Simulator File Creation Help Thread

Geneity X · Trick Member Joined: 21 Nov 2002 Location: @_@

9 Pages....didn't look through it all but I found a method, after a year of attempted simfiles, that works.

First: Find the BPM with MixMeister's BPM Analyzer, it's awsome and finds the BPM down to the thousandth. It's only the second program, in my year of searching, that is actually perfectly accurate.

Second: Use X-Step to create the DWI itself (not the steps) (enter in the BPM you got from MM). Find the gap with X-step, as close as you can.

Third: After everything is in the right folder, go into SM's edit mode and fine tune the gap. The BPM shouldn't need to be tuned any more.

That's how I handle it. I can't say it workes perfectly yet because I'm still in the midst of making a stepfile with this theory. Seems to be working quite well though.
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Shenjoku777 · Trick Member Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Location: Santa Ana, CA

Ok I got the BPM and stuff, but there is a BPM change in the middle of the song and I can't figure out how to make it work with the file. How do you put in BPM changes? I'm using the xstep thing btw.
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peepsluvr · Trick Member Joined: 09 Jan 2005

I can't seem to get the characters to dance on the how to play screen or beginner mode. I know it won't work on the other themes, so I switch to the default them, and it still doesn't work!

djriverdance · Basic Member Joined: 09 Apr 2002

Newbie here, making first stepfile.

MP3 works, background works. But the banner flashes for half a second before it fades to magenta, and the CD title doesn't work.

Other than that, I used "skill" to get the BPM and gap. No problem there.

Anything I can do to get these titles to work? Might it because they are a pixel too large or something? They are .png files.

Level_9_Chao · Trick Member Joined: 15 Feb 2005 Location: St. Charles, IL

Hey, are there any Simfile creators for a Mac OS X? I need one. Thanx.

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Oats · Trick Member Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Location: Blacksburg, Va

mkay, i just started trying to make a simfile. i made a folder in the songs folder, and made a folder for the song inside that, and put the mp3 in there. when i load stepmania it doesn't read the folder. can somebody tell me what i'm doing wrong?
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AMxJM · Trick Member Joined: 01 Dec 2004

Did you remember to put a .dwi and/or .sm file in the folder?
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Techno Riot · Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 11:18 pm Post subject:

peepsluvr, if you mean the helper character seen on beginner mode in the arcade, that is an option you can turn on and off in your settings. I'd check that first. (Might be under appearance or something.) I don't like that guy so I haven't tried it, but you may need to download one first. Not sure.

Otsaika, like AMxJM said, you have to have a .dwi file or .sm file in the folder before you try to edit steps for it. You can't just make a new step chart for a song from scratch using only SM.

Now my question. Does anyone in these expansive forums know how to make characters for SM? Does it take a special program, and if so what is it / where can I get it? Also, assuming you've made a functional character before, could you give me any pointers?

Thanks,
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ademup · Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 4:22 pm Post subject:

ademup · Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 6:51 pm Post subject: .wma->.mp3/.ogg/.wav?

Ok, now that I got that figured out, (I used Windows Movie Maker) I need to convert a .wma (windows media auido file) into an .mp3 or .wav or .ogg. Any help?
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Falling/Fading/LostItAll · Trick Member Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Location: The Wired

I've got the BPM and Offset (perfectly) but I still need to know one thing- how do I add a banner? I have a background, but no banner.

ademup · Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:23 pm Post subject:

I managed to figure out how to change the format (without any help from anyone on these forums again) and now I hit one more problem (not that I'm expecting any help anymore

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How can I get a video file to play in the background?
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AMxJM · Trick Member Joined: 01 Dec 2004

Are you using Stepmania? If so, when you're going to edit your song, hit Escape to pull up one of the menus (the one you'd normally use to save) and find "Add/Edit BG Changes" or something to that effect. Be sure to line it up to where you want to implement the BG change at first, though. If you need any further help, just ask.
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ademup · Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 1:41 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the help. I actually added the movie as the result of a bug in Stepmania, but it's good to know how to do it the right way for future reference.

To make the movie sync up properly, I changed the offset to 0, added a short pause in the beginning to make the steps sync, and left a large space between the beginning and where I would normally have the steps begin. Nobody would notice the pause, but is there an easier way to do this? (This is for future reference, not a priority.)

Yes, I know I have a lot of questions. This is the last one, I promise. (probably not

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Miko · Trick Member Joined: 01 Apr 2003 Location: New Jersey

out of curiosity, how do you make steps in notepad? I mean I dont understand the numbers for one- but I mean how do you make it go to a song if you're just typin stuff in notepad?

The one song i made i recorded it in the editor, and went through it fine tuning each part- but I just needed some kind of base

mikieson · Trick Member Joined: 14 Nov 2003

There has to be an easier way to learn how to make your own simfiles. All these different posts on ...this way and that way and..forget that way its this way....Its crazy. There has to be a way to just drag a mp3 into some software. Diagram it to keep what you want of it. The put it into another program and make steps to it....That sounds easy to me

PedanticOmbudsman · Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 8:13 pm Post subject:

mikieson · Trick Member Joined: 14 Nov 2003

Thanks for the info...But...where do I get a .SM file?

PedanticOmbudsman · Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 6:44 am Post subject:

From Notepad. You type it.

Here's a basic sample:

#TITLE:Bag;
#ARTIST:RevenG;
#OFFSET:-0.273;
#BPMS:0.000=65.000;

#NOTES:
dance-single:
MANIAC:
hard:
10:
0000
0000
0000
0000
,;

That's a really basic simfile for the song Bag (Heavy steps only)... leaving out all the steps after the first measure because it's really, really long. But other than putting in the actual steps, that's really all a simfile needs. Put the .sm file in a directory along with the MP3, the banner, and background image, and Stepmania will automatically figure them out...you don't actually have to specify them in the .sm file, but you can if you want to.
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INSOMNiAK · Trick Member Joined: 16 Oct 2004 Location: Randolph, MA

A worthy bump I hope.

When I play my edit steps in SM, the grading screen doesn't show up after the song is over 20 seconds later. When I make my steps in the editor, I go over a few extra measures after the song by accident, but never put any arrows on. Can someone help me with this noobish problem. Please!?

EDIT:Never mind, I figured it out.