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More new subscriber features!
Xelius is hard at work, as always, to bring to life everyone’s ideas. The newest feature on the subscriber version of the game is merely a letter… but it is so much more. In the upper left hand corner, next to the Quality Q is a Song Selection S. If you click on the S, it will bring up a giant scrollable list of all songs in FFR… each one playable via a single click. Currently, the songs are listed in reverse order by reverse genre (hardest songs in Misc first, easiest songs in Dance last). This will be resolved tomorrow, but we couldn’t wait to get this feature live for everyone to test out.
And for everyone else, we understand you’re getting jealous. Do not fear! Many of these feature will become public in the very near future.
-Tass
The Greatest Night in the History of Our Sport. Testing AvMiss Fix
The title is correct. We having a working solution for a feature (fix) that users have been asking about for approximately 5 years. Omg 5 years… Xelius has been hard at work squashing the AvMiss bug and he looks to be successful. Yes, he has been sifting through unimaginable amounts of tangled and twisted FFR code (I feel bad for the guy). His efforts are nothing short of miraculous and his results are fantastic.
We had a preview tonight but starting tomorrow morning we will be inviting all beta tester (aka subscribers) to come in and experience this new version and note down any bugs you may find. I suspect the results will change FFR scores dramatically. We still have not decide what steps to take in how to handle scores but we will be organizing and sifting through all the subscriber suggestions in order to come up with a solution quickly.
I ask that if you want to help Xelius eat and pay his rent (and help us with our costs) that you subscribe. He has been working insane hours on FFR lately and even more improvements are on their way. As always, we can use as many extra beta testers as possible. For those of you who are already a subscriber, thank you. You all make a huge difference in what we are capable of.
Cheers,
Synthlight + Thanks to Xelius
New Staff! Congratulate them NAO!
It’s been a long time since we’ve added anyone to the ranks of Super Moderator, and we felt that not only was it time to do so, but that there were 2 very obvious and deserving candidates. Their dedication to the site can not be put into words. That and I’m feeling a bit lazy with my praise at the moment. So, show some spirit for DrugstoreCowboy and devonin, our 2 newest Super Mods!
Also given some cool new powers is Sprite- (which some of you have noticed already over the past few days)! He’s been made a MP Mod, as well as given forum mod powers over the FFR Related forums (General, Brag Board, etc). Drugstore has also been given MP powers, because just like Noah, we have to do everything in pairs.
Finally… we’ve created a new subforum, for school-related assistance. It’s our Homework & General Information subforum, located within Critical Thinking. Check it out here, and make sure to read the specific rules for the forum here. It is NOT a place for others to do your homework for you… it IS a place to ask for general assistance on how to go about doing a type of problem or assignment. Basically, it will follow the adage, “Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man how to fish, and he’ll eat for a lifetime.” We will be strict in enforcing rules within this forum, at a CT level.
So, once again, say congrats to Drugstore, Devonin, and Sprite! Thanks for all the help so far guys, and keep up the good work!
-Tass
No More Loss Of AAAs!
It’s been a long time coming, but we’ve finally buckled down and taken care of over-AAA scores. As of now, they’ll no longer record, regardless of how it happened. You all may now rejoice in the streets. There will be dancing and wine for those of age. Big thanks to Lightdarkness for coding this.
Also, if you’ve somehow missed it, there is a new block on the main page of the site. In the upper right corner, above the Latest Profiles and FFR Videos blocks is the shiny and new Recent Game Plays block, courtesy of LD (idea by heyitsmee).
Finally, a new subbie song is out. There will be much rejoicing about this as well. Now that I’m back in LA, expect the song release schedule to be back to normal.
-Tass
PS – Jason requests me to notify all of you about the new Word Find game located within profiles.
FFR T-Shirt Design Contest: The Finalists!
Big thanks to everyone who submitted t-shirt designs. We had a ton of entries (check the official thread to view most of them), all of them special in one way or another [maybe "special"?]. Voting will take place via the poll found in the Finals thread and will end in 1 week.
The 4 finalists will each get a 3 month subscription, and the winner will get the 1st shirt of their design off the press!
