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Buildbox 3.2 Beta - xSicKxBot - 03-29-2020
Buildbox 3.2 Beta
<div><p>Buildbox, the recently made free no-code game engine, just released Buildbox 3.2 beta. This beta takes a huge step forward in 3D usefulness with the abity to import and use animated FBX 3D models. This is of course a beta release, so expect bugs and do not use in a production environment.</p>
<p>Details of the release from the <a href="https://www.buildbox.com/forum/index.php?threads/buildbox-3-2-0-beta.18851/#post-96953">Buildbox forums</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p><b>3D Animation Support</b></p>
<ul>
<li>FBX files containing 3D model skeletons and animations are now supported in Buildbox. </li>
<li>New Brainboxes available for 3D animated assets:
<ul>
<li>Animated Platformer </li>
<li>Keyboard Controls </li>
<li>Mobile Controls </li>
<li>Keyboard Camera Controls</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>New Content Nodes available for 3D animated assets:
<ul>
<li>Sub Scene </li>
<li>Keyframe Animation</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Worlds</b></p>
<ul>
<li>2D Worlds
<ul>
<li>To rotate an object 45 degrees, select the rotate tool, hold shift and drag an axis handle.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>3D Worlds
<ul>
<li>Ground object that covers an entire scene and provides a solid platform for dynamic assets.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Textures</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Unused textures are removed when Buildbox opens a project. </li>
<li>Alpha channel support
<ul>
<li>Enabled transparency in textures </li>
<li>The texture area without the transparency can cast shadows onto other objects.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><b>UI Changes</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Color coded axis fields</li>
<li>Tabs and home button in the Navigation bar, along with navigation control arrows.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Nodes</b></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.buildbox.com/help/buildbox-3-manual/health-node/">Health</a> node now contains Starting Health and Max Health attributes. </li>
<li>Script nodes now have a purple self reference output, and each input and output can now be color coded.</li>
<li>Move and Rotate nodes now contain a set of range attribute fields. </li>
<li>The following nodes are now available in the asset <a href="https://www.buildbox.com/help/buildbox-3-manual/node-panel/">Node Map</a>.
<ul>
<li>Sub Scene </li>
<li>Keyframe Animation </li>
<li>Rotate Towards </li>
<li>Speedometer </li>
<li>Self Attribute</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Ad Monetization</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Facebook Analytics in the SDK tab of the Project Settings window.</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<p>The Mac and Windows binaries are available <a href="https://www.buildbox.com/forum/index.php?threads/buildbox-3-2-0-beta.18851/#post-96953">at this link</a>, however you need to have a registered Buildbox account and serial number to install the 3.2 beta. You can learn more about the beta in the <a href="https://youtu.be/yh8lIkKSVbw">video</a> below.</p>
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