Solar Eclipse Pad Pack

[TC_Halogen]

Cool. I'll be hitting these tonight too. I'm looking forward to making doubles charts for Far East Speedcore and Tsugaru 180, haha.

[buizel8888]

i already told ya that halogen. lrn2read lolol

also, the files of Revolver's that you accepted now have 3 accepts as well

[Wyde]

More reviews woo

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19.8.09

-BABY P- APPROVED
#Measures 12, 14 & 16: I think from the 3rd beat you should have just used two triplets rather than gallops. To me it fits the drumline better, and slightly reduces the repetitive nature of this section of the chart.
#Measure 27: I see why you put jacks here, but I personally felt what you stepped it to wasn't prominent enough to justify such a method of accenting.
There was a lot I liked about this file. The song choice is a nice change of pace, gimmicks and rolls are implemented appropriately, and the steps were all around pretty fun, if tricky at times (I think of the 24th trills and hands here, but that's not necessarily a criticism). I'd very much like you to put those triplets in though if you can be bothered. =P

-BEAUTIFUL ANGEL- APPROVED
#For me at least, the sync was too early. I needed to hit F11.
#Measures 27, 29, 31 & 33: Every second freeze in these measures imo shouldn't be a freeze. The piano notes are in staccato each time, so I feel holding arrows down is inappropriate.
Much like Daite Senorita, the double steps in this file have been placed pretty much perfectly: it'd feel wrong of my to criticise their use. Overall I would haveliked the file to be a bit jumpier, if only to follow the fact that the piano often plays in octaves and chords. Consequently, it feels a teeny bit understepped. The general quality of the file is very good though, so I'll let that slide.

-DEAD END- APPROVED
The only thing that I came close to disliking was the fact the steps were a little repetitive. The nature of the song is to blame for this however, and I like the song anyway. =P In terms of hitting the beats accuratle, I can't fault this. Well done.

-End of the World-
Oh gawd I just realised I restepped this yonks back. D= I almost want to try and submit it now, but I probably won't. The three difficulties [u]are wildly different from each other, so I'm going to give general comments for each. Firstly, sync is late. Had to hit F12. Now for the specific difficulties:
MEDIUM - REJECTED
Sorry, but I didn't like it. It felt very inconsistent and somewhat inaccurate throughout. I also didn't like your gratuitous use of crab hands, though its good to see you weren't too harsh with them. Still, I don't think very highly of this.
HARD - REVISE
#Measure 3: I'd rather you only took the echoing as far as the beginning of the third bar. This probably just me speaking out of a want for tidiness, which even I find unusual.
#Measures 7-8: If I try to alternate my "feet" here, I get mixed up. I suggest holding down right instead of left on the jump if you change nothing else.
#Measures 28-34: I can see what you're following with this, so this is acceptable. I'd rather you used freezes instead of mines though to match with the open hi-hats better.
#Measure 34: You've stepped this slowdown wrong. You've done x--x--x-x--x--x- where, if you were trying to follow the drums here, I think it should have been x-x--x--x---x-x-.
#Measures 54 & 56: Random double steps. Fix these plz.
This is actually my favourite chart of the three, hence why I've said so much on it. This density of arrows feels the most appropriate to me, and your use of freezes make this feel less generic. I'll probably pass this if you make those fixes.
EXPERT - REVISE
This isn't too bad actually, though in places it feels a bit overstepped in places. The 16th bursts in measures 21, 23, 25, 29 and 51 are the culprits here. There are also a triplet in the last few bar 51 that feels out of place. But like I said, not to bad. I'd simply like you to sort out those measures.

FIRE FIRE - REJECTED
There were many things I didn't like about this. For one, there were many times where you followed the synth where the vocals were MUCH more prominent. For another, there's a good deal of awkward jump placement throughout: Measure 20 is unforgivable I'm afraid, since it abosolutely forces a double step at an unfair tempo unless you shuffle your feet in a weird way. There's a few awkwardly placed arrows too here and there, and overall the patterns didn't seem to flow very well. I'm afraid I'll have to say no to this.

-IMPRONTA ~vague3.rm~- UNCERTAIN
This is pretty darn repetitive. Apart from that there's nothing inherently wrong with it really. I'll have to see what the others think.

-Kono spoon, suteki desu ne- APPROVED
I liked everything but the 640BPM speed ups, despite the fact the fit the music well. They force me to play this at x2, but even then they throw me off. =( That's pretty much my only complaint though.

