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Official FFR Standalone Thread! This guide is designed to help you use a Flash Standalone player to play on the FFR engines. If you're experiencing lag on FFR trying to play in your internet browser, this is your solution! If you have a general idea what you are doing, here is the quick version with the basics for you to run FFR. Quote:
R^3 = The newest and most efficient/up-to-date engine for FFR. It is the current build. Legacy Engine = The original FFR engine Velocity Engine = The second FFR engine, coded by Velocity, became an interim engine while staff created R^3. Web Browser = what you're surfing the net in right now (often IE, Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari, etc). Playing FFR in a browser = Playing FFR on the site on it's designated pages (found above). .SWF = ShockWave File (alternatively Small Web File), this is the extension of the engines themselves located on the website. Standalone Flash Player = This is NOT something connected with a browser (stand alone). It is a separate file created by Macromedia Flash, one that you download and install (you'll see how below) to run flash applications. There are four sections to the guide below. 1) You will need to download a Flash Player Standalone, as this is what runs the engine. 2) You will need to find the appropriate .swf link for the engine you wish to run. 3) [Official FFR Only] You will need to log in on Internet Explorer (regardless of the browser you use) for your scores to record. 4) You will need to open the engine link in the standalone to run it. That being said, here is the breakdown on each. Feel free to skip steps that do not apply to your situation. STEP ONE Flash Player Standalone You will need a Flash Player to run the standalone. The list of current options for Flash Players consists of the links below. WINDOWS USERS a) Flash 8 b) Flash 9 c) Flash 10 d) Flash 11 e) Flash 12 f) Flash 13 g) Flash 14 h) Flash 15 i) Flash 16 MAC USERS a) Flash 9 b) Flash 10 c) Flash 11 d) Flash 12 e) Flash 13 f) Flash 14 g) Flash 15 h) Flash 16 LINUX USERS a) Flash 9 b) Flash 10 c) Flash 11 d) No Flash 12+ support for Linux as of 12/9/2014 These links will all play the standalone engines, but performance results will vary from person to person. Generally we hear better feedback about Flash 9 when running FFR, due to the engine being written in AS2 as opposed to AS3, but this does not necessarily mean that Flash 9 will run better on your computer. You will have to try each out to really decide which works best. STEP TWO .swf Files You'll want to find the proper link to the engine you wish to run, as you'll be needing the link to load the engine in the standalone. Right click (or open the page) and copy the link to the engine you want to run. ENGINE LINKS Official FFR Engines: R^3 Engine (current main engine -- discussion thread here ... Multiplayer link is the same) Legacy Engine // Legacy Engine Multiplayer Velocity Engine // Velocity Engine Multiplayer R^2 Engine (original Beta engine) Other Engine Links (Non-official) Hakulyte's Engine: Dragonsfury Engine: This engine (set up by TC_Halogen and psychoangel691) was the engine for a part of the FFR community during the period where FFR was down Legacy // Velocity // R3 XML FFRMania Engine: Created by Tarrik, PrawnSkunk, and foxfire667 this engine hosts entire Stepmania packs! Still a work in progress as far as uploading goes. Legacy // Velocity // R3 XML Team Indeed Engines: The Indeed Engines hosted files specifically for Team Indeed and Dossar's tournaments, although they were taken down. The R^3 xml links are available below: Team Indeed Engine R^3 xml Dossar Tournament Engine R^3 xml Community Engine: Team Fur Engine: Team Blaze Engine: This engine (hosted by Charu & reuben_tate) is the engine for Team Blaze Legacy // Velocity // R3 XML Using R3 Engine XML's Credit to Charu: STEP THREE Logging in on Standalone You'll have to follow this process to log in and have scores record on the official FFR engines. 1) Open Internet Explorer (even if you don't typically use it). 2) Go to Internet Options --> Security Options, and uncheck the box that says Enable Protected Mode (example) 3) Check the "Remember Me" box before logging into FFR on IE. 4) Log in. 5) Re-enable Protected mode (same way you turned it off) if you want. This can all be viewed in this video tutorial made by rushyrulz STEP FOUR Running the Engine This can be simple for some people, harder for others. It all depends on what security measures you are running, etc. -To start, open the Flash Standalone Player file that you saved. (example) -Go to File, then Open -Paste an engine link from the list of swf links below into the url input box (example) -Click okay, and the window will open. *Here is where the process can vary.  