# Defold 1.12.0 has been released

**URL:** <https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-0-has-been-released/82214>\
**Category:** Release notes\
**Created:** [January 12, 2026, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-0-has-been-released/82214 "2026-01-12T11:21:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mathias\_Westerdahl](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/mathias_westerdahl/32/228_2.png) [@Mathias\_Westerdahl](https://forum.defold.com/u/Mathias_Westerdahl)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-0-has-been-released/82214/1 "2026-01-12T11:21:48Z")

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⚠ Breaking changes ⚠

#### Fixed update + update order

Note: If you don’t use `fixed_update()` you don’t need to do anything.

This release we did a bug fix and moved the `fixed_update()` before `update()` in the game update loop. This means it now uses the same update flow as in Unity, and it also helps us keep our componentes (e.g. physics objects) synchronized.  
So please pay attention to your game logic, if it needs changing.

#### JDK 25

For those of you using `bob.jar`, we have now updated to Java JDK 25, so you need to use that from now on.

# Defold 1.12.0

## Summary

- **BREAKING CHANGE** : ([#11491](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11491)) Rearrange component’s update (by ekharkunov)
- **NEW** : ([#11386](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11403)) Added new camera functions for converting between world and screen coordinates. (by AGulev)
- **NEW** : ([#8309](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11445)) Added engine throttle performance Lua api (by JCash)
- **NEW** : ([#9981](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11285)) Add sys.get\_config\_boolean() (by appsoluut)
- **NEW** : ([#10948](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11448)) Added support for .astc texture format in gui.new\_texture() (by JCash)
- **NEW** : ([#7277](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11512)) Introduce `late_update` script function (by ekharkunov)
- **NEW** : ([#8763](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11427)) Added sound group mute functionality to C++ dmSDK (by deurell)
- **NEW** : ([#9844](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11014)) Added support for text shaping (by JCash)
- **NEW** : ([#11184](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11367)) WelcomeScreen: Enter keybinding to open selected project (by JosephFerano)
- **NEW** : ([#11334](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11407)) Check ENV and validate DM\_SERVICE\_PORT (by JosephFerano)
- **NEW** : ([#3868](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11385)) Save and Restore open tabs (by JosephFerano)
- **NEW** : ([#10999](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11518)) Build runtime-generated fonts from the editor (by matgis)
- **NEW** : ([#11508](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11508)) Improve Model rendering performance in Scene View (by matgis)
- **FIX** : ([#10971](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11072)) New sound backend for iOS and macOS: AVAudio (by AGulev)
- **FIX** : ([#11416](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11434)) Make sure ASTC used in maximum possible cases in HTML5 bundle (by AGulev)
- **FIX** : ([#10312](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11357)) Fixed Crash when using raycasts under certain conditions (by DarkRavenStar)
- **FIX** : ([#11464](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11485)) Add astc encoding context destruction to deallocate memory (by JCash)
- **FIX** : ([#9917](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11498)) Fix frustrum culling for sprites with pivot point (by ekharkunov)
- **FIX** : ([#11519](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11519)) ASTC encoder fixes (by AGulev)
- **FIX** : ([#11419](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11419)) Added Microsoft Xbox Series S|X Controller for Linux (by paweljarosz)
- **FIX** : ([#11537](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11537)) Add multithreaded encoding for ASTC encoder (by AGulev)
- **FIX** : ([#11632](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11633)) Fix text metrics width calculation (by britzl)
- **FIX** : ([#11728](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11728)) Fix memory leak / fragmentation in PreStepEmscripten (by meehaul)
- **FIX** : ([#11743](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11762)) Remove validation of glyph order (by britzl)
- **FIX** : ([#11379](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11414)) Allow typing tilde (`~`) on Swedish keyboard layout (by vlaaad)
- **FIX** : ([#11377](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11412)) Repaint up to last visible minimap row (by JosephFerano)
- **FIX** : ([#10891](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11354)) Update Java version to 25 (by vlaaad)
- **FIX** : ([#11400](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11428)) Show errors from exceptions thrown during tile source texture layout (by matgis)
- **FIX** : ([#11166](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11442)) Produce user-friendly build errors from invalid Tile Sources (by matgis)
- **FIX** : ([#11452](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11455)) Fix exceptions from removed nodes when getting overridden properties (by matgis)
- **FIX** : ([#11457](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11457)) Localize resource type labels (by vlaaad)
- **FIX** : ([#11465](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11465)) Localize form views (by vlaaad)
- **FIX** : ([#11462](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11484)) Fix editor exception when double-clicking on a Build Error from a resource with an empty Outline (by matgis)
- **FIX** : ([#11487](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11487)) Localize editor scripts and bundle dialogs (by vlaaad)
- **FIX** : ([#11461](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11489)) Fix outline re-ordering (by vlaaad)
- **FIX** : ([extender#802](https://github.com/defold/extender/pull/804)) Update JDK to 25 (Docker image only) (by ekharkunov)
- **FIX** : ([extender#801](https://github.com/defold/extender/pull/803)) Fix extension build errors when PodSpec has more than 2 level of subspecs (by ekharkunov)
- **FIX** : ([extender#806](https://github.com/defold/extender/pull/810)) Rework health report collection (by ekharkunov)
- **FIX** : ([doc#590](https://github.com/defold/doc/pull/590)) Updated Application Lifecycle for Defold 1.12.0+ and added new diagrams. (by paweljarosz)

