Rhythm Game General / Sows Begging Thread

[Anonymous No.]

discuss game

[Anonymous No.]

You don't need an invite to sows if you know what you're looking for.

[Anonymous No.]

ca~sino

[Anonymous No.]

>try to build ratio by seeding recent torrents
>no one's downloading them
welp, it was fun while it lasted

[Anonymous No.]

>>12107439
you expected to get your ratio back from reseeding?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12107439
didn't you see the number in the "Seed" column? it will never be your turn.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12107084
That's not exactly true
From what I can understand Spada is only available on Sows, and SDVXII will only be available on sows for a while

[Anonymous No.]

>>12107084
What if I'm looking for Pop'n and guitar freaks?

Incidentally, what do people recommend for Pop'n buttons? There's some chinks on ebay who are selling knock-offs for 10 bucks each, I might e-mail them and see if I can get a reduction for buying 9 at once.

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>>12107550
and both are encrypyed
>>12107555
sunny park is on public trackers, not sure about older games

[Anonymous No.]

Does anyone know where I can buy springs for IIDX buttons internationally?

Rakuten has some Sanwa ones for cheap, but the shipping costs are killer. The springs I'm looking for are 15mm in diameter, roughly 18-20mm long, and with a weight load of 100g.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12106626
I'm playing currently Cytus and Love live SIF.

[Anonymous No.]

I'm currently playing Cytus and Love live SIF.

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>>12107567
How did you get Love Live to work?

latest update broke it for me, tried redownloading from a cracked app store and nothing. Ipod Touch here.

[Anonymous No.]

What do you think of this?

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>>12108380
Didn't even notice it was out, I'll pick it up later.

I found the first game very dull, lots of touch screen crap and slicing directions hardly ever worked correctly, diagonals often ruined full combo streaks. But then, I'm not a big fan of FF or its music, like the target audience for this stuff. They might be more forgiving of poor gameplay.

Mirai 2 is the much better purchase, although Mirai 1 was terrible. I hope CC improves on the original in a similar way.

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>>12107563
Buy from a local engineering supplies shop. Alot of places will do commissions for companies then have a bunch left over you can buy for cheap.

[Anonymous No.]

bum

[Anonymous No.]

Does anyone have any good measurements of an IIDX cabinet? Like distance of screen and buttons from the floor.

Also, what's a good display/tv to use?

I'm toying with the idea of getting something set up at home, dunno if it'll end up happening though.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12106626
parappa is the by far the best rhythm game by far

[Anonymous No.]

>>12112515
i think in regards to display you'd want a decent crt to minimize input lag

[Anonymous No.]

I'm stupid and my Google-fu can't find Sunny Park anywhere. Fried Chicken and Tricoro were easy.

Any chance of a hint? I doubt I'll be getting an invite to sows any time this year, so that's not much of an option.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12113827
it's up there

[Anonymous No.]

>>12113888
Thanks, I wasn't getting anywhere.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12113904
I think you can find most of this stuff on PD as well. Dunno if they work but I've seen the files there.

[Anonymous No.]

so i got sdvx downloaded, but i dont know how to launch it

can someone help

[Anonymous No.]

>>12115173
Do the same thing for Tricoro

[Anonymous No.]

>>12115180
i dont know how to launch tricoro

[Anonymous No.]

playing CROSSⅹBEATS and Love Live SIF on JP server, CxB is in event mode again, current section has 3 songs, 1 meh 2 i dont mind. SIF is fun, passed 2 expert charts.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12115191
bemanitools, son

[Anonymous No.]

So I figured out how to launch it, but when its starting up it gives me this error.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12116903
Have you changed ea3-config at all? if so, check if all unused network adapters are disabled except the one you are going to use.

[Anonymous No.]

beatmania IIDX.

[Anonymous No.]

Get hype.
Only thing that could make it better is some STi.

[Anonymous No.]

Any way to fix the double-scratch issue with KOC turntables connected to a Tricoro system?
Upping the polling rate to 500hz did nothing, and I don't particularly wanna spend another 25 bucks or more on a new PS2->USB converter unless I absolutely need to

[Anonymous No.]

>>12107558
There are more than enough Bemani IRC rooms that will net you the stuff you need.

>>12107439
You should have joined with ratio in mind. You should do Save the World each day. You can always contribute music and such, it's easy to find rips of stuff people will want or find things in your own collection that are relevant enough to upload. Oh yeah, and if you aren't getting the free bonus from seeding something 24/7 you're dumb. Private trackers aren't THAT hard to use.

There, did my nice thing for the day by doing a private tracker 101.

[Anonymous No.]

Anyone have any tips for Almagest? I'm on hyper and the hold notes are raping me.

maybe if this wasn't the first cunting song with freeze notes I could've worked up to a decent level when I'm clearing every other level 10

[Anonymous No.]

>>12120958
>Bemani IRC rooms
How totally fucking autistic do you have to be to hang around shit like that in the hopes of finding a HDD rip or two?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12120991
if you're not on sows and have exhausted google then there aren't many other options
you'd probably do better just lurking for a sows invite on irc though

[Anonymous No.]

>>12108380
with all the DLC of the first game is included, I say no, it's not worth it.

I'm picking it up though.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12118149
Sampling Masters MEGA. Aww yeaa, I'm hype for this already.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12120988
You can do mediocre on the charge notes part, just make sure you're hitting everything right after it and you should be able to pass it.

