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* Year in Review post. * Added released games. * Added Tom's suggested changes. * [Simon] Some corrections and grammar police. * Added Helmut's suggested changes. --------- Co-authored-by: Simon (Darkside) Jackson <[email protected]>
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| title: A Year in Review | ||
| date: "2024-12-01" | ||
| excerpt: The MonoGame Foundation "Year in review", what the foundation has been up to since its incorporation. | ||
| tags: foundation, source, educational | ||
| author: MonoGame Foundation | ||
| image: /images/blog/cover/monogame_foundation.png | ||
| ogImage: /images/blog/cover/monogame_foundation.png | ||
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| # What a year it has been! | ||
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| It has been a year since we announced that we received a very generous [donation from Re-Logic](https://x.com/MonoGameTeam/status/1724164491363967465) and the formation of the MonoGame Foundation. A lot has happened. | ||
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| ### So far in the last year we: | ||
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| * Increased recurring subscriptions (Patreon, Github & PayPal) to almost $2000 a month | ||
| * Refreshed the MonoGame website with more focus on the creators and their titles \- Thanks Chris (ArisTurtle) | ||
| * Overhauled the documentation site and increased the content by more than 500%, with even more to come | ||
| * Released 3.8.2 (.NET 8) | ||
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| * #### Appointed to the board | ||
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| * President - Dean Ellis | ||
| * Chairman - Marko Jeremic | ||
| * Secretary - Simon Jackson | ||
| * Banking - Tom Spilman | ||
| * Member - Thomas Altenburger | ||
| * Treasurer - Dominique Louis | ||
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| * Regular board meetings with full transparency, keeping the community involved in the plans and actions for MonoGame to take it into the next decade. | ||
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| > [!NOTE] | ||
| > Please read our [Board Meeting notes](https://monogame.net/blog/meeting) | ||
| * #### Completed Bounties | ||
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| * [Package up ffmpeg and ffprobe](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/issues/8241) | ||
| * [Upgrade MonoGame to use BasisUniversal for cross-platform Texture Compression](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/issues/8419) | ||
| * [A shared base for public and console repos](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/issues/8242) | ||
| * [Implement the Direct3D 12 / GDK/GDKX backend](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/issues/8195) | ||
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| * #### In Progress Bounties | ||
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| * [Switch the console runtime from BRUTE to NativeAOT](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/issues/8194) | ||
| * [A better 2D onboarding tutorial](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/issues/8317) | ||
| * [A better 3D onboarding tutorial](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/issues/8318) | ||
| * [2D StartKit](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8275) | ||
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| * #### Bug Fixes and Enhancements | ||
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| * Re-enabled the Unit Tests for PR’s. | ||
| * [Upgrade Mac Editor to net8.0-macos. Upgrade Eto.Forms](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8505) | ||
| * Fix Issues with OpenAL Panning on DesktopGL and Mobile [#8480](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8480) and [#8466](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8466) | ||
| * [Detect GamePad/Keyboard events on Android](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8465) | ||
| * [Remove string allocations when calling GamePad.GetCapabilities](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8453) | ||
| * [Content Pipeline now works on M1/M2 Macs](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8570) | ||
| * [Fix Android MediaPlayer Song implementation](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8583) | ||
| * [Update MonoGame.Library.OpenAL to 1.23.1.10](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8560) | ||
| * [Fix Sprite font multi byte parsing](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8554) | ||
| * [Added Vibration and Caps to Native GamePad API](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8520) | ||
| * [Fix MacOS Content directory location](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8479) | ||
| * [Detect GamePad/Keyboard events on Android](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8465) | ||
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| * #### Games Released (that we know of) | ||
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| * [Horticular](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1928540/Horticular/) by inDirection Games | ||
| * [Breeze & Freeze](https://msiebenmann.itch.io/breeze-and-freeze) by msiebenmann | ||
| * [Tic Tac Dough](https://ms00.itch.io/tic-tac-dough) by MS00 | ||
| * [Ninja Cat Remewstered](https://pixelshock.itch.io/ninja-cat-remewstered) by Pixel Shock | ||
| * [Smack 'n' Snatch](https://skyyyla.itch.io/smack-n-snatch) by Skyla | ||
| * [FishGrid](https://shmellyorc.itch.io/fishgrid) by Shmellyorc | ||
| * [Axe Attacks](https://serork.itch.io/axe-attacks) by Serork | ||
| * [Mochi's Escape](https://anonames-lair.itch.io/mochi-escape) by Anonames | ||
| * [Armored Crucible: The Crimson Dunes](https://fontty.itch.io/ac-tcd) by Fontty Games | ||
| * [Arid Arnold](https://icefish-software.itch.io/arid-arnold) by IceFish Software | ||
| * [Dungeon Adventure Gang](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2147690/Dungeon_Adventure_Gang/) by DAG Team | ||
| * [Cranky Chibi Cthulhu](https://little-tlaloc-interactive.itch.io/cranky-chibi-cthulhu) by Little Tlaloc Interactive. Uses [FlatRedBall](https://flatredball.com/) and [Gum](http://docs.flatredball.com/gum/) | ||
| * [BattleCrypt Bombers](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2188930/BattleCrypt_Bombers/) by Narfox LLC. Uses [FlatRedBall](https://flatredball.com/) and [Gum](http://docs.flatredball.com/gum/) | ||
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| ### What is coming in the next year: | ||
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| * 3.8.3 Release | ||
| * Smoother macOS installation support and Content Pipeline | ||
| * The `MonoGame.Framework.Native` backend is going to be a principal focus. The plan is to allow the support of NativeAOT on all the platforms can which support it. | ||
| * Effect compiler refactored to support modern tools. | ||
| * Improved Content pipeline | ||
| * Automating XNB builds to make using MGCB or the content editor optional, and adding content more easily to projects | ||
| * New **DirectX 12** Desktop platform which shares code with Xbox (may replace DX11 at some point). | ||
| * New **Vulkan** Desktop platform (it may replace OpenGL at some point). | ||
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| * #### More bounties: | ||
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| * Graphics | ||
| * Optimise and fix DesktopVK | ||
| * Content | ||
| * Native Texture Compression and Asset processing shared object | ||
| * Upgrade Shader Compiler | ||
| * Why: retiring mojoshader to allow future improvements on shaders | ||
| * Audio | ||
| * FAudio implementation for DesktopVK | ||
| * Why: replace OpenAL-Soft which can’t be totally XAudio-accurate | ||
| * Tutorials and content | ||
| * Advanced 3D concepts | ||
| * Custom Effects | ||
| * Culling | ||
| * Shadows | ||
| * Post Processing | ||
| * Scene Management? | ||
| * Deferred Rendering | ||
| * More shader guidance/samples | ||
| * 3D StartKit | ||
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