Add option for wallpapers to sync with weather

[Mac Daddy]

Similar to how wallpaper makers can add the option to change with the time or day adding a weather option would be cool, like for example to rain when it's raining in your actual location.

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I believe this is already possible for Web-type and Application-type wallpapers, but the author would have to program it that way themselves. *You cannot do this with Scene-type wallpapers since they are not allowed to make web requests: https://steamcommunity.com/app/431960/discussions/2/2275953283830486043/#c2275953283831635902

[Mac Daddy]

Originally posted by infiniSPEC:

I believe this is already possible for Web-type and Application-type wallpapers, but the author would have to program it that way themselves. *You cannot do this with Scene-type wallpapers since they are not allowed to make web requests: https://steamcommunity.com/app/431960/discussions/2/2275953283830486043/#c2275953283831635902

You could do a "web wallpaper" but you can't give web wallpaper location access, or set a location without severe tinkering. Integrating it where for example snow could trigger a snow scene within the normal parameters would make it MUCH more accesible

[Biohazard]

We have not found a suitable weather API that would be cheap and scalable enough for Wallpaper Engine. Those APIs are always subscription based with tight limits and WE is a low cost one time purchase with a lot of users. 'Stealing' weather data by parsing a website isn't an option either because it isn't really legal.

[Mac Daddy]

Originally posted by Biohazard:

We have not found a suitable weather API that would be cheap and scalable enough for Wallpaper Engine. Those APIs are always subscription based with tight limits and WE is a low cost one time purchase with a lot of users. 'Stealing' weather data by parsing a website isn't an option either because it isn't really legal.

That makes sense, thank you for the insight!