ALSO! After you have worked through this and the engine is running, go to File and click Create Projector. This will create an exe file that will automatically do the above steps when you click it. That way, you don't have to repeat this process every time. Save this somewhere you can find it, to play later! LAG REDUCTION If the standalone is lagging for you, here are a few options you can try: Hardware Acceleration: If you are having issues with R^3 on rates, it's likely because of hardware acceleration (and you're welcome to test this for other lag issues as well) Gamebooster: Download and run Gamebooster, to try to eliminate extra processes that might not really need to be running. This works for some, but not for all. Themes: GIVE THIS A TRY, IT WORKS BETTER THAN YOU'D THINK Believe it or not, running the Windows 7, Aero, or Vista theme and appearance on your computer can actually make the game lag for some people (myself included). To help reduce that lag, you might consider changing the theme and layout to Windows Classic for the times you play FFR. (right click on desktop, appearance options, etc.) Windows Performance Changes for XP and Vista: 1.Go to start. 2.Right click computer. 3.Click properties. 4.Then on the bottom left it will say performance click that. 5.Then Click adjust visual effects. 6.Then click the bubble that says best performance. Windows Performance Changes for Windows 7: 1. Start. 2. Right click computer. 3. Click properties. 4. On the left sidebar, click 'Advanced system settings'. 5. Click the advanced tab. 6. Under 'Performance', click on the 'Settings' button. 7. Click the radio button that says 'Adjust for best performance'. 8. Click 'Ok'. Data Storage on the Standalone: V-Ormix suggested Right clicking on the flash player and going into the settings tab to allow Unlimited Storage (you right click in the flash player screen, like if you accidentally right clicked while playing FFR). CCleaner: You can download CCleaner here to try and remove unnecessary processes that are running on your computer. Program Priority: You can go to your computer's Task Manager, click the Processes tab, right click the Flash Player, and set priority to 'Real Time' or the Highest Priority If there are any questions/complaints/comments, post in the thread and I will try to answer them as quickly and efficiently as possible. Also, special thanks to these folks for originally helping me perfect the thread and get all the information correct: psychoangel691 TC_Halogen DossarLX ODI rushyrulz |
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Stuck, Closed, and then reopened so justin can edit it.
Feel free to post now. |
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Why not just put all the SWF links here including external ones for reference, instead of on your profile? This is easier access than your profile.
Great post btw, I was getting tired myself of explaining it to every single person. |
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The FFR velocity engine link in that random thought is an invalid link. It's http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...y/ffr_Wide.swf
You should also include Tarrik's swf link (not just the page) - http://zestorax.zxq.net/ffrndanotherway_1130.swf I suggest just giving the .swf links, it's a bit confusing to put the game pages in because those links don't work on the standalone player, only the direct .swf links do. DF engines: Velocity Legacy |
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will playing things on the standalone record scores? my thought would be no..
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Yes, it does record your scores. What would the point of this be if it didn't?
From kayla in the front page comments: "Wait, I just read the guide. There’s no need to download the engine .swf to play on the standalone ?_? When you open the standalone you just go to file then open and put in the link to the .swf." ^This. Once you open a .swf file, the most recent ones you opened show up in the most recent list in the File menu. Much easier way to keep track of all the engines, you just open it once and it's gonna stay there. Only thing is that it only tracks the last 10 URLs, so if people keep making new engines, this won't work anymore. |
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Seraphin it will record everything back to the site as long as you are logged in on the standalone.
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ok, next thing. where does flash install to on win7 x64? O_o
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The standalone says it failed to load the game playlist.
Is there a fix for this? |
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You can use my crappy video in your well-constructed thread :).
Actually, I might make a newer, better version because that old one was done on my laptop at school rofl. I'll PM you later tonight, but for now feel free to use my old video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UB2Eqt9YvA |
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I remember when I wasn't playing with a standalone...scores were of the equivalent to the bottom of my toilet after sitting 10 minutes on it. GET THE STANDALONE, IT WILL SAVE YOU.
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i also got the "song list couldn't load" error.
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Yeah, I didn't realize how bad my lag was since I was so used to it until I got standalone. It's way better.
Edit: I feel like one of those "real people" trying to advertise something on TV. lol |
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Yeah, even with Flash 10, it failed to load the game list for me too. I posted a thread about this problem haha.
