March 1, 2026

Localized News (Multi-Language Translations with AI), Enhanced News Editor (Countdown Timers, Header Badges, Banner & Wide Layouts, Custom Colors)

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Dashboard

🌐 Localized News — Multi-Language Translations with AI

NEW FEATURE: Publish news content in multiple languages! Translate your news articles with one-click AI translation or add manual translations — your players see content in their preferred language automatically.

NEW - Localized News with the News Builder

NEW - Localized News

The News Editor now supports multi-language translations, allowing you to publish alerts, main news, and sub-news in up to 7 languages. An integrated AI translation feature uses GPT-4o-mini to generate instant translations that you can review and edit before saving.

How it works:

1. Open any news article in the News Editor

2. Scroll to the Translations section on the left panel

3. Choose a target language and click AI Translate for instant translation, or Add Empty to write manually

4. Review the translated content in the editor — switch between languages using the language bar at the top

5. Click Save to persist the translation

Supported languages:

Language	Code
English (US)	en-US
Spanish (Mexico)	es-MX
French (France)	fr-FR
Portuguese (Brazil)	pt-BR
Thai (Thailand)	th-TH
Chinese (Simplified)	zh-CN
Hebrew (Israel)	he-IL

Key details:

Aspect	Detail
AI Provider	GPT-4o-mini via Puter — no API keys required
Translation scope	Alerts, Main News, and Sub News — all content types translated in a single request
Fallback behavior	Launcher requests content by language → exact match → en-US fallback → primary
Unsaved changes	Warning dialog when switching languages with unsaved changes
Confirmation dialogs	Delete and re-translate actions require confirmation before proceeding

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New News Customizations

A bunch of new news customizations are now available! See details below!

NEW - More News Customizations

🖼️ Banner Main News — Content Support

IMPROVED: The Banner layout for Main News items can now display body content

NEW - Main News Banner with Content

⏱️ News Countdown Timers

NEW FEATURE: Add live countdown timers to your main news items — perfect for game launches, events, seasonal sales, and limited-time offers!

NEW - Countdown on News

Main news items now support an optional countdown timer that displays a live, ticking countdown to a target date directly inside the launcher.

How it works:

1. Open a news article and select a Main News item

2. Enable the Countdown toggle

3. Set a target date and time

4. Optionally customize the countdown label (e.g., "Launches in", "Event starts in")

5. The launcher displays a live countdown showing days, hours, minutes, and seconds

Features:

• Live ticking — the countdown updates every second in the launcher

• Auto-hide — the countdown automatically disappears when the target time is reached

• Inline editing — configure the countdown directly in the news editor with a live preview

• Timezone-aware — all dates are handled in UTC for consistency across timezones

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🏷️ Header Badges for News Items

NEW FEATURE: Add eye-catching badges to your main news and sub-news headers — highlight new content, sales, updates, and more!

NEW - Badges for News Items

News items now support optional header badges — small, colored labels displayed alongside the news title in the launcher.

Configuration:

Setting	Description
Badge Text	Short label text (e.g., "NEW", "SALE", "UPDATE")
Badge Color	Background color for the badge — chosen via color picker

Badges are available for both Main News and Sub News items and are configured inline in the news editor.

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🎨 New Sub-News Layouts & Customization

NEW FEATURE: Sub-news items now support multiple layout modes, custom icons, banner images, and visual customization options for a richer launcher experience!

The Sub-News system has been significantly expanded with new layout options and visual customization capabilities.

Card Layout

The default compact card layout — one item per slot. Each card displays the news title, date, and an optional icon.

Sub News - Card Layout

Wide Layout (2 and 3 columns)

A double-width card that spans two columns, giving more visual prominence to important sub-news items.

NEW - Sub News - Wide Layout (2 columns)

A double-width card that spans two columns, giving more visual prominence to important sub-news items.

NEW - Sub News - Wide Layout (3 columns)

Banner Layout

A full-width banner with a background image and overlay text — ideal for major announcements, events, or featured content.

NEW - Sub News Banner Layout

Custom Icons and Custom Title Color

Upload a custom icon for each sub-news item. If no icon is provided, the app icon is used as a fallback. Set a custom color for the sub-news title text via the built-in color picker.

NEW - Sub News - Icon and Title with color

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Desktop Launcher

🌐 Language-Aware News Content

The Desktop Launcher now sends the user's system language when fetching news content. If a translation exists for the user's language, the launcher displays it automatically. Otherwise, it falls back to English (en-US) or the primary language.

• Automatic language detection — uses the system's current language setting

• Live reload — news content refreshes automatically when the user changes the launcher language

• Fallback chain — exact match → en-US → primary language

NEW - Desktop Launcher Language Aware (Chinese Language)

NEW - Desktop Launcher Language Aware (Portuguese Language)

🎨 Enhanced News Display

The Desktop Launcher has been updated to render all new news features:

• Countdown timers — live ticking countdown display for main news items

• Header badges — colored badges rendered alongside news titles

• Banner & wide layouts — sub-news items render in card, wide, and banner modes

• Custom icons — sub-news items display custom icons with app icon fallback

• Custom title colors — per-item title color customization is respected

NEW - Enhanced News Display

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