-Lose Control (StoneBridge Radio Mix)- APPROVED
I've already played this, and I can easily say this is one of the best files you've ever made, Raine. I'd definitely like to see this file in the pack. Strangely though, the sync is very late. I had to hit F12 TWICE. D= Also, the movie freezes up my stepmania. I have no idea why.

-Love is War- REJECTED
This was a very strange file. For some reason, the edit chart (which I assume is your main file) has been cloned multiple times. Save for jumps and part of the 8th jumpstream near the middle, the left arrow was completely ignored. The file very rarely seemed to follow the music and virtually all the patterns were mind bogglingly odd/awkward/boring. You also picked a really weird place to end the chart. The time changes also felt very unnecessary. I'm sorry to say, but this file really isn't good at all. Not even the syncing saves it.

-Marisa Stole the Precious Thing- APPROVED
And GD thought Destinstion was overstepped. XDXDXDXD Otherwise, this is ok. It's definitely quite unique compared to other files I've seen of it. If anything, I felt the chorus was quite understepped up until measure 60, otherwise this is fine.

-Owl Castle- REVISE
I reckon this is a near pass. I quite like the song, and the steps aren't bad: the patterns just aren't that interesting though. That's what's irking me a little. It drifts a little in what it follows but I suppose that's acceptable. I also spotted a double step in bar 20, and the sync is late (had to hit F12 once). Those last two things are easy to fix though. Just work on it a little more, I think.

-Sogo Kigyo Shugotai Tenpa- APPROVED
Quite good imo. There's a double step in bar 18 though, but that can easily be patched up. Overall, you follow the music well and in doing so come up with a chart with many interesting rhythms.

-The Bridge People No Longer Cross- REVISE
There's a bit of accidental double stepping here and there (mainly the second half), and overall it felt a bit repetitive. The patterns are largely very one directional for no particular reason, and the arrow placement don't seem to fit all that well around the second half. The sync is also off: I shifted it by 0.025 seconds earlier. It's not awful by any means, but I think it needs work.

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@Halogen: I can't really dispute why you feel that way about my Destination file. I intentionally made it easier than Renard's, since I was aiming more for accuracy than for difficulty. I do like Renard's chart for this, and I download his files on a regular basis cuz I tend to liek dem, but half the time I find myself restepping them; sometimes partial touchups, sometimes full reworks. It's become a bad habit. XD

To be honest, I was already thinking about redoubling the BPM, after listening to the song a few more times, and finding out the actual music was originally written at 400. Can't be bothered to sort that out tonight though. Judging hurts brain lol

[buizel8888]

-Sogo Kigyo Shugotai Tenpa- APPROVED
Quite good imo. There's a double step in bar 18 though, but that can easily be patched up. Overall, you follow the music well and in doing so come up with a chart with many interesting rhythms.


I swear if this file hadnt gotten into the pack on its own, i would have put it in anyways. lmao

[~Zero~]

Originally Posted by buizel8888

double step Nazi

I see

[buizel8888]

Originally Posted by ~Zero~

I see

Double steps are okay to me if i think they are used correctly. That is all. Go bother GD he rejected your file for the same reason lmao

[~Zero~]

Well i am gonna take Aj's advice to add a bit more to the file, follow bg beats, I already did what wyde asks and i am just waiting for JS

[buizel8888]

cool. I am resending MOLC. I think Wyde was right. I changed the one section that had just holds and I layered the drums with mines. Stepped the drums. It's a bit cooler now. THE SYNC IS NOW EVEN MORE SPOT ON SO NEXT PERSON WHO SAYS ITS OFF IM GONNA KICK IN THE NUTS kthx

[Wyde]

Double steps are good if they're actually implemented correctly/appropriately. I thought BEAUTIFUL ANGEL and Daite Senorita were good example of intelligent application. I only criticise their use in the rest of the submissions because in those cases they appear to be mistakes. That includes Sogo Kigyo Shugotai Tenpa. It's no big deal though, because that file is awesum.

[Midnight_Mist]

Dang, some of those files sound good. I need major tips on how to improve. Being shot down by two judges kind of hurt... *mopes but then smiles* Well, a bugged editor I was using must've shot out copies of itself. And by the end the song looked quite weird but apparently some of my friends (avid FFRers) have gave me thumb up. But I posted it without realizing that pad and keyboard run differently, unless you have four feet of course XD. Dang, I need to get some more tips from people to improve. That link that....errr.... buizel8888 sent me was perfect but still not enough for me to improve my skills.