## Engine

**BREAKING CHANGE** : ([#11491](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11491)) **‘Rearrange component’s update’** by ekharkunov  
⚠ ⚠ ⚠ **Possible breaking change** ⚠ ⚠ ⚠  
Our Lua script update order has changed, and fixed\_update() is now called _before_ update().  
We’ve also added `late_update()` which happens last in the engine frame, just before the render script is called.

For each engine update, you will now get:

```
* fixed_update(fixed_dt) -- zero or more times *
* update(dt) -- one time
* late_update(dt) -- one time

```

In terms of how components are updated in relation to those functions.  
Between each of these steps, we also flush any posted messages, it’s just left out here to make the description more compact:

- Engine Component Fixed Update (zero or more steps)
  - Lua fixed\_update(fixed\_dt)
    - Lua Flush Messages

  - …
  - Physics Fixed Update(fixed\_dt) \*
  - …

- Engine Component Update
  - Lua update(dt)
    - Lua Flush Messages

  - …
  - Physics Update(dt) \*
  - …

- Engine Component Late Update
  - Lua late\_update(dt)
    - Lua Flush Messages

  - …

\*) Note that fixed\_update() is only called if you’ve enabled it in project settings “Use fixed timestep”

For further information regarding life cycle, and component update order, we’ll refer to the [documentation](https://defold.com/manuals/application-lifecycle/)

**NEW** : ([#11386](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11403)) **'Added new camera functions for converting between world and screen coordinates. ’** by AGulev  
Adds three camera-space conversion helpers to the Lua `camera` module:

- `camera.world_to_screen(world_pos, [camera])`
- `camera.screen_xy_to_world(x, y, [camera])`
- `camera.screen_to_world(pos, [camera])`

```lua
-- Place objects at the touch point.
function on_input(self, action_id, action)
    if action_id == hash("touch") then
        if action.pressed then
            local world_position = camera.screen_xy_to_world(action.screen_x, action.screen_y)
            go.set_position(world_position, "/go1")
        end
    end
end

```

```lua
-- Place objects at the touch point with a random Z position, keeping them within the visible view zone.
function on_input(self, action_id, action)
    if action_id == hash("touch") then
        if action.pressed then
            local percpective_camera = msg.url("#perspective_camera")
            local random_z = math.random(camera.get_near_z(percpective_camera) + 0.01, camera.get_far_z(percpective_camera) - 0.01)
            local world_position = camera.screen_to_world(vmath.vector3(action.screen_x, action.screen_y, random_z), percpective_camera)
            go.set_position(world_position, "/go1")
        end
    end
end

```

```lua
-- Convert go position into screen position
go.update_world_transform("/go1")
local world_pos = go.get_world_position("/go1")
local screen_pos = camera.world_to_screen(world_pos)

```

**NEW** : ([#8309](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11445)) **‘Added engine throttle performance Lua api’** by JCash  
This api allows the developer to skip engine updates altogether, except input detection.

