Galaxy Collision

the spacing between (1,2) and (3,4) should be enough to represent the pitch imo, since there is no 1/4 jump on 00:23:614 (4,1)

00:26:689 (1,2) - same sound
00:26:989 (1) - un-same sound
00:27:589 (1,2,3) - all same sound

also 00:26:989 (1) is already a bit unnecessary to nc but it's there mainly just to suggest SV change

there's no vocal to follow though? 00:28:114 is just slight extension of the vocal note on 00:28:039 unless I'm just hearing it wrong, and this extension is barely audible when the 3 sounds before it are all clear vocal notes with loud drums, I feel like it's ok to ignore it

00:39:339 -

fixed

done

raised sv a bit, it's a bit clearer now but in testplays i got so far it didn't seem to be a problem anyway as there's a 1/2 gap before it

I think this is fine because once you're on 00:44:989 (5), 00:45:139 (1,2) is fully visible

idk i feel like it fits, 00:52:189 (1,2,3) - this spacing is different from the previous accel because from this point the snares are all the same intensity, and the slow down here 00:52:339 (3,4,1) - sets up contrast which helps emphasise the climax of the stream better

i'll keep this in mind though, if more people feel like this is an issue then I'll think of a way to change it

would have to map 00:54:364 as well, and the only way to do that while still focusing on the drums is a repeat 1/4, which would look a little weird imo, especially cus the gap 00:54:214 (5,1) fits really well with the song

the pitch does go up, but the 1/8 drums kinda dissipate into white noise and it gets quieter, so i feel the slow-down fits + it helps emphasise the jump and then complete stop of motion here 00:56:389 (1)

01:20:389 (1,2) - same thing

02:11:057 (1) - this nc feels unnecessary

yep done

done

I'd say it's different enough with its length, I'd like to map this passively cus the whole section of music slows down compared to what's surrounding it. Will keep in mind tho if others raise the same issue

the playability is fine, the whole pattern 01:05:014 (2,3,4,1,2,3,4) is basically back n forth, and removing the 1/4 jump would kinda ruin the emphasis on 01:05:389 (1)

sure

did something similar, started the NCs on 01:07:789 (1) and 01:08:239 (1) instead but for the same reasoning

idk all the testplays i got so far sightread that with ease, and imo it's fine

the change would also mess with the theme of aim changes on specific sounds (move on 01:07:339 (1,2) 01:07:789 (1,2) 01:08:239 (1,2) these sounds, and pretty much stop completely when they're not present)

also for 01:11:089 (1) - maybe use a rhythm like https://osu.ppy.sh/ss/17967528/8743 since the strong sound(snare+ vocal) is on 01:11:389 while it is currently on a sliderend

changed 01:10:639 (3) to be different from 01:11:314 (2,4)

As for the rhythm, I feel like not every individual sound has to be mapped actively, and here the active focus is on one specific sound. It would feel weird to change focus at the very end of the section, especially when the blue tick rhythm is much more interesting and fun to play imo.

if the concern is the difference between this section 01:19:189 (1) and this section 01:21:589 (1), I think it will be better to raise the sv in the latter section instead.

That way, since each straight slider section is lower in pitch than the previous, it will have a nice progression (1.7x->1.6x->1.5x)

the keys do go higher in pitch but also the low wubs go down in pitch, and trying to focus on both (bigger jumps but smaller sliders) would kinda ruin the feel compared to focusing on one or the other and it would ruin the pattern

and I chose to focus on the wubs here cus that's the focus of the patterning for the whole section 01:28:789 - 01:37:189

done

:D

it's intentional yeah, it would look out of place and maybe suggest different rhythm cus the only perfectly overlapping thing in the sections before and after is 01:51:757 (1,2,3) -

hmm I'll map the sound, but with the blanket I think it's too big of a jump so I'll put it somewhere else

imo it doesn't look great on squares especially unless the sound is like reeeeally unique, this is just snares to kick off the section

I like how the overlaps look in this section, but I adjusted them so that 01:55:257 (3,5,1) has consistent visual spacing so it doesn't look that messy. Gameplay-wise the angle is fine imo to emphasise the jump to 01:55:657 (1).

tried this while mapping also but it felt a bit underwhelming, esp for a sound that is in the song only twice

done

sure

it's intentional cus of the pitch changes, but adjusted it anyway to be a bit milder like 02:19:357 (3,4,5,1) -

