2 In A Row! New Subbie Feature: Added Speedmods!
Hopefully this does show all of you that we DO listen to suggestions, even if it takes us some time until we can implement them. We had to remove 3.0x mod on the Beta, because the bar is now full. We figured you guys would rather have 2 new usable mods instead of 3.0x which is rarely used outside of as a joke.
2.25x and 2.5x are now usable! Yay! I know a lot of people were looking for a 1.875x mod as well, but there just isn’t room without completely re-doing that area of the settings menu.
I expect to see a metric butt-ton of new insane scores now… no excuses. Between masking and more mods, you guys are out of reasons to suck. And I say that with all the love in the world. <3.
-Tass, Synth, and the Green Lantern!
update: Another small feature… we added a song timer bar between the game interface and the MP interface. It appears as a black bar that gets blue as the song progresses. It’s not in the most amazing location… but it’s merely there to get the functionality in place and to beta test.
New Subbie Feature: In-Game Masking!
There are a few small features we’ve been wanting to add for some time now, and in-game masking is one of them. Many of you may ask… what is in-game masking? In-game masking is 2 things. It is the ability to hide your combo from displaying and it is the ability to hide your accuracy from displaying. Two separate features.
Now… why would this be a good thing? For the casual user, it likely won’t make much of a difference. In fact, for many users, it is crucial to be able to see one’s accuracy and/or combo. But for some users (especially reverse players), the combo and accuracy displays in-game can be highly distracting. It is for these users that we are giving the option to disable combo or accuracy or both.
For now, it is subscriber only. So if this is a feature you absolutely NEED, subscribe! You’ll also be getting all the other sweet subbie-only features and helping the site.
Be on the lookout for a few more small features that will make many users happy.
-Tass, Synth, and the gnome in the dryer that keeps stealing my socks.
Yay Labor Day!
A few song related things for you guys…
1. 2 new subbie SotW songs are out, for yesterday and Friday.
2. 2 new public songs were released on Friday and yesterday (like every Friday and Sunday). Do A Barrel Roll by Kil, stepped by ElectricWerewolf and Here’s To Life [Oni] by Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution, stepped by DrugstoreCowboy, Kailure, AND Bluguerrilla.
3. We’ve added 2 new SKILL TOKENS, which gives us 100 total. #99 is straight-forward… Pass One Minute Waltz with less than 100 boos to unlock Minute Waltz v2. I listed it as a FMO, but it may be high VC. Not sure. Stepfile by jimerax. #100 is a bit different. We want to reward all the Token Whores out there, and hi19hi19 gave us the perfect opportunity. ST #100 requires you to have unlocked the previous 99 skill tokens. Have #1-99, then check your levelrank.php, and you’ll be given #100… the aptly named Token Whore, by dj tepples. If you get access to this song, congrats!, you ARE a Token Whore!
4. Some Support Token news: About 100 users were able to play Dendrite v2 without actually having access to the song… we’ve removed the scores from these users. In addition, all support tokens will now show up in special levelrank, not normal levelrank. Finally, challenges are being disallowed on support tokens if you do not have the token (just like secret, token, skill, etc).
5. Be on the lookout for a special public release file later today too. We ARE sitting on 599 public songs, and today IS a holiday (in the US).
-Tass
2nd UNOFFICIAL Tournament! Sign Up!
The time has arrived for its unveiling! It has plagued the minds of all whom have pondered what I have been keeping so secret lately. So, saving you the torment of what it may be, I welcome you all to join in the fun of my 2nd Unofficial FFR Tournament!
As many of you have seen before, concluding the 3rd Official FFR Tournament, I provided to you all the great joy and ecstasy of competition in my record smashing 1st Unofficial FFR Tournament, giving away a grand total of 2,800,000 credits to the winners of the event. But this time it’s different. The prizes are unbelievable! They make this THE event I’ve been hyping it up to be.
Now, before you lose your minds, let me explain a few things. First, donations. I’m going to ask that every generous soul donates a great deal of credits to me for this tournament. I, for one, am putting all of my remaining credits into it… which comes in at 165,000 after all the credits that I have already given away. So please, I really wish you all to donate the greatest amount you can. Let’s break the current record and set the bar to new heights!
Secondly, let’s talk prizes. I am going to make this short and sweet as all of you are anxious to see them. So bare with me if they are not the greatest 
Master’s Division:
1st: $100 cash, 6 month subscription, X Credits
2nd: $50 cash, 3 month subscription, X Credits
3rd: $25 cash, 1month subscription, X Credits
4th: X Credits
5th: X Credits
Expert’s Division:
1st in D4: $80 cash, 6 month subscription, X Credits
2nd in D4: $40 cash, 3 month subscription, X Credits
3rd in D4: $20 cash, 1month subscription, X Credits
4th in D4: X Credits
5th in D4: X Credits
Read more… »
Spontaneous Contest #95939.2 - The Puzzle!
