/jp/ - Otaku Culture

How do I make my pop'n controller less loud? I'm not looking for whisper quiet, just something that doesn't sound like I'm hammering nails through walls.

>>14195902
fill your controller with foam
cut rings out of an old t-shirt and put them in the gaps between the plunger and the rest of the button assembly

>>14195902
How is that worse than the screaming-pig moans that come out of your speakers every time you watch jap porn?

>>14195891
nth for maimai is better than bemani

I'm playing like shit on taiko and it's making me really angry

>>14195940
maimai's not that great but Chunithm is pretty fun (if a little easy for experienced players).

How do you play DDR/dance games at the arcade or just generally in public places? I always get incredibly worn out playing the more intense songs (not that I'm amazing or anything) and I'm always amazing at how people do marathon sessions and still keep playing so well

>>14197670
I take a break when I get worn out.

>>14197670
if you're not a smelly neet who stays inside every day then ddr shouldn't be too physically intensive

>>14197729
if you're not a smelly neet you shouldn't be on /jp/

>>14197670
Dance games are a big thing where i live, so there usually is a group of people (which is very easy to get into) that makes the wait for the games considerably long, so i get to take good breaks when i play them.

>>14197765
/jp/ is full of normies now, all of the oldfag smelly neets have migrated elsewhere

>>14197670
1. They use the bar
2. And only the inner pad sensors
3. Are used to playing stamina shit

Does a pop'n DAO last long?

Also does the arcin make a huge difference in latency?

>>14199016
yes
no, definitely not worth getting one for a popn asc

Another thread another video I want anons to criticize.
Any tips on what makes an great chart stand out from an OK one?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4Zgdz8qDL8&feature=youtu.be

http://blog.ppy.sh/post/130830644563/20150910

Thank you peppy

>>14201579
>Only usable in multiplayer (select Score V2 from the “Win Condition” dropdown).
can he do anything right

>>14201633
A beta test is better than nothing, if it's going to be used in more than tournaments

>>14201579
Does this change anything in the current scoring system if it gets accepted in that stage?

Is there any IIDX player here who can do 12s and still uses their ring finger on 7?

I can't imagine using my pinky and my ring finger is just such a huge weakness.

>>14201709
PP will be unchanged as far as we know, currently it's only available in multiplayer on the cutting-edge client, it could be a beta and eventually brought to live, don't know yet

>>14198547
This is why Mexican dance game players are the best, they play at ITG speeds without a bar.

>>14201721
EXY

>>14201721
I play 12s in iidx and I do insane BMS and I use ring on 7 it isn't a weakness like some say it is.

めうめうぺったんたん IIDX version when?

>>14201788
>ITG speeds
Charts that debuted on the machine, or the circle jerk charts that came out years later?

>>14202357
the circle jerk "watch me slide my feet on baby powder" charts

Why doesn't IIDX just implement a BPM fix since you can just use sudden+ and nudge it every time it changes anyways
It adds nothing to the gameplay, you just need to memorize when it changes

>>14202236
hopefully never

>>14201866
Yeah, but you slide your thumb between 1 and 3 - your playstyle's retarded bro.

>>14203493
I don't though.

>>14201579
So osu is good now, right?

>>14203670
It's only in multiplayer and you have to pay to access it. If it makes it to stable and becomes the new default, maybe.

>>14203684

Some things about the new scoring system:
- It's 70% combo. Some top players think that there's almost no difference from this scoring system and the previous one in hard maps where nobody has a full combo. The max is 1mil and someone with 98% accuracy and a combo break at the middle will still get a score around 600-650k.
-Spinner bonuses are weighed too much.
-Both this scoring system and pp rely too much on combo instead of misses. Someone with 92% accuracy, 2000 combo and 5 misses will get a higher score than someone with 1000 combo, 97% accuracy and 3 misses

Some other things that people complain about:

- Variable user defined timing windows. everyone can get a 95% on something if they play it well (unless your timing is absolute shit), so scores are still retarded even when they are accuracy based. For some reason, harder maps have stricter timing windows than easier maps.

-Getting 1 miss at the middle still fucks everything up

-PP makes the community focus on cheaters, multiaccounters, people playing in someone else's account and all kinds of shit because they take one rank spot. When someone creates a new account and plays on it, it's a big fucking deal. When someone gets good at the game, people think "must be a cheater". It focuses too much on competing instead of self improvement.

-HP draining itself is dumb.

-Spinner bonuses are a stupid idea. It has no connection to being good or playing well.

-Peppy is getting loads of cash from an ouendan simulator

-Automatic difficulty rankings. Nobody gives a shit about maps from before 2013 because they aren't mapped in a way that tries to have the highest star rating possible while still being easier than other maps around the same star rating to maximize PP gain.

-Beatmap ranking rules are usually stupid. " Fun" apparently can't get shit done if it has things that the ranking team doesn't like. On mania, people play 1 ranked map out of 5 in multiplayer since nobody wants to follow so many rules.

>>14203939
>-Peppy is getting loads of cash from an ouendan simulator
But how?

it's free

>>14204167
>http://osu.ppy.sh/p/support
This is how.

So I love the fuck out of rhythm games, but I've always been too poor for a controller and arcades are both expensive and too far to get to one with any damn games. As a result, I've gotten really into mobile rhythm games. Anybody else here play rhythm games on android / ios? Cytus, Deemo, and Jubeat are generally my go-tos, but lately the one I'm playing the most is the one that made me decide to post despite the fact that I'm sure at least half the thread is about to shout HURR DURR NOT REAL RHYTHM GAMES (fuck off and tell me that after you FC Freedom Dive):

Hachi Hachi. Motherfucking Hachi Hachi.

It's more or less MaiMai for your mobile device, but it has 3-4 finger notes on higher difficulties and some neat shit with the actual ring itself. The number of points to touch changes with different songs (Golden Greed only has 4 points to hit and still winds up being really tough due to the complexity of the holds), in some songs the ring starts spinning, and occasionally it zooms into the bottom / top of the ring and shifts the contact points accordingly. Give it a shot, it's a fucking blast.

Vid related:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcLTkW4Rp0s

>>14204435
Looks ok but it probably plays like shit on a phone.

>>14204481
It does, my gf plays on phone and seems to enjoy it but you can't hit 3s worth a damn and 4s are a distant dream unless you've got a phablet. Either way not recommended for phone, but it plays wonderfully even on older tablets. Also weekly events with new songs released for each event, and real-time PVP against other players, a first for mobile rhythm games.

If you have a decent-sized phone or a tablet of any kind, give it a shot. There's literally nothing to lose.

>>14204167
because people pay for a fucking custom main menu image.

>>14204773
You get a lot more than that, don't even lie to yourself

>>14203493
Still waiting for someone to tell me how you can completely avoid this without going 100% static

>>14205317
Doesn't matter. Don't focus too much on it. As long as you use thumbs play however you can. You'll adjust over time to hit whatever patterns come up. There are quite a few freestyle players doing some crazy shit. Stick to whatever works for the time and adjust if necessary.

>>14201721
Pink>>14202743
Because doing the sudden trick usually results in combo break/a bit of inaccuracy. The whole point of slowdown is to add another bit of gameplay depth since you gotta find ways to deal with it. Hat trick or just set hispeed to max bpm

>>14204435
I play Cytus and Deemo when I'm bored. Groove coaster is another option and if you have the space on your phone, getting the bms player for android might be worth looking into.

