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all ShiftOS upgrades as of phil's last version
Name: Gray
Price: 20 CP
Description:
Everything doesn't always have to be black and white. Give your
programs and GUI some depth by mixing black and white together to form
grey. Note: You are unable to make controls grey until you buy the
Shifter.
Tutorial:
Originally the screen could only display black and white but now with
the ability to display gray it's easier and more efficient to display
more information and controls on the screen. You can now set the
colour of screen controls including the background to gray using
Shifter and even draw in gray within Artpad.
---
Name: Title Bar
Price: 80 CP
Description:
Your windows are looking extremely bare right now. You know what they
need? A gray bar on top of them! What is the gray bar for you ask?
Depending on what kind of person you are it either "Does Nothing" or
"Looks Pretty". The Title Bar has a lot of future potential though…
Tutorial:
Congratulations, windows will now have a gray, 30 pixel high title bar
at the top of them! It may not seem like much now but you've just
opened up the ShiftOS GUI to a huge range of future upgrades that
could turn this title bar into a very useful tool for window
information and enhanced control.
---
Name: Seconds Since Midnight
Price: 10 CP
Description:
Ever wondered how many seconds have passed since the clock struck
midnight? No? Well for just 9.99 codepoints (rounded to the nearest
codepoint) you will finally have the answer to that question you have
no intention of knowing the answer to.
Tutorial:
Interesting, the bios appears to have the ability to track how many
seconds have passed since midnight. With further calculations we may
be able to convert this format of time tracking to a more convenient
one. You can now find out how many seconds have passed since midnight
by typing "time" in the terminal.
---
Name: Minutes Since Midnight
Price: 20 CP
Description:
Most people would find looking out their window a better indication of
what time it is than being told how many seconds have passed since
midnight. If you are like most people then enhancing the computers
ability to tell the time is critical.
Tutorial:
Wow, isn't this amazing? Simply by dividing how many seconds have
passed since midnight by 60 the computer is now able to tell you how
many minutes have passed since midnight. Typing "time" in the
terminal will now give you a better indication of what time it is.
---
Name: Hours Since Midnight
Price: 40 CP
Description:
Need a somewhat normal method of time tracking? Well now you can have
it with the Hours Past Midnight time format. It's not perfectly
accurate but it's easier than trying to work out the time from how
many seconds or minutes have passed since midnight.
Tutorial:
Incredible! If you divide the amount of minutes that have passed since
midnight by 60 you are able to determine a somewhat proper time in 24
hour format. Typing "time" in the terminal will now tell you the time
in a not so accurate but very understandable format.
---
Name: Custom Username
Price: 15 CP
Description:
Sick of being known as "User"? Want to be recognized and labeled? Then
you need to replace the default username with your own! If you want
ShiftOS to refer to you by name then you are going to need this
upgrade.
Tutorial:
Well, isn't this special? The terminal will now display any name you
want it to. Even the ShiftOS desktop and some other applications will
refer to you by the username you set. To set your username simply
type "set username" in the terminal followed by the name you want
(spaces not allowed).
---
Name: Windows Anywhere
Price: 25 CP
Description:
Having all windows open in the center of the screen is seriously
limiting when it comes to multitasking. Buying this upgrade is
essential if you plan on multitasking or even if you just hate having
windows centered in the middle of screen.
Tutorial:
Congratulations! You can now move windows to any point on the
screen... As long as you understand the concept of X and Y coordinates
and screen resolution. Type "Move [insert program name here] to
[xcoordinate],[ycoordinate]" to teleport windows to any point on the
screen.
---
Name: Multitasking
Price: 50 CP
Description:
These days people have many windows up on their computer so they can
edit photos while they watch videos and chat to their friends about
how good at multitasking they are. If you like multitasking and
having lots of windows open then buy this upgrade!
Tutorial:
Congratulations! You can now open as many applications as you want on
your computer. Remember that all applications are 'single instance
applications' so you can't open two versions of the same application.
To switch between open programs/bring a window to the front type
"switch to" followed by the application name.
---
Name: Auto Scroll Terminal
Price: 5 CP
Description:
Getting sick of the terminal filling up with text leaving you not
knowing what you have typed unless you start typing more? Then buy
this upgrade to keep the terminal scrolled to the bottom so you can
always see the latest stuff you've typed.
Tutorial:
Buggy terminal Fixed! Although your terminal may not get filled up
that much when it's full screen it certainly will if you find a way to
make the terminal smaller. Every time you press enter the terminal
will now automatically scroll you to bottom so you can always see the
latest terminal output.
---
Name: Movable Windows
Price: 75 CP
Description:
Although it's nice to be able to type commands in the terminal to
teleport windows to any spot on the screen it’s a little time
consuming and difficult at times. Well, with Movable Windows you can
move Windows with the keyboard WASD keys.
Tutorial:
You can now move windows without total reliance on the terminal
however movement is far from smooth and not fully efficient. To move
windows simply click once anywhere on the window you wish to move and
hold the Ctrl key while tapping the WASD keys to move it 50
(customizable in Shifter) pixels in that direction.
---
Name: Draggable Windows
Price: 150 CP
Description:
So... I heard you have a Title Bar? I also heard that you have Movable
Windows. Although Movable Windows are nice they aren't perfect. Buy
this upgrade if you want to drag windows around by their Title Bar!
Trust me... Its ultra-efficient!
Tutorial:
You have just taken a major step in the right direction. You no longer
have to worry about relying on the keyboard to move windows around on
the screen. From this point on you can use the pin point accuracy of
your mouse to smoothly drag windows to any spot on the screen by
pulling on their title bars.
---
Name: Window Borders
Price: 40 CP
Description:
A borderless window on your desktop is like a picture hung on the wall
without a frame. It looks completely out of place and awful! Without
this upgrade your overlapping windows will look extremely messy and
appear to merge with each other,
Tutorial:
Now with your freshly framed windows you will no longer have issues
distinguishing them from each other. Those borders may even perform a
function other than looking pretty in a future upgrade. Borders only
cover the right, left and bottom of windows so if you haven't bought a
Title Bar your windows won't have a top border.
---
Name: PM and AM
Price: 60 CP
Description:
You may be able read the time as it is now but by splitting the time
into two 12 hour periods other less intelligent people around you will
have an easier time reading the time. This upgrade is necessary to
stop your families and friends brains exploding!
Tutorial:
Congratulations, you have just saved anyone who looks at your computer
for the time a few seconds converting it from 24 hour time to 12 hour
time. Good Job! It may not be totally accurate but now people won't
think you are a complete nerd with a strange time format.
---
Name: Minute Accuracy Time
Price: 80 CP
Description:
Want to be completely normal for once? Well Shift your time format
into one 60x more accurate. Most people these days make plans to
meet at certain times such as 5:30pm so knowing the exact minute of
the exact hour is very important.
Tutorial:
Finally you have a great time format. You may not know the exact
second of each minute but knowing the minute of the hour is good
enough right? If you haven't already buy a desktop clock or title bar
clock to show off the time so you don't have to type "time" in the
terminal all the time.
---
Name: Split Second Time
Price: 100 CP
Description:
You already know the exact time down to the very last minute. Do you
really need to know the exact second? If so then give this upgrade a
whirl but I'm sure you have better things to do than throw 100
codepoints away like this.
Tutorial:
Ok, looks like you just couldn't resist so here you go... Typing
"time" in the terminal will now tell you the hour, minute and second
of the day. If you have any other clock like programs these will also
now tell you the time to the exact second. Now go upgrade something
that matters!
---
Name: Title Text
Price: 40 CP
Description:
Since looking at a program won't tell you the name of it you need
Title Text. Unless of course you want to go through the trouble of
remembering the name of the program... Title Text sits in the top
left hand corner of the title bar to label each program.
Tutorial:
Fantastic! You now have some beautiful title text that sits in the
title bar and tells you the name of all open programs. If you are
unhappy with the font, size, colour or even position of the Title Text
you are free to change it in the Shifter or even turn off Title Text
all together if you don't like it.
---
Name: Close Button
Price: 90 CP
Description:
Closing a program should be as easy as pressing a button. Opening up
the terminal and typing "Close [Program name]" is just Ridiculous.
Please, for your own sake... Buy this close button before you waste
another second opening up that terminal!
Tutorial:
What a relief! Finally programs can be closed with the click of a
button. This is a big step forwards towards total graphical
functionality without a terminal. If you havn't already now would be
a great time to start building up a desktop interface to free yourself
from the terminal.
