Re-Released Preview.5 with updated Content Builder project templates

What's Changed

• Unsubscribed from _components.ComponentAdded and ComponentRemoved in Game.Dispose(bool) method by @mghoffmann in #9266
• Add null checks to prevent crashes on shutdown when using Song by @dellis1972 in #9264
• Centralise SoundEffect shutdown and resetting the _systemState to SoundSystemState.NotInitialized by @CartBlanche in #9262
• Minor updates to the TitleContainer for Native by @dellis1972 in #9259
• Add readonly public accessor for GamePadButtons._buttons by @envoidia in #9230
• #9221 - Set mouse visibility when calling NativeGamePlatform by @acarteas in #9249
• WindowsDX12 doesn't properly exit when closing the Window. by @arosolino in #9252
• Missing Vulkan Image Layout Transitions by @uygary in #9276
• Fixing memcpy Bug in MGG_Buffer_GetData by @uygary in #9278
• Native SDL Gamepads are improperly mapping from instance ids by @arosolino in #9261
• Fixes game staying in Fullscreen when switching back to Windowed by @arosolino in #9256
• Add Vulkan and DX12 to Issue template by @dellis1972 in #9267
• Waiting for Device Idle Before Destroying Graphics Device on Shutdown by @uygary in #9283
• Stencil Handling in RenderTarget2D by @uygary in #9280
• Add SetNativeTexture and FromSharedHandle for zero-copy texture sharing by @mfkl in #9254
• Added additional Color.FromNonPremultiplied overloads with new argument types by @awteeter in #9301
• Dont fallback to GLES2 if we have GLES3 by @dellis1972 in #9312
• Enabling GPU instancing in DX12 by @uygary in #9306
• [Content.Pipeline] Really quick fix for content server by @harry-cpp in #9309
• Add Additonal ASTC blockSize support by @dellis1972 in #9286
• Update min xCode version to 26.4 by @SimonDarksideJ in #9318
• Fixes Vulkan Unit Tests by @tomspilman in #9196
• Add codestyle guidelines for nullable reference types by @AristurtleDev in #9321
• More Vulkan Fixes by @tomspilman in #9324
• DirectX 12 Unit Tests by @tomspilman in #9329
• Bump MojoShader to latest by @tomspilman in #9331
• Patches two issues with the Preview.5 release of the templates: by @SimonDarksideJ in #9332

New Contributors

• @envoidia made their first contribution in #9230
• @mfkl made their first contribution in #9254
• @awteeter made their first contribution in #9301

Full Changelog: v3.8.5-preview.4...v3.8.5-preview.6

What's Changed

• Unsubscribed from _components.ComponentAdded and ComponentRemoved in Game.Dispose(bool) method by @mghoffmann in #9266
• Add null checks to prevent crashes on shutdown when using Song by @dellis1972 in #9264
• Centralise SoundEffect shutdown and resetting the _systemState to SoundSystemState.NotInitialized by @CartBlanche in #9262
• Minor updates to the TitleContainer for Native by @dellis1972 in #9259
• Add readonly public accessor for GamePadButtons._buttons by @envoidia in #9230
• #9221 - Set mouse visibility when calling NativeGamePlatform by @acarteas in #9249
• WindowsDX12 doesn't properly exit when closing the Window. by @arosolino in #9252
• Missing Vulkan Image Layout Transitions by @uygary in #9276
• Fixing memcpy Bug in MGG_Buffer_GetData by @uygary in #9278
• Native SDL Gamepads are improperly mapping from instance ids by @arosolino in #9261
• Fixes game staying in Fullscreen when switching back to Windowed by @arosolino in #9256
• Waiting for Device Idle Before Destroying Graphics Device on Shutdown by @uygary in #9283
• Stencil Handling in RenderTarget2D by @uygary in #9280
• Add SetNativeTexture and FromSharedHandle for zero-copy texture sharing by @mfkl in #9254
• Cleaning-up Pipelines Pointing at the TargetSetCache Before Destroying TargetSetCache Itself by @uygary in #9297
• Added additional Color.FromNonPremultiplied overloads with new argument types by @awteeter in #9301
• Dont fallback to GLES2 if we have GLES3 by @dellis1972 in #9312
• Enabling GPU instancing in DX12 by @uygary in #9306
• [Content.Pipeline] Really quick fix for content server by @harry-cpp in #9309
• Add Additonal ASTC blockSize support by @dellis1972 in #9286
• Fixes Vulkan Unit Tests by @tomspilman in #9196
• More Vulkan Fixes by @tomspilman in #9324
• Updating template checkout for release by @SimonDarksideJ in #9330
• DirectX 12 Unit Tests by @tomspilman in #9329
• Bump MojoShader to latest by @tomspilman in #9331