- No update or rendering will occur once the engine is throttled
- Any input will wake up the engine again
- The engine will be throttled again after the cooldown period

Api:

```lua
sys.set_engine_throttle(false) -- No throttling, full engine updates + rendering (default)
sys.set_engine_throttle(true, 1.0) -- Throttling with a cooldown. Engine will wake up for 1 second after each input
sys.set_engine_throttle(true, 0.0) -- Throttling with a cooldown. Engine will wake up for 1 frame after each input.

```

**NEW** : ([#9981](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11285)) **‘Add sys.get\_config\_boolean()’** by appsoluut  
Allow to get the config parameter as a boolean in Lua. Converts only `1` and `0` to their boolean counterparts.

**NEW** : ([#10948](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11448)) **‘Added support for .astc texture format in gui.new\_texture()’** by JCash  
This allows for using compressed textures in gui.

There are some restrictions on the input .astc file:

- Format should be RGBA
- The `flip` parameter is not supported, so make sure texture is already flipped

Example:

```lua
local path = "/assets/images/logo_4x4.astc"
local buffer = sys.load_resource(path)
local n = gui.new_box_node(pos, vmath.vector3(size, size, 0))
gui.new_texture(path, 0, 0, "astc", buffer, false)
gui.set_texture(n, path)

```

**NEW** : ([#7277](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11512)) **‘Introduce `late_update` script function’** by ekharkunov  
New script function `late_update(self, dt)` was introduced. That function runs **after** regular `update(self, dt)` function. All in-games messages are dispacthed in between `update(self, dt)` and `late_update(self, dt)`. You can safely update game object’s transforms in `late_update(self, dt)` because components will update inner transforms after script execution.

**NEW** : ([#8763](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11427)) **‘Added sound group mute functionality to C++ dmSDK’** by deurell  
Add functionality to mute sound groups from extensions.

**NEW** : ([#9844](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11014)) **‘Added support for text shaping’** by JCash  
Added support for

- Text shaping
- Font Collections

Deprecated support for the `extension-font` native extension.  
Most that code has moved into the core engine, along with major improvements to the workflow.

We added the Lua script functions:

- `font.add_font(font_hash, ttf_hash)` – associate .ttf font with .fontc
- `font.remove_font(font_hash, ttf_hash)`
- `font.prewarm_text(font_hash, text, callback)` – generate necessary glyphs before rendering.
- `font.get_info(font_hash)` - print info about the .fontc

### Text shaping

This feature adds support for unicode text shaping at runtime.  
For instance proper pair kernings, ligatures and right-to-left text.

The overhead of the extra engine code is around 22%, which means ca 178kb size increase on Wasm target (brotli compressed). That should be compared to the prerasterized font textures in our ligacy system, and the new system where it includes the raw .ttf fonts.  
We feel that this is an acceptable cost to pay, for the return value of getting better support for different languages.

#### Prewarming glyph cache

As the text layout system considers the internal glyph indices of a font, it is no longer sufficient to specify a list of code points to use for prewarming the glyph texture cache.  
Instead, add an example text is currently recommended

#### Asynchronous

On systems that support threading, the glyph image generation is handled on a worker thread.  
Due to this fact, and the fact that the font resource glyph cache may not yet contain your needed glyphs, we also added helper functions to prewarm the font glyph cache.

The helper has a callback function, which is useful to let you know when the glyphs have landed in the cache, and it’s safe to show the text on screen.

```lua
local font_hash = hash("/assets/fonts/roboto.fontc")
font.prewarm_text(font_hash, "Some text")

```

### Font Collections

To help with localization, we added support to our font resources to associate multiple `.ttf` files with a single font resource. It allows for easier memory management. E.g. only load the language fonts you need.

```lua
local font_hash = hash("/assets/fonts/roboto.fontc")
local ttf_hash = hash("/assets/fonts/Roboto/Roboto-Bold.ttf")
font.add_font(font_hash, ttf_hash)

```

### How to use in your project

You need to…

- set the `font.runtime_generation = 1` in `game.project` to use `.ttf` fonts at runtime.
- use an app manifest, selecting the “Font Layout” feature.

