DreamShaderLang
ChangeLog

Website Updates

Update history for the lang.64hz.cn documentation site — structure, deployment and content.

Changes to the lang.64hz.cn documentation site itself: information architecture, deployment and content.

2026-08-02

Documentation Rebuild — Plugin 1.5.0

  • The whole documentation set was restructured into 13 sections: Overview, Getting Started, Language, The Graph Language, Builtins, Parameters, Settings, Generation, Tooling, Diagnostics, Examples, HLSL / GLSL Background, and ChangeLog.
  • Every page was rewritten against the plugin's own reference manual, which is derived from the plugin source and verified against it. The manual is now the site's fact source; pages state behaviour, diagnostics and exhaustive tables rather than paraphrasing older docs.
  • The getting-started/, dreamshader/, syntax/, reference/, compiler/ and workflows/ sections were replaced by that tree; their content lives on under the new sections.
  • Documented the 1.5.0 surface: the unified ThinCustom backend, in-memory materials and the Material Content Browser, optional section =, Group() scopes and Slider().
  • Corrected long-standing errors carried by the old pages: Substrate.* requires UE 5.4+, not 5.7; the project settings live under DreamPlugin ▸ Dream Shader and there are 13 of them; if (Mask) is wired as != 0, so negative values take the then-branch; only the generic UE.Expression / Substrate.* calls and the math builtins deduplicate nodes; a class name never resolves with its U prefix; and MaterialLayer / MaterialLayerBlend have been deprecated since 1.3.0.
  • The current-version tables now read plugin 1.5.0 on Unreal Engine 5.3 through 5.8.

2026-06-12

Plugin 1.4.0 / Extension 1.5.3 Docs

  • Homepage, plugin overview and installation pages synchronized with DreamShader plugin 1.4.0 and VSCode extension 1.5.3.
  • Documented UE 5.3 through 5.7 single-plugin RunUAT BuildPlugin verification, plus the MSVC 14.38 note for UE 5.3 / 5.4.
  • Documented the state of Substrate generation, the Base.FrontMaterial output binding and the Substrate.* wrappers.
  • Added VSCode .dsm material preview documentation covering Show Material Preview, live WebSocket frames, the file-bridge fallback, mesh selection and the preview settings.
  • Updated the DreamShader plugin changelog for 1.4.0, the material preview bridge and the automation-test baseline in the current source.
  • Updated the VSCode extension changelog for the 1.5.1 to 1.5.3 Template, Bridge, Package, callable hover and material preview work.

2026-05-31

English Mode

  • Added a site-wide English mode with /en and /en/docs/... routes, localized homepage copy, localized Fumadocs UI strings, language switching, and English documentation mirrors.

2026-05-30

Plugin 1.3.9 / Extension 1.4.9 Docs

  • The current-version tables moved to plugin 1.3.9 and VSCode extension 1.4.9.
  • Added .dsf function file documentation covering the file model, installation, workflow, asset generation and editor support.
  • Added the Layout and #Region page for Layout = { Node(...); Comment(...); } and Graph #Region / #EndRegion.
  • Documented .dsm / .dsf decompile export, VolumeTexture / Texture3D, Function builtin metadata, and the MaterialExpression fallback manifest.
  • Added the Rider language-support repository and its capabilities from the README; the editor support page now covers VSCode and Rider.
  • Updated the plugin and extension changelogs for plugin 1.3.3 to 1.3.9 and VSCode 1.4.1 to 1.4.9.

Homepage Refresh

  • Reworked the homepage into an entry point for a tutorial site, with a left-hand table of contents, a version summary, a learning path and a minimal example.
  • Added light entrance and card hover animations that respect prefers-reduced-motion.

2026-05-11

Plugin 1.3.2 / Extension 1.4.0 Docs

  • The current-version tables moved to plugin 1.3.2 and VSCode extension 1.4.0.
  • Added ShaderLayer / ShaderLayerBlend documentation covering native Unreal Material Layer / Layer Blend function asset generation, output shape and migration off the old keywords.
  • Added GraphFunction documentation: UE.* graph-node conversion inside a helper body, single-output value expressions, and the multi-output explicit out-variable rule.
  • Updated the Function / GraphFunction call rules — a single-output helper is usable as a Graph value expression.
  • Documented the Saved/DreamShader/Bridge/material-expressions.json dynamic MaterialExpression manifest and the VSCode completion path.
  • Updated both changelogs for plugin 1.2.10, 1.3.0, 1.3.1, 1.3.2 and VSCode 1.2.27, 1.3.x and 1.4.0.

2026-05-05

Plugin 1.2.8 Docs

  • The current-version table moved to plugin 1.2.8, VSCode extension unchanged at 1.2.26.
  • Updated the project settings path to Project Settings ▸ DreamPlugin ▸ Dream Shader.
  • Documented the OpenInNewWindow editor setting, controlling whether opening the VSCode workspace from Unreal opens a new window or reuses an existing one.
  • Updated the plugin changelog for the documentation link, support link and settings section text.

