few questions?

[classof04]

I just go sm 3.9 and i was wondering how do you add the anouncers and can i get an explanation on the speeds c400 and c300, and what does 3.9 that 3.0 didn't except in a more organized way?

[Kagome]

you can get an announcer from www.stepmania.com/stepmania. once you have the file put it in the announcers folder. then go to options/appearance options and select it.

the C speeds are the arrows will scroll at bpm 300 or 400 and there will be no bpm changes at all

never use them if you plan on posting in the brag board

[classof04]

never use if i want to post in the brag boar? I allways use x2 to make the arrows faster and when you go to the game there and option to change the game into pound or something whats that?

[plasmix]

What's wrong with you?

[xObserveRx]

first of all, there's a certain logic for speeds:

1) Find a speed at which the arrows come up. ( One you enjoy, and can handle.)
2) Know the bpm at which your comp starts lagging, and will screw you up. (Mine sadly enough is like 700.)
3) Try to use common sense. Eg. If a song is, say, 135 bpm, its prolly best to play at 3x, or maybe 2x if you're a little newer. Don't play a song at x2 if its 500 bpm, that's just stupidity.

General Guidline for speeds (At least for me.)

0-70 bpm: x8 or maybe x4, depending.
70-125 bpm: x4
125-200 bpm: x3
200-250 bpm: x2
250-400 bpm: x1.5
400+ bpm: x1

That's just a general guidline, some people like to go faster, some slower, it's really just a matter of what you're comfortable with.

[evilbutterfly]

Originally Posted by classof04

never use if i want to post in the brag boar? I allways use x2 to make the arrows faster and when you go to the game there and option to change the game into pound or something whats that?

2x is one thing, c200 is a different thing. with 2x the arrows are just spaced twice as far from each other. c200 makes it so the arrows constantly scroll at 200 BPM (beats per minute), which takes out all slow downs, speed ups, and stops. because of that, it's good to use c200 to learn the song, but if u wanna show your scores to others, they may criticize your use of c200 or call it cheating.

as for that "pound" game, it's Pump, as in Pump It Up (PUI), which is a game similar to DDR. the main difference is that instead of 4 buttons there are 5 (each diagonal and one in the middle). unless the song has steps made for PUI, the steps will be auto-gen'd, which makes them suck usually. i personally like 4 buttons better, and i like the actual DDR steps better than PUI auto-gen'd ones.

[pxbluesoul]

My speed guidelines. I am a SPEED WHORE. I read best at 600 to 700 bpm. My limit is 775ish.

0-90: 8x
91-190:4x
191-250:3x
251-380:2x
381-510:1.5x
511+:1x