As mentioned in the description, the Wallpaper takes quite some resources to run.

Here I will give a little insight behind the settings and what you can do to optimize performance and looks.

Keep in mind that a lot of the settings depend entirely on:
- your PC / hardware / screen resolution
- taste / type of music you listen to
- audio volume
- your own preference

So, take your time to play around, there are a lot of settings :)



Everything you see is made of a single "base texture" called point.
Points are grouped in 2D fractal geometry-"Subsets".
Multiple Subsets come together as a level.

The position for each Point in its Subset is processed using the "Hopalong Attractor".
Click here to learn more about this algorithm: http://www.fraktalwelt.de/myhome/simpiter2_2.htm

After all Subsets of a level have passed the camera, the level is re-generated and moved back to the end.
The color, brightness and light are processed in realtime per Subset.

The Audio-Spectrum is mapped onto the whole size of the Levels, beginning with low frequencies "near" the camera to high frequencies "away" from the camera. I might later add an option to invert that, however some more tweaking will be required.



Check you Wallpaper Engine Audio Settings:
First, select the correct input/output device in Wallpaper Engine Settings (Default should do it)
Next, set your Input Volume (mine is set to 100)

If this doesnt help, take a look at your Windows Audio Devices or the Wallpaper Engine official forum.
I can only help with issues related to this wallpaper, not necessarily your PC :)



╔ optional 3D-Parallax effect
║- None = no effect applied (default)
║- Mouse = Mouse Position to camera position mapping, effect strength can be set
║- Automatic = Rotating Parallax, effect strength and speed can be set
║- Fixed = Custom static angle & strength
║
╠╦ dynamic fractal orbit generator
║║
║╠══ default brightness & saturation settings
║║ these values will be used if no audio is playing.
║║
║╠══ zoom speed setting
║║ the speed at which subsets are moved closer to the camera
║║ if audio is playing, the audio zoom speed is added to this value
║║
║╠══ rotation speed setting
║║ the speed at which subsets are rotated
║║ if audio is playing, this value is slightly influenced by the "boost" factor.
║║
║╠══ color fade speed setting
║║ the speed at wich the "hue" values are cycled through.
║║
║╚══ custom render timing
║ If you have a monitor with more than 60hz, it is not 100% certain that the system
║ will trigger to render a frame as often as the monitor would support it.
║ If you enable this setting, it may make things smoother - but usually it doesn't.
║ (Use the FPS stats to check it if you're not sure)
║
╠╦ audio processing & mapping
║║
║╠══ minimum brightness & saturation settings
║║ adjust the minimum values when audio is playing
║║
║╠══ volume multiplier
║║ fine-adjust how much the input audio data is amplified
║║
║╠══ peak filter
║║ apply "pow()" on every audio value with "peak-filter-value" + 1
║║ Afterwards re-scale the values to their previous maximum.
║║
║╠══ time smoothing
║║ adjust the relative percentage of changes applied to values
║║ this can have great influence on the experience.
║║ if the wallpaper is "flashing" alot while listening to music, turn down the values.
║║
║╠══ value smoothing
║║ Takes the average of "(value-smoothing)*2+1" audio values instead of only "1".
║║ Should be especially usefull when using the peak filter :)
║║
║╠══ audio zoom multiplier
║║ adjust, how much the audio can "boost" the zoom speed.
║║ higher value means more frequent level generation, means more stress for your pc.
║║
║╚══ audio zoom smoothing
║ like it very smooth? this setting is for you.
║
╠═ "tunnel generator" (avoids particles in front of camera)
║ if active, causes about 30% more cpu usage when generating a level.
║ This might be worth disabling if your PC is struggling with the wallpaper.
║
╠═ optional overlay and background images
║ want to use the wallpaper in a stream or a party using a beamer? This might help.
║
╠═ customizable algorithm parameters
║ want to know what they do? Take a look at the link above.
║
╠╦ advanced settings
║║
║╠══ 3 choosable base textures
║║
║╠══ texture size setting
║║ If you have a big screen or had to turn down the points per subset
║║ due to performance, try turning this value up.
║║
║╠══ rendering stats
║║ check and monitor the wallpaper performance with different settings
║║
║╠══ FOV setting
║║ Field of View - Google if you dont know :)
║║
║╠══ Scaling factor
║║ Maximum Unit Size for Orbit Subsets
║║
║╠══ orbit level amount
║║ each level contains (Subset amount * Points per Subset) objects
║║
║╠══ orbit level depth
║║ higher value means more space between each subset, too high might make it boring
║║
║╠══ orbit subset per level amount
║║ How much subsets each level contains.
║║
║╠══ orbit point per subset amount
║║ Basically the amount of points your PC has to process for each Frame per Second.
║║ default is 256.000 Points ( 8 * 8 * 4000 ). Just doubling one of the parameters will result
║║ in a much larger workload for your PC (especially bad on Laptops). Keep that in mind.
║║
║╠══ fog thickness setting
║║ if you see things spawning in the back or want to see overall less, turn it up
║║ if you increased the level depth or want to see more, turn it down
║║
║╚══ level shifting (levels are overlapping each other by half)
║ doesn't cause additional cpu usage over time and makes the level transitions smoother
║
╠═ smooth fade-in
╠═ epilepsy warning
╚═ debug logging