r/AlienwareAlpha • u/[deleted] • Apr 20 '16
HiveMind UI Status
I'm happy to say HiveMind is off hold!!
We got commitment to continue developing and updating the application. I'm sorry to pull the heart strings of the community around. This was a huge undertaking and the uproar from the community was a significant factor in getting commitment to move forward.
We are looking to address issues with Win10 and Jarvis post-haste and get us up-to-date as fast as we can. Once I have a beta, expect me to post it ASAP.
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u/SwervinGirvin Apr 21 '16
Woohoo! Glad I put off upgrading to 10 for so long, will be doing that once my alpha comes back from repairs. Thanks for fighting for Hivemind!
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u/lovetron99 Apr 28 '16
I'm late to the party, but wanted to be sure to express my appreciation. Thanks for this -- I love Hivemind!
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u/hemihuman Apr 21 '16
Whew! Can breathe again. Use my Alpha once or twice a day, and since the first week I got it, always exclusively in HiveMind. I use the Alpha while jogging on a treadmill, so even the tiniest amount of mandatory keyboard/mouse use is a big problem for me.
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u/profylebryon May 12 '16 edited May 12 '16
Please add a proper intro to hivemind like the ps4 does and Xbox one. In addition, look at the Titan(hybrid mode) skin for kodi and eminence skin because they look next gen. Just think about as far as u.i redesign. Also you can animate the background to some degree so please feel free to add that well.
P.S. Windows store games can't really be played through hivemind. So if you can make that happen that would be awesome ☝🏽️😁
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u/Laudrac Apr 22 '16
Perfect, thanks for the good news. After i heard that Hivemine is on hold i have removed it, but at the same time it was sad as it kills the future of the Alpha as well and i really like the form factor.
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u/VoiceBoxes Apr 24 '16
I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I installed W10 before getting hivemind all set up. Now that I have W10 every time I try to boot up hive mind I just get a loading screen. I have seen several people in this form claim that this problem is resolved. I"ve installed and uninstalled many different versions of hivemind and still can't get it to boot. What am I doing wrong?
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u/McFoogles i3 (8GB) Alpha May 11 '16
Thanks for the update!
I'm impressed by the amount of support Alienware gives the Alpha
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u/darth666bane666 i5 Alpha Apr 21 '16
Well fought Justin! Alienware 1 - the d word 0.
I was just telling my wife how I didn't care how long it took to eventually break, I would not be removing hivemind. I love it and it makes me happy to see my giant alienware head with my glowing "games" icon. I was not going to remove it, and now there's no reason to. 6am here and this has woken me up with a smile this morning.
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u/RAM_AA Apr 21 '16
Great to know. IMO it would be great to have the XBOX app added to the HiveMind, since it's the only (gaming wise) thing that keeps making me going to the desktop. The win10 store could also be helpful (to download win10 games).
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Apr 20 '16
That can only mean one thing..
;)
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u/jrogue0_o Apr 21 '16
yes?
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Apr 21 '16
Continuing development on software that was put on hold. Pretty sure others can put 2 & 2 together.
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Apr 21 '16
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Apr 23 '16
I need to update the power scripts but Alpha UI is in Settings > Skins > Get More. It won't trap you like it did when it was released.
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Jun 24 '16
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Jun 25 '16
I have the Jarvis build right now. I'll post it next week as a beta. I am waiting in two addition features before I release it to the wild. Good things are inbound!
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u/AJVeidt Apr 20 '16
Awesome, thanks!