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Are you guys downloading the .swf? That could be why you're getting that error. I don't know why he has it that way. When you open the standalone go to file then open it'll bring up a spot to put in the url put the url in for the .swf so you'll want to put in http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/~velocity/ffr_Wide.swf for velocity engine and http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/ffrndanotherway.swf for the legacy.
This was the old sticky with info for the standalone http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...d.php?t=114638 |
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Downloading the .swf and opening it from your computer is going to wind up with authentication issues (like psychoangel stated). You have to use the link from the site.
Authentication pissed me off when I was trying to configure an engine for my tournament - I spent hours trying to get it to work and I had to ask Velocity about it. Authentication only works if you use the site's engine. Reason for this is that it's URL sensitive, and more things I don't need to go into. With that being said, this part of the post should be fixed: Quote:
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You guys are heroes. Fixed and playable. <3
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Nice :)
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Updating with these new comments when I get on the internet later, I don't have the time right now (gotta catch the train). I just wanted you guys to know, I am not ignoring suggestions or comments, just haven't had time to update. When I can, all this will be added in and addressed. Updating Engine links list on my profile though, for those who posted comments about missing engine links there.
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also wth it said that the playlist can't load O.o
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I've been playing FFR on Flash 8 standalone for forever now. Virtually no lag. :3
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http://download.macromedia.com/pub/f...0_sa_debug.exe Direct download link to adobe 10 .swf player, just copy paste this, "http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/~velocity/ffr_Wide.swf" or "http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/ffrndanotherway.swf". It shouldn't be too super hard :)
Edit. http://www.bannersnack.com/blog/download-swf-player/ for info on the download. |
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I downloaded the flash player and i saved the .swf link so i click open with and i click adobe flash player it shows the loading screen then 2 seconds later it says - "The game playlist failed to load, preventing play. Be sure you have the latest version of flash player and that the t-xmlfeedbacktest and t-ffrstatsreadfiles are correct in the directory." What do I do?
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If it helps for anything, this is the PM I usually send out to people interested in a standalone:
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Zero lag, HERE I COME!
edit: Mac users, use this link: http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/173...ndalone-player Follow the same steps the Rushy posted, just this is the link for Mac Standalone Flash Player. |
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I have the game fixed but is there anyway to play MP on the standalone?
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you can play mp om the legacy engine in the standalone.
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ffrndanotherway.swf, Concentration.
Updating OP with all these new details. Thank you guys for clarifying more on the swf usage, didn't realize dl it could cause problems. EDITING :D |
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I have absolutely no idea why this thread was made. All of the information that is needed to run the standalone can be found in the Temporary FAQ thread. I'm going to elaborate this as much as I can.
Tools needed: - FFR's engine links. Velocity Engine | Legacy Engine - Macromedia Flash Player 8, or Adobe Flash Player 9/10. You do not need the physical .swf to run FFR - having the .swf will cause authentication conflicts due to server-side .php files not being referenced properly within the engine (as you'll be running the game LOCALLY if you're offline). If you're using Velocity's engine, simply plug in the link given above, and it should ask you for your username and password. If you're using the Legacy engine, continue down to the Internet Explorer area. - Internet Explorer (referred to as IE). If you're using the legacy engine with Flash Player 9 or Flash Player 10, you're going to need IE to save your authentication settings. Go to FFR's homepage, type in your username and password, and make sure that you check off the Remember Me box. Once you do that, you can open your Flash Player and it should keep all of your settings saved. Note: if you're using Velocity's engine, you can authenticate yourself right within the engine. Flash Player Links: Windows: Macromedia Flash Player 8 | Adobe Flash Player 9 | Adobe Flash Player 10 Mac: Adobe Flash Player 9 | Adobe Flash Player 10 Linux: Adobe Flash Player 10 For those of you running Linux and wanting to use an older version of Flash Player, I couldn't find a link for Flash Player 9 - you're going to have to emulate it using WINE. Get it here: WINE If you have Flash 9 on your computer for any reason on linux, run this command: Code:
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$ sudo dpkg -i install_flash_player_10_linux.debSome people recommend Gamebooster, but it doesn't effect performance all that much for newer computers that can run FFR well, so it's not worth putting a link up. It's easy to find - just search IOBit Gamebooster and you should find the latest version. This will help your gameplay a good deal, but it can be improved even more on those of you using Windows - if you turn your graphic properties down to 16 bit, and use the "Windows Classic" theme, you're reducing the amount of memory your dwm.exe process uses dramatically. It's a minimum amount in terms of memory, but your computer has considerably less graphics to render. I hope that helps. |
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The general idea of the thread was to solely focus on this point, since people are too ignorant to read the FAQ to find out things like this... I've seen/posted in about 4-6 threads about the standalone in the past few weeks/months, so it was kind of seeming that people were just not looking very hard for these answers and now they are easy to find as this is a thread devoted entirely to standalones. PS, thanks for a few links (Linux and the other Mac link!) that I was missing.
