Background and finger positions

[irn00b]

I was wondering how you turn off the background on StepMania. Some background are.. Really disturbing xD.

Also, is double index better or is spread better (all-around)? And what is better for:

Jack/Thrill heavy songs such as Reality/Arch0wl hardmix
Stream songs (OML/Quasar/Vault of Heaven etc)

Thx in advance.

[Kevin_18]

Re: Background and finger positions

My opinion is as follows:

For turning off the background for songs, you can just take the bg image out of the song folder. Or if you run the ITG theme on stepmania, it has the background off option at the menu where you change your playing speed.

Jacks are easy if you index them, compared to spread, atleast for me.
Streams can go both ways to me, index will get probably tired faster i'd think if the stream is reeeeealy long. Spread can be just as good at streams.

To sum it up one style can't really beat another, it just depends on how the person plays.

[Xandertrax]

Re: Background and finger positions

Also...

In most stepmania themes there is an option for background brightness, in appearance (I think). The default is 100%, if you put it down to 0 then the background will be black.

For Spread vs. Index...
Index is better at trills and jacks, as you're only using your index fingers. Its harder to do a jack with your middle fingers.

However, spread is much better at stream, as you don't have to move your fingers.

It's all your opinion. Find what works better for you.

[irn00b]

Re: Background and finger positions

Well I play spread and I don't seem to have any problems with stream but I can't pass any song more thrill-intensive than Reality and Jacks just drag my score down so I was thinking of switching over to index for Jacks/Thrills and spread for stream but I seem to automatically use spread whenever I try index =-\

[MCRenaissance]

Re: Background and finger positions

If you switch to Index it will take you quite a while to get to the point that you're at on spread. The switch from index to spread is easier than vice versa. Index is a lot more work than spread, and you'll get tired easier. Overall it's up to you, but my advice is to stick with spread. Sure, you're having problems now with the jacks, but with enough practice you'll get it.