Merge pull request #1186 from Repiteo/4.5.2-rc2

Add 4.5.1-rc2 blog post

_data/versions.yml

@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@
   release_notes: "/article/release-candidate-godot-4-6-dev-1/"
 
 - name: "4.5.1"
-  flavor: "rc1"
-  release_date: "2 October 2025"
-  release_notes: "/article/release-candidate-godot-4-5-1-rc-1/"
+  flavor: "rc2"
+  release_date: "8 October 2025"
+  release_notes: "/article/release-candidate-godot-4-5-1-rc-2/"
+  releases:
+    - name: "rc1"
+      release_date: "2 October 2025"
+      release_notes: "/article/release-candidate-godot-4-5-rc-1/"
 
 - name: "4.5"
   flavor: "stable"

collections/_article/release-candidate-godot-4-5-1-rc-1.md

@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ Please consider [supporting the project financially](#support), if you are able.
 
 - Audio: Add one padding frame to QOA buffer for short streams ([GH-110515](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110515)).
 - Buildsystem: Windows: Migrate `godot.manifest` to `platform/windows`, include as dependency ([GH-110897](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110897)).
-- Core: Initialize `Quaternion` variant with identity ([GH-84658](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/84658)).
 - Core: Avoid repeated `_copy_on_write()` calls in `Array::resize()` ([GH-110535](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110535)).
 - Core: Check for `NUL` characters in string parsing functions ([GH-110556](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110556)).
+- Core: Initialize `Quaternion` variant with identity ([GH-84658](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/84658)).
 - Core: X11 input: prevent non-printable keys from producing empty strings ([GH-110635](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110635)).
-- Documentation: Document typed dictionaries and arrays in the class reference ([GH-107071](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/107071)).
 - Documentation: Clarify that velocity doesn't need delta multiplication in CharacterBody documentation ([GH-109925](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/109925)).
 - Documentation: Document the interaction between Light3D cull mask and GI/volumetric fog ([GH-110423](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110423)).
+- Documentation: Document typed dictionaries and arrays in the class reference ([GH-107071](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/107071)).
 - Documentation: Fix Basis.determinant() doc: uniform scale determinant is scale^3 ([GH-110424](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110424)).
 - Editor: Correct the order of Diagonal Mode in Add Property ([GH-109214](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/109214)).
 - Editor: Fix typos in BlendSpace2D editor's axis labels' accessibility names ([GH-109847](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/109847)).
@@ -47,16 +47,16 @@ Please consider [supporting the project financially](#support), if you are able.
 - Physics: Fix bug in ManifoldBetweenTwoFaces ([GH-110507](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110507)).
 - Physics: Fix CCD bodies adding multiple contact manifolds when using Jolt ([GH-110914](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110914)).
 - Porting: Workaround X11 crash issue ([GH-106798](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/106798)).
+- Rendering: Compatibility: Fix backface culling gets ignored when double-sided shadows are used ([GH-109793](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/109793)).
 - Rendering: DirectX DescriptorsHeap pooling on CPU ([GH-106809](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/106809)).
 - Rendering: Disable unsupported SSR, SSS, DoF on transparent viewports ([GH-108206](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/108206)).
-- Rendering: Windows: Try reading GPU driver information directly from registry ([GH-109346](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/109346)).
-- Rendering: Compatibility: Fix backface culling gets ignored when double-sided shadows are used ([GH-109793](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/109793)).
-- Rendering: OpenXR: Fix ViewportTextures not displaying correct texture (OpenGL) ([GH-110002](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110002)).
+- Rendering: Fix d3d12 stencil buffer not clearing ([GH-111032](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/111032)).
+- Rendering: Fix OpenXR with D3D12 using the wrong clip space projection matrix ([GH-110865](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110865)).
 - Rendering: Increase precision of SpotLight attenuation calculation to avoid driver bug on Intel devices ([GH-110363](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110363)).
 - Rendering: Move check for sky cubemap array back into the SkyRD initializer ([GH-110627](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110627)).
-- Rendering: Fix OpenXR with D3D12 using the wrong clip space projection matrix ([GH-110865](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110865)).
-- Rendering: Fix d3d12 stencil buffer not clearing ([GH-111032](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/111032)).
+- Rendering: OpenXR: Fix ViewportTextures not displaying correct texture (OpenGL) ([GH-110002](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110002)).
 - Rendering: Sort render list correctly in RD renderers ([GH-111054](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/111054)).
+- Rendering: Windows: Try reading GPU driver information directly from registry ([GH-109346](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/109346)).
 - XR: Fix late destruction access violation with OpenXRAPIExtension object ([GH-110868](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110868)).
 
