Hey guys, I thought it was finally time to get this all together into a thread. People in IRC have been asking stuff so I'd like this to serve as the central reference point, as it were, for development, questions etc.
What is Opentrax
Opentrax is a community project dedicated to the releasing of an "open" version of the Dancetrax video game, containing custom songs, graphics, and more! In terms of functionality and more importantly user freedom, we think Opentrax is to Dancetrax as Stepmania is to DDR.
Who is Opentrax?
The current Opentrax team is as follows:
Char (Project founder and team lead)
NAKET coder (Concept graphics)
Zombiecopter (Concept graphics, logo, website design)
Olly573 (Website design, team sigs)
Jamster (Simfile scout)
Titiln (Information and
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setzer (Menu music and flash design)
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What is the current status of the project?
Right now I'm pleased to report that Zombiecopter is almost done with our replacement website. The original one was lost when my hard drive crashed, but the replacement lokos even better, trust me
Regarding the project itself, I'm currently halfway through my "Learning C++, a primer" book which has taught me a lot, and NAKET coder is looking into file encryption data. The major milestones in the project's immidiate future are:
- Wait for the team behind Dancetrax to make Dancetrax. Offer support on public forums if need be regarding the release of a home version.
- NAKET coder is going to buy a copy of Dancetrax CS when it is released (This project is 100% legit we do not support piracy)
- Prepare for the release of Dancetrax hacking tools. For code abstraction reasons as well as efficiency we will use someone else's tools and not actually code them ourself. We feel that this step will increase productivity by a lot. We don't know who is making the tools but plan to use any and all available. This increases our flexibility as opposed to being tied down to in-house tools.
- DDRUK simfile packs will need to be downloaded. This milestone can be achieved at any time but only after I get DSL because it would take too long otherwise. Verizon expect to extend coverage to my area in Q3 2006.
- Major Milestone - First public beta release of "DanceExtreme", an Opentrax release using DDR Extreme simfiles. Synching issues and other bug fixes to be handled after this release.
How can I help?
Right now the team is pretty self sufficient and we believe we have enough memebrs to successfully develop and release our initial Opentrax builds. Please do NOT email the team offering to be a beta tester, when the project is ready for a public release it will be released. Until then, the team have better things to do wtih their time than chase away people who want an early release. I am sorry if this sounds rude but I have to be firm.
That about covers everything, feel free to ask any questions you may have in this thread, support, ideas, etc. We are opn to everything
Zombiecopter will be setting up a Paypal donate link for those who want to support thee project, I will edit that in when it's done.
Announcing... Team Opentrax! 
