C# Packages Find a New Home in .NET 8 - Godot Engine

A new version of .NET is released in November each year, alternating Long Term Support (LTS) and Standard Term Support (STS) releases. The quality of all releases is the same. The only difference is the length of support. LTS releases are supported for 3 years, while STS releases are supported for 18 months.

With the release of Godot 4.0, we moved our C# packages from targeting Mono to .NET 6. This version of .NET was released on November 8, 2021 and ended support on November 12, 2024.

With .NET 6 ending support, Godot C# packages in 4.4 will target the current LTS release, .NET 8. Thanks to RedworkDE and Paul Joannon for their great work in GH-92131.

.NET release cadence from the .NET official support policy.

What does this mean for users?

Starting with Godot 4.4, your project will ...