---
Name: Desktop Panel
Price: 150 CP
Description:
Got a boring blank desktop? Feel it doesn't really serve a purpose?
Then you need a desktop panel! This beautiful gray desktop panel will
sit at the top of your desktop and do absolutely nothing for only 150
codepoints!
Tutorial:
Now wasn't that worth it? Your desktop looks like it could actually do
something now even though it can't. Doesn't this make your life feel
totally complete now? No? Well then... go buy some more upgrades and
maybe that gray bar at the top of the screen will actually serve a
purpose!
---
Name: Clock
Price: 50 CP
Description:
You could type "time" in the terminal every time you wanted to know
what the time was but that's a little inefficient don't you think?
Ever wish you could just have the time on the screen all the time?
Well, there’s an app for that!
Tutorial:
Great Work! You can now use your expensive computer as a cheap clock
that hopefully displays the time in a nice format. Now you can sit
back spending the day watching the time or even play knowledge input
while the time is being displayed if your computer can multitask.
---
Name: App Launcher Menu
Price: 120 CP
Description:
Launching programs by typing their names in the terminal is very
counterproductive especially if you are bad at spelling. A menu on
the desktop that displays all programs on your computer and allows you
to launch them would be a huge time saver.
Tutorial:
Fantastic! Your desktop panel now contains an application launcher.
You can now use it at any time to open the terminal by clicking the
application launcher menu and then selecting terminal from the
dropdown list. Further upgrades may add more programs you have
installed on your computer to the launcher.
---
Name: AL Knowledge Input
Price: 20 CP
Description:
What's the point of an App Launcher if it can't launch all your apps?
Use this tweak to add a shortcut to knowledge input in your app
launcher so you can launch it at any time with just a few clicks.
Tutorial:
Your App Launcher is now more complete and will allow you to launch
Knowledge input at any time you like. Be sure to buy tweaks to add
all your installed programs to the app launcher so you never have to
use the terminal to open up a program ever again!
---
Name: AL Clock
Price: 20 CP
Description:
What's the point of an App Launcher if it can't launch all your apps?
Use this tweak to add a shortcut to the clock in your app launcher so
you can launch it at any time with just a few clicks.
Tutorial:
Your App Launcher is now more complete and will allow you to launch
the clock at any time you like. Be sure to buy tweaks to add all your
installed programs to the app launcher so you never have to use the
terminal to open up a program ever again!
---
Name: AL Shiftorium
Price: 20 CP
Description:
What's the point of an App Launcher if it can't launch all your apps?
Use this tweak to add a shortcut to shiftorium in your app launcher so
you can launch it at any time with just a few clicks.
Tutorial:
Your App Launcher is now more complete and will allow you to launch
shiftorium at any time you like. Be sure to buy tweaks to add all
your installed programs to the app launcher so you never have to use
the terminal to open up a program ever again!
---
Name: App Launcher Shutdown
Price: 40 CP
Description:
You want a complete graphical interface with no reliance on the
terminal right? That means every possible function of the operating
system must be achievable graphically. You may not shut down too
often but hey, it beats opening the terminal...
Tutorial:
Congratulations! Under your programs in the program launcher you will
now see an option to shut down your computer. You may now instantly
shutdown ShiftOS any time you want with just a few clicks! Be sure not
to accidently click it though otherwise you may lose unsaved work or
exit out of something before you're done.
---
Name: Windowed Terminal
Price: 45 CP
Description:
A nice big terminal is useful however it can sometimes get in the way
of what you are doing. With a few tweaks we may be able to program a
command that allows the terminal to switch between a full screen and
windowed state.
Tutorial:
Excellent! The terminal no longer has to be a huge barrier between you
and your desktop. You can now type "windowed terminal" to turn the
terminal into a normal windowed program. You can also type "fullscreen
terminal" to restore the terminal to it’s original state.
---
Name: Desktop Panel Clock
Price: 75 CP
Description:
Want to always know what the time is without typing "time" in the
terminal or opening up an entire application? Well, with this
somewhat expensive but extremely affordable clock you will know what
the time is no matter what you are doing.
Tutorial:
Well Done! You now will know what the time is whenever you want as
long as the desktop panel is visible. Feel free to spend the next
hour starring at the top right corner of your desktop panel admiring
your new clock. At least you will know how much time is passing...
---
Name: Terminal Scrollbar
Price: 20 CP
Description:
It’s great having the terminal windowed so it doesn't block the view
of your desktop but at the same time size can be an issue. This
problem can easily be fixed however by adding a scrollbar to the
terminal when it's windowed.
Tutorial:
Well, Isn't this heaven! The terminal will now display a scroll bar
when windowed! It may not seem like much but it will certainly help if
you need to backtrack on previous output in the terminal. Please note
that the scrollbar will only appear when the terminal is windowed and
can't display all text at once.
---
Name: KI Addons
Price: 15 CP
Description:
Knowledge input is a great game to play if you want to earn codepoints
but what happens when you run out of things to guess? This upgrade
will allow you to install add-ons for knowledge input.
Tutorial:
Fantastic! Knowledge input can now be expanded with Add-ons. If you
ever run out of Fruits, Countries or Animals to guess you will be able
to buy more lists in the Shiftorium. Be careful not to spend all your
codepoints on lists you can't guess otherwise you will be losing
rather than earning codepoints!
---
Name: KI Car Brands
Price: 10 CP
Description:
Need some more lists for Knowledge input? Why not add a list of
automobile manufacturers to guess? You know the brand of car you
drive right? Toyota Maybe? Suzuki? Or maybe you have a Ferrari... come
on you can do this!
Tutorial:
Now that you have added a list of car brands/companies to Knowledge
Input open it now and start guessing as many car brands as you can
think of! If you are playing on a tablet computer take a walk down
the road looking at the backs or fronts of cars for their
names/brands.
---
Name: KI Game Consoles
Price: 10 CP
Description:
Need some more lists for Knowledge input? Why not add a list of game
consoles to guess? You know the name of your game console right?
Playstation 4 Maybe? Xbox one? Or maybe you have a Ouya... come on you
can do this!
Tutorial:
Now that you have added a list of video game consoles to Knowledge
Input open it now and start guessing as many game consoles as you can
think of! If you are playing on a tablet computer take a walk down to
the shops and see what consoles you can find there.
---
Name: Gray Shades
Price: 40 CP
Description:
Seeing gray on your computer screen may be a nice break from black
and white but why have just one shade of gray when you can have 3?
More shades of gray increase the uniqueness of your ShiftOS interface
by expanding your range of colour options in the Shifter.
Tutorial:
Now with a more lively, illuminated light gray and a more dramatic dim
gray your interface can be designed with more depth and variety. To
use these new shades of gray just open the shifter and click on a
colour customization box. Once the colour picker appears you will see
these new shades of gray ready to be used wherever you want.
---
Name: Full Gray Shade Set
Price: 60 CP
Description:
3 Shades of gray may be better than 1 shade but why not get a full
gray shade set complete with 8 shades? Further upgrades may even
allow you to create your own custom shades of gray.
Tutorial:
Now with the complete gray shade set you can greatly alter the
appearance of your ShiftOS desktop. It appears that there is a
pattern with these different shades of gray. The higher the numeric
RGB value is the lighter the shade is. Further research may allow us
to make our own custom shades of gray.
---
Name: Custom Gray Shades
Price: 100 CP
Description:
Forget about having 8 shades of gray because this upgrade will allow
you to crack the colour value code giving you the ability to create
your own custom shades of gray. Further research may even allow us to
create other basic colours.
Tutorial:
It appears black has an RGB value of 0 and white has an RGB value of
255. Values between 0 – 255 are different shades of gray from 0
being the darkest to 255 being the lightest. Now you can make your
own shades of gray in the colour picker by typing in a custom value
and then right clicking any colour box in the gray shades area.
---
Name: Purple
Price: 20 CP
Description:
Now that we have the RBG colours "Red" and "Blue" we are able to mix
them together to form purple which symbolizes spirituality, royalty,
magic and mystery. Buying this upgrade would enable you to set
various UI elements in ShiftOS to Purple.
Tutorial:
Purple is an interesting colour as it is a mix of the warmest red
colour and coolest blue colour. Now that you have it you are free to
use it throughout ShiftOS. Once we have discovered all the basic
colours we may be able to use our knowledge to create more shades of
the colours we have.
---
Name: Purple Shades
Price: 40 CP
Description:
Having a splash of purple may be cool but why have just one shade of
purple when you can have 3? Further upgrades may even allow you to
get more shades of purple.