>>14205455
You could also download Gitadora on android

>>14205455
They're great if, like me, you take a lot of public transit. I have a few that never get brought up as well. OverRapid is a new one that's currently in open beta and is a blast, it's really close to normal release but it's great already. Dynamix has you hitting notes on the bottom, left side, and right side of your screen and is an absolute mindfuck at first, then gets incredible once you acclimate to it. Then there's Tone Sphere, which is really hard to describe but a real treat visually and has very unique gameplay. It's currently on iOS and Android, but the Android version isn't on the play store and you have to grab it from the official site. As a fun little note, it's actually made by STA, who makes music for other games like Cytus and I believe Dynamix as well. It's a rhythm game made by a rhythm gamer and musician.

I've played a ton more, and I'm actually planning to start a website on the subject because there are a bunch of hidden gems that deserve more coverage, and I also wanna help people avoid all the shit games that get shoveled out.

>>14205476
Have you played the Gitadora port for mobile? It's awful tbh. I tried to like it, I really did, but Gitadora without the proper controllers is really, really not fun. It kills me because I used to have an official Guitar Freaks controller when I was younger, but after years of moving and different roommates it just disappeared.

>>14204435
I mostly play Jubeat Plus, I've got a phablet so I don't have issues hitting the keys.

Is it possible to get a USKOC with one of the shitty generic blue PS2->USB adapters to work with AC data?

>>14204435
Looks pretty fun and the PvP system seems neat. Are there any notable artists?

>>14206613
Not really; it's all original music, so no crossovers from other games or artists that I've seen anywhere else, other than the titular "Hachi Hachi" which was done by Eyemedia. A solid 1/3-1/2 of the music is done by "Skytree Music," Skytree being the company that made the game itself. That being said, the music is really goddamn good. The vocal tracks in particular tend to stand out for me as some of my favorites, but there's a nice variety of genres and the notecharts are constantly exceptional, making even the ones I'm not as fond of a lot of fun to play.

If you do decide to try it, here's one tip I wish I'd known from the beginning: ALWAYS play the arena at least once when a new arena starts. Even if you lose every round, you get the new song of the week, and once that week has passed it's gone for good. They may implement something to change that in the future because the game is still very new, but as it stands you'll wanna get each one you can. The song for this week is my new favorite, it's based on mecha openings and fits the concept to a T. You've still got a couple days before the next arena starts, so you've got time to grab this one.

Oh, and if you ever happen to find yourself facing Dystopiate or SparkleVii, then hello!

>>14206547
Yes, but not well. I'm not sure if it's just me, but the blue adapters seemed a lot less laggy in LR2 than AC data. I played on it for a while, but don't expect to even begin to play for score with it.

are there any tutorials on how to sanwa mod the koc?

>>14206705
>do a fuck ton of dremeling
>remove the bottom because sanwa plungers are too long to fit
That's pretty much it. It's really not worth it

>>14206718
you forgot
>then put the entire thing on top of a cardboard box

>>14206705
It's really not worth it. Just put the money towards a dao and if you already have the sanwas, build your own controller with them.

If I get really good at keyboardmania, will I in turn become good at piano as a result?

>>14206689
Thanks for the great response, just wondering, but how can I download it?

I tried checking QooApp but it's not there and I can't seem to download it on the Play Store.

>>14206994
keyboardmania does not teach tempo.

what was the site that had the benami songs for LR2

>>14206997
When it came out it was in all regions, but about a week or two in they took it off of most regions so it's tougher now. You can spoof a taiwan google play account, but speaking from experience it's a bitch and a half to do so. Barring that, there are some chinese app stores that have it, but I can't remember which ones. Gimme a minute, lemme see what I can find for you.

It's times like this I wish I had an iPad. I hate Apple devices, but admittedly it's easy as fuck to make accounts for other countries on iOS.

>>14207014
literally type in iidx bms on google

>>14207043
>>14206997
Turns out the APK is pretty easily available now, it used to be tougher to find because all the results were for some card game. Here's the google play link for posterity: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hk.com.skytree.hachihachi&utm_source=www.apk4fun.com

And here's a direct download of the APK itself (safe, tested): http://www6.zippyshare.com/v/BJvCDBYz/file.html

Once the APK installs and you start it up, it'll download a whole shitload of updates, so go make a snack or something and come back to it. And lemme know if you like it; I often feel like my recommendations fall on deaf ears, so if I'm being entirely honest the validation would be pretty nice, haha.

>>14207064
Not him, but I find the game nice, at least as simple fun.
More serious play is spoiled by too much of money sucking with worst methods, as expected of Chinese.

>>14207118
I haven't spent anything on it yet myself, but yeah extended play sessions would cost a pretty penny, and I've hit a point where I don't get a lot of in-game currency so unlocking the last few songs is a bitch. Though from another perspective, by arcade standards it's cheap as fuck. Five-seven plays for free and the plays recharge in about 50 minutes, and buying a full recharge is the equivalent of 50 cents.

What kind of options are there for DIY IIDX turntables?

>>14207273
Buy a cheap vinyl record

>>14207273
CD + optical mouse = turntable

>>14207273
Buy encoder, acquire disk/record/CD/laserdisc/frisbee/laser cut acrylic, and mount them through your arduino/arcin/dao PCB

>>14207548
Don't forget the wax paper. Stick it to both the base, and the turntable, to give a fairly friction free spin.

Is /join 0 in the sows irc a trap?

WHEN IS PENDUAL

>>14209126
November. Stay strong, pupper.

Pendual in November...doesn't sows have freeleech in 20th November?
Now I kinda wish I had a sows account

>>14206547

I do it with tricoro data and it works fine. The only issue is using the turntable in the menus, but I just bind arrow keys on my keyboard to select items in the menu

>>14209646
Just go ask for an invite in irc. It's not that hard.

>>14197670
By minimizing your movements
People moving around a lot look flashier but are shitty players, people able to pull off marathon sessions have learned how to make their movements as efficient as possible

Use the internal sensors, hit with the flat of your feet, use heels, middle and tip depending on which one is closer to the inner part of the arrow, only bad players hit everything with their toes

Lapistoria when?
I can't wait to finally have decimal hi-speed modifiers with the results displayed on screen, years after every other fucking game got them.

>>14210242
If you get good, you might be even able to play PIU without needing to do crossovers most of the time, i've seen people break machine records doing that.

>>14209646
Don't you need to be a power user to download AC data? Or does that not apply during free leaches?

>>14210270
My biggest pleasure is seeing ITG players 'break' DDR officials by perfecting them without doing a single crossover

DDR officials are pure shit, they're made not to be fun or difficult to play, but deliberately to break combo so they can eat coins unless you know where every single caveat of the chart is

Getting a AAA on DDR is less a show of skill and more one of memorization
ITG endless stream charts are in a shit category of their own, but not as bad as DDR at least

>>14210278
It still applies.

>>14210291
I simply love seeing speed play without crossovers on songs that would require crossovers.

>>14210316
>I simply love
Eheh
I get it

>>14210291
>Getting a AAA on DDR is less a show of skill and more one of memorization
You know, I never saw this mentality until people started doing shit like playing c800 or whatever where being able to read a crossover or anything slightly technical is completely impossible.

I sightread AAA stuff on 1x all the time and it's fun. Eat shit.

>>14210291
>but deliberately to break combo so they can eat coins unless you know where every single caveat of the chart is
This is some conspiracy tier shit. It isn't any worse than any other Bemani game. Figuring out how to execute complex patterns is the appeal of most if not all Bemani games. Reading complex patterns is one of the most important skills in Bemani games. And if you stop complaining about it and actually practice then you will reach a point where you can sightread anything they throw at you.

