What's New

• Support GS spherical harmonics by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6946
• ESM Script class by @marklundin in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6950

Bug Fixes

• Gizmo scale fix v1 by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6830
• Fix an issue with light baking if the clustered lighting has shadows disabled by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6843
• CI + Updated ESLint for v1 by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6879
• fix touch event when target - is not an element by @Maksims in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6881
• Prefilter fix (engine v1) by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6893
• Gsplat shader optimisations by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6943
• Gsplat followup orientation and shader update by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6954

Full Changelog: https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/compare/v1.73.5...v1.74.0

Bug Fixes

• Prefilter fix (engine v1) (#6893)
• Fix 3D Gaussian Splat rendering in VR (#6896)
• Improve ply parsing performance (#6882)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/compare/v1.73.4...v1.73.5

Major / Breaking changes

Major breaking changes are tracked in this ticket - use it also as a guide on what to do when you have issues: https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/issues/6666

• [BREAKING] Removed WebGL1 support by @mvaligursky in #6295 #6299 #6300 #6297 #6297 #6305 #6306 #6311 #6314 #6313 #6312 #6318 #6320 #6322 #6321 #6319 #6325 #6327 #6329 #6330 #6336 #6356 #6398 #6406 #6688 #6793 #6810 #6872 #6873
• [BREAKING] Removed backwards compatibility for few functions by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6408
• [BREAKING] Remove deprecated AudioSourceComponent component by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6407
• [BREAKING] Remove support for legacy scripts by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6584
• [BREAKING] Initial cleanup of deprecated functionality by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6690
• [BREAKING] Changes to the HDR rendering by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6702
• [BREAKING] Colors of lights, fog and materials are always supplied in sRGB space, for both LDR and HDR by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6714
• [BREAKING] BoundingBox and OrientedBox copy parameters in the constructor by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6691
• [BREAKING] Remove flipv code from glb loader by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6747
• [BREAKING] Remove long time deprecated PHONG specular model by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6755
• [BREAKING] Remove energy conservation flag in standard material by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6756
• [BREAKING] Remove StandardMaterial.diffuseTint and simply always apply it by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6759
• [BREAKING] Remove CURVE_CATMULL and CURVE_CARDINAL by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6779
• [BREAKING] Remove StandardMaterial.emissiveTint and simply always apply it by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6762
• [BREAKING] Remove no longer needed shader defines: SUPPORTS_TEXLOD and SUPPORTS_MRT by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6795
• [BREAKING] Remove StandardMaterial.ambientTint by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6805
• [BREAKING] Remove StandardMaterial.sheenTint by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6809
• [BREAKING]: Remove pc.apps, pc.common, pc.config, pc.data by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6814
• [BREAKING] Remove pc.type by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6816
• [BREAKING] Gizmo constants by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6826
• [BREAKING] Implementation of ShaderMaterial - Material to be used with custom shaders by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6831
• [BREAKING] Remove StandardMaterial.sheenGlossTint by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6841
• [BREAKING] When material is cloned, its custom parameters are copied as well by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6844
• [BREAKING] BasicMaterial has been deleted by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6857
• [BREAKING] More general instancing by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6867
• [BREAKING] Instancing no longer ignores the model matrix by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6883
• [BREAKING] Remove no longer needed drawTexture by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6886
• [BREAKING] Remove support for Layer.renderTarget and some callbacks on the Layer by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6888
• [BREAKING] Adjusted the alpha part of the normal blend used by the Materials by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6889
• [BREAKING] Remove deprecated uniform for grab pass textures: uDepthMap and texture_grabPass by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6796

