Dancing Stage Ultimix 4: OverloaD - Now accepting!

[Ben Speirs]

Alright guys, DSU is back and this time it will be an experience like no other! Everything that was a negative about the other DSUs is being fixed, to provide you, the reader, with as much entertainment as we can possibly squeeze out of you! And why do we do this?

Because we love you. ALL of you. Without you this series wouldn't be on it's fourth! Every person who downloads, submits or even LOOKS at my thread contributes, so thank you all s very much!

I believe a few of you know about KBU? Well, this pack and KBU are connected in a certain way... but when this is finally released, look out for something very new to Stepmania that could possiby pave the way for a new wave of simfiles...

The unlock system for 3 was a good idea on paper - but it seemed like a lot of you simply could not be bothered! After realising that ALL you want to do is to play simfiles, I'm gonna revert back to the original "play songs get songs" methods.. and maybe one or two surprises will pop up. It IS DSU afterall

I'm hoping to get the kind of reception that DSU1 got - as in, a group of simfilers having fun. We DO put a lt of hard work into each sim we do, but at the end of the day we are having fun. I want the simming community to join hands again, and revert back to the days of old where anything goes, but we're all on the same team.

But now I've rambled on, here are the rules of submitting - follow these to ensure you have a quality sim for me! <3

Length: The songs can be any limit between 0:50 and 15:00. We encourage that we get more normal lengh sims than long versions, and more long versions than marathons, but that's your call! As long as it's fine, I'm throwing it in!

Graphics: The sim must have the following graphics - banner, background and cd-title. If you cannot produce good graphic, PM me and I'll start a thread up in Graphic Requests where all our DSU graphic problems go, and I pay them with my lovely tokens that do nothing. You NEED a cd-title that includes YOUR SIMMING NAME. Sorry Super_Ray, I can't accept those Pop'n'Music cd-titles anymore Any problems, contact me!

Difficulties: I require Light, Standard and Heavy steps. Some songs can be CHALLENGE ONLY but in certain circumstances only (eg. it's a remix of an already submitted song, it's a marathon etc.). I also HEAVILY encourage Beginner charts - they don't take long and they do improve the overall quality so much!

So, that's it! Also, if the song doesn't SOUND like it should be hard, don't make it be! I'm trying to cut down on 10s and stuff

Where do I send my simfile? Send any simfile to dancingstageultimix@gmail.com. Simfiles CAN be released, but even then you must e-mail me the link to it - I do not want my PM box overflowing, I don't want to be trudging through this thread to see what I have and haven't downloaded. I want everything to be nicely organised, so PLEEEEASE email me, otherwise I can't accept! If you are sending an exclusive, simply e-mail me the attached file

ALSO, in the email please specify whether the song is a license, long version, marathon, ddr/itg edit, bemani remix, DSU1,2 or 3 re-step or an ORIGINAL. Originals are songs by artists like cornandbeans, Sanxion7, DM Ashura, Detach etc.

I'll try to check this as much as possible, but if I am a little slow please do not start harrassing me - I do have a life outside of Bemanistyle XD

Now GO, and HAVE FUN!

[Ben Speirs]

Songs (38)
(0 Revivals)

Licenses (7)
One (Always Hardcore) by Remengan
Restart! by cpubasic
Ready Steady Go! - Gpop
Motteke Serafaku - Gpop
Kodo (Inside The Sun Remix) - maxxfreak
Here It Goes Again! - MixMasterLar
unaprecciated - Chewphoria

Rhythm Game Edit (13)
Himawari - Ramengan
Holic - Ramengan
Rainbow Flyer - Ramengan
The End of Spirituality - MixMasterLar
Evil Eye - SulferDragon
In The Ruins - Lilina
Canon-D - Gpop
YAKANKOU - Gpop
YAKANKAO (super heavy remix) - Gpop
SUPER SAMURAI - MixMasterLar
Surge Line - DMAxel
U - MixMasterLar
Freeway Shuffle - Kitsune
Tomorrow Perfume (vocal ver.) - Kitsune

Bemani Remix (5)
AM-3P (House Party Dub) - Lilina
MaxX ResurrexXion - Gpop
Rhythm and Police - Gpop
Trip Machine Survivor MAX - Gpop
Survivor Showdown - Gpoop

Video-Game / Anime (5)
Jackie's Theme - MixMasterLar
Tori No Uta (Air OP) - Gpop
Gradius Medley - DMAxel
My Final Fantasy - MixMasterLar
Step ~ The Plain - SulferDragon

