Release Notes for Redot 26.1 beta 0

We're excited to announce the release of our latest version, featuring a host of enhancements and fixes. Here's what's new:

What's Changed

• Preallocate vectors with known size by @mcdubhghlas in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1030
• Add GIF import by @Spartan322 in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/821
• Add APNG import by @Spartan322 in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/937
• Add animated WebP import by @Spartan322 in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/940
• Fix android plugin prefix compatibility regression by @jonnymind in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1045
• Cherrypick 4.5: Add Missing NodePath.Slice() method to the C# API (#1097) by @speratus in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1098
• Fix gcc warnings - 4.5 by @Arctis-Fireblight in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1105
• Guards for redundant calls and cached lookup. by @mcdubhghlas in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1040
• Re-implement core and GDScript VM multithreading improvments for 4.5 by @DAShoe1 in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1121
• Fix OutputError Serializing #1103 by @Dreamy-Cat-X in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1120
• renderlist optimizations. by @mcdubhghlas in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1122
• Add API Type Override Method to ClassDB + ClassDB Binding Enhancements by @TheAenema in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1127
• Optimization via caching for scene culling. by @mcdubhghlas in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1128
• [macOS] Match Activity Monitor with Memory Usage Statistics. by @samuelvenable in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1131
• New CharacterBody2D and 3D script templates in GDScript for Redot beginners. by @TheRealBlackNet in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/923
• Fix BoneAttachment3D not updating it's transform on bone change by @Zeftax in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/976
• Infer array length from custom array if no vertex array is provided by @Arctis-Fireblight in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1133
• Remove unnecessary operations for set_rotation and rectangle collision by @FireBrandMint in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/820
• Auto-compact editor log when errors are spawning (edited title) by @Johnny-the-happy-coder in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/160
• Add a Frames option to the Timer node by @Arctis-Fireblight in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1134
• fix scrollbar now expands moves till the very end in text edit and re… by @X1Vi in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1137
• Remove unused build types from Github Actions by @Arctis-Fireblight in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1140
• Regression: Fix Android external dependencies by @jonnymind in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1084
• Changed default theme & Implement boot_splash_bg read from config file by @decryptedchaos in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1139
• LTS Rebrand by @Arctis-Fireblight in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1141
• Fixed arbitrary code execution exploit by preventing deserialzation of objects by default by @dalexeev @Arctis-Fireblight in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1142
• Added a Nix flake containing everything needed to build, dev and run … by @MichaelFisher1997 in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/154

New Contributors

• @jonnymind made their first contribution in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1045
• @DAShoe1 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1121
• @TheAenema made their first contribution in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1127
• @samuelvenable made their first contribution in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1131
• @TheRealBlackNet made their first contribution in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/923
• @Zeftax made their first contribution in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/976
• @FireBrandMint made their first contribution in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/820
• @Johnny-the-happy-coder made their first contribution in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/160
• @X1Vi made their first contribution in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/1137
• @MichaelFisher1997 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/pull/154

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Redot-Engine/redot-engine/commits/redot-26.1-beta.0