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April Fools, SotW and Weekly Update 4/01/2022

Hey everyone, Welcome to the April Fools takeover of FFR’s Front Page! There’s plenty happening today and for the week ahead of us. So bunker down, set your keybinds (or not), and let’s get this under way.

StepCon 2022 has begun, and the competition is underway! Participants over the next two weeks will be pouring their blood, sweat and tears into making some of the very best step-content out there. If you didn’t sign-up, no worries! There will be a Public Judging week Starting on April 15th to decide which versions of the competition’s songs will go in-game. Consider checking the thread for more info!

Season 2 has ended, and Season 3 has begun! Congratulation to those that made it to the top, there should be some shiny new badges for the second season showing up on profiles shortly-ish? Nowaday’s fine of a day as ever to try climbing to the top of the new seasonal rankings! Furthermore, there will be some difficulty changes due to contested difficulties on pre-existing songs, so be prepared for Global Rankings to change a little bit.

For the ‘Poyo’s‘ out there, I’ve got a slapping brand new Kirby song for ya, and also some old dusty songs that no one have ever touched in like, a bajillion years. Can you believe that these old farts actually keep old content around? I think people should get a chance to take these bad boys for a spin. The Kirby music will stay, but you have until the next Songs of the Week before we come repo the rest of these songs back into the SimfileDB Vault, forever.

Re:THE MEDLEY OF KIRBY SSDX
Musician: hapi
Step Artist: gold stinger
Song Length: 28:05
Difficulty: 100

Speedcore 300
Musician: Gunsynth
Step Artist: Xx{Midnight}xX
Song Length: 2:12
Difficulty: 0

gigadelic
Musician: teranoid feat. MC Natsack
Step Artist: Reach
Song Length: 2:04
Difficulty: 0

gigadelic (Camellia’s “THE TERA” Remix) [10^12 Long ver.]
Musician: Camellia
Step Artist: gold stinger
Song Length: 5:31
Difficulty: 0

*Whimper Wall*
Musician: Rez
Step Artist: Velocity
Song Length: 1:06
Difficulty: 0

Technically, these two songs from last week become public as well:

You Don’t Know
Musician: Aaron Spectre
Step Artist: VisD
Song Length: 2:59
Difficulty: 87

Tribe Attacker v2
Musician: Canblaster
Step Artist: mi40
Song Length: 1:46
Difficulty: 88

Also on a final note, all 100+ Difficulty files and most 90-99 files are getting re-uploaded to include ms-timing. D7/D8 players, rejoice!

Hope everyone enjoys the all-new content this week!

-gold stinger, the April Fools Team, and this picture of a cat.

Songs of the Week and Weekly Update 3/25/2022

Welcome to the last Song Release and Weekly Update for March! This week there’s just some quick event reminders as we approach the end of March.

StepCon 2022 sign-ups will be closing next Thursday. Please consider signing up if you haven’t already!

Season 2 will be ending next Thursday, so get your top 50 scores in while you can!

The 2 veteran files we have for you today are:

You Don’t Know
Musician: Aaron Spectre
Step Artist: VisD
Song Length: 2:59
Difficulty: 87

Tribe Attacker v2
Musician: Canblaster
Step Artist: mi40
Song Length: 1:46
Difficulty: 88

And for Non-Veteran players, these songs have went public:

Enlighten Me
Musician: Masterplan
Step Artist: storn42
Song Length: 1:19
Difficulty: 43

Define
Musician: Pogo
Step Artist: M0nkeyz
Song Length: 0:38
Difficulty: 51

Enjoy!

-DossarLX ODI, the Game Management Team, and the Community Managers

Songs of the Week and Weekly Update 3/18/2022

Welcome to another Song Release and Weekly Update for March!

Only one thing to talk about this week and that’s StepCon 2022! This official event is a contest focused on creating FFR files for public viewing/judging, with the winners having their files put in FFR. Top three prizes also include event tokens, credits, and unique profile badges. We encourage everyone to participate regardless of stepping experience. Even if you don’t win a prize, it’s a great opportunity to get plenty of feedback!

