Porting SM3.9 NoteSkins to SM-SSC (SM5.0)

[Saturn2888]

For porting to SM4: http://www.stepmania.com/forums/showthread.php?p=174367

As I or anyone else starts porting things over, RAR files will start appearing in this folder: http://test.umkcddr.com/sm-ssc/noteskins/
Instructions on how to port noteskins: CONVERT NOTESKINS to SM-SSC.rar
A big thanks to shakesoda for making the Python script and even changing it to work with Lua as well as irc.freenode.net/#python for helping me get it to work with multiple files.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. I will host all of the noteskin conversions up until we figure out a better system and will keep my post updated with what's in there. If you want to request something, you're more than welcome to.

NOTE: FOR SOME NOTESKINS YOU MAY NEED ddrvivid (in the DDR pack) FOR THEM TO WORK PROPERLY.

Last Updated: 09-26-10
Ported Noteskins

• 8bit
• DDR
• Foon
• Foon(normal)
• ITG
• ITG-Metal
• Metalbar
• Notebar++
• Turtle
• USWdefault9
• Vivid(SZ)
• Vivid2(SZ)

Incomplete Ports

• Block

People Who Ported

• Saturn2888
• brinoiz

Special Help

• shakesoda

[freem]

Porter's Note: With sm-ssc revision bf62334796, porting noteskins is not as straightforward.

"AnimationLengthInBeats" was replaced with "AnimationLength". Noteskins do not go by beats anymore by default. Setting "AnimationIsBeatBased=1" in your noteskin should fix this.

Hope this helps.

[Saturn2888]

I thought I noted that in my RAR file of instructions already. The Animation Length one I didn't know. I'll fix that now. Which noteskins would be affected by the AnimationIsBeatBased? Anything before 1.5 like ddrvivid and stuff I converted?

Instructions should be corrected. Hopefully Turtle works the same still.

[Daisuke Master]

AnimationIsBeatBased is defaulted as true (under noteskins/common/common/metrics.ini) so nothing will be affected (inside SM I mean), just trim AnimationLengthInBeats to AnimationLength.

[Saturn2888]

Luckily I've already accounted for that so people using the guide are good :P.

[brinoiz]

i assume this means note noteskins are an issue over here as well?

yea, i decided to look into sm5 O3O- it seems to be only slightly harder to port here, but the rules seem to be clearer

i might either have something done here or in sm4 by tomorrow morning(?) eastern time

edit- theres no rolls? for 8bit at least :P- here it is and the roll LUA files separated as well for easy porting

http://www.mediafire.com/?y307ywcsz9y2yl7

[Saturn2888]

Not one bit. Actually, my instructions here should work for both vivid and note. I have a sample note template if you need it based off a modified version of midi-note I fixed up a while back. This is similar to the one in source but not the same.

In fact, it's easier to port to SSC.

Yay! Files updated.

[brinoiz]

so... say for itgmetal, i make a 16x8 down tap note, then everything else is the same for note? i'm confused o.o

anyways i ported, foon, foon normal (still can't tell the difference but meh), vivid (SZ), vivid2 (SZ) with rolls :P

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note- i can't check to see if they work so... yea, there may be errors (especially since i did such rush service :/)

edit- reuploaded cause i forgot to edit upleft receptor go

edit2- perhaps i made many errors =_=... (copied from 8bit, noticed that there are too many differences as such) can people test them, see if the fail? i think vivid (SZ) is ok

edit3- f-it i'll redo them all, i can't be half-assing this (it only leads to more work) =_=... now i noticed they don't work so anyone who tried to look at it just delete it or look at the coding if you want... either way i'll have them done today

[Saturn2888]

edit2- perhaps i made many errors =_=... (copied from 8bit, noticed that there are too many differences as such) can people test them, see if the fail? i think vivid (SZ) is ok

What's going on here? What do you need us to test? Make a list in your next post, and hopefully people will report back.

[brinoiz]

don't test them, noticed many errs, shortcuts suck... edited upper post =_=