Untitled StepMania Pack submissions

[Fission]

i need to know who stepped insane techniques before i review it. the submission email doesn't make it clear.

i also need to confer with nathan about turn back the time since i may be slightly biased about some things

Zomby Woof (Scintill) - ACCEPTED
- Did you ever wake up in the morning with a zomby woof behind your eye?
no and if i did i'd probably punch it out of reflex. that probably wouldn't end well for me either way.
- 27.55s: missing 32nd (possibly intentional if you are stepping just vocals?)
- 101.84s: i don't think this should be a jump. also in this section, i would suggest trying to pr the jumps to that bell instrument.
- 149.28s: missing 32nd
- 197.14s: can't figure out what this 32nd is going to
- 287.01s: misrhythm
- 334.93s to 335.22s: should be 32nds

UNKNOWN (Skylaax) - ACCEPTED
- layering definitely wasn't what i was expecting for ssh but once i figured it out it was really cool and different
- 20.81s: not sure what these holds are going to. are these for the background synth?
- 48.43s: imo these trills should change to different kinds of trills as the synth changes pitch
- 66.88s: should be a jump because of your layering scheme
- 150.58s: should just be 32nd
- 152.9s: i agree with this being a flam but i don't think it's 3 notes
- 209.32s: really iff about these types of mines. if you want to leave them that's fine but i'm not a fan of them personally.
- 219.27s: i'd step the 16th here

[SKG_Scintill]

Originally Posted by Fission

- 27.55s: missing 32nd (possibly intentional if you are stepping just vocals?)

No, you're right. Missed that. Would be difficult to fit in there though.

Originally Posted by Fission

- 101.84s: i don't think this should be a jump. also in this section, i would suggest trying to pr the jumps to that bell instrument.

Probably, it's the only of the softer snare hits that I somehow still made a jump. You could remove the up arrow from that jump.
Jumps to the xylophone would make it a very big spike; the section already is quite a spike.

Originally Posted by Fission

- 149.28s: missing 32nd

True. Could be any grace note. Luxury issue.

Originally Posted by Fission

- 197.14s: can't figure out what this 32nd is going to

Slide, not an actual note. Can agree that it would also work without.

Originally Posted by Fission

- 287.01s: misrhythm

Didn't want to rainbow. If anything it's a missing 32nd at 287.248s. Could add an up arrow there if you like.

Originally Posted by Fission

- 334.93s to 335.22s: should be 32nds

Disagreed, made them 24ths for a reason :P
They have a bit of a swing to them, 24ths depict that rhythm more accurately, the last 32nds are to the guitar.

Gotta say though, that's mighty thorough and patient of you.

[Fission]

the 24ths there definitely sound like a short 32nd snare roll to me. it's fine for continuity to leave it as 24ths i guess.

[SKG_Scintill]

what flavour do you like most?

[omgitznpv]

i might submit a few i have lying around, but i have no idea if they were released in any packs in the past. if someone can shoot me a PM (will probably forget to check here), it would be great.

all i know is about what I have in the very original first FFR CP and ossuary in ffr cp4 (how did it end up in that pack lol?), not sure if i have any other files in another pack.

also - how stringent is judging? is file quality lower/better/the same as those in like ODI2/dark chancellor's? some of the files in ffr cp4 which is the only pack released in recent memory that i've played really suck

[kommisar]

you haven't changed one bit

[ilikexd]

Originally Posted by omgitznpv

i might submit a few i have lying around, but i have no idea if they were released in any packs in the past. if someone can shoot me a PM (will probably forget to check here), it would be great.

all i know is about what I have in the very original first FFR CP and ossuary in ffr cp4 (how did it end up in that pack lol?), not sure if i have any other files in another pack.

also - how stringent is judging? is file quality lower/better/the same as those in like ODI2/dark chancellor's? some of the files in ffr cp4 which is the only pack released in recent memory that i've played really suck

you can use this tool to search for what packs simfiles are in: http://indeedengine.com/packs/search.php

the judging is stricter than ffrcp4, you should check out ODI3 if you haven't yet, it's more recent than ffrcp4