**FIX** : ([#10971](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11072)) **‘New sound backend for iOS and macOS: AVAudio’** by AGulev  
This new backend replaces the deprecated OpenAL backend on iOS and macOS.

**FIX** : ([#11416](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11434)) **‘Make sure ASTC used in maximum possible cases in HTML5 bundle’** by AGulev  
[Because of a Chromium-side issue](https://issues.chromium.org/issues/434983812), Defold uses a workaround that disables ASTC compression when the issue is detected, falling back to ETC2 - which offers lower visual quality.

This update narrows the fallback to ETC2 so it only applies to **paged atlases** in affected cases.  
As a result, single-paged atlases now use ASTC for maximum texture quality, while multi-paged atlases remain visible even on devices impacted by the Chromium problem.

**FIX** : ([#10312](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11357)) **‘Fixed Crash when using raycasts under certain conditions’** by DarkRavenStar  
This fixes a crash when the length of a 2D or 3D raycast is zero.  
This fix specifically takes into account the case when the ray length becomes zero after applying the `physics.scale` setting in game.project.

**FIX** : ([#11464](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11485)) **‘Add astc encoding context destruction to deallocate memory’** by JCash  
Added memory fix when using ASTC texture compression. It previously leaked memory after each compressed image.

**FIX** : ([#9917](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11498)) **'Fix frustrum culling for sprites with pivot point ’** by ekharkunov  
Fixed culling for sprites with pivot points. Also implemented some optimization on how geometry data calculated and stored between batches. So now it should be a bit faster in terms of calculation but consume some memory to store cached information.

**FIX** : ([#11519](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11519)) **‘ASTC encoder fixes’** by AGulev

- Updated the ASTC encoder to version 5.3.0
- Enabled the release flag to ensure full performance
- Fixed the ASTC 4x4 RGB build

**FIX** : ([#11419](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11419)) **‘Added Microsoft Xbox Series S|X Controller for Linux’** by paweljarosz  
Added gamepad mapping for the Microsoft Xbox Series S|X controller for Linux to the built-in default.gamepads.

**FIX** : ([#11537](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11537)) **‘Add multithreaded encoding for ASTC encoder’** by AGulev  
Speed up the ASTC encoder using a few threads per image (in addition to encoding a few images at the same time)

**FIX** : ([#11632](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11633)) **‘Fix text metrics width calculation’** by britzl  
This change fixes an issue with `resource.get_text_metrics()` calculation where the width of the last character of a string of text is incorrect. This leads to problems when placing words one by one or align other objects next to words.

**FIX** : ([#11728](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11728)) **‘Fix memory leak / fragmentation in PreStepEmscripten’** by meehaul  
Fixed a memory leak on every frame with Emscripten builds, resulting in significant heap fragmentation and usage.

**FIX** : ([#11743](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11762)) **‘Remove validation of glyph order’** by britzl  
This fixes a crash when using fonts in the BMFont format when the glyphs of the font are not sorted in increasing order.

## Editor

**NEW** : ([#11184](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11367)) **‘WelcomeScreen: Enter keybinding to open selected project’** by JosephFerano  
Currently pressing ENTER in the welcome screen to select a project doesn’t do anything. This PR adds the ENTER keybinding so it opens the currently selected project.

**NEW** : ([#11334](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11407)) **‘Check ENV and validate DM\_SERVICE\_PORT’** by JosephFerano  
Editor used to ignore `DM_SERVICE_PORT` and always use a dynamic port. Now the editor can read the port when the environment variable supplied.

