Guide to ToshX's method, and general FFR basics V1.3

ToshX · 07-11-2004, 08:46 PM

LD gave me permission to repost this.

As for Moogy, just don't start it, just hit the back button right now.

----------Sticky Please?----------

Well I'm sure at least one of you is wondering how I got so damn good one handed. Well, theres a method I used that takes time but when you get good at it, you can nail the arrows, perfection will be tought after you nail the arrows in the first place.

Version 1.0- I made this guide July 10th, 2004. This was made for and only for the Flashflashrevolution site, and hopefully it will be stickied. I put in the lessons of my method of getting great at FFR. I also added how much credits Purchased songs cost.

Version 1.1- Added FAQ section, only 2, but will be updated when you start asking questions.

Version 1.2 Secret songs section added, thanks to the posts of Dronak and Jimerax. Special Thanks section added.

Version 1.3 some FAQ added.

Part 1- Learning How
Lesson 1- Preparation
Lesson 2- Nailing the Left Key
Lesson 3- Nailing the Right Key
Lesson 4- Nailing the Down Key
Lesson 5- Nailing the Up Key
Lesson 6- Nailing the Right/Left Keys
Lesson 7- Nailing the Right/Left and Down Keys
Lesson 8- Nailing the Right/Left/Down and Up Keys
Lesson 9- Doubles
Lesson 10- Triples
Lesson 11- Quads

Part 2- Purchasing Songs

Part 3- FAQ

Part 4- Secret Songs

Part 5- Special Thanks

----------LEARNING HOW----------

----------LESSON 1----------Preparation

First put your hand in the common noob style, right hand pointer on left, right hand middle on down, right hand ring on right, if you haven't already.

----------LESSON 2----------Nailing the Left Key

Now, do a song, preferably a hard song, that has a wide range of 4th notes, 8th notes, and 16th notes. Maybe Rondo would be a nice start. Then, load up the song. Now that the song is playing, only hit the left [<-] key and nail all of the arrows. Continue this until you nail all the arrows until a point where you automatically fail because of not hitting the others. When you master this on many songs, go to the next lesson.

----------LESSON 3----------Nailing the Right Key
Now, do the same with the ring finger on the right [->] key, but only do this key. This will be a little harder, because the ring finger is not the most powerful finger, just keep trying, you'll get it.

----------LESSON 4----------Nailing the Down Key

Now, try it with the middle finger on the down [V] key, but only do this key. Keep trying, your already almost half way through.

----------LESSON 5----------Nailing the Up Key

Now, try the up key, but always keep your middle finger on the down key and move it up to the up key, as if you were playing FFR for real, or assuming that there are like 4 8th notes in a row, then you could keep it there. Just remember to reset your position as if your playing FFR. This will be easy because you've probably mastered the other 3 keys.

----------LESSON 6----------Nailing the Right and Left Key

Here comes the hard part. Try to nail both the Right key and the Left key while playing the same game. Once you have overcome this, you will seem a lot better already.

----------LESSON 7----------Nailing the Right/Left and Down keys.

Do the same thing as lesson 6, only do it with the right and down and left and down. Once you have mastered these two, move on.

----------LESSON 8----------Nailing the Right/Left/Down and Up keys.

This will take some time. First do Left and Up, remember to keep your middle finger on the down key as if you were playing FFR and only bring it up to get the notes in a row or just to get the note that pops up. Now, do Right key and Up key, this should be a little challenging. Next, do the bottom key and the up key. How you do this is move your middle finger up to the up key, then move your pointer to the bottom key if you need to do those that have both Up and Down arrows at the same time. Otherwise, this will take a lot of time and patience, good luck, go for it.

----------LESSON 9----------Doubles

Now, just go ahead and practice those times where there are two of the same arrow, like <- and V, V and ^, etc. This should be pretty easy by now.

----------LESSON 10----------Triples

Now try to nail Triples, even though they dont appear in FFR yet, they could later, and they appear in Stepmania, practice it now to learn it so its easier later. This is pretty easy, all the possible triples are: left down right; left down up; left up right(use V and ^ formation just move your left hand pointer to get the left); and down up right. I'll be surprised if you even run into these, they are rare.

----------LESSON 11----------Quads

Now, we learn Quads. This can only be Left Down Right AND up all at the same time. Simply use V and ^ formation then put your right ring on the right and your left hand pointer on the left. If your keyboard doesn't support 4 keys, meaning it wont work, it will just register it as doing nothing, then I cant do anything for you, except tell you to MASH FAST. If it is a stream, then MASH FAST and KEEP MASHING. This is not cheap as your computer may not support Quads.