I have updated it completely, as soon as I get the few links Halogen posted that I didn't get updated already. If you guys still see something wrong, let me know! |
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My thoughts about it: if people are too lazy to look for a FAQ thread that answers this question, then chances are they won't read this thread either after some point, and the same questions are going to pop up all over again.
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People asked the same question 3 times in this thread already that had been answered. People just don't look, that's how it is.
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Flash player 9 standalone took me from lagging so bad I couldn't AAA anything to getting like 200 new AAA's since coming back and only lagging about once every ten songs.
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Exactly why we recommend it to everyone!
Dunno if anyone has noticed yet, but if you go to those engine links you can play the 2003 Beta engine ;3 It's a download of an exe though, so don't expect it to be online. And Halogen, I actually agree with you. In some time, this main post will get buried, and the thread will become inactive. Honestly I'm hoping maybe the admins will put together a button in the side bar with a link to this thread and the Standalone links, that way it will never truly "get buried". |
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new vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcJpRDHbcxU still processing if fuzzy, otherwise windows live is a stupid program. EDIT: Quote:
If all of the information needed to run the standalone can be found in the Temporary FAQ, where's your support for mac users? Your thread is good as a general FAQ (which I'm sure it was intended to be), but this thread has the main focal point of the standalone itself, not to mention the flashy title that actually draws people to it instead of something that looks outdated (Even though it's not) by the use of the word "temporary." Nowhere in your thread did I see as many different links for different flash players, etc. I don't think it's right that you're calling this thread unnecessary, especially since it's helping people... /rant |
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Thank you guys so much for this thread. My performance in FFR has dramatically improven. Everything looks so much crystal clear on my hi-res computer screen. And no lag. This is amazing. Thanks so much.
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Holy shiz dude (rushy) where do you get 1 million credits from? Hahahaha. Good new tutorial. It's a very good illustration of how to get the Legacy Engine running.
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The reason the thread was dubbed a Temporary FAQ at the time was because it also addressed questions involving the site's return. Another reason why I said there's no reason to have made this thread is because there is (was) incorrect information. Why put a front page post for something like this when the information isn't verified? |
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Oh excuse me that my thread wasn't good enough for you. 1st off he didn't have the Mac stuff up either till he edited a few hours go. 2nd the links needed to play the actual game are on the FAQ which were the ones that mattered. Haku's and Dossar's engine didn't exist when I made the thread almost a year ago, sorry I didn't have links for something that didn't exist. I have downloads for both 8 and 9 listed on there, I have the instructions on how to use the standalone and how to log in to it. Even have your video linked in it. The point was is the other thread has all the info and has been a sticky for nearly a year but people made threads anyway. This will be no different people will still over look it. Plus someone who is not familiar with things wont even know what the hell a standalone is. They will probably still make a thread about "how do I reduce lag?" So the ffr standalone title is really only good for the frequent forum goers. Plus on a final note, telling people to save the .sfw is just causing a TON of confusion because it doesn't work. The same question got repeated over and over because of that. |
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Dude, Coolrun had all this stuff on his profile already. >.>
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Hey people, calm the **** down please.
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Seriously... You guys are pouncing all over each other. It's not worth all this arguing. The reason I ended that post with "post your comments/questions/etc here". It was because I know I didn't have every detail on it. This is all a new attempt to HELP the problem...it won't fix it. I know that. Either way, the point of this thread wasn't to cause problems. I have updated the information, and it should fix the problems. Did you guys notice I updated that? It doesn't even say to download the swf anymore.
