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  1. Admin
    Today, Leadwerks Software announces the release of Leadwerks Game Engine 3.4, introducing many new features that help make Leadwerks Game Engine the easiest way to build royalty-free 3D games. With today’s free update on Steam, developers will have access to an all-new vehicle command set for building interactive cars and trucks with a physically realistic transmission model. Built-in water settings have been added in the editor to provide life-like water with the click of a button. Leadwerks Workshop, a one-stop shop for browsing and installing free game assets, is now more easily accessible with a visual interface built right into the Leadwerks editor. In addition, over one hundred small fixes and improvements have made their way into the new update.
     
    The free trial of Leadwerks has been updated to version 3.4, and is now available for Linux for the first time, in addition to Windows. A 66% discount on the indie and standard editions of Leadwerks Game Engine is being offered during the week of the launch.

    About Leadwerks Game Engine
    Leadwerks Game Engine is the easiest way to make 3D games, helping players to become content creators. The software has been designed for ease-of-use and power, combining a simple intuitive visual interface with an advanced game engine under the hood. A royalty-free license and low cost of entry give beginners easy access to get started making their own games. For more information about Leadwerks Game Engine, please visit http://www.leadwerks.com.
    About Leadwerks Software
    Leadwerks Software was founded in 2006 to make game development fun and enjoyable. The company launched Leadwerks Game Engine 3.0 in April at the GDC 2013 expo. In July 2013, the company conducted a successful Kickstarter campaign to bring Leadwerks to the Linux operating system, reaching over 200% of their goal in just six weeks. A concurrent Greenlight campaign for Steam was also successful, making Leadwerks the first third-party 3D game engine distributed on Steam.
  2. Admin

    Version 4.5 Updated

    By Admin,

    An update for Leadwerks Game Engine 4.5 has been pushed out on Steam. The following fixes have been made:
    View projection for Oculus Rift VR headset is fixed. Added VR.AButton, VR.BButton, VR.GripAxis for improved compatibility with Oculus Touch controllers. Fixed terrain collision bug. Added missing Workshop toolbar icons on Linux. Fixed script editor not opening on Linux. Fixed LoadAnimation bug. Fixed missing fall damage on player controller. This update is available now to all users.
  3. Admin
    Based on the success of the recent Winter Games Tournament, and the growing number of titles posted on our site, a Greenlight campaign has been launched to put a standalone Leadwerks Game Player on Steam. This will allow free self-publishing so that any Steam user can easily and safely install and play your game.

    Play Free Games
    The Leadwerks Game Player lets you install and play free games made by other Steam users with Leadwerks Game Engine. Choose from a wide variety of simple games like Asteroids3D, Crime Closer, Hunt for Food, and many more.
    Free Self-Publishing to Steam Workshop
    If you are a Leadwerks Game Engine user, Leadwerks Game Player lets you publish your own games to Steam through the Steam Workshop. Leadwerks Game Player uses sandboxed Lua script so that malicious code can't be executed, allowing free and safe self-publishing to Steam.
    Play Your Own Games in the Living Room
    Leadwerks works with SteamOS, so you and your friends can play your own games on the PC or in the living room. Just press "Publish" and your game is instantly available to all your friends on Steam.
    VR Mode
    Check the "VR Mode" checkbox to play any game in virtual reality with your Oculus Rift headset. 

     

     

  4. Admin
    AMD has released a new driver which fixes a compatibility problem with Leadwerks. You can download the driver from their site here:
    http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/latest-catalyst-windows-beta.aspx
     
