Crafting is here! The latest inventory system version is now available with the following features:
Introducing the crafting component
Added the crafting demo
Added crafting chapter to the architecture guide
The inventory component now internally uses a lookup table to find items by type more efficiently
The main tour’s InventoryItemGiver now uses managed-items controller with a transfer strategy
The bug fixes:
Added a camera to the interaction demo
GGAccessManager.context_count() no longer breaks while iterating over context_ids.
Inventory persistence typed-array handling
Correction to stacking strategy’s quantity handling
Inventory transfer strategies obey inventory access policies
The Inventory System Deep Dive and Architecture Guide helps game developers implement advanced multiplayer inventories using Godot Engine. The PDF Guide contains over 500 pages of code walkthroughs, diagrams, and explains concepts related to inventories, items, and more.
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Inventory System v1.12 available
Crafting is here! The latest inventory system version is now available with the following features:
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