Please read the rules of this event carefully and if you are interested in signing up, you can do so here. StepCon 2022 signups will close on Thursday, March 31st at 11:59 PM CST (server time). The event itself will begin on April 1st.

The 2 veteran files we have for you today are:

Enlighten Me
Musician: Masterplan
Step Artist: storn42
Song Length: 1:19
Difficulty: 43

Define
Musician: Pogo
Step Artist: M0nkeyz
Song Length: 0:38
Difficulty: 51

And for Non-Veteran players, these songs have went public:

Satin City
Musician: kgb525
Step Artist: M0nkeyz
Song Length: 2:13
Difficulty: 67

Chapter VIII (Pacifier)
Musician: Sufferer
Step Artist: Skayles
Song Length: 3:35
Difficulty: 77

Enjoy!

-DossarLX ODI, the Game Management Team, and the Community Managers

Songs of the Week and Weekly Update 3/11/2022

Welcome to another Song Release and Weekly Update for March! We have two new artists to talk about this week and a ridiculous AAA milestone as well!

Earlier this year a bounty was placed on getting the 1st AAA on Death Piano, with all progress tracked in the Death Piano AAA Bounty thread. This week the bounty was completed by jakads, with his winnings totaling at a whopping $1261.69! Huge congrats to jakads and a special thanks to those that contributed towards the bounty prize! You can find the YouTube video on the AAA below:
jakads Death Piano AAA

For those that are interested in the history of Death Piano and the score progression that led up to the AAA, you can check it all out in the recently created thread: Death Piano: A History of the chart and the current AAA.

The 2 veteran files we have for you today are:

Satin City
Musician: kgb525
Step Artist: M0nkeyz
Song Length: 2:13
Difficulty: 67

Excerpt from kgb525′s website:

“Karl Brueggemann is a composer, multi-instrumentalist and instructor based in Minneapolis, MN. His unbreakable connection to strong groove and memorable melody is present in everything he does. Whether it’s composing or performing, his music is rhythmic, exciting and imaginative.

Karl is now very active in the twin cities music scene, leading the funk-fusion band Karl B & the Soul Surgeons. He also composes original music for video games along with his brother Will, under the moniker Super Marcato Bros. They also host a podcast, which brings to light the legitimacy of game music as an art form. They have been featured panelists at MAGFest and Gamer’s Rhapsody.”

You can follow kgb525 at their Spotify, YouTube, Twitter, and Battle of the Bits.

Chapter VIII (Pacifier)
Musician: Sufferer
Step Artist: Skayles
Song Length: 3:35
Difficulty: 77

Excerpt from Sufferer’s Spotify page:

“Comprised of members from A Lot Like Birds, Hail The Sun, and I The Mighty, Sufferer is a “heavy” band, but only as heavy as the subject material; the band’s self-titled release details a day in the life of a Sufferer, from his panic immediately upon waking to the moment his brain finally shuts off at the end of his day. To help guide the narrative, three vocalists (portraying the Subject, his Anxiety, and his Depression) are heard screaming over each other, arguing for control, and at other times singing through moments of helpless soliloquy.”

You can follow Sufferer at their Bandcamp, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook.

And for Non-Veteran players, these songs have went public:

Thornmail
Musician: Pentakill
Step Artist: storn42
Song Length: 3:42
Difficulty: 74

Kababies
Musician: Infected Mushroom
Step Artist: Psychotik
Song Length: 4:36
Difficulty: 80

Enjoy!

-DossarLX ODI, the Game Management Team, and the Community Managers

Songs of the Week and Weekly Update 3/4/2022

Welcome to the first Song Release and Weekly Update for March! There’s a unique batch to start off the month and we have a new (virtual) band joining us in FFR this week! Going forward we will be providing a brief description on all new artists to FFR as we see their work arrive.

Judges
The March/April 2022 batch is now open, and we also have the Ooga-Booga Special Batch. It’s a batch that will have an expedited review process at the expense of detailed notes. All of the details on this batch can be found in the Ooga-Booga Special Batch Discussion Thread. Both batches are open until May 1st.