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Also, you know damn well that I didn't say anything negative about your thread besides showing that AJ's claim that everything that's in this thread can be found in the Temp FAQ. I don't even care, I would just rather you wouldn't call helpful threads like these pointless. EDIT: nvm, still nothing about macs in the Temp FAQ |
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Also, the "Avmiss engine" link doesn't work, and I knew it worked before the site went down so it's probably completely erased from the site now. |
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I see no reason to fight about which guide is better. Just have some mod patch up the one that is wrong and I see no further problem. |
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If it makes you feel any better psychoangel, we took this as an opportunity to obscenely advertise the fact that stand alone engines existed.
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A few nitpicks:
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URL links -> URL OR links, not both. Other than that, you should change the entire thing to: "Right-click the link to your preferred engine and choose "Copy link address" or "Copy link location" or "Copy shortcut" depending on which browser you use. Then, paste that URL in the dialog box opened when you go to File -> Open in the standalone app." I also suggest splitting the list of engine URLs into two categories, .swf URL and In-browser URL. It's confusing to have two of each engine listed like that. |
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so i played EternuS, but teh score didn't record. using velocity's engine. i might also add, i was palying in fullscreen mode. dunno if that make s a diff or not.
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From time to time, song's won't record. Shit happens. If no scores record at all, then you have a problem.
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Special thanks to everyone that is helping justin make the guide a better piece of work. The more community input the better!
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Fixed the few things you guys just brought up, thanks for being on top of things lol
Also, if anyone happens to have a working link of the Avmiss engine that would be greatly appreciated as there are some people that enjoyed playing it. |
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How to make the engine run better:
1.Go to start. 2.Right click computern. 3.Click properties. 4.Then on the bottom left it will say performance click that. 5.Then Click adjust visual effects. 6.Then click the bubble that says best performance. This works for vista and xp. |
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http://www.keysmashingisawesome.com/ is the URL for the engine page for Velocity DF.
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1. Start. 2. Right click computer. 3. Click properties. 4. On the left sidebar, click 'Advanced system settings'. 5. Click the advanced tab. 6. Under 'Performance', click on the 'Settings' button. 7. Click the radio button that says 'Adjust for best performance'. 8. Click 'Ok'. This is the equivalent to switching to the Aero basic theme, but with some added speed improvements. |
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Added, updated, updated, off to class =]
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Fixed that, lol. I think I copypasta'd the link into the insert url button box after I had already typed out [url=etcetc
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Has to be the .swf to work in a standalone. http://www.keysmashingisawesome.com/FFR/game/df_Engine.swf |
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I left the swf for the df engine as the swf, if I'm not mistaken. Only changed the first link. (the swfs and engines are separated now)
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ya know I actually found that if you right click your flash player and go to the settings tab and allow unlimited storage, that seems to help too.
Edit: you can also try using ccleaner, and also set the priority of the flash player to real time in your task manager. |
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I credited Kayla in the front page post. Should I have included anyone else in there?
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Lol MaxGhost... =]
And Ormix, I'll add those too. |
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I always thought I was dumb for never finding this thread
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Question: Do I have to still have an internet connection to use the standalone? I wanna play at school when im stuck there for hours afterwards =/
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Yea, it's still loading everything from the website. It's like a browser that only shows flash programs.
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And sadly due to the way the game works now, you can't load up every song and then take the cache files to work. Only the most recent song is kept in cache. iirc
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So you can go and rape one song for hours on end at work lolololol. Sorry I haven't been around to answer any questions (though it seems there haven't been many), I've been out of town with neither internet nor cell service (unbeknownst to me).
Also added this link, it's an FFR engine with Avmiss, ONLY blue notes, and no speedmods: http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/ffr_flasm.swf |
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might wanna add this link if not already added?
it's for the global secruity settings. http://www.macromedia.com/support/do...manager04.html |
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Possible problem for standalone users when trying to login via Internet Explorer (I had this).
Whenever I enter FFR homepage, Internet Explorer decides that it has to crash, therefore making me unable to login. Solution: try logging in via forums at this link: http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/vbz/login.php it helped me, and hopefully will help others who also encounter the same problem. |
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It said on the velocity engine that It cannot load the songlist and some file can't be read HELP!.
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Needs to be updated with Flash SA 11 :P
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Well I'm downloading flash 9, I have flash 8 and flash 11 but flash 8 occasionally lags. Flash 11 has lag on harder difficulties.
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I have next to no issue running FFR on any Flash Player. I tend to prefer 10, and I have 8, 9, and 10. I'm not sure where to get 11 though. Someone link me please?
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