    Resolved Issues:
    [412702] Screens may blank out when enabling a 3x1 SLS with 3 HDMI monitors
    [411847] Leadwerks : Project Manager crashes with a "Pure Virtual Function Call" error
    [413076] Second Life : Rigged mesh objects are not rendered correctly when hardware skinning is enabled in the in game settings
    [413392] Star Trek Online : Block corruption is experienced when MSAA is enabled in the in game settings
    [410367] System hangs/BSOD upon resuming from S3/S4 sleep on AMD Radeon™ R9 285 configured in AMD CrossFire™ mode
    [410293] With AMD CrossFire™ enabled, Timeout Detection Recovery (TDR) occurs during actual gameplay when YouTube Mix moves to the next song in Firefox
    [407622] Screen tearing on enabling VSync with Alien: Isolation game
    [407175] Catalyst Control Center Video Quality settings may not be available or retained if the "Enforce Smooth Video Playback" option is not selected on some AMD HD series GPU's.
    [410391] Primary display may not be retained after disabling Crossfire while in Eyefinity mode
    [409705] Enabling or disabling Crossfire may lead to one side of the 4K MST display being shown as black
    [410393] Minor stuttering may be seen in Dragon Age Inquisition on Single and Multi GPU configurations​
    [414660] Total War : Attilla - The game may hang during in game cinematics on certain Kaveri platforms with a separate discrete GPU
    [414120] The Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim : Fog / Clouds may flicker on Radeon HD 5800 series products

  5. Admin
    The Leadwerks 2016 Winter Games Tournament is complete! This tournament brought some new types of games we haven't seen before, with a wide range of new games to try. Here's a review.
     

     
    The Adventures of Relic Rick
    http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/page/games/_/the-adventures-of-relic-rick-public-alpha-v100-r108
     
    You control the adventurer, Rick, who is on a hunt for an ancient artifact for his museum. During his search in an underground ruin, he feels an earthquake and, before he knows it, the ground caves in beneath his feet! Rick is then swallowed into a secret temple! Trapped inside, Rick must proceed forward through the newly discovered ruin using his wits to solve puzzles, collect keys, and survive to escape the labyrinth. Will he ever find a way out of this secret underground dungeon or will it become his permanent tomb? It is up to you to help guide Rick out of his unfortunate state.
     

     
    Sentinal Defect
    http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/page/viewitem?fileid=625497837
     
    Survive against waves of killer robot spiders, armed with an SMG and an endless supply of ammunition. How many waves can you survive? The visual design is simple but consistent and striking.
     

     
    Present Hunt
    http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/page/viewitem?fileid=629645154
     
    Gather the presents and bring them to the tree. Heavy post-processing effects and a rich atmosphere make this an environment worth exploring.
     

     
    Dungeon Creeper
    http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/page/viewitem?fileid=621811493
     
    You're the pest-control snow-machine repair guy! Your career in life is to visit different places on your trusty boat and fix their machinery. This winter, you've received a special call out to Snow Town - their snow machine has broken down and they need you to re-set it!
     

     
    d4Shmup
    http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/page/viewitem?fileid=630002481
     
    An overhead shoot-em-up made with Leadwerks! Pilot your ship through a short level blasting enemies in your path.
     

     
    The Hankinator's Ode to Alpha Dog
    http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/page/viewitem?fileid=626762660
     
    The Hankinator is back with another wacky game. You are a dog air-dropped into a viking village on a mission to bite as many people as possible.
     

     
    The Lost and The Fallen
    http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/page/viewitem?fileid=630028747
     
    This interesting concept lets you lead your dog to locate a missing person. Locate the missing individual with the help of your dog. Should be possible to 'complete' the first single level but only intended as very early demo.
     

     
    Science Preview
    http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/page/viewitem?fileid=605707281
     
    This science fiction FPS pits you against an endless onslaught of terrifying monsters. The level design is reminiscent of 1990's shooters. Try it now!
     

     
    Maze Sweeper
    http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/page/viewitem?fileid=630071001
     
    From the author:
    You have gotten captured by evil scientist trying to experement on you, when you find guns and a way out, you find a monster that has not became so crazy as the other monsters, and he knows the way through the maze to the teleporter, you hope he will last, but he may become crazy on the way out.
     

     
    Nennerog
    http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/page/viewitem?fileid=627877110
     
    An experimental first-person shooter from first-time author lbxr2000.
     

     
    My Place
    http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/page/viewitem?fileid=626851826
     
    Explore the mountain base.
     

     
    3rd Person Controller
    http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/page/viewitem?fileid=616558416
     
    This tech demo lets you control a character in third-person view, with lots of level interactions to try.
     

