
• [OpenAL] Free source when sound instance is disposed. #6813
• Use Resume when Play is called on Paused sound effect instance. #6815
• Fixed BoundingSphere.Intersects(BoundingBox). #6666
• Override Dispose in DrawableGameComponent to unload content. #6858
• Fixed SwapChain is null in GraphicsDevice.PlatformDispose. #6869
• Swap red and blue when setting mouse cursor texture. #6859
• [DesktopGL] Fix IsActive not getting set to false. #6895
• Fix FileHelpers Uri getting confused by double slashes. #6924
• [UWP] Vibrate controller handles instead of triggers. #6933
• Fix for CoreRT support. #6948
• Fix a crash on macOS and CoreRT related to mishandling unmanaged function pointers. #6949
• [MGCB] Rethrow InvalidContentException for Importers instead of wrapping it in a new PipelineException. #6954
• Throw InvalidContentException with error line number/position in ContentIdentity. #6953
• Fall back to less precise frame pacing on non-Windows platforms. #6941
• [UWP] Fixes content loading to work with packaged files (and not just resources). #6964
• [UWP] Fixes window resizing upon GraphicsDeviceManager.ApplyChanges(). #6964
• [Android] fix GamePad.Back emulation. #6951
• [Android] Fixes android APIs fallback. #6952
• Fixed sample count in SoundEffect. #6996
• [SDL] Fixed memory leak in controller mapping by freeing the returned string. #7021
• [macOS] Look for native libraries in Frameworks folder for .app bundles. #7022
• [OpenGL] Fixed PlatformClear and PlatformPresent to be private in GraphicsDevice. #7026
• [DesktopGL] Fixed GraphicsAdapter.Description to return renderer. #6959
• [OpenGL] Query correct value for the bounds to GL.ActiveTexture. #6970
• Fix Content.mgcb not being visible in VS 2019. #7064
• [iOS] Fix initialization crash on GLES 2.0 devices. #7047
• [iOS] Fix GL error and race condition. #7073
• [MGCB Editor] Mac fixes. #7077
• [OpenAL] Fixing audio duplicating sourceids. #7095
• [MGCB] Fix FindCommand not looking system locations on macOS/Linux. #7100
• Fix FuncLoader not properly checking the current folder (fixes #7101). #7102
• Fix .NET Standard template using wrong nuget. #7099
• [DirectX] Fixed MSAA RenderTarget GetData and SetData. #5838
• Fixed deconstruction of color for bytes and floats. #7109
• [MGCB] Fix failing to find ffmpeg because it tries relative path. #7138
• [MGFXC] Various fixes. #7148
• Fixed a bug where The "New Item" dialogue would have no templates listed. #7141
• [MGCB Editor] Darken text in output. #7163
• [MGCB] Fix trying to chmod root files. #7183
• [MGCB Editor] Fixed to not require root privileges for installing. #7185
• [SDL] Better debugging for macOS. #7187
• Fixed content failing to load on NetCore. #7199
• [MGCB Editor] Fix parsing filename from arguments on macOS. #7215
• [Linux] Flatpak packaging upgrades. #7224
• Fix path in RebuildMGFX.bat. #7239
• [DirectX] Fix issues with RenderTexture2D and SwapChainRenderTarget. #7225
• [macOS] VSMac addin fixes. #7253
• [MGCB Editor] PropertyGrid fixes. #7256
• [MGCB Editor] General fixes. #7262
• Fix a race condition when playing sound in worker threads. #7219
• [Android] Fixed surface recreation when resuming from sleep mode on FireTV. #7211
• Fix loading of content with special characters in a file name. #7267

