FAQ Tutorials Documentation
FAQ, Tutorials, Documentation
Find answers to common questions and learn how to use some of the major features of StepMania.
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About StepMania Find out what StepMania is, who uses it, and who makes it. |
Top Questions
- I can't select the "versus" style
- I've plugged in my dance pad, but it's not working
- How can I import an mp3 file into StepMania?
- I set the Coin Mode to PAY and now I cannot get back into the Options menu to change it back.
- When I launch StepMania, my monitor is blank, says "please check pc display settings", or says "Out Of Frequency Range"
Full FAQs
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Tutorials
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Install and Configure StepMania Follow these instructions to put StepMania on your computer and start a game. |
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Download and Install Songs Read this to find out how to get songs for StepMania and how to install them. |
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Configure Keyboard and Dance Pads Connect and configure your keyboard or dance pads. |
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How to Play This is a brief introduction to the menu screens and how to play the game. |
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Create Your Own Songs Import any MP3 to create a StepMania song, and then create steps for your new song. |
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Export and Share a Song Export a song you've created to a .smzip file then share it with others. |
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How to connect Xbox Pads Connect Xbox dance pads to your PC. |
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Auto Generate Steps How to auto generate steps for any song. |
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Load StepMania songs in In The Groove Play all of your StepMania songs in In The Groove for PC/Mac. |
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Convert MP3s to OGG Batch convert all of your MP3 song files to OGG for use with In The Groove. |
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Custom Songs with In The Groove 2 Arcade Play custom StepMania song on In The Groove 2 arcade machines. |
| Record StepMania Movies Record movies of your own StepMania performances. |
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Hook up to a TV See instructions for hooking StepMania on your PC up to a TV. |
Documentation
General
Minimum Requirements
Useful Keys (that you wouldn't know about unless you read this)
Gameplay
Stepmania.ini
StepMania Tools - change game settings, create a new StepMania song from an MP3
Hooking StepMania up to an arcade cabinet
Video Driver Troubleshooting
List of modifiers
USB Memory Cards
Themes and Other Graphics
Theme System Overview
Creating an Announcer
Creating a NoteSkin
Creating a Theme
Creating a Dancing Character
Lua scripting and Actor commands
How StepMania Loads Images
How StepMania Loads 3D Models
Songs and Steps
How StepMania Loads Songs
StepMania Packages - smzip
The StepMania editor
The .SM file format
Song Banners and Backgrounds
BGAnimations Format
Extra Stages
Unlock System
Song title and artist translations
How to synchronize songs
How to synchronize your computer
DISPLAYBPM tag
Song Lyrics - LRC Format
