Ambience HD theme v0.8 beta [Released]

[8bitsdeep]

I want to be perfectly honest with you. I started rewritting the theme, but in the meantime I got distracted and started experimenting with asynchronous loading of images for AttractMode. I’ve underestimated the complexity of the task and it’s taking longer as I thought it would.
Here’s a little demo and as you can see I load almost 300 snaps in 100ms while preserving smooth 60fps.

https://youtu.be/xYKcS_rrjpM

I can drop it and finish Ambience, but you have to answer it for yourself, what is more important, finishing my theme, or async image loading for AM

As who can't use most community themes because they're too choppy, this is a thing a beauty. Best of luck finishing it up!

I suffer from chronic health problems as well. It can be very rough.  I hope you feel better soon, mate.

[Aaron32]

Very good! When will a download version be available? The truth is that I liked this layout a lot.

[th3m3at]

I am excited for the release of this as well.  Even if it is only partially complete.

[bundangdon]

It's been a really long time since the original/initial post. I wonder if Oomek is still working on this?

[Aaron32]

I have spoken to Oomek by private message and he has told me that he currently does not have time to finish it. A shame ... We will have to wait to see what happens later.

[tvsht]

I want to be perfectly honest with you. I started rewritting the theme, but in the meantime I got distracted and started experimenting with asynchronous loading of images for AttractMode. I’ve underestimated the complexity of the task and it’s taking longer as I thought it would.
Here’s a little demo and as you can see I load almost 300 snaps in 100ms while preserving smooth 60fps.

https://youtu.be/xYKcS_rrjpM

I can drop it and finish Ambience, but you have to answer it for yourself, what is more important, finishing my theme, or async image loading for AM

Would you consider sharing/releasing it in the state that it was shown? So perhaps others could finish what you started?

[Oomek]

Hi.
Since there is still a lot of interest in that theme I could spare some time to finish it to shareable state. The only problem I found today is that Attract Mode 2.6.0 broke Ambience. AM will be crashing on loading Ambience until the regression described here https://github.com/mickelson/attract/issues/566 gets a fix

[Aaron32]

Hi.
Since there is still a lot of interest in that theme I could spare some time to finish it to shareable state. The only problem I found today is that Attract Mode 2.6.0 broke Ambience. AM will be crashing on loading Ambience until the regression described here https://github.com/mickelson/attract/issues/566 gets a fix

In the videos you posted on YouTube it looks amazing just like this one. I am willing to help you if you wish. I don't have much knowledge in programming, but in design or testing I offer myself.

[tvsht]

Hi.
Since there is still a lot of interest in that theme I could spare some time to finish it to shareable state. The only problem I found today is that Attract Mode 2.6.0 broke Ambience. AM will be crashing on loading Ambience until the regression described here https://github.com/mickelson/attract/issues/566 gets a fix

Thank you! That's great! If it strains you in any way though; just forget about it.

[arthurvalenca]

Simply beautiful this theme, I think it deserves the release

[rand0m]

Yup beautiful theme.

[dark1973]

thank you very much. I appreciate your work

[Oomek]

Just a little update:

I'm digging through those 4000 lines of code. Fixed 90% of things that needed fixing, just 2 bugs left to squash and I'm ready to publish the first beta, so it shouldn't be long.

[Aaron32]

What good news Ommek! Waiting for the beta version then. Thank you. 

[arthurvalenca]

Thank you, for the work will be magnificent.