This beatmap was submitted using in-game submission on Dienstag, 5. Juni 2012 at 19:01:30

Artist: fripSide
Title: only my railgun (TV Size)
Source: To Aru Kagaku no Railgun
Tags: happy30 pheon opening raildex
BPM: 143
Filesize: 17430kb
Play Time: 01:28
Difficulties Available:

1. Easy (2,14 stars, 87 notes)
2. happy30's Hard (4,93 stars, 262 notes)
3. Insane (5 stars, 315 notes)
4. Normal (4,07 stars, 132 notes)
5. Pheon's Taiko Oni (5 stars, 521 notes)

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Hope you enjoy!
Opening song of the anime "To Aru Kagaku no Railgun" performed by fripSide.
Special thanks to happy30 and Pheon for their guest diffs and everyone who helped out on improving the mapset!

Taiko BG was added on 5th June, redownload the map to get it!

Wow i haven't seen a re-map of this in a while. anyways found this on #modreqs.

Bold: Unrankable/must fix.
Red: You should fix it, but it's up to you.
Italic: Suggestion. Feel free to ignore this if you don't like it.
Blue: Comment. Just putting this for fun

[General]
CLEAR!

[Easy]
00:01:086 (1) - maybe add a finish at the beginning? i think it goes well with the instrumental as it's like an introduction to the song IMO. if you ignore this then add a whistle like you did on normal.
00:02:764 (3) - how about moving this beside (2) so that it'd make a nice border for (1). something like is what i mean. ik this looks ugly but you can do something similar to this if you ignore this.
00:07:799 (1,2,3) - i don't like to see 3 straight sliders unless it flows smoother. when i reached this, i felt uncomfortable because the flow looks bad for me. i suggest doing something like this for a smoother flow. again if you ignore this, you can do something similar to this.
00:14:512 (1,2,3) - ^
00:23:323 (1) - idk about you but i don't like the whistle on the spinner. the sound of the whistle right before the guitar starts bothers me the most. remove it because i find it unfitting to the song.
00:31:295 (5) - make this note a NC. the lyrics change from there, and add a whistle at the beginning to keep it consistent with 00:27:939.
00:32:974 (3) - same as above about the whistle.
00:33:393 (4) - replace the whistle for a finish, and reduce the volume of the finish. you can hear the sound of the cymbals if you hear carefully.
00:38:009 (5) - add a whistle at the 1st repeat with the finish to keep the consistency in whistles.
00:53:113 (1) - end this spinner till 00:54:792 because that's where the instrumental starts.
00:56:051 - add a circle here if you follow the suggestion above. it follows the vocals and it goes well as a starting point IMO.
00:56:470 (1) - same as 00:38:009 but at the beginning.
01:04:862 (3) - same as above but at the end.
01:08:218 (3) - maybe add a finish at the beginning to match the vocals?
01:12:414 (4) - same as 00:56:470, and flip it like this. the path looks easier for beginners to follow and it flows a lot smoother IMO
01:16:610 (1,2,3) - same as 00:07:799.
01:23:323 (1,2,3) - add finishes at the beginning to match that sound.

[Normal]
either do HP4 or OD5 because the HP might be a bit overdoing it and the OD would make a nice challenge for players.
00:01:086 (1) - same as easy.
00:10:316 (8) - make this a 1/1 slider and add a circle. i see a potential pattern in this combo and this slider breaks the combo and flow for this part.
00:19:547 (5,6) - maybe make these 2 curved sliders for a better flow to the next note?
00:25:421 (6) - end this slider till 00:26:051 to follow the guitar accurately. i find it fitting as it flows a lot smoother than the 1/1 repeat slider.
00:32:974 (3,4,1) - same as 00:19:547.
00:32:974 (3) - same as easy.
00:54:792 (6) - maybe make this a NC because it follows that sound in the instrumental?
00:53:113 (5,6) - idk about this part. i see that it's following vocals, but when once it reaches the repeat, it breaks the flow and it doesn't follow the vocals or instrumental that accurate. make this a 2/1 repeat slider, and add a slider at 00:55:106 and end it till 00:55:421 to follow the vocals and instrumental accurately.
00:58:988 (8) - same as 00;10:316.

