SMODE R14

What’s new in R14 ? (19/01/2026)

The Asset Library introduced in the R13 as been much improved and is enabled by default

You can now import .ply gaussian splat files into SMODE to render them in real time
using the new Gaussian Splat

The Sprite Points depth sorting got a very big speed improvement by using the GPU instead of doing the sort in the CPU

UI/UX:

New: option to let local viewport visible when on air
New: Support for drag and drop .txt file into MultiLineString
New: Single unified log file for all services (only one log files is created for all thread per SMODE run like bellow is 2 SMODE run)
New: tooltips drop shadows
New: Ability to open files in external application using the default windows application
Fix: Saving while locked bug
Fix: Selecting a preset from the right click is hard when the menu goes to the left
Fix: Exposed parameters goes in the wrong bank
Fix: UI window position not restored at SMODE start with a current project
Fix: Tab won’t switch between parameter fields
Fix: deactivating multiple selected layers in Timeline doesn’t work

2D/3D:

New: Number of lines in TextRenderer
New: BT709 & BT2020 full range color space
New: Warn that UVTransformGeometryModifier does not support bezier placement
New: .FBX file import support camera lens shift ( usefull when using the Import as Group in the Stage )
New: Dome Master to Equirectangular conversion ISF modifier
New: Light Group now support PBR rendering
Chg: Update OCIO library from version 2.4.2 to 2.5.1
Chg: Update Cuda toolkit from 12.6 to 12.9.1 and add to Turing the Ampere, Ada, Hopper, Blackwell architectures better support.
Chg: FBX/OBJ loading speed is improved
Fix: Let Interlaced field mode (Deltacast) capture became Time accurate
Fix: Closed Compo consolidation was deleting the compo
Fix: 422 subsampling horizontal precision output
Fix: make Scene blending mode and opacity invisible and forced to passThrough when inside a mapping
Fix: potential crash on .PNG file saving
Fix: fade in / out for shared element clip controls the opacity of the compo above

Timeline/control:

Chg: don’t move cursor when double click on a keyframe or block in timeline
Fix: Undo Timeline Track creation destroys previously existing Tracks ( or keyframes )
Fix: Extending block before timeline’s start adds surplus at the block’s end
Fix: Drag and dropping audio files in timeline is one frame long

Network:

New: Automatic reconnection on a disconnected remote engine
New: Wake on Lan in Project Topology How to Sent Wake On Lan packet on the network
New: Wake On Lan Packet Sender
New: SmodeNetConfigurator Host settings reduce duplicated configurations of Smode Net Client (Remote) and Smode Net Server network settings
New: Connect to custom address allowing Smode remote to works without Server discovery
Fix: Network menu discovered server properly disappear on timeout.
Fix: Support of 29,97 ND in MTC and LTC clocks

Project:

Python:

New: custom Emumeration support for Python: Expose Python scripts parameters

Smode Launcher:

New: Launcher Smode version combobox selector recall the last used version when possible
New: Wake on Lan in Smode Launcher command How to Sent Wake On Lan packet on the network
New: SmodeNetConfigurator Host settings reduce duplicated configurations of Smode Launcher Local and Smode Launcher Global network settings
New: Open Local system network preference menu
Fix: Change network settings properly restart SmodeLauncher server
Fix: Discovered Client without discovered Smode are not pruned anymore
Fix: Auto Restart Current Version badly launch several Smode instance

Unreal:

Chg: it’s now possible to link a map without the need to add them in a repository

Other

You can find the fix made for the SMODE R14 revision

See the changelog of SMODE R13