Devlog #2 — Okay… Now It Actually Feels Real

The Boot Screen Got a MAJOR Upgrade
Yesterday it was just a loading bar.
Today?
I accidentally built something that looks like it belongs in my finest art’s collection
Like… I went from “loading…” to
“Initializing Stardust kernel 6.9.0…”

Also, I took inspiration from @subhansh ’s mewoOS Boot screen. Trying to replicate his boot screen was
a learning experience in its own.

Today I added fade-outs:
Boot fades away
Login fades away

Now it feels smooth instead of like:
“boom. new screen. deal with it.”

Login Screen: Small Glow-Up
Didn’t change the logic much, but visually:

1.Replaced emoji with a proper SVG avatar
2.Made it feel more like a lock screen
3.Better blur, better lighting

AND THEN… THE BIG ONE
It doesn’t stop at login anymore.
It opens a desktop.
Like… an actual desktop.

Desktop (v1)
Nothing crazy yet, but enough to feel real:
Spacey animated background
Top bar like macOS

And the top bar has:
WiFi icon
Volume icon
Battery % ( as per the user’s device)
Date
Time
And yes…
the time updates. I am so proud of myself :)

Yeah, I used:
navigator.getBattery() for battery
setInterval() for time

So now it’s not just UI.
It’s actually reacting to the system.
Which is kinda wild for something running in a browser.

Today I basically attacked the CSS:
More blur
Better gradients
Starfield effect
Depth everywhere

It finally stopped looking like a school project. lol