3.7.1 Release - December 8, 2018

• MGCB now generates content building statistics. #6401
• Fixes to dependency loading in Pipeline Tool. #6450
• Fixed crash when canceling choose folder dialog in Pipeline Tool. #6449
• Fix add item dialog jumping around in Pipeline Tool. #6451
• Fix OpenAL library loading on some Android phones. #6454
• Fix Gamepad index tracking under UWP. #6456
• Rename "Copy Asset Path" to "Copy Asset Name" for consistency with XNA in Pipeline Tool. #6457
• Fix TextInput Keys argument for UWP. #6455
• Add new GamePad.GetState() overloads to support different dead zone modes. #6467
• Fixed incorrect offset DynamicSoundEffectInstance.SubmitBuffer under XAudio. #6523
• Improved accuracy of fixed time step. #6535
• Ensure intermediate output path exists before writing stats in Pipeline Tool. #6503
• Fix for special window close case under SDL. #6489
• Marshal microphone identifiers as UTF-8. #6530
• Clear the current selections when excluding items in the Pipeline Tool. #6549
• Enable standard derivatives extension for GLSL shaders. #6501
• Fixed framebuffer object EXT loading under OpenGL. #6562
• Fixed GL.RenderbufferStorage for devices that use the EXT entry points. #6563
• Fix VS template installation when C# folder is missing. #6544
• Fix for SDL loading when a '#' is in the directory path. #6573
• Restored Buttons[] constructor in GamePadState fixing XNA compatibility. #6572

3.7 Release - September 23, 2018

• Remove Scale and Rotation properties from Matrix. #5584
• Added Switch as a platform. #5596
• DirectX: Fixed multisample clamping logic. #5477
• SDL Gamepad DB update. #5605
• Add Missing method OpaqueDataDictionary.GetValue. #5637
• Increase code coverage in Model* family. #5632
• Fix scroll wheel events on Windows Universal. #5631
• Implement GetHashCode on Vertex types. #5654
• Implement GetHashCode and ToString methods for Joystick. #5670
• Fixed Gamepad DPad on Android. #5673
• Pipeline process not terminating on exit fix. #5672
• Added Joystick.IsSupported property. #5678
• Use GraphicsCapabilities.MaxTextureAnisotropy on SamplerState. #5676
• Make SpriteBatch.End throw when Begin not called. #5689
• Add Open Output Directory option to Pipeline Tool. #5690
• Rename Exit to Quit on Pipeline Tool Linux Headerbar. #5687
• Added minimum size to the Pipeline Tool window. #5692
• Added Id and DisplayName properties to Gamepad. #5625
• Improved GameController database loading for DesktopGL. #5606
• RPC curves are now updated before Cue is played. #5709
• Fixes to Texture2D.FromStream on Windows DirectX. #5712
• Support DistanceScale and DopplerFactor under OpenAL. #5718
• Implemented Microphone for OpenAL platforms. #5651
• Implemented caching of staging resources used to copy data from a Texture2D under DirectX. #5704
• Reusable function for raising events. #5713
• Remove reference to SharpDX from project templates. #5611
• Improvements to VideoPlayer for Desktop DirectX. #5737
• Use SharpDX NuGet packages from our NuGet packages. #5748
• Fixed leaks that affected shutting down and recreating GraphicsDevice under DirectX. #5728
• Texture2D mipmap generation and population fixes. #5614
• Remove SharpDX.RawInput.dll reference from DirectX graphics backend. #5723
• New fast Texture2D.FromStream implementation for DesktopGL ported from STB. #5630
