Changes:
- file association for smxml
- fix smzip file icon
- remove many options so that no screens scroll
- default to Event Mode on
- fix shortcut uninstall

Please post bugs/suggestions in this thread.
Download: http://www.stepmania.com/mirror3.php...nia-4.0.b2.exe

This release is based on older, more stable code and is intended to address the biggest pain points as quickly as possible:
- Make uploading and downloading of songs, themes, noteskins, and announcers easier and work cross-platform.
- Fix very bad 3.9 bugs, like rolls crashes and Vista compatibility problems.

Install (Installs side-by-side with StepMania 3.x)
Windows: http://www.stepmania.com/mirror3.php...nia-4.0.b1.exe (read more)

I've been finishing a new in-game download system. The goal is to:
- Have as few user clicks as possible to install a package (or many packages)
- Have one cross-platform method of installing packages

The new file association - .smxml - contains control data that StepMania will use on launch. The file format currently supports one or more packages to install.

Why have code in-game file transfer?
It's a move in the direction of new version not (read more)

DWI Extreme has just released their DWI Extreme F-1 pack of 20 songs. That brings the DWI Extreme song count up to 1070 in 54 overall series! Download any of the packs from the DWI Extreme site: http://www.dwiextreme.com/



Now you may subscribe and view the forthcoming DWI Extrem (read more)

I'm looking for specific and realistic recommendations. How would you improve the StepMania web site?

StepMania has been stagnating. The code base is unwieldy and theming has become so complicated that it's turned off many potential themers.

My ideas for getting back on track:
- Fork StepMania from the build used in ITG PC/Mac (mid 2006). This is probably the best-tested build in StepMania's history.
- Port the 3.9a theme (SMMAX re-skinned with some SM 4.0 graphics) to this build. We'll use the same base that many 3.9 themes use so that they're easier to port to this (read more)

I've been helping Alex at TapMania.org with a new release.
Download it now on the iTunes App Store
- 6 built in songs from StepMix 1
- Upload your own .SM and .DWI songs via a web interface over WiFi
- Basic gameplay and support for tap notes, hold notes, and mines
- Currently requires iOS4. A iOS3 version will be released very (read more)

To celebrate DWI Extreme's 6-year anniversary on June 24, 2010, DWI Extreme has released the 48-minute dance megamix to recapture the soulfulness of the third chapter of the series: The Best of Moto Blanco Megamix. This will be the longest simfile ever released in the history of DWI Extreme. Download the megamix and other packs from the DWI Extreme site: http://www.dwiextreme.com/

(read more)

DWI Extreme has just released their DWI Extreme - Glistening To Infinity 7 pack of 20 songs. That brings the DWI Extreme song count up to 1050 in 52 overall series! Download any of the packs from the DWI Extreme site: http://www.dwiextreme.com/



To celebrate DWI Extreme's 6-yea (read more)

My first chart with modifiers.