v1.69.0

What's Changed

• TAA reprojection by @mvaligursky in #6048
• Bundles Refactor by @Maksims in #5675
• Optimize shader processor by @mvaligursky in #6067
• Mesh collision improvements by @LeXXik in #5818
• Mesh collision optimization by @LeXXik in #6087
• Add support for R16F and RG16F texture formats by @mvaligursky in #6128
• Gizmo uniform scaling update by @kpal81xd in #5999
• Add API docs for MiniStats by @willeastcott in #6010
• Assign categories to constants by @willeastcott in #6012
• Fix some developer site links by @willeastcott in #6013
• Update some links embedded in the source by @willeastcott in #6014
• Update README files by @willeastcott in #6019
• Expose docs for GSplatResource and GSplatComponent by @mvaligursky in #6021
• Implement changes to WebGPU timestamp-query by @erikdubbelboer in #6001
• Double buffer TAA’s accumulation buffer in preparation for last frame reprojection by @mvaligursky in #6025
• Simplify RenderPassDepth to use automatic render target resizing provided by the base class by @mvaligursky in #6029
• Add support for debug rendering obbs by @slimbuck in #6023
• Extracted renderForwardLayer function to the renderer by @mvaligursky in #6031
• GSplat mateirlal can create a PICK shader pass version of the shader by @mvaligursky in #6033
• Load compressed ply elements by default by @slimbuck in #6034
• Small refactor to ForwardRenderer.renderForwardLayer to allow additional options by @mvaligursky in #6035
• Small clean up to depth rendering by @mvaligursky in #6037
• Don't upload texture if locked using TEXTURELOCK_READ by @liamdon in #6003
• Make sure render pass name is valid for derived classes by @mvaligursky in #6039
• WebXR - expose APIs to docs and some minor improvements by @Maksims in #6042
• RenderPassPrepass implementation by @mvaligursky in #6040
• Change ResourceHandler from interface to base class by @willeastcott in #5574
• Expose AppOptions and correct its types by @mvaligursky in #5986
• Gizmo grid and mesh shaders by @kpal81xd in #6036
• Add Asset category for API reference by @willeastcott in #6051
• publish on a new tag by @isumygin-sc in #6057
• dry run removed by @isumygin-sc in #6059
• Small cleanup of SkinInstance by @mvaligursky in #6064
• Resource Handler (handlerType in constructor) by @kpal81xd in #6068
• WebXR request hand-tracking for AR as well. by @Maksims in #6069
• Update to WGSL shader creation - formats are passed in the shaderDefinition by @mvaligursky in #6071
• Rename playcanvas-extras build by @marklundin in #6075
• WebXR - expose framebuffer scale factor by @Maksims in #6074
• Link WebGL shaders immediately after compilation by @mvaligursky in #6076
• WebXR FrameRate by @Maksims in #6077
• Remove es6 polyfills by @marklundin in #6079
• Refactor of the shader validation by @mvaligursky in #6081
• Small shader initialization cleanup / optimization by @mvaligursky in #6083
• Object entries polyfill by @marklundin in #6080
• Tech to allow async shader compilation, disabled by @mvaligursky in #6084
• Remove section on source maps from README by @willeastcott in #6086
• When WebGPU validation fails, current markers are logged out by @mvaligursky in #6089
• Assert when current version of Ammo does not implement now required triMesh.getIndexedMeshArray by @mvaligursky in #6092
• Add banner for single-file ESM bundles + fixing type error by @kungfooman in #6095
• Add rollup import transform by @marklundin in #6090
• Improvement to GPU markers reporting of render passes by @mvaligursky in #6096
• Vectorize the covariance calculation by @kemchenj in #6098 and #6100
• Allow graphics device to be provided to Application by @slimbuck in #6099
• WebGPU Transpiler absolute path by @kpal81xd in #6103
• Small change to splat shader in a way model matrix is used by @mvaligursky in #6101
• GPU optimization to gsplat rendering by @mvaligursky in #6104
• Added worker environment by @marklundin in #6108
• Update banner to mention MIT license by @willeastcott in #6111
• Update README files to show ESM usage by @willeastcott in #6112
• Tsc Types config cleanup by @kpal81xd in #6115
• BundleHandler max retries by @kpal81xd in #6118
• Tiny splat shader refactoring by @kemchenj in #6106
• Use more compact texture formats storing GSplat data by @mvaligursky in #6129

Fixes

• Fix material error on scale gizmo by @kpal81xd in #5998
• Export Gizmo constants correctly by @willeastcott in #6000
• Fix Gizmo nodes type by @willeastcott in #6008
• [Fix[ Fixed incorrect test for enabled shadow dithering by @mvaligursky in https://github.com//pull/6015
• [Fix] Temporary fix to lightmapper for WebGL by @mvaligursky in #6016
• Gizmo Ortho Rotation fixes by @kpal81xd in #6027
• Gizmo scaling fix by @kpal81xd in #6028
• [Fix] Fix to render composition update if multiple cameras use render passes by @mvaligursky in #6046
• typo by @slimbuck in #6054
• ResourceHandler type fix (constructor parameters) by @kpal81xd in #6063
• Fix issue with script name casing by @marklundin in #6066
• Added ES6 bundle output by @marklundin in #6073
• WebXR Fixed Foveation by @Maksims in #6078
• Fix ENV var target by @marklundin in #6091
• [Fix] WebGPU mesh rendering uses primitive.base correctly by @mvaligursky in #6093
• Engine export fixes by @kpal81xd in #6109
• ScriptType handlers type fix by @kpal81xd in #6123
• Revert "ScriptType handlers type fix" by @kpal81xd in #6125
• Removes source mappings from unbundled builds by @marklundin in #6121
• Adding globalThis typeof check by @marklundin in #6127
• Fix the render target release in the RenderPassDepth (WebGL1 only) by @mvaligursky in #6131

Examples

• Examples Overhaul by @kpal81xd in #6060
• Gizmo example JSDoc by @kpal81xd in #6002
• [Fix examples] Change the path to make sure it deploys by @mvaligursky in #6017
• Fix multi-app example by @erikdubbelboer in #6020
• Fix engine example ExampleOptions params by @erikdubbelboer in #6007
• Examples cleanup by @kpal81xd in #6005
• [Examples] Integer-texture (sand) Remove the quad mouse movement. by @mvaligursky in #6032
• Examples cleanup (2nd pass) by @kpal81xd in #6041
• Convert last two examples to AppBase by @erikdubbelboer in #6038
• Examples WebGPU fix by @kpal81xd in #6044
• Add WGSL example by @erikdubbelboer in #6006
• Ditherered transparency example - enable depth write when dithering is on by @mvaligursky in #6094
• Examples build fixes by @kpal81xd in #6102
• Examples build fix by @kpal81xd in #6119
• Examples action build fix by @kpal81xd in #6120
• Thumbnails for the new Bundle example by @mvaligursky in #6122
• Enabled point cloud examples on WebGPU by @mvaligursky in #6130

New Contributors

• @isumygin-sc made their first contribution in #6057
• @kemchenj made their first contribution in #6098

Full Changelog: v1.68.2...v1.69.0