July 9 2024

Note - releases no longer include binaries in the release notes.
Download the latest version here: https://docs.flatredball.com/flatredball

Biggest Changes

• TMX files (Tiled) which use isometric views can now be properly loaded even if the tiles use different tile heights per layer, and if the tile heights overlap.
• Sprites now have a "Create new .achx file" button if the sprite is part of an entity with no .achx.
• Added (experimental) command for renaming a project
• Lots of improvements to FlatRedBall.Forms ListBox to make gamepad control better:
  • Added ListBox.CanListItemsLoseFocus to keep control in a list box for NES-like selection of items
  • ListBox now supports ControllerButtonPushed even when the internal list box items are selected.
  • ListBox items no longer stay highlighted if the mouse is hovering over them while the gamepad is used to select an item

Everything Else

FRB Editor

• Tile types in TileNodeNetwork window now sort alphabetically
• Tile types in TileNodeNetwork window now refresh whenever the underlying TSX changes
• TileNodeNetwork window now has a scrollbar to support smaller displays
• AnimationEditor preview window now displays message about it being a preview, and provides a button to open AnimationEditor
• Added global:: prefix to lots of codegen to resolve ambiguity if a user names their project the same name as existing namespaces
• Improved pathfinding, reducing the chances of AI getting stuck trying to navigate to the next node
• Added support for optionally shown variables in the variable window for objects
• Project tab buttons are now disabled when no project is selected
• ShapeCollections which come from internal TMX shape collections are now cloned, allowing the changing of reposition directions.
• Fixed broken reposition directions checkbox with TileShapeCollections
• Fixed possible crash double-clicking .cs file when running FRB Editor in Linux with Wine
• Fixed crash when trying to reference animation names from an AnimationChainList which comes from aseprite file
• Fixed top down animations not updating when adding/removing rows in the UI
• Increased OK and Cancel window in the Sprite texture selection window
• Top down animation rows now have borders around them
• Added spinner that blocks the UI when waiting for wizard to show up
• Adding source to a game now shows toast to indicate what is happening instead of just freezing the UI
• Added suppression of errors if dotnet.exe fails on FRB Editor launch
• Added .achx -> Gum AnimationChainList loading support in the editor
• Fixed platformer entity getting stuck in Z-shaped platforms
• Fixed bug where Aseprite types were lost when reloading a project
• Added code to remove ObjectCreationWindow so old projects compile
• Fixed platformer level A missing tile

Edit Mode

• Lots of fixes improving edit mode freezes and slowdowns
• If the game restarts the screen due to a file copy, the game waits for the file copy to finish before performing the restart. This fixes a bug where changes wouldn't apply until 2 restarts.
• Copying of files is now immediate if the game is running, making restarts faster
• Improved error reporting when attempting to take a performance snapshot without the game running
• Improved the spacing and layout of profiling text
• Fixed null animation chains being set to the game as "null", causing the game to crash

FRB Engine and Code-related

• New XML docs throughout engine
• Bumped AsepriteDotNet to version 1.8.1
• Fixed isClockwiseCache not being updated when calling Polygon.InvertPointOrder
• Added code-only Beefball project to the samples repository
• KeyReference.ToString now returns the key that is being returned
• Screens now have a no-arg constructor to simplify code-only projects that use screens
• IWindow.DragOver (used by .Forms) is no longer obsolete. Added docs to explain why it is needed and when it should be used.
• Screen.MoveToState is marked as obsolete with error true since it doesn't do anything and is confusing to users
• Added check if FRB has been initialized when attempting to interact with shapes that require ShapeManager, such as setting Visible = true
• Fixed ShapeCollection.Clone not cloning max radii (thanks @treesgobark )
• Removed more MDX and Silverlight blocks
• Improved error reporting when MVVM binding is using the wrong type
• ScreenManager now keeps track of StartScreen, useful if skipping screens to initialize
• FRB.Forms ScrollViewer.SmallChange and ScrollViewer.LargeChange can now be set
• Added NaN and Infinity checks to I2DInput and PositionedObjects to catch math errors earlier (thanks @treesgobark )
• Marked IInputReceiver.ReceiveInput as obsolete
• ScreenShakeUntil now returns a Task so it can be awaited

New Project Templates and Forms

• Fixed shader xnb file capitalization to make new projects work on Linux.
• Started work on Kni Beefball code project

Full Changelog: May_27_2024...July_9_2024