Announcing Stride 4.4
Stride 4.4 brings a modernized shader pipeline, broader cross-platform builds and testing, a new CLI workflow, stronger Vulkan and Direct3D 12 support, NativeAOT/trimming readiness, and engine stability fixes.
4.4Release
Investigating SPIR-V for the shader system - Part 4
In this blog post, we have a big announcement to make. We'll also talk about the implementation of the mixin system as well as the integration of the new shader system in Stride, what it means and what we can expect for its future.
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Investigating SPIR-V for the shader system - Part 3
In this blog post, we will focus on how the new SDSL parser has been implemented through writing a prototype expression parser as an example. We will see how this can be possible without sacrificing performance and allocating the least amount of memory possible. And finally see how this improved on the current shader parser system in Stride.
.NETShaders
Announcing Stride 4.3
Stride 4.3 brings .NET 10 and C# 14, Bepu Physics, Vulkan compute shaders, custom assets, cross-platform build strides, mesh buffer helpers, Rider/VSCode support, and performance and stability fixes.
4.3Release
A Look Inside Distant Worlds 2: Developing with the Stride Engine
Distant Worlds 2, the sequel to the acclaimed 4X strategy game Distant Worlds: Universe, was developed by Code Force and published by Slitherine. In this blog post, the developers answer key questions from the Stride community, offering insights into their experience using the Stride engine to bring their ambitious galaxy-spanning strategy game to life.
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Investigating SPIR-V for the shader system - Part 2
In this second part we're going to dive deeper in how the current SDSL compiler works and how we are improving on it for the SPIR-V compiler. This will be a sort of personal log book of my research on the subject.
.NETShaders
Open Worlds: An Introduction to Free and Open-Source Game Engines
With so many free and open-source game engines out there, where do you even start?
Education
Announcing Stride 4.2
Stride contributors are thrilled to announce the release of Stride 4.2, now fully compatible with .NET 8 and leveraging the latest enhancements in C# 12. This release brings significant improvements in performance, stability, and developer experience.
4.2Release
Investigating SPIR-V for the shader system - Part 1
In this first part of a new series of blog posts, we will learn more about Stride's shader system, its limitations and how to make it better thanks to a very useful shader language called SPIR-V. This will be the first step in implementing a new and better shader system.
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A closer look: Diagnostic Analyzers with Roslyn
Let's take a closer look at the DiagnosticAnalyzer feature added in Stride.Core.CompilerServices. This feature offers real-time code analysis in your IDE, enhancing your workflow.
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