What's this screen shrink?

**Zeron** · 01-3-2007, 10:12 PM

Now don't get me wrong, I'm half-decent at FFR or so (yeah, didn't use the forums for awhile), but what's this screen shrink I've been hearing about?

Searched and to no avail. ;-;

Kiro51 · 01-3-2007, 10:17 PM

That's screenshrinking.

You remove ~~50% (or more) of the game screen.

**Zeron** · 01-3-2007, 10:23 PM

Is that supposed to do something? <.<

wickedawesomeful · 01-3-2007, 10:23 PM

Just restore the window. The rest should be obvious. =P

EDIT: It increases your reaction time.

**Zeron** · 01-3-2007, 10:24 PM

Well yeah, I got the shrinking part, but what's the significance of doing so?

**dore** · 01-3-2007, 10:25 PM

It makes it so your brain is processing less objects on the screen at once and focuses your attention on the important objects.

Kiro51 · 01-3-2007, 10:25 PM

Well I dunno what it does exactly, but it helps having better score/combo. But you have to react faster =)

EDIT : Oh yeah, what Dore said ^.^

**dore** · 01-3-2007, 10:28 PM

And just FYI, Kiro's window as shown is still considerably larger than most players. Most can only see part of the combo text or even smaller.

**Zeron** · 01-4-2007, 04:23 PM

Yeah, I still don't see why people screen shrink..It only seems to make it harder. That or I'm not doing this correctly.

cC@Zz · 01-4-2007, 04:30 PM

dore pretty much explained it. I have only tried screen skrinking once and it was a bit easier for me but not by much.

ChaosMaster1 · 01-4-2007, 04:49 PM

yea, screen shrinking can help from panic at rainbow notes. but mainly pros like dore and bahamut-X use this.

Maid · 01-4-2007, 04:56 PM

If I don't screen shrink I get an interesting barely passed mash looking cia rave, if I do screen shrink, I get nearly an AAA fc. That much of a difference.

**MagicCarpetRide** · 01-4-2007, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChaosMaster1

yea, screen shrinking can help from panic at rainbow notes. but mainly pros like dore and bahamut-X use this.

Mainly people that aren't noobs use it actually...

Kiro51 · 01-4-2007, 05:06 PM

Try "She bangs (William Hung version)" with screenshink like that :

Without screenshink I miss ~~20 times =)
And with screenshink I almost FC it...

**Zeron** · 01-4-2007, 08:26 PM

Funny..all I seem to get is more boos and averages. @.@

Kiro51 · 01-4-2007, 08:43 PM

Try "She bangs (William Hung version)"

**Doug31** · 01-4-2007, 09:11 PM

Without screenshrinking, I'd probably do almost as bad as without reverse, which would be in the 500,000s on CIA Rave for both of those.

super kid · 01-4-2007, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MagicCarpetRide

Mainly people that aren't noobs use it actually...

Your right.

**Zeron** · 01-4-2007, 09:52 PM

Well..I wouldn't say I'm a noob, but I'm no pro either. >.<
I'm probably just not shrinking correctly. My score and combo don't seem to differ much with or without screen shrink (the worse of the two being with screen shrink).

Ramengan · 01-4-2007, 11:09 PM

I've never tried screenshrinking, and I don't think I could get used to it. It really would just mess me up. I'm too used to DDR with no mods. Just full screen down to up scrolling. It's true that you see less arrows at once, and therefore have a smaller chance of being overwhelmed, but you see each arrow for a smaller period of time. This wouldn't really be a problem if you're playing at your comfort scroll rate. I guess if I played DDR with the Sudden mod it would be similar, but I'm just one of those people that doesn't mod the arrows.

Still, I see the usefulness, even though it'll never apply to me (and I'll continue sucking at FFR for all of time).

