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Old 01-5-2017, 01:08 AM   #1
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~reposted by permission from Dolphin, with modifications~
**PLEASE send all inquiries to the email or Twitter account as detailed at the bottom of this post. I am simply spreading word of this project.**



What is this?

raindrop ARCADE (abbreviated to RDAC) is a freeware music game based on the raindrop engine.
We've just begun production on this project and we have recruited lots of artists from all
over the world, especially from the BMS community. You may recognize some of them have songs
in BEMANI titles including SOUND VOLTEX and pop'n music.

The game will take inspiration from games like beatmania IIDX, DJMAX Trilogy,
plugout ARCADE EDITION and LunaticRave NEXTWAVE -endless music- both in the active gameplay,
but also in the sense that the game will contain plenty of unlockables,
a mission mode and a dan ranking mode.
The playable key modes will be 6K, 7K, 5K+1 and 7K+1. (where +1 indicates turntable lane)

We plan on making this game accessible to newcomers to this genre of games, as
well as having charts to keep veteran players entertained.


I want to help!

Great! We appreciate any help we can get.
Currently we are looking for people to make music, videos/animations and charts.
If you think you're qualified in any (or all) of those categories, don't be scared
to contact us via Twitter or Email. You can find links to both on the promotional website,
as well as some details about what our requirements are.

If there's something else you'd like to help out with not mentioned, please contact us
for that as well, and we can discuss it more.
Or if you're lazy, just post in this thread. Anything works.


FAQ

When will the game release?
We don't know. It depends on how much workload there is, including
chart creation, UI design, programming. Everything.
So far we've only started the project, so it's too early for us to give any estimates.

Where will this be released?
It will be released as a direct download, which you can just download and play.
We also hope to get the game released on Steam via Greenlight.
Both of these options will be completely free.

Will this game be free or freemium?
This game will be 100% free. No freemium models.
No nothing. You will not be able to spend any money on this project even if you wanted to.

Do you plan any DLC?
We're considering it, but no promises.
The only DLC we'll ever release is minor stuff like new songs.
If there's enough demand we may release some bigger DLC.
Yes, the DLC will be free as well.

Will the game have any online functionality?
Yes. We plan on release a new Internet Ranking alongside this project.
Or before. We don't even know this much yet, but it is in development, so there's that.

Can I use this as a plain-old BMS player?
Short answer: Yes.
We will release a stand-alone version of raindrop which only
includes the essentials for playing the game, such as the skins.

Any other questions can be sent:
- by email to raindrop@keysounds.net
- by Twitter (mention or DM) @RaindropRhythm

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Old 01-5-2017, 01:08 AM   #2
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raindrop is a vsrg simulator simulator. It aims to bring together different games in mechanics and format.

Currently, raindrop is able to handle the following file types:
* bms/bme/bml/pms
* stepmania 3.9/5.0 compatible
* osu!
* ftb txt charts
* o2jam ojn/ojm

And handles the following game subsystems:
* raindrop (original subsystem by a collaboration between the developers)
* o2jam (based off open2jam timing and mechanics)
* osu!mania (timing windows, scoring)

Includes three skins:
* default by TheGrimOfCrazy
* vicinity by DJNightmare
* focusjam by PROGUY

Needless to say, the latter two are modified.

A few videos of the game:





raindrop is an open source project released under the GPL. As such, help is always appreciated! Right now, the project is set to do monthly releases.

You can find it here.
https://github.com/zardoru/raindrop

The latest release can always be found here:
https://github.com/zardoru/raindrop/releases
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Old 01-5-2017, 02:25 AM   #3
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Hey! So, i think this game has plenty of potential, and if you need any music, you can just use some of my stuff

[I Will be emailing some of my stuff]
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Old 01-5-2017, 06:18 PM   #4
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Old 01-7-2017, 03:24 AM   #5
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Oh, just found this. It is interesting but I have a suggestion that you should not make it too free (as in freedom, not free price) for example I am not sure if releasing standalone version so players can create and chart anything they like will ruin the charm and make the game uncool or not. (And if they want to do that then Osu community will welcome them)

I like that the songs have an identity or importance in itself. Like in DJMAX we know that song is a secret unlock, that song is the boss song, or in Bemani games we know that this set of songs is a part of that event.. I kind of don't want to see YouTube video like "Lv.385 Xepher HARDEST song in the game" happen to this like in O2Jam, but it is up to you. (Or at least split the official version and the open version)

I am not sure if I might be able to help with music and BGA or not, might contact you later..
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Old 01-7-2017, 11:03 AM   #6
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My main concern is that sure it will open up to the 6k and bemani communities, and etc. etc. but it shuns out the 4k community, which sucks because I would have really loved to contribute to this D:

Anyhow, best of luck to this project. Seems interesting~
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Old 01-7-2017, 11:46 AM   #7
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honestly, shunning out the 4k communities is a good thing in this case: the community is oversaturated w/ 4k content (and i say this as a 4k player)

this is really exciting news, by the way. i'm glad raindrop's progressed to this point!
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