- Custom Backgrounds + UI Improvements - 16 September 2025
Hello Rippers! 🎧This update brings a few new improvements:Custom backgrounds: You can now choose an image or video for your background. (Note: video is experimental and may cause crashes)UI improvements: Cleaner main menu, improved color picker, and buttons. If you run into crashes, bugs, or stability issues, report them here: Feedback Section.Please write a review or leave feedback — it helps a lot! 🚀
- Startup Crash Fix + Audio Device Selection - 7 April 2025
- Fixed startup crash. - Added audio device selection in settings.
- 💥 RippleFX is OUT NOW! New Visualizers, Fixes, and Performance Boosts! - 31 March 2025
🎧 Hello Rippers! 🎧 RippleFX is out. Here’s what’s new and improved: 🔹 NEW VISUALIZER SYSTEMS 🌀 Waterball – Smooth, fluid, and dynamic. 🎹 Simple Piano – A streamlined version for better performance. 🔹 IMPROVEMENTS & FIXES ✔ Furball now reacts more meaningfully to audio. ✔ Improved piano performance. ✔ Resolution scaling added to the main menu. ✔ Smarter particle limiter ✔ GPU-heavy systems are now disabled on CPUs to prevent crashes. 🔹 STABILITY FIXES Fixed crashes with virtual devices and sound cards. If you’re still having issues, post in general discussion:Feedback & Bug Reports 🔹 THANK YOU A huge thank you to everyone who joined the playtest, shared feedback, and helped improve RippleFX along the way. Your support means a lot! ⭐ Help RippleFX Succeed – Leave a Review! ⭐ If you're enjoying RippleFX, writing a review is the best way to support the project. It helps more people…
- Small Update: UI Fix + Crash Logging Improvements - 11 February 2025
Saved styles UI fix – Previously, saved styles could go off-screen. I've reduced the number per row, so everything should stay visible now. Crash logging improvements – Added a crash logger and included necessary redistributables to help track and resolve crashes more effectively.
- RippleFX Demo Upgrade - 7 February 2025
Hello Rippers! 🎧 The demo has been upgraded. Instead of a cut-down version, it now gives you full access to everything—just with a time limit. You get one hour to explore RippleFX, and the timer only runs when audio is playing. What's New? 🔥 New Styles – More ways to shape your visuals. 🌌 Background Customization – Change up the backdrop. 🎹 Piano System Optimized – Now about 20% faster. 🎤 Furball Upgrade – Now reacts to microphone input. ⚙️ Particle Multiplier – In main menu set particle count to boost performance or push visuals to the limit. If you run into crashes, bugs, or stability issues, report them here: feedback section. Let me know what you think! 🚀
- Furball Debuts! System Upgrades and Experimental Features 🚀 - 28 January 2025
Hello Rippers! 🎧 What I’ve Been Working On Some exciting updates are now live in the playtest! 🎉 Furball is here. This new system is less demanding than the particle systems, making it a great option for smoother performance. 🚀 Improved Systems and Styles Tabs. The Systems and Styles tabs got a major upgrade: Premade styles are now included, which can be mixed and matched with select systems. Style saving now takes a screenshot for easy reference. A ton of polish has been added for smoother navigation. 🌀 Parameter Randomizer (Experimental). I’m testing out a randomizer feature—just press R to shake things up. Note: Some combinations might break the visualizer. If that happens: Reselect the system. Or press R again to fix it. ⚙️ Radial Visualizer Fixes. Previously non-functional sliders on the radial visualizer, like spacing, now properly control the radius as intended. What’s Next -…
- Fluffy Furball Visualizer Coming Soon! - 15 December 2024
Hello Rippers! 🎧 Release Update: A Little More Time to Shine Bad news first—I've decided to delay the release from December to March. Why? Because RippleFX needs more polish and a few extra visualizer options to be the best it can be. The good news? The playtest is still live, so you can jump in, try it out, and share your feedback. Every bit helps me improve! New Visualizer: Fluffy Furball Introducing the "Fluffy Furball," a new visualizer that reacts to the beat with a playful, fluffy energy. This one was inspired by Kings & Folk - Country Rounds (Sqeepo Remix) on YouTube. The Fluffy Furball visualizer will be available in the playtest in the coming weeks. Your Feedback is Key If you’re already testing RippleFX, let me know what you think. Got ideas? Bugs to report? Drop them in the discussion board or the feedback section. Thanks for sticking around and supporting RippleFX—it means…