Build changes

• Include unbundled engine source in npm package by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6310
• Disable treeshaking polyfills by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6332
• Bundled build options by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6296
• Build fixes by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6340
• Fix buildUrl relative path support by @erikdubbelboer in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6354
• Add webpack ignore by @marklundin in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6359
• Only publish to npm when the pushed tag matches our version tag. by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6399
• Publint CI by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6363
• Public vercel previews by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6600
• Treeshake plugin fix by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6601
• Bumps package.json to 2.0.0-dev by @marklundin in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6719
• Adds NPM 'alpha' identifier by @marklundin in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6722
• Fix npm publish tag variable by @marklundin in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6740
• Update alpha publish by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6760
• Keep correct paths for build output even when build is invoked outside of repo root by @liamdon in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6589
• Updated ESLint config by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6877

Other changes

• New texture formats: R8 and RG8 by @mvaligursky in #6602 #6649
• Remove references to pcx namespace by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6304
• Update Graphics markers to display better with hierarchy by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6290
• Remove uniform buffer based skinning and batching by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6324
• Gizmo cleanup and bug fixes by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6323
• Small refactor to separate composition update from framegraph building by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6333
• Initial refactor to how bind groups can be used with non-persistent UBs by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6341
• Updated the way WebGPU dynamic UBs are used for rendering by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6349
• Revert "Add Script alias (#6237)" by @marklundin in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6355
• Added docs for supported HDR formats by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6351
• Reordered export types by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6362
• Small JSDoc normalization/fixes by @kungfooman in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6369
• Update GS rendering v2.0 by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6357
• Functionality to async-read texture from GPU on WebGPU by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6370
• Render compressed GS data by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6371
• Refactor of the RenderPassCameraFrame by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6400
• Support for Picker on WebGPU by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6393
• USDZ / GLTF exporter supports exposing of compressed textures on WebGPU by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6394
• Gizmo orthogonal facing direction translation by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6607
• Shader chunks type by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6621
• Docs update by @LeXXik in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6631
• First person script update by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6640
• GraphNode setPositionAndRotation by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6625
• RenderPass based SSAO by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6657
• Small refactor in a way bloom render pass is managed by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6683
• Allocate smaller WebGPU dynamic buffers by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6682
• When glslang transpilation fails on WebGPU, add stack trace to the error message by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6681
• Add JSDoc for getters by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6685
• Update to HDR rendering used by the RenderPassCameraFrame by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6687
• Refactor shader cache implementation for the mesh instance by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6696
• Texture property changes flags by @heretique in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6697
• More descriptive shader names for Particle Emitter simulation shaders by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6701
• Small updates to the ModelOutlineExample by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6703
• Remove app#context backwards compatibility for scripts 1 by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6704
• Remove remnants of GraphNode label API by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6705
• Tweaks to XrAnchor source by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6706
• Improve typings and docs for XrPlane by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6708
• Allow components ordering by @LeXXik in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6648
• Clear references of temporary array when no longer needed by @LeXXik in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6712
• Leverage WebXR types in public API by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6713
• ESM script base class by @marklundin in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6367
• GSplat speedup by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6715
• Update setFromMat4 and add tests by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6720
• Do not compile different shader for opacity of 1 and diffuse tint of white by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6721