 This release is built from commit [`c834443ef`](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/commit/c834443ef1fa3516e30124d8afaf448353d31010).

collections/_article/release-candidate-godot-4-5-1-rc-2.md

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+---
+title: "Release candidate: Godot 4.5.1 RC 2"
+excerpt: Hotfixes so nice, we added 'em twice!
+categories: [pre-release]
+author: Thaddeus Crews
+image: /storage/blog/covers/release-candidate-godot-4-5-1-rc-2.webp
+image_caption_title: Trainatic
+image_caption_description: A game by Ryan Forrester
+date: 2025-10-08 12:00:00
+---
+
+Last week saw our first [Release Candidate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#Release_candidate) snapshot for [4.5.1](/article/release-candidate-godot-4-5-1-rc-1/), and in that time there have been even more critical bugfixes suitable for backporting. As such, we're doing one more pass for good measure: 4.5.1-rc2 has arrived! Our top priority is ensuring the hotfix release is as stable as possible, so be sure to test and report any issues that aren't present in 4.5-stable.
+
+Please consider [supporting the project financially](#support), if you are able. Godot is maintained by the efforts of volunteers and a small team of paid contributors. Your donations go towards sponsoring their work and ensuring they can dedicate their undivided attention to the needs of the project.
+
+[Jump to the **Downloads** section](#downloads), and give it a spin right now, or continue reading to learn more about improvements in this release. You can also try the [**Web editor**](https://editor.godotengine.org/releases/4.5.1.rc2/), the [**XR editor**](https://www.meta.com/s/6Ls6Bfa34), or the [**Android editor**](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.godotengine.editor.v4) for this release. If you are interested in the latter, please request to join [our testing group](https://groups.google.com/g/godot-testers) to get access to pre-release builds.
+
+-----
+
+*The illustration picture for this article comes from* [**Trainatic**](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3208560/Trainatic/?curator_clanid=41324400), *a cozy(?) game where you guide your train through a procedurally-generated world, unlocking powerful synergies and skilltrees to aid your unyielding destruction. You can buy the game on [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3208560/Trainatic/?curator_clanid=41324400), and follow the developer on [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/ryanforrester.bsky.social) or [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@RyanForresterDev).*
+
+## What's new
+
+**31 contributors** submitted **45 improvements** for this release. See our [**interactive changelog**](https://godotengine.github.io/godot-interactive-changelog/#4.5.1-rc2) for the complete list of changes since the 4.5-stable release. You can also review [all changes included in 4.5.1](https://godotengine.github.io/godot-interactive-changelog/#4.5.1) compared to the previous 4.5 feature release.
+
+- 2D: Fix redundant calls of `CanvasItemEditor::_update_lock_and_group_button` on `SceneTreeEditor` node selection ([GH-110320](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110320)).
+- 3D: GridMap: Fix cell scale not applying to the cursor mesh ([GH-104510](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/104510)).
+- Animation: Fix backward/pingpong root motion in AnimationTree ([GH-110982](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110982)).
+- Animation: Fix Reset on Save corrupt poses if scene has multiple Skeletons ([GH-110506](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110506)).
+- Animation: Make extended SkeletonModifiers retrieve interpolated global transform ([GH-110987](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110987)).
+- Core: Change "reserve called with a capacity smaller than the current size" error message to a verbose message ([GH-110826](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110826)).
+- Documentation: Fix and improve `Node2D.move_local_{x,y}()` description ([GH-110878](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110878)).
+- Editor: Add column boundary check in the autocompletion ([GH-110017](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110017)).
+- Editor: Fix `DPITexture` editor icon name ([GH-110661](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110661)).
+- Editor: Fix Quick Open history ([GH-111068](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/111068)).
+- Editor: Fix selection of remote tree using the keyboard ([GH-110738](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110738)).
+- Editor: Fix the project file was not updated when some files were removed ([GH-110576](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110576)).
+- Editor: Set correct saved history after clearing ([GH-111136](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/111136)).
+- Editor: Tweak macOS notarization export message in the editor ([GH-110793](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110793)).
+- Export: Windows: Fix application manifest in exported projects with modified resources ([GH-111316](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/111316)).
+- GDExtension: Prevent breaking compatibility for unexposed classes that can only be created once ([GH-111090](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/111090)).
+- GDScript: LSP: Fix repeated restart attempts ([GH-111290](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/111290)).
