MonoGame Files

This is the official MonoGame v3.8.3 release source code and Visual Studio 2022 extensions for installing templates.

TL;DR; Highlights

Over 70 PRs since our last release. Fixes & Updates include: * SDL bumped to 2.32.2 * VS2022 Extension with new 2D cross-platform project templates * Content pipeline working on all supported platforms * Content Pipeline updated to use the new FreeType and FreeImage * Improved / updated content pipeline dependencies (Textures, Audio, Input) * Several SoundEffect fixes, including OpenAL update * GamePad button mappings on Android and iOS, Plus Joystick input fixes * MonoGame updated to be more AOT/trimming compliant * Fix Android MediaPlayer Song * Preliminary scaffolding for new Native platform * API Documentation updates * Vulkan in preview

Massive thanks to our 16 1st time contributors! We're grateful for helping us make MonoGame Better.

What's Actually Changed

• [CI] Improve versioning and allow upload to nuget.org by @harry-cpp in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8447
• Remove string allocations when calling GamePad.GetCapabilities. by @dellis1972 in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8453
• Remove references to google stadia platform (#8450) by @Dehayat in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8452
• Updating links to include getting_started subdomain by @JakeLegendXIII in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8455
• Create PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md by @dellis1972 in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8401
• Match Spritefont style on Windows by @wldevries in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/7993
• Implement AddDependency in PipelineImporterContext by @bjornenalfa in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/7584
• Update Joystick.LastConnectedIndex calculation for reconnected Joystick by @TimerbaevRR in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8416
• Allow Texture2D.GetData On Non UI Threads by @squarebananas in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/7569
• Detect GamePad/Keyboard events on Android by @dellis1972 in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8465
• Update StbImageSharp to latest by @JakeLegendXIII in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8476
• [Documentation] Minor docs fixes by @Maniekko in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8478
• Fix OpenAL SoundEffectInstance Panning Issue on DesktopGL and Mobile by @dellis1972 in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8466
• Fix MacOS Content directory location. by @dellis1972 in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8479
• [Paid Bounty] Upgrade MonoGame to use BasisUniversal for cross platform Texture Compression by @cdhanna in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8456
• Additional fixes for SoundEffectInstance.OpenAL panning by @squarebananas in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8480
• Run the Basic ContentBuilder Tests on CI by @dellis1972 in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8436
• Upgrade Android to handle obsolete API's. by @dellis1972 in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8420
• Updated to the latest StbImageSharp by @rds1983 in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8494
• Add Self Hosted Runner for Tests by @dellis1972 in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8493
• Fix Deploy Task Error by @dellis1972 in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8502
• Bump Test timeout to 5 minutes by @dellis1972 in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8503
• [PAID BOUNTY] A shared base for public and console repos by @tomspilman in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8309
• Add GDK-related platforms to enums and csproj by @Togimaro in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8474
• Capture Asserts in MGCB logging by @tomspilman in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8517
• Native AudioDecoder and VideoDecoder by @tomspilman in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8510
• Upgrade Mac Editor to net8.0-macos. Upgrade Eto.Forms by @dellis1972 in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8505
• Added Vibration and Caps to Native GamePad API by @tomspilman in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8520
• Better Native Window Creation by @tomspilman in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8523
• Update FUNDING.yml by @dellis1972 in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8540
• Fixes SPIR-V globals key lookup & parsing int/uint/float input types by @squarebananas in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8544
• Allow a Texture to have multiple outputs. by @dellis1972 in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8524
• Update README file by @Maniekko in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8551
• Update Extension to SDK by @CartBlanche in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8543
• Updated summary and comments in BoundingBox.Contains(BoundingFrustum) by @baudii in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8566
• (README) Replace ship game example to an image by @Maniekko in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8553
• Sprite font multi byte fix by @CartBlanche in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8554
• Throw Exception In Content.Load When assetName Is A Rooted Path. by @AristurtleDev in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8569
• Bump Cake.Frosting to 5.0.0 for github actions update by @dellis1972 in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8561
• [CI] Combine test and dependency installation tasks into one by @harry-cpp in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8576
• Install dotnet tools locally in the Nuget Packages by @dellis1972 in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8527
• Use the new FreeType and FreeImage by @harry-cpp in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8570
• Update MonoGame.Library.OpenAL to 1.23.1.10 by @dellis1972 in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8560
• Fix Android MediaPlayer Song implementation. by @dellis1972 in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8583
• Add support for multiplying two colors by @des54321 in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8577
• Update Tests/Interactive references by @emmanuel-ferdman in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8579