     
    Ice Island
    http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/page/viewitem?fileid=610426359
     
    While not strictly a game, this is an interesting environment to explore.
     

     
    ZombScar
    http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/page/viewitem?fileid=615676471
     
    Explore the surface of another planet.
     

     
    Pong3D
    http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/page/viewitem?fileid=603368404
     
    Play the classic game "Pong" in a bright flashing futuristic 3D setting.
     

     
    Recovery
    http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/page/viewitem?fileid=613979230
     
    A beginning game made with Workshop content, with a cool menu.
     

  6. Admin
    The 2015 Steam Summer Sale begins today! Save on tons of games and software including all Leadwerks products.
    http://store.steampowered.com/app/251810
     

     
    If you're new to game development, now is the perfect time to get Leadwerks and start making a game for the Leadwerks Summer Games Tournament.
  7. Admin
    Congratulations to Type Advantage for the release of Pump-Action Captain on Steam. This title began as a Kickstarter project clearing 170% of their modest $500 goal. The team used that momentum to fuel a successful Greenlight campaign, gaining approval in just ten days. Today marks the release of the game as an "Early Preview" title, which means it's a playable work in progress. You can play it now for just $4.19.
     
    From the store page:
     
    Be sure to support your fellow Leadwerkers. Buy the game, play it, and if you want, leave a review on Steam.
  8. Admin
    Leadwerks Game Launcher lets you play a variety of creative, experimental, and just plain wacky mini-games made with Leadwerks Game Engine. Fly a spaceship through an asteroid field, play a round of miniature golf, or ride a lawn mower while dodging killer cows. It's free and there's a constant supply of new things to try.
     

     
    With Steam Workshop integration, you can talk directly to the developers and give your feedback for new ideas to be incorporated into their games. Start a discussion and let the devs know what you liked about their game, what can be improved, and any new ideas you have to add to their game. Your feedback will help them design their game and create something new and unique for the Steam community to enjoy.
     

     
    For developers, Leadwerks Game Launcher provides a much needed incubator for game ideas. Get feedback from players and start building a fanbase so you can rev up momentum for Kickstarter or Greenlight. Leadwerks Game Launcher allows anyone on Steam to play your game instantly, with no zip files, installers, or plugins.
     
    Leadwerks Game Launcher is available now as an Early Access title free on Steam.
  9. Admin
    Leadwerks Workshop provides a repository of free game items for game developers to use in their projects. Workshop content has been heavily used in several game tournaments to make many different games of different genres.
     
    Today we are rolling out the Leadwerks Workshop Store. This allows us to add new and better quality content for you to use in your games. All assets are curated and verified to work correctly with Leadwerks Game Engine. This includes material setup, sizing, and correct grid alignment of modular pieces.
     
    You can purchase items from the Workshop interface in the Leadwerks Editor. When you find a paid item you would like to purchase, click on the "Buy" button and you will be taken the purchase page for that item.
     

     

     
    You can checkout of the store page by adding funds to your Steam Wallet. The item will then be available to install in the editor, just like a free Workshop item. You can also purchase items from their page on our website. Your purchase will always be associated with your Steam account, so you never have to worry about backing up files or losing them.
     
    If you have any feedback on the purchasing process, content, or requests for future items, don't hesitate to let us know how we can improve. If the community finds this useful we will keep growing the library of available content ready to use with Leadwerks.
     



  10. Admin
    Today we've got four new texture packs available for purchase in the Workshop Store.
     
    The Blood Decals pack provides 30 hand-painted textures for spatters, drips, and puddles of human, animal, or alien blood. This is perfect for adding atmosphere and a sense of foreboding to an otherwise ordinary scene. You can even create trails of blood going down hallways and around corners.
     

     
    Another creepy addition is the Spiderweb Materials pack. Create a sprite and use these materials to instantly age your level and the show years of neglect and abandonment your game setting has endured.
     

     
    The Industrial Materials pack provides a set of high-quality high-definition materials for building an old factory setting. Combine them with either of the packs above to make a rich atmospheric scene.
     

     
    Finally, Fire's Decal Pack provides additional bulletholes, cracks, and gore to decorate your scene with new decals.
     