[Anonymous No.]

I'm kind of looking forward to what they try to pull off with the story in Lapistoria and its alternate dimension that changes the artstyle.

[Anonymous No.]

Any DJ Max or similar games for pc?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12122413
there's a DJMAX Online private server and DJMAX Trilogy

[Anonymous No.]

>>12122467
Any way to get in?

[Anonymous No.]

any idea where to buy cheap beatmania iidx controller?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12124653
might be able to get a second hand ps2 controller off ebay or the like

[Anonymous No.]

>>12124653
Honestly, build your own and play the arcade rips.

You can buy a pack of 7 buttons from chinks on ebay for 20 bucks, and they're a million times better than the awful mushy cheap official controllers. Constructing your own turntable is a hassle, but you can always just use a button for the input. Mounted in cardboard or wood if you have a few power tools, and it works fine as an entry point to the series.

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>>12122239
>You can do mediocre on the charge notes part,
I wouldn't play Almagest if I was fine with doing mediocre on the charge notes parts

guess I should get gud

[Anonymous No.]

Why do people play random?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12124743
Because they want to learn odd patterns that almost never come up, but when they do come up, they fuck them over.
tl;dr don't bother with random unless you wanna be able to FC every song in whatever range you're playing

[Anonymous No.]

I'm ready to order everything I need to build my ghetto sdvx controller, but I still have no idea what I'm going to do about the box. I've nothing to use as a base nor any tools to cut the needed holes.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12124746
Based on your terrible post, I am going to assume you've never gotten a AA on anything higher than an 8.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12124806
can probably just make a box out of mdf with minimal woodworking knowledge

[Anonymous No.]

>>12124806
You don't have a garage filled with old crap you can use? Cardboard and glue will give you something if you build the box in layers to make up for the lack of strength.

In terms of actually building a wooden box though, you're looking at about a 40 dollar minimum for a drill, some spade bits to cut button holes, and one of those glorious Japanese wood saws to cut the sides of your box out. Wood can probably be had for free.

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>>12124812
True, I'm a pretty terrible player. If you've got a better answer what random can be used for, though, then do enlighten us.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12124840
>You don't have a garage filled with old crap you can use?

Unfortunately I've recently moved to another country and have been living in an apartment. I really have nothing to work with.

I wonder if there are places where I can custom order a job like this.

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>>12124865
There probably are, but it'll be way overpriced, even compared to buying all the materials and tools yourself. You'd probably be better off waiting for the inevitable DAO.

I'm halfway through building my controller using parts of an old desk for wood, but I'm still not sure how I'm going to mount a detachable rig for the knobs so I can switch between SDVX and IIDX.

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>>12124850
Not him, but random is great if you want to practice chords and pure sightreading. Also on the off-chance you do manage to memorize a song random will give it replayability value.

I only use it for songs that are already spread out a lot because it breaks the nice stair patterns otherwise.

I'm completely against SRAN though; the jackhammers make me feel like I'm playing God of War or some shit. It isn't fun.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12124878
i'm currently in the early stages of making my own sdvx controller, i've sorted the electronics and i've got schematics for making an enclosure
problem is my woodworking knowledge doesn't extend a lot further than making a shoddy dicebox so i'll likely be enlisting help from family members

[Anonymous No.]

http://sdvx.info/
This website is now working again
Kind of interesting for SDVX players

[Anonymous No.]

>>12125295
I feel like it's not that tough to make something out of wood. As long as you've got the tools and some wood glue, you're well on your way to making a passable effort. Plus it feels good to watch it all come together.

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>>12125320
the way i see it i just have to do what i've done before on a larger scale, although i feel i'd need more than just woodglue to hold together something this size

[Anonymous No.]

>>12125326
You'd be surprised at how well wood glue holds stuff together. You can always put a few screws in the sides too.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12125302
Thanks a lot
Time to clear the monstrosity that is For UltraPlayers

[SOWS BEGGAR No.]

Can anyone send SOWS invitation to me? I really want to play SDVX and other bemani games.

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

>>12126241
What can you offer back? That's the question

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>>12126680
considering he's too dumb to find sdvx on public trackers, probably nothing

[Anonymous No.]

Whenever I try to boot Tricoro, it gets stuck in a loop. Any tips?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12126863
is your ea3-config set properly?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12126863
Have you disabled all of your network adapters aside from the one you actually use?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12126870
>>12126874
Yes and yes. Double checked both.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12126905
you running the latest bemanitools?

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>>12126912
If it's 4.20, then yes.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12126937
It's 4.21.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12126937
4.21 is the latest one

[Anonymous No.]

>>12126943
>>12126942
While that does avoid a later issue, still getting nothing.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12126995
Are you just trying to run the base game, or have you botched a patch job trying to update it? Is the game on your C: drive in an LDJ folder, or are you trying to run it from your downloads folder? Have you made sure to set the files to not be read-only?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12127072
Just the base game to start. It's location is C:/LDJ/<gamefileshere>, and I made sure everything is not read only.

[Anonymous No.]

Destroyed my wrist.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12127103
make sure the executable is set to run as admin

[Anonymous No.]

>>12127149
Yep, been running as admin from the start.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12127153
not sure then, guess you should double check your ea3

[Anonymous No.]

>>12126863
What's your audio output?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12127186
Just my speakers.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12127145
Nice

[SOWS BEGGAR No.]