[omgitznpv]

Originally Posted by ilikexd

you can use this tool to search for what packs simfiles are in: http://indeedengine.com/packs/search.php

the judging is stricter than ffrcp4, you should check out ODI3 if you haven't yet, it's more recent than ffrcp4

i lied, i re-visited this thread.

thanks a bunch, turns out there is another one of mine that has been released already. i see brand x has been stepped by someone other than midare- does anyone know if it's a decent file? i have my own lying around

[Wafles]

Originally Posted by Fission

i also need to confer with nathan about turn back the time since i may be slightly biased about some things

ok cool
its reallly hard to explain my layering choices towards the end of the file btw so I'm expecting some confusion here. basically I just put stuff down that felt right in terms of the flow of the song and didn't precisely layer according to noises if that makes sense. I would understand if this warrants a reject

[ilikexd]

Originally Posted by omgitznpv

i lied, i re-visited this thread.

thanks a bunch, turns out there is another one of mine that has been released already. i see brand x has been stepped by someone other than midare- does anyone know if it's a decent file? i have my own lying around

the one in ffrcp is stepped well

if you have want to submit your file for it it's going to have to be pretty memorable and somewhat different from the other one

i don't want to say NO to all resteps, because there are some (especially older) files that could be stepped again and made more enjoyable, but there will be higher standards

[omgitznpv]

Originally Posted by ilikexd

the one in ffrcp is stepped well

if you have want to submit your file for it it's going to have to be pretty memorable and somewhat different from the other one

i don't want to say NO to all resteps, because there are some (especially older) files that could be stepped again and made more enjoyable, but there will be higher standards

thanks. i'll take another look at my version, but i probably won't send it since it has a dumpy factor to it.

aside from that, what are version of SM are people using to step nowadays? i always used 3.9 before, but is there something much better now?

[rCaliberGX]

ddream

[Fission]

a lot of people (myself included) don't even touch SM at all for stepping anymore. ddream is a lot more efficient and accurate for the most part.

[bmah]

I feel stuck in my ways for still using 3.9.

[SKG_Scintill]

speaking of DDReam, how do you do stops?

[ScylaX]

Originally Posted by Fission

UNKNOWN (Skylaax) - ACCEPTED
- layering definitely wasn't what i was expecting for ssh but once i figured it out it was really cool and different

!!!!

Originally Posted by Fission

- 150.58s: should just be 32nd
- 152.9s: i agree with this being a flam but i don't think it's 3 notes
- 219.27s: i'd step the 16th here

Got it.

Originally Posted by Fission

- 20.81s: not sure what these holds are going to. are these for the background synth?

Yes they are, I wanted to emphasize them on the final measure (because the notes of the "impactful bass" gets longer) but given the context it indeed may make the whole layering quite disorienting. I'll change that, I guess it's too inconsistent, ultimately.

Originally Posted by Fission

- 66.88s: should be a jump because of your layering scheme

Well on this part I wanted to emphasize the "trill" synth in the background while keeping the impact of the basses at first, and then after the "breakdown", change the kind of layering, that time focusing on the second bass guitar + the same "impactful" basses to not make it redundant.

Originally Posted by Fission

- 209.32s: really iff about these types of mines. if you want to leave them that's fine but i'm not a fan of them personally.

Reading this got me an idea of how to make these mines not awkward while improving the impact of 4th note. I'll change that.

[kommisar]

Originally Posted by Fission

a lot of people (myself included) don't even touch SM at all for stepping anymore. ddream is a lot more efficient and accurate for the most part.

never been more wrong


it's a great tool for bpm sync


but is a plague when it comes to accurately stepping anything. people rely too much on what they see when the waves render rather than what's ACTUALLY being played.

[SKG_Scintill]

Originally Posted by kommisar

people rely too much on what they see when the waves render rather than what's ACTUALLY being played.

people do that?

[choof]

Originally Posted by kommisar

but is a plague when it comes to accurately stepping anything. people rely too much on what they see when the waves render rather than what's ACTUALLY being played.

dat bias tho

[Wafles]

redacted cuz i'm an idiot