DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles

[jyris1]

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

OK, i'll put that on the to do list for bug fixing.

[Patashu]

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

found another ddream bug:

if the sm includes a chart header like this, it will fail to load correctly (no charts/information placed in memory):

//---------------dance-single - :U----------------
#NOTES:
dance-single:
:U:
Easy:
1:
0.167,0.000,0.195,0.123,0.061:
// measure 1
0000
0000
0000
0000

If the :Us are removed it loads properly.

Source of bug: The early : causes the parser to get confused, thinking it needs to stop there, but in fact it should only look for the last : in the line.

EDIT: OH apparently this is a stepmania bug too haha. it lets you put : in the field but doesn't work right reading it in?

[th3firstkiss]

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

what is white beat ?

[th3firstkiss]

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

help me pls T_T what is this? a note or a mine ?

[Ziergdsx18]

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

It is neither of them. I think that is called a Lift Foot or something. I just don't remember the name right now.

[Patashu]

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

basically they're judged by how close to them you lift your foot (or key or whatever be the case)

as you can imagine they're not used too often lol

[icontrolyourworld]

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

Can you add custom keymaps to DDream for testing simfiles instead of having to use the Dpad?

[Patashu]

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

Just download AutoHotKeys and set up a macro to make (insert your spread setup here) send left, down, up and right keytaps.

Script would look something like this:

q::Left
w::Down
o::Up
p::Right
`::Suspend

[jyris1]

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

so I finally found some time to develop...

I've noted all the bugs everyone has found, thanks for finding them.

For now, here are the updates:

+ Multiple BPM Smoothing (via Grow "G"). Thanks to Derek Dohler.
+ Creating pauses no longer requires a hard selection - simply select beats and go.
+ same with setting song preview
+ Revised popup messages
+ Also, thanks to john_reactor for translating the basic tutorial movie into Polish.

[who_cares973]

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

awesome keep up the amazing work

[jyris1]

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

Thanks. Next up is probably a random note generator.

[who_cares973]

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

if you can make it so it generates a single column of 4ths/8ths/16ths/12ths depending on what you want that would be very awesome. it would save a lot of time

[Oni-Paranoia]

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

A random note generator isn't useful.. keyword = random

I could hit ctrl + R in SM and get the same effect >.>

[Patashu]

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

actually yeah probably don't have a random note generator. at least when people place down streams with no pattern in mind they'll still be biased towards certain configuration, a completely random pattern conveys no information about the underlying music or the stepper behind it

you could make like stepmania and make it possible to left/right/mirror/shuffle/sshuffle a selection. that means the option is there but it's not as immediately encouraged

[jyris1]

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

maybe I should have expected the potential opposition to a random note generator given that a lot of the good steppers dont believe in it.

I dont encourage people to use it for "actual stepping," but I think the feature should be there so that some time can be saved (you dont have to spend time making the stream of notes and then go super shuffle/quantize for example).

A few aspects that I didnt mention last time were that (1) the generator will not double-step (is that the right term) and, (2) you can select the arrows you want randomized (so if you only want one or two columns you can do that) and (3) selectable quantization. Using this, people can get a **general** sense of sync and rhythm without spending too much time with it.

For people who abuse this feature, the program ought to disable saves, or write in the metadata that "the random note generator was used"