/godot-genre-survival

Migration notes: godot-genre-survival

Incremental upgrade for topics this skill covers. Apply one hop, stabilize/test, then next. Never skip hops.

If the project is < 4.0, follow godot-version-migration era bridges (legacy → 3→4) until 4.0, then these hops. Official 3→4: Upgrading from Godot 3 to Godot 4.

4.0 → 4.1

Official: Upgrading to Godot 4.1

No skill-relevant breaking changes for this hop.

4.1 → 4.2

Official: Upgrading to Godot 4.2

No skill-relevant breaking changes for this hop.

4.2 → 4.3

Official: Upgrading to Godot 4.3

• If the genre uses TileMap, migrate to TileMapLayer nodes before relying on layer APIs.
• If the genre ships multiplayer, upgrade all peers to 4.3 together (SceneMultiplayer protocol).
• Re-test save formats after Object/Array serialization and PackedByteArray storage changes (world/inventory/crafting state).

4.3 → 4.4

Official: Upgrading to Godot 4.4

• @export_file stores uid:// paths from the Inspector — resolve UIDs in recipe and loot Resource paths.
• FileAccess.store_* methods return bool success — handle world-save failures explicitly.
• Curve enforces min_value/max_value — retune hunger/thirst depletion curves.

4.4 → 4.5

Official: Upgrading to Godot 4.5

• Resource deep-duplicate and UID export-file changes affect inventory/quest/economy Resource graphs.
• Resource.duplicate(true) deep-duplicates only internal resources; use duplicate_deep(DEEP_DUPLICATE_ALL) when cloning stacked item definitions.

4.5 → 4.6

Official: Upgrading to Godot 4.6

• Retune Environment glow/fog if the genre leans on bloom-heavy looks (campfire nights, aurora biomes).
• Scene unique IDs change diffs — migrate save schemas if they keyed on old node identity assumptions.

4.6 → 4.7

Official: Upgrading to Godot 4.7

• Confirm project stretch mode and AudioStreamPlayer.area_mask after opening in 4.7.
• Re-validate Resource pipelines after packed-array setter and typed-return GDScript changes (crafting recipes, status stacks).