• Added support DrawInstancedPrimitives on OpenGL platforms. #4920
• Fixed mouse touch event to release when mouse moves outside the client area or we loses focus. #5641
• Added GraphicsAdapter.UseDebugLayers to enable GPU debug features in release builds. #5791
• Fixed DirectX back buffer update when multisampling changes. #5617
• Adds Xbox One S controller support to Linux. #5797
• Do not allow the Pipeline tool to delete files outside the content folder. #5820
• OpenGL Mouse.SetCursor now works with alpha correctly. #5829
• Implement Mouse.SetCursor() for Windows. #5831
• Fix pre-emptive song finish in OggStreamer. #5821
• UWP Templates use target version selected in wizard. #5819
• Implement Mouse.WindowHandle under Windows DirectX. #5816
• Improve shader error/warning parsing in Pipeline Tool. #5849
• Fix crash on multi-editing bool values in Pipeline Tool. #5859
• Fixes to XACT sound effect pooling. #5832
• Improved disposal of OpenGL resources. #5850
• Better support for WAV audio formats in content pipeline and FromStream. #5750
• Fix for build hang with no mgcb file in project. #5886
• Removed deprecated Rider settings from Linux installer. #5881
• Improved performance of SpriteFont.MeasureString() & SpriteBatch.DrawString(). #5874
• Sort content when saving MGCB files. #5930
• Fix a crash when building content in xbuild. #5897
• Fixed back button problems in UWP. #5810
• Removed Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 support. #5809
• Upgrade to SharpDX 4.0.1. #5949
• Update the UWP Template to use the Latest SDK. #5931
• Fixed the Scissor rect calculation on DesktopGL and OpenGL platforms. #5977
• Calculate the Client Bounds a bit later. #5975
• Rework Android OpenGL Framebuffer Support. #5993
• Implemented GraphicsDevice.GetBackBufferData. #5114
• Optimizations to Length and Normalize in Vector3 and Vector4. #6004
• Added MGCB man page for Linux. #5987
• Included mgcb autocomplete for bash. #5985
• Fixed GamePad.SetVibration crash. #5965
• Fallback SurfaceFormat for RenderTargets. #6170
• Added O(1) EffectParameter lookups by name. #6146
• Reduce MouseState garbage in Desktop DirectX. #6168
• Made SpriteFont constructor public. #6126
• New Template System using Nuget. #6135
• Use StbSharp for all Texture2D.FromStream. #6008
• Dynamic reference loading in Pipeline Tool. #6202
• Fix Pipeline tool to work regardless of Mono changes. #6197
• Update Template Icons and Fix Mac Info.plist. #6209
• Fix typo in VS2013 Shared Project Template. #6216
• Fill up dotnet template info. #6226
• Support Mac Unit Tests. #5952
• Updated Assimp to latest version. #6222
• Make sure that the window titlebar is within screen bounds on DesktopGL. #6258
• Fixed trigger/dpad button state and reduced garbage in iOS Gamepad. #6271
• Updated Windows Universal Min SDK Versions. #6257
• Fix property content serialization detection when using a property named Item. #5996
• Fix launcher default mimetype in Linux installer. #6275
• Restore NVTT. #6239
• Support unicode in window title under DesktopGL. #6335
• Add crash report window to Pipeline Tool. #6272
• Fix linking for copy action in Pipeline Tool. #6398
• Implemented KeyboardInput and MessageBox for Windows DX. #6410
• Fixed audio interruption bug on iOS. #6433

