48w ago - Following up on my previous release, this weekend I have updated the Solar PS3 homebrew 3D screensaver to version 4.2 with the changes outlined below.

Download: Solar 4.2 Standalone / Solar 4.2 Rogero Edition / Solar_v4.2_CFW4.XX PKG

To quote: Hi guys, Here's another update, Solar v4.2.

Even though I took a little break, I'm back with a new Solar update; added a bunch of stuff this time around, most of them are in the changelog. There's two versions, stand-alone and Rogero Manager's. For Rogero Manager both PKGs need to be installed.

1. Solar.pkg
2. Solar_RELOAD_RM.pkg

After installed it can be launched from XMB or automatically while Rogero Manager idles. Hope you enjoy it, thanks. CAW!

Changelog Solar v4.2:

• Rebuilt the 3D engine.
  
• Added more items to UI interface.
  
• Added memory counter.
  
• Added FPS (frames per second).
  
• Added better light engine.

67w ago - Following up on the previous update, today I have released version 4.0 of my Solar PS3 homebrew 3D screensaver alongside a video of it in action below.

To quote: Hi guys, here's Solar v4.0. Lots of graphical work went onto this release, including user input... moving the planets and such, plus a lot of other stuff, check the change-log to see all the new additions, and as always I hope you enjoy. caw!

Solar v4.0 Changelog:

• Added user input "now planets can be moved/rotated/zoomed" Check Help screen for pads usage!
  
• Rotation in any axis 360 degrees, all screens. Zoom and X/Y movement on screen# 1 only.
  
• Added Volume Slider.
  
• Minor Volume adjustment.
  
• Minor Seek adjustment.
  
• Replaced and created a new User Interface.
  
• Added dual time & date Clocks.
  
• Added fade effects.
  
• Added new Help screen "press X".
  
• Replace & Improved Exit Dialog.
  
• Added atmosphere to some planets. "WIP"
  
• Added Higher resolution textures.
  
• Increased Particles count.
  
• Added comet tails, "grow with speed"
  
• Added new Sound Effects and event triggered...

83w ago - Following up on his previous release, today condorstrike has updated the PS3 homebrew 3D screensaver to Solar version 2.4 with a video of it in action below.

Download: Solar v2.4 PS3 Homebrew 3D Screensaver

To quote: Here's a quick update to Solar now version 2.4, actually alot of things were added and or fixed...

Hope you all enjoy.

Changelog:

• Mostly Graphical updates
  
• Better memory usage, for stability
  
• Added more effects, Satelites and more Depth view and motion.
  
• Fixed MUSIC directory for mp3 playback.
  
• and other things I can't remember.
  

Usage:

• MP3 playback: Place your MP3's in "MUSIC" folder in root of any USB storage device.
  
• Press Down to switch MP3s.
  
• Hold down X for buttons Legend.
  
• Press SQ for browser/ftp.
  
• Press O to exit Solar.
  
• Triangle for multiMAN.
  
• Press Select to pause BG music/MP3s.
  
• Press Start to Resume BG music/MP3s.
  

Future updates: more Music player work, possibly a user interface, idk. Enjoy......

86w ago - Today condorstrike has updated the popular PS3 homebrew 3D screensaver to version 2.3 for PlayStation 3 Custom Firmware users, with the changes detailed below.

Download: Solar v2.3 PS3 Homebrew 3D Screensaver

To quote: First I'd like to thank and give props to both Dean and Rogero, for all their help and being good friends, also to the staff at tortuga-cove and to the rest of the scene, let's make it great and stop the pettiness.

Changelog:

• Added MP3 player, WIP.
  
• Added more Dynamic effects and particles.
  
• Disabled Solar's FTP, and added Web-browser with FTP, thanks to Deank's BROWSER.SELF.
  
• Added more planets.
  
• Fixed Planets Rotation.
  
• Added buttons Legend, Hold down X to see it.
  
• Fixed a crash bug in 2nd scene.
  
• Added wire-framed Hologram.
  
• Added EXIT to XMB.
  
• Added XMB PIC1.PNG
  
• And some more code clean-up, and other things I can't remember.
  

Usage:

• MP3 playback: Place your MP3's in "audio" folder in root of any USB storage device.
  
• Press Down to switch MP3s.
  
• Hold down X for buttons Legend.
  
• Press SQ for browser/ftp.
  
• Press...