>>12126698
Fuck you I found it but the torrent is pretty much dead.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12127947
It worked fine for me a week ago. If there's a seeder with 100%, it's not dead.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12127947
checked it myself and there are at least 2 seeds
downloading slowly =! dead

[Anonymous No.]

>>12127947
I just got it a day or two ago.
Seeding for you.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12106626

Kinda frustrated with rhythm game threads on /jp/.

I play IIDX, DDR, Cytus, and I'm building a controller for sdvx but if I even mention that I play Osu it's instant shitposting all around which really sucks because I love the game as much as IIDX.

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>>12129542
so long as it's not someone begging for a sows invite i'm fine with it
what plans have you got for a sdvx controller? currently i'm going to try making some kind of wood enclosure and using an arduino to handle the button presses and analogs, although i've heard that many people use a teensy3

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>>12129599

I've been following this guide. http://homingpuyo.blog91.fc2.com/blog-entry-650.html

I'm still collecting parts but I'm going to mill out a solid block of wood for the housing instead of making a hollow box like this guy. I have an old table that's basically a thick, solid chunk of wood.

One this that has always annoyed me about my IIDX controller was the plastic housing made the controller feel "mushy". I think a solid hunk of wood with only the nessecary milled out parts will make the sdvx controller feel very solid. If it goes well I'll build an IIDX controller the same way.

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>>12129651
i was originally going to run the analogs through a mouse but ran into some issues that ended up with the mouse taking the rotation as an acceleration
thankfully i found some controller libraries for an arduino i had lying around so that was fortunate
you going to go through the effort of actual sanwa buttons? i haven't been able to find knockoff 60mm buttons

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>>12129678

>you going to go through the effort of actual sanwa buttons?

Yeah they're hard to find. Thing is this is also my first controller and I also haven't used any other custom controllers so it's hard for me to make an educated decision on which buttons will work best. If you have any more experience than I please don't hesitate to make a suggestion.

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>>12129710
quite sure sanwa has an official store on rakuten that does international delivery
that's the only place i've been able to reliably find 60mm buttons but import tax will be a nightmare since i'm european

[Anonymous No.]

Played SDVX 2 when I went to japan a few months ago and loved it because it seems like a baddie at IIDX like me can be pretty good at it (able to clear level 7s and 8s by playing a few times).
I'm currently downloading the first SDVX. Is it playable with a keyboard? How do you set up the knob controls with the keyboard?

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>>12131117
I don't know if it's possible to set keys to the knobs, bemanitools is pretty strict with what you can use. Most people use two mouses for the knobs.

I play with a ps3 controller, using sticks as the knobs and the rest of the buttons similar to djmax portable. It requires some messing around with motionjoy but it works really well and I've managed to clear some 15s with it.

[Anonymous No.]

It's been so long since we've had a rhythm game thread, I have a few things to ask:

Any Taiko maps for Osu to recommend?

What do you guys think of IA/VT coming out for Vita in August (I think.)?

What are some rhythm games for 3DS and Vita? I already have Taiko no Tatsujin and Theatrhytm on 3DS, and Technika Tune and Project Diva f on Vita. Importing obviously not a problem.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12131227
Oh cool thanks hadn't thought of that, I probably gonna use my PS3 controller too then

[Anonymous No.]

>>12131233
Mirai 2 is the best 3DS rhythm game. It's basically Diva with different songs.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12131258
The main thing with using a PS3 controller is to set the left and right sticks to the mouse X and Y axis, so pushing the sticks left or right makes your cursor move constantly. Then set the arrow and face buttons to whatever you want and you're set.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12131117 here
I must be an idiot but having libavs-win32.dll problem. Tried looking around the web and didn't find any solution. Help?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12131302
nevermind I'm an idiot

[Anonymous No.]

>>12106626
Anyone know someone selling a Blue Shark? I've been trying to buy one for years and almost managed to get one on Bemanistyle before they shut down.

[Anonymous No.]

>All ready to order the buttons for my sdvx controller from rakuten
>Find out import tax where I live is 60%

Maaaaaan, I did not account for this when planning my budget, gonna have to save up for a bit longer.
Fuck this stupid country.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12131575
i thought i was unlucky at 20% import tax
maybe if you're lucky they'll label it as a gift, but most semi legitimate places don't

[Anonymous No.]

>>12131838

I've been researching and apparently even if it's labelled as a gift I'll be taxed fully.

I could always hope that the package goes through without anyone looking at it, which apparently happens fairly often, but that's kind of a big risk to take.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12131842
if it's anything like it is here, EMS shipping will always get checked, but other delivery methods tend to be okay

[Anonymous No.]

>>12131233
If you decide to get Project Mirai, skip the first one since the songs from that game are in the second.

[Anonymous No.]

So if I live in Japan, should I not play the Kentucky Fried SDVX and just deal with Kshootmania instead?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12132869
To play SVDX you'll need a Psun account or at the very least a working PCBID. However Psun frowns upon giving PCBIDs to those in areas with eAMUSE networks eg. Japan.

> Issuing invites or PCBIDs to users residing in official Konami e-Amusement regions without PS administrator approval is forbidden, and may result in you and your invite tree getting banned.

However they do allow exceptions if a Psun moderator approves it.

[Anonymous No.]