Fucking ITG is the worst thing to happen to any rhythm game community. Any other Bemani game and people just get good at the damn game without complaining. With DDR all the shitters look for excuses for why they can't perfect the hard songs. Like seriously what the fuck is this shit:
>Getting a AAA on DDR is less a show of skill and more one of memorization
Unfortunately there are indeed people who can consistently score well on the hardest DDR charts while properly executing all the complex patterns and it is incredibly impressive. Stop being a shitter and just admit that ITG players aren't as good as they thought they were.

>>14210329
That was an unintentional joke, but nice catch.

>>14210422
>Figuring out how to execute complex patterns is the appeal of most if not all Bemani games
lol

how can I get to power user by the free leach next month?

>>14210768
download everything from the freeleech section and spend all of your dellar on upload.

>>14210768
also do save the world every day

>>14210422
>It isn't any worse than any other Bemani game.
How many months did it take for us to hear Over the Period in full again? Two? Three? Just for the BEGINNER chart? Meanwhile, Tatsu sightreads a 49 at KAC and was only two bads away from Perfecting it on first shot with only one of those bads being an actual miss.

I don't like DDR because it's literally the only Bemani game that forces you to learn how to play the more challenging charts with tireless trial and error. Imagine if every 11/12 in IIDX had tempo changes. Imagine if every pop'n chart above a 47 had some bullshit BPM change that locks you down to 2x at most lest you want to be fucked in the ass. Imagine if Jubeat's visual display for timing could stop, decelerate, or accelerate randomly. That's what modern DDR is to me. I don't find careering a chart just to get a half decent score to be fun. It sounds more like torture.

ITG stream shit is a whole different form of cancer since it's dickwagging about how fast you can mash to really shitty speedcore and bracketing since foot speed has reach an apex and many are reluctant to go to doubles because of their crossoverphobia.

>>14210768
Seed all the freeleech stuff on a whatbox seedbox. I'm getting roughly 1gb upload credit a day and it doesn't affect my home network.

>>14209646
Why does it have freeleech on November 20th? Is it one day?

>>14211662
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpij0zHWCvo

>>14211675
What's the significance of this? The day is the birthday of Reo Nagumo?

>>14210336
>>14210422

Other than ignoring what the whole rhythm game community already recognizes, that is, that DDR charts are made not to be hard, but to be hard to perfect, you also ignore that ITG is timed on milliseconds from song start, meaning that the timing for notes remains consistent throughout the song, while DDR is synchronized on framerate.

Unless the DDR song you're playing has its bpm being a multiple of 60, the timing window is fluctuating back and forth depending on the bpm, meaning you may be the best timed player in the entire community and you still wouldn't be able to sightread perfectly a new chart even if it was way below your level.

DDR's problem is that it's not centered on pure skill like ITG is. In ITG, technical charts are made to be fun, they're my favourite because every correctly executed 180, crossover, spin and whatnot makes you really feel skilled for making it, for being able to read and execute it.

But in DDR I feel none of that. The charts are a mess of doublesteps, completely mistimed patterns, crossovers where it rhytmically makes no sense for them to be, charts that don't follow any track on the song.
Way too many charts are freely changeable with one another and you wouldn't even notice the difference because the majority of officials don't feel like charts of a song, they're just charts with an unrelated song playing in the background.

>>14211065
>How many months did it take for us to hear Over the Period in full again?
To be fair that song had the really stupid Perfect Attack requirement, and I don't think anyone will defend needless speed changes. They suck unless the transitions are very obvious. I actually do like several speed changes though. I love reading slow in DDR because the arrow colors show the exact rhythm (at least when it comes to 16ths), and the arrows overlap nicely instead of turning into a 3D clipping mess like with ITG.


>>14211833
Frame rounding is one of the largest problems I have with bemani games. However, with DDR, it probably has the least impact compared to IIDX or pop'n. Even with frame rounding making things fluctuate, you're still essentially guaranteed 3 frames of Perfect, so 50ms. This is larger than ITG's Fantastic window. You're right that it does impact the Marvelous window pretty heavily, though. And that sucks.

I actually don't like how your typical StepMania charts always "make perfect sense". I feel like I no longer have to think, since I can always trust that a crossover or a spin or whatever else will always resolve itself perfectly. In DDR, the imperfections force me to look ahead and decide what the best plan of action is. Even stock ITG and ITG2 were still pretty flavorful in this sense. All the community driven stuff since then feels so monotonous despite trying to stand out with footswitches or BPM jitter shenanigans or whatever.

>>14211832
reo nagumo is practically the grandfather of bemani

So I have all the official IIDX BMS from 1st style to SPADA. Thing is, from 1st to EMPRESS, it says Judgerank Easy, but from SIRIUS up, it's Judgerank Normal. Three part question.

Is 'Normal' the closest recreation of AC?

Is this odd or does it actually reflect some fundamental shift in the game mechanics when SIRIUS came out?

Is there a way to modify them from Easy to Normal, or vice versa, depending on the answer to part 1?

Sorry to be a bother.

>>14212053
BMS normal judge window is considerably wider than IIDX

>>14212059

Good lord, this is not what I wanted to hear at all. I just added SIRIUS and up this week and was playing everything before on Easy. Now Normal is kicking my shit in to the point where I simply can't AA a thing and struggle to even get an A.

Now I'm being told Normal's as loose as Kirino's pussy compared to at the arcade.

Will this game ever stop humbling me?

>>14204435
fuck freedom dive. The most over charted, over abused, over used crusty cum sock of a song this generation of rhythm games has produced.

At this point, It's about as enjoyable to me, on a musical level, as fingernails scraping on a chalkboard.

>>14212631
As someone who's never played the song in a rhythm game, I actually enjoy it musically.

Perhaps that would change if I actually played all the games it's in.

I guess the best approximation would be how I feel about Flower, but I still like the song.

>>14212658
Oh, I hate FLOWER too. I hate it more because for some reason people think it's good and keep putting it into more games. Like there's SO many good songs and you choose something as horrendously mediocre as FLOWER to put everywhere?

>>14212672
I hope it appears in more games. Certain tracks appearing across different series makes it a lot easier to learn and adapt to new games. And, like most songs, it's easy enough to avoid if you don't like it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38D7Re-87ZY

I'm glad Bad Apple gets shoved into everything (except crossbeats.rev) too.

>>14212747
it's going to chunithm and SDVX now too...

>>14212772
How many duplicates does SDVX have anyway?
2 flowers
2 fire fires
3 monkey businesses
3 pure evils

am I missing any

>>14212784
I haven't played enough SDVX to really know, but I know reflec has a fair few remixes and duplications. SDVX is a game filled to the brim with guest artists and remixes, so it's not surprising really.

>>14212772
The original just got added to SDVX I think. The remix (redalice version) back in.. SDVX II(?) was my introduction to the track.

It was added to Beatstream a few months ago too.

>>14212784
Also..

Wind of Gold (at least 3)
Daily Lunch Special (at least 2)

>>14212806
daily lunch special is rly fun in popn tho

>>14210302
No it doesn't
https://sows/forums.php?action=viewthread&threadid=42665

>>14213752
Anon, you should read that again, it says you can download stuff in freeleech whatever your class is, but it doesn't say anything about the arcade data, which it should still apply.