The images are bigger and clearer in the thread. Go Vote!
-Tass
Animarathon 2008: FFR Strikes Back
Hee, hee. This convention picture never gets old. I’m breaking it out this time, though, because I’ve received our room reservation verification for this year’s Animarathon event. Those who were around last year may remember our presence at the event and this year we’ll be around once again for more anime-video game-cosplay-pizza mayhem that users will never forget.
Currently, details are pretty scarce as to who exactly will be present at the event and what we will be offering this time around, but keep checking back as details are made available. Thanks to a prompt notice this year, you have nearly three full months to prepare your Animarathon journey, so no excuses this time! Feel free to discuss the event at the official Animarathon convention thread in the FFR Forums and keep an eye on it in the next couple of months to see the details as they unfold.
BGSU Animarathon – Bowling Green, Ohio – Saturday, March 29
Free Fat’s Sabobah Album Available Now!
Interested in a little free music after the holidays? Resident on-site music artist The Fat’s Sabobah has posted a treat in the forum in the form of a free album featuring nine full tracks. If you are interested in checking out The Fat’s Sabobah’s latest works, head over to the free album thread in the FFR forums and give it a download. While you’re at it, The Fat’s Sabobah encourages you to spread the music to all of your friends! Enjoy and be sure to check out The Fat’s Sabobah’s work which is featured in both Flash Flash Revolution and Spin It Up!
Christmas is Upon Us! Come Unwrap Your Songs!
You’ve been patient up until today, but the final day of FFRMas is now upon us and two brand new Christmas songs are available for play in the Misc. genre:
The Mannheim Steamroller rendition of Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow is no longer widget-exclusive, making a difficulty level 3 debut to the public with a [Heavy] stepfile created by ElectricWerewolf. Fresh off the Flash presses is the humorous song A Christmas Carol by Tom Lehrer, which features a vocal-timed difficulty level 5 stepfile by Talisman.
While everyone is in the holiday spirit, don’t forget about last year’s addition of Carol Megamix by Hiro (9 by Rebirth0), which you can also find located in the Misc. genre.
To conclude the 12 Days of FFRMas, an additional three non-holiday oriented songs, located at the bottom of the Hip-Hop genre, round out the event:
First, Sabrepulse’s Horizon Remix features three minutes of tricky patterns including trills, yellow note streams and air step alternations in a level 8 stepfile by rshadow8888. Shind Bad hangs another DJ Sharpnel song onto the FFR tree with a difficulty 9 stepfile by Rebirth0 that throws out plenty of high speed yellow note streams and quickfire air steps. Another artist making a return in FFR with a difficulty 9 rating is Smiley feat. KaW in Euphoria where eastsideman09′s stepfile flows with the busy, yet cheerful, melody.
So there you have it, another five songs to add even more cheer to your holidays. We hope you have enjoyed the second-annual 12 Days of FFRMas and we look forward to seeing our users as we now look ahead to the year 2008.
-nestlekwik and the FFR staff
FFRMas Eve Yields Early Presents
On the 11th day of FFRMas, Flash Flash Revolution gave to you:
The easiest of tonight’s files introduces Cid’s Theme Piano Concerto by XBrav, bringing in a short difficulty 2 stepfile by vemuck that is stocking-stuffed full of air steps. Difficulty level 7 does double-duty tonight, first with The Final Fantasy by B0UNC3, a constant file by Kalazor that presents tricky patterns of yellow note streams accented by air steps. Tonight’s second level 7 is Black Noise –_– by Zenon, which thanks to stepfile artist Scytlock, should serve as any yellow-note stream fanatic’s dream. Finally, tonight’s hardest stepfile comes in the form of cornandbean’s {I Don’t Need You Anymore}, a level 10, 5:05 long marathon featuring tricky streams courtesy of dore. You should know the drill by now, but all four songs are located at the bottom pages of the hip-hop genre.
On the eve of Christmas, only one more day is left in the 12 Days of FFRMas. What awaits you on the final day? Come back tomorrow and see what lies underneath the FFRMas tree.
