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PS2 to USB problems....

Chao Freak — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:16:58 GMT

Well now. I need some help from you guys.
I bought an EMS DUALSHOOTER USB2 converter to use with my STEPMANIA. Oh yeah. Just so you know, I have a MAC) But when I tried to put in the configuration, nothing worked. It wasn't registering. So then I download the Mac OS drivers, installed them and it still wasn't working. The switch is set to "PC" so I really don't know what else to do. XP

I need some help with In the groove pc

djtettra — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:33:24 GMT

hey whats up guys im having a problem with my in the groove for pc. im trying to add songs to it and i wont let me, i went to the ITG preferences and change it and added it next to aditional song folders this what i did

Aditionalsongfolder=C:\programs\in the groove\songs\DDR Extreme
i added it like and i get an error that says its in the same song folder or something like that i dont remember because im not at my home computer right now
if anyone could please thanks P.S. i really want original songs on in the groove i love alot of the songs that are here and i would go with stepmania but i love the itg theme and cant get a good one to work thanks in advance....

Looking for info on image and avi resolutions

masterage — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:01:22 GMT

Standard sizes:
Banner - 256x80
BG - 640x480
Avi - 320x240

Now, what I'm wandering is, can this be increased to look better in HD without the program suffering? I know the banner and BG can, but only to 512x160 and 800x600, respectivally.

So I guess my questions are:
- Can I size up Avi to be bigger?
- Can the banner/background get any larger as well?

Thanks in advance, I know this is a rather basic level question, just getting back into simfile making for a project and it's been a while.

Starting A background video Before the song gap?

lorenzo6596 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:13:24 GMT

Hey guys i got a hold of some IIDX songs for stepmania and im trying to add their appropriate background video, the problem im having is the fucking gap!! ugh is their anyway in the .SM or .DWI file to have the video start before the gap? help is much needed thanks ahead of time for the help <3:azn:

A Few Song Pack Requests!

Ricky1478 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:00:20 GMT

What's up everyone? I have a few step file requests that I just can't find anywhere. If you have any of the songs or the song pack and you can upload it, that'd be cool of you! Here are the song packs:

Linus' Megapack
Smiley Pack (found it thanks to MixMasterLar)
Touhou Pack (found it thanks to MixMasterLar)

If you guys have any requests for me I'll look for em and find em for you in the future. Til then, please help me find these! Thanks!

~Ricky~

stepmania

kalbal93 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:34:20 GMT

hiya all can someone give me a link to stepmania in a rar file i need it in a rar so i can get it to my comp in school thank yoo :D

Getting Win7 x64 to recognize Cobalt Flux control box

Sheepdude — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:06:04 GMT

After upgrading to Windows 7 (64-bit), I can't get my Cobalt Flux control box working on my system. When I plug the control box into the USB port, I get an error "USB Device Not Recognized", saying that the device malfunctioned.

Anyone know of a fix or drivers that will solve the problem?

Replacement brackets?

mr.miyagi — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:55:50 GMT

Hello, I'm completely modding my cobalt flux with arcade sensors, ddr panels, and the likes.
However, I'm not sure where I could get the metal brackets to hold the arrow in place (the ones in the 4 corners of the arrow)?
If not, any suggestions as to a good triangle bracket places that may sell something of the likes, like Lowes or Home depot?
(like these... but without the constraint of selling 32 at a time..!)
Corner Metals for DDR Floor Arrows - Dance / Music Machine Parts - Spare Parts - Arcade Video Game Coinop Sales - Coinopexpress

Also, would any standard L-bracket work for this method or would I be able to just find any sort of L-bracket that looks similar that may work?
Thanks a ton... <3

Help! I can't edit stepmania.ini!

Radiant-Cadenza — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:26:02 GMT

Well, first of all it was missing, but I found it in
users/(myname)/local/appdata/virtualstore/program files/stepmania/data (Vista, by the way... yeah... I know)

Well, I want to change stepmania so that instant-fail affects light and beginner difficulties.

the lines
"FailOffForFirstStageEasy=1
FailOffInBeginner=1"

are missing from the .ini.

I tried adding them myself and changing the values to 0, but the .ini file resets itself every time I start Stepmania!

Any idea how I can make this work?

Edit:

Oh, I just found a workaround. Not the perfect solution, it's better than nothing. I noticed that when you start a song on easy or beginner what it actually does is switch your fail type from immediate to end of song while on light/beginner if that is your default. So if I start the first song on light, go into the options first, and switch the fail type back, it'll stay that way for light/beginner for the rest of the game.

Still, it would be nice to not have to do that EVERY time I set the game up, but it'll work for now.

Patterns in sm files

sonique10000 — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:41:17 GMT

I know there styles such as trills, drills, crossovers...

But beyond that, I don't know what the names are of any other patterns.

Coming back after a few years, old songs?

Potato2k4 — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:07:21 GMT

Hey guys I haven't played in a few years and I'm looking for somewhere to find all of the old original popular songs (Paranoia, Max 300, Sakura, A, AA, AAA, etc.) without going through all of these remixes, anyone know where I can find them?

What kind of music do you make simfiles for?

Solon Halwinder — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:58:50 GMT

I've been working on a few different files lately, and got to wondering what other people step.

I do pretty much anything. For example...
1. I'm working on Don't Say Lazy (TV Size) by Yoko Hikasa right now, which is J-Rock. YouTube - K-on ED full [Don't say lazy]
2. I recently submitted Dawn (Perpetual Mix) by KaW vs. i09 for Stepmania.com's Stepmix 5 competition. YouTube - Pump Pro - Dawn (Perpetual Mix) CZ
3. I'm contemplating doing Balrog's Stage from Super Street Fighter 2. YouTube - Street Fighter II Music - Balrog (NA, Europe) / M. Bison (Japan)
4. I've done multiple songs by Savage Garden, an alternative band. (I think that's how they're classified.) YouTube - Savage Garden - The Best Thing

And so on.

What do you do?