>>14213780

Anyone can download anything during free leech

>>14213780
I downloaded 4 or 5 games last freeleech and I wasn't a power user then

>>14211833
>Unless the DDR song you're playing has its bpm being a multiple of 60, the timing window is fluctuating back and forth depending on the bpm, meaning you may be the best timed player in the entire community and you still wouldn't be able to sightread perfectly a new chart even if it was way below your level.
This is my only really huge complaint about Bemani as a whole. It puts you at the mercy of being in frame, which is especially annoying for scratches in IIDX. I guess this is why the games have at least two frames for the tightest judgment window with one of them allowing for early registration.

However, there's no excuse for this anymore since it's 2015 and ITG had it based on milliseconds over a decade ago.

>>14213780
>Q: Will non power users be able to download during freeleech or if the torrent is marked as freeleech?
>A: Yep! Once it's freeleech, download becomes enabled!
This is saying that if you aren't a power user, you'll be able to download AC data.

Is PIU Japanese enough yet?

>>14214689
Pee You is Gook shit.

>>14214689
There's a Japanese specific version, close enough.

>>14214691
>literally a MOFUCKIN japanese version for MOFUCKIN japanese players
>next WPF will probably be held in MOFUCKIN nippon after indonesia was shot down because smelly pidgeons.
>MOFUCKIN BAD APPLE ON THE INTERNATIONAL VER
it won't get any more jp than this, you know.

>>14214697
all of the music in piu is shity kpop and its made by a gook developer

fuck off gook shit

>>14214711
don't shit on ma waifu macnom you filthy weeb.
also even korean musicians (like SHK and MAX) are making songs in japanese now (Reality and Sugar Conspiracy Theory). Checkmate, atheist.

Will this thing be usable for a cheapo diy IIDX controller?

>>14214721
yes

>>14214721
yeah i have mine in my diy popn and it works great

>>14214738
>>14214812
It'll work with AC data right?

>>14214835
yeah it just acts as a typical usb controller

>>14212772
>>14212794
Does anybody here actually play Chunithm or Beatstream? There are a bunch of rhythm games I would love to try (Beatcraft Cyclon is another on that list), but for the life of me I can't find them anywhere. I live in Chicago and there's a Round 1 not far from here, but it generally just has the more well-known cabinets. I guess my question is, are these games that people here actually play, or just games they talk about wanting to play and aren't really a thing outside their respective countries?

Does Chicago just suck at arcade cabinets?

>>14215010
>Does Chicago just suck at arcade cabinets?
Chicago at least has a round 1. Check your R1 privilege.

>>14215010
I wish i could play Beatstream, to be honest it looks pretty fun even if it's fun of denpashit (ok fuck it i admit i like denpa)

>>14215010
I have yet to try either.

I have no intention of trying beatstream as I hate touchscreen games.

Chunithm seems like gimmick city but might be worth a shot if I can someday get my hand on an Aime card.

>>14215010

I'm in Tokyo so have relatively easy access to most current JP rhythm games. Outside of one specialist place that has stuff like Techika and the non-JP PIU, finding non-Japanese games is extremely rare.

Anyway, I would recommend both Beatstream and Chunithm, at least for relatively 'casual' play, since the difficulty ceilings seems lower than games like SDVX, IIDX or Pop'n. If you're at all familiar with rhythm games, you'll probably be reaching some of the highest levels fairly quickly.

Chunithm really does feel kinda new with it's touch panel and sensor, but it's open to abuse/gaming. Beatstream is a lot of fun for me, but I'm constantly disappointed by the track list. It really pales in comparison to SDVX both in terms of number and diversity. Also the amount of work it takes to unlock stuff in Beatstream is annoying as hell. I can barely believe it and SDVX were made by the same company. It's a cynical money grab.

>>14214717
>also even korean musicians are making songs in japanese now
Really? I thought gooks and nips despised each other.

>>14214721
>zero latency
>$9
>comes with microswitch cables
It's perfect. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

>>14215727
>zero latency
Has anybody actually compared this to the ps360 and other PCBs?

How the fuck do I break the 10 wall in IIDX? I'm sick of this bullshit, I've been stuck there for 3months, only being able to clear like 10% of the 10s and being overwhelmed by half of them when I try them to the point where I get 300 misses. I don't even feel like playing anymore, it's discouraging that I got this far in 6months but then I can't even make the smallest progress anymore

>>14215842
the 10, then 11 walls take months to break, compared to the earlier ones they're giant. Just keep playing. It's completely normal.

>>14215842
Are 9s not enjoyable at all to you? There's no need to rush, just take your time. Try scale the wall when you think you're better. Just remember that no time is wasted - you are always getting slightly better.

anyone know where i can find the download for this song?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmD1qjw4-hA

>>14216129
why the fuck would you want to

>>14216129
>chart has stops
>chart isn't even a copy of the original GRV chart, which was already trash
>managed to make one of the stupidest charts in the game stupider and with stops

Absolutely disgusting

catch the beat actually looks kind of fun with a controller

>>14216173
there is a grv copy but i cant find that as well. I will take either

>>14215842
turn on random

>>14216753
I should probably, but I'm so bad at random that I have to play some easy 8s that I can hard clear. For exemple, this morning I played a few songs where my high score had ~15misses, and I did more than 60misses with random on. It's kind of frustrating performing this bad on easy songs, so I can't do that for more than a few songs without getting demotivated

>>14216782
Turn random on and then never turn it off, forget about what you've already accomplished for a bit and work your way back up while learning new patterns.

>>14205720
Don't think Dynamix has any Sta songs yet, right now it's mostly people from HK and maybe a few from Taiwan, Korea and the Mainland.

Maybe once the game starts getting attention JP musicians might want to contribute as well,but that's just wishful thinking from me.

罪曲 when?

Does playing 2P side help in any way? I mean, I imagine it's common courtesy to be able to play either side as to not be a selfish shit at the the arcade.

But is there some magical synergy that happens when you force your hands to swap jobs?

Does anyone know where I can find IIDX skins for LR2?

crossbeats REV is pretty fun tbh

The only reason you see so many pros play on 2P side is because they played since before IIDX. The original Beatmania only had controller with the turntable on thr right.

A hand is a hand, they both can accomplish the same things, it's only a matter of preference and experience which side you like

>>14217224
Helps you get used to doubles.

>>14215010
I play every rhythm game I can (console, portable, AC data, etc.)

I'm a big fan of the genre of gaming as a whole, even if it is a massive money sink.

>>14215842
work on other things man. Play lower levels, get some rivals, improve your accuracy/timing, learn complicated patterns, push your EX score up with random, etc.

There's no rush really - the game has plenty more content in the single digit diffs than in the double, so why not give it some love?

How do I into pop'n emulation?

>>14217757
lr2+9key charts+skin

>>14215727
I've heard people say it doesn't actually have zero delay, but I've never seen it tested or confirmed

>>14214721
For the buttons, yes, but you'll need something else to handle the turntable.
Also make sure to get one that says it's for happ buttons, because those come with the wires that snap onto IIDX style microswitches. The regular ones have smaller connectors for OBSF-style fightstick buttons

>>14217757
LR2 9key mode, search "lightpop ex" for the skin

>DDR's highest standard difficulty is Expert
>even casuals can clear 90% of Expert charts
Shouldn't it be called Normal, then? Difficult should be called Beginner, and the rest of them should be removed.

>>14218538
dumb umaru poster. who are you quoting?

>>14218392
What do I need to look out for for HAPP buttons? Sorry if that's a really dumb question, I know almost nothing about this type of stuff. I'm probably gonna use CD+Autohotkey+Mouse Scroll wheel for the turntable, like that one furfag did.

