1. Expert (5,44 stars, 695 notes)
2. Hard (3,37 stars, 416 notes)
3. Insane (5,18 stars, 635 notes)
4. Normal (2,14 stars, 285 notes)

1. I searched around for some background for the map and found this one. Hope you like it!
   Here it is!

   
2. As a rookie mapper you should check Ranking Criteria and Standard Mode Ranking Criteria. Make sure your map follows it.
3. I noticed you lack a Preview Point. You need one. Set it at 01:17:984 going to the Timing tab and selecting "Set Current Position as Preview Point"
   In case you wonder of which tab I'm talking about

   
4. Play with hitsounds! Don't use only claps and place them in notes where they fit, otherwise your map sounds too monotonous and boring.
5. You may have heard of overlaps. Basically, it's where a note is obstructing another. Try to avoid those when possible. When placing notes, it might be impossible, but avoid it when creating sliders. When you remap due to Dist. Snap issues in Normal (read below), you may be able to solve most of those problems.

1. In Normal diffs you need to use a constant Distance Snap and have to make sure that your notes are placed according to it. You can adjust it pressing Alt in "Compose" and going where usually the beat snap divisor is. Hold Alt while you adjust the setting. I recommend some snap of 1.0x
2. 00:20:317 (3) - Don't place 1/2 sliders with more than a reverse. Players can't read them well on Normals.
3. 00:23:650 (5) - ^^ ...I will avoid mentioning repeated issues to avoid having some big mod full of needless repetitions of suggestions.
4. 01:17:650 (3) - Um. 1/4 sliders in Normal are a no-no. Too hard to read them.
5. 02:55:650 (1) - Don't manipulate slider speed like this. It's forbidden now.
6. 03:04:650 (8,1,2) - The clearest example I found of overlaps.
7. 03:34:817 (5,6,7,8,9) - Avoid making a pure-hit zone like this. Better change those for sliders.

1. 00:12:317 (5) - Don't manipulate slider speed like this. I said so in Normal.
2. 00:23:317 (4,5,6) - Don't include this kind of combo in Hard. It's hard to read for Hard players.
3. 00:25:650 (5,6,7) - Overlap issue.
4. 01:03:984 (3,4) - Stack those sliders's tails.
5. 02:04:650 (1,1) - Why did you make those two New Combos? There's not need for that.
6. 02:11:317 (1,1) - ^^ Also, fix the blanket.
7. 03:17:817 (1,2,3,4,5) - Avoid placing more than three notes like this... it makes reading them hard.

1. you should give kudosu to whoever helps your map in some way. so if you took changes from the modders there, which it seems like you did, you should give them kudosu. them being kristi71111 EndlessShadow Chaoslitz and nadapan. incase you dont know how yet, its this http://puu.sh/byW8o/7c8c5f7e7d.png. giving kudosu will boost your priority and make your map more noticable too.
2. you can get time stamps easily by ctrl c the slider or the hitcircle. so if you highlight some slider, http://puu.sh/byWfg/17929bc3b1.jpg, and then ctrl c, itll come out formatted as "00:06:886 (1) - "or something so you dont have to type out the times. you can also click these timestamps to automatically bring yourself to that point in the map. that example timestamps from my map though o3o
3. you can reply to mods easier by pressing the "quote" button and then adding to their quote what you changed in a different color. and example would be http://puu.sh/byWtk/f675ec7058.png so that it's easier for you to type out and easier for the modder to figure out what you did and didnt do

Kihhou wrote:

hi! i was definitely not stalking knotts a bit. here i am tho and i just wanted to point out a couple things to help you since youre new~

1. you should give kudosu to whoever helps your map in some way. so if you took changes from the modders there, which it seems like you did, you should give them kudosu. them being kristi71111 EndlessShadow Chaoslitz and nadapan. incase you dont know how yet, its this http://puu.sh/byW8o/7c8c5f7e7d.png. giving kudosu will boost your priority and make your map more noticable too.
2. you can get time stamps easily by ctrl c the slider or the hitcircle. so if you highlight some slider, http://puu.sh/byWfg/17929bc3b1.jpg, and then ctrl c, itll come out formatted as "00:06:886 (1) - "or something so you dont have to type out the times. you can also click these timestamps to automatically bring yourself to that point in the map. that example timestamps from my map though o3o
3. you can reply to mods easier by pressing the "quote" button and then adding to their quote what you changed in a different color. and example would be http://puu.sh/byWtk/f675ec7058.png so that it's easier for you to type out and easier for the modder to figure out what you did and didnt do

just to help you get used to this modding thing ~ good luck!