I'd say they're differentiated enough by being 1/8 sliders VS just circles, gameplay-wise also because 02:25:707 (2,3,1,2,3) is harder to hit properly than 02:26:157 (1,2,3), so that seems to fit the sharpness enough imo

oh cool I did not know that was rankable lol
added the 1/32 but the rest seems fine to me, 02:29:323 (1,2,3,4) is not 100% accurate but it's simplified to be playable at all

both 02:29:223 and 02:29:257 sound off cus the real sound is somewhere in-between and I can't rly snap it there cus of the slider's start. the whole rhythm is mostly outside of osu capabilities so it's simplified where appropriate

oh I think its actually 02:29:232 on 1/16 I think so its not out of osu capabilities, you can just use a new object for this sound and it would work fine honestly, because if you wanted to simplify you would need to extend the length of 02:29:123 (2) - and mute the end

yeah I think I'll have to add a timing change to make this accurate, didn't realize the ranked versions in other modes didn't rly need it here but std does cus of the sliders, mb. will do asap

ok fixed

yeah even with 1/16 snapping this is the closest i can get it to end at the red tick because of the tempo change. if there's a way to actually snap the end to the new bpm please lmk

02:33:357 - the red line here sounds perfectly fine without it, not sure why there is a bpm change :thonking: remove it so you can properly snap this slider, otherwise its impossible to do it

true I didn't realize that, mb, fixed now

if u do that do it to the other sliders in the section too like 02:58:484 - 02:59:684 - 03:03:284 - etc

maybe the sliders could use a bit more hs impact but i personally don't like how normal-sliderwhistle sounds in general, i could try to make a higher volume soft-sliderslide or find some other custom sample for this section tho if that would help?

uhh if you can find samples that sound nicer i think it'd be an improvement yeah?

the normal sliderwhistle sounded nice to me on these sounds though lolo

putting soft sliderwhistle for now as an alternative, sounds much better to me while accomplishing the same thing. will leave this open tho in case flask wants to add anything

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it's not really hidden at all, 03:01:484 (1) already indicates the presence of 03:01:584 (2,3), and by the time you get to 03:01:409, 03:01:584 (2) is either fully visible (hd) or ~75% visible with an approach circle going straight to it (nomod)

i feel like gameplay-wise it makes more sense as is, cause you have this stream 03:06:284 (1,2,3,1) - leading into a pattern where you have to suddenly slow down, and this slow-down is a nice tool for emphasising certain sounds which I feel like it fits well here

yeah idk why the game keeps doing this i swear i stacked them

I see the point but I feel like this is rly up to the player, if I use bigger gaps between each slider they'd just be inclined to sort of move back and forth, there's no way to force anyone to follow the full curve unless I just put the next slider directly after the previous slidertail

if the player chooses to follow the sliders fully they'd have the same fun with either of the two variants

did smth similar

alright, changed the first pattern to sort of ease the player into the second, should be enough introduction imo

yeah it's purely there for visuals, just like 03:34:184 (1,1,1,1,1) which is the same sound
I'll change it if people do actually misread it as 1/3 but I haven't seen that yet

i get it might be a bit harder to play but i really like the contrast in movement, the stop emphasises the snare on 04:01:184 while also making the 2nd part of the stream feel more impactful. wouldn't work quite as well with more movement in the 1st part imo

done

idk why the game keeps doing this aaaaaaa

fixcedf

imo that wouldn't look right even in gameplay cus 04:37:484 (1,2,3,4) would kinda indicate a different rhythm if (4) was NCd, right now it looks like one pattern altogether

I mean there is some faint 1/2 wubs starting there to build up to 04:39:284 (1), but other than that there's nothing? the 1/3 is mapped to the vocal samples just like the 1/4 before, 04:38:684 (1) is a bit simplified cus following the exact rhythm of the vocals would be ass to play

yeah i guess going with the overall feel is more fitting here even if the difference of 04:42:884 (1) is ignored, adjusted now

yeah but also the pitch goes up gradually and it's the climax of the whole song, so I think the visual difference fits. in my mind it's like two falling stars chasing each other (in a galaxy collision haha)

could be, but I honestly dont know how I would make a decent looking star with half the slider size, and I can't go any higher in sv :/
in this case it works the same as a buzz slider pretty much, so I'll keep it for the sake of the pattern cus of the song name/theme

can get 300 on those if you hold just below the centre from the start and then come back

agree with intensity point, lowered 04:46:484 (1) by a bit

as for the 300, it's definitely possible, but my pc is too shit to take a video so here's a ss of where the cursor should be to cheese 300

http://puu.sh/Jd6Hk/6bbb864ac4.jpg / http://puu.sh/Jd6KQ/12b4ab1a4d.jpg

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can you still nerf these further even with non shit pcs these are kinda stupid

alright should be better now

had to change the direction a bit but now it works with smaller spacing, so done