Matali Physics was built in 2009 as a dedicated physics 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 physics 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++. Another significant change occurred in January 2018 with the release of version 4.0. The fourth major version of the engine and next updates brought the rapid development of additional modules, in particular the game framework as add-on based on physics simulation technology. In November 2019 the fifth major version of Matali Physics engine moved Matali Physics engine to the group of solutions supporting the three main next-generation graphics APIs: DirectX 12, Vulkan and Metal on deskop and mobile platforms. Currently the engine is intensively developed as an advanced, modern, cross-platform, high-performance 3d physics solution that, with add-ons, forms the real-time physics environment.
- 2019/11/18 - Matali Physics 5.0.0.0
Matali Physics
New features:
•Comprehensive support for Android 10 and Android Studio 3.5.x
•Comprehensive support for iOS 13.x, iPadOS 13.x and macOS Catalina (version 10.15.x) and Xcode 11.x
•Support for instancing
Improved features:
•Support for lights, shadows and fogs
•Camera class
•Managers for all types of objects
Other changes:
•Support for Windows XP and Windows Vista SP2 marked as obsolete
•Removed support for UWP Mobile
•Removed support for Android Java Activity
•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file format
Matali Render
New features:
•Unified lighting, shading and fogging system
•Shadows from point light sources
•Instancing (triangle meshes and shadows)
•Comprehensive support for Metal API on iOS/iPadOS
•Comprehensive support for Metal API on macOS
•Comprehensive support for Android 10 and Android Studio 3.5.x
•Comprehensive support for iOS 13.x, iPadOS 13.x and macOS Catalina (version 10.15.x) and Xcode 11.x
Improved features:
•All shaders
•Support for Vulkan API
•Support for DirectX 12
Other changes:
•Support for DirectX 11 marked as obsolete
•Removed support for OpenGL 3.3
•Removed support for OpenGL ES 3.0
•Support for Windows Vista SP2 marked as obsolete
•Removed support for Windows XP
•Removed support for UWP Mobile
•Removed support for Android Java Activity
•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file format
Matali Content, Matali Sound
New features:
•Comprehensive support for Android 10 and Android Studio 3.5.x
•Comprehensive support for iOS 13.x, iPadOS 13.x and macOS Catalina (version 10.15.x) and Xcode 11.x
Other changes:
•Support for Windows XP and Windows Vista SP2 marked as obsolete
•Removed support for UWP Mobile
•Removed support for Android Java Activity
Matali Games
New features:
•Matali Physics Demo for Metal API on iOS/iPadOS
•Matali Physics Demo for Metal API on macOS
•Comprehensive support for Android 10 and Android Studio 3.5.x
•Comprehensive support for iOS 13.x, iPadOS 13.x and macOS Catalina (version 10.15.x) and Xcode 11.x
Other changes:
•Improved Matali Physics Demo on all supported platforms
•Improved Matali Games on all supported platforms
•Support for Windows Vista SP2 marked as obsolete
•Removed support for Windows XP
•Removed support for UWP Mobile
•Removed support for Android Java Activity
•Removed all demos for OpenGL 3.3 and OpenGL ES 3.0
- 2019/05/02 - Matali Physics 4.7.0.0
Matali Physics
New features:
•Comprehensive support for Universal Windows Platform on Xbox One
•Comprehensive support for Visual Studio 2019
Improved features:
•Collision masks
Other changes:
•Support for UWP Mobile marked as obsolete
•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file format
Matali Render, Matali Content, Matali Sound
New features:
•Comprehensive support for Universal Windows Platform on Xbox One
