Training sims for a noob

[manga220]

Could someone please give me a list of good sims that'll get me from 8-9 foot pad songs to songs like lawn wake IV. Stuff that has complex patterns but aren't really fast and fast songs that aren't very complex (heh)...

Thanks!

[Suzuru]

Re: Training sims for a noob

all the keyboard collabs, kbmp, etc packs have a lot of files of that caliber.

[manga220]

Re: Training sims for a noob

Any specific files, or will I have to go searching? Any help would be great.

Thanks,

I'm a scrub

[natetheffrer]

Re: Training sims for a noob

ageha, quasar, drivin, boss machine all them type things

[Tibs]

Re: Training sims for a noob

Strangeprogram.

[Suzuru]

Re: Training sims for a noob

Strangeprogram.

I 2nd it!! and also do Frenzy, Spanish Fly and Disregard, Death Reveals, Reality, Butterfly, Furi Furi.

[Tibs]

Re: Training sims for a noob

Don't forget Death Moon oni and Identity part 2.

EDIT: Oh, and Badger Badger Oni.

[DiGiTaLSeraph]

Re: Training sims for a noob

Don't listen to these other nubs.

My sims are all fairly easy going for the kb-starting indexer's and 4-key players. (Except for Question of Fate)

[dAnceguy117]

Re: Training sims for a noob

I don't think you guys are getting it. This guy is playing pad stuff right now.

I'd say download ITG files and work your way up from 8-9 foot (where you're at now, right?) to Delirium expert and stuff like that. Once you've done that, you can go on to some of the easier/middlin (thy dungeonman! thy hunger!) kb stuff. I'd suggest KBMP and some of the other earlier packs. KCIII wouldn't help much. Download a lot of Duk files, too. Username search for dukamok, and download everything from Delirium to Presto. Most of that will have good, easy-ish files for newer stepmaniers.

Also, yeah, I guess Tsuka's keyboard files fit in that area.

[Z3ratul]

Re: Training sims for a noob

DL the DDR / ITG packs, play the hard ones. Also, the Japanese Megapack has stuff that will challenge you... it's all like 11 foot pad stuff. Then move on to Keyboard Packs. xD

EDIT: Links to various packs here- http://forums.stepmaniaonline.com/viewtopic.php?t=5839

[onreload]

Re: Training sims for a noob

It also will help to find a speed mod you're comfortable with - a C is good to start out on, and you can learn how to customize it in the simulator forums of ddrfreak, itgfreak, etc...

Dark Tower of Abyss helped boost some of my friends' skill at the game. That is, once you can at least pass the file, keep trying to A, then AA it. It's got enough variation and what not to train with.

[Suzuru]

Re: Training sims for a noob

As I have said, get the keyboard packs etc and just play through them, if file is too hard, you will die if not.. you wont. I mean why discovery such a bad thing, why should we list files for you, can't you just start playing them on your own?
Are you afraid that you'll do poorly or die? Why should it matter?

edit: used my quota of "Whys" for today. awww

[dAnceguy117]

Re: Training sims for a noob

cmod

cmods are faggy

game over

http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...ad.php?t=10284

That (probably slightly outdated, but you should get the right idea from it) thread will show you how to add speed mods. I have 1.25x, 1.75x, 2.5x, 3.5x, and 4.5x added. I also have c520 and c540 added, but the only simfiles I really use them on anymore are those weird Blurk piano sims that are just annoying on xmods. xmods are cooler than cmods. Don't let anyone ever tell you otherwise. Definitely try to work your way up to at least 500, though. It will help a lot.

edit: Suzuru, when you're playing 8-9 foot pad files, playing keyboard files is not going to get you anywhere. Have you played IIDX? If you haven't, find a copy of the US PS2 game or something, play hard **** on another, and get back to me about this. The point: playing files that much harder than what you're capable of won't help you improve, or at least not efficiently.

[Suzuru]

Re: Training sims for a noob

cmods are faggy

game over

http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...ad.php?t=10284

That (probably slightly outdated, but you should get the right idea from it) thread will show you how to add speed mods. I have 1.25x, 1.75x, 2.5x, 3.5x, and 4.5x added. I also have c520 and c540 added, but the only simfiles I really use them on anymore are those weird Blurk piano sims that are just annoying on xmods. xmods are cooler than cmods. Don't let anyone ever tell you otherwise. Definitely try to work your way up to at least 500, though. It will help a lot.

edit: Suzuru, when you're playing 8-9 foot pad files, playing keyboard files is not going to get you anywhere. Have you played IIDX? If you haven't, find a copy of the US PS2 game or something, play hard **** on another, and get back to me about this. The point: playing files that much harder than what you're capable of won't help you improve, or at least not efficiently.

I started from Keyboard packs, oh, I had 2 weeks of ffr experience, it wasn't bad or painfull at all.

[Snowcrafta]

Re: Training sims for a noob

just get ITG files, since they have all kinds of difficulties and odd patterns to get you off your feet.