Tutorial:
Now with a darker purple and lighter purple shade at your disposal
your ShiftOS interface can be designed with more depth and variety.
Discovering more of these predefined colour shades may allow us to
eventually use the RGB colour system to limitlessly create our own
custom colours.
---
Name: Full Purple Shade Set
Price: 60 CP
Description:
3 Shades of purple may be better than 1 shade but why not get a full
purple shade set complete with 16 shades? Further upgrades may even
allow you to create your own custom shades of purple.
Tutorial:
Now with the complete purple shade set you can seriously customize
your ShiftOS desktop to your liking. With the knowledge of the RGB
values of this purple set we are very close to discovering how to make
our own custom shades of purple.
---
Name: Custom Purple Shades
Price: 100 CP
Description:
16 shades of purple gives you plenty of customization options but
further investigation into the RBG colour system will allow you to
make your own purple shades. Eventually we may be able to limitlessly
create shades of any colour.
Tutorial:
To make a purple shade with the RGB colour system Blue must have the
highest value followed by red. Green must then have the lowest value.
Now you can make your own shades of purple in the colour picker by
typing in custom values that follow the purple rules.
---
Name: Blue
Price: 20 CP
Description:
Blue may be the colour of the sky and the ocean but it’s also an
important colour that may allow us to create more colours if we mix it
with red. Buying this upgrade would enable you to set various UI
elements in ShiftOS to Blue.
Tutorial:
Blue is a vital part of the RGB colour system and now that we can use
it we should be able to create Purple if we mix it with red. With all
3 RGB colours we may be able to start creating different shades of
various other colours.
---
Name: Blue Shades
Price: 40 CP
Description:
Having a splash of blue may be cool but why have just one shade of
blue when you can have 3? Further upgrades may even allow you to get
more shades of blue.
Tutorial:
Now with a darker blue and lighter blue shade at your disposal your
ShiftOS interface can be designed with more depth and variety.
Discovering more of these predefined colour shades may allow us to
eventually use the RGB colour system to limitlessly create our own
custom colours.
---
Name: Full Blue Shade Set
Price: 60 CP
Description:
3 Shades of blue may be better than 1 shade but why not get a full
blue shade set complete with 16 shades? Further upgrades may even
allow you to create your own custom shades of blue.
Tutorial:
Now with the complete blue shade set you can seriously customize your
ShiftOS desktop to your liking. With the knowledge of the RGB values
of this blue set we are very close to discovering how to make our own
custom shades of blue.
---
Name: Custom Blue Shades
Price: 100 CP
Description:
16 shades of blue gives you plenty of customization options but
further investigation into the RBG colour system will allow you to
make your own blue shades. Eventually we may be able to limitlessly
create shades of any colour.
Tutorial:
To make a Blue shade with the RGB colour system blue must have the
highest value followed by red. Green must then have the lowest value.
Now you can make your own shades of blue in the colour picker by
typing in custom values that follow the blue rules.
---
Name: Green
Price: 20 CP
Description:
Green may be the colour of nature and life but it’s also an
important colour that may allow us to create more colours if we mix it
with red. Buying this upgrade would enable you to set various UI
elements in ShiftOS to Green.
Tutorial:
Green is a vital part of the RGB colour system and now that we can use
it we should be able to create yellow and orange if we mix it with
red. With all 3 RGB colours we may be able to start creating
different shades of various other colours.
---
Name: Green Shades
Price: 40 CP
Description:
Having a splash of green may be cool but why have just one shade of
green when you can have 3? Further upgrades may even allow you to get
more shades of green.
Tutorial:
Now with a darker green and lighter green shade at your disposal your
ShiftOS interface can be designed with more depth and variety.
Discovering more of these predefined colour shades may allow us to
eventually use the RGB colour system to limitlessly create our own
custom colours.
---
Name: Full Green Shade Set
Price: 60 CP
Description:
3 Shades of green may be better than 1 shade but why not get a full
green shade set complete with 16 shades? Further upgrades may even
allow you to create your own custom shades of green.
Tutorial:
Now with the complete green shade set you can seriously customize your
ShiftOS desktop to your liking. With the knowledge of the RGB values
of this green set we are very close to discovering how to make our own
custom shades of green.
---
Name: Custom Green Shades
Price: 100 CP
Description:
16 shades of green gives you plenty of customization options but
further investigation into the RBG colour system will allow you to
make your own green shades. Eventually we may be able to limitlessly
create shades of any colour.
Tutorial:
To make a green shade with the RGB colour system green must have the
highest value. Red and Blue need to have values within 150 of each
other. Now you can make your own shades of green in the colour picker
by typing in custom values that follow the green rules.
---
Name: Yellow
Price: 20 CP
Description:
Now that we have the RBG colours "Red" and "Green" we are able to mix
them together to form yellow which symbolizes happiness, creativity
and high intellect. Buying this upgrade would enable you to set
various UI elements in ShiftOS to Yellow.
Tutorial:
Yellow is a great colour to have up on your screen to improve your
concentration and make you more alert. Now that you have it you are
free to use it throughout ShiftOS. Once we have discovered all the
basic colours we may be able to use our knowledge to create more
shades of the colours we have.
---
Name: Yellow Shades
Price: 40 CP
Description:
Having a splash of yellow may be cool but why have just one shade of
yellow when you can have 3? Further upgrades may even allow you to
get more shades of yellow.
Tutorial:
Now with a darker yellow and lighter yellow shade at your disposal
your ShiftOS interface can be designed with more depth and variety.
Discovering more of these predefined colour shades may allow us to
eventually use the RGB colour system to limitlessly create our own
custom colours.
---
Name: Full Yellow Shade Set
Price: 60 CP
Description:
3 Shades of yellow may be better than 1 shade but why not get a full
yellow shade set complete with 10 shades? Further upgrades may even
allow you to create your own custom shades of yellow.
Tutorial:
Now with the complete yellow shade set you can seriously customize
your ShiftOS desktop to your liking. With the knowledge of the RGB
values of this yellow set we are very close to discovering how to make
our own custom shades of yellow.
---
Name: Custom Yellow Shades
Price: 100 CP
Description:
10 shades of yellow gives you plenty of customization options but
further investigation into the RBG colour system will allow you to
make your own yellow shades. Eventually we may be able to limitlessly
create shades of any colour.
Tutorial:
To make a yellow shade with the RGB colour system red must have the
highest value and be over 180. Green must be within 30 values of red.
Blue must be the lowest value. Now you can make your own shades of
yellow in the colour picker by typing in custom values that follow the
yellow rules.
---
Name: Orange
Price: 20 CP
Description:
Now that we have the RBG colours "Red" and "Green" we are able to mix
them together to form orange which symbolizes enthusiasm and
creativity. Buying this upgrade would enable you to set various UI
elements in ShiftOS to Orange.
Tutorial:
Orange is apparently a color that can increase the desire for humans
to eat food. Now that you have it you are free to eat, er… use it
throughout ShiftOS. Once we have discovered all the basic colours we
may be able to use our knowledge to create more shades of the colours
we have.
---
Name: Orange Shades
Price: 40 CP
Description:
Having a splash of orange may be cool but why have just one shade of
orange when you can have 3? Further upgrades may even allow you to
get more shades of orange.
Tutorial:
Now with a darker orange and lighter orange shade at your disposal
your ShiftOS interface can be designed with more depth and variety.
Discovering more of these predefined colour shades may allow us to
eventually use the RGB colour system to limitlessly create our own
custom colours.
---
Name: Full Orange Shade Set
Price: 60 CP
Description:
3 Shades of orange may be better than 1 shade but why not get a full
orange shade set complete with 6 shades? Further upgrades may even
allow you to create your own custom shades of orange.
Tutorial:
Now with the complete orange shade set you can seriously customize
your ShiftOS desktop to your liking. With the knowledge of the RGB
values of this orange set we are very close to discovering how to make
our own custom shades of orange.
---
Name: Custom Orange Shades
Price: 100 CP
Description:
6 shades of orange gives you plenty of customization options but
further investigation into the RBG colour system will allow you to
make your own orange shades. Eventually we may be able to limitlessly
create shades of any colour.
Tutorial:
To make an orange shade with the RGB colour system red must have a
value of 255. Green must be 100 or more values less than red. Blue
must be 30 or more values less than green. Now you can make your own
shades of orange in the colour picker by typing in custom values that
follow the orange rules.
---
Name: Brown
Price: 20 CP
Description:
Now that we have the all the RBG colours we are able to mix them
together to form brown which symbolizes laziness and the earth.