•Comprehensive support for Visual Studio 2019
Other changes:
•Support for UWP Mobile marked as obsolete
Matali Games
New features:
•Matali Physics DirectX 11 Demo for Universal Windows Platform on Xbox One
•Matali Physics DirectX 12 Demo for Universal Windows Platform on Xbox One
•Support for rendering at 4K on Xbox One
•General gamepads handling for all supported platforms
•Support for Xbox One gamepad
•Comprehensive support for Visual Studio 2019
Improved features:
•Input on all supported platforms
•Ray collision handling
Other changes:
•Support for UWP Mobile marked as obsolete
•Improved Matali Physics Demo on all supported platforms
•Improved Matali Games on all supported platforms
- 2019/02/11 - Matali Physics 4.6.0.0
Matali Physics
New features:
•Comprehensive support for Windows UAP/UWP ARM 64-bit architecture
•New type of user-defined controller
Improved features:
•Support for user-defined controllers
•Heightmap primitive shape
•Fluid primitive shape
Other changes:
•New minimum requirements: Android 7.0+, Android Studio 3.2+, NDK r12b+, iOS 11.0+, macOS 10.13+, Xcode 10+, Ubuntu 16.04+, SteamOS 2.0+, FreeBSD 11.0+
•Support for Windows XP/Vista marked as obsolete
•Removed support for i386 and ARMv7 architectures on iOS
•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file format
Matali Render
New features:
•Comprehensive support for Vulkan API on Android
•Comprehensive support for Vulkan API on Linux
•Comprehensive support for Vulkan API on SteamOS
•Comprehensive support for Vulkan API on *BSD
•Comprehensive support for Windows UAP/UWP ARM 64-bit architecture
Improved features:
•Support for Vulkan API on Windows
•Support for DirectX 12
•Support for OpenGL 3.3
•Support for Windows UAP/UWP
Other changes:
•New minimum requirements: Android 7.0+, Android Studio 3.2+, NDK r12b+, iOS 11.0+, macOS 10.13+, Xcode 10+, Ubuntu 16.04+, SteamOS 2.0+, FreeBSD 11.0+
•Support for OpenGL 3.3 marked as obsolete on Windows, Linux, SteamOS and *BSD
•Support for Windows XP/Vista marked as obsolete
•Removed support for i386 and ARMv7 architectures on iOS
•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file format
Matali Content
New features:
•Comprehensive support for Windows UAP/UWP ARM 64-bit architecture
Other changes:
•New minimum requirements: Android 7.0+, Android Studio 3.2+, NDK r12b+, iOS 11.0+, macOS 10.13+, Xcode 10+, Ubuntu 16.04+, SteamOS 2.0+, FreeBSD 11.0+
•Support for Windows XP/Vista marked as obsolete
•Removed support for i386 and ARMv7 architectures on iOS
Matali Sound
New features:
•Comprehensive support for Windows UAP/UWP ARM 64-bit architecture
Other changes:
•Significantly redesigned and unified add-on core
•New minimum requirements: Android 7.0+, Android Studio 3.2+, NDK r12b+, iOS 11.0+, macOS 10.13+, Xcode 10+, Ubuntu 16.04+, SteamOS 2.0+, FreeBSD 11.0+
•Support for Windows XP/Vista marked as obsolete
•Removed support for i386 and ARMv7 architectures on iOS
•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file format
Matali Games
New features:
•Matali Physics Demo for Vulkan API on Android
•Matali Physics Demo for Vulkan API on Linux, SteamOS and *BSD
•Comprehensive support for Windows UAP/UWP ARM 64-bit architecture
Other changes:
•New minimum requirements: Android 7.0+, Android Studio 3.2+, NDK r12b+, iOS 11.0+, macOS 10.13+, Xcode 10+, Ubuntu 16.04+, SteamOS 2.0+, FreeBSD 11.0+
•Support for Windows XP/Vista marked as obsolete
•Removed support for i386 and ARMv7 architectures on iOS
•Improved Matali Physics Demo on all supported platforms
•Improved Matali Games on all supported platforms
If you are looking for information about future releases of Matali Physics, check out our
roadmap for the engine.
