Board Meeting Minutes - October 2026

By: MonoGame Foundation Oct 14, 2026
meeting

Board meeting took place on October 14ht, 2026.

Attendees

  • Dean Ellis - President
  • Simon Jackson - Corporate Secretary
  • Tom Spilman - Banking Matters
  • Christopher Whitley - Board Member
  • Garrick Campsey - Board Member
  • Dominique Louis - Chairman

Agenda

  • Bounty status update
  • Post 3.8.6 issues
  • Roadmap updates
  • StorageContainer updates
  • Hub status
  • New website discussion
  • Starter kit updates
  • Build automation
  • Open hours

Outcomes

  • Bounty status update:

    • Bounties are in progress.
    • Vic is looking into Gum issues on the mobile tutorial bounty.
    • The 3D tutorial bounty was returned to author to revise the final chapters.
    • We've touched base with the author of the networking tutorial bounty.

  • Post 3.8.6 issues

    • Fixed a DesktopGL bug.
    • Will do a 3.8.6.1.
    • Need to get the blog post done.
      • 3D Platformer screenshot from Vulkan/GL.
      • Get Web demo linked to blog post.

  • Add 3.9 to the roadmap

    • 3.9 seems like a good idea to break up the work on 4.0.
    • Move the following features into it:
      • Metal
      • Moving mobile to native.
      • Unified Achievement API.
    • Tom will do a PR to update it.

  • StorageContainer improvements for 3.8.7

    • Adding support to console platforms.
    • Will add support to new WebGL backend.
    • Bug fixes from user reports.
    • Mobile support will come with native mobile transition.

  • Hub status and how we get it shipped

    • Implement support for adding platforms to projects.
    • Finish "blank" template.
    • Add a few more template.
    • Will ship public preview in December.

  • New website discussion

    • Just internal plumbing for now.
    • Difficult managing 3 repos for full public and private site.
    • Move away from DocFx.

  • Release City Builder Starter Kit

    • Add a simple economy to it.
    • Some more sound effects.
    • Fix controls on mobile and Mac.
    • Will ship with 3.8.7 and Hub release.

  • Work on other starter kits

    • FPS needs better level content.
    • Considering 2D puzzle starter kit.
    • Dean wants to lead a Wing Commander/Jedi Starfighter style starter kit.
    • Chris is thinking about a Action RPG starter kit.

  • Build automation review

    • Simon is going over all of it.
    • Build automation is slow and fragile.
    • Working to optimize build times.
    • Looking to unify how tests are done.

Support

  • Financially - several tiers and options available for GitHub, PayPal and Patreon.
  • The MonoGame Store - MonoGame branded gear and merchandise.

Get Involved

  • Code, we accept Pull Requests.
  • Help in the Community discord and beyond (we also love blog posts).
  • Bounties, Fix bugs and add features faster as well as get paid for your work :)

Onwards and Upwards

The MonoGame Foundation team