Godot Daily: Raytracing Revolution & Developer Experience Wins
Today brought us 12 merged PRs featuring a major raytracing acceleration structure refactor, new GDExtension management tools in project settings, and several quality-of-life improvements for developers. Contributors like blueskythlikesclouds, aaronfranke, and Goldenlion5648 delivered some fantastic enhancements that make both the engine and editor more powerful and user-friendly.
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- Show: Godot Daily
- Published: 2026-04-03T10:01:45Z
- Audio duration: PT4M
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Hey there, Godot developers! Welcome back to Godot Daily. I'm your host, and wow, do we have an exciting episode for you today. April 2nd brought us twelve fantastic pull requests that really showcase the amazing collaborative spirit of our community. Grab your favorite beverage because we're diving into some…
Let's start with the big story today - raytracing just got a major upgrade! Our friend blueskythlikesclouds delivered not one, but two incredible contributions. The first is a complete refactor of the `blas_create` function to accept multiple geometries. Now, I know that might sound technical, but here's why this is…
And speaking of raytracing improvements, blueskythlikesclouds also fixed a nasty bug in the header generation for raytracing shaders. The script was trying to compile empty strings, which obviously wasn't going well. Sometimes the best fixes are the ones that prevent headaches before they happen.
Now, here's something that's going to make your daily workflow so much better. Aaron Franke just gave us the ability to view and manage GDExtensions directly from the project settings! No more hunting around trying to figure out which extensions are loaded or what…
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