01-3-2007, 10:17 PM	#2
Kiro51 FFR Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reims, France Age: 35 Posts: 214	Re: What's this screen shrink? That's screenshrinking. You remove ~~50% (or more) of the game screen. __________________ O

01-3-2007, 10:23 PM	#4
wickedawesomeful Carls, Girls, & Drugs Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tosh's noose. Age: 33 Posts: 3,888	Re: What's this screen shrink? Just restore the window. The rest should be obvious. =P EDIT: It increases your reaction time. __________________ http://dozemusic.com/

01-3-2007, 10:25 PM	#6
dore caveman pornstar Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: ridin on a unicorn Age: 35 Posts: 6,317	Re: What's this screen shrink? It makes it so your brain is processing less objects on the screen at once and focuses your attention on the important objects. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IREnpHco9mw

01-3-2007, 10:25 PM	#7
Kiro51 FFR Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reims, France Age: 35 Posts: 214	Re: What's this screen shrink? Well I dunno what it does exactly, but it helps having better score/combo. But you have to react faster =) EDIT : Oh yeah, what Dore said ^.^ __________________ O

01-3-2007, 10:28 PM	#8
dore caveman pornstar Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: ridin on a unicorn Age: 35 Posts: 6,317	Re: What's this screen shrink? And just FYI, Kiro's window as shown is still considerably larger than most players. Most can only see part of the combo text or even smaller. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IREnpHco9mw

01-4-2007, 04:30 PM	#10
cC@Zz FFR Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 36 Posts: 1,427	Re: What's this screen shrink? dore pretty much explained it. I have only tried screen skrinking once and it was a bit easier for me but not by much. __________________ There is a 50% chance your pillow will eat you while you are sleeping.

01-4-2007, 04:49 PM	#11
ChaosMaster1 FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Somewhere I Belong.... Age: 33 Posts: 429	Re: What's this screen shrink? yea, screen shrinking can help from panic at rainbow notes. but mainly pros like dore and bahamut-X use this. __________________ 15 AAAs!

01-4-2007, 04:56 PM	#12
Maid FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: 北海道　釧路 Posts: 643	Re: What's this screen shrink? If I don't screen shrink I get an interesting barely passed mash looking cia rave, if I do screen shrink, I get nearly an AAA fc. That much of a difference. __________________ 怒りの剣も嘆きの傷も　跡形もなく溶けて消えて散って逝っててああー

01-4-2007, 05:06 PM	#14
Kiro51 FFR Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reims, France Age: 35 Posts: 214	Re: What's this screen shrink? Try "She bangs (William Hung version)" with screenshink like that : Without screenshink I miss ~~20 times =) And with screenshink I almost FC it... __________________ O

01-4-2007, 08:43 PM	#16
Kiro51 FFR Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reims, France Age: 35 Posts: 214	Re: What's this screen shrink? Try "She bangs (William Hung version)" __________________ O

01-4-2007, 09:11 PM	#17
Doug31 Falcon Paaaauuuunch!!!!!! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Washington Age: 38 Posts: 6,811	Re: What's this screen shrink? Without screenshrinking, I'd probably do almost as bad as without reverse, which would be in the 500,000s on CIA Rave for both of those. __________________

01-4-2007, 11:09 PM	#20
Ramengan FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Delaware Age: 36 Posts: 772	Re: What's this screen shrink? I've never tried screenshrinking, and I don't think I could get used to it. It really would just mess me up. I'm too used to DDR with no mods. Just full screen down to up scrolling. It's true that you see less arrows at once, and therefore have a smaller chance of being overwhelmed, but you see each arrow for a smaller period of time. This wouldn't really be a problem if you're playing at your comfort scroll rate. I guess if I played DDR with the Sudden mod it would be similar, but I'm just one of those people that doesn't mod the arrows. Still, I see the usefulness, even though it'll never apply to me (and I'll continue sucking at FFR for all of time). __________________ Have a pad simfile that you're proud of? Send it to: <-- This is the Edit button. It's at the bottom-right of all of your own posts. The Edit button is your friend; use it.

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