**NEW** : ([#3868](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11385)) **‘Save and Restore open tabs’** by JosephFerano  
Currently, when a user has open tabs and assigned to different panes, when they close the editor, they are all closed out and require opening them up again. This PR will restore all previous open tabs, in the correct order, and in the proper splits.

**NEW** : ([#10999](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11518)) **‘Build runtime-generated fonts from the editor’** by matgis  
The editor now respects the `font.runtime_generation` setting in `game.project`. Previously only Bob would produce runtime-generated fonts when this setting was enabled for the project.

**NEW** : ([#11508](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11508)) **‘Improve Model rendering performance in Scene View’** by matgis  
The editor responsiveness in scenes that feature Models has been drastically improved, especially when per-instance vertex attributes are involved.

Partially adresses #9817.

**FIX** : ([#11379](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11414)) **‘Allow typing tilde (`~`) on Swedish keyboard layout’** by vlaaad  
Now it’s possible to enter the tilde character (`~`) when using the Swedish keyboard layout by pressing ⌥ ^ followed by space or another character.

**FIX** : ([#11377](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11412)) **‘Repaint up to last visible minimap row’** by JosephFerano  
The minimap in the code editor wasn’t syntax highlighting all the lines visible in larger files. Now the minimap will have syntax colors all the way through.

**FIX** : ([#10891](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11354)) **‘Update Java version to 25’** by vlaaad  
Defold Java version is updated to 25 (from 21). If you are only using the editor, you don’t need to do anything, but if you use bob.jar (e.g., in a CI pipeline), you’ll need to update Java from 21 to 25.

The update gives us a small, but noticeable performance and memory use improvement:

- memory usage when opening a big project decreased by 5% (7.4Gb → 7Gb)
- time to open a big project decreased by 17% (4m34s → 3m47s)
- time to build a big project decreased by 10% (8m18s → 7m20s)

**FIX** : ([#11400](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11428)) **‘Show errors from exceptions thrown during tile source texture layout’** by matgis

**FIX** : ([#11166](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11442)) **‘Produce user-friendly build errors from invalid Tile Sources’** by matgis

- All invalid properties in Tile Sources now generate clickable build errors.
- Highlight Tile Source Animations with invalid properties in the Outline View.
- Render errors in the Scene View will now report the source file when the error originates from a substructure node.
- Fixed Exception in the editor when setting the Tile Source Tile Margin to a negative value.
- Tile Source Tile Width and Height must be positive.
- The error tooltip for the Sprite Default Animation field now refers to the correct Image property label.

**FIX** : ([#11452](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11455)) **‘Fix exceptions from removed nodes when getting overridden properties’** by matgis

**FIX** : ([#11457](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11457)) **‘Localize resource type labels’** by vlaaad

**FIX** : ([#11465](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11465)) **‘Localize form views’** by vlaaad

**FIX** : ([#11462](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11484)) **'Fix editor exception when double-clicking on a Build Error from a resource with an empty Outline ’** by matgis

- Fixed exception in the editor if the user double-clicked a Build Error originating from a resource whose Outline view was empty after opened.
- Fixed empty Outline view for Tile Sources whose tile count couldn’t be determined as a result of invalid property values. This was a regression introduced by #11442.

**FIX** : ([#11487](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11487)) **‘Localize editor scripts and bundle dialogs’** by vlaaad

**FIX** : ([#11461](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11489)) **‘Fix outline re-ordering’** by vlaaad  
We introduced a regression in 1.11.2 during the outline refactor that made re-ordering behavior erratic. Now the issue is fixed.

## Other

**FIX** : ([extender#802](https://github.com/defold/extender/pull/804)) **‘Update JDK to 25 (Docker image only)’** by ekharkunov  
The base Docker image has been updated to use JDK 25

**FIX** : ([extender#801](https://github.com/defold/extender/pull/803)) **‘Fix extension build errors when PodSpec has more than 2 level of subspecs’** by ekharkunov  
This change fixes issues when building extensions with certain Cocopod dependencies, for instance Appmetrica.

**FIX** : ([extender#806](https://github.com/defold/extender/pull/810)) **‘Rework health report collection’** by ekharkunov  
Improved how the data for the [build server status page](https://defold.com/status/) is collected.

