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New Features

SteelSeries is happy to announce League of Legends GameSense support in SteelSeries Engine!

We’ve utilized Riot’s League of Legends game API to bring you another incredible experience.

Configure your SteelSeries gear and customize your lighting effects based on the following in-game League of Legends events:

• Dragon Spawn Timer
• Baron Spawn Timer
• Baron Buff Timer
• Health
• Mana
• Kills
• Assists
• Deaths
• Number of Teammates Alive
• Number of Enemies Alive
• Gold
• Creep Score
• Game Started
• Dragon Kill (OLED and Tactile)
• Baron Kill (OLED and Tactile)

The default configuration displays a number of in-game stats, such as your Health, Mana, Kills, Creep Score, Teammates and Enemies Alive, Timers, and Gold.

Customizable illumination timer events can be set as reminders for the Dragon and Baron spawns, as well as when the Baron buff will wear off.

OLED screen events can display when the Dragon and Baron are killed, and by who. The timers for the Dragon and Barons spawns are also available on the OLED screens.

Added temperature to System Monitor app

We’ve also received awesome feedback on the System Monitor app. We’ve added another metric to help you keep an eye on your CPU and GPU temperature. Configure that in Engine directly from the Engine Apps tab.

New GameSense API feature

For events where you absolutely need 16.8 million colors to choose from, a new handler type has been added that always pulls the color for the zone from the data you send along with the event. For full details, please see the documentation here.

Bug Fixes

• Resolved an issue with Engine Apps on the right ALT key on the Japanese keyboard layouts for the Apex 5, 7, and Pro lines

Firmware Updates

• Apex 5 – Fixed an issue with the lighting on the right ALT key on the Japanese keyboard layout

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New Features

• Keep an eye on your PC performance utilization with our new System Monitor OLED app. You can track CPU, GPU and memory usage in real time. Check it out in the ‘Apps’ section.
• The GameSense SDK has been updated with the ability to send dynamic image data on every event update, allowing full framebuffer support for every OLED device.

Bug Fixes

• The “Repeat While Pressed” option is no longer incorrectly selectable for Text Macros
• Fixed a crash related to certain uncommon sound devices
• Fixed a crash involving an interaction between certain VPN services and the additional DTS software for Arctis headsets. Previously affected users may find that changes to their headset’s settings may not take effect while these VPN services are running. Further investigation is ongoing with DTS.
• Fixed several issues with changing multiple apps at once in “Launch Engine Apps” bindings
• Fixed an issue with incorrect min and max values being saved when binding a GameSense event

Firmware Updates

• Rival 310, Sensei 310, Rival 310 PUBG Edition, Rival 310 CS:GO Howl Edition - Updated button debounce timings
• Arctis 1 Wireless for Xbox, Arctis 1 Wireless for Xbox Cyberpunk Edition - Increased compatibility and reliability across the XBox platform

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Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue with the Apex 5 where onboard profiles could be corrupted when changing certain settings, which prevented the SteelSeries key meta layer features from functioning. If you were affected by this issue, you may need to factory reset your Apex 5 from the OLED menu to get these features working again. You can find the Factory Reset command within the Settings portion of the menu.
• Fixed an issue with the installation of the additional software for the legacy Arctis 3 and Arctis 3 Bluetooth headsets. Settings for these two devices should function again.
• Fixed an issue that caused some QCK Prism mousepads to prompt the user to save even when no changes had been made.
• Fixed an issue that could cause a crash in the Engine Apps tab under certain conditions.

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New Features

• You can now customize the ‘meta-layer’ keybinds (when you hold down the SteelSeries key) for Apex 7 and Apex Pro keyboards! Binding media controls etc has never been easier. Check out the configuration page of your Apex 7 or Apex Pro to find this new functionality.
• The Engine interface will not open by default after an automatic update

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue whereby the user interface could error when navigating between the CS:GO app screen page across devices
• Additional validation on mice CPI widgets to account for illegal values

Firmware Updates

Apex 7, Apex Pro, Apex 7 TKL, Apex Pro TKL

• Support for the ‘meta-layer’ keybind functionality

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A new version of SteelSeries Engine has just been released. Download it here!

This version we’re rolling out some small, but meaningful enhancements.

New Features

• You can now customize the illumination of ‘lock keys’ on your onboard profile for the Apex line of keyboards (Apex 5 and up)
• Added a ‘takeover banner’ on a device config window indicating when an app integration is controlling your OLED screen
• Some tweaks to make the Apex 3 configuration window illumination a little easier on the eye
• Adjusting the Rival 3 default config window size to give the UI a little more breathing room

Bug Fixes

• Active app integrations should no longer prevent PrismSync from running on tenkeyless keyboards when all illumination events have been removed from the apps
• Fixed an issue where cooldown events would not trigger after a macro had been recorded

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Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where editing a keyup event in a macro would not also change the associated keydown event.
• Fixed an issue that prevented users from making changes to keybindings that had been set to macros on the Apex 7 and Apex Pro keyboard lines.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the “Select Same” tool from working with keys that had been set to “Single Color” illumination on the Apex 7 and Apex Pro keyboard line.
• Fixed an issue that prevented SteelSeries Engine from running on a small number of PCs where the Windows imaging state was not complete.
• The Rival 3 will now keep the saved lighting profile when exiting SteelSeries Engine if all three zones are set to either “Steady” or “Disable Illumination” options.

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Bug Fixes

• Fixed the ALL zone selection in GameSense apps on some devices

New Product Support

• Rival 3
• Apex 3
• Apex 5

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Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the Fade reactive effect would not play properly when paired with a Single Color effect on the Apex 7 and Apex Pro line of keyboards
• Fixed an issue where firmware updates for the Apex 7 and Apex Pro line of keyboards would not run properly on MacOS
• Fix for the Tidal OLED App on MacOS Catalina
• Fixed an issue on the Apex 7 and Apex Pro keyboard line where a certain key’s lighting was unable to be configured on the Japanese key layout

Firmware Updates

Apex 7, Apex Pro, Apex 7 TKL, Apex Pro TKL

• Firmware update for the reactive fade effect issue above

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Hassle-free updates

Our latest update makes getting all your future Engine updates much easier! As we release new features in Engine, you will be automatically updated to get access to the latest functionality with no friction. Of course we don’t want to interrupt your gaming sessions, so you’ll only get updates when your monitor is sleeping.

New Engine Features

• The Apex 7 and Pro line of keyboards now allow unlimited static lighting colors in Base and Idle mode without affecting the number of running effects

We’ve also fixed several issues, listed below the cut.

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If pairing your Arctis 1 Wireless wasn’t already easy enough!

A new version of SteelSeries Engine has just been released. Download it here!

Hey folks,

We’ve packed a bunch of ‘quality of life’ improvements in our latest Engine update. Notably, improvements to our Arctis 1 Wireless pairing user interface.

We have also received some feedback on our Spotify App integration that was released in August. While many gamers love it, we have seen some connection issues as our user base of the app grows. As such, we are taking it offline until we can implement a solution that can scale to all of our users.

If you have any feedback for us or awesome Engine feature ideas, get in touch with us via our SteelSeries Discord #product-ideas!

The SteelSeries Engine team

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