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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-26T13:56:08.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Release jMonkeyEngine 3.10.0-alpha3 · jMonkeyEngine/jmonkeyengine"
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  "textContent": "A new 3.10.0-alpha3 release is available for testing.\n\n\n    project.ext {\n      jmeVer = '3.10.0-alpha3'\n    }\n    dependencies {\n        implementation \"org.jmonkeyengine:jme3-core:$jmeVer\"\n        implementation \"org.jmonkeyengine:jme3-desktop:$jmeVer\"\n        ...\n    }\n\n\n\n(An alpha2 version was also released a few days ago, but I found a regression in my preliminary testing, so we quickly fixed that and put out alpha3)\n\nThis alpha3 release includes some notable changes and new additions to the engine:\n\n  * Engine now defaults to using SinglePass instead of MultiPass rendering. The engine will also now default to autoscaling the `singlePassLightBatchSize` with a default max light batch size of 16; can be changed by calling `app.getRenderManager().setMaxSinglePassLightBatchSize();`\n  * Added `FastNoiseLite.java` (a lightweight single class noise library) to the engine.\n  * Added a new “Vector Effect” system, which uses a new appState to conveniently handle things like fading and flicking Vectors and Colors. Includes a new `EaseVectorEffect`, `NoiseVectorEffect`, and `SequencedVectorEffect`. (examples are included in jme3-examples showing how to use this new system)\n  * Added Global Light support. Lights can now be initiated with a new constructor to make the light affect the whole scene (rather than having to move lights to the RootNode which was previously required)\n  * Added a hardened memory allocator that can be enabled by including the `jme3-safeallocator` dependency in your project.\n  * Added a new `HSVOffset` vec3 matParam to jme3’s 3 core shaders (Unshaded.j3md, Lighting.j3md, and PBRLighting.j3md) to allow for modifying a material’s color in hsv color space.\n  * Added support for importing draco .gltf models.\n  * Added mouse device support for android.\n\n\n\nAnd many more improvements and bug fixes that are listed in the full release notes: Release jMonkeyEngine 3.10.0-alpha3 · jMonkeyEngine/jmonkeyengine\n\n(I also previously mentioned some upcoming changes to the Point and SpotLight algorithm that were going to be in this release; however, those have not yet been included and are now planned for the next alpha release)\n\nAs always, a big thanks to all contributors and reviewers that make new jME releases possible.",
  "title": "jME 3.10.0-alpha3 Available for Testing"
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