Taro. Just want to say that your stepfiles are so amazing and I am always in anticipation for the next one! As always, keep up the fantastic work! K, thx bye
This song has easily jumped up to my number 1 spot with how fun it is to play. Gotta say, that judgement section is brutal, same with the Cosmic part (Namely to bad refresh rates on my Monitor. 8D; ) but I can still pass this song with relative ease (B+ (Around 64+% for you ITG players). Great work on this track, and I'd love to see more bosses with funky ass tracks like this one.
One thing I've come to realize, you really like the passive bumping of the arrows (example between 0:40 and 1:00). Honestly, I think it's a very nice thing to just have there, because it keeps things looking alive when there's none of the crazy stuff happening.
+John Draconis you're exactly right! That effect is called "beat" because it moves every arrow on time with the beat. This means that, as long as the rhythm of the song is simple (kick, kick, kick, kick...) and you've synced the steps to the music well enough, this effect will _always_ look good. Well, almost always, it starts going weird at around 300bpm. But still, it's not hard to read at all, but still adds motion to sections that would otherwise be "dead time" so I like it.
Somehow discovered while trying to go for 80% on 1.5x rate (yes, I did eventually get it) that quitting/failing during the Aim For _! part just completely breaks score until you restart ITG or (I assume) play through again until after that section.
Ayaze's reaction to being slapped by a ITG player during a UKSRT before the final round WHAT THE FUCK HOW DID THAT ITG PLAYER SLAP ME?!?!?! THATS IT IM DELETING YOU FROM THE ROUND AND ILL ALSO BURN THE PRIZE MONEY ITG players be like WTF Ayaze its a game like chill
+RBFinest gill I feel like only bad things could happen if Ayaze actually had access to the prize money, it's never actually hers to give, she just tries to steal it from the actual tournament organizers during the final round
+RBFinest gill I feel like Ayaze would be more inclined to be like "RIGHT THAT'S IT, I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE PRIZE MONEY NOW, ALL I CARE ABOUT IS GETTING RID OF *YOU*"
Are you using OpenITG??? Because this map doesn't work properly on SM5, the part from 2:27 - 3:20 is buggy, Aim for Decent / great work, but aim for excellent doesn't (both perfect and marvelous don't give any %). Also on 4:13 - 4:38 sometimes the 2nd player dissapears and reappears when the arrows change direction (I say sometimes because it doesn't do that every time, might be a skin issue). Never the less, this is one of the best maps I've ever seen for SM / ITG, you sir are a true master mapper.
+unfc1777 hmm, I never had those problems, I tested it in both SM5 and ITG, are you using version 5.0.7 or newer (but NOT 5.1.0)? I recorded this video in ITG, but I definitely tested in both
+taro4012 Just re-tested with the default skin, and the 2nd bug is fixed, my bad, Aim for Excellent still doesn't work :/ Anyways, what version of ITG are you using??, I'm thinking of switching to OpenITG as SM doesn't really like me anymore and craps out on me way too often.
+taro4012 Ok, thank you very much for the info. Just checked Gimmick Comp 3 and MAWARU FINALE, and wow, you are one freakin' awesome mapper (plus Taiko no Tatsujin refs here and there made me happy :D). Keep up the amazing work, definitively gonna stay subbed for as long as you keep pushing new stuff, interesting to watch and play, cheers~
Just noticed that you need to hit Decents when aiming for Excellents at 2:27 in SM5, and looking through the default.lua file reveals this: DecentAtkMessageCommand=function(self) l_aimfor = 'TapNoteScore_W4' end, ExcellentAtkMessageCommand=function(self) l_aimfor = 'TapNoteScore_W4' end, Where ExcellentAtkMessageCommand should be set to W2 instead of W4 so you actually have to aim for Excellents.
+taro4012 It's fine :p I just noticed at one point that the score kept increasing for Aim for excellents when I "Decent Attacked" the chart and got like 62% for it, so I checked it out.