New Contributors

• @envoidia made their first contribution in #9230
• @mfkl made their first contribution in #9254
• @awteeter made their first contribution in #9301

Full Changelog: v3.8.5-preview.4...v3.8.5-preview.5

What's Changed

• Allow content builder importers to match more than the extension by @Epicguru in #9175
• [Content.Pipeline] Sanitise paths in importer context by @harry-cpp in #9178
• Disable CoPilot when in VSCode by @dellis1972 in #9177
• [Content.Pipeline] Add FontImporter by @harry-cpp in #9183
• Fix file drag-and-drop path truncation on Windows DirectX by @hactazia in #9135
• Update Unload to match Load / format by @JakeLegendXIII in #9194
• Doc cleanup by @tomspilman in #9200
• Fixed internal OGL interface to be internal. by @tomspilman in #9201
• Add gamepad profile validation for iOS/tvOS by @wahab-cide in #9132
• Refactored Matrix.CreateBillboard for better readability by @rds1983 in #9045
• Updated the Keys.None xml description to align with other "none" implementations to avoid confusion. by @SimonDarksideJ in #9203
• Add step to pin Xcode version to 26.0.1 by @dellis1972 in #9216
• #9205 Unit tests for SaveAsPng and SaveAsJpeg by @mghoffmann in #9208
• Update ToVkImageViewType to support VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D_ARRAY by @acarteas in #9220
• Implements #9206: RenderTarget3D is missing XML comments by @MerjTek in #9222
• Fixed WavImporter InvalidContentException string unit error, correcting units from KHz to Hz where appropriate. by @kbarkevich in #9238
• Update Xcode version to 26.2 in workflow by @dellis1972 in #9260
• Add Missing scalar * Matrix operator by @dellis1972 in #9263
• Increasing descriptor pool size and uniform ringbuffer size. by @uygary in #9271
• Fixes new Content Builder duplicate asset dependencies by @tomspilman in #9268
• Update to Content Builder .targets to work for any build configuration by @SimonDarksideJ in #9176

New Contributors

• @Epicguru made their first contribution in #9175
• @hactazia made their first contribution in #9135
• @wahab-cide made their first contribution in #9132
• @mghoffmann made their first contribution in #9208
• @acarteas made their first contribution in #9220
• @MerjTek made their first contribution in #9222
• @kbarkevich made their first contribution in #9238
• @uygary made their first contribution in #9271

Full Changelog: v3.8.5-preview.3...v3.8.5-preview.4

Release Notes

The release notes and upgrade guide for 3.8.5.Preview.3 can be found here:

- 3.8.5 Preview guide

Binaries release

Binaries build available attached to this release.

What's Changed

• [Content.Pipeline] Fix not setting active context for the base building of asset by @harry-cpp in #9153
• Vulkan: fix incorrect variable lifetime by @ForNeVeR in #9165
• [WIP] Native Song Implementation by @tomspilman in #9154
• Fix Color.FromHSV hue progression and parameter normalization by @AristurtleDev in #9170
• Update template checkout for builder targets update by @SimonDarksideJ in #9171

New Contributors

• @ForNeVeR made their first contribution in #9165

Full Changelog: v3.8.5-preview.2...v3.8.5-preview.3

What's Changed

• [CI] Add packaging for the new native backend libraries by @harry-cpp in #9140
• Use HashSet to track GraphicsDevice resources by @riperiperi in #9027
• [Content.Pipeline] Improve the default logger by @harry-cpp in #9146
• [Content.Pipeline] Skip scanning paths starting with dot by @harry-cpp in #9147
• Fix content building for Windows DX12 by @tomspilman in #9148
• Refresh templates checkout to use the preview releases by @SimonDarksideJ in #9143
• Update Copyright to MonoGame Foundation, Inc by @JakeLegendXIII in #9150

