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Things you didn't know about osu for a bit that you should?

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Chippy
117 posts
Joined January 2013
Topic Starter
Chippy
Just curious if there are some things that people didn't know about Osu until a couple months into playing.

For me mine was I didn't know that there was a thing to make the 100 hitframe smaller, I thought that was a set thing for every map.
TuckingFypo
16 posts
Joined June 2011
TuckingFypo
I didn't know that the edit mode in osu allowed you to practice certain sections of songs

I still neglect to use it whenever I'm stuck on a song
TheVileOne
osu! Alumni
8,431 posts
Joined March 2010
TheVileOne
I bet many don't know you can search for specific BPMs and and difficulty stats in the search using <abbreviated name><>=<value>
Justin Cretible
13 posts
Joined May 2013
Justin Cretible
I didn't know you could enable the hit error meter in the options menu until 2 weeks ago. It really helped me understand if I'm going too fast/slow on streams.
Chippy
117 posts
Joined January 2013
Topic Starter
Chippy

TuckingFypo wrote:

I didn't know that the edit mode in osu allowed you to practice certain sections of songs

I still neglect to use it whenever I'm stuck on a song
I never thought of using it like that. I still wouldn't use it aswell, though :p
hehe
1,971 posts
Joined November 2012
hehe

Chippy wrote:

TuckingFypo wrote:

I didn't know that the edit mode in osu allowed you to practice certain sections of songs

I still neglect to use it whenever I'm stuck on a song
I never thought of using it like that. I still wouldn't use it aswell, though :p
I really only use it to see the rhythm of the beats if I can't get it. saving as a new difficulty for the part you're having trouble with is better
Nathanael
Global Moderator
6,163 posts
Joined January 2013
Nathanael
I bet many don't know that they can refresh their skins by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S.
Rewben2
996 posts
Joined November 2012
Rewben2
How OD works

You need to push your limits to improve, I spent way too long S'ing hards/insanes which weren't difficult for me and it was ultimately a waste of time and I barely got better by doing it, if I had spent that time playing hard insanes or DT'ing hards I would be in a better spot now without a doubt

I didn't use a transparent skin for a long time, it helps
tfg50
149 posts
Joined September 2013
tfg50
I heard that od influences the spinners in some way a few days ago. Also, I didn't know that you can turn off the dots/line conecting the circles in a combo and I have no idea what that "snaking slider" or whatever does.
nrl
1,402 posts
Joined October 2011
nrl

tfg50 wrote:

Also, I didn't know that you can turn off the dots/line conecting the circles in a combo
Why would you ever want to though? Followpoints are insanely useful for any kind of jumping, and if yours are too obstructive you can just edit them.
Mathsma
473 posts
Joined March 2013
Mathsma

NarrillNezzurh wrote:

tfg50 wrote:

Also, I didn't know that you can turn off the dots/line conecting the circles in a combo
Why would you ever want to though? Followpoints are insanely useful for any kind of jumping, and if yours are too obstructive you can just edit them.
For some they are just extra clutter on the screen. Metro doesn't play with them on and I think he even advocates to turn them off. I like them, but others have different preferences.
Zare
1,512 posts
Joined March 2012
Zare

Nathanael wrote:

I bet many don't know that they can refresh their skins by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S.
Holy crap this is awesome

2 years in never heard about that
Noobsicle
674 posts
Joined October 2013
Noobsicle
you can use spacebar to skip the song intro

thanks aesthetic skin :>
piruchan
753 posts
Joined October 2013
piruchan

Nathanael wrote:

I bet many don't know that they can refresh their skins by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S.
And I've wasted all my time closing osu! just to change my cursor.
VoidnOwO
1,256 posts
Joined August 2012
VoidnOwO
I had no idea how to use nightcore instead of doubletime.
silmarilen
5,581 posts
Joined February 2010
silmarilen
i didnt know you could take screenshots with f12 untill like 2 years in
Dexus
982 posts
Joined July 2009
Dexus

silmarilen wrote:

i didnt know you could take screenshots with f12 untill like 2 years in
I didn't know for a long time you could upload the screenshot as well with Shift + F12
Astar
Former osu! Champion: 2017
246 posts
Joined August 2008
Astar
I didn't know what does AR, OD, BPM or FC mean and what they do until I got into top 500. I just played ignoring those things. ;;
Zare
1,512 posts
Joined March 2012
Zare

