What changed in Wallpaper Engine in 2018

Fixed the issue of UI being launched after pinning to the taskbar.

Resolved focus restoration issue for the on-screen keyboard after alt-tabbing.

Added option to mass update certain properties on all selected wallpapers.

Corrected the issue of double slashes being reduced to a single slash.

Ensured clip space is identical between different graphics APIs.

Introduced a UI editor for user properties in project settings.

Users can now bind properties like colors and sliders to scene wallpapers.

Resolved an issue where the audio response option was inaccessible.

Introduced a web-based tool to unpack .pkg files for editing.

Updated the hide icons hotkey to use the official Windows function.

Added the ability to publish presets from existing ones, resolving dependency issues.

Made the filter button more obvious for better user experience.

Resolved a CSS issue that occurred after minimizing the application.

Wallpaper Engine will now automatically unpause when the Windows 10 start menu is opened in fullscreen.

Added a new iCUE effects option for scene wallpapers in the browser.

Users can now create playlists with a variety of options.

Wallpaper Engine now features two video engines for enhanced performance.

The application includes Chromium integration with custom features.

Wallpaper Engine now supports extensive multi-monitor setups.

New support programs have been created to handle Steam downtimes and detect computer problems.

The store page has been translated into Chinese, Czech, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, and Turkish.

Wallpaper Engine has completed its Early Access phase after three years of development.

The application now includes a full-fledged editor to create animations from images.

Fixed the cursor position issue in scene wallpapers that rendered at half resolution.

Resolved the issue where 'next wallpaper' showed up incorrectly on time of day playlists.

The item store integration has been disabled to reduce confusion and improve user experience.

The opacity slider has been moved to a more accessible location, replacing social icons.

Corrected the issue where OpenGL ddy was flipped.

A new stock wallpaper has been added, improved from its previous Workshop release.

Resolved a crash that occurred when applying properties to an invalid monitor location.

Fixed a bug causing the UI window to become blank on multi-monitor multi-DPI systems.

Corrected the issue where static child particles did not terminate emission when the parent particle stopped.

Fixed the playlist hotkey action to be limited to the selected monitor.

New global properties can be applied to all wallpapers at once, including alignment, position, volume, mouse parallax, and playback rate.

Local URLs now support keyboard input when desktop icons are hidden, though it is still experimental.

Preparations for leaving Early Access include a new trailer and updated store page translations.

Introduction of six customizable wallpaper designs that support CORSAIR RGB lighting.

All CORSAIR wallpapers include options for use in Multi Monitor setups.

Users can control color, speed, direction, and positioning of lighting effects.

Integration with CORSAIR iCUE software to synchronize wallpapers with RGB lighting.

New support for eight different lighting effects including Wave, Visor, Pulse, Spiral, and Audio Visualizer.

Added precision/step properties to sliders in project.json for enabling fractions.

Resolved an issue where auto scrolling in the editor was activated during wallpaper updates incorrectly.

Introduced a backup Workshop system to mitigate server outages on Valve's end.

Scenes can now use sliders and checkboxes in the browser via shader uniforms.

Local wallpaper cache is now instantly loaded, improving access speed to subscribed wallpapers.

Workshop lists are now limited to 1000 pages due to Steam's restrictions.

Maintaining a limited copy of Workshop lists on the developer's server for offline access.

Introduced a more user-friendly search text reset button.

Wallpapers in the playlist now allow assignment of a preset by right-clicking.

Resolved crash issue when child system uses box emitter and is requested to stop emitting.

Added new options and tags for browsing presets in the Workshop.

Users can now share their own presets including all imported files on Workshop directly.

Reordered the lists based on Steam preference for better usability.

Wallpapers will now unpause when the user changes the wallpaper.

Made Steam error show up when query is expected to return something but returns nothing.

Added localization for the steps involved in publishing to the Workshop.

Moved property controls to the bottom of the property list for better accessibility.

Improved error messaging for users who move files around after installation.

Playlist advances even if the window is kept open, except for time of day mode.

Fixed an issue where the playlist would change wallpaper after the stop was applied.

Fixed the workshop advertise blink not resetting as soon as it should.

You can now assign wallpapers to a specific time and change the playlist mode to 'time of day'.

Fixed saved playlist settings being modified when changing them live on a monitor.

Disabled webm Workshop import due to performance issues with uploaded videos.

All saved playlists are now available from the tray menu for instant access.

You can now add the same wallpaper to a playlist multiple times.

Fixed an issue where the playlist would crash when it only contained invalid wallpapers.

Fixed an issue where focus pause all was not saving.

Fixed the issue where the entire playlist would get deleted if the visible wallpaper was unsubscribed.

New particle renderers and initializers added for advanced users.

Fixed the issue where remote session state was not being read at startup.

A number of new effect presets and variations can now be used in the editor.

Fixed texture previews not working when there are unicode characters in the path.

Custom changes made to Chromium to avoid various driver crashes from AMD and Intel.

Fixed an exception in the browser process while handling mouse events.

Fixed a crash that occurred when Steam queries were made from the wallpaper browser process.

All layers can now have their transforms locked to prevent accidental movement.

Boost library updated but reverted due to causing crashes.

Fixed CTRL+A not selecting across pages in the editor.

A new tab in the wallpaper browse window allows browsing the Workshop based on genres, keywords, and creators.

