raveMACHINE

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Well, as time has gone by I've been having less and less time to work on this project.  So, I've decided to scrap anything I may have added to it to impress other people and make a game that I myself would enjoy.

That being said, I've reorganized the game and I have a few new things involved in it:

• Very, very long songs, or rave mixes (45 mins tops) - combine songs together, use DJ mixes (Alive 2007)
• Laid-back note scoring (some notes are more important to hit than others) - utilize fake notes?
• Full albums of artists (daft punk, justice, fatboy slim, renard??) - each album has a custom game-play screen and intro in the theme
• Two difficulties: Normal and Difficult - no fake note mode?
• Mod courses for the longer songs - yeah

The long song thing is bound to make people hate me.  Most people lose interest in a song after the first 30 seconds or so, I doubt they'll last 30 minutes.

I know how to do everything here except for the fake note stuff, I'll have to figure that out..

Oh, and I have a video of it's progress (the theme). 
I'm basing it off of the MGD2 theme for the sake of it was already pretty close to what I wanted in a theme.
All of the sounds and graphics and stuff will be changed, but the stuff I haven't changed is pretty obvious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxvOlLBMIMw

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Okay, I have this system set up now that will allow for small download updates without an .exe file (just a package or .smzip):

Stub Theme:

Code: (GamePrefs.ini) [Select]

[dance]
Theme=stub


Code: (stub/metrics.ini) [Select]

[Global]
FallbackTheme=rave

[Common]
WindowTitle=raveMACHINE
InitialScreen=ScreenCompany
FirstRunInitialScreen=ScreenCompany

[ScreenSelectStub]
NextScreen=ScreenTitleMenu

Both Default and Rave Themes:

Code: (metrics.ini) [Select]

[ScreenSelectStub]
Fallback=ScreenOptionsSubmenu
LineNames=1
OptionMenuFlags=together;forceallplayers;smnavigation
PrevScreen=ScreenSelectStub
NextScreen=ScreenSelectStub
Line1=conf,Theme

[Common]
FirstRunInitialScreen=ScreenSelectStub
InitialScreen=ScreenSelectStub
WindowTitle=Select The Theme 'Stub'

And then a few fixes to the language file and BGAs, etc.

In effect, it forces (most) players to use the stub theme (which I would place in a separate .smzip).  Then I can just update the stub theme (a much smaller file) instead of the whole entire rave theme.

What do you think?  Overly complicated, or will it work?

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Song List:

• Each 'part' is one song that is playable in raveMACHINE.
• Songs longer than 20 minutes WILL have mod scripts (only a few under 20 minutes will as well).
• Songs marked in red are boss songs that unlock new modes or new albums.
• Songs marked in blue are alternate songs not necessarily stepped to the music (in the traditional sense).
• DVNO: Four capital letters printed in gold 'cause details make the girls sweat.
• Sections of a song/part that are in italics are already being made, if they are in Georgia Font then they are done.

Progress Key

• If just started then given half the percentage, if finished then given entire percentage.
• Songs/sections of a part further split up the percentage of the steps/mod scripts.

Graphics - 10% graphics
Audio Cut - 10% audio
Steps/Mod Script - 40% each or 80% steps

TOTAL SONGLIST PROGRESS:  .095%

Cross - Justice - Split into four parts.- PROGRESS: 15%
Part One - 12:53 - PROGRESS: 15%
Genesis
Let There Be Light
D.A.N.C.E.

Part Two - 11:20  - PROGRESS: 15%
Newjack
Phantom (Pts. I & II)

Part Three - 10:55 - PROGRESS: 15%
Valentine
Tthhee Ppaarrttyy
DVNO

Part Four - 13:05 - PROGRESS: 15%
Stress
Waters Of Nazareth
One Minute to Midnight

Alive - Daft Punk - Split into two parts. - PROGRESS: 18%
Part One - 41:31- PROGRESS: 22%
Robot Rock/Oh Yeah - PROGRESS: 50%
Touch It/Technologic - PROGRESS: 0%
Television Rules the Nation/Crescendolls - PROGRESS: 0%
Too Long/Steam Machine - PROGRESS: 0%
Around The World/Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger - PROGRESS: 0%
Burnin'/Too Long - PROGRESS: 0%
Face to Face/Short Circuit - PROGRESS: 0%

Part Two - 42:19 - PROGRESS: 15%
One More Time/Aerodynamic/Aerodynamic Beats/Forget About the World - PROGRESS: 0%
The Prime Time of Your Life/The Brainwasher/Rollin' & Scratchin'/Alive - PROGRESS: 0%
Da Funk/Daftendirekt - PROGRESS: 0%
Superheroes/Human After All/Rock'n Roll - PROGRESS: 0%

Why Make Videos? - Fatboy Slim - Separate Songs (song length not definite) - PROGRESS: 5%
Weapon of Choice - PROGRESS: 0%
Praise You - PROGRESS: 0%
Ya Mama - PROGRESS: 0%
Wonderful Night - PROGRESS: 0%
Right Here, Right Now - PROGRESS: 0%
The Joker - PROGRESS: 0%
The Rockafeller Skank - PROGRESS: 0%
Going Out of my Head - PROGRESS: 0%
Gangster Trippin - PROGRESS: 0%
That Old Pair of Jeans - PROGRESS: 0%

One more possible album to be included from one of the following artists: - PROGRESS: 0%
Micheal Jackson (why not?)
Muse (would be split into three parts:  one red, one blue, one normal)
The Who (one of the best rock bands in the world, that's why)
Renard (one of his DJ mixes)

Expansions:
The ability to add expansions is added, and yes, if people actually like this I will add more.