Buying this upgrade would enable you to set various UI elements in
ShiftOS to Brown.
Tutorial:
People who like brown are usually conventional, orderly and sometimes
lazy and repressed. Use it in ShiftOS if you must... Once we have
discovered all the basic colours we may be able to use our knowledge
to create more shades of the colours we have.
---
Name: Brown Shades
Price: 40 CP
Description:
Having a splash of brown may be cool but why have just one shade of
brown when you can have 3? Further upgrades may even allow you to get
more shades of brown.
Tutorial:
Now with a darker brown and lighter brown shade at your disposal your
ShiftOS interface can be designed with more depth and variety.
Discovering more of these predefined colour shades may allow us to
eventually use the RGB colour system to limitlessly create our own
custom colours.
---
Name: Full Brown Shade Set
Price: 60 CP
Description:
3 Shades of brown may be better than 1 shade but why not get a full
brown shade set complete with 16 shades? Further upgrades may even
allow you to create your own custom shades of brown.
Tutorial:
Now with the complete brown shade set you can seriously customize your
ShiftOS desktop to your liking. With the knowledge of the RGB values
of this brown set we are very close to discovering how to make our own
custom shades of brown.
---
Name: Custom Brown Shades
Price: 100 CP
Description:
16 shades of brown gives you plenty of customization options but
further investigation into the RBG colour system will allow you to
make your own brown shades. Eventually we may be able to limitlessly
create shades of any colour.
Tutorial:
To make a brown shade with the RGB colour system red must have the
highest value. Green must be 30 - 128 values lower than red. Blue must
be 60 or more values less than green. Now you can make your own
shades of brown in the colour picker by typing in custom values that
follow the brown rules.
---
Name: Red
Price: 20 CP
Description:
Red may be a demonic and evil colour that symbolizes hate and rage but
it’s a very important colour that may allow us to create more
colours if we mix it with Blue or Green. Buying this upgrade would
enable you to set various UI elements in ShiftOS to red.
Tutorial:
Red is a vital part of the RGB colour system and now that we can use
it we may be able to create Purple if we mix it with Blue. If we mix
it with Green we may be able to create yellow and orange. With all 3
RGB colours we may be able to start creating different shades of
various other colours.
---
Name: Red Shades
Price: 40 CP
Description:
Having a splash of red may be cool but why have just one shade of red
when you can have 3? Further upgrades may even allow you to get more
shades of red.
Tutorial:
Now with a darker red and lighter red shade at your disposal your
ShiftOS interface can be designed with more depth and variety.
Discovering more of these predefined colour shades may allow us to
eventually use the RGB colour system to limitlessly create our own
custom colours.
---
Name: Full Red Shade Set
Price: 60 CP
Description:
3 Shades of red may be better than 1 shade but why not get a full red
shade set complete with 9 shades? Further upgrades may even allow you
to create your own custom shades of red.
Tutorial:
Now with the complete red shade set you can seriously customize your
ShiftOS desktop to your liking. With the knowledge of the RGB values
of this red set we are very close to discovering how to make our own
custom shades of red.
---
Name: Custom Red Shades
Price: 100 CP
Description:
9 shades of red gives you plenty of customization options but further
investigation into the RBG colour system will allow you to make your
own red shades. Eventually we may be able to limitlessly create
shades of any colour.
Tutorial:
To make a red shade with the RGB colour system red must have the
highest value. Green and blue must be 80 or more values less than red
but within 50 values of each other. Now you can make your own shades
of red in the colour picker by typing in custom values that follow the
red rules.
---
Name: Pink
Price: 20 CP
Description:
Now that we have the all the RBG colours we are able to mix them
together to form pink which symbolizes universal love and beauty.
Buying this upgrade would enable you to set various UI elements in
ShiftOS to Pink.
Tutorial:
Pink is apparently a color that can decrease aggressive behavior. Now
that you have it you are free use it throughout ShiftOS if you can
handle it ;) Once we have discovered all the basic colours we may be
able to use our knowledge to create more shades of the colours we
have.
---
Name: Pink Shades
Price: 40 CP
Description:
Having a splash of pink may be cool but why have just one shade of
pink when you can have 3? Further upgrades may even allow you to get
more shades of pink.
Tutorial:
Now with a darker pink and lighter pink shade at your disposal your
ShiftOS interface can be designed with more depth and variety.
Discovering more of these predefined colour shades may allow us to
eventually use the RGB colour system to limitlessly create our own
custom colours.
---
Name: Full Pink Shade Set
Price: 60 CP
Description:
3 Shades of pink may be better than 1 shade but why not get a full
pink shade set complete with 6 shades? Further upgrades may even
allow you to create your own custom shades of pink.
Tutorial:
Now with the complete pink shade set you can seriously customize your
ShiftOS desktop to your liking. With the knowledge of the RGB values
of this pink set we are very close to discovering how to make our own
custom shades of pink.
---
Name: Custom Pink Shades
Price: 100 CP
Description:
6 shades of pink gives you plenty of customization options but further
investigation into the RBG colour system will allow you to make your
own pink shades. Eventually we may be able to limitlessly create
shades of any colour.
Tutorial:
To make a pink shade with the RGB colour system red must have the
highest value. Blue must be 50 or more values less than red. Green
must have the lowest value. Now you can make your own shades of pink
in the colour picker by typing in custom values that follow the pink
rules.
---
Name: Basic Custom shade
Price: 50 CP
Description:
Now that we can create shades of colours based on certain rules our
level of customization is very high. With further research ShiftOS
may be able to support the ability to make a shade not linked to the
rules of a certain colour.
Tutorial:
Amazing! The colour picker can now support the ability to make a
single shade not linked to any colour rules. Due to system
limitations though only one custom shade can be stored and that shade
must have an RGB value between 100 and 150. Further research may
improve this systems compatibility with the RGB colour system.
---
Name: General Custom Shades
Price: 100 CP
Description:
There isn’t much use making a single custom colour that looks mostly
gray. Further research into optimizing ShiftOS may improve its
compatibility with the RGB colour system. This would lead to a higher
range in values and shades being stored.
Tutorial:
Fantastic, We are now one step closer to complete control over the RGB
colour system without any limitations. We can now have up to 4 custom
shades not linked to certain colour rules. The custom RGB range has
now increased to values between 100 and 200. A little more research
will continue to break these limits.
---
Name: Advanced Custom Shades
Price: 250 CP
Description:
4 savable shade spaces is nowhere near decent for storing custom
colours and with RGB limits of 100 to 200 the colours are still
looking quite dull. More research into optimizing ShiftOS may further
break these limits.
Tutorial:
Brilliant! It looks like we are just around the corner from having the
full RGB colour system supported natively in ShiftOS. You can now
have up to 8 custom colours stored in the colour picker but they must
have RGB values of 75 to 225.
---
Name: Limitless Custom Shades
Price: 500 CP
Description:
It’s time to break all RGB colour limits forever! This upgrade may
be expensive but it will allow us to master the RGB colour system.
With total native RGB colour support in ShiftOS we will limitlessly be
able to make millions of shades of colours.
Tutorial:
This is EPIC! ShiftOS now supports the ability to display 16,777,216
shades of colour. Yes many of them may look the same but now you can
have them all! You can now have a full set of 16 stored colours in
the colour picker set to any RGB values between 0 and 255. This native
RGB support opens up a lot of cross compatibility opportunities in the
future.
---
Name: Shifter
Price: 40 CP
Description:
For system compatibility reasons practically all ShiftOS elements are
designed to display in gray style and look dull. We may be able to
overcome this dull interface however if the user is given the option
to customize it through the use of an application.
Tutorial:
Fantastic! The Shifter can now be opened by typing 'open shifter' in
the terminal. In its current state the shifter is simply a basic
layout that has no UI Shifting functionality. With further research
we may be able to add some functionally to it allowing the user to
modify the sizes and colours of various UI elements.
---
Name: AL Shifter
Price: 20 CP
Description:
What's the point of an App Launcher if it can't launch all your apps?
Use this tweak to add a shortcut to the shifter in your app launcher
so you can launch it at any time with just a few clicks.
Tutorial:
Your App Launcher is now more complete and will allow you to launch
the shifter at any time you like. Be sure to buy tweaks to add all
your installed programs to the app launcher so you never have to use
the terminal to open up a program ever again!
---
Name: Roll Up Command
Price: 10 CP
Description:
Running out of space on your desktop? Wish you could keep a window
running in the background without completely closing it? Well you 're
in luck. The roll up command will allow you to roll windows up to
their title bar when you want to save space.