[happy30's Hard]
00:01:086 (1) - same as easy.
how about re-naming it to "happy's Hard" because i saw your previous ranked diffs and i don't remember seeing the "30" on it?
00:03:813 (4,5) - how about doing the same pattern as (5-9) at the previous combo? i see a potential pattern if you do this.
00:25:421 (3,4,5,6) - what shape are you trying to make out of this? i don't like it because it looks during gameplay IMO. judging by the shape i think you're doing a parallelogram so make these circles to form a parallelogram as it flows a lot smoother to the song IMO.
00:33:393 (3) - same as easy.
00:49:757 (1) - *nazi* move this away from (4). the overlap makes it look kind of bad during gameplay IMO.
00:59:617 (7) - i don't understand this overlap at all. it plays weird during gameplay, so either stack this on (4) so that it'd form a triangle, or stack this on (3) so that it'd form a square pattern.
01:06:331 (7) - ^

[Insane]
00:01:086 (1) - same as easy.
00:10:316 (2,3) - you should switch the spots so that it'd look like a true star jump. the path from (2,3) currently might surprise players as they might be expecting a star pattern IMO.
00:33:393 (2) - same as easy.
00:58:778 (1,2,3,4,5) - if you're trying to make this out of a diamond, make it nicer. the way (2,5) are positioned makes it look ugly and it plays weird for me.i let my eyes follow this not my hands either move these 2 notes up to make it nicer, or change the shape of this combo to make it instresting. for example since you have 5 notes, make a stat pattern.
01:05:911 (3) - align this to (4) to that (2-5) would form a diamond. if you ignore this, then move these notes around to form a straightforward diamond jump.

I guess that's it. GL

fixed a bunch of things, thanks for the mod :3

[general]
Kiai#2 isn't identical on all diffs (happy30 probably did it right).
Map's pretty kiai heavy. Should probably just save the kiai for the end, but it's your map.

[normal]
00:25:421 (6) - 1/2 shorter
00:33:813 (4) - use 0.87x SV

[happy30's hard]
00:25:421 (3,4,5,6) - this confuses me both while playing and modding since the spacing is all over the place, and it's not even in some recognizable pattern.
00:40:736 (3,4,5,6) - make the spacing on 3 to 4 and 5 to 6 equal?
00:49:547 (7) - spacing
01:09:897 (1) - ^
01:27:519 (4,5,6) - spacing (SV changed here, so spacing is way off)



[insane]
00:04:862 (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) - grid snap is bad on streams.
00:31:295 (1,2) - shouldn't these be reversed?
00:40:526 (7) - shorten 1/4

[taiko]
no need to flash kiai in taiko is there?

updated: http://puu.sh/xogy

Thanks, fixed most of the suggestions

Kite♥ ~request from ingame~ <suggestions>

[Easy]
00:19:547 - add finish

00:21:225 - ^

00:22:065 - ^

00:22:904 - ^

00:49:757 - ^

[Normal]
00:04:442 - add whistle

00:25:841 - ^

00:36:330 - ^

01:21:645 - add finish

[happy30's Hard]
00:34:232 - add finish

[Insane]
00:32:974 - add finish

00:33:393 - remove finish

00:33:813 - add finish

01:24:792 - 3grid up
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almost hitsound mod..

good luck!

:3 fixed all

fixed some, and I changed my hitsounds a bit: http://puu.sh/xHGj

(*´∀`)ｱﾊﾊﾝ♪/

[General]
fine


[Easy]
fine


[Normal]
fine


[Happy30]
00:02:134 (1) - nc
00:05:701 (1) - nc
00:06:120 (3) - remove nc


[Insane]
00:30:246 (2) - whistle
00:31:295 (1) - remove whistle
00:31:505 (1) - ^
00:32:554 (4) - remove whistle
00:40:946 (8) - clap
00:47:554 (5) - move to 00:47:764
00:54:792 (1,2,3) - remove whistle

GL~

fixed a few whistles and added that clap, thanks for modding!

Finally.

IRC mod:
With this out of the way, enjoy the star as this pleasant mapset was definitely worth it especially since it's AR8 now. ;D

[General]
-- Why doesn't Pheon's Taiko Oni have an AudioLeadIn time of 500 like the rest of the difficulties? While you're add it, change the lead-in time to 1000. After playing each difficulty, I didn't feel as if it is giving the player enough time to prepare.

[Insane]
00:23:743 (4,5,6,7) - Gah, this beat placement is iffy. After some deliberation amongst myself, the slider is starting a tick early. It *sounds* right, but it doesn't play well. For the sake of intuition, move that slider a tick forward and shorten it to land on the red tick. Since I'm still not 100%, you can try to justify it if you don't agree. God, that took way too much time.