>>14218549
Just get one that says it's for Happ parts.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Zero-delay-USB-Encoder-to-PC-Joystick-and-Buttons-For-Arcade-Happ-diy-kit-Parts-/191558246087?hash=item2c99c2dec7

The only difference will be the kind of connectors on the the cables, as happ buttons use the same style of microswitches as IIDX keys. Most of the zero delay boards are made for the kind of buttons you see in fightsticks, which have built in microswitches with smaller connectors.

>>14218547
>who are you quoting?
You're doing it wrong.

>>14218643
Thank you. Do Pop'n buttons also use happ buttons or do they use the other ones?

>>14218538
>even casuals can clear 90% of Expert charts
I haven't seen a single casual clear a beginner chart.

>>14218656
Yep, they also use the same switches

When will we hear more iidx infinitas news? Who the hell releases a beta without any warning, and then zero follow up.

FREELEECH

>no pendual
>no lapistoria
FUCK, can you delay the freeleech until december

>>14218844
Use this to get a shit ton of upload data so when pendual and lapis drop with no freeleech you won't even have to worry about ratio
Plus you'll probably make the download back and more

>>14218862
I can't actually seed anything with my internet, plus I'm not even a Power User

Hopefully this doesn't affect the nov. 20 freeleech, and one of the games actually come out by then

>>14218869
get a $5 seedbox

>>14218880
This. Whatbox.ca and get all the fucking ratio

I don't even know what to download. The latest versions of the games I play, but I haven't really played much in the last few months. Trois Rogue has no seeders and there's no Trois Bleu torrent.

Any drum and bass I should look for?

>>14216782
Everybody hates random for a while because it highlights all of your skill gaps and sometimes gives you completely retarded charts. Then there's getting used to having the bass notes on any key (3 and 6 are especially hard). You develop a lot fewer mindblocks on hard songs though, and fewer issues with bad muscle memory.

Freeleech is on, yay.

No pendual.
No Gravity Wars.
I really have nothing to do here.

Jesus
It's only my second week on sows and it's freeleech
I'm downloading jubeat saucer and sdvx II AND booth for absolutely free, and my up is only 1gb
I feel like I'm asking for too much. I'll feel guilty about this until I seed all my AC 10 times over

Such indulgence!

Don't worry everyone else is also doing the exact same thing so you'll get plenty of upload while it's happening might as well pick up iidx too

speaking of jubeat is there any way to play this game without a controller

like can I just use the numpad and arrow keys to jury rig it together

>>14219023
Why would you download booth? SDVX II literally has everything from Booth without the ugly UI.

>>14219045
Yes you can.

>>14219046
Thanks for the heads up
So is it pointless to download any jubeat before saucer fulfill too?

>>14219046
seconded, nothing gets removed from it to SDVX II

also if you're running booth on not XP you'll get this completely absurd input lag which makes the game totally unplayable

it's fixed in SDVX II

>>14219053
Pretty much yes there aren't really any removals in games other than IIDX

Even with IIDX you can just get omnimix which patches all the old songs back in

>>14219060
So download most current versions of sdvx and jubeat, and every version of iidx? or just get omnimix?

>>14219068
Newest versions only of everything, spada omnimix as well if you like old stuff that's been removed

somebody correct me if I'm wrong but that's basically all you'll need

protip in the future when new versions get released you can download them on top of the old data to minimize ratio cost

>>14219072
Thanks for the advice
What are some soundtracks and albums I should download on the side

>>14219072
>protip in the future when new versions get released you can download them on top of the old data to minimize ratio cost
Can you just dump your whole data subfolder folder in the new directory and it'll overwrite or ignore what it needs to?

>>14219162
It kinda works

Why is spada 30gb but saucer fulfill only 4gb

>>14219173
Because jubeat has 5 versions worth of songs and spada has 21
jubeat also doesn't have song videos

how long is this freeleach going to going on for?

>>14218966
As a 2P player, 67 trills + scratches can GTFO.

Anything with a bass on 4 is ugly too.

hey /jp/ i decided to stop maimai completely and come over to sdvx
been playing for a week or so and i'm able to play some 12/13s
best score so far was a 940k score on 月に叢雲華に風 exh, any song recommendations for a guy around my level?

>>14215842
Right. Everyone's been there. Main thing - don't get frustrated. Acknowledge the fact it simply takes time and go from there. Work on 9s where you have more than 50 misses or work on timing where you have around 20. Pick few 10s up to 150 misses. For some that's high, but really out for 1200-1500 notes it's around 10-15% which is perfectly acceptable. If higher miss count doesn't demotivate you, keep poking. Keeps you on the "edge" and alert. Obviously you don't need to do this all the time. Alternate between easier and harder stuff to avoid feeling shit.
Next I highly suggest printing out a list of songs you're working on and keep noting down bp(bad-poors) with dates if you wish since webui is down. Alternatively use excel. Basically keep track of how you're doing to keep yourself motivated and set some reasonable short-term goals. As many have said, lots of things to cover like ex score, bp, etc.
Whilst this is probably not highly recommended, playing mindlessly is fine for a while especially when you're dealing with a wall. Relax and keep pressing buttons. It can take up to several hundred hours (weeks, months) until you see or feel noticeable improvement.
If you don't mind timing, vary things up by poking BMS. Adds new content and easier timing window makes you feel less bad about it. Once you figure out green number sweetspot for both LR2 and IIDX it's easy to go back and forth. Takes an hour or two to get timing down. Read LR2 guide on reddit how to set it up properly. Many BMS normal scale 11s feel like mid 10s. So, there's plenty to choose from.
Set basic goals like clear all non-gimmicky 9s. Easy-clear all 10s, play through all 9s or 10s in an order, etc, etc.
Track your play sessions and try to be in a mindset where you won't expect any large improvements for like 300 hours. It can be helpful to know and see you're closing the gap and keeps you coming back if for nothing else than to at least put in those hours.
In general you need to learn to get enjoyment out of smaller things. Pat yourself on the back if you get -10 misses from previous score or raise ex by 20, etc. Feel the burn, but at the same time laugh when you 78% some song. Often IIDX can feel like "work" and it is, but the way you look at it is what either makes it enjoyable or frustrating. Many people struggle as did I until I reached a point where, as with you, I didn't want to play. So, I had to change my attitude in order to continue.

As a side note, I don't enjoy this kind of psycho-babble, but it (un)fortunately really is that important. You're setting yourself up to burn out further down the line if you can't get in the right mindset now. Keep it up!! You've already come so far!

>>14219777
Start learning the crossovers aka running knob with one hand and running the keys on that side with the other hand

I believe Dynasty's ADV chart (12) is a good start for those. Fushigi something galadindong (jacket is purple and shit with a cat) 's EXH chart (14) is one of the easier 14s and has a bunch of crossovers in the beginning and end as well, which should be a good start.

SEED (Noriken Remix)'s EXH chart (13) has a part where your right hand needs to tap the two center buttons.

Practice more complex rhythms, like those in Space Diver Tama's EXH (13).

If you need help with streams, try EGG's EXH chart (13).

That's everything off the top of my head - I can't play past 14's yet and haven't played in a while so most of the songs aren't fresh in my head.

>>14220298
are those songs ready-available or do i have to unlock them?

stream-wise I'm alright, as long as its not too taxing on my left hand
crossover-wise i still need some practise, i'll try those charts later on

any knob-heavy charts, though? i'm trying to practise those with like seperate patterns on each knob

>>14220344
If you're on a home setup everything should be unlocked.

No idea for AC as I don't have access.

