October 13, 2021

• Added skinning support for NormalMapEffect and PBREffect
• Common states updated with support for reverse z-buffer rendering with DepthReverseZ and DepthReadReverseZ methods.
• Effect factory updates
  • Updated to use SkinnedNormalMapEffect / SkinnedPBREffect as appropriate.
  • PBR now supports 'untextured' models (always requires texture coordinates) with use of diffuse color for constant albedo, and specular power for an estimated constant roughness.
• Model loader updates
  • SDKMESH loader no longer requires precomputed vertex tangents for normal mapping as we don't use them.
  • Added ModelLoader_DisableSkinning flag when dealing with legacy SDKMESH files with too many skinning bone influences for MaxBone
• Fix for BGRA auto-generation of mipmaps on some hardware
• Minor update for the Mouse implementation for GameInput
• Project and code cleanup

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2021.10.15

• Windows desktop app using VS 2017 or VS 2019
• Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2017 or VS 2019

This version is available via vcpkg.