History
Matali Physics was built in 2009 as a dedicated solution for XNA. The first complete version of the engine was released in November 2010, and it was further developed to July 2014 forming multi-platform, fully manage solution for .NET and Mono. In the meantime, from October 2013 to July 2014, was introduced simultaneous support for C++. A significant change occurred in July 2014 together with the release of version 3.0. Managed version of the engine has been abandoned, and the engine was released solely with a new native core written entirely in modern C++. Currently the engine is intensively developed as an advanced, cross-platform, high-performance 3d physics solution.
Release dates:
- 2018/06/27 - Matali Physics 4.2.0.0
- Matali PhysicsNew features:•Support for heightmaps with holes and with non-rectangular shaped terrain
•Task manager
•Comprehensive support for Android Studio 3.0 and higherImproved features:•Heightmap shape primitive
•Heightmap controller
•Collision detection
•SerializationOther changes:•Dropped support for Android Studio 2.x
•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file formatMatali RenderNew features:•Comprehensive support for Android Studio 3.0 and higherImproved features:•Classes to handle buffers
•Procedural sky with atmospheric scatteringOther changes:•Dropped support for Android Studio 2.x
•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file formatMatali ContentNew features:•Comprehensive support for Android Studio 3.0 and higherImproved features:•Classes to handle bitmapsOther changes:•Dropped support for Android Studio 2.x
•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file formatMatali SoundNew features:•Comprehensive support for Android Studio 3.0 and higherOther changes:•General optimization
•Dropped support for Android Studio 2.x
•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file formatMatali GamesNew features:•Comprehensive support for Android Studio 3.0 and higher
•Multithreaded loading of resources on all supported platformsImproved features:•Cursor handlingOther changes:•Added terrain in Matali Physics Demo four times as large as in version 4.1 (on all supported platforms)
•Added cavern example in Matali Physics Demo on all supported platforms
•Dropped support for Android Studio 2.x
- 2018/04/25 - Matali Physics 4.1.0.0
- Matali PhysicsImproved features:•Processing of arbitrary sets of triangles
•Fluid shape primitive
•Behavior of arbitrary sets of triangles on fluid surface and inside the fluid volume
•Behavior of all objects on fluid surface and inside the fluid volumeOther changes:•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file formatMatali RenderNew features:•Smooth transitions between shadow cascadesImproved features:•Shadows from all types of light sourcesOther changes:•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file formatMatali ContentImproved features:•PCM sound data normalization and denormalizationOther changes:•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file formatMatali GamesImproved features:•Exception handling
- 2018/01/15 - Matali Physics 4.0.0.0
- Matali PhysicsNew features:•Comprehensive support for Visual Studio 2017
•Comprehensive support for Android Studio 2.3 and higher
•Comprehensive support for Android 7.x Nougat and Android 8.0 Oreo
•Comprehensive support for macOS High Sierra (version 10.13.x), iOS 11.x and Xcode 9.x
•Priorities for soundsImproved features:•Methods for positioning sounds and groups of sounds
•Linear and angular damping
•Collision groups
•Classes: Frustum, View and Projection
•Primitive shapes: fluid, heightmap
•Fluid surface controller
•Heightmap controller
•SerializationOther changes:•Introduced one extended edition of the engine
•Matali Physics Demo corrected, improved and moved to Matali Games
•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file format
•Merged APIs documentation
•Removed support for the BlackBerry OSMatali RenderNew features:•Comprehensive support for Visual Studio 2017
•Comprehensive support for Android Studio 2.3 and higher
•Comprehensive support for Android 7.x Nougat and Android 8.0 Oreo
•Comprehensive support for macOS High Sierra (version 10.13.x), iOS 11.x and Xcode 9.x
•Comprehensive support for Vulkan API
•Physically-based rendering (PBR)
•Screen space ambient occlusion (SSAO)
•Gamma correctionImproved features:•Support for DirectX 12 API
•The use of transparency in shaders
•Classes to handle shaders
•Procedural sky with atmospheric scatteringOther changes:•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file format
•Removed support for the BlackBerry OSMatali ContentNew features:•Comprehensive support for Visual Studio 2017
•Comprehensive support for Android Studio 2.3 and higher
•Comprehensive support for Android 7.x Nougat and Android 8.0 Oreo
•Comprehensive support for macOS High Sierra (version 10.13.x), iOS 11.x and Xcode 9.x
•Save masks into alpha bytes of BMP formatOther changes:•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file format
•Removed support for the BlackBerry OSMatali SoundNew features:•Comprehensive support for Visual Studio 2017
•Comprehensive support for Android Studio 2.3 and higher
•Comprehensive support for Android 7.x Nougat and Android 8.0 Oreo
•Comprehensive support for macOS High Sierra (version 10.13.x), iOS 11.x and Xcode 9.x
•Priorities for sounds
•Global sound volume controlOther changes:•Removed support for the BlackBerry OSMatali Games•The first release on all supported platforms and for all supported on these platforms multimedia APIs and IDEs
If you are looking for information about future releases of Matali Physics, check out our roadmap for the engine.