Mahou's FFR Guide/Tools

[V-Ormix]

move your fingers fast - arrows are love, arrows are life it says so in the bible

[_Zenith_]

Originally Posted by Mahou

Legacy Engine
Pros
- Smooth
- User Friendly
- Good noteskins
- Can save replays
- Hide Judgement Combo and Accuracy
Cons
- Doesn't have a restart button if you mess up
- Stuck at 30 fps (frames per second)
- Does not have a built in Screen Cut feature

Fixed because there is only the default noteskin in legacy (not trying to be a dick, but in case newer players view this and get confused).

[Dark_Chrysalis]

Originally Posted by Mahou

R^3 Engine
Pros
- Lots of modification features (i.e. color of judgement)
- Plenty of good noteskins
- Can adjust frame rate
- Can adjust the rate of the songs (Must have Standalone Player 10)
- Adjust where the screen cut can be
- Smooth
Cons
- Can be overwhelming since it has a lot of options
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Rates have always worked for me on-site, I've never needed a standalone to get those working.

[Mahou]

Originally Posted by _Zenith_

Fixed because there is only the default noteskin in legacy (not trying to be a dick, but in case newer players view this and get confused).

Good point. Fixing.

Originally Posted by Dark_Chrysalis

Rates have always worked for me on-site, I've never needed a standalone to get those working.

Really? I'm sure you could use a browser too, but I figured most people with rates would use a standalone player.

[gameboy42690]

I read a bit of this guide last night. Looks good overall, I'm gonna go take another look and see if there's any extra tips I can suggest.

Originally Posted by Dark_Chrysalis

Rates have always worked for me on-site, I've never needed a standalone to get those working.

Because on-site will automatically use whatever the latest flash player you have installed is. Chances are you already have something later than Flash Player 10 so this was never an issue for you.

[Mahou]

Thanks gameboy.

[Xayphon]

hi

my tip for anybody who dislikes competition: stay casual, stay optimistic, play what's fun for you, achieve what you think needs to be achieved, and don't rage at the game, your keyboard or anything that goes towards judging a file, i.e. "this file sucks because of x and x"... rage at yourself for not trying enough

I've played with this in mind for a few years and I've made it quite far !!


and some quotes I've thought about through my time on this site which I think are important to be taken into consideration in order to keep the atmosphere nice and clean for everybody around here:

- let others brag for you, keep your arrogance for yourself
- and learn how to properly share proper scores, both for your own and our good


Keeping a nice atmosphere here for everybody is important, yo

[gameboy42690]

Couple of things I think I can add:

1 - During long FFR sessions, it's probably a good idea to mix up the difficulty of the songs you're playing. If you're trying to unlock Otaku Speedvibe [Oni], don't just play nonstop FMO's and up. The more FMO's you attempt and fail to AAA, the more frustrated you're going to find yourself. Take a break and play some songs you know for sure you can AAA and just take it easy for a while.

2 - Some people do well under pressure. Me personally, I tend to crack under pressure, so this advice is more for people like me. Don't always think too hard about how well you're going to do on a song. Oddly enough, I've made big improvements on songs simply by not caring how well I actually do. I don't feel any pressure from thinking "I really hate this song, watch me get a few BS misses" and I don't feel any pressure from thinking "I'm so close to AAAing this song, I have to get the AAA this time!" I just relax and have fun with the game, and any improvements come naturally.

3 - If you're using R^3, always always always always keep Amazing Accuracy on. I've seen a few people say they find it annoying. And, honestly, I can't play that well without it. Having Amazing on makes me more aware of when I start drifting off-beat. If I see I'm picking up a lot of Perfects, I can adjust my speed before I get a Good. Without Amazing timing, there's no clear way for me to tell if I'm starting to drift or not. Those Perfects could be dead on, or they could be on the borderline of being a Good. Amazings help keep me on-beat.

[gold stinger]

Requesting sticky because sometimes people asking for help on how they should improve their scores gets kind of repetitive and it would be nice to have the sort of cheatbook as to what they could do to improve.

Also it might be worthwhile to add to OP about stamina & endurance practice, more specifically using coins or batteries taped to fingers to mimic weights for stamina & endurance practice. Haven't entirely tried it myself to see if it works, but it would be nice to hear some actual approval from people who have tried it if it does work.

