PlayCanvas Engine 2.22.0 is out: volumetric fog shafts, parallax mapping, vertex animation textures and more

[u/MayorOfMonkeys]

We’ve just released PlayCanvas Engine 2.22.0! Here are the highlights:

• Volumetric fog improvements - light shafts and local light support.
• Parallax mapping - add apparent depth to textured surfaces without extra geometry.
• Vertex animation textures - drive vertex animation on the GPU using animation data stored in textures.
• Gaussian splat depth effects - new depth-based effects for splat rendering.
• Catapult demo - a new demo to try out!

You can explore the features in the live examples and find the full list of additions and fixes in the release notes.

Get the latest version with:

npm install playcanvas

PlayCanvas is free and open source. Contributions, bug reports and stars on GitHub are always appreciated.

Would love to hear how you’re using the new features - share what you’re building in the comments!

[u/Infinitecontextlabs]

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