Sources for the wallpaper are listed at the end of the README.
Blue Archive - Rainmeter Suite
A full Blue Archive themed Rainmeter suite for your desktop. Does not come with wallpapers. This suite was built with form over function in mind and as such may fall behind more traditional, streamlined Rainmeter skins in terms of easily customizable and optimized features.
Before use, it is advised to carefully read through every skin’s Information tag and understand the features of each one to see which skins and variants are best suited for you.
Feature List
- Primary Banner displaying user level (decorative)
- Battery life display
- Variant: Login duration display (partially decorative)
- Free storage space counter
- Daily pseudo-random premium currency generator (decorative)
- Variant: Network In/Out speed display
- General Options tray
- Includes Resource Monitor, Rainmeter and Style Settings as defaults
- Master Refresh button
- Master ToggleSwitch button
- Requires child button ToggleOn (on by default) to function properly
- Desktop “Sticky” Notes
- Audio visualizer (can be toggled)
- Social App of choice shortcut
- Recycle Bin shortcut
- Mini Audio Player (collapsible)
- v1.1.0 - Now supports WebNowPlaying out the box; external plugins as specified by the documentation is still required for full functionality
- File Explorer shortcut
- Variant: Manga tracker (uses the Mangadex API) - still doubles as a File Explorer shortcut
- v1.1.0 - Both variants have a slot for a right-click function editable in the context menu
- Steam News marquee (uses the Steam News Hub RSS Feed)
- YouTube channel uploads marquee (uses the YouTube RSS Feed)
- Large taskbar tray
- Includes a SCHALE icon that can be used as a template
- also has simplified version
- Displays Date & Time
- Includes Master Audio App (of those supported by Rainmeter and WebNowPlaying)
- v1.1.0 - List/Grid Submenus
- Arona Main Hub style System Grid, best used for OS Shortcuts, System Metrics, etc.
- Sora Angel 24 Shop style Bookmarks and Shortcuts List, best used as both webpage bookmarks and general directory shortcuts
- Momoka Daily Dungeon style Search Engine List, best used for search engine shortcuts
- Rin Weekly Raid style Game List, best used as a game catalogue/launcher hub
- Ayumu Tasks style Task List, best used for tracking progress and completion of achieveable goals
- Dailies and weeklies automatically reset appropriately
- Aoi - no style, but her L2D wallpaper from the wallpaper collection can be mix & matched with any of the above styles as you wish
The suite also comes with a small set of default icons for common Windows directories, popular web browsers, several Rainmeter supported music players and halos of various Blue Archive characters.
Installation and Setting Up
This suite has been tested for Windows 10 and Rainmeter version 4.5.17 and above.
As this is not your typical modular skin and instead a fully fleshed-out suite, it will require a little bit of patience to set up.
- You will first need the latest version of Rainmeter which you can get on their official website
- Download the latest version of the suite in the Releases page here
- Install the skin by double clicking the
.rmskin file
- At this point, you can refer to one of two (or both!) webpages to complete your setup:
- The Beginner’s Guide on Steam Guides, serving as a tutorial to those who may be unfamiliar or inexperienced with Rainmeter
- Will go partially in-depth about the optional Wallpaper Engine component as well
- The GitHub Wiki, serving as a manual that goes in-depth for individual skins
- And you’re done!
Customization
This suite comes with built-in UIs to simplify the process of personalizing the Rainmeter setup beyond the loaded default. This includes visual settings, database settings, global scaling, and more! Refer to the documentation on either of the webpages mentioned above to see how each skin can be customized, or you can poke around buttons and context menus and find out from your own curiosity.
Sub Hubs
The full WallpaperEngine collection showcased here is listed at the end of the README.
With the v1.1.0 Update, the suite now comes with submenus! They are inactive by default and are meant to be used as secondary UIs and can be ignored if you do not intend to use it. The .rmskin installation will come with a layout for a Sub Hub if your intent is to use it as your primary, unchanging configuration. Their intended purpose is for List skins, as they are more interactive - and more importantly, large - to be directly integrated to the main layout. Not to mention, in the actual Blue Archive game, they are submenus, so might as well commit to the part!
To properly utilize them, you must write specific commands and bind them to MouseActions. Further details can be found in both the Steam Guide and the GitHub Wiki.
Custom App Icons
This GoogleDrive currently contains all icons plus custom/specialty icons that didn’t have a reason to be in the installation package. Most new icons will be added to this Drive so that the repository doesn’t become bloated with just new icon releases and is free from the risk of getting too large.
A breakdown of the TrayApp spritesheet anatomy accompanied by a general guideline to draw your own is available at the wiki page linked here. If you are unable to draw your own, you may opt to open an Issue with the icon request label, but fulfillment is not guaranteed. However, I will try my best to at least give a response so you know whether I’m tackling it or not.
Additional Notes
The presets that comes with the .rmskin package will assume you have a 16:9 resolution and scale to your active window’s height. This does not mean it will not work otherwise; it will still make its best attempt for the initial setup and in theory should only fail spectacularly if you have a narrow screen. It is up to you to adjust the position and size of skins to your specifications.
To reduce network consumption, every skin that connects to the internet to download information will only do it once in bulk during Rainmeter’s startup and when at least an hour has elapsed since the last check. As such, displayed information such as a YouTube channel’s latest upload should not be treated as live feed.
- The one exception to this rule is the Primary Banner, which updates on its own once every hour (minute if the variant is the User Level).
This suite does NOT intend to serve as a full replacement of various services such as the Steam News Hub as it does not aim to replicate their full feature list - it is just miniature widget for tracking updates. Treat skins like YouTubeBubble as a fancy, themed bookmark and nothing more.
Credits
Disclaimer: This suite is a fan-made project inspired by Blue Archive and not directly affiliated with it. Copyright remains with the developer and publisher of Blue Archive: Nexon, NAT GAMES and Yostar.
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