Plugin 1.2.7 / Extension 1.2.26 Docs

  • The current-version tables moved to plugin 1.2.7 and VSCode extension 1.2.26.
  • Updated the output binding reference with the Base.CustomizedUVs0..7 aliases, the legacy Color outputs, SurfaceThickness, Displacement and the Moon Engine specific MooaEncodedAttribute0..4.
  • Updated the extension changelog for the output diagnostics sync and the UE.CollectionParam(Collection=Path(...)) diagnostic fix.
  • Updated the plugin changelog for the Unreal 5.7 material function node dependencies and the Moon Engine conditional compilation.

2026-04-30

Plugin 1.2.6 Docs

  • The current-version tables moved to plugin 1.2.6 and VSCode extension 1.2.25.
  • Documented ShaderFunction.Properties, const property helpers, and Inputs preview defaults referencing Properties.
  • Updated both changelogs.

Plugin 1.2.5 Docs

  • The current-version tables moved to plugin 1.2.5 and VSCode extension 1.2.24.
  • Documented the MaterialAttributes type, the Base.MaterialAttributes output binding, and Attrs.BaseColor = ... member writes.
  • Updated both changelogs.

Plugin 1.2.4 Docs

  • The current-version tables moved to plugin 1.2.4 and VSCode extension 1.2.23.
  • Moved the parameter metadata documentation to the semicolon-separated [...] reflection property block.
  • Added Texture Sample Parameter examples for the sampler, mip, coordinate and view mip bias fields.
  • Updated both changelogs.

Plugin 1.2.3 Docs

  • The current-version tables moved to plugin 1.2.3 and VSCode extension 1.2.22.
  • Documented explicit Properties parameter nodes, declaration metadata, StaticSwitchParameter and UE.CollectionParam(...).
  • Documented opt inputs on ShaderFunction / VirtualFunction and the call-side default argument.
  • Updated the asset generation, Graph, limitations, VSCode workflow, plugin overview, getting started, recipes, cheat sheet and diagnostics pages, so the new parameter capabilities are reachable from the documentation entry points.
  • Updated both changelogs.

2026-04-29

Plugin 1.2.2 Docs

  • The current-version table moved to plugin 1.2.2.
  • Updated the plugin changelog for OpenVirtualFunction, Copy Virtual Function Reference, unique VirtualFunction definition files and the startup sync check.
  • Documented semicolon-less import "File.dsh" compatibility in the Unreal generator.

Plugin 1.2.1 Docs

  • The current-version table moved to plugin 1.2.1.
  • Documented the material function editor's DreamShader dropdown menu, covering CopyVirtualFunction, CreateVirtualFunction and CopyVirtualFunctionCall.

ChangeLog Section

  • Added the top-level ChangeLog section, collecting the plugin, VSCode extension and website update records under one entry point.
  • Moved the existing changelog pages out of the DreamShader Plugin and Ecosystem and Tooling sections, cutting a duplicated navigation level.
  • Added a ChangeLog entry to the homepage top navigation.

VirtualFunction Documentation

  • Completed the VirtualFunction coverage across the top-level declaration, section, Graph call, asset generation, types and values, limitations and example pages.
  • The current-version tables moved to plugin 1.2.1 and VSCode extension 1.2.18.
  • Clarified Path(Plugin.PluginName, "...") / Path(Plugins.PluginName, "...") plugin content root semantics in the documentation.

2026-04-28

Automatic Deployment

  • Added a GitHub Actions deployment workflow that runs typecheck, build and SFTP upload on a push to main / master or on manual dispatch.
  • Consolidated the deployment script into upload.js, configured through SFTP_HOST, SFTP_USER, SFTP_PASSWORD / SFTP_PRIVATE_KEY and SFTP_REMOTE_DIR environment variables or secrets.
  • The remote directory is cleaned before upload, while .user.ini and .htaccess are preserved.

VSCode Extension

Release notes for the DreamShaderLang VSCode extension, taken from the extension repository.

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2026-08-02Documentation Rebuild — Plugin 1.5.02026-06-12Plugin 1.4.0 / Extension 1.5.3 Docs2026-05-31English Mode2026-05-30Plugin 1.3.9 / Extension 1.4.9 DocsHomepage Refresh2026-05-11Plugin 1.3.2 / Extension 1.4.0 Docs2026-05-05Plugin 1.2.8 DocsPlugin 1.2.7 / Extension 1.2.26 Docs2026-04-30Plugin 1.2.6 DocsPlugin 1.2.5 DocsPlugin 1.2.4 DocsPlugin 1.2.3 Docs2026-04-29Plugin 1.2.2 DocsPlugin 1.2.1 DocsChangeLog SectionVirtualFunction Documentation2026-04-28Automatic Deployment