3.6 Release - February 28, 2017

• Fixed XML deserialization of Curve type. #5494
• Fix #5498 Pipeline Tool template loading on MacOS. #5501
• Fix typo in the exclude.addins which cause warnings when installing the Addin in XS. #5500
• Added support for arbitrary defines passed to the Effect compiler. #5496
• Fixed GraphicsDevice.Present() to check for current render target. #5389
• Custom texture compression for SpriteFonts. #5299
• Performance improvements to SpriteBatch.DrawString(). #5226
• Removed the OUYA platform #5194
• Dispose of all graphical resources in unit tests. #5133
• Throw NoSuitableGraphicsDeviceException if graphics device creation fails. #5130
• Optimized and added additional constructors to Color. #5117
• Added SamplerState.TextureFilterMode to correctly support comparison filtering. #5112
• Fixed Apply3D() on stereo SoundEffect. #5099
• Fixed Effect.OnApply to return void to match XNA. #5090
• Fix crash when DynamicSoundEffectInstance not disposed. #5075
• Texture2D.FromStream now correctly throws on null arguments. #5050
• Implemented GraphicsAdapter for DirectX platforms. #5024
• Fixed initialization of GameComponent when created within another GameComponent. #5020
• Improved SoundEffect internal platform extendability. #5006
• Refactored audio processing for platform extensibility. #5001
• Refactored texture processing for platform extensibility. #4996
• Refactor ShaderProfile to allow for pipeline extensibility. #4992
• Removed unnessasary dictionary lookup for user index buffers for DirectX platforms. #4988
• New SetRenderTargets() method which allows for variable target count. #4987
• Added support for XACT reverb and filter effects. #4974
• Remove array in GamePadDPad constructor. #4970
• Updated to the latest version of Protobuild. #4964
• Fixed static VBs and IBs on UWP on XB1. #4955
• Updated to the latest version of Protobuild. #4950
• Update Xamarin Studio addin for latest platform changes. #4926
• Replace OpenTK with custom OpenGL bindings #4874
• Fix Mouse updating when moving the Window. #4924
• Fix incorrect use of startIndex in Texture2D.GetData DX. #4833
• Cleanup of AssemblyInfo for framework assembly. #4810
• New SDL2 backend for desktop GL platforms. #4428
• Two MaterialProcessor properties fixed. #4746
• Fixed thumbstick virtual buttons to always use independent axes. #4742
• Fixed back buffer MSAA on DirectX platforms. #4739
• Added new CHANGELOG.md to project. #4732
• Added obsolete attribute and updated documentation. #4731
• Fixed layout of UWP windows in VS template to ignore window chrome. #4727
• Remove support for reading raw assets through ContentManager. #4726
• Implemented DynamicSoundEffectInstance for DirectX and OpenAL platforms. #4715
• Removed unused Yeti Mp3 compressor. #4713
• MonoGame Portable Assemblies. #4712
• Fixed RGBA64 packing and added unit tests. #4683
• Fix Gamepad crash when platform doesn't support the amount. #4677
• Fixed Song stopping before they are finished on Windows. #4668
• Removed the Linux .deb installer. #4665
• OpenAssetImporter is now automatically selected for all the formats it supports. #4663
• Fixed broken unit tests under Linux. #4614
• Split out Title Container into partial classes. #4590
• Added Rider Support to Linux installer. #4589
• Implement vertexStride in VertexBuffer.SetData for OpenGL. #4568
• Performance improvement to SpriteBatch vertex generation. #4547
• Optimization of indices initialization in SpriteBatcher. #4546
• Optimized ContentReader to decode LZ4 compressed streams directly. #4522
• TitleContainer partial class cleanup. #4520
• Remove raw asset support from ContentManager. #4489
• Initial implementation of RenderTargetCube for OpenGL. #4488
• Removed unnecessary platform differences in MGFX. #4486
• SoundEffect fixes and tests. #4469
• Cleanup FX syntax for shader compiler. #4462
• General Improvements to Pipeline Gtk implementation. #4459
• ShaderProfile Refactor. #4438
• GraphicsDeviceManager partial class refactor. #4425
• Remove legacy Storage classes. #4320
• Added mipmap generation for DirectX render targets. #4189

3.5.1 Release - March 30, 2016

• Fixed negative values when pressing up on left thumbstick on Mac.
• Removed exception and just return empty state when requesting an invalid GamePad index.
• Fixed texture processing for 64bpp textures.
• Fixed Texture2D.SaveAsPng on Mac.

3.5 Release - March 17, 2016

• Content Pipeline Integration for Xamarin Studio and MonoDevleop on Mac and Linux.
• Automatic inclusion of XNBs into your final project on Mac and Linux.
• Improved Mac and Linux installers.
• Assemblies are now installed locally on Mac and Linux just like they are on Windows.
• New cross-platform "Desktop" project where same binary and content will work on Windows, Linux and Mac desktops.
• Better Support for Xamarin.Mac and Xam.Mac.
• Apple TV support (requires to be built from source at the moment).
• Various sound system fixes.
• New GraphicsMetrics API.
• Optimizations to SpriteBatch performance and garbage generation.
• Many improvements to the Pipeline tool: added toolbar, new filtered output view, new templates, drag and drop, and more.
• New GamePad support for UWP.
• Mac and Linux now support Vorbis compressed music.
• Major refactor of texture support in content pipeline.
• Added 151 new unit tests.
• Big improvements to FBX and model content processing.
• Various fixes to XML serialization.
• MediaLibrary implementation for Windows platforms.
• Removed PlayStation Mobile platform.
• Added content pipeline extension template project.
• Support for binding multiple vertex buffers in a draw call.
• Fixed deadzone issues in GamePad support.
• OcclusionQuery support for DX platforms.
• Fixed incorrect z depth in SpriteBatch.
• Lots of OpenTK backend fixes.
• Much improved font processing.
• Added new VertexPosition vertex format.
• Better VS project template installation under Windows.

