Refactored Vertex to use float3 position/normal, float2 uv, float4 tangent, and Color128 color, updating all mesh generation and HLSL code accordingly. Added MeshUtility for loading .obj/.fbx meshes with deduplication and normal/tangent computation. Updated GraphicsTestWindow to use the new loader and improved resource management. Fixed D3D12ResourceAllocator resource creation logic, improved camera projection math, and simplified RenderingLayerMask. Updated package references and app display name.
BREAKING CHANGE: Vertex struct layout changed; all mesh code and shaders must use the new format.
Refactored all graphics resource handles to use Handle<GPUTexture> and Handle<GPUBuffer> instead of Handle<Texture> and Handle<GraphicsBuffer>. Updated all APIs, interfaces, and implementations to use the new types, including ICommandBuffer, IResourceAllocator, ISwapChain, IRenderOutput, IRenderGraphBuilder, and related classes. Introduced TempJobAllocator for frame-latency-aware allocations. Updated ResourceHandleExtensions for new conversions. Performed minor code cleanups and removed the empty ClusterLod.cs file.
BREAKING CHANGE: All usages of Handle<Texture> and Handle<GraphicsBuffer> are replaced with Handle<GPUTexture> and Handle<GPUBuffer>. This affects all APIs and resource management code. Callers must update their code to use the new handle types.
- Refactor D3D12 backend and RenderGraph module
- Update graphics RHI and core rendering components
- Add Random.hlsl shader include
- Regenerate API documentation and update user guides
Introduces meshlet-based rendering pipeline with new HLSL structures and push constant layouts. Refactors meshlet upload/cooking, updates RenderGraphContext for global/view/instance data, and enhances ECS QueryBuilder with ref returns and [UnscopedRef] for fluent chaining. Improves resource management and disposal patterns, updates D3D12 interop for compatibility, and refines test/app infrastructure. Includes dependency updates, bug fixes, and code cleanups.
Refactors engine infrastructure for improved resource/service
management and render pipeline extensibility. Replaces World’s
resource API with a service-based API. Splits IGraphicsEngine’s
RenderFrame into BeginFrame/EndFrame. Adds support for pluggable
render pipelines in RenderSystem. Replaces disposed checks with
Debug.Assert in performance paths. Updates RenderExtractionSystem
and render loop for new APIs. Improves diagnostics and code clarity.
BREAKING CHANGE: Resource API replaced with service API; render
pipeline and frame lifecycle interfaces changed.
Major refactor of graphics and ECS infrastructure:
- Removed IResourceManager, IRenderSystem, IFenceSynchronizer interfaces; ResourceManager and RenderSystem are now concrete classes.
- Updated all render graph, pipeline, and context code to use concrete ResourceManager.
- Refactored camera/frustum math and render extraction for clarity and correctness; frustum now uses inline arrays.
- RenderingLayerMask is now an immutable struct with bitwise operators.
- Meshlet and meshlet group data structures improved; meshlet build callback signature updated.
- Logging system overhauled: LogMessage is now a class, LogCollection supports change events, and Logger is used directly in the debug console.
- ECS query API: ChunkView.Count renamed to EntityCount; query builder/iterators use VirtualStack.Scope.
- Updated render pipeline and passes for new resource manager and render list APIs.
- Cleaned up obsolete files, improved code style, and updated documentation.
- HLSL meshlet shader updated for new struct layout.
- Debug console now uses new logger and log collection.
BREAKING CHANGE: Public APIs for resource management, rendering, ECS queries, and logging have changed. Interfaces removed; use new concrete types and updated method signatures.
Introduce SimplifyOptions and SimplifyVertexOptions enums for mesh simplification, replacing magic numbers with type-safe flags. Update MeshOptApi with strongly-typed wrapper methods. Refactor MeshletUtility to use new enums and nullable delegates, and fix stride calculation for pointer arithmetic.
Rename NamingConventions.GetMethodName to GetName, update name removal logic to use "$TBare", and add ALL_CAPS style for constants. Update config files to match new naming conventions and add ALL_CAPS constant rule for meshopt. Refactor BindingParser and related classes to support constant member kind. Apply minor bug fixes and code style improvements throughout.
Refactored Cluster LOD mesh generation by merging ClodBounds, ClodConfig, ClodMesh, ClodGroup, ClodCluster, Cluster, and related logic into a new MeshletUtility.cs under Ghost.Graphics.Utilities.
Removed legacy Clod* files and updated to use improved memory management (UnsafeArray, Allocator.FreeList) and more idiomatic C# patterns.
Updated .csproj package versions for compatibility.
Minor code style improvements in RenderGraphResourcePool.cs.
BREAKING CHANGE: Cluster LOD API has been consolidated and refactored; previous Clod* types and entry points have been removed or replaced. Callers must update to use MeshletUtility.cs.
Major overhaul of native wrapper generation for ufbx and nvtt.
Replaces all hand-written and class-based wrappers with auto-generated partial struct wrappers that directly expose native API methods via pointers. Introduces a new JSON-driven configuration system using "remaps" and "actions" for flexible parameter/return mapping and method routing. Removes legacy config sections and helper classes, focusing solely on method wrappers. Updates all usages and tests to use the new pointer-based API. Cleans up obsolete code and ensures resource management is handled via struct Dispose methods. The result is a thinner, more direct, and maintainable interop layer.
BREAKING CHANGE: All managed wrapper classes and helpers are removed in favor of struct-based pointer wrappers. API usage and resource management patterns have changed.
Introduced RenderExtractionSystem for entity-based render data extraction. Added MeshInstance and MeshPalette components with shadow casting support. Refactored QueryBuilder API, SharedComponentStore, and component registration for clarity and flexibility. Updated SystemManager and SystemGroup to use SystemAPI. Replaced RenderingConfig with GraphicsEngineDesc/RenderSystemDesc. RenderFrame now uses CPU/GPU fence values for sync. Removed Camera.cs in favor of ECS-based rendering. Improved Material, RenderingLayerMask, Mesh, and RenderList APIs. Updated package references and fixed naming, error handling, and disposal issues.
- RenderGraph.Compile/Execute now return Error for better failure detection; error handling is propagated throughout compiler and executor.
- Renamed ScheduleReleaseResource to ReleaseResource for clarity; updated all usages.
- ResourceManager now calls ReleaseResource directly on Mesh, Material, and Shader types.
- Camera exposes Actual/Virtual size properties and Render returns Error.
- RenderingContext now uses IResourceManager for mesh/resource ops.
- Replaced custom BinaryWriter with BufferWriter in RenderGraphHasher.
- Improved variable naming, interface signatures, and code formatting.
- Added Error extension for IsSuccess/IsFailure.
- Minor FMOD/native interop and test code cleanups.
- No breaking API changes except for new Error return values on some methods.
- Introduce full managed C# wrapper for NVIDIA Texture Tools (nvtt) with safe handle classes, idiomatic APIs, and managed callback support.
- Integrate Ghost.Nvtt into Ghost.Editor.Core and Ghost.MicroTest; update TextureAssetHandler to use the new nvtt wrapper for texture compression.
- Add comprehensive end-to-end binding test (NvttBindingTest).
- Refactor D3D12 resource management: add deferred/immediate release APIs, update allocator/database usage, and ensure proper resource cleanup.
- Update project files for new native DLL layout and dependency versions.
- Minor API cleanups: EditorApplication properties, D3D12 input layout, and removal of obsolete code.
- Update shaders, tests, and documentation for new APIs and usage patterns.