• Add array pool for sorted components by @LeXXik in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6718
• Improve some JSDoc class descriptions by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6725
• Standard material handles textures in sRGB format by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6736
• Image files can be loaded into sRGB textures by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6739
• Eliminate some occurrences of var by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6737
• Remove events.attach by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6741
• Unify gsplat shaders by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6753
• Remove redundant StandardMaterial.shadingModel by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6757
• Refactor Entity, Mesh, MeshInstance and Render classes by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6767
• Invoke stopPropagation on pointer events handled by gizmo. by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6770
• Support for compressed sRGB formats by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6743
• Fallback to int-texture based morphing instead of attribute when float texture rendering is not supported by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6771
• Render targets can use sRGB color buffer by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6752
• Elements need to set color uniforms in linear space by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6761
• WebXR - remove deprecated XrDepthSensing, XrView - should be used instead by @Maksims in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6773
• Update Tags class to use spread instead of arguments by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6775
• Use object destructuring with vectors by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6777
• Minor refactor of Curve class by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6780
• Remove redundant @ignore tags by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6782
• Delete splat-related exports now that extras is part of core engine by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6783
• Refactor Frustum to use Plane by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6784
• Refactor AppBase#preload by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6788
• Leverage @import tag to simplify JSDoc by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6786
• Remove Listener velocity by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6797
• Edit pass on WebXR API docs by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6799
• Remove handling of deprecated form of MeshInstance.constructor by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6800
• Move AppBase constructor properties to class fields by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6801
• Remove private StandardMaterial.tbnFast option support by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6806
• Small gizmo event handler fix by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6811
• Refactor the way shaders get created for particle systems by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6804
• Remove never used StandardMaterial.normalizeNormalMap by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6807
• Move some of AppBase#init to class fields by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6802
• Remove opacityTint internal flag by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6812
• Remove some redundant exports by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6815
• Removed helper functions on the chunks by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6821
• Support for OffscreenCanvas in Web Workers by @michaelfranzl in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/5168
• Add gsplat mapping by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6824
• Followup Gizmo API changes by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6827
• Remove unused private shFromCubemap function by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6832
• Renamed internal ‘descr’ symbols to ‘desc’ for consistency by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6833
• Custom line shader & handle gamma by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6834
• Support for sRGB framebuffer on WebGPU by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6838
• Allow blit to backbuffer by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6849
• Remove normalSkinned shader chunk which is never referenced by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6853
• Remove unused transform instanced chunk by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6854
• Skinning / morphing support for ShaderMaterial by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6855
• ShaderMaterial supports PICK shader pass by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6856
• Move parameters of getShaderVariant function to an object by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6858
• Removed references to no longer used shader from the Material by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6862
• Expose intensity of the Ambient Occlusion on the StandardMaterial by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6866
• Support for EXT_mesh_gpu_instancing extension by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6869
• Material can specify defines for the shader by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6865
• SSAO uses a separable depth aware blur to improve performance by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6870
• Debug error removeComponent correct method name by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6848
• Small cleanup of the internal dirty flags for the Texture properties by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6885
• Removed few very old parts of the deprecated.js by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6887
• Use DeviceCache to store shape primitives in by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6891

