Stepping Stones of Stepmania (Submissions Open!)

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Welcome to Stepping Stones of Stepmania!



Necros and I heard the cries of the people.. we heard them praying to the gods of stepmania to make easier files so that more people can play files without having to quit out

So we decided to make the Stepping Stones of Stepmania Pack (temp name??)

We're hoping to make the pack not too big but medium-sized (looking for absolute maximum 75 files), and everyone is welcome to submit. Keep in mind that since easier songs have less notes, you will need to be extremely dedicated to your files since we believe that it is harder to make easy, memorable songs than harder songs.

Submissions will go on til probably mid July, depending on the submissions rate. Necros & I are also looking for a few judges (maybe just 1 or 2) to quickly approve & disapprove the charts during their spare time. Necros & I will help as well.


(Copied some rules from ODI3 rules, thanks GLoVE!)
Rules:
This is a keyboard pack.

Both unreleased files and released files can be accepted. But I won't accept any modifications to released files, so if you want your file in this pack it would not be a good idea to release it before it has been judged here.

A file can have as many stepcharts as you like,
basically if you wanna cater to more players: 2 charts+
if you wanna cater to intermed (or) newer players only: 1 chart

As long as we have an even balance of files, #-charts-required-rule won't be enforced!
If your file is accepted and you don't have graphics they will be made for you.


Submissions:
Send them to our pack email! quadbait@gmail.com

All submissions will be published and judged openly in this thread.

If you submit a bad file without potential, we will simply reject it without much feedback.
If you submit a sloppy file that has many obvious errors, we will very briefly point out what's wrong, and reject the file.
If you submit a good file we will thoroughly go through the file and give all types of criticism we can to potentially improve it more, and when it is as good as it gets, it will be accepted.


General guidelines:
Only easy files will be accepted. This doesn't mean that you should step files with 100 notes and files with notes every 8 seconds - but we're looking for files where you don't have to worry about passing. We're looking for files that everyone can enjoy but be challenged to potentially AAA & quad at the same time with enough practice.

Take your time and find a GOOD SONG for this. Don't focus on getting as many files as possible in the pack since we're looking for a maximum of 50 files anyways. I personally believe that in order to make easy songs memorable, song choice comes firsthand. Hard files may be remembered for their scoring antics, but easy files will be remembered for their unique & enjoyable experience that pertains to the song & steps.

Cut your songs if they are too long. For easy files, I believe having short and memorable files are better than having 5 minute songs that drag on. Of course, if it's a good file then it will prove itself during judging, but otherwise cutting songs would probably be better if it's too long. Use your own judgement! You can use programs like Goldwave & Audacity for this.

About mines & holds: utilize them to your best ability if needed, but don't overdo it!

A few things to keep in mind!
Be precise with your steps and patterns following the music, but don't forget to be creative. With easy files, it's even harder to make memorable files.


Sidenote: 75 files is the maximum but if we don't have that many files accepted by mid-July we'll probably release it regardless, seeing any amount between 30-75 seems good. (75 being the absolute upper end)