For those FM8 users who haven't noticed it on the forums, NBOS Software has released a free and important update for FM8. It can be installed into any licensed installation of FM8.

The main focus of this update is to make FM8 run better under Windows 10, but it also offers other improvements such as adding the ability to work with PNG fill patterns (textures) with transparency (alpha channel information).

Our project group has tested this update and made a number of maps with it that are intended for public release. We've found no issues with the new version, but we have found that the transparent textures now work well in FM8 and that the design tool improvements for Windows 10 also improve the control of design elements with older Windows versions.

For more info and to download the update, go to:

http://www.nbos.com/nox/index.php?action=1001&id=671