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  Mitch-Seasonal Effects Hub

  Mitch Seasonal FX + Live Weather Overlay

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  About this resource

  Mitch Seasonal FX + Live Weather Overlay
  
  Turn your XenForo into a living, breathing world.
  
  Why have a static forum when you can have:
  
  Snowstorms in December
  
  Bats and spooky skies in October
  
  Pride rainbows in June
  
  A live night sky with stars, a glowing moon, and little satellites cruising overhead
  
  🌦 And all of it driven by real, live weather right where your user is
  
  This add-on doesn't replace your theme — it haunts it, decorates it, and vibes with it.
  All effects sit on top with pointer-events: none, so your users can still click everything like normal.
  
  🌦 Live Weather + Mini Forecast HUD
  
  Hook in your OpenWeather API key and the add-on will:
  
  Detect your user's real local weather via geolocation
  
  Classify conditions as Clear, Clouds, Rain, Snow, or Fog (with smart mist/haze logic)
  
  Show a slick bottom pill HUD, e.g.:
  72° · Fairfield · Clouds
  
  Add a mini forecast bar at the top with the next few hours:
  
  Time (e.g. 3PM / 6PM / 9PM)
  
  Temperature
  
  Condition
  
  Two visual modes:
  
  CSS-only mode
  
  Rain streaks, drifting snowflakes, soft fog, subtle sunbeam
  
  Very lightweight, minimal and elegant
  
  Image overlay mode
  
  Custom rain icons, snowflakes, fog puffs, clouds, and sun sprites
  
  All configurable via style images so you can match your forum's personality
  
  Intensity (low / medium / high) controls how many particles and how busy the sky feels.
  
  Day / Night… with Satellites
  
  Your sky can follow:
  
  Force Day
  
  Force Night
  
  Auto (user's local time)
  
  Auto (sunrise/sunset from the weather API)
  
  Daytime:
  
  Soft daylight tint over your forum
  
  A warm, pulsing sun icon in the corner
  
  Optional sunbeam effect on clear skies
  
  Nighttime:
  
  Adjustable darkening overlay (Night Brightness slider)
  
  A glowing moon graphic
  
  A field of twinkling stars with configurable Star Density
  
  And now the fun part: orbiting satellites
  
  Up to 3 satellite sprites (sat-1, sat-2, sat-3)
  
  Each with slightly different paths, delays, and speeds
  
  They lazily cruise around the screen like tiny space ghosts
  
  Holiday & Seasonal Packs
  
  When you flip on a holiday, the weather overlay politely steps aside and the holiday magic takes over.
  
  Each holiday uses themed image sprites + overlays + optional text greetings:
  
  Winter (3 modes)
  
  Light cozy snow
  
  Heavier drifting snow
  
  Magical sparkle winter with a frosty glow
  
  Valentine's Day – Rising hearts everywhere
  
  Thanksgiving – Falling leaves, warm autumn vibe
  
  Halloween – Flying bats, spooky orange glow
  
  New Year – Fireworks bursts + "Happy New Year!"
  
  Easter – Floating eggs/icons + pastel glow
  
  St. Patrick's Day – Shamrocks / hats / coins + "Happy St Patrick's Day!"
  
  4th of July – Patriotic icons, red/white/blue glow, "Happy 4th of July!"
  
  Day of the Dead – Calaveras, marigolds, rich purple/orange ambience
  
  Veterans Day – Respectful patriotic icons + "Honoring Our Veterans"
  
  Lunar New Year – Lanterns, envelopes, gold icons + "Happy Lunar New Year!"
  
  Diwali – Diyas, lanterns, golden light + "Happy Diwali"
  
  Eid – Crescent, lanterns, mosques + "Eid Mubarak"
  
  Pride Month – Rainbow icons + full gradient overlay + "Happy Pride!"
  
  Canada Day – Floating maple leaves + "Happy Canada Day!"
  
  All holiday packs respect the global intensity setting, so you can go from whisper-subtle to full-on festival.
  
  Custom Holiday Slot (Brand It Your Way)
  
  Want a "Community Anniversary", "SpookyCon 2025", or "Solano Paranormal Night"?
  
  Use Custom Holiday 1:
  
  3 custom image URLs from the ACP
  
  Custom holiday name (shown as floating text)
  
  Extra CSS field injected right into the template for that holiday only
  
  Basically: "Here, have your own mini seasonal effect pack."
  
  🛠 Admin Controls
  
  From the ACP, you can:
  
  Pick the active holiday (or "none" for pure weather mode)
  
  Set Global Intensity: low / medium / high
  
  Toggle the Weather Overlay and set the OpenWeather API key
  
  Choose Weather style: CSS-only or image-based overlay
  
  Configure Day/Night:
  
  Mode (force / auto / weather-based)
  
  Night brightness
  
  Star density (also influences satellite count)
  
  Theme-Friendly
  
  Fixed-position overlays only – your layout stays untouched
  
  pointer-events: none – effects never block clicks, taps, or hovers
  
  Mobile-friendly, smooth, and easy to override in extra.less
  
  Plug in your own PNGs to fully theme it to your brand
• Version

  22.2.0 Stable Available Jan 1, 2026 · 0

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  File size: 26.4 MB

  SHA-256: 814f2728fcb53cf168da3ca376fa17bfb62c5fc109bb6bb2dded16125f592fe6

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  mages now automatically added to install. You no longer have to manually upload the images folder.