There has been a small change to the judgment process regarding files marked as Fixes Required, as well as files with a two or more point rating difference between two judges while one rating is a rejection . Please refer to this post for the complete information on the change.

The 2 veteran files we have for you today are:

Thornmail
Musician: Pentakill
Step Artist: storn42
Song Length: 3:42
Difficulty: 74

Formed in 2014, Pentakill is a virtual heavy metal band with its roots in the MOBA game League of Legends, created by Riot Games. With its music composed by the music team within Riot Games, it currently consists of seven characters from the League of Legends universe but has featured cameos by musicians such as Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe), Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails), and Noora Louhimo (Battle Beast). With millions of listeners and events such as an interactive virtual concert, Pentakill brings about a huge following that we hope will find as much enjoyment playing to their music within FFR. Enjoy!

Kababies
Musician: Infected Mushroom
Step Artist: Psychotik
Song Length: 4:36
Difficulty: 80

And for Non-Veteran players, these songs have went public:

Like The Angel
Musician: Rise Against
Step Artist: storn42
Song Length: 2:41
Difficulty: 56

Entrance
Musician: ICE
Step Artist: XelNya
Song Length: 1:49
Difficulty: 71

Enjoy!

-DossarLX ODI, the Game Management Team, and the Community Managers

Songs of the Week and Weekly Update 2/25/2022

Welcome to the last Song Release and Weekly Update for February!

Development
If you’re a simfile artist, you may have noticed that collab files now show under the Stepped Songs section of your profile. Give your thanks to Velocity when you get the chance!

Judges
Final reminder that the Jan/Feb and Event Tokens batches will be closing on March 1st!

The 2 veteran files we have for you today are:

Like The Angel
Musician: Rise Against
Step Artist: storn42
Song Length: 2:41
Difficulty: 56

Entrance
Musician: ICE
Step Artist: XelNya
Song Length: 1:49
Difficulty: 71

Update: The file for Like The Angel has been replaced since the previous version was slightly outdated. The new version has a different note count so this means that those that obtained scores on the old version will have to do so again on the new version. We’re sorry for the mix-up!

And for Non-Veteran players, these songs have went public:

Bashing His Head
Musician: Venetian Snares
Step Artist: ositzxz369
Song Length: 2:03
Difficulty: 92

Ideal Ratio 4-1-2.5 (Viticz Remix)
Musician: Viticz feat. Script
Step Artist: Wiosna
Song Length: 3:03
Difficulty: 93

Enjoy!

-DossarLX ODI, the Game Management Team, and the Community Managers

Songs of the Week and Weekly Update 2/18/2022

Welcome to another Song Release and Weekly Update for February! Songs of the Week is changing to have two songs starting with this release. The past week has been pretty quiet but there’s one very important thing to note.

Game Management
In case you missed the announcement on the Discord server earlier this week, The Great Author Re-Linking Project changes are now live! If you’re unfamiliar with the details on this, you can see the original front page post announcing the details here. You can also read the Discord announcement below.

“Goldstinger – Bing Bong, extra special ping. ‘The Great Author Re-Linking Project’ changes have went live. As a result, every song in-game should properly credit the music author by linking to their wiki page (which now exists) or linking to a wiki page that links off to more than one artist, if more than one needs to be credited. There’s also been tons of song name fixes, credit wording, and stepauthor name fixes.

Of course, with big scale changes usually comes small hiccups here or there where stuff being overlooked happens. So, if you spot an issue with a song name, artist attribution, dead link in-game, or misattributed stepauthor, DM me. Here’s to giving the music authors of FFR the proper credit that they deserve.”

As stated, please contact gold stinger if you notice any errors in song information. You can also post in our Song Corrections Thread.

The 2 veteran files we have for you today are:

Bashing His Head
Musician: Venetian Snares
Step Artist: ositzxz369
Song Length: 2:03
Difficulty: 92

Ideal Ratio 4-1-2.5 (Viticz Remix)
Musician: Viticz feat. Script
Step Artist: Wiosna
Song Length: 3:03
Difficulty: 93

And for Non-Veteran players, these songs have went public:

Crab Rave
Musician: Noisestorm
Step Artist: Psychotik
Song Length: 1:19
Difficulty: 25

Divine Silence
Musician: t+pazolite
Step Artist: Velocity
Song Length: 2:08
Difficulty: 79

Cold Storage
Musician: Terminal 11
Step Artist: Pizza69 & VisD
Song Length: 3:53
Difficulty: 94

Enjoy!