3.4 Release - April 29, 2015

• Removed old XNA content pipeline extensions.
• Added all missing PackedVector types.
• Replacement of old SDL joystick path with OpenTK.
• Added SamplerState.ComparisonFunction feature to DX and OGL platforms.
• Fixed bug where content importers would not be autodetected on upper case file extensions.
• Fixed compatibility with XNA sound effect XNBs.
• Lots of reference doc improvements.
• Added SamplerState.BorderColor feature to DX and OGL platforms.
• Lots of improvements to the Mac, Linux and Windows versions of the Pipeline GUI tool.
• Fixes for bad key mapping on Linux.
• Support for texture arrays on DX platforms.
• Fixed broken ModelMesh.Tag
• VS templates will now only install if VS is detected on your system.
• Added Color.MonoGameOrange.
• Fixed Xact SoundBack loading bug on Android.
• Added support for a bunch of missing render states to MGFX.
• Added support for sRGB texture formats to DX and OGL platforms.
• Added RasterizerState.DepthClipEnable support for DX and OGL platforms.
• New support for the Windows 10 UAP plafform.
• Fixed bug which caused the GamePad left thumbstick to not work correctly.
• Preliminary base classed for future Joystick API.
• Performance improvement on iOS by avoiding unnessasary GL context changes.
• Fixed bug where MediaPlayer volume affected all sounds.
• New XamarinStudio/MonoDevelop Addin for Mac.
• New Mac installer packages.

3.3 Release - March 16, 2015

• Support for vertex texture fetch on Windows.
• New modern classes for KeyboardInput and MessageBox.
• Added more validation to draw calls and render states.
• Cleaned up usage of statics to support multiple GraphicsDevice instances.
• Support Window.Position on WindowsGL platform.
• Reduction of redundant OpenGL calls.
• Fullscreen support for Windows DX platform.
• Implemented Texture2D SaveAsPng and SaveAsJpeg for Android.
• Improved GamePad deadzone calculations.
• We now use FFmpeg for audio content building.
• BoundingSphere fixes and optimizations.
• Many improvements to Linux platform.
• Various fixes to FontTextureProcessor.
• New Windows Universal App template for Windows Store and Windows Phone support.
• Many fixes to reduce garbage generation during runtime.
• Adding support for TextureFormatOptions to FontDescriptionProcessor.
• XNA compatibility improvements to FontDescriptionProcessor.
• Resuscitated the unit test framework with 100s of additional unit tests.
• BoundingFrustum fixes and optimizations.
• Added VS2013 project templates.
• Moved to new MonoGame logo.
• Added MSAA render target support for OpenGL platforms.
• Added optional content compression support to content pipeline and runtime.
• TextureCube content reader and GetData fixes.
• New OpenAL software implementation for Android.
• Xact compatibility improvements.
• Lots of Android fixes and improvements.
• Added MediaLibrary implementation for Android, iOS, Windows Phone, and Windows Store.
• Added ReflectiveWriter implementation to content pipeline.
• Fixes to Texture2D.GetData on DirectX platforms.
• SpriteFont rendering performance optimizations.
• Huge refactor of ModelProcessor to be more compatible with XNA.
• Moved NET and GamerServices into its own MonoGame.Framework.Net assembly.
• Runtime support for ETC1 textures for Androud.
• Improved compatibility for FBXImporter and XImporter.
• Multiple SpritBatch compatibility fixes.
• We now use FreeImage in TextureImporter to support many more input formats.
• MGFX parsing and render state improvements.
• New Pipeline GUI tool for managing content projects for Windows, Mac, and Linux desktops.
• New implementation of content pipeline IntermediateSerializer.
• All tools and content pipeline built for 64-bit.
• New documentation system.
• Implement web platform (JSIL) stubs.
• Lots of fixes to PSM.
• Added Protobuild support for project generation.
• Major refactor of internals to better separate platform specific code.
• Added MGCB command line tool to Windows installer.

