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Dude Who Feb 13, 2024 @ 6:00pm
What does 5 have over the previous versions?
Simple question.

I got Fences 3 in a Humble Bundle many years ago. I've since learned there was a Fences 4 and now a Fences 5.

What do these newer versions have over 3?
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Fright XO Feb 13, 2024 @ 9:15pm 
Nothing. The "new features" are just existing features in Fences 4.

Chameleon is Translucency + Fade In on hover
Peek is already a hotkey.
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basj66  [developer] Feb 13, 2024 @ 11:28pm 
Hello,
You can review this announcements to see New Features in Fences 5: https://www.stardock.com/news/525701/now-on-steam-fences-5
Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant
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pii Feb 14, 2024 @ 10:58am 
Originally posted by Dude Who:
Simple question.

I got Fences 3 in a Humble Bundle many years ago. I've since learned there was a Fences 4 and now a Fences 5.

What do these newer versions have over 3?

It has a higher price and a subscription model, but since it is 29.99, it might be a forever key. If you buy on StarDock it's 9.99 and it is a yearly sub. I'll be sticking with Version 4.
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pii Feb 14, 2024 @ 10:59am 
Originally posted by Fright XO:
Nothing. The "new features" are just existing features in Fences 4.

Chameleon is Translucency + Fade In on hover
Peek is already a hotkey.

This!
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bdsams  [developer] Feb 14, 2024 @ 11:18am 
Originally posted by pii:
Originally posted by Fright XO:
Nothing. The "new features" are just existing features in Fences 4.

Chameleon is Translucency + Fade In on hover
Peek is already a hotkey.

This!

There is a new featureto make Peek accessible on the taskbar via a button that is always present - meaning you can enable it with your mouse which cannot be done in F4. It sounds simple but it was a significant undertaking about how you create an app (that's not an app) that lives on the taskbar, doesn't close, and functions the way the user expects.

As noted, the license on Steam is a perm key, you do not need to update from Fences 4 to Fences 5, F4 (and F3) will continue to work as they do today.
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Dude Who Feb 14, 2024 @ 3:13pm 
Originally posted by basj66:
Hello,
You can review this announcements to see New Features in Fences 5: https://www.stardock.com/news/525701/now-on-steam-fences-5
Thank you,

That doesn't tell me anything about the new features that were in 4 though, if there even were any.
At this point, I feel no need to upgrade from 3.
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basj66  [developer] Feb 14, 2024 @ 8:28pm 
Originally posted by Dude Who:
Originally posted by basj66:
Hello,
You can review this announcements to see New Features in Fences 5: https://www.stardock.com/news/525701/now-on-steam-fences-5
Thank you,

That doesn't tell me anything about the new features that were in 4 though, if there even were any.
At this point, I feel no need to upgrade from 3.

You could refer here for what has change since Fences 2. Fences change log: https://www.stardock.com/products/fences/history
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Gorilla Jupp Feb 15, 2024 @ 1:39pm 
Do the high prices come from having the term "Chameleon" patented? xD
Jokes aside, Peek and Chameleon are nice-to-have, but not for THAT high price. Not even close!
Sorry, no. :-(

How do you justify that much of a bulge in price?
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Captain Sopressa Feb 16, 2024 @ 5:47pm 
Q: What's new on v5 over v4?
A: YES
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d0x360 Feb 17, 2024 @ 4:05pm 
Originally posted by bdsams:
Originally posted by pii:

This!

There is a new featureto make Peek accessible on the taskbar via a button that is always present - meaning you can enable it with your mouse which cannot be done in F4. It sounds simple but it was a significant undertaking about how you create an app (that's not an app) that lives on the taskbar, doesn't close, and functions the way the user expects.

As noted, the license on Steam is a perm key, you do not need to update from Fences 4 to Fences 5, F4 (and F3) will continue to work as they do today.

With a service...

This new feature is not that valuable and this is the same false advertising nonsense pulled with start11 V2 which lists new features that were just the same as the previous version except on steam you can't pull that up because it's hidden.

Also here is one for your dev team... Start11 V2 oddly has the same feature set if the only file replaced from the prior version is the exe and likewise if you install V2 and replace that exe with the prior 1.5 exe... It's identical.

How is that even possible? Ask me how I know
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MagnumPCI  [developer] Feb 20, 2024 @ 11:50am 
This new feature is not that valuable and this is the same false advertising nonsense pulled with start11 V2 which lists new features that were just the same as the previous version except on steam you can't pull that up because it's hidden.

Also here is one for your dev team... Start11 V2 oddly has the same feature set if the only file replaced from the prior version is the exe and likewise if you install V2 and replace that exe with the prior 1.5 exe... It's identical.

Start11 v2 is a MASSIVE upgrade over v1. The most notable feedback we have received with Start11 v2 is '...you are not charging enough for it.' To say that Start11 is the same with a new name is just nonsensical and, sadly, taints any other feedback surrounding such a claim.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager
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Gorilla Jupp Mar 16, 2024 @ 5:34am 
At the moment there is an 80% sale here on steam.

But guess, what ist NOT in it?
Fences 5!
Ta-ra!

It was clear that this would not be included, right?

As long as Fences 5 will not be available for about 10 to 12 € then they can keep it! :-D
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MonkeyGamesVR Apr 9, 2024 @ 6:18am 
A question I would like to know though, is F3 still supported or no?
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MagnumPCI  [developer] Apr 9, 2024 @ 7:11am 
Originally posted by MonkeyGamesVR:
A question I would like to know though, is F3 still supported or no?

If you mean Fences 3, while it may install and 'work' on Windows 11, it's not officially supported, no.

Sean Drohan
Stardock
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1stReaper Jun 6, 2024 @ 5:29pm 
kinda sucks that if you want to continue using fences you "have" to buy fences 5 (and most likely fences 6 when 5 stops working correctly

i was using fences 3 for so long,
.....up till i upgraded from windows 10 to windows 11...
to which i've noticed the fences and desktop icons i have in them take quite a while to appears =/

which kinda sucks because
im not bothered about the added features fences 4 might have had and 5 has
as i personally only use fences....

for 2 things
"tidy desktop"
and a "hover open and open, drop box"

not really seeing a reason to use the extra stuff thats been added
like the peek or whatever it is
....if i was gonna "peek" at the location... might as well just open the folder where i have the games or what not, click it and close the folder,

and for the chameleon or whatever it is....
mah,,,, the color looks like the colour of something else to bland in with something or other?
ill be honest. i dont know what it does ...

but like i said... i only ever used fences for 2 things.....
to tidy up my desktop and group them up.....

having to buy a new fences program to have pretty much the only things i used fences 3 for actually work on windows 11 blows hard.....


but... that said i've already been forced to buy a newer version of something as it is due to games like far cry 6 suddenly not working correctly on windows 10,
to turn around and work perfectly on windows 11 >.<

if this follows the path we already know its going to take...
we'll be forced to upgrade to windows 12,
and when windows 12 comes out ofcourse fences 6 will come out
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