- RippleFX Demo, Fresh Improvements + New Trailer! - 23 November 2024
Hello Rippers! 🎧 Here’s a quick look at what’s new, what still needs work, and how you can get involved. What’s Improved? New Trailer Live! Catch the latest RippleFX trailer, showcasing the stunning visuals and reactive features. Watch it here on YouTube, or check it out directly on the Steam page! Visual Enhancements Added bloom effects for a more polished and immersive visual experience. Smoothed out particle transitions for seamless visuals. System & Presets Tab Introduced new System and Styles tab for more customization. Music Reactivity Improved how the system reacts to audio for stronger synchronization with music. Looking Ahead I’m exploring new systems and features to expand RippleFX, potentially bringing more visuals to enjoy. Stay tuned as development progresses! Bug Fixes Fixed the random color bug, where colors would reset after interacting with the color wheel. What Needs…
- New Features & Improvements in RippleFX! 🎶 More Emitters, Better Reactivity - 28 September 2024
Hello Rippers! 🎧 Since the last update, I've made some exciting improvements: Improved Reactivity to Music RippleFX now responds to music much more naturally. The experience feels smoother, more responsive, and synced to the beat in a way that just makes more sense! New Emitter Options You can now adjust the size and number of emitters. Crank it up and check out the chaos with 88 emitters in action! Also, check out the radial visualizer with 88 tiny emitters: Playtest Live Now! Jump into the RippleFX playtest and try out these new features! Your feedback is super valuable as I keep refining the visualizer. 🎶 Try New System Styles with Num Keys Before the full UI for system styles is in place, you can test save system with the num keys: Num 1: Load piano system Num 2: Load radial system You can also save and load custom styles: Num 4: Save Style 1 | Num 7: Load Style 1 Num 5: Save Styl…
- RippleFX Playtest is Live: New Features & Future Plans! - 27 August 2024
Hello Rippers! Playtest is Live! I’m excited to announce that the RippleFX Playtest is live now and will run 2 weeks until September 10. This playtest is all about testing how the visualizer reacts to music across different PC setups. Since audio drivers, equalizers, and hardware configurations can impact how the visualizer responds to various frequencies. Join the playtest now on the RippleFX Steam page and help me shape the future of RippleFX. What I’ve Been Working On These Past Few Months: Added auto audio sensitivity, which adjusts the visualizer’s responsiveness based on the loudness of your music. Added a performance fallback system that reduces the maximum number of particles if the FPS drops below 45. The lower the FPS, the fewer particles are spawned—no more freezes or crashes! Made radial visualizer but still ironing out some issues. I really like how it turned out, here is a…
- Enhanced UI, Performance, and Music Analysis! - 12 May 2024
Hey everyone, update! New User Interface: It’s slicker, easier to use, and just looks way cooler. Hope you like it! Performance Optimization: Smoother visuals and a better overall experience. Improved Music Analysis: I’ve tweaked the music analysis algorithms, so now the visualizer reacts even better to the beats. It’s like the visuals are dancing along with the music! Quality of Life Improvements: You can now use the mouse wheel to adjust customization values. It’s a small thing, but it feels really nice and intuitive. But here’s the best part: You no longer need to setup Windows submix anymore. I’ve managed to get the audio working right out of the box without the submix. This was a huge challenge for me, but I’m really proud of how it turned out. New Features: I’ve added a speedometer dashboard for more music visualization and you can now customize each emitter color individually. Ol…