Hey, this used to work for me on sm5 with simply love theme, but it doesn't show up in the menu anymore and idk why. I had selectable to yes, and it doesn't even show on NotITG either. Idfk what happened.
Uh.. Im new to ITG so I wanted to know what to do, or how to install the song either a video or a comment doesnt matter. Thanks in advance for it. Also love all your work taro, keep doing more please!
Thanks so much! Already played it and it works perfectly. I was going to ask about the UKSRT's ones too but Ill leave them for later. Don't want to bother that much. Take care!!
So, SM5 detects this chart and plays it fine, but NotITG doesn't list it at all. What do? Both pull from the same directory on another disk via a symlink.
I think you forgot to change #SELECTABLE:NO; to #SELECTABLE:YES; in the .sm file for the current download. Otherwise 2:26 and onwards is goddamn amazing.
For those who want to play this in 2020, you need to extract the song and go to the .sm and .scc file and open it in notepad and change SELECTABLE to YES, then you need to play this in 2 player mode or the game will crash due to an error
Hello, Taro, love watching your vids and playing your charts. I have a question though: is there any hint how to do charts like you do? I mean, most stepchart makers use lua to make effects, but what do they do and use exactly? Watching chart structure in edit mode or googling something didn't help me that much.
+Kri Bialy Try going to the song folder an opening the (something).sm file in a text editor, you should see something like #BGCHANGES:0.000=bg=1.000=0=0=1=====, 99999=-nosongbg-=1.000=0=0=0 // don't automatically add -songbackground- ; #FGCHANGES:0.000=lua=1.000=0=0=1=====, ; These lines will tell stepmania to load folders named "bg" and "lua" on the background and foreground layers. Anyways, you can take a look at these folders and open a file called default.xml (or default.lua in sm5), which is essentially the file that contains all the lua code. You program this stuff with a text editor, and I highly recommend downloading notepad++ because that's what most of us use to make these things. And essentially you do need some programming knowledge in order to figure out what everything does.
Lol maybe I’m out of the loop, but where is Ayaze from? I know it’s the redhead in the schoolgirl outfit, but I hadn’t ever actually seen her before this video
Just a Suggestion at the Judgement Attack, Can you keep the Combo when you Exit the Judgement Attack, It must be Frustrating for those Who want to Full Combo the Thing... Example: I have a 102 Combo When I Enter the Judgement Attack, Then I Exit it with 102 Combo. Is it optional?
Is there any way you'd release this without the LUA craziness? I love your scripts but sometimes I just want to play your charts without giving myself a headache.
Is there footage of the tournament of people doing this live? I don't doubt its possible, I'm just really curious to see people doing these kinds of things blind for the first time, especially since the message makes it sound like it was a surprise and there was no practice.
Both the ITG and SM5 version are included in the download, although you have to modify the SELECTABLE line in the .sm to play it in ITG with the version available now.
Hey Taro, I like Ayaze and the rest of the good ol' galactic gladiators, and I got the urge to draw you all~ As a fanart~ Would you be okay with that?~ I'm starting with Ayaze cuz she's my fave
well this would be a fun trollish thing to have people play at my birthday tomorrow. ;) They probably wouldn't get past the first 10 seconds. (Though I wouldn't last either)
![[Boss] Medley of the BEMANI RUINS](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/vi_tOXGIcQ0/mqdefault.jpg)
![[Boss] Medley of the BEMANI RUINS](/img/tr.png)
![[ITG] Louder Louder](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/NFvZ3Ra2b64/mqdefault.jpg)
'it deserved a proper, full assing' ~ Taro 2016
Thanks to you Taro.
I am in LOVE with Stepmania!
+The Musician
Real Talk..
That "Aim for [Judgement]" gimmick is harsh! XD
Taro. Just want to say that your stepfiles are so amazing and I am always in anticipation for the next one! As always, keep up the fantastic work! K, thx bye
+Ashtell Wireless :V
When it said "Aim for Decent!"
What the fuck man, that's just ridiculous.