     
    You can get these items by opening the Workshop interface in Leadwerks by selecting the Workshop > Browse Workshop menu item in the main window.
  11. Admin
    Today we are releasing three new model packs in the Workshop Store.
     
    The Candles Pack provides beautifully detailed candles and sconces to bring atmosphere to any horror game.
     

     
    The Modern Furniture Pack includes numerous chairs, sofas, and a bar stool to populate any residential setting with.
     

     
    The Old Wine Bottles Pack gives you a variety of bottles with two texture variations. Decorate your map with them or use them for target practice.
     

     
    You can get these items by opening the Workshop interface in Leadwerks by selecting the Workshop > Browse Workshop menu item in the main window.
  12. Admin
    Leadwerks Game Engine 4.2 is now available on Steam. This update adds new features to make game development easier than ever. The free update goes out today to over 10,000 paid users on Steam.
     
    Version 4.2 integrates analytics into Leadwerks games with a free gameanalytics.com account. This allows developers to view statistics on player behavior and identify any trouble spots their game might have as players progress through levels. By viewing a summary of all player behavior, developers can make data-driven decisions and get real-time information instead of relying solely on written feedback.
     

     
    New graphical features make Leadwerks games more beautiful, including fast ray-traced reflections with a new post-processing effect called screen-space reflection (SSR). Easy heat haze, glass refraction, and soft particles can now be added to games just by dragging a prefab into the scene. Textures can now be added to spotlights to project an image onto walls.
     

     
    New animation commands and a built-in animation management system make it easier to display game characters with fluid movements. Just set the sequence to play, add a transition time, and the engine will auto matically manage and play a queue of blended animations. A bug that sometimes caused animated characters to render incorrectly on Linux has also been fixed.
     
    It's now easier to purchase items in the Leadwerks Workshop Store. Clicking on the buy button in the editor will open the selected item in the Steam client, instead of requiring you to log into the Steam website through a web browser.
     
    The professional edition has been upgraded to Visual Studio 2015, and is now compatible with the latest version of GCC with C++11 support.
     
    The Leadwerks Winter Games Tournament is running until January 15th, and there’s still time to create a mini-game and publish to Steam Workshop. All participants receive a prize, including stickers, posters, shirts, hoodies, and even Steam controllers.
     
    Leadwerks Game Engine and the Professional Edition DLC are both on sale during the Steam Winter Sale with an 80% discount. Leadwerks Game Launcher can be downloaded for free on Steam.
     
    ABOUT LEADWERKS SOFTWARE
    Leadwerks Software was founded in 2006 to make game development easy and fun. The company launched Leadwerks Game Engine on Steam in January 2014 and has experienced steady growth with over 10,000 paid users. Leadwerks Game Launcher was released as an early access title in September 2015, allowing developers to publish games to Steam Workshop for free, with no waiting period and no approval process.
  13. Admin
    Leadwerks Game Engine 4.3 is now available.
     
    This release adds support for Ogg Vorbis audio files. Ogg Vorbis is a compressed audio format specially designed to shrink the size of large audio files. Using Ogg for large music files can significantly reduce your game's size.
     

     
    Leadwerks Game Engine 4.3 features numerous performance updates, with performance improvements up to twice as fast as Leadwerks 4.2.
     

     
    Finally, numerous small bugs have been squashed to make Leadwerks more reliable than ever.
     
    Version 4.3 is a free update and is available on Steam now. C++ projects made with Leadwerks 4.2 can be updated by adding the following header search paths:
    $(LeadwerksHeaderPath)\Libraries\libvorbis\include
    $(LeadwerksHeaderPath)\Libraries\libogg\include

  14. Admin

    4.3 Update Available

    By Admin,

    An update to version 4.3 is now available on the default branch. This fixes it so the editor is not DPI-aware and will be scaled correctly if scaling on Windows is used. Some small shadow update bugs were fixed, and the animation shaders were improved.
     