Knob charts include the classic Fairy Dancing in Lake ADV (11)

It's counterpart, FairyJoke ADV (11)

Attack on Dwarf EXH (13) is also a good choice for a knob heavy gimmick chart.

Recently been playing some omnimix thanks to the freeleech and how can you change the theme and shit like a lot of players do? Also my options are really limited, i dont even have random. Is it because psun is down?

Jubeat with numpad is so goddamn fun.

My fingers don't block the notes anymore.

I might actually begin liking this game more than AC.

>>14220966
how? isn't jubeat 4x4? what are you mapping the other keys with?

>>14220298
To that I'd add:

Demetel EXH (12)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7wD9BHHeoY

Butterfly Cat (バタフライキャット）(12)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0OMwpQDgzE

Maybe Nishi-Nippori no Odori (西日暮里の踊り)　(12) too for gimmick/knob practice.

For 13s, Soundscape is a good early track I think. The double-FX + knob parts at the start are good practice.

Space Diver Tama is probably (for me at least) the most difficult 13. The Japanese wiki refers to it as misclassified (i.e. should be a 14). If you can pass that, some of the lower 14s will feel simple in comparison (e.g. Overdrivers, Ha.le.lu.jah, etc.)

>>14220966
Huh. Might be interesting to make a controller with either those little square start buttons or SDVX buttons.

>>14221011
Technically it's the numpad and the arrow keys as well as some other stuff.

My laptop keyboard is weird in just the perfect way.

Here, take this picture.

>>14221595
I can only imagine that being awkward ad hrll

Are most songs fucking harder right at the end, or is it just me running out of stamina? Pic related happens on so many songs I'm trying to clear I'm losing my shit

>>14222136
Most songs are fucking harder right at the end.

You forget this game is designed to eat credits and make money.

>>14221709
Yeah, it's awkward, but pretty fun.

Is it possible for me to seed Spada and SDVX II if I don't want the e3aconfig files to be changed?
Or do I just have to make a backup, if so which files do I backup? I can't remember which files are important (with PCBID etc)

>>14220344
SDVX 11th Dan here. Those old songs are cheap as fuck in III.

Also try Trigger Happy EXH or even 6 Billion and 1 night EXH aka the easiest 14

>>14220966
You're making me want to make a mini ghetto asc out of fightstick buttons
I'm already making one for pop'n

>>14222231
>fightstick buttons
Why? You can get pop'n buttons for 50 fucking bucks these days.

>>14222243
Because price isn't the problem, it's size and volume

>>14222186
If your client supports it set the file with your PCB in it and the files bemanitools replaces to not download in your torrent client, then recheck it. I know Deluge supports its, don't know about any others.

>>14222271
Alright, thanks. Embarassingly I use an older version of uTorrent, so I might just have to make a backup if it doesn't have that function.

One more thing: is it safe to log in using my cell phone? My memory of their IP address rules is hazy.

>>14222432
I log in from my phone all the time, so as long as you aren't actually downloading torrents from it you should be fine.

>>14222186
You can use symlinks for this, Link Shell Extension is your friend:

Create an empty folder, drop in symlinks of the Spada data folders and files excluding the prop folder, you can just copy and paste this folder since it's only few kilobytes.

Now you have essentially two folders containing the Spada data, both directories have different config files. and almost no extra space is taken from your HDD.

Are there any good EDM/Electro/House/Trance/Dubstep BMS's out there?

Free leech is on and I don't have internet. Just fuck my shit up.
Guess I'll just keep playing tricoro

Free leech is on and I don't have account. Just fuck my shit up.
Guess I'll just keep playing bms

Free leech is on and we don't have Pendual. Just fuck my shit up.
Guess I'll just keep playing spada.

What exactly is bms?
Does it stand for something how is a bms different than a regular chart

>>14222894
BMS is the file format used for IIDX and it's emulators.

Free leech is on and... Oh wait, no issues here! Spada here i go!

>>14222894
BeatMapS

>>14222982

Oh wow, I never wanted to ask. I always just thought it was "Beat Mapped Song."

>>14222894
>>14222994
be-music source

>>14222982
>>14222994
Epic. Simply epic.

>>14221595
That's actually pretty smart

$3 seedboxes on evo seedbox for other poorfags (or Canacucks) like myself who have shit upload.

I have no clue if they're good, but it's cheap as shit so why not.

Is there a more recent torrent of the Insane BMS pack for LR2? There's only 1 seed on the one I'm using and I can't download 40gb at a kilobyte a second.

>>14223619
i'm seeding as fast as i can dude

>>14223632
it picked up to 70kb/s
thanks dude keep it up

>>14223619
I'm gonna download it now too, enjoy your 0.5 kb/s

>>14223665
joke's on you it's been at 0.5 kb/s for the past few minutes

i want a gitadora machine

>>14223935
Just play the new Guitar Hero :^)

im new to rhythm games but i found this idol game or something???? is there anything else like it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6re-yRPKsM

>>14224097
damn this track is fire

Does anyone know how the request system works? I have about 16gb up now and am trying to get 25 asap because there's an album I really want but I can't find anywhere.

>>14224097
I guess Project Diva is kind of similar

>>14224144
pay upload to ask for someone to upload something

if they fulfill the request they get the upload you paid

typically requests are something like

a. the request is for something old that nobody's ever uploaded that you have

b. scans required of arcade manual/etc

c. the request is for something recent that just came out

C is usually your best bet, just upload and fulfull the request as soon as it gets uploaded somewhere else or just buy it yourself, rip/upload.

I'm trying to play with LR2HD right now and it's coming up like this, anyone know how to fix it? It happens in windowed and full screen and changing the theme doesn't help.

>>14224542
Use an hd theme not an sd one.

>>14224707
Boy am I retarded, I thought I was using the HD version. Thanks lad

>>14222136
Lots of songs have a "do or die" type of ending. You can see this back in earlier games as well (Holic, Spica, Please Don't Go, half of 9th style, etc.)

>technika image uploaded to sows

>>14225224
so? it's still not cracked, this doesn't mean shit

>>14225224
It's not freeleech though, or is it?

>>14225536
Everything is freeleech.

>>14225622
Your mom too?

Please seed Works 2 (FLAC) if you have it

So I downloaded the Spada HDD data during the free leach, now how do I actually play it?

>>14226447
Read the Spada post in Living Room Arcades.

My SPADA isn't in free mode even after extracting bemanitools.
What am I doing wrong?

>>14226962
setting up video games is hard

>>14226962
Why would bemani tools magically automatically set it to free play?
You need to go into the test menu and enable it

>>14226962
Go into the test menu and set it to free play, hurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Also if you want there's hex edits for premium free and the timer freeze.

>>14227038
I didn't need to do that in empress
thank you

>>14227363
Sorry to be an ass, it's hard to resist the temptation when you're anonymous

>>14227505
Well now i have it working!

lets do this jaypee

kors k > nekomata master > taq > redalice (nagai) > led > p*light > the rest of the iidx library

>>14227874
i forgot to mention the songs kors k made under the teranoid alias, and then the rest of kors k

>>14227874
taq > slake > taka > led > nekomata > ryu* > whatever else I missed

>>14227893
just curious, did you play a lot of the older beatmania games a lot? its just slake sounds like old, bad techno to me sans a couple of his songs

>>14227874
nekomata master > ARM > Camellia > P*Light > Akira Yamaoka > DJ Yoshitaka > everything else

>>14227951
Nanahira > Everything else

>>14228142
this tbh

Do I need to be on PSUN to run Spada? I thought I only needed psun if I wanted to save scores and stuff.