• Improved shader cache hash key to not cause collisions by @arosolino in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8557
• Remove temp buffer alloc get data when reading full texture by @MutsiMutsi in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8590
• Content.Load<Texture>() fallback to load from file when no .xnb exists by @titanix in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8582
• Add MonoGame.Templates submodule by @CartBlanche in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8593
• Modify .gitmodules to use https for Templates to resolve permission i… by @MonogameGuy in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8598
• [Pipeline] Use AssimpNetter nuget for now by @harry-cpp in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8607
• Update dotnetcli domain by @richlander in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8613
• Update deps repo by @harry-cpp in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8615
• [Tools] Drop MonoGame.Packaging.Flatpak by @harry-cpp in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8616
• Update LICENSE.txt by @MrScottyPieey in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8635
• fix uses of ellipses in options in the menu strip of the MGCB Editor by @Poaetce in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8636
• Fixed a typo in the ModelProcessor.cs documentation. by @epoll31 in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8633
• Fix CI by using xcode 16.2 and latest .net by @dellis1972 in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8639
• Fix Vulkan CI build by @CartBlanche in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8658
• Fix Effect WineHelper to work with wine 10.0. by @dellis1972 in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8673
• Making MonoGame AOT/trimming compliant by @ThomasFOG in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8623
• [Documentation] Update XML documentation by @theLaffa in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8586
• Remove game controller db for SDL by @ThomasFOG in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8668
• Fix: Last char missing from filename on filedrop event - WindowsDX platform by @theLaffa in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8660
• Fixes OpenAssetImporter.GetRelativeTransform to return a row-major matrix by @squarebananas in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8671
• Remove return so that it can try again with wine, instead of wine64. by @CartBlanche in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8676
• [Documentation] Minor XML documentation fixes by @Maniekko in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8675
• Added vertex size check with exception to GraphicsDevice.DrawUserPrimitives() by @baudii in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8580
• Added BoundingBox.ContainsPrecise(BoundingFrustum) method by @baudii in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8567
• Fix .NET 4.5 compatibility and restore ConsoleCheck by @ThomasFOG in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8678
• SDL update to 2.32.2 by @ThomasFOG in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8680
• Refactor to make accelerometer and compass classes available in cross-platform apps. by @CartBlanche in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8663
• Respect <link> elements when importing XNA content projects. by @ben-marsh in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8684
• Remove range check in SoundEffectInstance.Pitch.set by @notexplosive in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/7515
• Fixes DynamicSoundEffectInstance Requesting Buffers Too Late by @squarebananas in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/7566
• Respect the /quiet command line option when converting content. by @ben-marsh in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8689
• Fix some build warnings in Debug due to malformed xmldoc comments. by @ben-marsh in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8690
• Update packages with ReadMe references by @SimonDarksideJ in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8693
• Fix GamePad button mappings for Android and iOS devices. by @CartBlanche in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8688
• Update the MonoGame Templates checkout to include the new starter kits by @SimonDarksideJ in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8696
• Bump extension versions to 3.8.3.0 for next release. by @CartBlanche in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8679
• Release 3.8.3 by @SimonDarksideJ in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8697

New Contributors

• @Dehayat made their first contribution in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8452
• @benda made their first contribution in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8427
• @cdhanna made their first contribution in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8456
• @Togimaro made their first contribution in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8474
• @baudii made their first contribution in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8566
• @des54321 made their first contribution in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8577
• @emmanuel-ferdman made their first contribution in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8579
• @arosolino made their first contribution in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8557
• @MutsiMutsi made their first contribution in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8590
• @titanix made their first contribution in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8582
• @MonogameGuy made their first contribution in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8598
• @richlander made their first contribution in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8613
• @Poaetce made their first contribution in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8636
• @epoll31 made their first contribution in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8633
• @ben-marsh made their first contribution in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8684
• @notexplosive made their first contribution in https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/7515

Full Changelog: https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/compare/v3.8.2...v3.8.3