Original (7)
Policy in the Sky - MixMasterLar
The Visionary - Remengan
Tightwad - joel stud
Marisa Stole The Precious Thing - Gpop
Marisa Stole The Precious Thing (Remix) - Gpop
WarpZone - MixMasterLar
bbblow - SulferDragon

From DSU1 (0)

From DSU2 (0)

From DSU3 (0)

[Ben Speirs]

Rejections (These CAN be fixed)
Goodnight by MixMasterLar - it's a joke file that DSU4 doesn't really need =P
Shizuka by MixMasterLar - Most undanceable track ever - also offsync =P
Hanyou by Kitsune - sync problems, which is unfortunate cos the steps are pretty good.
Hanyou (Remix) by Kitsune - see above, this is the same. But with a sexy video.
The Last Blade 2 by MixMasterLar - sync problems, and it's under 50 seconds. Odd steps in places too!
Light Before We Land by MixMasterLar - expert is more like a 4! Also sync issues.
Zoom Down by MixMasterLar - the whole song should be in 12ths! Also not really a 10 =P
Quasar (for DSU4) by maxxfreak - I love the patterns you've used, but way too much double stepping, it just doesn't flow...

Your Sim Is Not Complete! (If your sim is in here it will be accepted as soon as it's fixed up) / I Have A Problem Which Can be Fixed!
Kizu Darake no BLUEMOON by MixMasterLar - NEEDS GFX
Driver's High by MixMasterLar- NEEDS GFX
Kobo (Inside The Sun) by maxxfreak - Beginner to Heavy are great fun, but Oni isn't... permission to delete Oni?
Duck Dub Dub - GFX PLEASE
Endless Summer Story - GFX?
Yakusoku - NEEDS GFX

[Hiryuu]

So did you guys do away with the elitism that hindered the project to begin with?

If that's the case, I may just end up going ahead and giving you some to mess with.

[Ætheros]

I'm thinking of submitting some simfiles (mostly of original music) and since I haven't submitted anything (other than the group banner) for any of the DSU mixes, I was wondering, what's the rule on Bemani Remixes?

[MdX MaxX]

I think I'll be submitting my sim for Kodo (Inside the Sun Remix) a.k.a the Wii commercial song. I just have to get it finished...

Did you ever get DSU 1-3 uploaded? I really want to download those.

[Valex]

I'll be submitting again :-)

[SulferDragon]

I won't submit 25+ files that suck. I'll probably only submit 5 or 6 files that don't suck, especially since I have about 15 requests waiting for me to start/finish which are not pad files.

P.S. Any idea on how long submissions will be open? How many files are you aiming for? Stuff like that.

[Ben Speirs]

Hiryuu: The only elitism we ever encountered was for KBU, because we know the KB community are much harsher about what's good and isn't, and being a first pack we needed to ensure that in the future people would look back and say "well it's better than the first". So we set a pretty high standard.

Aetheros: For about the tenth time, thanks for that banner There are no special rules for Bemani Remixes at all. They just have to be remixed songs.. that came from bemani games. 'tis all

maxx freak: Me being European I've never heard that song. I'm hoping it's good =D

Valex: WOO, The Call (or at least that's what I think it was called) was one of my favourite files from DSU3

Sulfer: Hey, the only thing I'd really say you overdid it on was the cornandbeans stuff, and I was still greateful because cornandbeans are awesome!

I'm looking for around 100 to 300 files of good quality, so the deadline will be... whenever me and the community have nothing left to give or gain from this!

[MixMasterLar]

wait wait what 300 files are you for real?!?!

I do want to get back on the Marathon Sim project thingy lol.

ps for the sake of keeping BMS up to date: I did send 3 brand new sims

[Ben Speirs]

Well DSU2 had 200+ IIRC, so it's feaseable. That IS a max though so yeah.

[my58vw]

Place to download Ultimix 1 - 3?

[Ætheros]

Originally Posted by MixMasterLar

wait wait what 300 files are you for real?!?!

I do want to get back on the Marathon Sim project thingy lol.

ps for the sake of keeping BMS up to date: I did send 3 brand new sims

What!? 300!? Over 300!?

[Super_Ray]

I'm in! I'm gonna try and get more all new stuff in this time, instead of letting you dig through my old stuff (which you're more than welcome to do, if you so desire, but I wanna try and use more brand new sims this time around). I'll pm you with a list of songs I want to enter.

[Ben Speirs]

Thanks guys! Here's to hoping all the veterans of the series help out once more, and also that we get some new simmers joining the gang! I know EnR and Oni-91 are making stuff, and it pleases me greatly!

I know I say this every DSU but I love the reception I'm getting not even a day into it!