3.2 Release - April 7, 2014

• Implemented missing PackedVector types.
• VS2013 support for MonoGame templates.
• Big improvement to XInput performance on Windows/Windows8.
• Added GameWindow.TextInput event enhancement.
• Added Xamarin.Mac compatability.
• Support for WPF interop under DirectX.
• Enhancement to support multiple GameWindows on Windows under DirectX.
• Various SpriteFont compatibility improvements.
• OpenAL performance/memory/error handling improvements.
• Reduction of Effect runtime memory usage.
• Support for DXT/S3TC textures on Android.
• Touch support on Windows desktop games.
• Added new RenderTarget3D enhancement.
• OUYA gamepad improvements.
• Internal improvements to reduce garbage generation.
• Various windowing fixes for OpenTK on Linux, Mac, and Windows.
• Automatic support for content reloading on resume for Android.
• Support for TextureCube, Texture3D, and RenderTargetCube on DirectX.
• Added TitleContainer.SupportRetina enhancement for loading @2x content.
• Lots of Android/Kindle compatibility fixes.
• Added enhancement GameWindow.IsBorderless.
• OpenGL now supports multiple render targets.
• Game.IsRunningSlowly working accurately to XNA.
• Game tick resolution improvements.
• XACT compatibility improvements.
• Various fixes and improvements to math types.
• DrawUserIndexedPrimitives now works with 32bit indicies.
• GamerServices fixes under iOS.
• Various MonoGame FX improvements and fixes.
• Render target fixes for Windows Phone.
• MediaPlayer/MediaQueue/Song fixes on Windows Phone.
• XNA accuracy fixes to TitleContainer.
• Fixes to SpriteBatch performance and compatibility with XNA.
• Threading fixes around SoundEffectInstance.
• Support for Song.Duration.
• Fixed disposal of OpenGL shader program cache.
• Improved support of PoT textures in OpenGL.
• Implemented missing EffectParameter SetValue/GetValue calls.
• Touch fixes to Windows Phone.
• Fixes to orientation support in iOS.
• Lots of PSM fixes which make it usable for 2D games.
• New Windows desktop platform using DirectX/XAudio.
• Old Windows project renamed WindowsGL.
• Fixed offsetInBytes parameter in IndexBuffer/VertexBuffer SetData.
• Fixed subpixel offset when viewport is changed in OpenGL.
• Tons of content pipeline improvements making it close to complete.

3.0.1 Release - March 3, 2013

• Fix template error.
• Fix offsetInBytes parameter in IndexBuffer/VertexBuffer SetData.
• Fixes the scale applied on the origin in SpriteBatch.
• Fixed render targets on WP8.
• Removed minVertexIndex Exception.
• Fixed some threading issues on iOS.
• Use generic link for opening store on iOS.
• Fix Matrix::Transpose.
• Fixed vertexOffset in DrawUserIndexedPrimitives in GL.
• Keys.RightControl/RightShift Support for WinRT.
• Dispose in ShaderProgramCache.
• IsRunningSlowly Fix.

3.0 Release - January 1, 2013

• 3D (many thanks to Infinite Flight Studios for the code and Sickhead Games in taking the time to merge the code in).
• New platforms: Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, OUYA, PlayStation Mobile (including Vita).
• Custom Effects.
• PVRTC support for iOS.
• iOS supports compressed Songs.
• Skinned Meshs.
• VS2012 templates.
• New Windows Installer.
• New MonoDevelop Package/AddIn.
• A LOT of bug fixes.
• Closer XNA 4 compatibility.

2.5.1 Release - June 18, 2012

• Updated android to use enumerations rather than hardocded ids as part of the Mono for Android 4.2 update.
• Changed the Android video player to make use of the ViewView.
• Corrected namespaces for SongReader and SoundEffectReader.
• Updated the Keyboard mapping for android.
• Added RectangleArrayReader.
• Removed links to the third party GamePadBridge.
• Added some missing mouseState operators.
• Replaced all calls to DateTime.Now with DateTime.UtcNow.
• Fixed SpriteFont rendering (again).
• Added code to correclty dispose of Textures on all platforms.
• Added some fixes for the sound on iOS.
• Adding missing MediaQueue class.
• Fixed Rectangle Intersect code.
• Changed the way UserPrimitives work on windows.
• Made sure the @2x file support on iOS works.
• Updated project templates.
• Added project templates for MacOS.
• Fixed MonoDevelop.MonoGame AddIn so it works on Linux.

