Thanks everyone for your feature ideas! The latest update, FWsim 3.3, is now ready.
- New firework selection window with better filters and animated preview. Helping you to understand the different types of firework effects, even if you have never used FWsim before.
- Effect Editor: Pause, scroll forwards and backwards in time, and see your updates instantly. That way, you can pause on an important moment in the effect, make your changes, and easily understand the changes you make.
- Even more performance improvements
- Right-click in effect selection window to delete effects you no longer need
- Some very old effects were removed from the library, and replaced with new designs. (The old effects are still included as a ZIP file in the FWsim program directory, located in your Steam folder - in case you want to get them back for any reason)
- Effect Editor: Special tail components now available. These tail components can be inserted instead of a normal tail, and they represent real types of tails. This is a good way to immediately make your effects more realistic! There are also some components available for realistic ascent effects on shells.
- Effect Editor: Stars can be configured to not change color when using the "change color" option in the show editor.
- Effect Editor: Ascent Stars can be configured to change color when using the "change color" option in the show editor. (this is off by default)
- New option to automatically go back to starting point after playing in the show editor.
- Users without a middle mouse button can now use the CTRL key plus left mouse button to move the free camera.
- Improved layout on 4K monitors
What's your wishlist for the next updates? Let us know - we look forwards to hearing from you!
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