+- GUI: Editor font: do not embolden the Main Font if it's variable ([GH-110737](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110737)).
+- GUI: Enforce zero width spaces and joiners with missing font. Do not warn about missing non-visual characters ([GH-111355](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/111355)).
+- GUI: Fix bottom panel being unintentionally draggable ([GH-111121](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/111121)).
+- GUI: Fix LineEdit's placeholder text being selected when double clicking ([GH-110886](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110886)).
+- GUI: Fix text servers build with disabled FreeType ([GH-111001](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/111001)).
+- GUI: TextServer: Enforce zero width spaces and joiners to actually be zero width and not fallback to regular space ([GH-111014](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/111014)).
+- Import: OBJ importer: Support bump multiplier (normal scale) ([GH-110925](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110925)).
+- Input: Fix invalid reported joypad presses ([GH-111192](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/111192)).
+- Input: Fix weak and strong joypad vibration being swapped ([GH-111191](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/111191)).
+- Physics: Fix crash when calling `move_and_collide` with a null `jolt_body` ([GH-110964](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110964)).
+- Physics: JoltPhysics: Fix Generic6DOFJoint3D not respecting angular limits ([GH-111087](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/111087)).
+- Porting: Change `macos.permission.RECORD_SCREEN` version check from 10.15 to 11.0 ([GH-110936](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110936)).
+- Porting: macOS: Always use "Regular" activation policy for GUI, and headless main loop for command line only tools ([GH-109795](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/109795)).
+- Porting: Unix: Fix retrieval of PID exit code ([GH-111058](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/111058)).
+- Porting: Wayland: Emulate frame event for old `wl_seat` versions ([GH-105587](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/105587)).
+- Porting: Wayland: Inhibit idle in DisplayServerWayland::screen_set_keep_on ([GH-110875](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110875)).
+- Rendering: Divide screen texture by luminance multiplier in compatibility ([GH-110004](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110004)).
+- Rendering: Fix glow intensity not showing in compatibility renderer ([GH-110843](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/110843)).
+- Rendering: Fix LightmapGI not being correctly applied to objects ([GH-111125](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/111125)).
+
+This release is built from commit [`69796bf7d`](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/commit/69796bf7d67599b21308fb54723ed53a84e2e335).
+
+## Downloads
+
+{% include articles/download_card.html version="4.5.1" release="rc2" article=page %}
+
+**Standard build** includes support for GDScript and GDExtension.
+
+**.NET build** (marked as `mono`) includes support for C#, as well as GDScript and GDExtension.
+
+{% include articles/prerelease_notice.html %}
+
+## Known issues
+
+During the Release Candidate stage, we focus exclusively on solving showstopping regressions (i.e. something that worked in a previous release is now broken, without workaround). You can have a look at our current [list of regressions and significant issues](https://github.com/orgs/godotengine/projects/61) which we aim to address before releasing 4.5.1. This list is dynamic and will be updated if we discover new showstopping issues after more users start testing the RC snapshots.
+
+With every release we accept that there are going to be various issues, which have already been reported but haven't been fixed yet. See the GitHub issue tracker for a complete list of [known bugs](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Abug+).
+
+## Bug reports
+
+As a tester, we encourage you to [open bug reports](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/issues) if you experience issues with this release. Please check the [existing issues on GitHub](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/issues) first, using the search function with relevant keywords, to ensure that the bug you experience is not already known.
+
+In particular, any change that would cause a regression in your projects is very important to report (e.g. if something that worked fine in previous 4.x releases, but no longer works in this snapshot).
+
+## Support
+
+Godot is a non-profit, open source game engine developed by hundreds of contributors on their free time, as well as a handful of part and full-time developers hired thanks to [generous donations from the Godot community](https://fund.godotengine.org/). A big thank you to everyone who has contributed [their time](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/blob/master/AUTHORS.md) or [their financial support](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/blob/master/DONORS.md) to the project!
+
+If you'd like to support the project financially and help us secure our future hires, you can do so using the [Godot Development Fund](https://fund.godotengine.org/).
+
+<a class="btn" href="https://fund.godotengine.org/">Donate now</a>