Wallpaper Engine 2.8 - Dynamic Model Generation & Text Rendering Improvements
While Wallpaper Engine 2.8 was primarily planned as a maintenance release with various bug fixes and improvements under the hood, we also found the time to add some cool new features which you should soon start seeing on new wallpapers. Switch to 64-bit We have been performing a lot of background maintenance recently to improve performance, fix issues and overall future-proof the app. While som…
Hey everyone, Wallpaper Engine 2.6 comes with several new features for the wallpaper editor, the update also fixes some bugs and improves compatibility with Windows 11 24H2. Clipping Masks for Puppet Warp Animations Clipping masks are a useful tool to implement certain animations which were not easily possible previously. With clipping masks, you can define certain areas of a puppet model which…
Wallpaper Engine 2.5 adds new features for end-users and content creators alike. The update also includes a lot of bug fixes and overall maintenance work. In anticipation of upcoming changes to the desktop experience on Windows 11, we have upgraded many parts of the app for better compatibility. Retiring Support for Windows 7 and Windows 8 Since Steam has officially dropped support for Windows…
Hey everyone, Wallpaper Engine 2.4 largely builds on top of the new 3D features we have added with the previous update but also improves on the existing 2D wallpaper feature set. New 3D Features Real-time Shadows As an extension to the new lighting features we have added in the last updates, we are introducing real-time shadows for 3D models. You can enable shadows for your lights and models wi…
Hey everyone, Wallpaper Engine 2.3 completely overhauls support for 3D wallpapers, improves real-time lighting with additional light types and adds a new hierarchy and attachment system. New 3D Model Features Model Editor We are introducing a brand new model editor that allows you to import FBX model files with skeletal and vertex animations. Models can now also have a much more complex materia…
Hey everyone, today we are releasing Wallpaper Engine 2.2 which comes with new editor effects, support for dynamic album covers and song data in wallpapers and a large set of improvements throughout the app and the wallpaper editor. Media & Album Cover Integration A long standing feature request was to implement the ability to have song data and album covers to be part of wallpapers. With Wallp…
Hello everyone, today we're introducing Wallpaper Engine 2.1 for Windows and Android with a wide range of new features, overall improvements and bug fixes. We will walk you through some of the most impactful new features in this update. User Texture Imports Another highly requested feature was the ability to allow for users to import their own images and even videos into existing wallpapers cre…
Today's update addresses the most common problems related to the Android release and we are updating both the Windows and the Android version of the app. Connecting the Android & Windows App The most common issues we received were related to connecting the Android app with the Windows app to download more wallpapers. We have looked into this and in many cases was caused by the Windows firewall.…
Hello everyone, today we are releasing Wallpaper Engine 2.0 ! The update brings support for Android, a new logo, a new 3D depth effect and a handful of other additions and improvements to Wallpaper Engine. Wallpaper Engine Android Companion App We are happy to finally release the free Wallpaper Engine Android companion app . Some key features of the app are as follows: · No hidden costs, no adv…
Hello everyone, today we are happy to announce that we will soon be releasing a free Android version of Wallpaper Engine. On top of that, we are also releasing Wallpaper Engine 1.7 today which brings a new set of features including video-based textures and support for web wallpapers with video livestreams. Wallpaper Engine Android Companion App In the past few months, we have developed an Andro…
Hello everyone, this is mainly a maintenance update which introduces a few minor improvements and mainly fixes a few issues that were reported to us after the previous Wallpaper Engine 1.6 release. You can find the full changelog here: Full changelog Additions / Changes · Added Dota / Counter-Strike Collection highlight · Improved normal map generator. Bug Fixes · Added workaround for flickerin…
Hey everyone, Wallpaper Engine 1.6 adds a couple of cool features for users and wallpaper creators alike. Wallpaper Engine now allows you to use your wallpapers as screensavers, introduces real-time lighting and reflections on 2D images, comes with a brand new mini mode and allows you to set a wallpaper that plays only once as an intro wallpaper when you start your computer. Real-time Lighting…
Hey everyone, today we are releasing a small update to fix some issues and add a few minor improvements to the app. User Interface Improvements As part of this update, we have made various small changes around the user interface to make it more approachable. One thing we are doing is to highlight the Approved tag a little more by moving it to the top of the filters sidebar. On the Installed tab…
Hey everyone, today we are releasing Wallpaper Engine 1.4 with a ton of new features, various improvements and bug fixes. On top of that, we are launching our new designer documentation website, which provides in-depth guides for the Wallpaper Engine Editor and should make wallpaper creation much more accessible to newcomers and existing users alike. Puppet Warping The first major new feature w…
Hey everyone, we're happy to release Wallpaper Engine 1.3 . The update brings a large number of new features, performance improvements and various bug fixes. Scene Wallpaper Flipping One of the update highlights is the new ability to flip Scene wallpapers. You can now click on the Flip button in the properties list of your Scene wallpapers and it will flip the wallpaper horizontally. This was a…
Additional Fixes in Verison 1.2.70 · Added effect copying for single effects and all effects on a layer. · Added script properties to count down preset for easier use. · Added better error message when Steam subscription limit of 15k is hit. · Fixed playlist scroll bar disappearing on some languages when the resolution is too small. · Fixed update not re-starting as x64 (will only work *after*…
Hey everyone, Wallpaper Engine 1.2 brings one of the biggest additions to application since its release by adding the sharing of wallpaper assets to the Wallpaper Engine Editor! The update also brings numerous user interface improvements and various other optimizations throughout the application. Asset Sharing This update introduces Asset Sharing in the Wallpaper Engine Editor which allows user…
Hey everyone, we are happy to announce that we have partnered up with Razer to bring you support for LED hardware powered by Razer Chroma, new default wallpapers and new features in the Wallpaper Engine Editor and overall LED hardware improvements! Razer Chroma Support Razer Chroma hardware now works out of the box on all wallpapers of the type "Scene" and "Video" - just like the previous imple…
Hey all, this patch adds a seasonal theme option, a new Halloween skin and seasonal collections for the discover tab that we will manually curate. Seasonal Themes Wallpaper Engine can now adjust the skin it uses dynamically based on the current date. To get started, we have improved the Halloween skin and set up its dates and we intend to add a few more skins to be displayed automatically over…
Hey all, this update brings text rendering support to Scene wallpapers and adds an option to browse all wallpapers by author right in the browser. Text Features A new layer type has been added, 'Text Layer', which allows you to add text to scenes. It supports multiple lines, custom fonts, basic alignment options and you can even apply all existing image effects to this layer. New Text Stock Ass…
Hey all, this update fixes a number of bugs introduced with the previous big update. Most of them were already silently live as a hotfix right after the last update. No new features were added in this patch. As always, if Steam doesn't download the files right or an anti-virus is randomly breaking Steam or Wallpaper Engine, please refer to these solutions or create a new thread on the forums: R…
Read this for common Steam/Anti-Virus/unrelated issues Verification issue while updating Content file locked / Disk write error / Content encrypted Steamworks unavailable If you still have any issues with Steam's update process or your anti-virus deleting Wallpaper Engine or something else, please make a thread after following this link to get help: Hey all, This update brings JavaScript suppor…
Solutions for common issues caused by Steam/Windows Steamworks unavailable Verification issue while updating Content file locked / Disk write error / Content encrypted Follow-up Update 1.1.42 (10MB as usual) · Fixed audio response option being inaccessible in particle editor. · Added property linking to particle instance options. · Added preset publishing from existing presets (resolves depende…
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