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Godot 4 is a highly anticipated game engine update with new features. It has become a popular choice for both 2D and 3D game development due to its sleek UI, lightweight nature, and user-friendly scripting language. With the release of version 4, Godot is now the game engine with the most features packed into the smallest size, all while maintaining high performance and being free and open-source. The update includes improvements in 3D, 2D, visual effects, scripting, physics, UI, text, internationalization, the editor, AI navigation, extended reality, networking, audio, animation, and supported platforms. Notably, the update introduces a new rendering engine for better lighting and shadows, as well as new global illumination technologies. There are also enhancements in post-processing effects and rendering performance. For 2D game development, the update brings a new tileset and tilemap editor with features such as layers, terrain auto-tiling, random painting, and improved control over collisions and properties.