Examples

• SSAO engine example by @mvaligursky in #6586 #6593
• Examples removed WebGL1 option by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6307
• Added mesh particles example by @mvaligursky in #6291 #6331
• Examples mobile fixes by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6335
• Examples file loader rework by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6339
• Examples removed linux chrome fallback by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6343
• Examples app bundle optimizations by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6588
• Examples iframe params fix by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6604
• Gizmo example update by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6622
• Examples config fixes by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6626
• Device Selector fallback options fix by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6628
• Examples imports fixes by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6634
• Examples gizmo selection fix by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6637
• Examples JSDoc tokenizer fixes by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6644
• Multi app fix by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6645
• Regenerate thumbnails to make them up to date by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6890
• ESM example by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6735
• gsplat examples fix by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6754
• NullDevice examples fix by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6758
• Gizmo small example by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6825
• Gizmo resize editor example fix by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6847
• Add missing example thumbnails by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6861
• Gizmo examples restructure by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6850

Fixes

• [Fix] Fix to skydomeIntensity handling - Standard materials do not use it in some cases by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6308
• Fix a shader issue causing material-anisotropic example to fail by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6326
• Updated one missed VSM shader chunk for WebGPU compatibility by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6348
• Fix: Clean up lines for rendering even when the Layer is disabled by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6353
• Fix for glb load error by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6391
• Fixing random JSDoc issues by @kungfooman in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6392
• Fix for reloaded cubemaps assets by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6397
• Fix for gsplat shader by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6402
• GS reorder fix by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6410
• Gizmo Axis shape disable fix by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6587
• [Fix] Add missing exposure handling from the Neutral tonemapping by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6592
• Fix types for calcAabb functions by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6596
• Exports and types fixes by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6623
• Fix URL handling in ScriptHandler by @marklundin in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6639
• Fix mesh collider creation by @LeXXik in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6630
• Fixed trigger body not set to null once destroyed by @MushAsterion in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6641
• Fix transform not destroyed on Ammo Hull creation by @MushAsterion in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6643
• Fix the definition of sheenTint StandardMaterial property by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6665
• Update to skybox shader to map it closer to the infinity by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6664
• [Fix] Particle system handle different IB formats of incoming mesh by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6662
• Cubemap fix for webgpu by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6669
• Fix shader chunk error for tonemapped compressed GS by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6670
• [Fix] Fix picker support in BasicMaterial by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6672
• Fix WebXR Depth Sensing - GPU path (Quest 3) by @Maksims in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6650
• Gsplat fixes by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6711
• ScriptAttribute fix by @marklundin in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6750
• Gizmo fixes by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6763
• WebXR - fix depth sensing on quest 3 by @Maksims in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6774
• [Fix] Fix Entity.findComponent(s) functions by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6789
• Gizmo event fix by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6790
• Minor fixes to AssetListLoader and AssetRegistry by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6794
• [Fix] Ignore the shape of light if area lights are disabled by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6808
• Minor JSDoc fixes by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6818
• Array equals fix by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6823
• [Fix] Fix albedo debug output by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6836
• Small gsplat fixes by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6837
• Fix gsplat sorting bug by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6845
• Small fix to gsplat sorter by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6846
• Small webgpu fixes by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6852
• Animation component asset null fix by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6863
• getAnimationAsset returns Asset by @kpal81xd in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6864
• [Fix] Fix to shadow baking by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/6884

New Contributors

• @michaelfranzl made their first contribution in https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/5168

Full Changelog: https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/compare/v1.73.4...v2.0.0

Full Changelog: https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/compare/v1.73.3...v1.73.4

Full Changelog: https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/compare/v1.73.2...v1.73.3

Bug fixes

• Gsplat sorter fix (#6846)
• Backbuffer fixes (#6849)
• animationAssets assigned to anim component (#6863)
• getAnimationAsset returns accurate type (#6864)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/compare/v1.73.1...v1.73.2

Bug Fixes

• [Fix] Fix albedo debug output (#6836)
• [Fix] Gsplat sorting bug (#6845)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/compare/v1.73.0...v1.73.1

What's Changed

• Support OffscreenCanvas in Web Workers (#5167)
• Add Gsplat Mapping (#6824)

Bug Fixes

• Stencil clearing was not setting up the mask correctly (#6778)
• Fix WebXR depth sensing on quest 3 (#6774)
• Update Tags class to use spread instead of arguments (#6775)
• Use object destructuring with vectors (#6777)
• Minor refactor of Curve class (#6780)
• Array length fix (#6823)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/compare/v1.72.1...v1.73.0

Bug Fixes

• Gizmo event fix (#6790)
• Invoke stopPropagation on pointer events handled by gizmo (#6770)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/compare/v1.72.0...v1.72.1

🚨 NOTE: This release includes breaking changes to the gaussian splat shader. See #6753 for details.

What's New

Graphics

• Fix the definition of sheenTint Standard Material property (#6665)
• Update to skybox shader to map it closer to the infinity (#6664)
• GSplat reorder and shader speedup (#6715) (#6716)
• Do not compile different shader for opacity of 1 and diffuse tint of white (#6721)
• Compressed splat update (#6746)
• Unify gsplat shaders (#6753)

General

• Update setFromMat4 and add tests (#6720)

Examples

• Examples app bundle v1 (#6594)
• Replaces slashes for windows (#6603)
• Fixed using query params with iframe example (#6605)
• Exports and types fixes v1 (#6624)
• Examples config fixes v1 (#6627)
• Fixed fallback options (#6629)
• Fixed example types (#6635)
• Adjusted publint error
• Fix gsplat example (#6754)

Documentation

• Add JSDoc for getters (#6685)
• Improve some JSDoc class descriptions (#6725)
• Leverage WebXR types in public API (#6713)
• Improve typings and docs for XrPlane (#6708)
• Tweaks to XrAnchor source (#6706)