Tutorial:
Great! You can now roll windows up to their title bar whenever you
want simply by bringing up the terminal and typing 'roll' followed by
the program you want to roll up. Typing 'roll shiftorium' will roll
the shiftorium application up to its title bar while keeping all its
data stored safely. Typing the command again will roll the shiftorium
back down.
---
Name: Roll Up Button
Price: 45 CP
Description:
Are you a fan of the Roll Up functionality? Are you absolutely sick of
opening up the terminal and typing in a command every time you want to
roll up a window? This upgrade will making rolling up windows much
quicker!
Tutorial:
Now isn’t this nice? All your windows now have a black square button
on them that will roll windows up and down if you click on it. It
functions well but if I were you I would attempt to alter its
appearance or change its colour so you can better distinguish it from
any other buttons you may or may not have.
---
Name: Shift Desktop
Price: 20 CP
Description:
The shifter is currently unable to change any settings but this simple
upgrade may be able to add a module that allows you to change the
colour of the desktop background. This may even unlock further
Shifter functionality.
Tutorial:
Brilliant! The Shifter can change your desktop background colour but
unfortunately you only use the colours 'Black', 'Gray' and 'White'.
Further research may allow us to decipher the mysterious colour code
allowing us to use more colours throughout ShiftOS with the Colour
Picker application.
---
Name: Shift Panel Clock
Price: 20 CP
Description:
The Shifter may have some functionality but why not add more modules
to it so you can customize even more elements of ShiftOS? This module
will allow you to modify the Desktop Panel Clock.
Tutorial:
You can now click on the Panel clock option within the main desktop
options to modify various features of the desktop panel clock such as
the text size, font and colour. Modifying these various settings will
earn you codepoints. The longer spend tinkering with the options the
more codepoints you will earn when you click 'Apply Changes.
---
Name: Shift App Launcher
Price: 20 CP
Description:
The Shifter may have some functionality but why not add more modules
to it so you can customize even more elements of ShiftOS? This module
will allow you to modify the App Launcher.
Tutorial:
You can now click on the App Launcher option within the main desktop
options to modify various features of the App Launcher such as its
name, font and colour. Modifying these various settings will earn you
codepoints. The longer spend tinkering with the options the more
codepoints you will earn when you click 'Apply Changes.
---
Name: Shift Desktop Panel
Price: 20 CP
Description:
The Shifter may have some functionality but why not add more modules
to it so you can customize even more elements of ShiftOS? This module
will allow you to modify the Desktop Panel.
Tutorial:
You can now click on the Desktop Panel option within the main desktop
options to modify various features of the desktop panel such as the
position, colour and height. Modifying these various settings will
earn you codepoints. The longer spend tinkering with the options the
more codepoints you will earn when you click 'Apply Changes.
---
Name: Shift Title Bar
Price: 20 CP
Description:
The Shifter may have some functionality but why not add more modules
to it so you can customize even more elements of ShiftOS? This module
will allow you to modify the Title Bar.
Tutorial:
You can now click on the Title Bar option within the Windows options
to modify various features of the Title Bar such as the colour and
height. Modifying these various settings will earn you codepoints.
The longer spend tinkering with the options the more codepoints you
will earn when you click 'Apply Changes.
---
Name: Shift Title Text
Price: 20 CP
Description:
The Shifter may have some functionality but why not add more modules
to it so you can customize even more elements of ShiftOS? This module
will allow you to modify the Title Text.
Tutorial:
You can now click on the Title Text option within the Windows options
to modify various features of the Title Text such as the text size,
font and colour. Modifying these various settings will earn you
codepoints. The longer spend tinkering with the options the more
codepoints you will earn when you click 'Apply Changes.
---
Name: Shift Title Buttons
Price: 20 CP
Description:
The Shifter may have some functionality but why not add more modules
to it so you can customize even more elements of ShiftOS? This module
will allow you to modify the Title Buttons.
Tutorial:
You can now click on the Buttons option within the Windows options to
modify various features of the Title Buttons such as their colour and
size. Modifying these various settings will earn you codepoints. The
longer spend tinkering with the options the more codepoints you will
earn when you click 'Apply Changes.
---
Name: Shift Borders
Price: 20 CP
Description:
The Shifter may have some functionality but why not add more modules
to it so you can customize even more elements of ShiftOS? This module
will allow you to modify the Window Borders.
Tutorial:
You can now click on the Borders option within the Windows options to
modify various features of the Window Borders such as the colour and
size. Modifying these various settings will earn you codepoints. The
longer spend tinkering with the options the more codepoints you will
earn when you click 'Apply Changes.
---
Name: Pong
Price: 70 CP
Description:
Finding it difficult to list more words with knowledge input? Everyone
has their limits right? Well how about a game of pong? This game is
sure to get your adrenalin going and you can earn codepoints as you
play it!
Tutorial:
Now, finally time to have a bit of fun! It’s you vs the computer in
this mouse controlled game of pong. Simply move your paddle on the
left up and down to prevent the ball going past it. The longer you
survive the faster the ball will get. Survive a minute to make it to
the next level. The higher the level you make it to the more
codepoints you will earn.
---
Name: Knowledge Input Icon
Price: 15 CP
Description:
Having the name of a program in its title bar or in an app launcher is
always great as it helps you remember what each program is. Text
however is a little plain don’t you think? What we really need is an
icon for knowledge input.
Tutorial:
Fantastic! We now have an icon for knowledge input that will appear on
the left side of the knowledge input window. If you have bought an app
launcher with knowledge input on it then an icon will appear there as
well. The occasional icon here and there looks a little out of place
though so be sure to buy more icons for the other programs!
---
Name: Shifter Icon
Price: 15 CP
Description:
Having the name of a program in its title bar or in an app launcher is
always great as it helps you remember what each program is. Text
however is a little plain don’t you think? What we really need is an
icon for shifter.
Tutorial:
Fantastic! We now have an icon for shifter that will appear on the
left side of the shifter window. If you have bought an app launcher
with shifter on it then an icon will appear there as well. The
occasional icon here and there looks a little out of place though so
be sure to buy more icons for the other programs!
---
Name: Shiftorium Icon
Price: 15 CP
Description:
Having the name of a program in its title bar or in an app launcher is
always great as it helps you remember what each program is. Text
however is a little plain don’t you think? What we really need is an
icon for shiftorium.
Tutorial:
Fantastic! We now have an icon for shiftorium that will appear on the
left side of the shiftorium window. If you have bought an app launcher
with shiftorium on it then an icon will appear there as well. The
occasional icon here and there looks a little out of place though so
be sure to buy more icons for the other programs!
---
Name: Clock Icon
Price: 15 CP
Description:
Having the name of a program in its title bar or in an app launcher is
always great as it helps you remember what each program is. Text
however is a little plain don’t you think? What we really need is an
icon for clock.
Tutorial:
Fantastic! We now have an icon for clock that will appear on the left
side of the clock window. If you have bought an app launcher with
clock on it then an icon will appear there as well. The occasional
icon here and there looks a little out of place though so be sure to
buy more icons for the other programs!
---
Name: Shutdown Icon
Price: 15 CP
Description:
Having the name of a program in its title bar or in an app launcher is
always great as it helps you remember what each program is. Text
however is a little plain don’t you think? What we really need is an
icon for shutdown.
Tutorial:
Fantastic! We now have an icon for shutdown that will appear on the
left side of the shutdown window. If you have bought an app launcher
with shutdown on it then an icon will appear there as well. The
occasional icon here and there looks a little out of place though so
be sure to buy more icons for the other programs!
---
Name: Pong Icon
Price: 15 CP
Description:
Having the name of a program in its title bar or in an app launcher is
always great as it helps you remember what each program is. Text
however is a little plain don’t you think? What we really need is an
icon for pong.
Tutorial:
Fantastic! We now have an icon for pong that will appear on the left
side of the pong window. If you have bought an app launcher with pong
on it then an icon will appear there as well. The occasional icon
here and there looks a little out of place though so be sure to buy
more icons for the other programs!
---
Name: Terminal Icon
Price: 15 CP
Description:
Having the name of a program in its title bar or in an app launcher is
always great as it helps you remember what each program is. Text
however is a little plain don’t you think? What we really need is an
icon for terminal.
Tutorial:
Fantastic! We now have an icon for terminal that will appear on the
left side of the terminal window. If you have bought an app launcher
with terminal on it then an icon will appear there as well. The
occasional icon here and there looks a little out of place though so
be sure to buy more icons for the other programs!
