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+# Godot 4+ specific ignores
+.godot/
+.nomedia
+
+# Godot-specific ignores
+.import/
+export.cfg
+export_credentials.cfg
+*.tmp
+
+# Imported translations (automatically generated from CSV files)
+*.translation
+
+# Mono-specific ignores
+.mono/
+data_*/
+mono_crash.*.json