Overload 1.4

Overload 1.4: Our Biggest Release Yet!
This "foundational update" brings major changes to core systems, setting the stage for even bigger, more meaningful improvements ahead. While 1.4 primarily focuses on developer-facing enhancements, it paves the way for exciting features for content creators and game developers in the next release. A huge thank you to our incredible community of contributors, we couldn't have done it without you! We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed building it.

Fixes

• Fixed unusable alphanumeric keys (#134)
• Fixed Assimp unit scaling (#136)
• Fixed gizmo interactions not properly following the mouse cursor (#306)
• Many other improvements regarding editor interactions, engine code and architecture as well as bugs and crashes.

Features

• Added hierarchy actor focus on double-click (#146)
• Improved grid and view backgrounds (#157)
• Improved actor creation menu (#162)
• Added Premake5 for project generation (#188)
• Added actor rename option to the hierarchy (#260)
• Added double-click on a scene to open it (#266)
• Added frame info editor window (#147)
• Added support for shader includes (#104 , #269)
• Added shadow mapping for directional lights (#250, #313)
• Added post-processing effects (Bloom, Auto-Exposure, FXAA, Tonemapping) (#330)
• Properly supported PBR workflow; framebuffers now use HDR correctly (#330)
• Added serialization of (most) editor settings (#23)
• Visual Studio 2022 support (#216)
• C++20 support (#294)

Reworks

• Shaders now use a custom GLSL flavor; expected extensions are .ovfx (full shader) and .ovfhx (partial shader) (#104, #269)
• Fully reworked rendering engine with a new pass system allowing for easier extensions (#277)
• Revamped scripting engine with added support for extensions and additional language support. (#296)

Overload v1.3.0

⚠️ WARNING ⚠️ Overload has evolved and improved significantly since this release. Although Overload 1.4 is still in "pre-release," we strongly recommend downloading it instead of this version.

Fixes

• Wrong GPU selection (Integrated instead of dedicated)
• Layout resetting
• Lua alphanumeric Key enumeration values fixed (Key.ALPHA_0 to Key.ALPHA_9)

New features

• Asset properties editor
• Orbital camera (middle mouse button)
• Actor and gizmos hover feedback
• Frustum culling settings lua binding
• Orthographic in-game camera

Improvements

• Actor deletion shortcut (DEL. key)
• New duplication naming system (actors and assets)
• New editor style (color, shapes)
• Improved help menu (top bar)

Known issues

• Lua runtime instantiation crash

Requirements

• RAM: 100MB
• OS: Windows 7
• GPU: Dedicated graphics card with OpenGL 4.3 support

Overload v1.2.0

New features

• Light 3D icons
• Gizmo snapping
• Focusing improved
• Hierarchy finder

Known issues

• Duplication crash
• Lua runtime instantiation crash
• Reset layout not working

Requirements

• RAM: 100MB
• OS: Windows 7
• GPU: Dedicated graphics card with OpenGL 4.3 support

Overload v1.1.1

Fixes

• Fixing documentation links and current version is now displayed in help menu

Known issues

• Duplication crash
• Lua runtime instantiation crash
• Reset layout not working

Requirements

• RAM: 100MB
• OS: Windows 7
• GPU: Dedicated graphics card with OpenGL 4.3 support

Overload v1.1.0

New features

• Actor picking
• Open with Overload from Windows
• Frustum culling
• Expand hierarchy on actor selection

Fixes

• OpenGL minor version undefined
• Missing Assets and Scripts folder now supported

Known issues

• Duplication crash
• Lua runtime instantiation crash
• Reset layout not working

Requirements

• RAM: 100MB
• OS: Windows 7
• GPU: Dedicated graphics card with OpenGL 4.3 support

Overload v1.0.0

New features

• No new feature

Fixes

• No fix

Known issues

• Duplication crash
• Lua runtime instantiation crash
• Reset layout not working

Requirements

• RAM: 100MB
• OS: Windows 7
• GPU: Dedicated graphics card with OpenGL 4.3 support