+Car Of Doom He made it so you had to press start as a note once along with all the others, you know, the one that ends the song if you hold it?
Cooly568 I AM FUCKING SCARED
"AIM FOR DECENTS!"
Alright, mashing time!
EDIT: Wow, I just saw Ayaze's face at 4:11 - 4:12 lol
Ikr?
You've honestly inspired me to play DDR more though
Also gotta love and hate Ayaze
This song has easily jumped up to my number 1 spot with how fun it is to play. Gotta say, that judgement section is brutal, same with the Cosmic part (Namely to bad refresh rates on my Monitor. 8D; ) but I can still pass this song with relative ease (B+ (Around 64+% for you ITG players). Great work on this track, and I'd love to see more bosses with funky ass tracks like this one.
"Its me.
The devil."
~Ayanze
"Greetings.
I am Chara."
-Chara
+Ahmad Dafi Ramadhany
(To Chara)
If you want to beat me, you first have to beat all of the final dance stages, along with megalovania.
Abraham Aguilar
Oh.
You must have missunderstood.
Since when were you in control?
*Kills Ayaze*
Ahmad Dafi Ramadhany
*You swing your knife, but it hits a barrier composed of layers of music*
Abraham Aguilar (how can music be layered?) (And be physical?)
Ayaze poses like Papyrus
Attacks like Flowey (Omega)
Has a tem mouth
And dresses like miku
Holy crap I never noticed that!
also has Touhou-like spellcard rings
Note: She was not inspired by Undertale. She was created before it.
Ahmad Dafi Ramadhany You forgot, she also uses spell cards, like in Touhou Project.
You mean, attacks like Taro? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
One thing I've come to realize, you really like the passive bumping of the arrows (example between 0:40 and 1:00). Honestly, I think it's a very nice thing to just have there, because it keeps things looking alive when there's none of the crazy stuff happening.
+John Draconis you're exactly right!
That effect is called "beat" because it moves every arrow on time with the beat.
This means that, as long as the rhythm of the song is simple (kick, kick, kick, kick...)
and you've synced the steps to the music well enough, this effect will _always_ look good.
Well, almost always, it starts going weird at around 300bpm. But still, it's not hard
to read at all, but still adds motion to sections that would otherwise be "dead time" so I like it.
You're mad. Madder than a badger's hat.
Note to self: never trust a red-head
Especially if she calls herself the devil
Yesterday, after half a year of trying, I passed this song. Taro I love your maps, pls keep on making more as long as you can :'3
wow, that's some determination!
Keep it up
On pad or keyboard?
+Zane Papek keyboard, sadly I don't have a pad, even though I would love to have one ;_;
YOOOOOOOOO THAT FOOTSWITCH MOD GIMMICK
and also the galaxy thing i guess
QUALITY CHART
Good, full assing.
This is amazing. The music is so good and ahahhh
Somehow discovered while trying to go for 80% on 1.5x rate (yes, I did eventually get it) that quitting/failing during the Aim For _! part just completely breaks score until you restart ITG or (I assume) play through again until after that section.
unfortunately known bug due to the stupid way this thing was put together :loam:
"In this section, only DECENTS will be worth points!"
Now this looks like a job for me-
Ayaze! You're like everywhere!
"It's me. The Devil." gets me every time
[string "in"]:18: attempt to index field `?' (a nil value) what does this mean?
probably means play in 2 player mode
@@Taro4012ITG SHEEEEEET ok.
Ayaze's reaction to being slapped by a ITG player during a UKSRT before the final round
WHAT THE FUCK HOW DID THAT ITG PLAYER SLAP ME?!?!?! THATS IT IM DELETING YOU FROM THE ROUND AND ILL ALSO BURN THE PRIZE MONEY
ITG players be like WTF Ayaze its a game like chill
+RBFinest gill I feel like only bad things could happen if Ayaze actually had access to the prize money, it's never actually hers to give, she just tries to steal it from the actual tournament organizers during the final round
+RBFinest gill I feel like Ayaze would be more inclined to be like "RIGHT THAT'S IT, I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE PRIZE MONEY NOW, ALL I CARE ABOUT IS GETTING RID OF *YOU*"
This was amazing live!
