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**Dynam0** · 09-20-2013, 09:32 AM

This is an excellent idea but it would take tons of work from someone who knows a thing or two about note-charting (so not me unfortunately). I can see if someone compiled their own folders it would work flawlessly with no misconceptions but there are a lot of note-charters who's folder will be incomplete/under-represented. Even guys like Torrent are still looking for some of their files. This is why you would need someone who knows their shit about note-charting history/obscure files.

I run into this problem a lot when I try and make individual pages on SM wiki for specific charts. I get the majority of my info for these pages on SM song search so when I see stuff like this for instance, I get annoyed. wc's Beat It was released in three different packs with three different difficulties and with no indication of a v2 or edit etc. Unless I actually download each chart and compare them, I have no idea if they are the same or not; and we all know that some charts (mostly old ones) get released as multiple difficulties in different packs but they are the same exact chart. (Cynic's cold pizza, Duk's untitled gabber song etc.).

Then of course, there's the situation where someone releases a chart with the same gfx and even CD-title as another person but edits the actual steps. There's also a much more common thing with collaborative charts like mi40 + baq12's SSB for instance that you'd have to deal with. Obscure charts without a CD-title are an even bigger problem and there are hundreds of them on SM song search; all I can do is make a page like this which doesn't do the chart justice imo. (ps. didn't Rebirth step Endless Dream or..?)

Obviously I'm thinking a little too far ahead but that's the kind of knowledge/dedication you'll need to have to figure some of the more problematic things out. Either way this is a great idea and I'm for it 100%. I've always wished that there was a properly indexed simfile database with no holes/discrepancies in it.

09-20-2013, 09:32 AM	#8
Dynam0 The Dominator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: North Bay, ON Age: 36 Posts: 8,987	Re: Idea for a new single files database This is an excellent idea but it would take tons of work from someone who knows a thing or two about note-charting (so not me unfortunately). I can see if someone compiled their own folders it would work flawlessly with no misconceptions but there are a lot of note-charters who's folder will be incomplete/under-represented. Even guys like Torrent are still looking for some of their files. This is why you would need someone who knows their shit about note-charting history/obscure files. I run into this problem a lot when I try and make individual pages on SM wiki for specific charts. I get the majority of my info for these pages on SM song search so when I see stuff like this for instance, I get annoyed. wc's Beat It was released in three different packs with three different difficulties and with no indication of a v2 or edit etc. Unless I actually download each chart and compare them, I have no idea if they are the same or not; and we all know that some charts (mostly old ones) get released as multiple difficulties in different packs but they are the same exact chart. (Cynic's cold pizza, Duk's untitled gabber song etc.). Then of course, there's the situation where someone releases a chart with the same gfx and even CD-title as another person but edits the actual steps. There's also a much more common thing with collaborative charts like mi40 + baq12's SSB for instance that you'd have to deal with. Obscure charts without a CD-title are an even bigger problem and there are hundreds of them on SM song search; all I can do is make a page like this which doesn't do the chart justice imo. (ps. didn't Rebirth step Endless Dream or..?) Obviously I'm thinking a little too far ahead but that's the kind of knowledge/dedication you'll need to have to figure some of the more problematic things out. Either way this is a great idea and I'm for it 100%. I've always wished that there was a properly indexed simfile database with no holes/discrepancies in it. Last edited by Dynam0; 09-20-2013 at 09:35 AM..