Releases: jMonkeyEngine/sdk
Release list
SDK Release 3.9.0
Highlights
- Based on Netbeans 30 (up from 28)
- Comes with JDK 25.0.3 (up from 21.0.11)
- jME engine version 3.9.0 used internally and by Ant projects (up from 3.8.1)
- Bug fixes
What's Changed
- Checkout code by @tonihele in #701
- Update to Netbeans 30 by @tonihele in #704
- remove jme3-blender by @neph1 in #702
- Set dataobject on JmeJoint by @neph1 in #703
- Java 25 by @tonihele in #706
- Update to jME 3.9 by @tonihele in #707
Full Changelog: v3.8.1-stable-sdk1...v3.9.0-stable-sdk1
Note for upgrading from previous SDK versions
Note for upgrading from previous SDK versions
There is no upgrade path per se, but if you have had any older SDK version on your computer. This new version might fail to start. To fix this you need to delete the following folder (old SDK settings):
C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\jmonkeyplatform (Windows)
/home/user/.jmonkeyplatform (Linux)
Contributors
Assets 8
SDK Release 3.8.1
Highlights
- Based on Netbeans 28 (up from 25)
- Comes with JDK 21.0.11 (up from 21.0.7)
- jME engine version 3.8.1 used internally and by Ant projects (up from 3.8.0)
- Bug fixes
What's Changed
- Issue #651 save asset node in TerrainEditorController by @neph1 in #653
- Sort anim clips by @neph1 in #654
- Fix Material Editor scrolling when content overflows window by @Copilot in #669
- Fix drag and drop issues from file tree to scene composer by implementing AssetNameHolder and flavor detection by @Copilot in #671
- Add animation support to material editor for animated materials by @Copilot in #672
- [WIP] Cancelling texture selection in material editor unsets the texture instead by @Copilot in #683
- Fix shader template files creating empty files instead of proper template content by @Copilot in #682
- Add code-based J3MD template and shader templates with FreeMarker variable substitution by @Copilot in #670
- Replace NBI with NBPackage by @tonihele in #660
- Update to Netbeans 28 by @tonihele in #687
- Update Gradle 8.6 -> 9.2.1 on Gradle game template by @tonihele in #691
- Update to jME 3.8.1 by @tonihele in #689
- Get version tag from GIT when parameter not given by @tonihele in #693
- Release build fixes by @tonihele in #694
New Contributors
- @Copilot made their first contribution in #669
Full Changelog: v3.8.0-stable-sdk1...v3.8.1-stable-sdk1
Note for upgrading from previous SDK versions
Note for upgrading from previous SDK versions
There is no upgrade path per se, but if you have had any older SDK version on your computer. This new version might fail to start. To fix this you need to delete the following folder (old SDK settings):
C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\jmonkeyplatform (Windows)
/home/user/.jmonkeyplatform (Linux)
Contributors
Assets 8
SDK Release 3.8.0
Highlights
- Based on Netbeans 25 (up from 24)
- Comes with JDK 21.0.7 (up from 21.0.5)
- jME engine version 3.8.0 used internally and by Ant projects (up from 3.7.0)
- New game templates to help you quick start your jME journey!
- Bug fixes
3 project templates to get started with. Available in the same way you create other jme projects:
The available projects are:
RollingTheMonkey. Simple ball physics game cloned from the tests project.
Jaime's Ascent. More complex game with chase cam and moving obstacles (pictured).
MonkeyZone. Classic networked multiplayer game based on BattleZone.