Are you using OpenITG??? Because this map doesn't work properly on SM5, the part from 2:27 - 3:20 is buggy, Aim for Decent / great work, but aim for excellent doesn't (both perfect and marvelous don't give any %).
Also on 4:13 - 4:38 sometimes the 2nd player dissapears and reappears when the arrows change direction (I say sometimes because it doesn't do that every time, might be a skin issue).
Never the less, this is one of the best maps I've ever seen for SM / ITG, you sir are a true master mapper.
+unfc1777 hmm, I never had those problems, I tested it in both SM5 and ITG, are you using version 5.0.7 or newer (but NOT 5.1.0)? I recorded this video in ITG, but I definitely tested in both
+taro4012 Just re-tested with the default skin, and the 2nd bug is fixed, my bad, Aim for Excellent still doesn't work :/
Anyways, what version of ITG are you using??, I'm thinking of switching to OpenITG as SM doesn't really like me anymore and craps out on me way too often.
+unfc1777 I use my own special build of ITG that I made myself, but I test most things on stock 3.95 (arcade accurate ITG) and openITG Beta 2.
+taro4012 Ok, thank you very much for the info.
Just checked Gimmick Comp 3 and MAWARU FINALE, and wow, you are one freakin' awesome mapper (plus Taiko no Tatsujin refs here and there made me happy :D).
Keep up the amazing work, definitively gonna stay subbed for as long as you keep pushing new stuff, interesting to watch and play, cheers~
Just noticed that you need to hit Decents when aiming for Excellents at 2:27 in SM5, and looking through the default.lua file reveals this:
DecentAtkMessageCommand=function(self)
l_aimfor = 'TapNoteScore_W4'
end,
ExcellentAtkMessageCommand=function(self)
l_aimfor = 'TapNoteScore_W4'
end,
Where ExcellentAtkMessageCommand should be set to W2 instead of W4 so you actually have to aim for Excellents.
+Ky_Dash oh shit, sorry haha
+taro4012 It's fine :p
I just noticed at one point that the score kept increasing for Aim for excellents when I "Decent Attacked" the chart and got like 62% for it, so I checked it out.
Hey, this used to work for me on sm5 with simply love theme, but it doesn't show up in the menu anymore and idk why. I had selectable to yes, and it doesn't even show on NotITG either. Idfk what happened.
Uh.. Im new to ITG so I wanted to know what to do, or how to install the song either a video or a comment doesnt matter. Thanks in advance for it.
Also love all your work taro, keep doing more please!
for this download, extract the Song into some folder in Songs/, like Songs/AFolder/
Then open the .sm in notepad, and change #SELECTABLE to say YES
Thanks so much! Already played it and it works perfectly. I was going to ask about the UKSRT's ones too but Ill leave them for later. Don't want to bother that much. Take care!!
I'm shite at reading mods, but okay at the regular game, so this'd be perfectly within my range of play. Except for the Cosmic part. Fuck that part.
ikr
Well then you can't play the hole game
I think you just keep trying to outdo yourself.
It works.
I won't be making charts this insane until I learn how to LUA mod characters in.
same
I won't be making charts this insane until I learn how to LUA -mod characters in.-
In the Stepmania 5 version it seems to get stuck with the modifiers from 0:27 - 0:32. Is it a theme problem? because Ayaze doesn't appear neither
2:28 Why is only P1's field moving and P2's isn't?
+Mr. Toonster it's based on stepping
How come during 2:27 to 3:30, Player 1 has more gimmicks than Player 2?
+jumbaj the effect takes place on your side every time you step
You are really just loving picking from Binzokomegane Girls Union don't you taro?
