Super Secret Mega Awesome Theme Idea

okay, so like, I've had it with all the stupid impressions people get of stepmania and the lack of features for keyboard players, so I decided to start this project

I tried to start this once on odi once, but some people were too stupid to comprehend how awesome this actually is. so I brought it here


The whole point of this, is to actually create and compile a full stepmania game, sorta like DDR or ITG or Pop'n or any rhythm game you actually buy. Instead of downloading a DDR simulator, downloading crappy files, playing with retarded key settings and noteskins, why not compile a whole game, so that when you install it, you have all the key settings, QUALITY FILES, sensible noteskins, all prepared in advance. This way, people can play keyboard stepmania the "proper" way instead of being big ******s like they are. Also, we won't call it stepmania anymore. We'll call it something that actually makes sense, like "Keyboard Maestro," or "Musical Keys" or something along those lines (yes they are horrible names they are only examples shut up). Also, in case you haven't noticed, I'm advocating spread play here.

So what we're gonna do, is create a theme that actually suits what we're looking for, and then add the things that need to be added. For example, the gap between AA and AAA is huge for a keyboard file, but not for a pad file. We need to redo the ranking so that they actually make sense for keyboard. We should also find a place to put the step author name next to each song, since now the person who stepped the file is going to be significant. Optimally though, we should be able to show the step author for EACH CHART, not just the whole file, to accommodate multi-chart collabs. Oh, and we'll need an unlock system too, in order to make people want to keep playing. Either by achievement or credits or something (and we're not gonna be like FFR and make retarded achievements).

And for all you fellow solojerkers, this makes it much easier to get new people to play, release more charts, and people don't have to search for a noteskin or any extra stuff to get started.

And finally, compile and release. If it's successful we'll do a second one, and all we have to do is tweak theme if necessary and add more files. Either way though, the theme should be a huge success for all keyboard players, since the theme will actually be made for keyboard and not pad. We'll never need "StepMania" again (unless you're a pad player or have pad files, but we'll keep that as a separate program). We'll still keep the editor open of course, but we also should figure out a way to lock the preset files so they aren't easily deleted hehe.

Who's with me? (Long project ahead and we'll need lots of people to help, especially for the theme.) Post on other forums and spread the word etc.