  2.19.0 Beta Stable Available Dec 8, 2025 · 0

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  Mitch Seasonal FX + Live Weather Overlay
  
  Turn your XenForo into a living, breathing world.
  
  Why have a static forum when you can have:
  
  Snowstorms in December
  
  Bats and spooky skies in October
  
  Pride rainbows in June
  
  A live night sky with stars, a glowing moon, and little satellites cruising overhead
  
  🌦 And all of it driven by real, live weather right where your user is
  
  This add-on doesn't replace your theme — it haunts it, decorates it, and vibes with it.
  All effects sit on top with pointer-events: none, so your users can still click everything like normal.
  
  🌦 Live Weather + Mini Forecast HUD
  
  Hook in your OpenWeather API key and the add-on will:
  
  Detect your user's real local weather via geolocation
  
  Classify conditions as Clear, Clouds, Rain, Snow, or Fog (with smart mist/haze logic)
  
  Show a slick bottom pill HUD, e.g.:
  72° · Fairfield · Clouds
  
  Add a mini forecast bar at the top with the next few hours:
  
  Time (e.g. 3PM / 6PM / 9PM)
  
  Temperature
  
  Condition
  
  Two visual modes:
  
  CSS-only mode
  
  Rain streaks, drifting snowflakes, soft fog, subtle sunbeam
  
  Very lightweight, minimal and elegant
  
  Image overlay mode
  
  Custom rain icons, snowflakes, fog puffs, clouds, and sun sprites
  
  All configurable via style images so you can match your forum's personality
  
  Intensity (low / medium / high) controls how many particles and how busy the sky feels.
  
  Day / Night… with Satellites
  
  Your sky can follow:
  
  Force Day
  
  Force Night
  
  Auto (user's local time)
  
  Auto (sunrise/sunset from the weather API)
  
  Daytime:
  
  Soft daylight tint over your forum
  
  A warm, pulsing sun icon in the corner
  
  Optional sunbeam effect on clear skies
  
  Nighttime:
  
  Adjustable darkening overlay (Night Brightness slider)
  
  A glowing moon graphic
  
  A field of twinkling stars with configurable Star Density
  
  And now the fun part: orbiting satellites
  
  Up to 3 satellite sprites (sat-1, sat-2, sat-3)
  
  Each with slightly different paths, delays, and speeds
  
  They lazily cruise around the screen like tiny space ghosts
  
  Holiday & Seasonal Packs
  
  When you flip on a holiday, the weather overlay politely steps aside and the holiday magic takes over.
  
  Each holiday uses themed image sprites + overlays + optional text greetings:
  
  Winter (3 modes)
  
  Light cozy snow
  
  Heavier drifting snow
  
  Magical sparkle winter with a frosty glow
  
  Valentine's Day – Rising hearts everywhere
  
  Thanksgiving – Falling leaves, warm autumn vibe
  
  Halloween – Flying bats, spooky orange glow
  
  New Year – Fireworks bursts + "Happy New Year!"
  
  Easter – Floating eggs/icons + pastel glow
  
  St. Patrick's Day – Shamrocks / hats / coins + "Happy St Patrick's Day!"
  
  4th of July – Patriotic icons, red/white/blue glow, "Happy 4th of July!"
  
  Day of the Dead – Calaveras, marigolds, rich purple/orange ambience
  
  Veterans Day – Respectful patriotic icons + "Honoring Our Veterans"
  
  Lunar New Year – Lanterns, envelopes, gold icons + "Happy Lunar New Year!"
  
  Diwali – Diyas, lanterns, golden light + "Happy Diwali"
  
  Eid – Crescent, lanterns, mosques + "Eid Mubarak"
  
  Pride Month – Rainbow icons + full gradient overlay + "Happy Pride!"
  
  Canada Day – Floating maple leaves + "Happy Canada Day!"
  
  All holiday packs respect the global intensity setting, so you can go from whisper-subtle to full-on festival.
  
  Custom Holiday Slot (Brand It Your Way)
  
  Want a "Community Anniversary", "SpookyCon 2025", or "Solano Paranormal Night"?
  
  Use Custom Holiday 1:
  
  3 custom image URLs from the ACP
  
  Custom holiday name (shown as floating text)
  
  Extra CSS field injected right into the template for that holiday only
  
  Basically: "Here, have your own mini seasonal effect pack."
  
  🛠 Admin Controls
  
  From the ACP, you can:
  
  Pick the active holiday (or "none" for pure weather mode)
  
  Set Global Intensity: low / medium / high
  
  Toggle the Weather Overlay and set the OpenWeather API key
  
  Choose Weather style: CSS-only or image-based overlay
  
  Configure Day/Night:
  
  Mode (force / auto / weather-based)
  
  Night brightness
  
  Star density (also influences satellite count)
  
  Theme-Friendly
  
  Fixed-position overlays only – your layout stays untouched
  
  pointer-events: none – effects never block clicks, taps, or hovers
  
  Mobile-friendly, smooth, and easy to override in extra.less
  
  Plug in your own PNGs to fully theme it to your brand
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