I hope flower of wilderness is next. :3
+Brandon Bol >:3
for some reason it won't show on itg and i can't go on double mode to make that one area be easier to read
Who Voiced Ayaze this time?
And at 4:20, Did I see the Bumpy+ Wave Combo That I used?
+BrightXeno Ayaze's voice is her usual (LadyArsenic)
Flower Redalice Remix next? ouo
So, SM5 detects this chart and plays it fine, but NotITG doesn't list it at all. What do? Both pull from the same directory on another disk via a symlink.
what do you use to edit the songs to make them like this, its amazing!
I think you forgot to change #SELECTABLE:NO; to #SELECTABLE:YES; in the .sm file for the current download.
Otherwise 2:26 and onwards is goddamn amazing.
Yep he forgot to make the song selectable in ITG great job taro.
For those who want to play this in 2020, you need to extract the song and go to the .sm and .scc file and open it in notepad and change SELECTABLE to YES, then you need to play this in 2 player mode or the game will crash due to an error
Can you find the video of this being played at the tournament?
it's gone sadly
pionoplayer: this was absurd. makes me want to try a crowd plays itg2. now wouldn't THAT be fun?
Hey bud, are you ever gonna release this track? Still hype vibes off this one in 2019.
I'm pretty sure the download link is in the description lmao
it's like.... always been there.......
@taro4012 I think he was talking about the song, not realizing it wasn’t made by you.
@@SK-by6qd indeed lol that's mb
@@Taro4012ITG Haha yea, oops lol wicked sick assing btw
Pls tell me how to download NotITG.
do you think you would ever do easier modes for new players? if not where should i go/what should i do to try and improve in stepmania?
+Wafflemastah most of my files do nowadays, but this is kind of a boss chart, so it doesn't.
I'd recommend training on other stepmania stuff.
Hello, Taro, love watching your vids and playing your charts. I have a question though: is there any hint how to do charts like you do? I mean, most stepchart makers use lua to make effects, but what do they do and use exactly? Watching chart structure in edit mode or googling something didn't help me that much.
+Kri Bialy Try going to the song folder an opening the (something).sm file in a text editor, you should see something like
#BGCHANGES:0.000=bg=1.000=0=0=1=====,
99999=-nosongbg-=1.000=0=0=0 // don't automatically add -songbackground-
;
#FGCHANGES:0.000=lua=1.000=0=0=1=====,
;
These lines will tell stepmania to load folders named "bg" and "lua" on the background and foreground layers.
Anyways, you can take a look at these folders and open a file called default.xml (or default.lua in sm5), which is essentially the file that contains all the lua code. You program this stuff with a text editor, and I highly recommend downloading notepad++ because that's what most of us use to make these things. And essentially you do need some programming knowledge in order to figure out what everything does.
Hm, I have a problem with this running on ITG. It doesn't show up for me, though when i run it on Stepmania 5 it 's there just fine, any idea why?
+Krispygee19 in .sm file, SELECTABLE is set to NO (mistake, I forgot to change it since I made it for a tournament)
Yeah, I managed to figure that out a while ago (forgot to check here) Thanks anyway!
Lol maybe I’m out of the loop, but where is Ayaze from? I know it’s the redhead in the schoolgirl outfit, but I hadn’t ever actually seen her before this video
UKSRT mascot
* *Foreshadowing Intensifies* *
Where do I find out the song
hey taro, I cant seem to get this file to work on ITG. its in the proper folders but it won't show up in the game.
Monkeysmasher1 Same bro
How i can do stepfiles like this?
Just a Suggestion at the Judgement Attack, Can you keep the Combo when you Exit the Judgement Attack, It must be Frustrating for those Who want to Full Combo the Thing...
Example: I have a 102 Combo When I Enter the Judgement Attack, Then I Exit it with 102 Combo.
Is it optional?
Yes, you just lose percentage score.
Is there any way you'd release this without the LUA craziness? I love your scripts but sometimes I just want to play your charts without giving myself a headache.