2.5 Release - March 29, 2012

Fixes and Features

• Minor fixes to the Networking stack to make it more reliable when looking for games.
• SpriteBatch Fixes including making sure the matrix parameter is applied in both gles 1.1 and gles 2.0.
• Updated IDrawable and IUpdatable interfaces to match XNA 4.0.
• Fixed the Tick method.
• Updated VideoPlayer constructor contract to match XNA 4.0.
• Added Code to Lookup the Host Application Guid for Networking, the guid id is now pulled from the AssemblyInfo.cs if one is present.
• Uses OpenAL on all platforms except Android.
• Added Dxt5 decompression support.
• Improves SpriteFont to conform more closely to XNA 4.0.
• Moved DynamicVertexBuffer and DynamicIndexBuffer into its own files.

iOS

• Fixed Console.WriteLine problem.
• Fixed loading of @2x Retina files.
• Fixed Landscape Rendering.
• Fixed Orientations changes correctly animate.
• Fixed Guide.BeginShowKeyboardInput.
• Fixed StorageDevice AOT compile problem.
• Fixed SpriteBatch to respect matrices when drawn.
• Fixed DoubleTap, improves touches in serial Game instances.
• Fixed App startup in non-Portrait orientations.
• Fixed UnauthorizedAccessException using TitleContainer.
• Fixed a runtime JIT error that was occuring with List<AddJournalEntry().
• Guide.ShowKeyboard is not working.
• App Backgrounding has regressed. A patch is already being tested in the develop branch and the fix will be rolled out as part of the v2.5.1.

Android

• Project Templates for MonoDevelop.
• Fixed a few issues with Gestures.
• Fixed the name of the assembly to be MonoGame.Framework.Android.
• Fixed a Memory Leak in Texture Loading.
• Force linear filter and clamp wrap on npot textures in ES2.0 on Android.
• Added SetData and GetData support for Texture2D.
• Guide.SignIn picks up the first email account on the phone.
• CatapultWars does not render correctly under gles 1.1.

MacOS X

• SoundEffectInstance.Stop now works correctly.

Linux

• Project Templates for Visual Studio and MonoDevelop.
• Fixed a bug when loading of Wav files.

Windows

• Project Templates for Visual Studio and MonoDevelop.
• Fixed a bug when loading of Wav files.
• Added Game.IsMouseVisible implementation for Windows.
• Guide.SignIn picks up the logged in user.
• Added a new Installer to install the MonoDevelop and / or Visual Studio Templates and binaries.

2.1 Release - October 28, 2011

Features

• Content Manager rewritten to use partial classes and implementation of cached assets that are loaded. Greatly improves memory footprint.
• Experimental support for GamePads and Joysticks. Enhancements will be coming to integrate better for developers.
• ContentReader improvements across the board.
• Improved support for XACT audio.
• StarterKits VectorRumble.

iOS

• Gesture support has been improved.
• Better support for portrait to landscape rotations.
• Fixed a rendering bug related to upsidedown portrait mode.
• Better WaveBank support.
• The Guide functionality is only available in iOS, for this release.

Android

• Updated to support Mono for Android 4.0.
• Improvements to the Orientation Support.
• Changed Sound system to use SoundPool.
• Added Tap and DoubleTap Gesture Support.

MacOS X

• A lot of enhancements and fixes for Full Screen and Windowed control.
• Cursor support fixed for IsMouseVisible.
• Implementation of IsActive property and the events Activated and Deactivated.
• First steps of DrawPrimitives, DrawUserPrimitives, DrawIndexedPrimitives.
• Better WaveBank support.
• Support for ApplyChanges() and setting the backbuffer and viewport sizes correctly.

Linux

• All new implementation which share quite a bit of code between MacOS X and Windows.
• Added shader support via the Effects class.

Windows

• All new implementation which shares quite a bit of code between MacOS and Linux.

2.0 Release - October 28, 2011

• Project renamed MonoGame.
• Project moved to GitHub.
• Support for Linux, Mac, Linux, and OpenGL on Windows.

0.7 Release - December 2, 2009

• First stable release.
• Originally named XnaTouch.
• iPhone support only.
• 2D rendering support.
• Audio support.
• Networking support.
• Partial multitouch support.
• Partial accelerometer support.