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Floyd10:
I want to know if it is possible to create a DWI from scratch? I tried to edit one that I dld and its too ---smurfing--- annoying. Any help would be appreciateed.
SirPoonga:
Yep, back when stepmania pwas pretty much exclusively DWI (not many people made sm files) I made my own.
It takes patients. The hardest part is getting the bpm. For that I had a beat calculator, in which you hit the space bar for each beat and it would give you the bpm. Then I made a file that on each beat it had and arrow, like
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Then I would use DWI (the program) in edit mode to play around with the settings until the arropws landed ont he beat towards the end of the song. Then from there it is the tedious task of making the steps. Though once you get the BPM you can then use Stepmania's editor to make step graphically, that will save to sm files.
MrBond:
Forgive a newbie to the stepmania world, but where is a good place to look for packages to download? What is the best format to download? Tutorial somewhere?
And if I really get into this thing, what is the best dance pad to get?
Thanks a bunch!
SpamMe:
--- Quote from: Floyd10 on June 14, 2004, 03:33:33 pm ---I want to know if it is possible to create a DWI from scratch? I tried to edit one that I dld and its too <auto-censored> annoying. Any help would be appreciateed.
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You might try auto-generating one:
http://www.monket.net/wiki/dancing-monkeys
I've had about 50% success rate with that, so worth a shot as it's very easy to use.
Here are some dwi tutorials: http://www.bemanistyle.com/tutorials.php
--- Quote from: MrBond on June 14, 2004, 04:36:44 pm ---Forgive a newbie to the stepmania world, but where is a good place to look for packages to download?
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Stepmania's main site has good selection of links and downloads.
--- Quote ---And if I really get into this thing, what is the best dance pad to get?
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It's my understanding that the best pad, other than one you build yourself, is the cobalt flux pad, but they're rather expensive.
Roundup of a few (less expensive) soft pads:
http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Games/Roundups/ddrpad04/index.html
SirPoonga:
MrBond, check out www.ddrfreaks.com forum.