Got SDVX and a psun card working. Perhaps now is the time to invest in a controller.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12133490
Can you guide me to get the psun card working with SDVX? I can't seem to do it myself and I can't find any help on the forums.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12133503
it's the same as tricoro isn't it?
just make a .txt file with a 16 digit hexadecimal and press num+ on the main menu

[Anonymous No.]

>>12133512
oh and specify the .txt file in config obviously

[Anonymous No.]

So the latest version of tricoro that some anon uploaded to MEGA can be immediately applied without any other updates right? My version right now is 2012100900.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12133521
i applied it with no other updates fine
as far as i'm aware it works

[Anonymous No.]

>>12133527
Alright, thanks for confirming!

[Anonymous No.]

still getting this error

[Anonymous No.]

>>12133545
probably wrong services url and/or bad pcbid
check the programmedsun troubleshooting thread

[Anonymous No.]

How big is Sunny Park? Wanted to make sure the link that I got is legit.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12133752
13 gig or so.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12133754
Sweet, right on the money.

[Anonymous No.]

May have found SDVX somewhere, just to be sure is the file around 5-6gb? or am I completely off

[Anonymous No.]

>>12134368
Yeah, that's about right.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12134371
Awesome! Thanks a bunch!

[Anonymous No.]

Playing tricoro on a keyboard seems much more difficult than playing LR2 on a keyboard. I normally can at least pass level 8s in LR2, but I barely can clear level 7s in tricoro. Is it the lag or is the timing more strict?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12134434
The timing is stricter.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12134434
Are you playing with easy timing on LR2?
I've been playing with normal, and I don't know how far off it is.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12134875
How do you change the timing? There doesn't seem to be a menu option for it.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12134886
You have to change every bms file. There's some program I downloaded a while ago to change everything in a folder.
If you can recomend me so file-hosting site where I don't need an account I'll upload it for you.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12134920
pomf.se, if it's under 50 MB.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12134920
>>12134973
Alright.
a.pomf.se/zyccci.7z

[Anonymous No.]

>>12134875
LR2's Normal is still easier than IIDX's timing. Hard is closer, but might be harder.

[Anonymous No.]

I can clear level 10s on Jubeat, level 12s on SDVX, and Level 10s on Reflec Beat.
Still can't get past level 9s even on easy mode on IIDX after a year of play. Am I just bad at IIDX?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12135612
No. IIDX just isn't as casual as everything else you listed. You'd probably get killed by Pop'n too.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12135661
>You'd probably get killed by Pop'n too.

No fucking kidding. Got obliterated by level 20s. The true Bemani Experience starts here huh?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12135612
It took me only 2-3 months of playing jubeat/reflec beat to clear 10s/10s+. The clear requirements for these games makes clearing too easy.

IIDX took me 2 years to clear 12s.

[Anonymous No.]

How hard is it to completely sightread jubeat? On high levels the game often throws out patterns that are really hard to get unless my hands are already positioned in a very specific way.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12136218
Reading is easy, but working on timing or technique could take practice.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12136231
Ah the old 'easy to play, difficult to master'

[Anonymous No.]

>>12135612
>level 12s on SDVX
How relevant
Come back again after you can clear level 15s on Ex mode

[Anonymous No.]

>>12136522
is it just me or is the difficulty jump between 14 to 15 way harder than 13 to 14?
sdvx is really inconsistent with the difficulty ratings in my opinion

[Anonymous No.]

>>12136648
Welcome to the level 15 wall
Though you can start with Absurd Guff, V.I.P or AA. They're all the low 15s imo

[Anonymous No.]

>>12136679
i've only tried flower and VIP so far, i think i need to unlock absurd gaff still

[Anonymous No.]

>>12136695
If you're playing here in Japan as well, level 15 songs on previous Booth is cheap as hell now
You can buy one of them for like every play or two so it shouldn't be much of a problem unlocking those (except for Mei being 1000 Blk)

[Anonymous No.]

>>12135039
A bit late, but thanks!

[Anonymous No.]

>>12136718
nah i'm playing on psun, points aren't an issue
i'll download a few 15s and give them a go, thanks

[Anonymous No.]

Is there a chuy diaz in this thread? if so, i'm going to beat your ass the next time i see you at the dorm.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12136942
Why so mad? Did he wreck you at IIDX?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12136522
g-gomen senpai i will try to make an effort

[Anonymous No.]

>>12136522
what is Ex mode

[Anonymous No.]

How do you manage your stamina in IIDX/pop'n and do people die if they play consecutively for 10 hours?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12137672
people in asian countries like china, taiwan, and korea die all the time playing video games 10 hours consecutively

so yeah, probably

[Anonymous No.]

So Project 736T is going to be an arcade game. My hype is gone now.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12138352
Oh shit yes

[Anonymous No.]

I decided to start playing stepmania, Only other rhythm game I play uses only 2 keys so I am a beginner.

Anything I should know other than practice? because I am trying already.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12138627
tip: stop playing stepmania

[Anonymous No.]

>>12138670
Then what should I play? Any alternatives that use 4 keys?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12138676
o2jam, theres some modes on djmax i think?

and theres always osumania, but i wouldnt recommend that at all.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12138680
I'll try o2jam then.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12138670
Not him, but I played StepMania for a while and thought it was fine... what's wrong with it?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12139098
It doesn't look as awesome as this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyBx7eYwn7k

[Anonymous No.]

