Luxtoberfest 6 and the 2009 Lux Awards 
October 01, 2009 October 2009 hosts the 6th annual Luxtoberfest. The month long festival is full of online tournaments and finishes with the 2009 Lux Awards. You are hereby invited to vote for your favourite maps of the year, compete in online contests, and have a happy Luxtober.
http://sillysoft.net/contests/
Map Awards: vote for your favourite maps of 2009. See the list of eligible maps here:
http://sillysoft.net/contests/2009maps.php
People Awards: online players should vote in the people awards. See the categories here:
http://sillysoft.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17809
Lux Delux version 6.0 for desktop and laptops was released last month, a free update for all registered desktop users. Biohazard mode is now available on all maps. Use the new setting on the main game window to control the level of "nuked out" countries. Try it on your favorite maps!
http://sillysoft.net/lux/
As always, your feedback is welcomed. Please enjoy Luxtoberfest and send in your votes!
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Dustin Q Sacks
Sillysoft Games
Lux DLX invades the iPhone app store
December 21, 2008 Sillysoft is excited to announce that Lux DLX is now available for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Lux DLX is a version of the Lux world domination game designed for Apple's popular mobile platform. The game features a multi-touch interface, challenging AI, numerous settings, over 75 maps, and the ability to save your game between launches or phone calls.
Search for "lux" in the iTunes app store, or follow this link to go directly to Lux DLX:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=299813413
Here's a shorter link that will also take you to Lux DLX, in case the long one above doesn't work:
http://sillysoft.net/lux/dlx/appstore.php
For a demo of Lux DLX, try out the free Lux Touch game, also available on iPhone and iPod Touch.
Lux has already enjoyed massive success on desktop and laptop computers, in large part due to ongoing development and following fan suggestions. Sillysoft hopes to expand the trend to mobile phones and asks everyone to email feedback or ideas to lux@sillysoft.net if they have any. Expect more Lux updates in 2009 and beyond.
Have a happy holidays!
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Dustin Quasar
Sillysoft Games
http://sillysoft.net
Luxtoberfest 2008 Contests and Awards
September 28, 2008 October hosts the 5th annual Luxtoberfest. The month long festival is full of online tournaments, a video contest, and the 2008 Lux Awards vote. You are hereby invited to consider your favorite maps of the year, compete in contests, and have a happy Luxtober.
http://sillysoft.net/contests/
Map of the Year awards: submit votes for your favorite maps of 2008. See all the categories and eligible maps here:
http://sillysoft.net/contests/2008vote.php
Lux Video Contest: Create a movie featuring Lux gameplay and win fabulous prizes:
http://sillysoft.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15256
Enjoy Luxtoberfest! Have fun, play games and send in your votes!
PS: Sillysoft will have an exciting iPhone related announcement in the near future...
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Dustin Sacks
Sillysoft Games
http://sillysoft.net
Luxtoberfest Vote Deadline and Awards Ceremony
October 23, 2007 The winners of the 2007 Lux Awards will be announced live in an online Lux room on Sunday, October 28th. You have until the night before to send in your votes for the best maps, generators, and AI of the year. You can see the list of all this year's maps and plugins here:
http://sillysoft.net/contests/2007maps.php
Please send in your votes now by emailing lux@sillysoft.net.
The award ceremony is a yearly highlight of Lux and will be taking place on Sunday October 28th, at 1 PM Pacific / 4 PM Eastern / 8 PM UK / 9 PM Europe time. Click the Show Network Games button inside Lux, select the Luxtoberfest host and click Join Game to attend.
It will start on time, so you're advised to show up 5 minutes early. I hope to see you there.
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Dustin Sacks
Sillysoft Games
http://sillysoft.net
Luxtoberfest 2007 Contest and Awards
October 01, 2007 October 2007 hosts the 4th annual Luxtoberfest. The month long fest is full of online tournaments, and includes the 2007 Lux Awards vote.
You are hereby invited to consider your favorite maps of the year, compete in the contests, and have a happy Luxtober.
http://sillysoft.net/contests/
There were 148 free maps released in the past year for Lux Deluxers. You have 1 month to cast your votes in each of the map categories, and for best overall. 2007 maps are shown in their categories here:
http://sillysoft.net/contests/2007maps.php
Another set of Lux Awards covers participants in the online games and forum. Get full vote details and join the conversation in the forums:
http://sillysoft.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12216
Enjoy Luxtoberfest! Have fun, play games and send in your votes!
