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  • YungDaVinci
    FFR Player
    • Dec 2014
    • 54
    #1

    StepMania 5.0.5 released (jk download 5.0.6)

    IMPORTANT: A few bugs were found after 5.0.5's release. Scroll down to Kyzentun's post and download 5.0.6 instead.

    This was actually released like yesterday, but no one decided to put it up here.
    So I will.

    From the StepMania forums:
    Since StepMania 5 hasn't really been what one should consider "beta" for a long time, we're dropping the label. Every further release in 5.0.x will be strictly backward compatible with this one, and the only API changes allowed will be additions.

    Get it while it's hot right here on the downloads page! The last few months since the previous release have been almost entirely bug fixes, work on translations and some nice stuff added by Kyzentun, full details here (regular users, please at least read the first section, it's not too long!).

    If you are just now upgrading from 3.9x, here's just a few of the changes:

    * PIU support vastly improved
    * New game modes
    * BMS support improved significantly, although still nowhere near on par with a dedicated BMS player
    * Support for more I/O devices
    * Theming engine is now based on the Lua programming language (since late '07, actually, we've been working with this for a very long time). Please read the manual!
    * Warps, Lift notes, Fake notes, Scroll segments and more. Tons of new features for simfiles to use and abuse. Please be gentle.
    * A new default theme (which supports many of the new features)
    * Automatic speed mod calculation using M-mods, which many of you may be familiar with from OpenITG. Simfile authors, please fill in your #DISPLAYBPM tags if you use speed gimmicks, so that these work properly.
    * Arbitrary speed mods can be selected from the menus, no more need to edit any files.
    * Online support, although still buggy (only new if you're coming from 3.9) as nobody has worked on this in a couple years.
    * Loading time optimizations for large simfile collections, even without fast load.
    * Bazillions of other things - a lot happens in 10 years.

    Please note that save file locations and where you should install songs, themes, noteskins and other content has changed in 5.0 due to write access restrictions in modern operating systems. Content should now be installed to the relevant userdata location for your platform, on Windows this is %APPDATA%/StepMania 5, for everything else see here.

    For the old behavior, you can make a file called "Portable.ini" in your StepMania folder (make absolutely sure the game is not installed in a write-protected location such as Program Files!).

    If you spot any problems, please let us know in the thread (SM forums) or report the issue on GitHub.
    Last edited by YungDaVinci; 02-18-2015, 03:55 PM. Reason: Download 5.0.6
    <YungDaVinci> kill me now
    * Yaniel looks for the shotgun
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    • Kraezymann
      Forum User
      FFR Simfile Author
      • Sep 2003
      • 1640
      #2
      Re: StepMania 5.0.5 released

      Is there a way maybe in a future release to change the location of the screenshot folder? Or let the user choose where? It would be cool if it wasn't in a hidden folder
      Twitch | Stepping Stones 2! | Stepping Stones 3! | Stepping Stones 4!

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        • YungDaVinci
          FFR Player
          • Dec 2014
          • 54
          #3
          Re: StepMania 5.0.5 released

          Originally posted by Kraezymann
          Is there a way maybe in a future release to change the location of the screenshot folder? Or let the user choose where? It would be cool if it wasn't in a hidden folder
          There already is.
          Create a file called portable.ini in the StepMania directory, and leave it empty. Your screenshots (and everything else) will now save in the main StepMania directory. This puts SM in portable mode. (This resets all your preferences though.)

          If you want to get out of portable mode, just delete portable.ini.
          <YungDaVinci> kill me now
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            • Kraezymann
              Forum User
              FFR Simfile Author
              • Sep 2003
              • 1640
              #4
              Re: StepMania 5.0.5 released

              I'll be damned. Thanks for the info mate! I have actually decided to create a shortcut to the screen shot folder and put the shortcut in the main SM directory so I guess it wasn't a huge issue haha
              Twitch | Stepping Stones 2! | Stepping Stones 3! | Stepping Stones 4!

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                • Wafles
                  FFR Player
                  • Feb 2013
                  • 1988
                  #5
                  Re: StepMania 5.0.5 released

                  Originally posted by YungDaVinci
                  Every further release in 5.0.x will be strictly backward compatible with this one, and the only API changes allowed will be additions.
                  Themers rejoice?

                  This is pretty exciting news

                  http://smleaderboards.net/profile/view/Wafles

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                    • Kyzentun
                      FFR Player
                      • Dec 2014
                      • 125
                      #6
                      Re: StepMania 5.0.5 released

                      I (Kyzentun) made a mistake when fixing a crash bug the night before release that broke bpm editing.
                      This fixes that mistake.

                      Other fixes:

                      Backslash key can be mapped.
                      Deleting steps no longer crashes.

                      Get it from the downloads page.
                      Stepmania Development in action:

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                        • Jousway
                          FFR Player
                          • Jun 2009
                          • 867
                          #7
                          Re: StepMania 5.0.5 released

                          Originally posted by Kyzentun
                          I (Kyzentun) made a mistake when fixing a crash bug the night before release that broke bpm editing.
                          Its not a bug its a FEATURE!



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                            • ffr212
                              FFR Player
                              • Jan 2007
                              • 276
                              #8
                              Re: StepMania 5.0.5 released

                              I've never wanted something so bad. My body is ready.

                              Originally posted by TheRapingDragon
                              Adding things like 'um' just looks silly, it's like you're trying to say 'hey I'm shy, look how shy I am, this conveys my shyness,' and it makes you look like you're simply attention-seeking rather than genuinely trying to become part of the community.

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                                • Kyzentun
                                  FFR Player
                                  • Dec 2014
                                  • 125
                                  #9
                                  Re: StepMania 5.0.5 released (jk download 5.0.6)

                                  There's a 5.0.7 RC for people that want to see if I broke something in simfile loading/saving.
                                  5.0.7 RC page
                                  Stepmania Development in action:

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