00:31:295 (1,2) - It'd fit the vocals (and at the same time, be more consistent) if (1) was a 1-beat slider. With that being said, here is what I suggest: extend (1) 2 ticks, get rid of (2), add a hit circle at 00:31:925 (2), and add a 1/2-beat slider at 00:32:134 (3). Here's what it'd look like on the timeline: http://puu.sh/yfCD

01:08:848 (6) - lol, don't you think this is a bit too much? I mean, it's kind of cool but it's unnecessary. I'd highly recommend mapping this part out normally. No exceptions unless you can tell me why having that insane 1/8th slider is better than actually mapping to the music.

01:25:841 (5,6,7,8) - see 00:23:743 (4,5,6,7). Again, I'm still not sure what this is following... I mean, the beat placement I suggested before was a bit mechanical but represents the music well without being in that grey area. So yeah if you really want to keep it like this try your best to justify it and I'll see what I can do.

01:27:519 (1,2) - Yeah, just like before... These 1/8 sliders are a bit much. They're not impossible to hit but they don't really compliment the music.

[happy30's Hard]
00:04:232 (5) - I'd shorten this slider by one tick for consistency. It feels pretty weird the first time around.

00:06:120 (1) - It'd follow the vocals more clearly if you shortened this slider by two ticks to make it land on that red tick, especially if you already know what's going to happen in the song. Players will be like "what the hell?!" when there isn't a beat there. Oh, and add a hit circle at 00:07:379 (2) after that.

00:46:400 (1,2,3) - Technically these three hit circles are fine but seeing as it's a hard, you might want to make these into one repeat-slider because players might not be able to read these properly. Also, you did the same thing at 01:01:505 (1) and we all know consistency is always good. Do as you wish.

00:54:372 (4) - It's pretty hard to predict how many repeats this silder will have beforehand -- also, I think it's pretty important to stress the downbeat at 00:54:792 and landing a 3-repeat slider's end point isn't doing it. Basically, I want you to make this slider repeat only once and add a hit circle at 00:54:792 (5). After that, place a new combo on the newly added hit circle and remove the one at 00:55:106 (1).

01:14:932 (1,2,3) - see 00:46:400 (1,2,3) and take it as a light suggestion. Take note of any other patterns like that too if you do decide to change it.

[Normal]
00:01:086 (1,2,3,1) - This section is really awkward to play. It'd be better if you kept it at a steady 1/1 beat.

00:25:421 (6) - This 2-repeat slider is hard to read/predict for a normal player. I'd replace it with a 1-beat slider and a hit circle at 00:26:051 (7). Alternatively, extending the 1-beat slider to 00:26:051 and ditching the hit circle will work too.

01:12:414 (7) - It'd be best if you shortened this slider by 2 ticks and added a hit circle at it's original end-point like you've been doing this whole pattern instead.

01:27:519 (7) - It'd emphasize the music better if you made an offbeat repeat slider (like this: http://puu.sh/yg4i) here instead of making the slider really long. At the same time, the way you have it now isn't necessarily bad and it does make it easier. Do whatever you want here.

[Easy]
00:19:547 (3) - Just like in Normal, it's hard for new players to predict/read multiple repeats like such. I'd A.) remove one repeat or B.) remove the repeats altogether on this slider.

[Pheon's Taiko Oni]
-- Whhhhhhhyyyyy are you using 1.6 SV? It's so ugly ;_;

Great mapset, enjoyed playing each difficulty. Call me back whenever you're ready.

Sync told me to.




Ok first off. Why 1.6 SV? I don't really understand why because 1.4 isn't even slow at this BPM. And when you have 1.6 here, you still have speed ups in the song! Makes no sense. Might I add they are very minimal speed ups of 1.10 that make no difference at all. So unless you have a really good reason you should put it down to 1.4

