And Marissa stole the precious thing was queued like, 6 months ago? When's it getting in the game?
It's getting better all the time
I used to get mad at my school (No, I can't complain)
The teachers who taught me weren't cool (No, I can't complain)
You're holding me down (Oh Oh)
Turning me round (Oh Oh)
Filling me up with your rules (Oooh)
So I'm stepping something and I wanna try to submit it, but I was wondering, what are the rules for jack usage and hitting more than 2 notes at once? I assume we can use any BPM changes or stops in our .sm, right?
I thought stops were fine for syncing purposes...
Jacks are fine as long as they're musically relevant (usually, I think?), which is important. Don't use them when there's no relevance. Not sure if there are other limitations other than, like, don't use a lot of hard jacks in an easier file. (I've noticed judges picking at difficulty gaps.) Also, apparently, there's some kind of "jack theory" I'm not aware of.
The rules for hitting more than two notes at once is easier. Hands should only be used in FMO-or-harder difficulties. Because some keyboards can't register three keys at once, they're not allowed in easier files.
Also, if you're new to stepping, you may want to get some respected FFR simfile authors to test your file. That's better for getting help, because you have to wait a month-or-however-long for the judges' feedback after the batch closes.
P.S.
In case anyone's interested, I sent in four easy files (they're all easily one-handable, two are really easy, and two might be Difficults) and two VCs. Yeah, with summer and stuff, I'm working on files again sometimes.
P.S. #1: There is no Heavy file, only a Challenging.
P.S. #2: I made this myself out of samples, you can do whatever you like with it... IF you want to
Last edited by SKG_Scintill; 06-20-2009, 03:29 PM.
Originally posted by bluguerilla
So Sexy Robotnik (SKG_Scintill) {.0001/10} [--]
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. RHYTHMS PR LAYERING
. ZOMG I HAD TO QUIT OUT TERRIBLE
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I thought stops were fine for syncing purposes...
Jacks are fine as long as they're musically relevant (usually, I think?), which is important. Don't use them when there's no relevance. Not sure if there are other limitations other than, like, don't use a lot of hard jacks in an easier file. (I've noticed judges picking at difficulty gaps.) Also, apparently, there's some kind of "jack theory" I'm not aware of.
The rules for hitting more than two notes at once is easier. Hands should only be used in FMO-or-harder difficulties. Because some keyboards can't register three keys at once, they're not allowed in easier files.
Also, if you're new to stepping, you may want to get some respected FFR simfile authors to test your file. That's better for getting help, because you have to wait a month-or-however-long for the judges' feedback after the batch closes.
P.S.
In case anyone's interested, I sent in four easy files (they're all easily one-handable, two are really easy, and two might be Difficults) and two VCs. Yeah, with summer and stuff, I'm working on files again sometimes.
Thanks Silvuh, this really helped!
I was also wondering what kinds of songs were considered good. A few people have recommended OSTER Project to me and I found something, but I'd like to know if it's a good choice.
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