May 2, 2012

Added SpriteFont implementation and the MakeSpriteFont utility

March 27, 2015

• Added projects for Windows apps Technical Preview
• GamePad temporarily uses 'null' device for universal Windows application platform

The DirectX Tool Kit is now licensed under the MIT license rather than the MS-PL

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2015.3.27.2

• Windows desktop app using VS 2013 Update 4
• Windows 8.1 Store
• Windows phone 8
• Windows phone 8.1

March 29, 2012

WICTextureLoader updated with Windows 8 WIC native pixel formats

July 15, 2014

• DirectXTK for Audio and XWBTool fixes
• Updates to Xbox One platform support

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2014.7.15.1

• Windows desktop app using VS 2013
• Windows 8.1 Store
• Windows phone 8
• Windows phone 8.1

July 1, 2013

• VS 2013 Preview projects added and updates for DirectXMath 3.05 __vectorcall
• Added use of sRGB WIC metadata for JPEG, PNG, and TIFF
• SaveToWIC functions updated with new optional setCustomProps parameter and error check with optional targetFormat

January 26, 2015

• GamePad class: emulate XInputEnable behavior for XInput 9.1.0
• DirectXTK for Audio fix for Stop followed by Play doing a proper restart
• DirectXTK for Audio fix when using XAudio 2.7 on a system with no audio device
• Updates for Xbox One platform support
• Minor code cleanup and C99 printf string conformance

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2015.1.26.1

• Windows desktop app using VS 2013 Update 4
• Windows 8.1 Store
• Windows phone 8
• Windows phone 8.1

January 24, 2014

• DirectXTK for Audio updated with voice management and optional mastering volume limiter
• Added orientation rotation support to SpriteBatch
• Fixed a resource leak with GetDefaultTexture() used by some Effects
• Code cleanup (removed DXGI_1_2_FORMATS control define; d2d1.h workaround not needed; ScopedObject typedef removed)

January 25, 2013

• GeometricPrimitive support for left-handed coordinates and drawing with custom effects
• Model, ModelMesh, and ModelMeshPart added with loading of rigid non-animating models from .CMO and .SDKMESH files
• EffectFactory helper class added

February 25, 2015

• DirectXTK for Audio updates
  • breaking change pitch now defined as -1 to 1 with 0 as the default
  • One-shot Play method with volume, pitch, and pan
  • GetMasterVolume/SetMasterVolume method for AudioEngine
  • Fix for compact wavebank validation
  • Improved voice cleanup and shutdown
• Minor code cleanup and C++11 =default/=delete usage

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2015.2.25.1

• Windows desktop app using VS 2013 Update 4
• Windows 8.1 Store
• Windows phone 8
• Windows phone 8.1

February 24, 2014

• DirectXHelper: new utility header with MapGuard and public version of SetDebugObjectName template
• DDSTextureLoader: Optional support for auto-gen mipmaps
• DDSTextureLoader/ScreenGrab: support for Direct3D 11 video formats including legacy "YUY2" DDS files
• GeometricPrimtive: Handedness fix for tetrahedron, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron
• SpriteBatch::SetRotation(DXGI_MODE_ROTATION_UNSPECIFIED) to disable viewport matrix
• XboxDDSTextureLoader: optional forceSRGB parameter