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FWsim 4.4 - Motorized Stars, Better Performance, and new effects features
Check out update 4.4! Here's what's new: ⭐ Graphics improvements More realistic appearance of stars Accelerated Rendering (Settings → Graphics) — runs much faster and uses less battery at the same visual quality. Availa…
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Massive Performance Improvement
In this update: Better performance when editing your show, especially on large shows with many cues New option: “Reverse Order on Timeline” (CTRL + SHIFT + R). Use this when you make a stepper out of single cues and you…
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FWsim 4.1.1 - Show Editing is now much faster
Exciting news! You can now select your favorite effects and then insert them with just one click. This massively speeds up the show design process, so you can focus on your creativity. Furthermore: Press TAB key to jump…
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FWsim 4.1 with Automatic Beat Detection
Hi everyone! Exciting news: This is FWsim 4.1. Automatic detection of beats Real location downloading is more stable and faster. New star size: XXS
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FWsim - Update 4.0.1.5
Fix: FWsim now always uses your high-performance graphics card (instead of onboard graphics) Several bugfixes Performance improvements Updated Italian, Spanish and French translations. You can contribute to FWsim transl…
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Announcing FWsim v4
With FWsim v4, planning your shows is now much faster & easier! Show Editor Improvements ➜ Better display of positions, with 3D cylinders - so you can better see where the positions actually are in 3D space ➜ Put steppe…
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Create better 3D worlds with the Water Removal Tool
Hi FWsim fans! In 2023, we added a feature to load Google Earth 3D scenery into FWsim (avabile under Show -> Scenery -> "Real Location"). We also added a water system, allowing you to add water to the scenery (available…
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New Crackling Types, Strobing Ascent Effects
Popping Flowers (Crackling) can now be adjusted in a much more granular way Ascent Effects can now have strobing 57 different kinds of crackling already included
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FWsim Full Release - Available Now
Dear Fireworks Fans, we are excited to announce the full release of FWsim - Fireworks Display Simulator on Steam, today! Since our launch on Early Access back in 2021, FWsim has improved a lot. To celebrate the full rel…
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FWsim Full Release: Water, Real Environments, New Graphics, and more
On November 3, we are leaving Early Access and officially launching on Steam. Check out the new trailer: List of new features in this release Completely new graphics Load the entire world in 3D, thanks to data from Goog…
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The Entire World in 3D - FWsim 3.5 Beta 1
Dear FWsim Community, we are excited to announce this beta update with the following features: Loading the entire World in 3D FWsim could load 3D models in the past. But if you wanted to simulate a real place, you might…
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FWsim 3.4.1 - Lancework, Better Performance
FWsim 3.4.1 is now available! Here's what's new: Lancework FWsim 3.4.1 comes with a new Lancework effect type. Lanceworks are pieces made from wood, with glowing dots arranged in shapes or letters. You can create Lancew…
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FWsim 3.4: Dark Mode, Fullscreen, Better Camera Controls, New Effects Samples
FWsim 3.4 is here, and we are excited to tell you about it! New Dark Design (you can go back to the old design by disabling “Dark Mode” in the preferences) Improved Camera Animation System Saving and Loading of camera p…
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New Online Fireworks Database
Starting today, all Steam users will have access to the FWsim online fireworks database. This gives you thousands of new fireworks, made by other users, for free! Simply click Tools -> Online Fireworks Database to acces…
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Online Fireworks Database now available
Starting today, all Steam users will have access to the FWsim online fireworks database. This gives you thousands of new fireworks, made by other users, for free! Simply click Tools -> Online Fireworks Database to acces…
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FWsim 3.3 Now Available
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 effec…
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