Why are people hanging on to 3.9/3.95?

[dAnceguy117]

Originally Posted by bmah

I'm just used to 3.9 and I don't feel I need more than that for now.

seems to be the consensus pretty much. that's fine, but why not be bold and daring and give the new version a whirl? you can even keep both versions handy. the burden on your hard drive can even be kept to a minimum thx to the advent of song directory linkage. (appdata > roaming > sm5 > save > Preferences.ini > AdditionalSongFolders)

Originally Posted by bmah

Also, I'm currently making some xmod files in 3.9. If I made xmod files in 5.0, new features such as warps would not be compatable for users with older versions of SM. Even though xmod effects are features rather than bugs in 5.0, accessibility is reduced for those trying to play it in 3.9/3.95 or other versions.

it's a two-way street, right? as in, neg bpm tricks from 3.9x don't work on 5.0? I tried playing ap's Tranzport a while ago. crashed my sm5 I think. it's too bad that such xmod excitement has to be catered to one crowd or the other. to be honest though, I think a lot of the same people who would be willing to switch from their precious cmods (lol) are the same people who made the jump to sm5.

ok that's a total conjecture actually. I wonder if there are any usage statistics out there? maybe a poll here on FFR concerning 3.9x vs 5 users would be insightful.



edit: I CAN USE SM5 NOW HOORAY

for those looking for theme and noteskin alternatives on sm5:
noteskins - http://jousway.co.uk/Unlimited_Stepm..._Noteskin/SM5/
themes - http://www.stepmania.com/wiki/Download_Themes (i'm an idiot)