Be the 1st person to solve this puzzle and post the answer in the comments of this story to win a 6 month subscription:
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Not going to give any hints that would lead towards how to solve it, as I want it to take some time for you guys to solve. I did get the concept for this puzzle from a puzzle that Rubix once posted. And I did not get anyone to test this… so I hope I didn’t make an error.
-Tass
edit: after 56 minutes, qqwref solved it correctly! See comments 258 or 264 for how to solve it.
Spontaneous Contest #95939.2
Stay tuned for details later tonight.
-Tass
4th Official Tournament Finished - Over $1,300 Worth in Winnings!
So after over 2 months of brutal competition, the 4th Official Tournament has finally come to a close. Congratulations to our top 3 placers:
Masters
1. Shashakiro (Will not receive prizes)
2. -Laggy- > 2 year subscription, $100 cash, and an FFR T-shirt.
3. gameboy42690 > 1 year subscription, $50 cash, and an FFR T-shirt.
4. omgitznpv > 6 month subscription and $25 cash.
Expert
1. dood gone krazee > 2 year subscription, $80 cash, and an FFR T-shirt.
2. powerfull > 1 year subscription, $40 cash, and an FFR T-shirt.
3. Kirby615 > 6 month subscription and $20 cash.
Advanced
1. suika510 > 2 year subscription, $60 cash, and an FFR T-shirt.
2. XXXleviXXX > 1 year subscription, $30 cash, and an FFR T-shirt.
3. Superfreak04 > 6 month subscription and $15 cash.
Intermediate
1. DarknessXoXLight > 2 year subscription, $40 cash, and an FFR T-shirt.
2. WaLkInStIcK > 1 year subscription and $20 cash.
3. Commandergamma > 6 month subscription and $10 cash.
Beginner
1. E_skittles > 2 year subscription, $20 cash, and an FFR T-shirt.
2. Kynosaur > 1 year subscription and $10 cash.
3. Kol > 6 month subscription and $5 cash.
These people worked extremely hard to do as well as they did. Many of them improved great amounts to the point where they would even do well in the division above them.
In addition to these people, everyone in the top 8 of each division received the Vertex Beta vROFL token as a prize.
Thanks to all 1520 participants who joined this tournament. Once again it was a fun and memorable experience, and I will expect to see all of you and more in the next one!
Best of luck,
Sprite-
Tass note: Would all 15 people please PM me with your paypal email address. Would those owed a t-shirt also tell me what country you are in. Thanks.
New Token Type: Support Tokens
Ahoy freaks! (common.. I had to say at least one thing that sounded like a pirate.)
Based on countless threads, the last news story, aim messages sent to me and PM’s, we have decided to launch a mixture of album sales with Support Tokens. We will also be offering separate Support Token purchases in the future.
To break it down, a Support Token is a special token (aka level) that you receive from FFR when you purchase certain items. These items are intended to help not only FFR but the musicians that support FFR. A percentage of every album sale will go to the artist and the remainder will go towards FFR daily costs. As a thank you for the support, we push a special level into your account which can be seen in your profile.
To get things rolling we have put up Spook Goblin’s (For Great Justice!) album + 2 brand new tracks for sale. The album will be available immediately after purchase for download and the download page will immediately activate the Dendrite V2 Support Token on your account. All purchases are currently handled by paypal but will also accept credit cards.
Just to break the process down one last time
2) download album or visit this page to activiate your token level
(Also available from the FFR Store dropdown menu)
3) go here to play the level within the support genre
Simple? Clear? I hope so. Maldon, Tass and myself have gone through many many sleepless hours in the past few days trying to make sure this process was as simple and clean as possible.
This new model will help bring in more prominent artists and will also ease the pain of trying to pay for the site expenses. If you have any additional ideas or suggestions, please let us know. I am scouring the forum and news stories to make sure I roll with the FFR public opinion.
Many of these artists have long contributed to the FFR we know and love. They understand the role we play in the community. Beyond just helping out FFR, purchasing these albums etc will help these (mostly) indie artists that produce music often without praise or pay.
Cheers,
Synthlight
Support Tokens? - We Need Your Opinions!
If you have ever wondered what I look like, that guy on the right couldn’t be further from the truth. As a matter of fact, we are looking for new ways to support the musicians that take part in our community along with the month to month cost of running such an obscenely large site.
I have a few ideas so I am just going to kind of brainstorm here.
#1 Support Tokens. Special genre in FFR for Support Tokens. Purchase a level, 100% of the money goes towards running FFR after the musicians are paid their share.
#2 Album sales.. For instance, selling Spook Goblin’s album or many others in digital format. Maybe attach support tokens to each purchase
#3 FFR Credit sales? The thought of it kind of freaks me out but this could be an option
#4 Sponsor an artist? I have no idea what that means, it just popped into my head.
#5 Mobile leaderboards and alerts through SMS texting services?
Thoughts? Suggestions? I don’t care how odd your idea is, I want to hear it. I won’t act on any of the ideas unless they have solid community support.
Cheers,
Synthlight