- 2018/12/12 - Matali Physics 4.4.0.0
Matali Physics
New features:
•Comprehensive support for Android 9.0 Pie
•Comprehensive support for iOS 12.x, macOS Mojave (version 10.14.x) and Xcode 10.x
Improved features:
•Camera class
•Synchronization
Other changes:
•Support for Xcode 8.x and 9.x marked as deprecated. Together the next release of Matali Physics, the Xcode 10.x will be the minimum supported version of Xcode
•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file format
Matali Render
New features:
•Comprehensive support for Android 9.0 Pie
•Comprehensive support for iOS 12.x, macOS Mojave (version 10.14.x) and Xcode 10.x
•Normal mapping and parallax mapping based on the distance from the observer
Improved features:
•Normal mapping and parallax mapping
•Shaders for shadows, normal mapping and parallax mapping
•All shaders for iOS and Android
Other changes:
•Support for Xcode 8.x and 9.x marked as deprecated. Together the next release of Matali Physics, the Xcode 10.x will be the minimum supported version of Xcode
•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file format
Matali Content
New features:
•Comprehensive support for Android 9.0 Pie
•Comprehensive support for iOS 12.x, macOS Mojave (version 10.14.x) and Xcode 10.x
Other changes:
•Support for Xcode 8.x and 9.x marked as deprecated. Together the next release of Matali Physics, the Xcode 10.x will be the minimum supported version of Xcode
Matali Sound
New features:
•Comprehensive support for Android 9.0 Pie
•Comprehensive support for iOS 12.x, macOS Mojave (version 10.14.x) and Xcode 10.x
Other changes:
•Support for Xcode 8.x and 9.x marked as deprecated. Together the next release of Matali Physics, the Xcode 10.x will be the minimum supported version of Xcode
Matali Games
New features:
•Comprehensive support for Android 9.0 Pie
•Comprehensive support for iOS 12.x, macOS Mojave (version 10.14.x) and Xcode 10.x
Other changes:
•Support for Xcode 8.x and 9.x marked as deprecated. Together the next release of Matali Physics, the Xcode 10.x will be the minimum supported version of Xcode
•Improved Matali Physics Demo on all supported platforms
- 2018/10/10 - Matali Physics 4.3.0.0
Matali Physics
Improved features:
•Support for shadows
•Serialization
Other changes:
•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file format
Matali Render
New features:
•New classes of graphics objects
Improved features:
•Support for DirectX 12 API
•Support for Vulkan API
•Classes of graphics objects
Other changes:
•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file format
Matali Content
Improved features:
•Selected class methods for handling WAV files
Other changes:
•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file format
Matali Games
Other changes:
•Significantly improved Matali Physics Demo on all supported platforms
- 2018/06/27 - Matali Physics 4.2.0.0
Matali Physics
New features:
•Support for heightmaps with holes and with non-rectangular shaped terrain
•Task manager
•Comprehensive support for Android Studio 3.0 and higher
Improved features:
•Heightmap shape primitive
•Heightmap controller
•Collision detection
•Serialization
Other changes:
•Dropped support for Android Studio 2.x
•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file format
Matali Render
New features:
•Comprehensive support for Android Studio 3.0 and higher
Improved features:
•Classes to handle buffers
•Procedural sky with atmospheric scattering
Other changes:
•Dropped support for Android Studio 2.x
•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file format
Matali Content
New features:
•Comprehensive support for Android Studio 3.0 and higher
Improved features:
•Classes to handle bitmaps
Other changes:
•Dropped support for Android Studio 2.x
•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file format
Matali Sound
New features:
•Comprehensive support for Android Studio 3.0 and higher
Other changes:
•General optimization
•Dropped support for Android Studio 2.x
•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file format
Matali Games
New features:
•Comprehensive support for Android Studio 3.0 and higher
•Multithreaded loading of resources on all supported platforms
Improved features:
•Cursor handling
Other 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 Physics
Improved 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 volume
Other changes:
•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file format
Matali Render
New features:
•Smooth transitions between shadow cascades
Improved features:
•Shadows from all types of light sources
Other changes:
•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file format
Matali Content
Improved features:
•PCM sound data normalization and denormalization
Other changes:
•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file format
Matali Games
Improved features:
•Exception handling
- 2018/01/15 - Matali Physics 4.0.0.0
Matali Physics
New 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
Improved 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
•Serialization
Other 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 OS
Matali Render
New 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 on Windows
•Physically-based rendering (PBR)
•Screen space ambient occlusion (SSAO)
•Gamma correction
Improved features:
•Support for DirectX 12 API
•The use of transparency in shaders
•Classes to handle shaders
•Procedural sky with atmospheric scattering
Other changes:
•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file format
•Removed support for the BlackBerry OS
Matali Content
New 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 format
Other changes:
•Corrected and improved header files (*.h)
•Corrected API documentation in the CHM file format
•Removed support for the BlackBerry OS
Matali Sound
New 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 control
Other changes:
•Removed support for the BlackBerry OS
Matali 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.