Three buttons have been added to quickly toggle the visibility for the new selection box, the grid, and performance stats.

This update aims to reduce persistent CEF/Chromium stability issues.

The scene editor will now show a selection box for the selected object, useful for translucent images and particles.

Local files can now be sorted by the last modified time.

Resolved an issue with the + button.

This change avoids crashes from corrupted texture files due to hard drive failures.

A new download icon indicates which wallpapers you have already downloaded.

A diagnostics tool (bin/diagnostics64.exe) has been added to help detect other programs breaking Wallpaper Engine.

This fix addresses crashes when multiple playlists are running at the same time.

The web wallpaper will now only close after the wallpaper file has either been loaded or timed out.

This fix applies when setting up a web/app project.

This change should avoid some startup crashes.

Wallpapers in all lists will now scale along with the window and screen size better.

Added soft audio device error behavior to restart video muted, avoiding errors C00D36FA and 8889000f in most cases.

Added MSI Gaming App DLL detection to crash handler (it can crash DirectX).

Fixed a video loading crash if audio output was disabled and video file contains unreadable/corrupted streams.

Fixed web access filter not applying access rights anymore.

Removed crash handler from web wallpaper process when it starts shutting down.

Changed NVAPI to only update application paths on launch, not always revert to Intel GPU on NV Optimus.

Added alpha write to blend effect.

Added a new 'shine' effect that adds a glow shape to bright parts of the image.

CEF has been updated to version 3.3359.1772, still using the major Chromium version 66.

Fixed browser settings not always saving when certain options are changed.

Fixed shake blink opacity mask getting distorted and not properly scaling.

New button to hide single effects/renderables.

You can now use the clone mode to display a copy of the wallpaper on every monitor.

A tutorial for creating a simple eye blinking effect.

Warning added as Wallpaper Engine is not meant for static images.

Prevents loss of configuration due to crashes.

Allows hiding stock wallpapers without deleting them.

Resolved crashes when scene wallpapers with sounds are running on multiple monitors.

Create custom clone groups by right-clicking a monitor.

Resolved snapping while using editor gizmos.

Added 'backup' folder in wallpaper_engine/projects/backup.

Image layer effects now use point filter if base texture does too.

Support for undo/redo across various elements in the editor.

Fixes external images from OneDrive not loading.

Made scene audio post processing less erratic and separated frequencies more.

Resolved an issue where new wallpaper drag & drop creation in the editor failed when the extension was written in upper case.

New wallpaper drag & drop creation in editor failed when the extension was written in upper case.

This may be useful for creating eye blink animations if the source image allows for it.

Applied wallpaper was not reloading when 'apply wallpaper' was continuously used in the editor.

Addressed the issue where the applied wallpaper did not reload when 'apply wallpaper' was continuously used in the editor.

Changed the label to affect scene type wallpapers with audio as well.

Changed the label from 'video audio output' to 'audio output' to also affect scene type wallpapers with audio.

Turned off scene audio post processing for analog recording devices.

Resolved issue with grey wallpapers caused by external DLLs overwriting the DLL directory.

Improved the updater by allowing more time for a gentle shutdown to complete, reducing restart issues.

Introduced bounds and direction settings to the shake effect, enabling potential eye blink animations.

Model textures failed to be referenced correctly if they contained three or more slashes.

Resolved an issue where wallpapers appeared grey because external DLLs were overwriting the DLL directory.

Made audio options for pulse effect easier to set up and added audio response to shake effect.

Adjusted scene audio post processing to be less erratic and to better separate frequencies.

Made audio options for the pulse effect easier to set up and added audio response to the shake effect.

Corrected a problem where model textures failed to be referenced correctly if they contained three or more slashes.

Allowed more time for a gentle shutdown to complete, reducing updater restart issues.

Improved reliability of Media Foundation initialization.

Particles now have a second layer of controls for easier adjustments.

Resolved crash due to missing alignment of a variable in particle simulation.

Simplified process for creating new wallpapers with automatic settings.

Resolved crash issue when the audio detector is reset.

Updated CEF version to 3.3325.1750 for better web wallpaper support.

Particles have received a second layer of controls for easier adjustments.

Resolved pagination breaking when Steam returns bad data.

Workshop page now includes 'my favorites' and 'voted up' queries.

Resolved issues with muting in maximized and fullscreen modes.

Renamed report categories for better clarity and processing.

Adjusted report categories for better processing of reports.

A mute button for native videos and scene wallpapers has been added.

Fixed pagination breaking when Steam returns bad data.

Resolved crash issue when the audio detector is reset.

Resolved issue causing web links to fail.

Resolved issues with unreliable Media Foundation init/shutdown.

Resolved pixel artifacts in mip map generation.

Workshop page now allows tracking of favorite and upvoted wallpapers.

Announcement of plans to remove Early Access status.

Looping music and random sounds can now be added to scenes with audio responsiveness.

Two new wallpapers have been accepted to the store.

Pagination added to installed tab for better performance with large wallpaper collections.

Two new wallpapers accepted to the store front.

Fixed visual overflow issue in the effect list.

Updated CEF version to improve web wallpaper functionality.

Reduces size on disk for large PNGs and JPEGs without affecting performance.

A mute button has been added to the tray menu for easier access.

New wallpaper creation process simplifies importing and setup.

Looping music and random sounds can now be added to scenes with audio responsiveness.