>>12138670
>>12138676
stepmania is only good if you use a dance pad

IMO any rhythm game where you can have one finger on each button at all times is bad

[Anonymous No.]

>>12139110
Agreed, although it's possible to cover all 7 keys and reach the turntable at the same time if your hands are big enough in IIDX. Still it makes it more interesting with the different playstyles and technique.

>>12138686
If you want to play a 4K rhythm game, just play Stepmania or djmax. o2jam has weird charts and are more focused on hold notes and servers that are not in Asia are probably unavailable. Just play IIDX instead.

>>12139098
Only 4 keys, no keysounds, hands are always fixed. New patterns don't appear because of only 4 lanes. It all comes down to who can hit shit the fastest and jack the hardest, which is dumb.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12139222
>>12139110
It seemed like a good way to ease into rythym games, but I get what you're saying, after a point it gets very dull.
>>12139103
The battle(?) on the right looks really silly.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12139240
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb_cz2BYLHc

I like this battle. The boss can shift forms depending on your score at a certain point.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12107550
Who told you Spada is on sows? You're being lied to.

[Anonymous No.]

I heard a rumor that it's not possible to get psun invites anymore. I went ahead and filled out the form, but is it true?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12140673
No, getting a psun invite is easy because everyone has one. People are literally lurking the forums right now to find people to invite.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12140692
Cool. I guess I'll just sit tight, then.

[Anonymous No.]

What's a good key config for playing IIDX on a keyboard? I've been trying to do asdf jkl; = s123 4567 but the asymmetry fucks me up.
Also, DJ Dao or DesktopArcade?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12140899
>What's a good key config for playing IIDX on a keyboard?

The real answer is there's probably none. But if you want to set up the key location to act like a real IIDX controller, I'd set it up like f t g y h u j with capslock and left shift as the turntable.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12140899
My setup was Shift/Caps for turntable, and then X R B U M 9 and (whatever is under your P key). It emulates the distances between the keys on an actual IIDX controller pretty well and it'll be WAY easier to switch to the real thing than if you use linear or very cramped layouts

[Anonymous No.]

>>12140899
There's no way to emulate an actual controller on a keyboard, because on a controller, you need to use both thumbs and move your hands between key 1 and 3 to scratch.

Your current layout is alright, but I recommend using spacebar for your right hand. So something like asdf space jkl.
Also, get a DAO controller.

>>12141159
This might be ok for your right hand, but definitely not for your left. If anything, it'll give you bad habits when you play on a controller.

>>12141048
it's impossible to hit chords with a cramp key setup like that.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12140899
I use awdfgyj with leftshift as turntable.

[Anonymous No.]

Usshisshi ~~

[Anonymous No.]

>>12141758
Garbage song. Garbage chart.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12141762
Get out.
Prim is love. Prim is life.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12141765
Prim a shit

[Anonymous No.]

>>12141499
A layout that tries to emulate the actual arcade distances between the buttons gives you bad habits but an O2Jam layout is fine?

I don't know about you but changing my playing style from O2Jam to IIDX was the most painful thing I ever had to do in that game.

[Anonymous No.]

how long should I wait after filling out the form without getting an invite before I give up

[Anonymous No.]

>>12142881
Post in the introduction thread. Introduce yourself, tell them you're interested in the games, you've been playing for this long, etc etc

[Anonymous No.]

>>12142909
Already done!

[Anonymous No.]

programmedcrew makes me so happy

[Anonymous No.]

>>12138627
Not worth playing if you weren't there from the start. It's not fun if you're not Staiain-tier good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0lxJjURWbA

[Anonymous No.]

>>12126246

>blanking out your rivals when all stats are searchable

nice one Gary

[Anonymous No.]

a friend of mine his selling me his dao Real Edition Single soon~~

only thing is that arcin boards won't be for sale again until July... I guess I'll have to play gold/empress until then.

[Anonymous No.]

kecak for best reason to install omnimix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT8eVdJ2VvM

[Anonymous No.]

>>12146050
False.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-jyAUI8-8Y

[Anonymous No.]

>>12146050
How do I get ahold of Omnimix if I'm not on sows?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12146113
you can't

[Anonymous No.]

I managed to find sdvx on a public tracker but I'm having the same problem as >>12133545. It's my first time doing anything like this, can someone help?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12147162
Actually I just noticed the error's different.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12147178
disable every unused network device
check pcbid/services url
check the programmedsun faq before posting

[Anonymous No.]

Why did SDVX attract so many new people that are new to bemani? Is it the touhou?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12147334
Touhou and vocaloid mixes. Also it just looks more fun and easy compared to the other games.

[Anonymous No.]

are there any places to actually play IIDX in europe?
the closest i can find is london comiccon having a DDR exhibit but i've not found anything in regards to the rest of europe

[Anonymous No.]

>>12147334
It's new and not a lot of games have those knobs

[Anonymous No.]

>>12150149
IIDX coming soon to an arcade in Essex apparently

[Anonymous No.]

>>12150149
oh, durr you said Europe.

Yeah Italy has a whole bunch of IIDX. There's one in Verona and uh I think a couple of others. All up to date except for the one in Rimini, I think that's still on Lincle.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12150931
http://www.astrocityonline.com/machines.php

It's a Sirius cabinet they've imported from Sweden and will be upgrading to SPADA. Everyone within 500 kilometers of this thing is hyped as heck for it.

