July 3, 2018

• Model LoadStaticBuffers method to use static vs. dynamic VB/IB
• breaking change Custom Model loaders and renderers should be updated for changes to ModelMeshPart
• ModelMeshPart DrawInstanced method added
• Code and project cleanup

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2018.7.3

• Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2015 Update 3 or VS 2017
• Windows desktop app using VS 2015 Update 3 or VS 2017

May 31, 2018

• VS 2017 updated for Windows 10 April 2018 Update SDK (17134)
• Regenerated shaders using Windows 10 April 2018 Update SDK (17134)

The VS 2017 projects for Win32 desktop and UWP now require VS 2017 (15.7 update) or later

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2018.6.1

• Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2015 Update 3 or VS 2017
• Windows desktop app using VS 2015 Update 3 or VS 2017

Starting with this release, the NuGet packages are digitally signed

May 14, 2018

• EffectPipelineStateDescription updated with GetDesc method
• Updated for VS 2017 15.7 update warnings
• Code and project cleanup

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2018.5.14

• Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2015 Update 3 or VS 2017
• Windows desktop app using VS 2015 Update 3 or VS 2017

April 23, 2018

• AlignUp, AlignDown template functions in DirectXHelpers.h
• ScopedBarrier added to DirectXHelpers.h
• Mouse support for cursor visibility
• SimpleMath and VertexTypes updated with default copy and move ctors
• SimpleMath updates to use constexpr
• Basic multi-GPU support added
• More debug object naming for PIX
• PostProcess updated with 'big triangle' optimization
• Code and project file cleanup

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2018.4.23

• Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2015 Update 3 or VS 2017
• Windows desktop app using VS 2015 Update 3 or VS 2017

February 22, 2018

• AlignUp, AlignDown template functions in DirectXHelpers.h
• More debug object naming for PIX

February 7, 2018

• Mouse fix for cursor behavior when using Remote Desktop for Win32
• Updated for a few more VS 2017 warnings

December 13, 2017

• PBREffect and DebugEffect added
• NormalMapEffect no longer requires or uses explicit vertex tangents (see this blog post)
• Updated for VS 2017 15.5 update warnings
• Code cleanup

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2017.12.13

• Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2015 Update 3 or VS 2017
• Windows desktop app using VS 2015 Update 3 or VS 2017

November 1, 2017

• VS 2017 updated for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update SDK (16299)
• Regenerated shaders using Windows 10 Fall Creators Update SDK (16299)

The VS 2017 projects for Win32 desktop and UWP now require VS 2017 (15.4 update) or later

September 22, 2017

• Updated for VS 2017 15.3 update /permissive- changes
• ScreenGrab updated to use non-sRGB metadata for PNG
• Mouse use of WM_INPUT updated for Remote Desktop scenarios

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2017.9.22

• Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2015 Update 3 or VS 2017
• Windows desktop app using VS 2015 Update 3 or VS 2017

July 28, 2017

• Fix for WIC writer when codec target format requires a palette
• Fix for error detection in ResourceUploadBatch::End method
• Code cleanup