Astar wrote:

I didn't know what does AR, OD, BPM or FC mean and what they do until I got into top 500. I just played ignoring those things. ;;
You're my hero.
silmarilen
5,581 posts
Joined February 2010
silmarilen
ii didnt know what they ment for ages aswell, but not that long :P
nooblet
630 posts
Joined December 2011
nooblet
I didn't know you could scroll the song list with right click instead of having to roll and roll with mouse or flip a billion times with the pen when I want to find a map.
ceschierpadua
114 posts
Joined June 2013
ceschierpadua

Nathanael wrote:

I bet many don't know that they can refresh their skins by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S.
This one is amazing... With this I won't need to close Osu!
Rewben2
996 posts
Joined November 2012
Rewben2

nooblet wrote:

I didn't know you could scroll the song list with right click instead of having to roll and roll with mouse or flip a billion times with the pen when I want to find a map.
Oh god, I remember the first time I discovered this. I already had thousands of beatmaps by that time ;_;
Gigo
266 posts
Joined March 2013
Gigo
I didn't know (even though it says it on the top left corner) that when you fail a song, you can press F1 to see the replay.
VoidnOwO
1,256 posts
Joined August 2012
VoidnOwO

nooblet wrote:

I didn't know you could scroll the song list with right click instead of having to roll and roll with mouse or flip a billion times with the pen when I want to find a map.
Holy shit, thank you!
Blueprint
654 posts
Joined January 2014
Blueprint
For a while I thought nightcore meant 4x speed, I also didn't know I could click tab to hide the score board
Yellyfish
30 posts
Joined May 2012
Yellyfish
Didn't know how to type a text link in chat for the last two years until someone told me how to do it.

[https://osu.ppy.sh Osu!Homepage]
TheVileOne
osu! Alumni
8,431 posts
Joined March 2010
TheVileOne
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mcdoomfrag
94 posts
Joined June 2013
mcdoomfrag
Ctrl+Shift+Scroll Adjusts the volume in menus where you otherwise couldn't.
Alt+Scroll Adjusts the effect volume.

Some useful stuff which took me a while to learn about.

Edit: 10 seconds ahead ^^
Last edited by mcdoomfrag , edited 1 time in total.
Lanturn
osu! Alumni
3,912 posts
Joined March 2012
Lanturn
You can change the volume in game anywhere by holding control+shift and scrolling the mousewheel, and adding alt for effect volume.

I knew about using the wheel and holding alt, just not holding control+shift to do it in places you normally couldn't like song select :P

Holy f'ing ninja^
Arcanine
181 posts
Joined May 2013
Arcanine

piruchan wrote:

Nathanael wrote:

I bet many don't know that they can refresh their skins by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S.
And I've wasted all my time closing osu! just to change my cursor.
ive just been going to options > skins this whole time to refresh xD
Ziggo
121 posts
Joined March 2012
Ziggo

mcdoomfrag wrote:

Ctrl+Shift+Scroll Adjusts the volume in menus where you otherwise couldn't.
Alt+Scroll Adjusts the effect volume.

Some useful stuff which took me a while to learn about.

Edit: 10 seconds ahead ^^
Mind=blown.

This thread is the best thing ever.
Chippy
117 posts
Joined January 2013
Topic Starter
Chippy

Ziggo wrote:

mcdoomfrag wrote:

Ctrl+Shift+Scroll Adjusts the volume in menus where you otherwise couldn't.
Alt+Scroll Adjusts the effect volume.

Some useful stuff which took me a while to learn about.

Edit: 10 seconds ahead ^^
Mind=blown.

This thread is the best thing ever.
Agreed. I've found about 2-3 more things from this I still hadn't known of yet.
10crystalmask01
10crystalmask01
All the posts above :?
Ayesha Altugle
3,052 posts
Joined October 2011
Ayesha Altugle
streaming


I didn't use any of these before
default key binding for mods In order ( Standard )

Q W E - Easy , No Fail , Half Time
A S D F G - Hardrock , Sudden death (Double Tap to do perfect mod ) , Double time (Double Tap to do Nightcore Mod , Hidden, Flashlight
Z, X, C, V - Relax, Autopilot, Spunout, Auto
piruchan
753 posts
Joined October 2013
piruchan
I didn't know that you can choose what part of skin you want to use. I always thought it was pre-set and all we can do is obey the skin maker.