Outside of England, there's a IIDX Tricoro cab in Toulouse and a Resort Anthem in Rimini, Italy.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12150931
>>12150938
>>12151925
thanks for the information, essex isn't far from me so i'll likely pay a visit in the near future
pretty fucking hype for SPADA too

[Anonymous No.]

I-I'm not ready for this

[Anonymous No.]

>>12152123
Shit, forgot pic

[Anonymous No.]

>>12152126
already?
i guess it could mean sdvx2 will have an arcade rip sooner but eh

[Anonymous No.]

>>12150931
Oh fuck, I live in Essex. Time to make a trip out to Southend-on-shit then.

[Anonymous No.]

DJDAO SDVX controller when?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12152719
>>12152719
It says "cumming soon" on the twitter.

[Anonymous No.]

Been trying to get into sows. Is it dead or just dying? Public trackers have just about everything you'd need. Wondering if there's even a point anymore.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12153158
It's the most active bemani community in the west.
You're either in and have access to everything or left out with nothing.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12153179
That's what I don't get. We're here looking for access because we want to be part of the community. If files are what we're after we use public trackers or buy an invite for $5 off any tracker invite site.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12153179
I don't rhythm game, but I was pretty sure westerners didn't do sekret clubs. So far with all other Japanese media, including MMD, we've been pretty open about sharing them and placing them on filehosts that aren't total fucking shit.
Where did this sekrit club come from and why are they doing this? It's unnatural. Only Chinese do this.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12153236
>Where did this sekrit club come from and why are they doing this? It's unnatural. Only Chinese do this.
If everyone had open access to all the arcade data and spread it everywhere, they'd get their shit shoved in by Konami.

This might not sound like a big deal, but Konami KNOWS about Sows, and they unofficially allow its existence as long as it remains relatively contained to people that don't have the opportunity to be bemani customers anyway. If Konami gets upset for any reason and Sows goes down, DJ HACKERS goes with it.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12153250
Sounds odd, how did a game company get a game hacker group by the balls? Those people are usually invisible.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12153250
So what's the deal then? I'm not a konami spy and I sure as shit don't have bemani games nearby. How do you get into the cool kids club?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12153250
>they unofficially allow its existence as long as it remains relatively contained to people that don't have the opportunity to be bemani customers anyway.

We don't really know this, but it's better not risking it. With PSun, i'm pretty sure people from Asia are slipping in the network.

[Anonymous No.]

bump

[Anonymous No.]

I've been playing LR2 on and off for about a year. Pretty much as soon as I found out about it and saw a few videos of it I bought a dao. Its my first rhythm game. I feel like I need to make excuses for this next part.
This guy promised to invite me to sows a couple of months ago once he started seeding and got 200 points for the invite or something, I'm probably never going to see the invite but that inspired me to start playing on a regular basis instead of sporadically going weeks without playing.
I played for at least an hour everyday no matter what for about 3 weeks and went from regularly clearing level 4 songs I know being on level 4 after almost a year of playing is pretty bad to level 6 songs but then I got stuck and it began to seem like I was never actually going to get an invite so I got frustrated and quit.
I was just playing and I was trying to figure out how to get the game mode that fails you if the groove gauge hits 0 or something like that and I realized I had been playing on the "mirrored" setting all this time. I thought this would make me shit, and that I had wasted all this time and instilled bad habits that I would never be able to break but then when I started playing songs patterns that was normally breaking my brain and make my hands retarded made sense. Its amazing, the answer to improving was right there in the setting all this time.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12158442
The mode you're looking for is hard gauge in IIDX or survival in LR2. Mirror can be useful in some cases, but yeah, you are correct, playing everything on regular or mirror can give you bad habits which is why people play on random.

[Anonymous No.]

hey guys what's your high score on munchy monk
mine is 640

[Anonymous No.]

So project 736T has a name : Beatcraft Cyclon, and song list is already looking good.

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[Anonymous No.]

>>12158652
are those sows stats?
what are you trying to convey

[Anonymous No.]

>>12158636
Song preview are nice.
Although, Paul there are too many wubs in that song.

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

>>12160275
pretty rad even if the authentic jubeat experience isn't much to write home about

[Anonymous No.]

>>12160275
I can only imagine what the shipping costs are going to be.

[Anonymous No.]

Man, I bought an arduino to run my SDVX knobs, only to realise the uno sucks for it. Not only does it not allow you to use the native USB libraries to convert input into analog movement, it only has 2 interrupt pins. With a nice quality, high resolution rotary encoder, connecting to anything but 2 interrupt pins means high speed tracking is a little off.

If you're planning on making the same mistake as me, get a Leonardo. USB support and 4 interrupt pins means you can connect 2 rotary encoders easily, and convert the input to mouse X and Y with some basic coding. Combined with an upside-down IIDX pad for the 7 buttons you need, the cost is anywhere from 15 bucks (cardboard box, cheap clicky encoders), to 40 bucks (spare wood, higher quality encoders).

If you don't have an IIDX controller, the price is even better, because you can use one of the encoders for the turntable, and just move it between the IIDX and SDVX positions when you need it.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12160977
you what?
i'm using an arduino uno to control my knobs right now and it works great, took some fiddling but it works
granted i am using shitty rotary encoders so the interrupt issue isn't so bad

[Anonymous No.]