00:07:799 - make this inherit 1.00, there is no reason at all you should be jumping right into a speedup at the start of a song. (especially when the whole song is already sped up because of the 1.6) And this is also really conflicting with the end of the kiai. (You have the 3 notes at the end 00:25:421 (1,2,3) and when the last note comes in, it's slowed down because you have that point at 1.00. So unless you knew the beat to the song here it looks like it is comming earlier than it actually is. and it's confusing as hell.)
00:11:365 (2,1) - reverse these so it's kd instead of dk. It feels a lot nicer to go into the kat after the stream and ties in better with that comming dkkd pattern.
00:13:044 (2) - change this to a kat, will tie in better with the dk up ahead and it fits the music better honestly.
00:20:281 (1,2) - change these into dons, the first one to keep it consistant like the one before. and I think dddk works better because you are leading into more kats, so it''s getting quite kat spammy around this section when it shouldn't be.
00:21:435 (2) - Just like before make this a kat so you can tie into that next dk. dd dk does not work in this song at all really.
00:33:813 (1) - Make this a finish. Same 2 notes in a row but one has a finish and this one gets neglected for some reason.
00:34:652 (1) - This should have a finish too.
00:39:897 (2) - Make this a kat again for the same reasons as before.
00:41:365 (1) - This should have a finish.
00:41:575 (2) - Make this a kat again for the same reasons as before.
00:43:253 (2,3,4,5,6,1,1) - Try making this pattern kd dkkd k, the current pattern feels very off.
00:48:288 (2) - Make this a kat again for the same reasons as before. (yes I am going to bring this up every time because it works way better than dd.)
00:49:967 (2,3,4,5,6,1,1) - again, try out the kd dkkd k. Or something within that structure.
00:56:470 - Alright, it's not like I have a problem with speedups. But I am so sick of people doing the smallest insignificant speedups ever. Go big or go home. Try making it AT LEAST 1.25.

And the kiai is pretty much copypasted so take in mind what I said before about all those dd patterns, and fixing other things I mentioned in the first kiai.

Sync wrote:

[General]
-- Why doesn't Pheon's Taiko Oni have an AudioLeadIn time of 500 like the rest of the difficulties? While you're add it, change the lead-in time to 1000. After playing each difficulty, I didn't feel as if it is giving the player enough time to prepare.
Fixed to 1000

[Insane]
00:23:743 (4,5,6,7) - Gah, this beat placement is iffy. After some deliberation amongst myself, the slider is starting a tick early. It *sounds* right, but it doesn't play well. For the sake of intuition, move that slider a tick forward and shorten it to land on the red tick. Since I'm still not 100%, you can try to justify it if you don't agree. God, that took way too much time.
Seems to be better that way

00:31:295 (1,2) - It'd fit the vocals (and at the same time, be more consistent) if (1) was a 1-beat slider. With that being said, here is what I suggest: extend (1) 2 ticks, get rid of (2), add a hit circle at 00:31:925 (2), and add a 1/2-beat slider at 00:32:134 (3). Here's what it'd look like on the timeline: http://puu.sh/yfCD
Sorry, I don't really want to do this. Didn't want to continue the same beat pattern for the section and imo it's alright as it is.

01:08:848 (6) - lol, don't you think this is a bit too much? I mean, it's kind of cool but it's unnecessary. I'd highly recommend mapping this part out normally. No exceptions unless you can tell me why having that insane 1/8th slider is better than actually mapping to the music.
I was going for the sound in the background that is building up steadily, imo it's great to play and gives a nice effect while listening to the sound in the music.

01:25:841 (5,6,7,8) - see 00:23:743 (4,5,6,7). Again, I'm still not sure what this is following... I mean, the beat placement I suggested before was a bit mechanical but represents the music well without being in that grey area. So yeah if you really want to keep it like this try your best to justify it and I'll see what I can do.
Same as the other one, seems to be better that way

01:27:519 (1,2) - Yeah, just like before... These 1/8 sliders are a bit much. They're not impossible to hit but they don't really compliment the music.
Changed those to 1/6 as they fit the music more

[Normal]
00:01:086 (1,2,3,1) - This section is really awkward to play. It'd be better if you kept it at a steady 1/1 beat.
Fixed

00:25:421 (6) - This 2-repeat slider is hard to read/predict for a normal player. I'd replace it with a 1-beat slider and a hit circle at 00:26:051 (7). Alternatively, extending the 1-beat slider to 00:26:051 and ditching the hit circle will work too.
I really would like to keep it like this, since its 1/2 in a normal a repeat slider seems logical to me

01:12:414 (7) - It'd be best if you shortened this slider by 2 ticks and added a hit circle at it's original end-point like you've been doing this whole pattern instead.
Alright, done that

01:27:519 (7) - It'd emphasize the music better if you made an offbeat repeat slider (like this: http://puu.sh/yg4i) here instead of making the slider really long. At the same time, the way you have it now isn't necessarily bad and it does make it easier. Do whatever you want here.
Yeah, seems to be better like that

[Easy]
00:19:547 (3) - Just like in Normal, it's hard for new players to predict/read multiple repeats like such. I'd A.) remove one repeat or B.) remove the repeats altogether on this slider.
Split it up into 2 sliders instead

Thanks for the mod~ hope you let me keep the stuff that I didn't change :3

To Aru or Toaru??

Both seem to be common, "To Aru" looks better for me tho