Well, all excuses aside. Are you also allowing banners for the pack to be submitted as well, because I'm 'okay' at created stuff. Who knows. I might create something you adore. But, enough chit-chat. I think I should be working on my second submission to be sent in...

[buizel8888]

If you would like to make some banners/backgrounds, you are more than welcome to (if you are making them though, please submit a matching banner and background for the song). It takes time to get good at making simfiles, whether they are for pad or keyboard. Just keep trying and eventually you will get the hang of it. Believe me, I don't think one person has ever gotten their first file into a pack (not without a complete overhaul anyways), and this excludes joke packs.

[Midnight_Mist]

XD, thanks!

Errr... would you like one that actually had some kind of 'worldly' theme to it. Let's say one with a solar eclipse?

[buizel8888]

Oh you mean a pack banner (damn, was hoping I found someone else to do song gfx lmao).

Yeah go for it

[Midnight_Mist]

Well, you know I wouldn't mind both. But my skills are still limited. So, I will not be a MAJOR contributor but I want to at least put some good stuff into this pack. *works on pack banner with 416x164 dimensions*

[Midnight_Mist]

I finished it! YAYZ! You may use it a temporary graphic for the meantime. 'Cause I know someone can do WAY better than me.

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z146/matte2008/PADPACKBANNER.png

[buizel8888]

Files in the pack are not being touched. If you want to make gfx for a song, just send me a pm or something and I will get you the mp3. Pack wouldnt be much of a surprise if I let just anyone get their hands on the files, now would it

[ASTRODONGS]

BABY P: I'm changing those DDRR minijacks to a DRDR column, and I'll use the two triplet idea Wyde suggested. However, I want to keep the freezes that go 1/16th past the start of the next freeze, since those 'force' movement in those parts. Not doing the crossovers there could lead to being completely screwed up for the hands.

BEAUTIFUL ANGEL: already mentioned the whole double stepping thing

DEAD END: Yeah, a little repetitive, but that's DEAD END for ya. Also, it looks like the chart is a little jack-happy with some 8ths, but that's because I alternated the foot you start the arrows after each jump on throughout the file. So, you start with your left after the first jump, right on the second, left on the third, etc.

Impronta: Yeah, this is quite repetitive. I need to pad test it to see if it's still fun to play in spite of that fact. Honestly, I think it should be alright, but I can't do much with this song in terms of variety (at least in regards to the chorus section). I tried to have some pattern variety with the triplets going from two-arrow patterns (LDL, RUR, UDU) to three-arrow patterns (LDU, RLU, DRU), but I don't know how much that'll help.

Kono spoon: <3 LOLI RIPE. I'm kinda surprised this wasn't LOL REJECTED, even though the skeleton is solid. I don't normally make charts this gimmicky, but it was a spur of the moment thing a while back. The speedups are rough, but not TOO bad, since there is a small stop at the end of the 640 BPM ones that follows a slight skip-ish sound in the song.

Marisa: lololol overstepped, but this chart is like 2 years old so whatever.

Sogo Kigyo: Yes, that double step was a mistake. My bad. I just fixed it by mirroring the first 18-19 measures before the doublestep. I'll send in the fixed .sm.

[Midnight_Mist]

Due to accidental multi-post I remedied the issue by editing it with a new one *points down*

And, I knew what you meant. I would like to be of help, but my stuff isn't the worlds best. Just copy, cut, custom font and various cool things. I don't go to far outta my way because I just don't know how to do otherwise.

[buizel8888]

Looks pretty cool. I'm sure my elitist graphical team will make a new one just so they can stroke their own e-cock, but w/e

[buizel8888]

also I'm relooking over Zero's file, as well as Beautiful Angel.
I know in zero's file I mentioned right off that the double steps for the repeating lyrics part I DID like. The double step that irked me was an unneeded spin right before that. Zero that spin was stupid, get rid of it. The lack of holds in areas still bothers me, and yeah. Changing my opinion from a "rejected" to a "needs work". Not gonna help much, but its for clarifying lol.

In Beautiful Angel (and I really meant this in my review, so sorry about the confusion), the double steps are okay, its the mines that bothered me, and made it awkward to hit.