>>12160979
How are you doing it? I've seen some workarounds, like converting the serial data using a different program into input, or flashing the Uno with a USB HID firmware, but it's all to complicated for my lack of coding experience. I'd like to steal your code.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12160981
i used unojoy combined with some encoder library i found, it requires flashing the firmware but it's rather simple
http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_Encoder.html
https://code.google.com/p/unojoy/
i'll cleanup my code and upload it in a bit, just need to comment a few things

[Anonymous No.]

>>12160987
Yeah, I saw Unojoy and tried out the encoder library, which worked great. I just couldn't work out how to write something that altered the analog input based on the encoders.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12160991
http://a.pomf.se/uexvjt.zip
i've commented the code but i can understand if it doesn't make much sense, ask away if you become confused

[Anonymous No.]

>>12140899
I use A S Alt J Space O P for 1-7 with my left pinky on Shift for scratch. It has no ghosting problems on my T430, is pretty comfy, and lets me use both thumbs. I'm pretty casual though, and I've never touched a real controller so take that as you will.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12161003
Sorry man, my Uno just doesn't seem to want to go into DFU mode at all. Maybe I fried something, maybe the cheap Chinese version I have has the thing removed or something. Thanks anyway.

[Anonymous No.]

Can someone upload the Spada's BMS somewhere? I'm trying to download them from a shitty chinese website but the download fails everytime.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12161156
some models of the uno have different ways of setting it to DFU mode, might want to double check

[Anonymous No.]

low-res encoders should work fine with sdvx, the lanes are extremely forgiving as long as you're moving in the right direction.

the head honcho of you-know-what has been previously contacted by k*nami authorities during the first sdvx leak. Stuff happened, and it blew over.

BEMANI barely breaks even, and makes up a tiny percentage of K's bottom line. It's just not worth the legal muscle.

[Anonymous No.]

so there goes Beatcraft, looks like maimai + beatstream inb4konamiwillsue

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nurijoy-신작-발표-현장?utm_campaign=ustre.am&utm_source=ustre.am%2F1encK&utm_medium=social&utm_content=20140601210343

[Anonymous No.]

>>12163622
How exciting, another touch screen game.

[Anonymous No.]

Tatsh event in CROSSxBEATS has started, spend all those tickets

[Anonymous No.]

So I've learned that shipping an FP7 from dao to Brazil costs $200+, and I have to pay 60% import tax on the product's value AND the shipping.

Just kill me now, and fuck this shitty country.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12164669
Sanwa keys, the springs, and the microswitches can all be bought from the Sanwa rakuten store for around 100 bucks. The turntable is the only part that used to give people problems, but you can get high resolution encoders for a few bucks now, and a USB microcontroller (arduino, teesy) for next to nothing to power the whole thing. If you own a drill and a piece of wood, you can build a controller.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12164748

I don't have a drill or a piece of wood, though.
I just recently moved here and I'm living in a small apartment, tools for diy aren't really something I have access to right now. Building a proper box would be a pretty big challenge.

[Anonymous No.]

Does sows have some sort of unlisted freeleech at the moment? I downloaded some arcade data and it never added data to download, wondering what is going on.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12106626
Someone explain what this thread is about I see too many IIDX and acronyms and shit being thrown about.

>Beatmania IIDX I got it.
>Do you have to use an arcade or what
>I love rhythm games where's the cheat sheet to understand this thread

[Anonymous No.]

>>12165016
what terms are you having problems with?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12165016
Mainly wtf is sows.

Googled it and found farms and corn.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12165094
google it with a relevant term, like bemani

[Anonymous No.]

>>12165101
is bemani fucking beat mania i'm gonna be so mad if it is fuck

[Anonymous No.]

>>12165131
Nevermind, I found it.
>Private Tracker.
Fuck.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12165016
why you need Cheat Sheet?
If you love rhythm games, you know what's happenin here.

or google it.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12165140
If you learn to google or pic related you can find the games anyway.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12163551
I would easily pay a monthly subscription to play IIDX and/or SDVX at home.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12164999
it can take a while for it to update

[Anonymous No.]

>>12163622
i guess i should have been expecting to be disappointed but goddamn, a low budget maimai clone? cool...

[Anonymous No.]

Bump

[Anonymous No.]

Its official, we have loctests for IIDX 22

http://www.konami.jp/am/locationtest/bm2dx22/

[Anonymous No.]

>>12169006

[Anonymous No.]

>>12169006
>Nips onry have loctests for IIDX 22

ftfy

[Anonymous No.]

>>12169006
Primdual

[Anonymous No.]

Anyone know where I can get a good Pop'n ASC? Ideally cheap-ish, since I'm a broke loser NEET. I wanna buy it for my bf since he adores Pop'n Music.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12171704
You're looking at 200 bucks minimum for a DAO. Buy him something else.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12171736
Minimum? I assumed it'd be closer to $300, since the only shipping option is $80.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12171704
you could build one i guess

[Anonymous No.]

Have you bought yours yet?

http://www.gamo2.com/en/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=310

[Anonymous No.]

Why dont you play the best music game Rocksmith 2014? Then you can learn to play your own instruments

[Anonymous No.]

>>12174544
400 bucks any it doesn't even come with a monitor? I'd rather build my own.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12174544

>$400
>$400 shipping

Lel

[Anonymous No.]

>>12174568
Who are you quoting

[Anonymous No.]

