Island Dog's Articles for September, 2016
September 15, 2016 by Island Dog
The WindowBlinds v10.4.6 beta is now available for current Object Desktop members and current WindowBlinds customers. Update includes: Supports blurred window frames, menus, and the start menu (with Start10 installed). (Anniversary edition and higher) Modern skin has a blurred pre-set sub-style The beta can be downloaded from your Stardock account at  http://download.stardock.com
September 14, 2016 by Island Dog
We have released the v1.52 beta for Start10 today with various fixes. Changelog: Fixes issue with Win10 Anniversary Update, slow response and pausing Fixes locked files when uninstalling Fences Fixes Start menu placement on monitors with different DPI settings Known issue - WindowFX Start menu animations disabled with Start10 themes other than Modern and Default (WFX update will address). The beta can be downloaded from your Stardock  account here .
September 21, 2016 by Island Dog
Fences v3.03 beta is available today for current customers and Object Desktop members. Update includes: Updates /startup robustness & reliability R-clicking anywhere on Titlebar opens the menu Resolves issue where icons covered by other fences on general-desktop (not in fence) could still be clicked Disables "escape" button from triggering autohide Fixes bug where rollup/rolldown timer can get stuck, breaking rollup for a specific fence until reboot Resolves issue where if Fence...
September 27, 2016 by Island Dog
Ever since Windows 8 came out with the missing Start menu, Start8 has been a very popular Stardock app because it brought users back to Start menu they were familiar with. Even when the Start menu eventually returned, Start8 remained popular since it still offered Windows users a variety of options and customization. Fast forward to today and now we have Windows 10 with its own take on the Windows Start menu. That’s where Start10 comes in, and just like before, gives Windows users th...
September 29, 2016 by Island Dog
Recently I showed you some of the best Autumn wallpapers you can find for your desktop on WinCustomize. This time we’ll take a look at some favorite animated wallpapers for Autumn. You can put these beautiful wallpapers on your Windows desktop using DeskScapes. You can find out more about DeskScapes here .   Autumn forest stream   Autumn Sunsetlake   Autumn Orange   Fall leaves &n...
September 30, 2016 by Island Dog
Greetings! I will try to do these overall updates at least once per season but right now once a month. ## Version 2.02 is coming ## Just checked in a bunch of optimizations for performance on bigger maps. We are also working on some UI updates to help make it more obvious how to cast the Spell of Ascension (it'll be part of the UI rather than just a spell in the spell book). ## User Manual ## We are working on an updated user manual for Rivals. If there is anythin...
September 16, 2016 by Island Dog
The Autumn season officially begins soon, so it’s also a good time to get your desktops ready for the seasonal changes. We have lots of great skins for the season, but today we’ll start with some favorite wallpapers to get you started. You can see more Autumn wallpapers here:  https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/wallpapers/search/autumn   Autumn Wood   The Autumn Tree   Autumn walk   ...
September 19, 2016 by Island Dog
Check out Stardock's CEO, Brad Wardell, on the latest eXplorminate podcast! "Join Nate and Troy as they speak with Brad Wardell, the man behind Stardock, about all things Galactic Civilizations 3, Sorcerer King, Ashes of the Singularity, Offworld Trading Company, Star Control and much much more!" Listen to the podcast here.... https://explorminate.net/2016/09/19/strategic-expanse-27-the-3rd-brad-wardell-interview/
September 1, 2016 by Island Dog
The Goal: Create the biggest, best real-time strategy game ever! ## Performance tuning ## We haven't set up a specific version number for the next set of updates. Internally we're calling it the 1.5 series. But there's development and then there's marketing. Right now, we're putting a lot of effort on performance tuning. Ashes is a big game and it's a new engine. We would really like to get the base game of Ashes of the Singularity down to working on ...
September 1, 2016 by Island Dog
The Goal: Create the biggest, best real-time strategy game ever! ## Performance tuning ## We haven't set up a specific version number for the next set of updates. Internally we're calling it the 1.5 series. But there's development and then there's marketing. Right now, we're putting a lot of effort on performance tuning. Ashes is a big game and it's a new engine. We would really like to get the base game of Ashes of the Singularity down to working on ...
September 2, 2016 by Island Dog
Stardock will be doing Let's Plays on its latest games starting at 2pm with Brad Wardell (designer of Galactic Civilizations and Ashes of the Singularity) playing Sorcerer King: Rivals and Ashes of the Singularity in the afternoon. Subscribe to: https://www.twitch.tv/stardock 2pm: Sorcerer King: Rivals 4pm: Ashes of the Singularity Multiplayer Feel free to hop in and ask any questions. Brad is the CEO of Stardock.