a bigger manual update
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<ol class="tocList">
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<li><a href="#sysreqs">System Requirements</a></li>
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<li><a href="#install">Installation</a></li>
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<li><a href="#getstart">Getting Started</a></li>
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<li>
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<a href="#getstart">Getting Started</a>
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<ol class="tocList">
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<li><a href="#songinst">Song Installation</a></li>
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<li><a href="#controls">Connecting Controllers and Defining Controls</a></li>
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<li><a href="#config">Configuration</a></li>
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</ol>
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</li>
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<li><a href="#songedit">Song Editor</a></li>
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<li>
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<a href="#content">Creating Content</a>
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<ol class="tocList">
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<li>Announcers</li>
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<li>Courses</li>
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<li>Noteskins</li>
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<li>BGAnimations</li>
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<li>Themes</li>
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</ol>
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</li>
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</ol>
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</ol>
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</div>
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<hr/>
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<h2><a name="intro">Introduction</a></h2>
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<p>This is the basic player manual. [We should also link to the Beginner's Guide
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and Themer's Guide from here as well.]</p>
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<p>Welcome to StepMania, a rhythm game simulator. If you're not familiar with the
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concept of rhythm games, it involves triggering inputs (e.g. buttons, foot panels)
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in time to the music. StepMania can be controlled with a keyboard or one of various
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specialized controllers.</p>
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<hr/>
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<h2><a name="welcome">Welcome to StepMania 5</a></h2>
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<h3><a name="sysreqs">System Requirements</a></h2>
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<h3><a name="sysreqs">System Requirements</a></h3>
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<p>StepMania 5 can run on this bare minimum:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Operating System(s):
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<ul>
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<li>Windows® (2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7)</li>
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<li>Windows (2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7)</li>
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<li>Mac OS X (10.?)</li>
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<li>*NIX/POSIX-compliant OS (GNU/Linux, *BSD)</li>
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</ul>
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@@ -50,17 +70,18 @@ and Themer's Guide from here as well.]</p>
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<p>However, we highly recommend at least these settings for decent performance:</p>
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<p>On Windows, DirectX 8.0 is required in order to install StepMania. If DirectX
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is not installed on your computer, the StepMania installer will abort the installation
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with a warning.</p>
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<h3><a name="install">Installation</a></h3>
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<p>If you're reading this, you've likely already figured out how to install StepMania.
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<p>If you're reading this, you may have already figured out how to install StepMania 5.
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Just in case you're reading this without having installed it yourself, however,
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here are the installation instructions for various operating systems.</p>
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<h4>Windows</h4>
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<p>The Windows version is available as an .exe installer and a .zip/GameData.smzip
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combination. The .exe installer is much easier to deal with, but in case it doesn't
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work out for you, we have provided a zip file for manual installation. The zip
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distribution can be converted into Portable mode by placing a blank Portable.ini
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inside of the StepMania install directory.</p>
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<p>The Windows version is available as an .exe installer. You can convert the game
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to Portable mode by placing a blank Portable.ini inside of the StepMania install directory.</p>
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<h4>Mac OS X</h4>
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<p>The Mac version is distributed as a .dmg file; Mount it, make a StepMania folder
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@@ -70,6 +91,36 @@ probably isn't the best way to do it, but it is <strong><em>A</em></strong> way.
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<h4>Linux</h4>
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<p>Linux users are typically expected to build from source. See <a href="http://code.google.com/p/sm-ssc/wiki/Compiling">Compiling</a>
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on the StepMania wiki for more information.</p>
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<hr/>
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<h3><a name="getstart">Getting Started</a></h3>
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<h4><a name="songinst">Song Installation</a></h4>
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<p>StepMania requires a specific folder layout when installing songs:
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<code>Songs/[group folder]/[song folder]/</code></p>
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<p>Using one of the included songs as an example:</p>
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<pre>
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Songs/StepMania 5/Springtime/Kommisar - Springtime.mp3
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Songs/StepMania 5/Springtime/spring.png
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Songs/StepMania 5/Springtime/springbn.png
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Songs/StepMania 5/Springtime/Springtime.ssc
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</pre>
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<p>Each of these files serves as a part of the simfile. StepMania 5 supports
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various formats, including (but not limited to) <code>SSC</code>, <code>SM</code>,
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<code>DWI</code>, <code>KSF</code> and <code>BMS</code>. With the multi-file BMS
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and KSF formats, put all the files in the song's folder.</p>
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<h5>Handling Asset Searching</h5>
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<p>todo: explain how StepMania tries to find files if they aren't defined in the simfile.</p>
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<h4><a name="controls">Connecting Controllers and Defining Controls</a></h4>
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<h4><a name="config">Configuration</a></h4>
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<hr/>
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<h3><a name="songeditor">Song Editor</a></h3>
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<hr/>
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<div id="footer">StepMania is copyright © 2001-2011 StepMania team.
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</body>
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