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Dustin Sacks
Sillysoft Games
http://sillysoft.net
Roman Battles Lux expansion pack and more
June 19, 2007 Roman Battles Lux is a new expansion pack for Lux Delux with 10 maps of Ancient Roman conflicts. Screenshots and purchase info are at:
http://sillysoft.net/roman-battles/
The Lux SDK now includes more map generator source code examples along with the AIs. Java programmers should take a look at:
http://sillysoft.net/sdk/
Biohazard is the latest map generator to be released for Lux Delux. It takes the Classic or Deux maps and randomly nukes out some countries to create a new map for each game. It's available now in the plugin manager for registered users. It won't run on Mac OS X 10.3 computers unfortunately, unless you join a network game hosting it. Take note that Biohazard is this week's online Map of the Week.
If you have any maps installed from a long time ago check the plugin manager for updated versions. All the oldest maps have been updated with starting scenarios and cleaned up bonus screens where needed.
May the Lux be with you, always.
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Dustin Sacks
Sillysoft Games
http://sillysoft.net
Lux Delux 5.6 update
February 02, 2007 Lux Delux has been updated to version 5.6. This version comes with more mod keys (see below), network game improvements, new preferences, and a new default map U.S.A. War Zone. This is a free update for registered Delux users, alongside an updated demo.
http://sillysoft.net/lux/
Also new is a Guide for getting the most out of Lux Delux:
http://sillysoft.net/lux/guide/
5.6 changes in detail:
Hold down one of the 2-9 keys and click countries while placing armies to divide your group into 2-9 equal groups.
There are new settings in the Preferences window.
The map editor has a new mode to draw shapes, including circles, ovals, and hexes. It also has better edit shapes mode and Undo.
Enjoy!
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Dustin Sacks
Sillysoft Games
http://sillysoft.net
New Game: Ancient Empires Lux
December 07, 2006 Sillysoft's new game Ancient Empires Lux has just been released.
The game takes you through all the greatest civilizations of early history. Sumeria, Egypt, India, China, Greece, Rome, and more are included. Screenshots and full details can be found here:
http://sillysoft.net/ael/
Newsletter subscribers can use the coupon EGYPT when purchasing to get 25% off. Or take advantage of our new 3 game bundle to get a great deal on all our games.
Ancient Empires Lux includes a total of 58 starting positions to play from. Track your progress on the "STATS" screen to see how many you have conquered, along with some other fun information.
The holidays are fast approaching. If you need a gift for that special strategic someone, we're here for you. Add a delivered CD to your order and you can put it under the tree. Have a happy holidays!
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Dustin Sacks
Sillysoft Games
http://sillysoft.net
Luxtobertest 2006 Results
November 04, 2006 After a wild month, Luxtoberfest 3 is now over. The contest page has been updated with a full recap covering this year's events, winners, votes, turn-out stats, and prizes.
http://sillysoft.net/contests/
For your convenience, here are the winners of the 2006 plugin awards. These are all available inside Lux Delux from the plugin manager.
Best AI: Reaper
Best Random Map Generator: CastleInfinity
Best Map Overall: Castle Lux - The Last King
Best Fantasy Map: Armengia
Best Asia Map: Japan Sengoku Jidai
Best Europe Map: Anglo-Celtic Isles
Best North America Map: AHL Mexican-American War
Best Other Geographic Map: tribal africa 1800s
Best Geometric Map: Blocks 2 - A Bridge Too Far
Best Historical Map: WWII Battles-Guadalcanal
Best Space Map: USS Lionhart, Part 1
Thanks for another great Luxtoberfest. This year was bigger and better then ever. I can hardly wait for next year's already...
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Dustin Sacks
Sillysoft Games
http://sillysoft.net
Send in your Luxtoberfest votes now
October 27, 2006 The 2006 Lux Awards will be presented on Sunday. Now is your last chance to send in votes for the best map, AI and people this year. Vote for your 5 favorite 2006 maps and favorite AI, or select from the list of categories here:
http://sillysoft.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8824
Vote now by emailing lux@sillysoft.net.
The award ceremony is taking place inside a public network game of Lux Delux on Sunday October 29th, at 9 PM GMT time / 4 PM Eastern /
1 PM Pacific time. Click the Show Network Games button inside Lux, select the Luxtoberfest host and click Join Game to attend.
It will be starting on time, so you're advised to show up 5 minutes early. I hope to see you there.
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Dustin Sacks
President
Sillysoft Games
http://sillysoft.net
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