Kihhou wrote:

hi! i was definitely not stalking knotts a bit. here i am tho and i just wanted to point out a couple things to help you since youre new~

EzOzu wrote:

[General]

I'd tone the Clap use down by quite a bit. I think it's overclapping ;-) It doesn't sound particulary amazing in the beginning, since thats sort of a soft build up.

[Normal]

I think it plays a bit too hard for a normal map.
01:01:817 (8,1,2,3,4,5,6) - This can be too hard to be considered normal.
00:19:650 (1,2,3,4,1) - Patterns like these are also more advanced.
00:33:650 (2,3,4) - Also pretty hard to read for newer players ^^
01:19:317 (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) - While this doesn't look or feel hard to a better player, a newer player will struggle, especially with short interrupts of the regular beat pattern and circles between slider ends and beginnings.

I'd go through this diff and try to make it a bit easier for people who've only been playing for two weeks or so and don't have a lot of experience with a bit more advanced patterns.

I've passed over the norm diff again and made it generally easier (so I did changed all the thing you've pointed out). I didn't changed absolutely everything though (some circles between slider ends and beginnings still remins, but there are only 2 or 3 left).

[Hard]

01:27:984 (5,6,7,8,9) - If you made the outer slider circle align a bit better, that would be amazing. Try rotating around selection centre
01:39:484 (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10) - Sliders in these section could use some beautification Tried to make that part more beautiful, I hope it's better.
01:49:650 (6) - I'd put this one a bit more to the bottom right, just so it lines up neatly. Um... All right.
02:01:984 (4,5,6) - Beautify I tried.
02:09:984 (1,2,3) - This can also use a better blanket Changed.
02:44:650 (4,5,6) - Beautify Again, I tried.
02:49:650 (5) - This one also needs some love Not really sure of what you mean here
02:55:650 (1) - Too funky for its own good. I'd try to make it look at least somewhat symmetrical. Or try looking for these super "itchy" sliders in other rock maps. Just made a big cercle, I don't want to mess up too much with that slider.
03:06:650 (5,6) - I'd rotate these a bit to make them meet the 7 slider by an angle of 90°
03:17:817 (1,2,3,4,5) - Not sure if I like the clapping sound here I took out the clap sound. Left normal sound.
03:35:650 (8) - Is these even possible for a person not moving their mouse super quickly and precise? I think a lot of ppl playing a hard diff, because the insane is too hard for them, will rage about this, because it can lead to slider fail. Normaly, you just leave your cusor in the middle and don't move. That's what I've alwways done with those sliders, even when I started, so it just didn't look like an issue for me. I still reduced the slider velocity from X2 to X1,75.

[Insane and Expert]

Too hard for me to really comment on

Knotts wrote:

Sup, thanks for using my modding queue. I'm not the best mapper so some info may be ehhh or mehhh.

Quick notes before I begin: Yeah this maps pretty messy but it's your first map and I can say pretty easily that this is better than a lot of other beginners' first map (it's most definitely better than my first map, I'll tell you that). I'm most likely going to give general tips to keep this mod short.

General

1. Remove "Nano"and "Pallete" from the tags as they're already listed somewhere else in the metadata. Fixed.
2. Generally you never want to use 100% hitsound volume. I lowered the sound in the beginning to 80%
3. Stick to a pattern for comboing. One or two stanzas every NC with exceptions such as SV changes or parts you just feel need the emphasis. There are to much terms I don't understant, I can't interpret that sentence
4. Experiment with different hitsounds, this song has a lot of cool things to work with Haven't done it for insane and expert yet, but I will do it.

