minor doc updates
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Glenn Maynard
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@@ -404,12 +404,12 @@ The .SM song file format was created to be one file format that supports all
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game types that StepMania can play (dance, pump, beat, guitar, etc). The syntax
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of a .SM is similar to .DWI and .KSF except that some tags are different.<br>
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<br>
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(Note that StepMania can load images can be in png, gif, jpg, or bmp format, and
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can load sounds in ogg, mp3, or wav format.)<br>
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Note that StepMania can load images in PNG, GIF, PJG, and BMP formats, and
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can load sounds in OGG, MP3, and WAV formats.<br>
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<br>
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Any text field in an SM file can contain UTF-8 characters.<br>
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<br>
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#TITLE:...; - The "main title" of the song. Supports for UTF-8 foreign
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characters.<br>
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#TITLE:...; - The "main title" of the song.<br>
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#SUBTITLE:...; - This text will appear underneath the main title of the song on
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the Select Music screen. e.g. "~Dirty Mix~" or "(remix)".<br>
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#ARTIST:...; - The artist of the song.<br>
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@@ -684,8 +684,8 @@ CRS files define the courses used in the Nonstop, Oni, and Endless modes.
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files must reside in the "Courses" folder in the StepMania program folder.
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These rules determine which of the three modes a course will appear in:<br>
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<br>
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Nonstop: Will appear if #LIVES=-1 and #REPEAT=OFF.<br>
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Oni (Challenge): Will appear if #LIVES > 0 and #REPEAT=OFF.<br>
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Nonstop: Will appear if there is no #LIVES tag and #REPEAT is OFF.<br>
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Oni (Challenge): Will appear if there is a #LIVES tag and #REPEAT is OFF.<br>
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Endless: Will appear if #REPEAT is ON.<br>
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<br>
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#COURSE:...; - name of the course<br>
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@@ -798,14 +798,21 @@ in the folder "NoteSkins\<Game Name>\<Note Skin Name>". No
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to a particular game (dance, pump, etc). In the note skin folder, you must
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implement the folling files for each note:<br>
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<br>
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<NoteName> receptor (2x1).png<br>
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<NoteName> tap parts (2xN).png<br>
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<NoteName> tap explosion bright (NxN).png<br>
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<NoteName> tap explosion dim (NxN).png<br>
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<NoteName> note color part (NxN).png<br>
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<NoteName> note gray part (NxN).png<br>
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<NoteName> hold parts (4x2).png<br>
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<NoteName> hold explosion (NxN).png<br>
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<NoteName> receptor (3x1).png<br>
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<NoteName> tap note (NxN).png<br>
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<NoteName> tap explosion bright.png<br>
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<NoteName> tap explosion bright.png<br>
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<NoteName> hold explosion.png<br>
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<NoteName> down hold topcap active.png.png<br>
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<NoteName> down hold topcap inactive.png.png<br>
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<NoteName> down hold head active.png.png<br>
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<NoteName> down hold head inactive.png.png<br>
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<NoteName> down hold body active.png.png<br>
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<NoteName> down hold body inactive.png.png<br>
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<NoteName> down hold tail active.png.png<br>
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<NoteName> down hold tail inactive.png.png<br>
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<NoteName> down hold bottomcap active.png.png<br>
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<NoteName> down hold bottomcap inactive.png.png<br>
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<NoteName> tap.colors<br>
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<br>
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"<NoteName>" must be the name of the note (e.g. "left", "upright", "snare").
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@@ -814,8 +821,7 @@ each game.<br>
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<br>
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Most of the note skin elements can use any number of frames. For example, the
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element "tap exposion bright" could have 4 frames (2x2), 2 frames (1x2), or just
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a single frame. The exception to this rule is "tap parts" which must be 2 frames
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wide, and hold parts which must be 4x2.<br>
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a single frame. The exception to this rule is "receptor", which must have 3 frames.<br>
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<br>
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For more information on about textures with multiple frames, see the section
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"How StepMania Loads Textures" in this document.<br>
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@@ -835,7 +841,7 @@ Themes\<ThemeName>\Fonts\<br>
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Themes\<ThemeName>\Graphics\<br>
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Themes\<ThemeName>\Numbers\<br>
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Themes\<ThemeName>\Sounds\<br>
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Themes\<ThemeName>\metrics.ini\<br>
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Themes\<ThemeName>\metrics.ini<br>
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<br>
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The 5 possible folders in a theme hold "theme elements". A theme element is
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simply a little piece of the theme that can be changed. Each of the 5 folders
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@@ -845,8 +851,7 @@ BGAnimations: This folder contains BGAnimation elements for the different
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screens. Since all backgrounds for all the menus in the game are generated using
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BGAnimations, any screen in the game can have an animating background. Also,
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BGAnimations can contain movie layers. For more information about BGAnimations,
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see the section "BGAnimations Format" in <br>
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this document.<br>
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see the section "BGAnimations Format" in this document.<br>
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<br>
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Fonts: This folder contains graphics and font width data used by the font
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system. Font graphics and width files are generated using the program "Bitmap
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@@ -1004,7 +1009,7 @@ image.<br>
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<br>
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However, paletted PNGs have a couple limitations:<br>
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- they support you to only "on/off" alpha.<br>
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- they support a maxiumum of 256 colors. This can make smooth gradients
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- they support a maximum of 256 colors. This can make smooth gradients
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look ugly. <br>
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<br>
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Alternatively, inserting "dither" into filenames will instruct StepMania
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@@ -1168,4 +1173,4 @@ Kyle "KeeL" Ward for his awesome menu music (www.ampcast.com/keel)<br>
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</body>
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</html>
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</html>
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