Important---practice!!! You will get pretty good one handed with this method, but if you want to get better and be a pro with my method, theres a pretty good chance you'll need to do this over again. It is also greatly suggested that you try other methods too, this is just a style, not how you must play the game.

----------PURCHASING SONGS----------
Song------------------------------Credit Cost

Stay With Me V2-----------------200
Party2U---------------------------500
AIM Anthem----------------------1000
NeoMAX---------------------------1500(it displays 500 but you actually pay 1500)
Silence----------------------------2000

----------FAQ----------
1. How long did it take you to make this guide?
About 2 hours.

2. How long will it take for this method to work?
Anywhere from a week to 3 months depending on how well and fast you work on it, and how good you were before you tried this method. You should see improvements by the time your done with the lessons, but it is intended that you go back and practice in the same order.

3. What happened with Moogy?
He's not banned, I'm not banned, thats all you need to know. You would be surprised how many people ask me this.

4. Which level of player should use this guide?
Beginner to Average, I guess pro's could use this guide if they wanted to play 1 handed, but I really dont think it would be of that much help by then.

5. This guide sucks, what the hell were you thinking when you made it?
Dont use it, it's just there to help for those who want to.

----------SECRET SONGS----------
Burnout [25]
Secret Zombie Room [50]
Fett's Vette [75]
For FFR [150]
La Luna Caida [200]
Ingenuity [250]
Green Twilight FFR Edit [300]
Abtrusity [350]
Lethal Injection [400]
Water Like Pudding [450]
Synesthetic FFR Edit [500]

----------SPECIAL THANKS----------
To Dronak and Jimerax for posting the Secret Songs.
To Synthlight for making an uber game.
To LD for being a great admin, and hosting this site, and the radio, and updating, and a whole bunch of other stuff I cant remember off the top of my head.
To ddrking for ruling(and for having an awesome forum which I'm a mod on).
To miny for ruling.
To Zajac for beating me(he requested it)

If any of this information is incorrect, please post. Also, for comments and suggestiosn on what I missed, please post. I know that I missed Secret Songs, as I am not sure of the requirements for those yet. Also, please point out any typos.

New rule- none of those 'stfu n00b' or 'Your guide sucks, go to hell' things, if that happens both of us will probably wind up being banned. On the other hand, if you put something like "You n00b, you forgot the..." or "Your guide sucks, it isnt even setup right. It should be like" or something like that, I'll listen and change it(if it makes sense to me).