Originally Posted by gameboy42690

3 - If you're using R^3, always always always always keep Amazing Accuracy on. I've seen a few people say they find it annoying. And, honestly, I can't play that well without it. Having Amazing on makes me more aware of when I start drifting off-beat. If I see I'm picking up a lot of Perfects, I can adjust my speed before I get a Good. Without Amazing timing, there's no clear way for me to tell if I'm starting to drift or not. Those Perfects could be dead on, or they could be on the borderline of being a Good. Amazings help keep me on-beat.

I'm one of the people that don't use Amazing accuracy and I can say that it's more or less all on a preference. It gives you more of a velocity engine feel, but it does offer the chance to allow a better accuracy curve to adjust to. My only concern is that the framers in FFR can be the difference between an amazing and a perfect, and because of that, it doesn't feel like a proper accuracy count for a song that may have a fair amount of issues with framers.

[rushyrulz]

This is a TON of information, but it's all good. This thread was a great idea for new players who want to take the time to scope out some strategies before taking the big dive.

Sticky vote: +1

Plus, I got referenced twice in the OP

EDIT: I have to agree with gold stinger. Amazing accuracy is extremely distracting to me and it's very easy to correct your judge offset in the event that the desired amazing:perfect ratio isn't achieved.

[Mahou]

I've requested a sticky as well, but I need to add more to the guide. I'm still working on video clips.

[Mahou]

Originally Posted by Xayphon

hi

my tip for anybody who dislikes competition: stay casual, stay optimistic, play what's fun for you, achieve what you think needs to be achieved, and don't rage at the game, your keyboard or anything that goes towards judging a file, i.e. "this file sucks because of x and x"... rage at yourself for not trying enough

I've played with this in mind for a few years and I've made it quite far !!


and some quotes I've thought about through my time on this site which I think are important to be taken into consideration in order to keep the atmosphere nice and clean for everybody around here:

- let others brag for you, keep your arrogance for yourself
- and learn how to properly share proper scores, both for your own and our good


Keeping a nice atmosphere here for everybody is important, yo

Originally Posted by gameboy42690

Couple of things I think I can add:

1 - During long FFR sessions, it's probably a good idea to mix up the difficulty of the songs you're playing. If you're trying to unlock Otaku Speedvibe [Oni], don't just play nonstop FMO's and up. The more FMO's you attempt and fail to AAA, the more frustrated you're going to find yourself. Take a break and play some songs you know for sure you can AAA and just take it easy for a while.

2 - Some people do well under pressure. Me personally, I tend to crack under pressure, so this advice is more for people like me. Don't always think too hard about how well you're going to do on a song. Oddly enough, I've made big improvements on songs simply by not caring how well I actually do. I don't feel any pressure from thinking "I really hate this song, watch me get a few BS misses" and I don't feel any pressure from thinking "I'm so close to AAAing this song, I have to get the AAA this time!" I just relax and have fun with the game, and any improvements come naturally.

3 - If you're using R^3, always always always always keep Amazing Accuracy on. I've seen a few people say they find it annoying. And, honestly, I can't play that well without it. Having Amazing on makes me more aware of when I start drifting off-beat. If I see I'm picking up a lot of Perfects, I can adjust my speed before I get a Good. Without Amazing timing, there's no clear way for me to tell if I'm starting to drift or not. Those Perfects could be dead on, or they could be on the borderline of being a Good. Amazings help keep me on-beat.

Good information guys. I will implement it into the guide. I put about 6 hours into making this so far, so I'm just taking a little break.

[Mahou]

Still working on this. There were a few more things I was willing to add, and discovered some other things as well that I thought were pretty important.

[Mahou]

updated some more~
Read additional tips.

[rushyrulz]

fix the bold tag, you should mention that a frame rate of 31+ will allow you to play songs that are longer than 9 minutes. May want to link this http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...d.php?t=137914

[Mahou]

Originally Posted by rushyrulz

fix the bold tag, you should mention that a frame rate of 31+ will allow you to play songs that are longer than 9 minutes. May want to link this http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...d.php?t=137914

Fix'd.

Also, that thread was already mentioned in the guide. (Judge offset portion)

[Palm_Tree]

*bump*

Excellent guide, thank you.