What's Changed
- Also include the JSON GSON implementation for gLTF model loading by @tonihele in #639
- Fix adding custom controls and app states to scenes in Gradle projects by @tonihele in #641
- don't allow bounding scale for marker to be too large by @neph1 in #644
- Allow node actions on multiple selected nodes (Delete, etc) by @neph1 in #642
- fix material editor incompatibility by @neph1 in #645
- Add game template by @neph1 in #629
- Upgrade to Netbeans 25 by @tonihele in #647
- Update to jME 3.8 release by @tonihele in #649
Full Changelog: v3.7.0-stable-sdk2...v3.8.0-stable-sdk1
Note for upgrading from previous SDK versions
There is no upgrade path per se, but if you have had any older SDK version on your computer. This new version might fail to start. To fix this you need to delete the following folder (old SDK settings):
C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\jmonkeyplatform (Windows)
/home/user/.jmonkeyplatform (Linux)
Contributors
Assets 6
SDK Release 3.7.0-sdk2
Highlights
- Based on Netbeans 24 (up from 23)
- Bug fixes & updated libraries (mainly for Ant projects)
- GLSL now has basic auto-completion feature
- Animation merging
What's Changed
- Fix jME tests template and Ant BasicGame template by @tonihele in #621
- Update Stephen's library versions by @tonihele in #622
- fix AppStateExplorer not finding AppStates extending BaseAppState by @neph1 in #623
- Upgrade to Netbeans 24 by @tonihele in #631
- Merge animations actions by @neph1 in #626
- Fix NPE on GlslLexer by @tonihele in #633
- Use Tries to match with the GLSL keywords by @tonihele in #634
- speculative fix for failed spatial updates in scenecomposer window by @neph1 in #624
- update template libs by @neph1 in #627
- GLSL auto-completion by @tonihele in #637
Full Changelog: v3.7.0-stable-sdk1...v3.7.0-stable-sdk2
Note for upgrading from previous SDK versions
There is no upgrade path per se, but if you have had any older SDK version on your computer. This new version might fail to start. To fix this you need to delete the following folder (old SDK settings):
C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\jmonkeyplatform (Windows)
/home/user/.jmonkeyplatform (Linux)
Contributors
Assets 6
SDK Release 3.7.0
Highlights
- Comes with JDK 21.0.5 (up from 21.0.4)
- jME engine version 3.7.0 used internally and by Ant projects (up from 3.7.0-beta1.2.2)
What's Changed
Full Changelog: v3.7.0-beta1-sdk1...v3.7.0-stable-sdk1
Note for upgrading from previous SDK versions
There is no upgrade path per se, but if you have had any older SDK version on your computer. This new version might fail to start. To fix this you need to delete the following folder (old SDK settings):
C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\jmonkeyplatform (Windows)
/home/user/.jmonkeyplatform (Linux)
Contributors
Assets 6
SDK Release 3.7.0 beta 1
Highlights
- Many bug fixes on property editors
- New geometries to drop in to your scene
- Support for importing FBX models (glTF is the preferred format still)
- glTF import greatly improved (jME 3.7 feature)
- Animation layer creation support
- Based on Netbeans 23 (up from 20)
- Comes with JDK 21.0.4 (up from 17.0.9)
- jME engine version v. v3.7.0-beta1.2.2 used internally and by Ant projects (up from 3.6.1)
What's Changed
- Disable Windows x86 by default by @tonihele in #563
- Netbeans 21 by @tonihele in #565
- Update to Gradle 8.6 by @tonihele in #566
- Upgrade Gradle game template Gradle 8.4 -> 8.6 by @tonihele in #567
- Update readme.md by @tonihele in #569
- remove fields not existing in Minie by @neph1 in #571
- Java 21 by @tonihele in #572
- add cylinder to New Geometry options by @neph1 in #576
- Feature/java21 code cleanup by @tonihele in #573
- fix stopping and removing animclip when deleting them by @neph1 in #578
- Update Minie to 8.0.0 and Heart to 9.0.0 by @neph1 in #580
- reset background color when closing scene by @neph1 in #579
- SVG icons for OBJ by @tonihele in #586
- Add support for loading FBX models by @tonihele in #585
- Update CharacterControl to be compatible with Minie by @tonihele in #588
- Add missing file by @tonihele in #591
- Update gradle.yml by @tonihele in #592
- Fix JmeVehicleWheel: wrong Sheet.Set name by @capdevon in #590
- Fix incorrect assignment by @TheLivan in #593
- Always get the latest JDK version by @tonihele in #596
- Material editor fixes by @tonihele in #599
- Issue 561 by @neph1 in #574
- Issue 597 - Avoid duplicates in matdef list by @neph1 in #602
- Fix PBR light toggle button in Material editor by @neph1 in #603
- Add WireBox and WireSphere to primitives by @neph1 in #604
- Upgrade to Netbeans 22 by @tonihele in #609
- Add some opens flags (to allow viewing javadoc) by @tonihele in #610
- Upgrade to Netbeans 23 by @tonihele in #614