    If you are having trouble running your game from the editor in debug mode, you need to install the latest VC++ redistributable from Microsoft found here:
    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53587
     
    The version distributed with Steam is outdated and will not work correctly. Valve has been notified of this issue.
  15. Admin
    The latest game tournament brought in a small number of games, but they more than made up for it in quality. Each title that was submitted was pretty fantastic. The tournament was held during an odd month and there was no banner across the forum to remind people about it, so that is something that can be improved in the future. Each entry will receive an 11"x17" poster in the mail. Please make sure your name, address, and phone number (for customs) are correct and up to date in your Leadwerks account info.
    Without further ado, I bring you the games:
    Dwarf Beard
    A solid base that can be turned into a nice RPG, Dwarf Beard pits you and your beard against a horde of goblin sentries. There are several interesting mechanics and the polish is very good.
    Zelrio
    This is a fun adventure game with a and well-done visual style that looks and plays great. Find stars, collect coins, evade monsters, and reach the end goal. I was not able to progress past the first level, so I am not sure if there are more levels or not, but it's definitely worth checking out.
    House in the Hollow
    A shooter that is literally on rails...actual rails! Have fun blasting balloons in this spooky funhouse ride.
    J-Train
    This is a very interesting learning game that teaches you Japanese characters. The interface still needs some work but it's a very cool idea and the polish and execution are excellent.
    Also check out "VR testje weer" in the game launcher if you like killing chimpanzee zombies in VR. There's no title image so it does not qualify for the tournament...but it has monkey zombies in VR:
    http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1305570192
  17. Admin
    Developer @Ghost has released his excellent Leadwerks-powered game Concealment.

    Your life is in your hands
    Go to an abandoned village to find your missing brother. Explore the objects that come in your way. Solve the terrible mystery of this mysterious place.

    Concealment is a first-person psychological horror game. A game in which you need to solve the mystery of an abandoned ancient village.
    Story
    You receive a strange letter from your brother. He asks that you urgently come to an abandoned village where something strange is happening. Your goal is to find your brother and find out what caused the strange events.
    Features
    Open for research location - Go wherever you want, explore the territory to your heart's content. Interactive items - You can pick up and examine items. Non-linear plot - Change the plot with your actions. Get the game now on Steam to enjoy some some horror fun built with Leadwerks!
     
  18. Admin
    Ultra App Kit 1.1 is now available on our website and on Steam. This free update brings cross-platform development to our fast resolution-independent GUI toolkit. To download the new installers, click on your account purchases.
    In addition to Windows, Mac and Linux are now supported, which means you can code once and compile everywhere to easily create cross-platform GUI applications.
    Builds on Linux use minimal dependencies and will work on virtually any distro without any additional libraries to install. This effectively solves the Linux user interface problem forever and provides us with a strong foundation on which to build new game development tools that look great and run everywhere.

    Ultra App Kit is gorgeous on macOS and works with both Intel-based Macs or running natively on Apple Silicon.

    Along with various small bug fixes, version 1.1 adds the following new commands:
    Display::ClientArea() returns an iVec4 defining the usable area inside the screen, minus any bars the OS uses. Widget::SetFontBold() allows you to display bold text on a widget. Command() allows easy interaction with the system console / terminal. You can get the standalone version now for just $1.99 a month, or get a Steam key for $19.99. Both versions will give you support to build GUI applications for Windows, Linux, and Mac:
    Updating Ultra App Kit 1.0 Projects
    The move to cross-platform and ARM support only requires small changes in your existing projects. In Visual Studio, right-click on the solution name and open the Properties editor. In the Linker > Input field, change "App Kit.lib" (release configuration) and "App Kit_d.lib" (debug) both to "AppKit.lib", with no spaces.

    In the release configuration, change the linker search path from "$(UltraEnginePath)\Libs\Win64" to "$(UltraEnginePath)\Library\Windows\x64\Release".
    In the debug configuration, change the linker search path from "$(UltraEnginePath)\Libs\Win64" to "$(UltraEnginePath)\Library\Windows\x64\Debug".
    If you are using a 32-bit build, repeat this process with the 32-bit platform selected, replacing "x64" with "x86".

    New projects will be generated with correct paths for linking to the engine library.
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