{"id":8880,"date":"2020-07-30T05:38:42","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T09:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/local.brightwhiz\/?p=8880"},"modified":"2024-02-20T16:53:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T13:53:30","slug":"box2d-2-4-0-release-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/local.brightwhiz\/box2d-2-4-0-release-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Box2D 2.4.0 Release is now Available for Download"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Box2D 2.4.0 Release was announced for general availability and can now be downloaded and used for prooduction purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Box2D is a free and <a href=\"http:\/\/local.brightwhiz\/tag\/open-source\">open-source<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/local.brightwhiz\/tag\/cross-platform\/\">cross-platform<\/a> 2D physics engine for games written in C++. it supports collisions, physics simulations such as contact, friction, restitution, forces, momentum, and so much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This new version of the <a href=\"http:\/\/local.brightwhiz\/tag\/2d\">2D<\/a> library comes with bug fixes, improvements, and new features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the highlights in this release include Joint limits that are now predictive and not stateful. 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