---
Name: File Skimmer Icon
Price: 15 CP
Description:
Having the name of a program in its title bar or in an app launcher is
always great as it helps you remember what each program is. Text
however is a little plain don’t you think? What we really need is an
icon for file skimmer.
Tutorial:
Fantastic! We now have an icon for file skimmer that will appear on
the left side of the file skimmer window. If you have bought an app
launcher with file skimmer on it then an icon will appear there as
well. The occasional icon here and there looks a little out of place
though so be sure to buy more icons for the other programs!
---
Name: Textpad Icon
Price: 15 CP
Description:
Having the name of a program in its title bar or in an app launcher is
always great as it helps you remember what each program is. Text
however is a little plain don’t you think? What we really need is an
icon for textpad.
Tutorial:
Fantastic! We now have an icon for textpad that will appear on the
left side of the textpad window. If you have bought an app launcher
with textpad on it then an icon will appear there as well. The
occasional icon here and there looks a little out of place though so
be sure to buy more icons for the other programs!
---
Name: AL Pong
Price: 20 CP
Description:
What's the point of an App Launcher if it can't launch all your apps?
Use this tweak to add a shortcut to pong in your app launcher so you
can launch it at any time with just a few clicks.
Tutorial:
Your App Launcher is now more complete and will allow you to launch
Knowledge input at any time you like. Be sure to buy tweaks to add
all your installed programs to the app launcher so you never have to
use the terminal to open up a program ever again!
---
Name: AL File Skimmer
Price: 20 CP
Description:
What's the point of an App Launcher if it can't launch all your apps?
Use this tweak to add a shortcut to the file skimmer in your app
launcher so you can launch it at any time with just a few clicks.
Tutorial:
Your App Launcher is now more complete and will allow you to launch
Knowledge input at any time you like. Be sure to buy tweaks to add
all your installed programs to the app launcher so you never have to
use the terminal to open up a program ever again!
---
Name: AL Textpad
Price: 20 CP
Description:
What's the point of an App Launcher if it can't launch all your apps?
Use this tweak to add a shortcut to textpad in your app launcher so
you can launch it at any time with just a few clicks.
Tutorial:
Your App Launcher is now more complete and will allow you to launch
Knowledge input at any time you like. Be sure to buy tweaks to add
all your installed programs to the app launcher so you never have to
use the terminal to open up a program ever again!
---
Name: File Skimmer
Price: 60 CP
Description:
Almost all computers come with some form of permanent data storage.
ShiftOS is storing data on your storage device (e.g. HDD or SSD)
however without a way to view and browse through these files you are
practically locked out of your own computer.
Tutorial:
With the File Skimmer application you can freely browse through the
files stored on your computer as long as they aren’t system files
due to the closed source nature of ShiftOS. If you had a text or
image editing application you could save files onto your storage
device and use the file skimmer to load them up whenever you want.
---
Name: Textpad
Price: 65 CP
Description:
Need to quickly jot down something but you can’t find a pen and
paper nearby? There’s an app for that! With the Textpad you will be
able to jot down whatever you like and have it displayed in all its
glory on your computer screen.
Tutorial:
Now whenever you need to remember something or you just feel like
writing stuff down you are free to open the Textpad application and
type away. If you have a program that allows you to access and manage
the files on your storage device then with further upgrades you may be
able to save and load text files.
---
Name: Textpad New
Price: 25 CP
Description:
Have you ever been typing a document and thought ‘I don’t like
what I’m writing’. Closing and opening the entire application to
clear the text is too much effort right? Well if you get this upgrade
clearing the text can be as easy as pressing a button.
Tutorial:
Gone are the days you need to backspace your text document until all
the text is removed. Gone are the days when you used to have to open
and close the textpad every time you wanted to write a new document.
Click the arrow at the bottom of textpad to display a button that will
clear your entire text document the moment you click on it.
---
Name: Textpad Save
Price: 25 CP
Description:
Have you just written something worth keeping with Textpad? Well, what
a shame you can’t save it… Or can you? That’s right, with this
upgrade your award winning documents can sit safely on your storage
device.
Tutorial:
Now you can save your precious text files onto your storage device
knowing that they are totally safe unless you throw your computer out
of the window or kick it while its running. Click the expander arrow
at the bottom of textpad to display the save button. After clicking
save simply name your file and it’s yours to keep forever.
---
Name: Textpad Open
Price: 25 CP
Description:
Sure you can open your text files by going to all the effort of
opening File Skimmer and then clicking on the file you want to open
but it doesn’t have to be that hard. Wouldn't an open button make
life much easier?
Tutorial:
See, I know you couldn’t resist making it a few seconds quicker to
open your text documents. Either that or you think Textpad looks
better with more options at the bottom… To open a file click the
expander arrow at the bottom of textpad to display the open button.
After clicking open select the file that you wish to view.
---
Name: FS New Folder
Price: 25 CP
Description:
There are a few folders within the ShiftOS file system that you can
sort your data into but why limit yourself? In an operating system
that you can shift to your liking surely you should be able to create
your own folders right?
Tutorial:
Now this is more like it! Let’s say you have a few categories of
documents. You can now create folders to store them in within the
documents folder. Same goes for whatever other files you can think of.
Simply open File Skimmer and click on the expander arrow at the bottom
of the window to find the new folder button.
---
Name: FS Delete
Price: 25 CP
Description:
You’re not a hoarder are you? If you are stop reading this and go
look for another upgrade. If you keep every file you create your
storage device is sure to get cluttered… seriously, you need a
delete button!
Tutorial:
You now have the power to delete files on your hard drive however
proceed with caution because deleting system files will corrupt vital
parts of your system causing you to lose your save data. At the
bottom of the file skimmer click the expander arrow to see delete
button. Click a folder or file and then click delete to delete it.
---
Name: KI Elements
Price: 10 CP
Description:
Need some more lists for Knowledge input? Why not add a list of
Elements to guess? You studied the periodic table of elements in
highschool right? Hydrogen, oxygen, lead, silver… you can do this!
Tutorial:
Now that you have added a list of elements to Knowledge Input open it
and start guessing as many elements as you can think of! If you still
have your old highschool notes from science class have a little skim
through them and I’m sure you will strike gold.
---
Name: Colour Picker Icon
Price: 15 CP
Description:
Having the name of a program in its title bar or in an app launcher is
always great as it helps you remember what each program is. Text
however is a little plain don’t you think? What we really need is an
icon for the Colour Picker.
Tutorial:
Fantastic! We now have an icon for colour picker that will appear on
the left side of the Colour Picker window. Since the colour picker
isn’t a part of the app launcher the icon won’t appear on the app
launcher. The occasional icon here and there looks a little out of
place though so be sure to buy more icons for the other programs!
---
Name: Infobox Icon
Price: 15 CP
Description:
Having the name of a program in its title bar or in an app launcher is
always great as it helps you remember what each program is. Text
however is a little plain don’t you think? What we really need is an
icon for the InfoBox.
Tutorial:
Fantastic! We now have an icon for the Infobox that will appear on the
left side of its window. Since the InfoBox isn’t a part of the app
launcher the icon won’t appear on the app launcher. The occasional
icon here and there looks a little out of place though so be sure to
buy more icons for the other programs!
---
Name: Panel Buttons
Price: 75 CP
Description:
A desktop panel seems like it could be useful for a variety of
different features. Maybe with a little more research we could find a
way to display the names of all your open programs in the desktop
panel
Tutorial:
Great! From now on you can simply look at the panel buttons on your
desktop panel to see what programs you have open. That’s right, the
panel buttons don’t do anything when you click them but maybe they
will after a few more upgrades…
---
Name: Minimize Command
Price: 20 CP
Description:
Ever wanted to completely remove a program from the screen without
actually closing it? Well with a minimize command this may actually
become possible and allow you to save the state of hidden programs in
the process!
Tutorial:
Now whenever you have a program open that you wish to hide simply type
'minimize [program name]' and it will be hidden. To unhide a program
just type the same command again and it will be reappear in the same
state you left it in earlier.
---
Name: Minimize Button
Price: 50 CP
Description:
As useful as the minimize feature is you still have to go to all the
effort of opening the terminal and typing in a command to use it.
Wouldn’t a button in the title of each window be more efficient?
Tutorial:
Isn’t this nifty! Each window now has its own minimize button in its
title bar so hiding windows is a breeze. Unfortunately to you will
still need to use the terminal to make windows reappear but maybe
another upgrade could provide an alternative.