+EmmerynSera you can remove the line #FGCHANGES from the .sm file, and change #SELECTABLE to YES
by editing in notepad
+taro4012 oh man thank you! I love your stepcharts ans creativity ♡
Anyone else run into this issue? OpenITG can't find the song even though I changed #SELECTABLE to YES
I think it's expecting you to play in course mode
Try turning fastload off in Data/StepMania.ini
Change Fast Load to 1 or keep it at 0
Tried changing fastload to 1 and I got new songs from In The Groove and In The Groove 2 but still not there
Found the issue. Was editing it with Notepad++ which never saved the #SELECTABLE change
extracted the file into my "songs" folder but it hasnt loaded onto stepmania. anyone know how i can fix this? thanks :D
edit the .sm file so that SELECTABLE says YES
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taro is the man we want but dont deserve
thanks man :B
Is there footage of the tournament of people doing this live? I don't doubt its possible, I'm just really curious to see people doing these kinds of things blind for the first time, especially since the message makes it sound like it was a surprise and there was no practice.
yep, it was totally a surprise, but this part of the tournament was not recorded
taro4012 awww too bad, oh well, ill just imagine they had "fun" (unless im underestimating how good ddr players actually are)
Omg i want to play this!
Song?
+MLG Peridot really
+taro4012 This doesn't look like Korean singer Song Joong Ki's work.
you asked for it
Arroude- StepStorm
The name is in the title but if you're that lazy then it's: Louder Louder
I Will Think About My Name Later Any development on that name?
song doesn't work on itg
It doesnt show up in my sm5 when i download it...weird
+IMABOMBERMAN either: set SELECTABLE to yes by editing the .sm and .ssc files with notepad, OR, you put it in the wrong folder
+taro4012 thanks dude :) nah dont worry i know how SM works xD...ill try the other way then
Jeez, this file is like forever
StepMania 5 can't find this Song ...
+Vrenrik maybe set selectable to YES in the .sm file
+taro4012 i changed it to "YES" but nothing happened
Does putting down these mods take a lot of time?
yes
Is there an ITG version of this??
Both the ITG and SM5 version are included in the download, although you have to modify the SELECTABLE line in the .sm to play it in ITG with the version available now.
+Ky_Dash Thanks!
Is this Stepmania or In The Groove *I NEED ANSWERS*
NotITG
yass more ayaze
can i ask for the song pls ???
+Herpaderp louder louder by lapix
my man
Hey Taro, I like Ayaze and the rest of the good ol' galactic gladiators, and I got the urge to draw you all~ As a fanart~
Would you be okay with that?~ I'm starting with Ayaze cuz she's my fave
+Jylenox Artist sure :D
Yay!~ I just needed your word on it before I could start, I'll send you a message about it once I'm done :D
I NEED THE SONG
Wait is the marawu series completely over?
+comicalskeleton OF COURSE NOT >:3
+taro4012 MARAWU 10 THE RETURN
+Roman V Bell Im really PUMPed (get it cause pump it up. :-)
+taro4012 is there any chance of you playing readymade luv (Ducky's level) ? :3
+comicalskeleton lol, speaking of mawaru and pump......................
well this would be a fun trollish thing to have people play at my birthday tomorrow. ;) They probably wouldn't get past the first 10 seconds. (Though I wouldn't last either)
cant use in itg for whatever reason
change "SELECTABLE:NO" to YES in .sm file...
taro4012 thank you (omg the creator of the video commented on my comment YAY)
It's osana! Wait, wrong game
This is "less complicated mods..."
How...
What...
I...
+Roman V Bell
IT TOOK YOU 20 TRIES TO BEAT THE FIRST 8 SECONDS OF BEMANI? XD
It took me 5 tries to get a D rank on Bemani.
4:11
AYYY
I saw this, downloaded it, played it blind on my home pad, and Jesus CHRIST taro
You are a fucking wizard dude
i managed to play this on portable and its hard as fuck
👌👌👌
Ayaze stop pls
nice
That drop tho also 200th comment