0.8 Patch Notes

Intro

A new version of GD-Sync is now available for download from the Godot Asset Library. Version 0.8 introduces requested features and a large amount of renamed functions.

Bug Fixes

Some bugs have been resolved:
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• Local Server: When starting the plugin locally, lobby tags, lobby data and the player count were not working correctly. This issue has been fixed and all should now show up correctly when fetching local lobbies.
  
  Node Instantiator: The Node Instantiator printed errors when instantiating Node2D or Node3D. The NodeInstantiator tried reading global values like global_position, which only work when the instantiated Node is inside the scene tree. The NodeInstantiator now automatically excludes all properties that start with the "global_" prefix, fixing the issue.
  

Improvements & Additions

This new version comes with some new features and changes:
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• Server improvements:
  Server performance and packet handling has been vastly improved. With new custom server-side serialization, packets are now processed up to 41% faster than before. This improvement provides an overall improvement in latency between players.
  
  Extra lobby functions:
  Some extra functions have been added related to lobby passwords. Lobby passwords can now be changed after creation using GDSync.lobby_change_password(password : String). You can also now retrieve if the lobby you are currently in has a password using GDSync.lobby_has_password().
  
  Update notification:
  GD-Sync now notifies you if a new update is available from the Godot asset library. It will show a message in the console on start-up with a link to the patch notes.
  
  Function renaming:
  We’ve renamed many functions to improve organization and autocomplete. Functions are now grouped by category—with related functions sharing a common prefix (e.g., all lobby‑related functions now start with lobby_).
  
  This change will break existing scripts, so you’ll need to update any old function names. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.
  
  We have renamed a total of 64 functions. Below is a list of all the original names and their new versions:
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  - create_synced_event -> synced_event_create
  - create_lobby -> lobby_create
  - join_lobby -> lobby_join
  - close_lobby -> lobby_close
  - open_lobby -> lobby_open
  - set_lobby_visibility -> lobby_set_visibility
  - change_lobby_password -> lobby_change_password
  - leave_lobby -> lobby_leave
  - kick_player -> lobby_kick_client
  - get_all_clients -> lobby_get_all_clients
  - get_lobby_player_count -> lobby_get_player_count
  - get_lobby_name -> lobby_get_name
  - get_lobby_player_limit -> lobby_get_player_limit
  - set_lobby_tag -> lobby_set_tag
  - erase_lobby_tag -> lobby_erase_tag
  - has_lobby_tag -> lobby_has_tag
  - get_lobby_tag -> lobby_get_tag
  - get_all_lobby_tags -> lobby_get_all_tags
  - set_lobby_data -> lobby_set_data
  - erase_lobby_data -> lobby_set_data
  - has_lobby_data -> lobby_has_data
  - get_lobby_data -> lobby_get_data
  - get_all_lobby_data -> lobby_get_all_data
  - set_player_data -> player_set_data
  - erase_player_data -> player_erase_data
  - get_player_data -> player_get_data
  - get_all_player_data -> player_get_all_data
  - set_player_username -> player_set_username
  - create_account -> account_create
  - delete_account -> account_delete
  - verify_account -> account_verify
  - resend_verification_code -> account_resend_verification_code
  - is_verified -> account_is_verified
  - login -> account_login
  - login_from_session -> account_login_from_session
  - logout -> account_logout
  - ban_account -> account_ban
  - change_account_username -> account_change_username
  - change_account_password -> account_change_password
  - request_account_password_reset -> account_request_password_reset
  - reset_password -> account_reset_password
  - report_account -> account_create_report
  - send_friend_request -> account_send_friend_request
  - accept_friend_request -> account_accept_friend_request
  - remove_friend -> account_remove_friend
  - get_friend_status -> account_get_friend_status
  - get_friends -> account_get_friends
  - set_player_document -> account_document_set
  - set_external_visible -> account_document_set_external_visible
  - get_player_document -> account_get_document
  - has_player_document -> account_has_document
  - browse_player_collection -> account_browse_collection
  - delete_player_document -> account_delete_document
  - get_external_player_document -> account_get_external_document
  - has_external_player_document -> account_has_external_document
  - browse_external_player_collection -> account_browse_external_collection
  - has_leaderboard -> leaderboard_exists
  - get_leaderboards -> leaderboard_get_all
  - browse_leaderboard -> leaderboard_browse_scores
  - get_leaderboard_score -> leaderboard_get_score
  - submit_score -> leaderboard_submit_score
  - delete_score -> leaderboard_delete_score
  - link_steam_account -> steam_link_account
  - unlink_steam_account -> steam_unlink_account
  

Upgrading

Upgrading to version 0.8 can be done by deleting the plugin from your project and then re-installing it through the Godot Asset Library. It is also possible to download the plugin directly from our GitHub.

Looking Forward

Please let us know if you encounter any issues in version 0.8. For feature requests or bug reports, please visit our support page!

Thank you for using GD-Sync. Your feedback is crucial to our continuous improvement.