# Babylon.js 5 Is Coming! **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Created:** [January 14, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylon-js-5-is-coming/26750 "2022-01-14T16:43:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PirateJC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/piratejc/32/1003_2.png) [@PirateJC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/PirateJC)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylon-js-5-is-coming/26750/1 "2022-01-14T16:43:12Z")
Hey everybody! I hope you’re as pumped as we are! The countdown to Babylon.js 5 officially starts today! We’re just a few months out from the biggest release of Babylon yet, and we can’t wait for you all to see what’s in store! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/opZx1e53WHo/maxresdefault.jpg "Babylon.js 5 Trailer") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opZx1e53WHo) ---
**Author:** ![Deltakosh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/deltakosh/32/26635_2.png) [@Deltakosh](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Deltakosh)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylon-js-5-is-coming/26750/2 "2022-01-14T16:47:01Z")
Pinned globally on January 14, 2022, 4:47pm UTC ---
**Author:** ![JCPalmer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/jcpalmer/32/42_2.png) [@JCPalmer](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/JCPalmer)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylon-js-5-is-coming/26750/3 "2022-01-14T16:51:54Z")
Glad you got squishy on the date. Having an exact date can cause unnecessary drama, and possibly cause bad decisions to be made. ---
**Author:** ![bvaisman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/bvaisman/32/20835_2.png) [@bvaisman](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/bvaisman)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylon-js-5-is-coming/26750/4 "2022-01-14T17:02:43Z")
It rocks !!! ---
**Author:** ![kri100s](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/kri100s/32/21430_2.png) [@kri100s](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/kri100s)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylon-js-5-is-coming/26750/5 "2022-01-14T19:54:21Z")
Looking good, great work! Where can I see the bing landmarks from the video? ---
**Author:** ![inteja](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/inteja/32/22553_2.png) [@inteja](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/inteja)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylon-js-5-is-coming/26750/6 "2022-01-14T19:59:42Z")
Wow! You guys rock. I’m pumped! ---
**Author:** ![Pieter\_van\_Stee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/pieter_van_stee/32/20145_2.png) [@Pieter\_van\_Stee](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Pieter_van_Stee)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylon-js-5-is-coming/26750/7 "2022-01-14T20:57:15Z")
Great, looking forward to it! ---
**Author:** ![PirateJC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/piratejc/32/1003_2.png) [@PirateJC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/PirateJC)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylon-js-5-is-coming/26750/8 "2022-01-14T21:32:24Z")
@kri100s - Live on bing [maps.com](http://maps.com) [https://www.bing.com/maps](https://www.bing.com/maps) Just try typing in “Space Needle” as an example and then there’s a View in 3D button ---
**Author:** ![kri100s](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/kri100s/32/21430_2.png) [@kri100s](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/kri100s)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylon-js-5-is-coming/26750/9 "2022-01-14T21:40:47Z")
That is pretty awesome. I tried the golden gate bridge. The skybox with the time of the day is cool as well. While ago I saw a bing LIDAR car driving around my city. I wonder is the plan to do it for every major city in the world. Also I wonder can you pull the data somehow. So far I’ve been using elevationapi but they dont have the buildings/bridges. ---
**Author:** ![kri100s](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/kri100s/32/21430_2.png) [@kri100s](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/kri100s)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylon-js-5-is-coming/26750/10 "2022-01-14T21:53:17Z")
I can see they went the same path as [me](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/another-water-shader/26319) for the water 🤣 Normal bump map for waves and SDF for shallow water around the shore. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/uploads/babylonjs/original/3X/e/f/effe310ea0b207c1e61afdb84bc3dbe44dca05ce.jpeg) It seems they maybe have js implementation of [Unreal Engine Sky Atmosphere Rendering Technique](https://github.com/sebh/UnrealEngineSkyAtmosphere) for skybox. ---
**Author:** ![kri100s](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/kri100s/32/21430_2.png) [@kri100s](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/kri100s)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylon-js-5-is-coming/26750/11 "2022-01-14T22:49:31Z")
Ok, last comment on bing I promise. It seems they didnt care about the shadows. Its interesting how they did the trees. I think its some noise on top of heightmap. I wonder do they recognise where the trees are from the textures. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/uploads/babylonjs/original/3X/0/7/07aa2adfef2ca4216859732af9c99185787f55fe.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![jgonzosan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/jgonzosan/32/10007_2.png) [@jgonzosan](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/jgonzosan)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylon-js-5-is-coming/26750/12 "2022-01-14T23:48:23Z")
Is there a feature list of all the new updates to Babylon 5.0 that I can read to get more info? Really looking forward to this new update. ---
**Author:** ![PirateJC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/piratejc/32/1003_2.png) [@PirateJC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/PirateJC)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylon-js-5-is-coming/26750/13 "2022-01-14T23:51:42Z")
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**Author:** ![bozworth](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/bozworth/32/6484_2.png) [@bozworth](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/bozworth)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylon-js-5-is-coming/26750/14 "2022-01-15T13:57:47Z")
This requires AI, to be done properly ---
**Author:** ![jeremy-coleman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/jeremy-coleman/32/15493_2.png) [@jeremy-coleman](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/jeremy-coleman)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylon-js-5-is-coming/26750/15 "2022-01-15T19:16:14Z")
The fundamental term is “edge detection” Next video can we get some of @Deltakosh ’s sound effects in the background music. Something like: “Byaaww ba ba bowwww. (Deep voice) baby-laaun! “ ---
**Author:** ![jelster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/jelster/32/25881_2.png) [@jelster](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/jelster)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2022, 2:52am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylon-js-5-is-coming/26750/17 "2022-01-17T02:52:45Z")
Where’s the Coroutine love? It seems to still be in the Beta and lemme say [they work quite nicely!](https://playground.babylonjs.com/#5Z2QLW#1) 😄 ---
**Author:** ![nate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e95f7d/32.png) [@nate](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/nate)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2022, 5:04am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylon-js-5-is-coming/26750/18 "2022-01-17T05:04:40Z")
Great trailer. Can’t wait for version 5. It’s amazing to think about all the fun things we can create with JavaScript in the 2020s! ---
**Author:** ![malariabob](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/malariabob/32/14824_2.png) [@malariabob](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/malariabob)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylon-js-5-is-coming/26750/19 "2022-01-19T10:55:35Z")
Wich Typescript versions will be supported? ---
**Author:** ![sebavan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/sebavan/32/57_2.png) [@sebavan](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/sebavan)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylon-js-5-is-coming/26750/20 "2022-01-19T15:42:05Z")
We will release and build from the latest available at release time ---
**Author:** ![lilacsnacc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/lilacsnacc/32/21395_2.png) [@lilacsnacc](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/lilacsnacc)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 5:26am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylon-js-5-is-coming/26750/21 "2022-01-21T05:26:37Z")
omg I love this! Who do I have to beg for beta access? I’m still a little new so stupid question: will this have full npm support (tree-shaking and typescript)? [Next page](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylon-js-5-is-coming/26750.md?page=2)