New Contributors

• @riperiperi made their first contribution in #9027

Full Changelog: v3.8.5-preview.1...v3.8.5-preview.2

What's Changed

• DirectX 12 Support by @tomspilman in #8646
• Cross Platform Vulkan Native Backend Support by @sepcnt in #8903
• Native Framework Net Standard 2.1 Support by @tomspilman in #8838
• FAudio for DesktopVK Platform by @tomspilman in #9136
• Add NO_AUDIO switch to build without audio by @ThomasFOG in #8750
• Mojo Fix by @CartBlanche in #8824
• Add version to mgcb output and fix Usage name output by @CartBlanche in #8823
• Fix build error where the Effect Compiler was referencing the Pipeline by @dellis1972 in #8839
• Some small improvements to WineHelper.cs by @dellis1972 in #8814
• Add SDL mapping for Key 35 (102 key backslash or UK pound key) by @MLSTRM in #7945
• Fix issue where the NewItem templates do not appear on MacOS by @dellis1972 in #8841
• Better Runtime Shader Compiler Errors by @tomspilman in #8813
• Fix unhandled exception when invalid target platform is provided in mgcb by @JakeLegendXIII in #8713
• [Pipeline Tool] Output the location MGCB looks for a font in the error message - migrated by @SimonDarksideJ in #8844
• Added ProjectDirectory to ContentProcessorContext by @tomspilman in #8845
• Fix BoundingSphere.CreateMerged by @prollin in #8847
• Fix MGFX to use ExternalToo.Run by @dellis1972 in #8848
• Fix AOT type signatures and error handling by @ThomasFOG in #8850
• Fix MGCB calling ffmpeg with ffprobe arguments by @ameoverflow in #8856
• Changed SDL fullscreen calls order by @Nebulaxin in #8034
• Extend PlayerIndex Enum To Support 8 Players On Compatible Platforms by @AristurtleDev in #8809
• Update Glyph reading to handle multiple casings / fallback by @SimonDarksideJ in #8855
• Added ToHSVL() to Color by @ThomasFOG in #8857
• Implementing Thomas's RNG implementation to replace PR #3789 by @SimonDarksideJ in #8861
• [Content.Pipeline] Fix referencing source directly requireing extra s… by @harry-cpp in #8852
• Fix "MathHelper.Random" tests in #8866
• Fix XML Documentation in Random.cs by @bunniico in #8867
• Issue #6661: Moved content writing from Flush to new method FinalizeContent by @h3allen in #8266
• Make additional windows visible. Fixes #7427 by @stromkos in #7456
• Fixed the kernings in spritefont at the import. by @MutsiMutsi in #8837
• Only extract the needed d3dcompiler_47.dll by @Kwyrky in #8846
• Net Standard 2.1 Support for Native Platform (part 2) by @tomspilman in #8853
• Add native pipeline support and texture related functionality by @sepcnt in #8871
• Add ToHSL(), ToHSV(), FromHSL() and FromHSV() functions to Color by @Abyz08 in #8876
• Remove the RestoreContentCompiler as it was redundant. by @dellis1972 in #8815
• [Content.Pipeline] Add new content project system by @harry-cpp in #8830
• Bump OpenAL to 1.24.3.1 by @dellis1972 in #8882
• Fix XML compiler warnings. by @CartBlanche in #8890
• [Build] Fix mgcb not including native libs and some build code cleanup by @harry-cpp in #8891
• [Pipeline] Move ProjectDirectory to ContentProcessorContext and mark a couple of methods as obsolete by @harry-cpp in #8892
• Revert xml change in Random. I was overzealous with my change. by @CartBlanche in #8898
• [Pipeline] Automatically build the native pipeline when building the main cs project by @harry-cpp in #8893
• Fix native backends by @ThomasFOG in #8900
• Fixed Relative Source Paths In Pipeline Builder by @tomspilman in #8904
• [CI] Fix fork builds not working with actions enabled by @harry-cpp in #8907
• Update template checkout for 3.8.5.develop.3 by @SimonDarksideJ in #8908
• [CI] Deploy step improvements by @harry-cpp in #8910
• Removed unused parameters in AudioEngine constructor. by @Lucasharskamp in #8889
• [CI] Fix StaticLib check for Unix by @harry-cpp in #8914