>>14228142
orange lounge > nanahira > prim > everything else

>>14228403
>sows /wiki.php?action=article&id=34
> >>14227117

>>14228466
I've tried this, but it's giving me a 5-2002-2404 error when I try to start Spada. Is it because I'm using WiFi or something and I'm not connected to a LAN?

am i good yet

>>14228630

What mode

>>14224097
Project Mirai on the 3DS works almost exactly like this. It's a very easy game if you don't aim for full combos, but if you're new to rhythm games, you'll have fun with it.

>>14228142
Completely in agreement

>>14228639
if I said mania would you bully me

>>14228649
yes

>>14228630
Don't look for approval on Taiwanese cartoon sites. No matter how good you get, someone will always call you shit.

>>14228630
You're improving! But you should really stay away from osumemeia, it really is a shitty vsrg.

>tfw freeleech is on
>is barely a member
>only needs about 9 gbs more to be power user
>now has to wait until next freeleech

How often do these things happen? I just joined about a month ago so idk how often freeleechs happen.

8-bit Princess is such a fucking good song

>>14227874
wac > nekomata > tomosuke > kors k > dj taka > LED > sota > ryu > tag > yoshitaka

>>14228570
Not really sure.
Try this:
>for IIDX you need to disconnect all your network adapters and use a virtual one (like the one in VirtualBox)
>sows /wiki.php?action=article&id=34
So you just need to disable all your network adapters and install virtualbox
I admit it's not that easy to find info

>>14228701
not very common

>>14228570
oh just noticed it, try to connect to a LAN, see iof it works. If not do this >>14229034

>>14228701
two to three times a year. maybe 4 if l0k is feelin good.

>>14228701
members can download ac data on freeleech (?)

>>14228701
sows has more freeleeches than any other private trackers i've been on

>>14229099
no

>>14229111
Pretty sure they can, i invited a guy not long ago he's still a member, but during freeleech he uploaded around 50 GB, no way he did that without downloading AC data.

Why are old styles so hard? 90% of my failed folder is songs from the 10 first styles, I'm not even exagerating

Is glassist necessary for organizing songs or is it manageable without it?

>>14227874
totto > nekomata > tomosuke > *

>>14229202
Glassist is highly recommended for non-insane BMS

>>14227874
DJ Command >kors k moe tracks(smooch,Drive me Crazy) > RedAlice = ARM > Good Ryu tracks (Plan 8, Thunderbolt) > Yoshitaka > DJ Mass MAD Izm> DJ Genki = SOUND HOLIC > Tomosuke > everything else > generic Ryu tracks

I don't know where Nekomata fits, I like his unique style and he has good tracks, but he always does the same thing and it's pretty annoying, I get sick of him after a few tracks.

>>14229119
You can't download AC data unless you are a power user

hacking real fast/slow support into lr2 fucking when

How do I insert coins in Spada? or am i even supposed to be seeing that?

>>14230137
>goto test
>go to coin mode
>set it to free play
>push start to start a round

entering coins will ban your ip from the custom server to prevent arcades from using bootleg stuf

>>14230155
okay, thank you for your help.
also what did i do to make the game run in a low resolution? i was hitting random buttons like a retard and now its in something like 640x480, and it used to be running at 1280x720

Does anyone have an HD copy of the endless circulation-self evolution theme for LR2? I can only find the SD one.

>>14230300
http://aoishoko.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-14.html#comment46

Here you go m8.

im gonna leak beatfreax

>>14229930
You can during freeleech

>>14230792
im gonna beat leakfreaks

>>14230213
Somewhere in the service menu it should give a SD and HD option

28/224 11s NCed
388/394 10s cleared (many HC, some EXHC, couple FC)

why am i so fucking shit at this game

>>14231680
darkkal get off /jp/ pls

>>14231687
go away im being mad

I do better at iidx when I play with my pop'n controller.

Has anyone tried the DanceEvolution? It looks like shit, but it would probably be fun to play with friends

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLK3oyyb4nM

>>14231696
do you use 1/2 for scratch?

>>14218823
The 2nd Alpha Tester Application is up btw

>doing decent in a song
>scratches mess up everything and i fail
I'm barely able to pass 4s. It's painful.

>>14230869
its been a couple hours and i just got it

that was hella deep bro

Aww wtf? I checked my FP7 after a month of not playing and the grip tape started peeling off the top very slightly on one side. Is there a fix for that?

>>14231858
Mine's doing the same, I'm just going to superglue it.

>>14228649

No let's be friends I play mania too

Am I cool yet? Or is this song considered easy these days?

Does anyone knows if virgoo will put up more turbocharger+ with omron microswitches or was I too slow and should go for a DAO?

>>14224144
What album are you looking for?

>>14232574
http://vgmdb.net/album/36838

The one on Nyaa has been stuck on 85.6% for 3 or 4 weeks. I know it's not Bemani, but I don't know where else to look.

Possible copula release at 10/28

>>14232797
https://bakabt.me/169190-j

look what I bought :D

>>14232399
it's considered easy but is still a milestone once you pass it
gratz

>>14233338
Congrats man, I know that feeling.
Yours looks cleaner than mine when I got it.

>>14233377
yeah, the outside isn't too bad, but whoever had them prior to the guy I bought them off was a real piece of work:
- Stage PCBs are completely missing, has some random additional wires glued in their place. He even cut the plastic off the main attachments to fit them
- serious rust issues throughout
- painted the sides black, even painted over some of the stickers
- original everything, so I'm having to powerdrill the tops of the screws off just to get inside

It'll be worth it in the long run, and I paid next to nothing for these, but it's still a pretty big amount of work.

nice ITG machine btw, don't see them all too often.

>>14233385
Mine's unfortunately not a 100% authentic cabinet since the the original computer died long before I got it and I had to replace the PIUIO board about 6 months after getting it.

The arcade owner I bought it from only did the minimum to keep it in working order. It took me a week to disassemble it, clean it and get it back together. While cleaning it I clogged a shop vac which I didn't think was possible, I ended up replacing 15 sensors right off the bat cause they were unresponsive.

Definitely worth it though, no need to drive 40 minutes each direction to get to a machine and then wait 15 minutes between each round because others are there.

>>14233421
I haven't even got the cabinet - Iliterally just have the pads. The idea is to get them working for BPC games and run a more minimal bootleggy setup. Thankfully the guy had already trashed / sold most of the other parts so I didn't destroy a cabinet to get these.

It's been around 2 days of work so far, and I'm between 1/4 and 1/3 done. I've had to resort to powerdrilling the heads off the screws just to take things apart as they're so rusty, as soon as I turn the screwdriver, they fall to bits. Had to bend a lot of metal to get the bars off too, as ther was no way to get these into the house otherwise.

I'm working towards replacing most of the parts that can't be salvaged (brackets, screws, acryllic arrows) and repairing the rest (stripping and repainting the base and the bars, removing rust and buffing the new metal, etc.) - I have a budget, but I'm gonna do whatever I can to make these look and feel brand new.

There's basically no machines near me, and there's definitely no machines running a recent version of the game. I always wanted to "do it right" with DDR, as it was my first bemani title, so now I'm finally making it happen!

>>14233446
Considering you have the pads only that's a smart move. The upside of not having the cabinet is the freedom for customizing the screen, PC, amp and speakers. You can also have it run other games without being an awkward setup.

I'm slowing looking into making a second setup for other bemani games since it's a real pain re-organizing my entire desk just to play.

I'm glad to see these pads will be getting a second life. I hope you get to enjoy them soon.