Off Topic : I wonder what's on peppy's mind after he read this thread.(will it be like "oh my god, how could all of you don't know about that?")
Jing Yuan
1,500 posts
Joined September 2013
Jing Yuan
I didn't know what ar, od, acc, and many other abbreviations until like rank 30k.
Clyine
158 posts
Joined December 2011
Clyine
I didn't know i can play with z/x for the first 2 months.
winber1
4,520 posts
Joined February 2010
winber1

piruchan wrote:

Nathanael wrote:

I bet many don't know that they can refresh their skins by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S.
And I've wasted all my time closing osu! just to change my cursor.
All I did was go to the main menu. I don't know about you guys, but going to the main menu refreshes the skin for me.
Granger
835 posts
Joined April 2014
Granger
Well, not etactly somethink i didnt know while i should, but its a good tip either way:

You can use the editor to adjust the difficulty of a song, ie, song x is just slightly out of your skill level, and you keep failing because life drain (meaning your 100s wont keep up) but you're otherwise doing fine, edit that specific value down a bit (Just 1 or 2 points!), use that till you got comfortable on that song and then restore the difficulty.
I find this helpfull for practicising.
silmarilen
5,581 posts
Joined February 2010
silmarilen

vahn10 wrote:

streaming


I didn't use any of these before
default key binding for mods In order ( Standard )

Q W E - Easy , No Fail , Half Time
A S D F G - Hardrock , Sudden death (Double Tap to do perfect mod ) , Double time (Double Tap to do Nightcore Mod , Hidden, Flashlight
Z, X, C, V - Relax, Autopilot, Spunout, Auto
this is the first time i've heard of these hotkeys
dinopwn
193 posts
Joined June 2013
dinopwn
anyone know that in beatmap select if the song is pink that means it's unplayed?
also you can download a replay once you're on the replay statistics screen and press f2
Karuta-_old_1
947 posts
Joined November 2009
Karuta-_old_1

dinopwn wrote:

you can download a replay once you're on the replay statistics screen and press f2
this

use edit mode to play a map

I didn't give a damn about song info (AR and OD) when I've started from 2009 until now, but I still ignore them and play lol
Loctav
Popcorn Fairy
4,496 posts
Joined February 2009
Loctav
This thread is already amazing. (I learned about new shortcuts!)
piruchan
753 posts
Joined October 2013
piruchan

dinopwn wrote:

also you can download a replay once you're on the replay statistics screen and press f2
Never heard about this.

Loctav wrote:

This thread is already amazing. (I learned about new shortcuts!)
This thread is now Loctav approved.
Nathanael
Global Moderator
6,163 posts
Joined January 2013
Nathanael
Should we quote them to the original post? :)
Chippy
117 posts
Joined January 2013
Topic Starter
Chippy
I surprisingly didn't know you could change keybinds until like January, so I was shifting my keyboard to do z/x every time I played (I'm a lefty tablet user)
Espionage724
876 posts
Joined August 2011
Espionage724
I think the first month or so that I played osu!, I had no idea you could use keyboard keys. Was a mouse-only player at the time.

Had a friend who was the same way; he was using his touchpad buttons with a tablet.

As for something a bit more unknown, in the osu!username.cfg file, Display = # controls which display osu! starts on. Useful for fullscreen players with multiple monitors positioned in a non-expected way (osu! would start on my far-right monitor in a triple-screen setup by default).
BlackMidKnight
182 posts
Joined March 2010
BlackMidKnight
4 years ago, I still had no idea about using keyboard binding on left and right mouse click and this is the reason why I quit osu a few months later. :o
Now, other shortcuts/binding like F2=random map selection; Q,W,E,A,S,D,F etc = mods; Ctrl+1,2,3 or 4 correspond to modes and a lot more... :D

In other words, it's all about key bindings :D
Dexus
982 posts
Joined July 2009
Dexus

ashketchum1234 wrote:

Ctrl+1,2,3 or 4 correspond to modes...
I've been trying to figure this out, thanks.
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