---
Name: Useful Panel Buttons
Price: 40 CP
Description:
How can you call those things on the desktop panel ‘panel buttons’
when they aren’t even clickable?. A graphical unminimize feature
would be handy and those panel buttons might help us…
Tutorial:
Finally the panel buttons have a purpose. You can now click on them to
unminimize minimized programs. Simply click on the panel button
labeled with the program you want to unminimize and it will reappear
before your eyes.
---
Name: Artpad
Price: 75 CP
Description:
Ever wanted to play around with pixels on your screen? Well it looks
like your newest companion may become the Artpad but be sure you know
your x and y coordinates!
Tutorial:
Ah, I knew you were an artist at heart. Get your pixel setter ready
and your magnifying glass, you’ll need it to see your 2 pixel
masterpiece. More tools, more pixels and more colours would be
helpful though so be on the lookout for more upgrades.
---
Name: Artpad Pixel Limit 4
Price: 10 CP
Description:
With just two pixels you can’t make very interesting artworks.
Doubling the pixel limit to 4 should more than double the variety of
unique creations you can make with the artpad.
Tutorial:
This increased pixel limit has unlocked the ability to make canvases
in artpad totaling 4 whole pixels. You can make a variety of
interesting artworks such as um, a 4 pixel high tower or a 4 pixel
tower lying on its side and err, other stuff.
---
Name: Artpad Pixel Limit 8
Price: 20 CP
Description:
Earlier I lied about 4 pixels giving you many different types of
unique artistic opportunities. A pixel limit of 8 may be a little
limiting though and its still dirt cheap.
Tutorial:
Great you can now have canvases with a total of 8 pixels. It may not
seem like much but… oh I give up, it’s still hopeless. On the
bright side you can always buy another upgrade.
---
Name: Artpad Pixel Limit 16
Price: 30 CP
Description:
8 pixels may not be great but 16 is looking a little more pristine.
It may be a silly rhyme but it’s true.
Tutorial:
You’ve just doubled your pixel limit from 8 to 16. You can now make
a very cramped smiley face without a nose or a quarter of a chess
board if you put your mind to it.
---
Name: Artpad Pixel Limit 64
Price: 50 CP
Description:
Step right up to a pixel limit 4x greater than your current one.
Isn’t it usually double you say? Well this time around its quadruple
but unfortunately it does come with a dearer price.
Tutorial:
Finally you are starting to make it into deeper waters. I’m not
quite sure what I meant by that but if you’re drawing ocean scenes
you could make them deeper and if you’re up to it you could draw a
full chessboard without and pieces on it.
---
Name: Artpad Pixel Limit 256
Price: 75 CP
Description:
Finally we are on the verge on a decent pixel limit. Think of what you
could do with 256 pixels The width and height of your canvas could be
huge!
Tutorial:
Actually I just realized that with 256 pixels the biggest canvas size
you can make is 16 by 16 pixels. Still that’s enough pixels to make
a picture of a grave yard with gravestones and sad faces right?
---
Name: Artpad Pixel Limit 1024
Price: 100 CP
Description:
Ahh, now we’re talking. This is an upgrade that will do you a world
of good. It’s a shame it’s is so expensive but good things always
come at a cost.
Tutorial:
Designing things like UI elements should be a breeze with this limit.
Many icon designers used to make their icons at a resolution of 32 by
32 pixels so if you want to make those kind of icons then you’re all
set.
---
Name: Artpad Pixel Limit 4096
Price: 150 CP
Description:
With a pixel limit of 4096 you would have the ability to make
canvases 64 by 64 pixels. Do you really think you will need this high
of a pixel limit?
Tutorial:
Finally we are nearing the point where you are able to draw freely at
a zoom level of 1x. Overall though 4096 pixels is still not good for
large free hand sketch-like drawings.
---
Name: Artpad Pixel Limit 16384
Price: 200 CP
Description:
You may think your current pixel limit is good but you aren’t seen
nothing yet. For some true 4x zoomed freehand drawing don’t miss
this upgrade.
Tutorial:
Awesome! Now you can try and do some free hand drawing at 4x
magnification with a canvas size of 160 by 100 You may even be able
to design tiny website banners.
---
Name: Artpad Pixel Limit 65536
Price: 250 CP
Description:
Oh come on how much higher can the pixel limit go? I doubt you
actually need it but aren’t you curious how much higher this goes?
Tutorial:
Go ahead and celebrate your seemingly limitless pixel limit for a
moment and don’t look at the upgrade list. You couldn’t resist
looking and making this upgrade seem so small could you? That’s
right, you’re an upgrade away from truly limitless pixels.
---
Name: Artpad Limitless Pixels
Price: 350 CP
Description:
This is what you’ve been waiting for all this time after purchasing
all those pixel limit upgrades It may be ultra-expensive but you
won’t have to ever get another after this one.
Tutorial:
Congratulations you now have absolutely no pixel limit and can create
canvases as big as you want as long as your own computer can handle
it. Go ahead and make yourself a native resolution desktop background
to celebrate!
---
Name: Artpad New
Price: 10 CP
Description:
Ever wanted to start a fresh with a new canvas without restarting
Artpad With a little research it may be possible to add a button to
do just that whenever you want.
Tutorial:
Much better. A new button that looks like a folded page should now be
in your tool set. By clicking the button you should be able create a
new canvas and even type in a new size for it as many times as you
like without opening and closing Artpad.
---
Name: Artpad Save
Price: 50 CP
Description:
Artpad may be fun to play around with but wouldn’t saving be an
amazing feature? Saving your pictures may even generate codepoints
and the saved pictures might be able to be used for something.
Tutorial:
Now with your new saving ability you can save all those amazing artpad
creations to be viewed at any point in the future Every time you save
a picture the amount of codepoints you earned for making it will
appear briefly as title text or in an info box.
---
Name: Artpad Load
Price: 50 CP
Description:
Sometimes after making something and saving it you wish to alter it
slightly to enhance it A load feature in the Artpad should let you
modify saved .pic files by allowing you to load them up again with the
click of a button.
Tutorial:
You should now be able to load old .pic files by clicking the load
button in your tool box and choosing the file you want with the file
opener The image will then pop up in artpad and you can get right to
editing.
---
Name: Artpad Undo
Price: 40 CP
Description:
Ever spilt your paint over your masterpiece? It’s an awful feeling
right? Well in situations like these an undo feature would be very
useful so for backup I would definitely get this upgrade.
Tutorial:
From now on a line draw too long or the wrong splash of colour can’t
hurt you anymore. An undo button has been added to your toolbox and
any time you make a mistake on your canvas you can fix it with a
single click of that button.
---
Name: Artpad Redo
Price: 40 CP
Description:
Ever clicked undo too many times and found that you have lost a large
portion of work For cases like these a redo button can be quite handy
but obviously you could save your codepoints by just being careful
with the undo button.
Tutorial:
Now that you can redo any undone actions you are totally free to cycle
forwards and backwards through your work. If you really wanted you
could undo all your work then keep clicking redo to watch the creation
of your entire picture.
---
Name: Artpad Pixel Placer
Price: 20 CP
Description:
The pixel setter allows you to set pixels but do you really want to go
around trying to pinpoint and calculate x and y coordinates Clicking
the pixel you want to change directly would be much more efficient
don’t you agree?
Tutorial:
Now with the new Pixel Placer you have the power to simply click any
pixel to change its colour. Simply left click a colour pallet then
click any pixel on your canvas to set it to that colour. You can also
right click your colour pallets to change their colour.
---
Name: Artpad PP Movement Mode
Price: 20 CP
Description:
Constantly clicking each individual pixel on your canvas using the
Pixel Placer can be very time consuming and tiring for your hands
Wouldn’t it be easier to just click and drag? Well there’s an
upgrade for that!
Tutorial:
The Pixel Placer now has a movement mode option. Simply Click the
Pixel Placer tool and you will see the Movement Mode Switch in the
options panel. When movement mode is on you can click and drag slowly
to draw pixels with the mouse. Be slow otherwise it may skip pixels
though.
---
Name: Artpad Pencil
Price: 30 CP
Description:
Does the buggy Pixel placer movement mode annoy you when it skips
pixels? Well with a little more research we may be able to develop a
new tool that can draw much more smoothly.
Tutorial:
Fantastic! You now have a new pencil tool which you can access from
the toolbox. You can now draw as fast as you want freehand and it
won’t skip a single pixel. You can also draw with three different
levels of thickness which can be set in the pencil’s option panel.
---
Name: Artpad Paint Brush
Price: 30 CP
Description:
Ever wanted to paint with a tool that can paint free handedly and be
big, small, circular or square? This paint brush tool may be the tool
you want then and its pretty cheap too.
