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Renderer improvements; Windows WebView2 updates & more
06 January, 2026 ()
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Notes
Happy new year! It's a new year and the start of a new release cycle. We've been busy and we have a lot of changes in this beta release. First of all we've upgraded Construct's renderer to better handle mesh data. This is mainly for a new feature that we're still working on behind the scenes (you might be able to guess what it is!) and will be coming soon. However until then this is already bringing improvements as it's used to bring significant performance improvements for mesh distortion, and it can be used by scripting and addons too. Other renderer work includes improving the way the 'Unlimited (full frames)' framerate mode works (a useful mode for performance testing) - in particular it should work much better with WebGPU now.
We also have some updates for the Windows WebView2 exporter. Most notably, we've worked with Google to ensure it can now automatically make use of the high-performance GPU on dual-GPU systems. Note however that due to a bug the framerate will be janky, but that is fixed with v145+ which should be out by February.
There's a range of other changes and improvements - take a look through the changelog for full details. Happy testing!
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Launch r467
New Additions
Add 'Pick all tied' option to common conditions 'Pick highest/lowest', 'Pick nearest/furthest' & system condition 'Pick by highest/lowest value'
New example 'Draw mesh data'
Changes
Windows WebView2: support for forcing high-performance GPU on dual-GPU systems (works best with WebView2 v145+)
Windows WebView2: enable modern Windows SegmentHeap for reduced memory usage
Windows WebView2: update WebView2 SDK to v1.0.3650.58
Update some example projects using Binary Data to avoid use of deprecated actions
Tilemap: truncate tiles past object edges when opening project
Reduce limit on concurrent spritesheet rendering and image deduplication to limit peak memory usage
Bug Fixes
Windows WebView2: ensure keyboard focus restored after switching back with Alt+Tab
Debugger: main performance summary GPU usage reading was 1 second behind
Framerate mode 'Unlimited (full frames)' could sometimes skip frames
Layout View: possible incorrect rendering when WebGPU enabled
Import maps not working in preview (regression r460)
Triggers fired from custom actions could in some cases have wrong instances picked
Performance Improvements
Further optimize regularly updating Text objects, particularly with WebGPU
Significantly improve mesh distortion rendering performance, particularly with large, static meshes
Improve frame scheduling with framerate mode 'Unlimited (full frames)'
Reduce general editor memory usage
Reduce editor memory usage by avoiding fully loading tilemaps until their Layout View is opened
Scripting updates
Add IRenderer methods createMeshData(), drawMeshData()
TypeScript: fix possible incorrect error when adding script action
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