* This allows to generate interesting visual effects, which can be controlled by events. For example, you can use an outline on an object to highlight, make the player glow when launching a spell, blur objects, etc...
* A new "effects" tab is now present in the objects editor. From there, you can add visual effects, that were already available for layers, customize them from this editor.
* Actions and conditions are available to manipulate effects and change their parameters during the game.
* Learn more on the wiki: http://wiki.compilgames.net/doku.php/gdevelop5/objects/effects
Co-authored-by: Florian Rival <Florian.Rival@gmail.com>
* In the list of variables (of the scene, of an object or global variables), you can now specify the type of the variable: number, text, boolean, array or structure.
* Boolean variables can be "true" or "false. They can have their values checked with conditions, and updated with actions. They are a good way to store information about if something is enabled or not (is an item equipped, is something selected, etc...).
* Array variables can contain multiple values, indexed by a number. New values, including any kind of variables, can be appended to an array during the game. Arrays can also have a value removed, and using the event "For each child variable", you can run conditions and actions for each value that is present in the array.
* Boolean and arrays are also supported when you transform a variable from or to the JSON format - which is ideal to send web requests, read configuration files or store any kind of arbitrary data.
* Finally, note that array values can themselves be arrays, structures or any variable. This can be useful to construct advanced logic. You can also access arrays (as well as any variable) from JavaScript code block events.
* This adds a **Light** object that can be added on the scene, with a customizable color and radius.
* Add the **Light Obstacle** behavior to the object that must acts as obstacle (walls, etc...) to the lights.
* You can customize the ambient color of the rest of the scene from almost white (useful to show light shadows) to entirely black (useful for horror/exploration games) or any color.
* Use effects on the "Lighting" layer like "Kawase Blur" to achieve soft shadows.
* Also allow the debugger to work with games run using Network Preview (Preview over Wifi), including on other devices (phones, tablets...)
Don't show the rest in the changelog:
This removes the "live reloading" of the network preview and makes the hot-reloading and debugging to work with the network preview.
Harsimran Singh Virk