>>12174591

The DJDAO checkout page.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12174552
If I wanted to learn an instrument I would just play that damn instrument.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12174565
i'd rather get an ipad the arcade jubeat experience aint worth that much effort

[Anonymous No.]

Now that this is out of the way can anyone ask him when the SDVX Mini is gonna come out?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12171704
Search 'ghetto popn controller' on youtube
You can make it with a keyboard and tennis balls

[Anonymous No.]

I just played with an actual E-Amusement card for the first time. It has a certain feeling to it that can't quite be described.

[Anonymous No.]

No SDVX3 until July ;_;

[Anonymous No.]

ah the atmosphere of an empty arcade is so relaxing...
waiting for the e-amusement daily server maintenance to end in 15 minutes

[Anonymous No.]

>ah the atmosphere of an empty arcade is so relaxing...

Does anybody have an idea of what days or times arcades tend to be less crowded? I want to burn through my money playing a lot of rhythm games when I visit tokyo, but I'm afraid I won't enjoy it if I have to deal with a sweaty clusterfuck of people everywhere.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12106626
Arcades are occupied most of the time in Tokyo. Best bet would be at about 10am on a weekday.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12191005
Thanks, I'll check that out and maybe try to find something outside of tokyo if that doesn't work.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12190987
some arcades allow you to rent a machine with infinite coins or in some cases free mode
usually the rate is slightly more expensive than just using coins though

daily e-amusement server maintenance is done between 5 am to 7 am so 7 am would be the best time if you're really dedicated

[Anonymous No.]

How the fuck am I supposed to build an SDVX controller without being in Sows? It seems like everyone gets everything for that off of there.
No idea how to program a Teensy or anything for the controller. No idea who Lanman is or how to contact him about the DIY kit. Everything else is in Japanese.
Some one please hold my hand and help me

[Anonymous No.]

>>12191913
Given I'm a cool guy, I'll help you out. First step, you need 2 rotary encoders. The best option is finding a couple without detents (meaning they turn smoothly), second best is using high resolution expensive ones (about 10 bucks each), and if all else fails you can use normal ones with detents. Total cost, anywhere from 2 bucks to 20. Next, get either an Arduino (cheaper), or a Teensy, and look up how to connect your encoders to it. Cost, 8 to 30 bucks.

You'll also need a set of buttons, you can buy arcade accurate shit, or just use an IIDX pad upside-down. Cost, free to 70 bucks. Connect these to Arduino pins and ground with a few resistors (a dollar or two), and you're done.

Next, make a case. The ideal is having some kind of plastic/metal forming factory at home, but realistic options are wood (pretty cheap or free, you probably have most of the tools like a drill and jigsaw already), a pre-made plastic box (more expensive, not as strong, but easy to work with if you find the right size), or cardboard (very weak, use multiple layers). Total cost, anywhere from free to a hundred bucks or so.

Programming a Teensy/Arduino isn't too hard, and you can always just steal code you find online and slightly change it. I've got mine set up to emulate mouse axis.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12191913
Then just get into SOWS, no problem. I don't see how people are having so much trouble getting into bemaniso, just ask around somewhere that isn't goddamn /jp/.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12192594
are there even bemani communities that arent sows or jp

[Anonymous No.]

>>12193577
IRC. ZIV.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12194429
Any specific IRC channels? I'm already in sows but it'd be nice to have more interaction with the community too.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12192594

Or ask in /jp/, that's how I got in :^)

[Anonymous No.]

Finally AAd. Ending part is extremely taxing on your wrist.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12161003
Just wanted to let you know, my Leonardo arrived and your code worked perfectly with a minor tweak. It's much appreciated.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12198447
good to know

[Anonymous No.]

>>12195967
Nice dude.
I see a 96% in the near future.

[Anonymous No.]

my personal impression of timing strictness between arcade rhythm games:
pop'n>DDR>iidx>technika(ded)>reflec beat>PIU>>jubeat
what about you guys? i wonder if input lag varies enough to affect gameplay(i mainly go to 2 arcades and they're both well maintained but jubeat feels completely different between them)

[Anonymous No.]

>>12151993
SPADA cab coming to Astro City Southend mid-July. It'll be on Free Play for the first weekend. I'll post the exact dates in the next thread as soon as I know them. Would be cool to meet up with some fellow IIDX players from the UK once it's there.

[Anonymous No.]

Which DJ Dao IIDX ASC is the best deal? Does turntable size matter at all?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12203715
FPS

no, the size doesn't matter much

[Anonymous No.]

I'm somewhat confused. Is this the rivals' wins and losses against me, or my wins and losses against him? That is, have I beaten him 217 times, or is it the reverse?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12203850
You've been him on 217 charts, and lost to him on 122 charts. Also, you're still showing the ID (not like it matters much anyways).

[Anonymous No.]

>>12107439
>Not having at least a terabyte uploaded and a 10+ ratio
>Not joining sows before it went invite only
Maximum pleb.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12203864
>Also, you're still showing the ID
Whoops, I'm a bit retarded. Thanks.

One other question: What's the difference between random and s random? I haven't really noticed anything while playing them.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12203896
s-random moves each note to a random key, as opposed to swapping all the notes on one key to another

[Anonymous No.]

I just got Mirai 2 and it's pretty fun.
Is there any way to skip having to do the normal charts and have all the hard charts unlocked already?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12207772
Pretty sure there isn't. Just aim for 100% first time through, I liked the easy introduction to each song before actually trying it for real.