fortheusers/hb-appstore v2.3.1

HB App Store 2.3.1

on GitHub

Installation

Extract the right *-extracttosd.zip for your platform to the root of the SD card.

What's New?

This release has significantly faster download + extraction speeds, support for viewing screenshots of each app, and music-related changes.

On Wii U: There is a new Aroma-ready category for downloading WUHBs. As of this time, hb-appstore on Wii U is available as both a WUHB or RPX. Both versions should be able to live side by side and work as expected in both Aroma and Tiramisu environments.

Changelog

• All Platforms:

  • Uses full qwerty keyboard on Search/Feedback pages
  • Adjustments to the App details page:
    • View multiple Screenshots when available
    • List to-be-installed files with button press
    • Change uninstall button to X, to prevent accidental clicks
  • Faster zip extraction for large packages (Thanks @Maschell!)
  • Allow changing of music by replacing background.mp3 file
    • MP3 title and artist are now displayed in the UI
  • Adds SFX when moving cursor through menus
  • Save and remember music/sfx toggle setting

• Wii U Specific:

  • Compiles to both .wuhb and .rpx formats
    • New sidebar category "Aroma-Ready" hosts .wuhb homebrew*
  • Properly implement app exiting via ProcUI (Thanks again @Maschell!)
  • Music plays at a higher quality and lower volume
    • Uses the full version of Slimers by (T-T)b with lyrics
    • https://t-tb.bandcamp.com/track/slimers
  • Use HTTPS for repo and enable by default (Thanks @GaryOderNichts!)
  • Icon size matches Switch build (no longer uses HBL-style icons)
  • Change sidebar color from purple to blue

• Switch Specific:

  • Add background music (Slimers (T-T)b cover by drewinator4)
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb02CNlhkPA
  • Default music playback to OFF
    • Switch users get upset when the speakers make noise
  • Displays a warning notice if the user launches in Applet mode
  • Change sidebar color from gray to red

• Repo Management:

  • The default repo URLs are changed to new bunny.net powered CDN URLs**
    • Switch: switch.cdn.fortheusers.org/repo.json
    • Wii U: wiiu.cdn.fortheusers.org/repo.json
  • Apps will now tend to use any resolution icons (not HBL/square/specific/etc)
  • Banners will be mostly replaced by 1 or more screenshots, where applicable
    • On Wii U, Aroma-compatible apps will display a notice in the banner location

* When Aroma is out of beta, most current ELF/RPX apps will move to the "Legacy" category, and the "Aroma-Ready" category apps will take over the usual categories.

** The included repos.json file in the zip file will overwrite and automatically update existing users to these new repo URLs.

More Info

• The Homebrew App Store team is: @pwsincd, @Nightkingale, @vgmoose, @compucat, @rw-r-r-0644, @crc-32, @ashquarky
• Our homepage: https://fortheusers.org
• Chat with us on Discord: https://discord.fortheusers.org