>>14232399
I can still only get a B at most on it, my legs still get tired right at the slowdown with two freeze arrows.

>>14233312
Thank you, so much.

>>14233653
yeah, I like the idea of having arcade machines, but it's so expensive and they eat up so much space. Not only that, but in the case of many machines, the hand-me-downs are always standard definition / CRT models running older data.

I've found it much cheaper, yet equally as good to play, to purchase replica controllers (DAO) or salvaged parts (these pads) and simply customising the rest myself.

The biggest issue with these is they weigh an insane amount, they have 15 years worth of battle scars, and they're really quite big.

>>14229111
>>14229930
Unless they changed it between last freeleech and now, yes you can
That's how I got power user

I haven't played much IIDX recently, I don't know why really. I think it has something to do with my setup, where I have to move my controller from my cupboard to my desk whenever I want to play, then put it away again afterwards.

Anyway, what's the best/cheapest SDXV controller available at the moment? I wanted to build one myself last Christmas, but with stuff like that I usually talk myself up alot then don't do anything. I'm thinking having a proper controller to play that game with will motivate me a bit more.

>>14236739
best and cheapest don't really go hand in hand.
however if you want the absolute cheapest, gj tao sells them for next to nothing http://global.gj-tao.com/controller/sound-voltex/gjtao-sdvx-controller/

I've been playing DDR for a couple of months now on some home pads I have, but I've recently been trying to play it at an arcade and I've got a pretty weird issue. I keep getting off center and I also keep to the left of the Up arrow on AC distance, I think it's because the pad I use at home has quite a bit larger arrows to step on. Is there any decent way to fix this problem? Or do I just need to spend a lot of time relearning where my feet go while playing at the arcade?

>>14237065
you have to get used to the AC pads, nothing else to do unless you modify your home pad to be AC accurate.

>>14237150
>nothing else to do unless you modify your home pad to be AC accurate.
how would i go about doing this? i play on a cheap foam pad.

How the fuck do I get used to pressing shift and space? I can manage 6 keys but my mind just blanks out every time I see a scratch or middle note.

>>14237217
play more or buy a controller

>>14237219
I've been playing for around 4 months at this point and it's still insanely uncomfortable to me
I actually do have a controller that I bought used for like $20 but it's been used really heavily and the buttons are sticky and it's still just as uncomfortable if not worse than keyboard for me

>>14236739
>I haven't played much IIDX recently, I don't know why really. I think it has something to do with my setup, where I have to move my controller from my cupboard to my desk whenever I want to play, then put it away again afterwards.
I'm in the same boat, I used to play a lot more when I'd somehow play with my FPS in my lap but now that I play standing at AC height so I can actually do well at arcades, it's a bit of an ordeal to set everything up so I don't play as much.

>Anyway, what's the best/cheapest SDXV controller available at the moment?
Your two options right now are Virgoo Turbocharger or djdao SVSE5, please do not buy a gjtao.
The turbocharger is nicer looking with more fancy lighting and comes with omron switches and copal encoders for $275 with free shipping.

The SVSE5 is also totally playable and is $120 before shipping right now, but it's less pretty and the default encoders and switches aren't as nice. So if you want a pure minimal starting point it's the way to go, but if you plan on adding on nicer switches or encoders you might as well just get the turbocharger.

>>14237217
>mind blanks out

that just means your brain hasn't assigned what's on the screen to instinct yet

play on a lower green number and acquire a controller

>>14236739
see
>>14237251

I bought a turbocharger two months ago and I have had no issues with it. I am about to purchase the newest revision of it for the AC knobs. The encoders are very smooth...a little too smooth after playing on the real AC.

How do tall people play IIDX?

When I play CS, I do it with my elbows at a ~100 degree angle

But when I stand on the platform in front of a cabinet, they're like fucking 150 or something unless I bend my knees like I'm taking a hesitant shit

Just played at an arcade for the first time and bombed a level 8 even though I can pass most 10s at home

Do I need to steal a stool from the Drummania machine?

>>14237938
Yeah it sucks. I have to go for a power stance. Legs spread open, left foot just off the platform and on the floor. This lowers me to the right height. It probably looks dumb, but it's the "most" comfortable way, feet hurt after a few sessions anyway.

>>14238344
That's assuming 1p side

>>14237938
I went to a place that had stools for their SDVX machines once.

Basically bend your knees and lean forward a bit and use your wrists more. Kind of like playing golf.

It's not particularly comfortable but it works.

>you will never be as good at DDR as this child prodigy
>you will never get 6 million views on YouTube
Why even live?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JzcqALklRs

>>14239143
Well what he's playing isn't THAT hard, you could reach this level if you play seriously. But of course considering his age this is fucking incredible, so of course no one will give a shit about you if you perform this well and upload it to youtube

>>14239143
>A WEAPON TO SURPASS THE FEFEMZ

>>14239143
man I remember when I used to try to do crossovers like that

Help, how do I put my FP7 turntable back on? It was too stiff so I tried to remove the 4 screws and replace the cotton ring, but now I can't put the screws back on. It's like they won't reach the other side because they are short. I press on the TT and screw like a madman but I still screw in air. I suck with screwdrivers, what the fuck am I supposed to do

>>14239418
When i play on foam pads i just double step by sliding my feet instead of doing a crossover, i do crossovers on arcade or metal pads.

>>14239884
Ok, I managed to put the screws, and at the same time realised what the stifness problem was about. The thing is, the metal thingie that makes the TT inside turns when you turn what's on top has a loose Z position. To put back my screws, the thingie had to be in a high position, so I had to push the inside up. But even with all the screws at their tightest, that thingie still has a loose height position, and will go back down a few mm if I'm not holding it. But the position where it really slides well, is when it's on the top. The result is, if I turn my FP7 upside down, gravity will make it so it will be in a position to turn perfectly. But if it's on its normal side, it will be a few mm lower, and that will cause friction with the inside turntable ring, and cause the stifness.

I know this isn't clear at all, but maybe if someone had the same problem, that person could understand? I'm sick of this, turntable heavy songs like beach side bunny require so much muscular strenght to make the spins that I can't keep up on the hyper version

>tfw can't even clear 2s in IIDX but can manage 5s in SDVX
The road will be a long, hard one.

>>14240098
IIDX is harder to get into than SDVX.

Within 3 credits I was on 6s in SDVX.

Within 3 credits I was failing level 2s in IIDX.

Currently I can't pass 14s in SDVX and can't pass 7s in IIDX so you're shaping up just fine.

>>14240098
That just means you're bad at both, keep playing you pleb.

why is pop'n gauge so much more hardcore than iidx's

it is surprisingly hard to find a taiko machine that isn't broken

To avoid dislocation the bearing use one hand to push it up from underneath while screwing in the screws. Worst case senario you can wedge some toothpicks inside to keep it from sinking down.

>>14240098
nekopara reaction image
started playing sdvx and iidx in 2015

out

>>14240277
This. While I was in Akihabara, which is the fucking arcade center and most machines are in excellent condition, me and my friend had a very hard time finding a Taiko machine where both drums were perfectly working

>>14240032
what the fuck i cant even

Can anyone hook me up with a sows invite? I have 90 down and 30 up, can seed shit all night. Interested in a few games and soundtracks, mostly.

>>14240578
Can you post some way to contact you? I'd rather talk a bit so I'm giving an invite to a (new) friend rather than tossing invites to anonymous randoms

>>14240591
I've got a secondary email you can contact me on
wonder.trashy@gmail.com

>>14240098

I think you're just bad at video games.