- Feature/3.7 branding by @tonihele in #605
- Upgrade to jME 3.7 BETA by @tonihele in #615
- Create AnimLayers in the SceneComposer and play animations by @neph1 in #612
- Issue-606. replace String list with TreeSet by @neph1 in #616
- Gradle template to use Java 21 by @tonihele in #617
New Contributors
Full Changelog: v3.6.1-stable-sdk4...v3.7.0-beta1-sdk1
Note for upgrading from previous SDK versions
There is no upgrade path per se, but if you have had any older SDK version on your computer. This new version might fail to start. To fix this you need to delete the following folder (old SDK settings):
C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\jmonkeyplatform (Windows)
/home/user/.jmonkeyplatform (Linux)
Contributors
Assets 6
SDK Release 3.6.1-sdk4
Highlights
- Some small paper cuts resolved
- Feature AssetBrowser (https://wiki.jmonkeyengine.org/docs/3.4/sdk/assetbrowser.html)
- Gradle template with LWGJL3 now works on MacOS
- Java 21 ready (not included in the release)
- Built-in old Blender is no more
- Based on Netbeans 20 (up from 19)
- Comes with JDK 17.0.9 (up from 17.0.8)
- Replaced native bullet with Minie (https://github.com/stephengold/Minie)
What's Changed
- Assetbrowser by @neph1 in #506
- Assetbrowser fix branch2 by @neph1 in #530
- Gui fixes by @neph1 in #531
- update version numbers for libraries in com.github.stephengold by @stephengold in #538
- add 5 optional libraries from com.simsilica by @stephengold in #539
- add back unit test that has gone missing by @neph1 in #537
- This adds samplerCube and sampler2DArray to the shadernode definition… by @neph1 in #535
- Feature/gradle template improvements by @tonihele in #545
- Issue#534 scene composer panels scrolls with mouse movements by @neph1 in #546
- Replacing bullet-native with Minie by @neph1 in #547
- update minie to 7.8.0 by @neph1 in #549
- Added some module exceptions by @tonihele in #554
- Netbeans 20 by @tonihele in #553
- Get new Java 17 version by @tonihele in #552
- Feature/jdk download tweak by @tonihele in #555
Full Changelog: v3.6.1-stable-sdk2...v3.6.1-stable-sdk4
Note for upgrading from previous SDK versions
Note for upgrading from previous SDK versions
There is no upgrade path per se, but if you have had any older SDK version on your computer. This new version might fail to start. To fix this you need to delete the following folder (old SDK settings):
C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\jmonkeyplatform (Windows)
/home/user/.jmonkeyplatform (Linux)
Contributors
Assets 7
Assetbrowser Prerelease
This is a pre-release of the SDK with the new AssetBrowser module included. More info here:
https://hub.jmonkeyengine.org/t/asset-browser-for-sdk-a-first-look/47015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z89aQCKcFHs
This is a big change, any help in testing it is appreciated.
Wiki entry: https://wiki.jmonkeyengine.org/docs/3.4/sdk/assetbrowser.html
SDK Release 3.6.1-sdk2
Highlights
- Some small paper cuts resolved
- Based on Netbeans 19 (up from 18)
- Comes with JDK 17.0.8 (up from 17.0.7)
What's Changed
- Open module to allow drag & drop in code editor by @tonihele in #515
- Make Scene Composer grid symmetrical by @peedeeboy in #517
- fixing Material Parameter strings by @neph1 in #522
- #324 - changes VarType to JComboBox with hardcoded values for Shader Node wizard by @neph1 in #400
- Latest JDK 17 by @tonihele in #526
- Netbeans 19 by @tonihele in #527
Full Changelog: v3.6.1-stable-sdk1...v3.6.1-stable-sdk2
Note for upgrading from previous SDK versions
Note for upgrading from previous SDK versions
There is no upgrade path per se, but if you have had any older SDK version on your computer. This new version might fail to start. To fix this you need to delete the following folder (old SDK settings):
C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\jmonkeyplatform (Windows)
/home/user/.jmonkeyplatform (Linux)
Contributors
Assets 7
SDK Release 3.6.1
Highlights
- jME engine version v. 3.6.1 used internally and by Ant projects (up from 3.6)
- Based on Netbeans 18 (up from 17)
- Comes with JDK 17.0.7 (up from 17.0.6)
What's Changed
- Add awt-dialogs to get jME settings dialog back by @tonihele in #505
- Latest JDK 17 by @tonihele in #507
- Netbeans 18 by @tonihele in #508
- Update readme.md by @tonihele in #509
- Update to jME 3.6.1 by @tonihele in #512
- Add jME 3.6.1 to known versions by @tonihele in #513
Full Changelog: v3.6-stable-sdk4...v3.6.1-stable-sdk1
Note for upgrading from previous SDK versions
There is no upgrade path per se, but if you have had any older SDK version on your computer. This new version might fail to start. To fix this you need to delete the following folder (old SDK settings):
C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\jmonkeyplatform (Windows)
/home/user/.jmonkeyplatform (Linux)