DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles

[Patashu]

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles

Snapping to the nearest 192nd is fine, then; you don't -need- more accuracy than stepmania itself gives you unless you're going to be screwing around with expansions/contractions/beats to pause/pause to beats later

[jyris1]

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles

sounds good.

BTW, I just released beta 6, which can auto-insert beats upwards.

This is useful when the first beat starts a good deal after the beginning of the song (e.g., long intros) making it more difficult to calculate the offset at the exact beginning of the song. To use this feature, sync up normally, then when ready, hit Shift + N repeatedly to auto-insert beats upwards towards the beginning of the song.

I dont see this feature being used often, except for those times the intro for the song is so long that SM may cut off the whole intro during gameplay.

[jyris1]

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles

1.5 is out.

+ fixed minor bugs (e.g., right click-close when minimized sometimes causes program to hang) and changed a few error messages.
QUICK SUMMARY OF ALL NEW FEATURES SINCE 1.4:
+ Better mouse selection
+ Go To... dialog (Ctrl+G)
+ Grid Lines (Shift + TAB)
+ Auto/Manual Arrow Size (Ctrl+Left/Right)
+ SM 3.95/4.0/3.9+/ITGPC lifts and rolls (support depends on the game you are using)
+ File Properties accessible from Level Manager (L, Game->Properties)
+ Insert previous Beat (Shift+N) for inserting equally spaced beats towards a hard-to-sync intro of a song.

[jyris1]

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles

5/15/2009 - The next generation is here - Version 2.00 BETA 1 released!

+ Support for dance double, dance couple, dance solo, pump single, pump halfdouble, pump double, pump couple
NOTE: DDReam supports rolls and lifts for every game type, but SM might not, depending on the version you are running.

+ Enhanced Grid - [Shift]+[Tab] -> 4th -> 8th -> 16th -> Off

+ Enhanced Level Manager - Choose the game type from here, and change the difficulty using the dedicated difficulty button. Also, the noteskin is selected from here.

[F5] and [F6] to manually cycle through all game types and difficulties.

+ Added Keyboard Lag Compensation (ms) to practice mode so you can tweak your keyboard lag. Access from Tools->Options.
NOTE: This affects your global Keyboard response in DDReam for everything,
so if you tap beats using the B key, it will affect the timing for that too.

+ Backup System - Enabled by default. Whenever you save any file (SM or DS), a copy of the simfile will be automatically archived into \backup as a DS/DSX file. Unlimited backups will be made, stored in numeric order, and
you can go and find/delete anything you want from the backups.

To rescue a file, manually copy the files you want back to your working folder (Remember to take both the DS and the DSX).

To disable the backup system, go to tools->Options and uncheck "Backup all files."

+ Reduced background brightness so it is not so oppressive when the wave is disabled and you have a custom background.

+ Copy/Paste Behavior - notes copied from a game type with more arrows will be ignored when pasted into a chart with fewer arrows.

+ "O" hotkey to open the Options dialog

+ Updated file format. Will no longer support files done in the early ddream versions (~0.9x).

+ EDIT: Almost forgot: AUTOSCROLL support for middle mouse button if you would rather autoscroll like a web browser
rather than insert beats using the middle mouse button. To set the behavior, go to Tools->options, and set the first checkbox.

+ Lots of other minor bug fixes and tweaks too many to list.

WARNING: Practice Mode only works for dance-single for now. It will treat your keypresses for all other games as if it was dance single. I am working on getting practice mode working for all game types. Finally, lots of code changes means potential bugs. Use with caution.

[Patashu]

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles

Would it be possible to add options for playback to
1. make the target flash the frame an arrow is above it
2. make arrows disappear once they go above the targets
at some point? Assuming that's not already in and hidden some place

[jyris1]

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles

wow, I just dumped like 40 enhancements and someone is already requesting features

as to #1 - elaborate?

#2 - It's a reasonable request, I'll see what I can do. The engine was not written to make anything disappear like that (but rather the entire set of arrows disappear). Many people wanted autoplay (incl. you?) and that is higher on the list to get done as of now...

[who_cares973]

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles

2.0 beta is sex <3

solo support is awesome and what ive been waiting for

[Patashu]

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles

well you know how when you hit a note in stepmania it gives a brief (~1 frame) flash of the target?
like that but doing it whenever any note passes over. it'd be like having it on all-marvs autoplay but without making the notes vanish after they've gone by. but what it would do is let you watch the flashes and see a 'crossection' of the notes perfectly aligned with their place in time in the music.
if they're just flying past it doesn't stress the exact moment at which the notes are hit as much as it should be and you can get a bit lost if it's a fast chart or a weird rhythm and you can't link up the patterns to the music automatically
and you can implement that without also making the notes vanish after they fly past if that's too hard

everything else you've added looks awesome btw

[ClAsSiC_RoCkEr]

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles

Finally seeing some solo support on here :] Incredible stuff, dude. Keep up the awesome work.

[dood gone krazee]

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles

Oh man definitely sweet features. It'd be great if we got what Pata is suggesting put in there. I get what he means about the flashing. When you'd rather watch the arrows go by then playing, he wants to have a ~1 frame flash when the exact time that the arrow passes the receptor at the top or wherever it is placed at the time. If that's implemented it would probably be easier to be able to press some kind of button to go into a seperate practice mode or just a modified practice mode where the arrows just disappear after the receptors.

oh man lovin' this solo support.

[jyris1]

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles

ah, I get it now. thanks for the clarification patashu and dood. I've now implemented autoplay for dance single, and it will flash the arrow for ~1 frame during autoplay as it hits every arrow at marvelous and accumulates the combo (basically the same flash as the practice mode as you see it now, except the computer hits all the arrows).

I'm thinking to make the program switch to autoplay mode if you uncheck practice mode in the tools->options. That way, if you dont want to play the song yourself, yet you still want to view the arrows flash to the rhythm, just hit "O" and uncheck the option.

I wanted to make the arrows disappear but its turning out harder than expected for now. Hopefully the above is a good compromise?

who cares/classic rocker - Thanks. The practice mode wont work for solo (yet) but you can edit just fine, I hope.

[dood gone krazee]

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles

Yeah that sounds pretty good. Maybe even make the shortcut key even quicker by making it CTRL+O or something?

[who_cares973]

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles

there's one thing thats been bugging me that i just noticed

when i have the window minimized it still active. so when i minimize ddream and go to post and press the letter B i get a pop up saying that i have to be in sync mode lol or it adds beats without me wanting to.

[jyris1]

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles

dood - Ctrl+O is already taken ("File Open"). So I'll go with Shift+A. Autoplay and Autofill both start with the letter A, anyhow. and A is easier to hit with the non-mouse hand than O.

who cares - wow, thanks for finding that bug. Fixed.

all of these features will be up shortly in beta 2. (probably in a few minutes)

Edit: It's out now.

Edit2: If you downloaded beta 2 and it crashes like crazy, go get it again.

[icontrolyourworld]

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles

jyris1 is a genius. thank you for making this program.

edit: I do have a few requests however.