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October 30, 2015 by Island Dog
We have a great selection of animated wallpapers for DeskScapes on WinCustomize, and Halloween brings out some really cool ones to check out. Let’s take a look at some Halloween animated wallpapers.
October 30, 2015 by Island Dog
Originally posted by Soren Johnson on the Mohawk Games blog.   We are announcing the Fifth Offworld Twitch Tournament! Here are the rules: The tournament uses a single-elimination bracket of 8 two-player teams. All tournament matches are 2v2, on a medium map with default settings. The format for winning is best-of-3, except for the finals, which will be best-of-5. If a team is not responsive to  finding a time  or does not show up to the match, they...
October 27, 2015 by Island Dog
  The DirectX 12 Developer Blog has a special guest post from Stardock's Brad Wardell on DirectX and Ashes of the Singularity.  "Ashes also uses a new type of 3D engine that is based on the hardware capabilities of modern PCs. For example, it doesn’t use deferred rendering but rather uses Object Space Rendering (OSR) which is similar to how CGI in movies have been rendered except we’re able to do it in real-time. While we are able to present this on Direct...
October 22, 2015 by Island Dog
Getting bug reports from the community is a HUGE help to development. With that in mind, here’s a list of some of the big ones we know about, things we could use help tracking down, and features that are just yet-to-be-implemented. The most useful thing for us (and often the hardest part) is getting clear, simple steps to reproduce a bug. Screenshots and video are great helps too. Let us know what you find! Compatibility/Stability Significant multiplayer stability iss...
October 20, 2015 by Island Dog
Stardock is pleased to announce that DeskScapes, our program that allows you to animate and customize your desktop wallpapers, released today and is now fully compatible with Windows 10 . DeskScapes gives you the ability to animate and customize the wallpaper on your Windows desktop. You can choose one of the animated wallpapers already included with the program, or use your own WMV files to personalize your desktop. There are some additional features to DeskScapes as well: Key Feat...
October 16, 2015 by Island Dog
Halloween is always a fun time to change up your desktop with all types of wallpapers and themes. We have a real nice selection of Halloween skins for WindowBlinds, CursorFX, and other items like icons and wallpapers. Take a look at some favorites, and see more Halloween skins here . ...
October 16, 2015 by Island Dog
Gameplay Victory points option in skirmish and lobby setup screens grant xps to T3s near kills - they can't do anything with them yet, but they earn them Tweaks to the camera Lots of tooltip improvements, including dynamic display of DPS remove Engineer from Factory build list (can only be built at seed now) Hades bombers now more effective Maps Removed Altar map (wasn’t up to snuff) Updated Deneb map with different connectio...
October 14, 2015 by Island Dog
WindowBlinds 8.13 is now available! WindowBlinds enables users to customize desktop interface themes called skins to personalize the look and feel of their desktop. The WindowBlinds 8.13 update  includes : Compatibility with the latest version of Chrome Current WindowBlinds customers and Object Desktop members can download the update from their Stardock account here .  Purchase WindowBlinds here !  
October 12, 2015 by Island Dog
Originally posted by Soren Johnson on the Mohawk Games blog.   The Fourth Offworld Twitch Tournament has finished, and we had a fantastic set of games for the final round. Once again, this tournament used a four-player free-for-all format, with the winner being the first player to win two games. The final four players were PBHead, Cubit, Blues, and Soren Johnson. The final bracket is available here (although obviously the site does not support a 4-player tournament very ...
October 9, 2015 by Island Dog
Before we head into the weekend I wanted to take a minute and feature some of the latest skins and themes that were submitted to WinCustomize over the past week. You can see all the latest skins here .
October 8, 2015 by Island Dog
The Ashes of the Singularity v0.55 update is here and it includes a ton of improvements and features that we have been working on! We have tweaked the game balance by adjusting ship specs (hit points, armor, targeting preferences, damage, and more). We have also made some strides toward preventing crashes that occur when a player chooses a random map option or a unit is destroyed while building, just to name a few. Stability and fixes were a big focus of this update and we apprecia...
September 29, 2015 by Island Dog
WindowFX 6 is now available and includes support for Windows 10. This is a one-of-a-kind program that lets you super charge your Windows experience with many window enhancement capabilities. Today's modern computers have video cards that are powerful enough to create amazing gaming experiences. WindowFX brings you polished and reliable window enhancement capabilities. Add an amazing assortment of features to Windows, which can be applied in a subtle way to give Wi...
September 29, 2015 by Island Dog
Released on 10.08.15 Gameplay Repeat Queue mode for factories New Resource Mechanic: All regions now generate resources as soon as they are captured, but building extractors generates more resources New Tech Tree Available when the Seed is selected Techs can be continuously upgraded for an exponential cost Metal Storage, Radioactive Storage, Logistics, Radar Range, Weapon Damage, and Unit Max HP function so far (others WIP) Global Ability Prot...
September 29, 2015 by Island Dog
Maybe for some of you the slightly cooler weather is starting to set in. For some of us, we’re still waiting. Regardless of your current weather situation, it’s a good time to start looking at some Fall wallpapers for your desktop. We have a nice selection of Fall and Autumn wallpapers here on WinCustomize, and you can see all of them here . Here’s a few that I’d recommend starting with. If you have a favorite be sure to leave it in the comments. ...
September 24, 2015 by Island Dog
Originally posted by Soren Johnson on the Mohawk Games blog.   We are announcing the Fourth Offworld Twitch Tournament! Here are the rules: All tournament matches are 4-player free-for-all, with a medium map and default settings, with the exception of Masquerade, Reveal Map, Majority Buyout, and Destroy Buyout which must be turned on. The format for winning is that games continue until one player has won two matches. If a player is not responsive to findi...