Tutorial:
You now have access to the paintbrush tool which you can use simply by
clicking on its icon in the tool box. A good thing about the paint
brush is that you can set its size to a specific value in pixels
making it perfect for a variety of different situations.
---
Name: Artpad Line Tool
Price: 30 CP
Description:
Having difficulty drawing strait lines? Then you obviously need a line
tool. With a line tool you will be able to draw straight lines from
any point to any point on your canvas.
Tutorial:
Great! You got a line tool. You can begin using it by selecting the
tool from your toolbox. Simply click and drag on your canvas to draw
a horizontal, vertical or diagonal line on your canvas.
---
Name: Artpad Oval Tool
Price: 40 CP
Description:
Drawing perfect circles is a very tricky process especially if zoomed
right in on the canvas With a bit of research we may be able to
discover a tool that calculates how to draw circles without much
effort on our side.
Tutorial:
The new oval tool now allows you to draw circles and ovals with the
mouse just by clicking and dragging on the canvas. You can also
change the inside and outside colour of the ovals and change their
border width in the options panel.
---
Name: Artpad Rectangle Tool
Price: 40 CP
Description:
Drawing perfect squares is a time consuming process especially if you
are trying to draw them perfectly straight With a bit of research we
may be able to discover a tool that calculates how to draw squares
without much effort on our side.
Tutorial:
The new rectangle tool now allows you to draw squares and rectangles
with the mouse just by clicking and dragging on the canvas. You can
also change the inside and outside colour of the rectangles and change
their border width in the options panel.
---
Name: Artpad Eraser
Price: 20 CP
Description:
Made a little mistake and want to erase it? Sounds like you need an
eraser With a little bit of research an eraser tool may not be too
far away as overall its just a paintbrush set to the colour of the
canvas.
Tutorial:
Your toolbox now has a new addition to it, An Eraser! The eraser tool
can be circular or square and any size you want. Clicking and dragging
on the canvas will remove any colour on it and replace it with the
default canvas colour which in most cases will be white.
---
Name: Artpad Fill Tool
Price: 60 CP
Description:
Instead of coloring in every single individual pixel sometimes it is
more appropriate to simply draw an outline and instantly fill a space
in. If that’s a feature you’re interested in then you should
definitely buy this upgrade.
Tutorial:
Fantastic! You now have a new fill tool which you can access from the
toolbox. To use the fill tool you simply have to click it, choose a
colour then click a pixel on the canvas and it and every surrounding
pixel matching its colour will become the new colour you set.
---
Name: Artpad Text Tool
Price: 45 CP
Description:
drawing text is very difficult but if you can pull it off then well
done, nice accomplishment! For those who can’t though research into
a text drawing tool would be very handy unless you don’t require
text in your artwork.
Tutorial:
A text tool is now sitting in your toolbox waiting patiently for you
to use it. Simply choose a font, colour and size then type something
in and click and drag the mouse to move the text around on the canvas
until you are happy with its position. Once you’re done release the
mouse and the text will be placed in the spot you chose.
---
Name: Artpad 4 Color Pallets
Price: 10 CP
Description:
Having just 2 colours in your work may give it an interesting style
but overall its very limiting. This upgrade will double the amount of
usable colour pallets in the Artpad to allow you quick access to a
wider range of colours.
Tutorial:
Two new black colour pallets are available for you to use in the
artpad. If you would like to change the colour of any of the colour
pallets you can do so by right clicking them and then selecting a
colour you would like to be from the colour picker.
---
Name: Artpad 8 Color Pallets
Price: 20 CP
Description:
4 colour pallets is still very limiting and a lot less than your
average paint program. This upgrade will double the amount of usable
colour pallets in the Artpad to allow you quick access to a wider
range of colours.
Tutorial:
Four new black colour pallets are available for you to use in the
artpad. If you would like to change the colour of any of the colour
pallets you can do so by right clicking them and then selecting a
colour you would like to be from the colour picker.
---
Name: Artpad 16 Color Pallets
Price: 35 CP
Description:
8 colours is still going to leave you changing the colour of your
pallets quite often. This upgrade will double the amount of usable
colour pallets in the Artpad to allow you quick access to a wider
range of colours.
Tutorial:
Eight new black colour pallets are available for you to use in the
artpad. If you would like to change the colour of any of the colour
pallets you can do so by right clicking them and then selecting a
colour you would like to be from the colour picker.
---
Name: Artpad 32 Color Pallets
Price: 50 CP
Description:
16 colours is definitely usable but it certainly could get better than
that right? This upgrade will double the amount of usable colour
pallets in the Artpad to allow you quick access to a wider range of
colours.
Tutorial:
Sixteen new black colour pallets are available for you to use in the
artpad. If you would like to change the colour of any of the colour
pallets you can do so by right clicking them and then selecting a
colour you would like to be from the colour picker.
---
Name: Artpad 64 Color Pallets
Price: 100 CP
Description:
32 colours is slightly more than average for a paint program but
don’t you want extreme? This upgrade will double the amount of
usable colour pallets in the Artpad to allow you quick access to a
wider range of colours.
Tutorial:
Thirty Two new black colour pallets are available for you to use in
the artpad. If you would like to change the colour of any of the
colour pallets you can do so by right clicking them and then selecting
a colour you would like to be from the colour picker.
---
Name: Artpad 128 Color Pallets
Price: 150 CP
Description:
For some people 64 colour pallets may already be overkill but for the
extremists like yourself it’s just not enough. This upgrade will
double the amount of usable colour pallets in the Artpad to allow you
quick access to a wider range of colours.
Tutorial:
Sixty Four new black colour pallets are available for you to use in
the artpad. If you would like to change the colour of any of the
colour pallets you can do so by right clicking them and then selecting
a colour you would like to be from the colour picker.
---
Name: Artpad Custom Pallets
Price: 75 CP
Description:
It can be annoying when things are set in stone and can’t be
changed. Let’s not let that happen to the Artpad by programming the
colour pallets to be resizable by the user.
Tutorial:
Nice! The colour pallets are now able to be resized any time you like
and you can even adjust the spaces between pallets. To resize the
colour pallets simply middle click any of them and a special settings
window will pop up.
---
Name: Skinning
Price: 80 CP
Description:
Static colours of the windows and desktop in ShiftOS are beginning to
look boring and unprofessional. Since the artpad is able to save .pic
file we may be able to use them as UI elements.
Tutorial:
Brilliant! A skinning system is now in place. You now have a new
graphic picker and skin loader at your disposal. Right click colour
boxes in the Shifter to bring up the graphic picker instead of the
colour picker.
---
Name: Unity Mode
Price: 1000 CP
Description:
ShiftOS uses Microsoft Windows as nothing more than supportive boot
code however further research could enhance interactivity between
operating systems. The Full RGB colour system support should enable
better compatibility allowing ShiftOS to run in Unity with Windows.
Tutorial:
Amazing! A new mode called ‘unity mode’ can be turned on and off
in the terminal by typing ‘unity mode on’ or ‘unity mode off’.
With unity mode on you should be able to run ShiftOS applications and
Windows applications side by side.
---
Name: AL Artpad
Price: 20 CP
Description:
What's the point of an App Launcher if it can't launch all your apps?
Use this tweak to add a shortcut to artpad in your app launcher so you
can launch it at any time with just a few clicks.
Tutorial:
Your App Launcher is now more complete and will allow you to launch
artpad at any time you like. Be sure to buy tweaks to add all your
installed programs to the app launcher so you never have to use the
terminal to open up a program ever again!
---
Name: Artpad Icon
Price: 15 CP
Description:
Having the name of a program in its title bar or in an app launcher is
always great as it helps you remember what each program is. Text
however is a little plain don’t you think? What we really need is an
icon for artpad.
Tutorial:
Fantastic! We now have an icon for artpad that will appear on the left
side of the artpad window. If you have bought an app launcher with
clock on it then an icon will appear there as well. The occasional
icon here and there looks a little out of place though so be sure to
buy more icons for the other programs!
---
Name: Shift Panel Buttons
Price: 20 CP
Description:
The Shifter may have some functionality but why not add more modules
to it so you can customize even more elements of ShiftOS? This module
will allow you to modify the Desktop Panel Buttons.
Tutorial:
You can now click on the Panel Buttons option within the desktop panel
options to modify various features of the panel buttons such as the
text size, font and colour. Modifying these various settings will
earn you codepoints. The longer spend tinkering with the options the
more codepoints you will earn when you click 'Apply Changes.
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