**FIX** : ([doc#590](https://github.com/defold/doc/pull/590)) **‘Updated Application Lifecycle for Defold 1.12.0+ and added new diagrams.’** by paweljarosz

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**Author:** ![JuLongZhiLu](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/julongzhilu/32/42720_2.png) [@JuLongZhiLu](https://forum.defold.com/u/JuLongZhiLu)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-0-has-been-released/82214/2 "2026-01-12T15:57:08Z")

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This is awesome, bro. 😍

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**Author:** ![Alexander\_Bulatov](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/alexander_bulatov/32/27139_2.png) [@Alexander\_Bulatov](https://forum.defold.com/u/Alexander_Bulatov)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-0-has-been-released/82214/3 "2026-01-12T16:12:58Z")

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After the update, the fonts in gui have shifted to the right, everything is ok in the editor.

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**Author:** ![schlista](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/schlista/32/44619_2.png) [@schlista](https://forum.defold.com/u/schlista)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-0-has-been-released/82214/4 "2026-01-12T18:40:54Z")

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> [@Mathias\_Westerdahl](#):
>
> For those of you using `bob.jar`, we have now updated to Java JDK 25, so you need to use that from now on.

Will this break defold kit in vscode?

Well looks like a simple fix…just upgrade JAVA.

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**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-0-has-been-released/82214/5 "2026-01-12T18:45:58Z")

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Thank you for the update!

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**Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-0-has-been-released/82214/6 "2026-01-13T01:23:52Z")

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It’s amazing how much progress such a small team ships every few weeks.

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**Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 7:46am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-0-has-been-released/82214/7 "2026-01-13T07:46:15Z")

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Hi!  
I couldn’t reproduce this locally.  
Do you have a small example with a font + gui text that reproduces this issue?

EDIT: I also tested with 1.11.2, and it’s the same there, so it’s not a 1.12.0 regression.  
What version did you use before updating to 1.12.0 ?

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**Author:** ![Alexander\_Bulatov](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/alexander_bulatov/32/27139_2.png) [@Alexander\_Bulatov](https://forum.defold.com/u/Alexander_Bulatov)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-0-has-been-released/82214/8 "2026-01-13T08:34:12Z")

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![image](https://forum-defold-uploads.b-cdn.net/original/3X/8/2/829bdeb1708ac8810640a23e5dd7658ce1b4c0fc.png)

[https://github.com/defold/defold/issues/11736#issuecomment-3742839370](https://github.com/defold/defold/issues/11736#issuecomment-3742839370)

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**Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 8:57am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-0-has-been-released/82214/9 "2026-01-13T08:57:01Z")

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Thanks, it seems like a regression from 1.10.4 editor.

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**Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-0-has-been-released/82214/10 "2026-01-18T15:43:05Z")

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Happy new year!

Thanks for improvements! Especially looking forward to trying out the new camera functions ([#11386](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11403)). Also thanks for the clear heads-up about JDK 25 - made adjusting the CI build image trivial. ❤

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Updated [Docker image](https://hub.docker.com/r/mattpwest/defold) for CI is ready: `docker pull mattpwest/defold:1.12.0` .

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**Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 8:40am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-0-has-been-released/82214/11 "2026-01-20T08:40:18Z")

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> [@Mathias\_Westerdahl](#):
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> Thanks, it seems like a regression from 1.10.4 editor.

We have patched this release with a fix for the text layout regression.

- [Fix text layout regression by britzl · Pull Request #11741 · defold/defold · GitHub](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11741)

The patched version also fixes another font related issue:

- [Remove validation of glyph order by britzl · Pull Request #11762 · defold/defold · GitHub](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11762)

And missing from the release notes were:

- [Add multithreaded encoding for ASTC encoder by AGulev · Pull Request #11537 · defold/defold · GitHub](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11537)
- [Fix memory leak / fragmentation in PreStepEmscripten by meehaul · Pull Request #11728 · defold/defold · GitHub](https://github.com/defold/defold/pull/11728)