07-11-2004, 08:46 PM	#1
ToshX FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 5,111	Guide to ToshX's method, and general FFR basics V1.3 LD gave me permission to repost this. As for Moogy, just don't start it, just hit the back button right now. ----------Sticky Please?---------- Well I'm sure at least one of you is wondering how I got so damn good one handed. Well, theres a method I used that takes time but when you get good at it, you can nail the arrows, perfection will be tought after you nail the arrows in the first place. Version 1.0- I made this guide July 10th, 2004. This was made for and only for the Flashflashrevolution site, and hopefully it will be stickied. I put in the lessons of my method of getting great at FFR. I also added how much credits Purchased songs cost. Version 1.1- Added FAQ section, only 2, but will be updated when you start asking questions. Version 1.2 Secret songs section added, thanks to the posts of Dronak and Jimerax. Special Thanks section added. Version 1.3 some FAQ added. Part 1- Learning How Lesson 1- Preparation Lesson 2- Nailing the Left Key Lesson 3- Nailing the Right Key Lesson 4- Nailing the Down Key Lesson 5- Nailing the Up Key Lesson 6- Nailing the Right/Left Keys Lesson 7- Nailing the Right/Left and Down Keys Lesson 8- Nailing the Right/Left/Down and Up Keys Lesson 9- Doubles Lesson 10- Triples Lesson 11- Quads Part 2- Purchasing Songs Part 3- FAQ Part 4- Secret Songs Part 5- Special Thanks ----------LEARNING HOW---------- ----------LESSON 1----------Preparation First put your hand in the common noob style, right hand pointer on left, right hand middle on down, right hand ring on right, if you haven't already. ----------LESSON 2----------Nailing the Left Key Now, do a song, preferably a hard song, that has a wide range of 4th notes, 8th notes, and 16th notes. Maybe Rondo would be a nice start. Then, load up the song. Now that the song is playing, only hit the left [<-] key and nail all of the arrows. Continue this until you nail all the arrows until a point where you automatically fail because of not hitting the others. When you master this on many songs, go to the next lesson. ----------LESSON 3----------Nailing the Right Key Now, do the same with the ring finger on the right [->] key, but only do this key. This will be a little harder, because the ring finger is not the most powerful finger, just keep trying, you'll get it. ----------LESSON 4----------Nailing the Down Key Now, try it with the middle finger on the down [V] key, but only do this key. Keep trying, your already almost half way through. ----------LESSON 5----------Nailing the Up Key Now, try the up key, but always keep your middle finger on the down key and move it up to the up key, as if you were playing FFR for real, or assuming that there are like 4 8th notes in a row, then you could keep it there. Just remember to reset your position as if your playing FFR. This will be easy because you've probably mastered the other 3 keys. ----------LESSON 6----------Nailing the Right and Left Key Here comes the hard part. Try to nail both the Right key and the Left key while playing the same game. Once you have overcome this, you will seem a lot better already. ----------LESSON 7----------Nailing the Right/Left and Down keys. Do the same thing as lesson 6, only do it with the right and down and left and down. Once you have mastered these two, move on. ----------LESSON 8----------Nailing the Right/Left/Down and Up keys. This will take some time. First do Left and Up, remember to keep your middle finger on the down key as if you were playing FFR and only bring it up to get the notes in a row or just to get the note that pops up. Now, do Right key and Up key, this should be a little challenging. Next, do the bottom key and the up key. How you do this is move your middle finger up to the up key, then move your pointer to the bottom key if you need to do those that have both Up and Down arrows at the same time. Otherwise, this will take a lot of time and patience, good luck, go for it. ----------LESSON 9----------Doubles Now, just go ahead and practice those times where there are two of the same arrow, like <- and V, V and ^, etc. This should be pretty easy by now. ----------LESSON 10----------Triples Now try to nail Triples, even though they dont appear in FFR yet, they could later, and they appear in Stepmania, practice it now to learn it so its easier later. This is pretty easy, all the possible triples are: left down right; left down up; left up right(use V and ^ formation just move your left hand pointer to get the left); and down up right. I'll be surprised if you even run into these, they are rare. ----------LESSON 11----------Quads Now, we learn Quads. This can only be Left Down Right AND up all at the same time. Simply use V and ^ formation then put your right ring on the right and your left hand pointer on the left. If your keyboard doesn't support 4 keys, meaning it wont work, it will just register it as doing nothing, then I cant do anything for you, except tell you to MASH FAST. If it is a stream, then MASH FAST and KEEP MASHING. This is not cheap as your computer may not support Quads. Important---practice!!! You will get pretty good one handed with this method, but if you want to get better and be a pro with my method, theres a pretty good chance you'll need to do this over again. It is also greatly suggested that you try other methods too, this is just a style, not how you must play the game. ----------PURCHASING SONGS---------- Song------------------------------Credit Cost Stay With Me V2-----------------200 Party2U---------------------------500 AIM Anthem----------------------1000 NeoMAX---------------------------1500(it displays 500 but you actually pay 1500) Silence----------------------------2000 ----------FAQ---------- 1. How long did it take you to make this guide? About 2 hours. 2. How long will it take for this method to work? Anywhere from a week to 3 months depending on how well and fast you work on it, and how good you were before you tried this method. You should see improvements by the time your done with the lessons, but it is intended that you go back and practice in the same order. 3. What happened with Moogy? He's not banned, I'm not banned, thats all you need to know. You would be surprised how many people ask me this. 4. Which level of player should use this guide? Beginner to Average, I guess pro's could use this guide if they wanted to play 1 handed, but I really dont think it would be of that much help by then. 5. This guide sucks, what the hell were you thinking when you made it? Dont use it, it's just there to help for those who want to. ----------SECRET SONGS---------- Burnout [25] Secret Zombie Room [50] Fett's Vette [75] For FFR [150] La Luna Caida [200] Ingenuity [250] Green Twilight FFR Edit [300] Abtrusity [350] Lethal Injection [400] Water Like Pudding [450] Synesthetic FFR Edit [500] ----------SPECIAL THANKS---------- To Dronak and Jimerax for posting the Secret Songs. To Synthlight for making an uber game. To LD for being a great admin, and hosting this site, and the radio, and updating, and a whole bunch of other stuff I cant remember off the top of my head. To ddrking for ruling(and for having an awesome forum which I'm a mod on). To miny for ruling. To Zajac for beating me(he requested it) If any of this information is incorrect, please post. Also, for comments and suggestiosn on what I missed, please post. I know that I missed Secret Songs, as I am not sure of the requirements for those yet. Also, please point out any typos. New rule- none of those 'stfu n00b' or 'Your guide sucks, go to hell' things, if that happens both of us will probably wind up being banned. On the other hand, if you put something like "You n00b, you forgot the..." or "Your guide sucks, it isnt even setup right. It should be like" or something like that, I'll listen and change it(if it makes sense to me).

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