• Improved the .editorconfig as discussed with the contributors. by @Lucasharskamp in #8911
• [Pipeline] Improve Windows msbuild detection by @harry-cpp in #8920
• Fixed IL Trimming warnings on DesktopGL/WindowsDX by @Lucasharskamp in #8915
• Fix bounds calculation on blacking out pixels by @Vectovox in #8918
• Fix type collision by @ThomasFOG in #8924
• Supported platforms update by @ThomasFOG in #8926
• More robust GL extension loading by @ThomasFOG in #8927
• [CI] Hook up shader compilation to build by @harry-cpp in #8916
• Fix readme footnotes by @ThomasFOG in #8929
• Make a Better Error Message for Audio Imports by @dellis1972 in #8932
• Upgrade Android and iOS to use modern Methods. by @dellis1972 in #8921
• Bump OpenAL to Fix iOS by @dellis1972 in #8935
• Fixes DirectX 12 shader building by @ThomasFOG in #8939
• Link CoreAudio and AudioToolbox when using OpenAL on iOS [WIP] by @dellis1972 in #8938
• 3.8.5 template update checkout by @SimonDarksideJ in #8947
• Fix Vulkan constant buffer reflection data parsing by @ThomasFOG in #8941
• Content Builder Fixes by @tomspilman in #8949
• [Pipeline] Drop mgfx reference by @harry-cpp in #8948
• Add CppNet as a submodule and drop the Dependencies submodule by @harry-cpp in #8953
• Bump MonoGame.Tool.X deps by @harry-cpp in #8954
• [Pipeline] Improve CppNet referencing by @harry-cpp in #8960
• Fix the Native backend SDL platform issues by @ThomasFOG in #8958
• Quoted shader file paths and fixed Vulkan task name by @arosolino in #8969
• Content Builder Fixes by @tomspilman in #8961
• Initial binaries packaging by @SimonDarksideJ in #8959
• Update DesktopGL to SDL 2.32.10 by @ThomasFOG in #8989
• [Pipeline] Refactor the content builder by @harry-cpp in #8988
• Update MGCB editor references for updated CP by @SimonDarksideJ in #8979
• Made TPGParser Private by @tomspilman in #8983
• Feature/cake nuget testing by @SimonDarksideJ in #8928
• [Pipeline] Fix builder dependency caching by @harry-cpp in #8991
• Fix texture importer error message by @tomspilman in #8995
• [Pipeline] Add version and fix caching for importers and processors by @harry-cpp in #8998
• [Pipeline] Fix builder not detecting failed builds if a dependency fails by @harry-cpp in #8996
• DesktopVK fixes by @ThomasFOG in #8999
• Update DllImport attributes to use AL.LibraryName by @dellis1972 in #9015
• Fix backslashes in content builder paths by @tomspilman in #8997
• [Native] WindowsDX12 fixes #2 by @arosolino in #9031
• Use global.json to pin the SDK version we use to build by @dellis1972 in #9051
• Add Support for Texture3D on OpenGL by @dellis1972 in h...

What's Changed

• [Native] WindowsDX12 fixes #2 by @arosolino in #9031
• Add Support for Texture3D on OpenGL by @dellis1972 in #9046
• Updated Templates to 3.8.4.1 with DotNet 9 and updated CP template @SimonDarksideJ in #9075

Full Changelog: v3.8.5-develop.12...v3.8.5-develop.13

Summary

Maintenance release on top of 3.8.4 to solely address Google Policy issue requirements (16kb Policy) and iOS API updates. Desktop/Console builds are unaffected.

Whats new:

• Bump OpenAL to Fix iOS (https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8935[)](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/commit/1a1977edf2d13c1fbe502ff387354d012c9fc9e5)
• Link CoreAudio and AudioToolbox when using OpenAL on iOS [WIP] (https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8938[)](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/commit/b048ff6aa623243831f518621b7c4e056ae2bff3)
• [CI] Use global.json to pin the SDK version we use to build (https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/9051[)](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/commit/487de66a3e1368be450240f8229d2295a83c9c61)
• Update templates to include template fixes and dotnet 9 update

Full Changelog: v3.8.4...v3.8.4.1