Gaea 2.2.7.0

Welcome to Gaea 2.2. This is a signficant step forward in Gaea 2.0's journey. Gaea 2.2 includes a major upgrade for Erosion_2, Ice nodes, several new nodes, 20+ improvements to existing nodes, many key workflow enhancements, and over 100 bug fixes and stability updates.

IMPORTANT: See NOTES for Breaking Changes.

New in 2.2.7.0

Draw node (features, UX, fixes)

Draw node: more mousewheel shortcuts.
Draw node: instructions popup and info button.
Draw node: new Height clamp option.
Drawing out of bounds now stops the stroke.
Better mouse-down feedback while painting.
Several internal fixes in Draw node.
FIX: Draw node could erase data when the next node was baked.
FIX: Draw cursor size would not update.
FIX: Draw window will no longer maximize (still resizable).

Caching, memory, and session stability

Internal engine caching system improvements.
FIX: Cache is no longer destroyed upon loading; it is overwritten on Save and deleted if unchecked.
FIX: Crash related to delayed or missing cache files during load.
FIX: Baked data could remain in memory after changing projects.
Aggressive memory cleanup when switching sessions.

Progress & responsiveness

Progress dialog for long operations.
Show Load bake progress.
Show Frozen Cache Load/Thaw progress.
Export/Build commands are now handled asynchronously so the UI stays responsive.
File loading is now asynchronous.
FIX: Clear progress text on Build Finished.

Build, data, and graph reliability

FIX: Out-to-Out connection was not selected by default.
FIX: Build button in Data View caused issues in rare circumstances.
FIX: Internal value mismatch when transmitting terrains for visualization.
FIX: Potential crash when loading a graph in certain situations.
FIX: Setting Defaults did not work in some instances.

Viewport, graph navigation, and UI fixes

FIX: Screenshots and other commands in the Viewport toolbar were not working.
FIX: Navigating with comma menu was not switching graph if node was in another graph.
FIX: Improved visualization for selected nodes when zoomed out.
FIX: Nodes with secondary data display (Snow, Rivers, Trees, etc.) in 2D view could crash.
FIX: Transform Gizmo was missing.
FIX: File Path TextEditor sizing issue.
Artifact Explorer: Improved data size visualization and added other quality-of-life improvements.
Internal fixes that can slightly improve 2D viewport performance.

Variables

Add option to suppress Orphan Variable message.
New variable handling buttons added to the Vars tab.
FIX: Variables re-ordering did not work.
FIX: Edit Variables dialog did not select on focus.

Nodes

BlobRemover: new Quantization option.
Object node Z-Axis/Offset was broken.
Transform3D node Z-Axis/Offset was broken.
FIX: Bomber did not work.

Logging

When a file fails to open, more detailed errors are logged.

Security / dependencies

Libraries updated to address security issues GHSA-6hjr-v6g4-3fm8 and GHSA-wpp4-vqfq-v4hp.

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