What's New

• Gsplat fixes (#6710)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/compare/v1.71.5...v1.71.6

Bug Fixes

• Fix shader chunk error for tonemapped compressed GS (#6670)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/compare/v1.71.4...v1.71.5

Fixes

• Fix URL handling in ScriptHandler by @marklundin in #6655
• Particle system uses uint16 indices instead of uint32 by mvaligursky in #6661

Full Changelog: https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/compare/v1.71.3...v1.71.4

Bug Fixes

• Fix types for calcAabb functions (#6596)

Bug Fixes

• Gsplat rendering fix (#6590)
• [Fix] Add missing exposure handling from the Neutral tonemapping (#6592)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/compare/v1.71.1...v1.71.2

Bug Fixes

• GS reorder fix (playcanvas#6409)

What's Changed

• Updates to the Examples Browser:

  • Examples build speedup (#6288)
  • Examples mobile fixes (#6335)
  • Examples file loader rework (#6339)

• WebGPU

  • Fix to WebGPU vertex buffer setup (#6274)
  • Initial support for GPU particles on WebGPU (#6275)
  • Small changes to get CPU particles to work on WebGPU (#6277)
  • UI Particles example enabled on WebGPU platforms as working now (#6278)
  • WebGPU - video texture support (#6280)
  • WebGPU: Improved filtering on float textures (#6281)
  • WebGPU - request all optional features (#6285)
  • Update Graphics markers to display better with hierarchy (#6290)
  • Added mesh particles example (#6291)
  • Updated one missed VSM shader chunk for WebGPU compatibility (#6348)

• Gaussian Splatting

  • Gaussian Splatting cleanup (#6279)
  • Update GS rendering v2.0 (#6357)
  • Render compressed GS data (#6371)

• Build System

  • Be clear that Node 18+ is required (#6284)
  • Added unbundled engine source to published package (#6310)
  • Custom plugin to disable treeshaking on certain modules (#6332)
  • Bundled build options (#6296)
  • Build fixes (#6340)

• Other Fixes

  • Workaround for Firefox WebGPU device creation fail (#6273)
  • Fixes to Geometry classes JSDocs (#6282)
  • Removed umd polyfill for pcx (#6289)
  • Remove references to pcx namespace (#6304)
  • [Fix] Fix to skydomeIntensity handling - Standard materials do not use it in some cases (#6308)
  • Gizmo cleanup and bug fixes (#6323)
  • Fix: Clean up lines for rendering even when the Layer is disabled (#6353)
  • Fix buildUrl relative path support (#6354)
  • Fix for glb load error (#6391)
  • Fix for reloaded cubemaps assets (#6397)

Bug fixes

• Fix: Clean up lines for rendering even when the Layer is disabled by @mvaligursky in #6353
• Fix buildUrl relative path support for WebGPU by @erikdubbelboer in #6354
• Add webpack ignore by @marklundin in #6359
• Removed umd polyfill for pcx by @kpal81xd in#6289
• Build fixes for 1.70 by @kpal81xd in #6360

Full Changelog: https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/compare/v1.70.2...v1.70.3

Fixes

• Remove references to pcx namespace by @willeastcott in #6304
• Custom plugin to disable treeshaking on polyfill modules by @kpal81xd in #6332

Full Changelog: https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/compare/v1.70.1...v1.70.2

##Fixes

• Workaround for Firefox WebGPU device creation fail by @mvaligursky in #6273
• Fix to WebGPU vertex buffer setup by @mvaligursky in #6274
• Fixes to Geometry classes JSDocs @mvaligursky in #6282
• Small fixups for JSDocs by @mvaligursky in #6283
• Fix to skydomeIntensity handling - Standard materials do not use it in some cases by @mvaligursky in #6308
• Added unbundled engine source to published package by kpal81xd in #6310

Full Changelog: https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/compare/v1.70.0...v1.70.1