-DossarLX ODI, the Game Management Team, and the Community Managers

Songs of the Week and Weekly Update 2/11/2022

Welcome to another Song Release and Weekly Update for February!

Events
Make sure to check out the latest official event, FFR Bets on Super Bowl LVI! In this event you are predicting which team will win the Super Bowl and the final score of the game. The more people that participate the more credits will be rewarded to the winners, and there’s even a chance at winning an event token! This event requires no FFR skill to participate in and you will earn participation credits win or lose. Stop by the thread and place your prediction!

Difficulty Consultants
One file had its difficulty changed over the past week:

Lyrith -Labyrinth Lilith- 94 -> 96

Judges
Reminder that the Jan/Feb 2022 and Event Tokens batches will be closing March 1st. Get your submissions in while you can!

The 3 veteran files we have for you today are:

Crab Rave
Musician: Noisestorm
Step Artist: Psychotik
Song Length: 1:19
Difficulty: 25

Divine Silence
Musician: t+pazolite
Step Artist: Velocity
Song Length: 2:08
Difficulty: 79

Cold Storage
Musician: Terminal 11
Step Artist: Pizza69 & VisD
Song Length: 3:53
Difficulty: 94

And for Non-Veteran players, these songs have went public:

Pressure Torture
Musician: Venetian Snares
Step Artist: ositzxz369
Song Length: 2:08
Difficulty: 72

one of none
Musician: Frums
Step Artist: VisD
Song Length: 1:59
Difficulty: 89

Credits EX
Musician: Frums
Step Artist: jh05013
Song Length: 4:38
Difficulty: 97

Enjoy!

-DossarLX ODI, the Game Management Team, and the Community Managers

Songs of the Week and Weekly Update 2/4/2022

Welcome to the first Song Release and Weekly Update of February 2022!

Development
We have a couple exciting projects in the works! First is that Velocity has been going through all of the source files for the 100+ difficulty songs and converting them from frame-based timing to ms timing. It goes without saying that this will be a massive improvement towards gameplay in this difficulty range. The project is almost complete and has taken many hours, as there are 88 files in this range with some that had to be re-created from scratch. When all files have been updated, you will see the change for all of them at once with any difficulties adjusted as needed. (Death Piano will have its update pushed through once its bounty event has concluded.)

Second project is that we’re trying to properly archive all of FFR’s simfiles. There are a lot of gaps to fill pre-2018 so please let Velocity know if you have the source file for anything in FFR from that time period!

Separately and thanks to Zageron, password resets should now properly send an e-mail to Outlook users and our contact us link within the footer of each page will now direct you towards our team section. Last thing to mention is that you’ll be seeing some new season specific badges on your profiles in the near future. These will also apply retroactively towards season 1.

General
We have a new official FFR YouTube channel! Videos of previous content will be uploaded there over time, on top of any new content that we provide recordings of. (Such as official tournament song releases.)

The 3 veteran files we have for you today are:

Pressure Torture
Musician: Venetian Snares
Step Artist: ositzxz369
Song Length: 2:08
Difficulty: 72

one of none
Musician: Frums
Step Artist: VisD
Song Length: 1:59
Difficulty: 89

Credits EX
Musician: Frums
Step Artist: jh05013
Song Length: 4:38
Difficulty: 97

And for Non-Veteran players, these songs have went public:

Qallupiluk
Musician: Artificial Fear
Step Artist: Rapta
Song Length: 1:33
Difficulty: 3

Error Code
Musician: Case & Point
Step Artist: rushyrulz
Song Length: 3:10
Difficulty: 62

The Sun and the Star
Musician: The Flashbulb
Step Artist: mi40
Song Length: 2:26
Difficulty: 67

Enjoy!

-DossarLX ODI, the Game Management Team, and the Community Managers