0.1.3

0.1.3

24 January 2025

BREAKING CHANGES

• A few GMC nodes derived from Node2D have been converted to derive from Control. All scenes that use the impacted nodes must be manually updated to re-define the GMC nodes. Instructions and questions can be found on the MPF Google Forum. The impacted nodes are:
  • MPFCarousel
  • MPFChildPool
  • MPFConditional
  • MPFConditionalChildren
  • MPFEventHandler

New Features

• New method MPF.util.mins_secs() to convert a seconds integer to formatted clock time (e.g. 73 -> "1:13")
• Keyboard events in gmc.cfg now support kwargs
• Optional method MPF.ignore_input() to not block GUI input events (for GMC Toolkit)

Improvements

• MPFVariable will now subscribe and update machine variables in realtime
• Service mode improved handling of inputs and keyboard emulation

Bug Fixes

• Fix MPFVariable.initialize_empty not properly behaving
• Fix GMCBUS.BusType.SOLO not resuming faded out music during replacement
• Fix MPFConditional crashing on player 4
• Fix MPFVariable crashing when using template strings on numbers
• Fix MPF.game.num_players not resetting after each game
• Fix [filter] config option not rendering shader filters
• Fix crash on stopping tweens calling stop_all() instead of stop()
• Fix Service mode crashing if a switch has no number: defined
• Fix GMC panel options showing toggles enabled but being undefined (disabled)
• Catch possible race condition on BCP client shutdown causing a crash
• Catch an error on exiting Godot Editor with RefCounted objects in memory

0.1.2

0.1.2

1 January 2025

Features

• Support for RGB DMD displays with new class MPFDMDDisplay
• Specify a BCP port with the gmc.cfg option bcp_port=XXXX
• BCPServer method send_bytes() for byte transmission

Improvements

• Don't auto-pause video previews in editor
• Renamed "Autoloads" to "Globals" in docs per Godot 4.3 change
• Removed WIP show creator addon from repo
• Exclude root files from ZIP bundle to avoid file conflicts when installing from Asset Library
• Added CHANGELOG file

Bug Fixes

• Fix MPFConditional ref to machine variables
• Handle MPF inconsistency in num vs player_num kwarg in player_added event

GMC 0.1.1

Here's what's new in GMC 0.1.1!

Breaking Changes

Ducking
Audio ducking attenuation settings are now specified in a percentage range from 0.0 to 1.0. Previously attenuation was specified in decibels, but this is changed to be consistent with legacy MC and also easier to intuit. For example, attenuation: 0.5 will reduce the bus by 50% of its full value (after bus volume level is factored in), and attenuation: 0.2 will reduce the bus by 20% of its full value.

Configuration
The main config file (gmc.cfg) has been reworked to include a multitude of configuration options. The previous config file's [settings] block is renamed to [gmc] to make more sense alongside all the other settings groups.

What's New

• MPFCarousel has a lot more logging now, to help debug issues. Add an MPFLogger node to your scene and attach the carousel node to see debug logs.
• MPFTextInput class for text entry (still very early stages)

What's Improved

Sound Playback

• bus_player: config option for controlling audio buses directly, including pausing and unpausing buses (#8)
• loops: support for all audio types (#16)
• Support for MP3 assets

Widgets

• widget(name)_active and widget(name)removed events for better Widget handling

Video Slides

• MPFVideoPlayer option to preview video in editor

What's Fixed

• Fixed exception raised for nil float values by @bernarma in #9
• Converted volume to DB by @bernarma in #14
• Fixed stopping sound on bus by @bernarma in #11
• Fixed player variable tracking and initializing variables when players are added
• Fixed an issue where question marks in settings names would break the BCP parser

New Contributors

• @bernarma made their first contribution in #9

Full Changelog: v0.1.0...v0.1.1

Prerelease 0.1.0.dev1

This is the initial advance release of the GMC for early adopters.