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v2.8.1

playcanvas/enginev2.8.1Jun 19, 2025by mvaligursky

AI Summary

Maintenance release fixing examples, documentation, and adding GSplat/WebGPU optimizations.

Key Highlights

  • GSplat worker on Node.js
  • Texture async write
  • fastExp implementation for GSplat

New Features

  • Support gsplat worker on Node.js
  • Add support for texture async write
  • fastExp implementation for gsplat rendering

Full Release Notes

### Fixes

- Hide `PrimitiveMode` example which is only for internal testing by @mvaligursky in #7768  
- Fix doc types in rigidbody system by @AlexAPPi and committed by @mvaligursky in #7773  
- Support gsplat worker on Node.js by @slimbuck and committed by @mvaligursky in #7770  
- Fix to anisotropy-lamp example - layer order changed for sky to be captured by grab pass by @mvaligursky in #7775  
- Limit large gaussians by @slimbuck in #7781  
- Add support for texture async write by @slimbuck in #7782  
- `fastExp` implementation for gsplat rendering by @slimbuck in #7784  

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/compare/v2.8.0...v2.8.1