Insane

1. I'm not sure how I feel about you mapping the intro. Those streams and jumps are way too crazy for such a quiet, calm sounding part of the song. I was actually considering removing the beginning parts of every diff. I'll leave them for now, but I'm considering it.
2. 00:49:650 (2) - Sometimes it's sounds a lot better to map to the vocals. It would sound a lot better to switch the position of (2) with (3) on the timeline. Changed. Felt better for me too.
3. 01:01:984 - A slider should be starting here. Listen to how the music changes and start a new pattern there. You're right. Fixed.
4. 01:02:484 (2,3,4,5) - Sounds really off starting from here. Move all the slider beginnings to the white ticks.
5. 01:15:150 (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) - The music here doesn't really support a circle spam like this. I put sliders instead, felt like it was a better choice. I think that part is actually way better now.
6. 01:26:067 (1) - Spinner feels out of place. I know the vocal is carried but it'd make a lot more sense to just map it. Feels right to me. Didn't change.
7. 01:30:484 (1,2,3,4) - Removing overlaps such as this can make your map look a lot cleaner. You can easily fix the overlap by just spacing them out a little more. Yep! Fixed.
8. 01:54:984 (5,6,7) - This was pretty nice. Thanks!
9. 01:57:984 (4,5,6) - Waay too much spacing for such a calm part of the song. I agree. Lowered spacing by a lot.
10. 01:57:984 (4,5,6) - Use approach circles to perfect your blankets. Example I actually found this trick by myself a couple of days ago. Thanks for telling though!
11. 02:56:650 - You should start a slider right here to follow the vocals.
12. 03:12:650 - ^

Sure. Feels right. Changed ^ too.

• 
  00:08:317 I would suggest to start the intro here, or at least make the part before that easier
  01:49:984 End kiai here
  03:36:650 End kiai here

• There is a lot of stacking here, most of the time it's really confusing for newer players, would suggest removing them
  03:17:150 (7) - Terrible overlap, you really don't want these in normal

• Dunno what to say feels fine

• 02:16:650 (1) - Why is this spinner not like in the other diffs? Is this intended?

DraQeu wrote:

Hi from my mod queue

[General]

• 
  00:08:317 I would suggest to start the intro here, or at least make the part before that easier I've finaly decided to start every diff at 00:32:650 - because I think that the song really starts at that point.
  01:49:984 End kiai here fixed kiai in all diffs.
  03:36:650 End kiai here

[Normal]

• There is a lot of stacking here, most of the time it's really confusing for newer players, would suggest removing them I would need to use a distance snap higher then 1 and I don't want to in a normal diff.
  03:17:150 (7) - Terrible overlap, you really don't want these in normal Ok you're right on that one

[Expert]

• 02:16:650 (1) - Why is this spinner not like in the other diffs? Is this intended? No, it wasn't.

Good luck with your beatmap Thanks! Also thanks for modding!

Sognux wrote:

Nano will forever be in my heart <333333333333333333

Hard
00:16:984 - This part can literally go die in a hole. It did
00:40:817 - What's up with this random break? That was to give a pause after the beginning, but since it does not exist anymore, I mapped that part in every diff.
01:47:150 - Put something here Done.
01:47:984 - Put something else here ^

Insane. Hope there are some streams in this diff. There is actually less because the beginning is gone... Sorry
00:12:317 - 00:14:400 - You have no idea how much i hate slider stream thingies Gone with the beginning.
00:40:817 - Why stop there? Same as hard diff.
02:55:650 - That massive repeating slider is a no-no, maybe a stream or a spinner here? Stream... Of course

Expert. Unplayable for me
I did not like the beginning of this diff at all. Again.
00:31:650 - Maybe put 3 sliders there instead? ^
00:40:317 - This stream is f'ed up I fixed it.
00:45:650 (3) - Half of this is outside the playing field :S ^
01:20:984 - 01:21:150 (4) - 01:21:317 (5) - Maybe place this abit further away from each other? I would actually stream automatically if i played this. Idk why I did this because I do stream and miss because of it. It's fixed now.
01:21:317 (5) - 01:32:150 (1) - These 2 streams did not fit in here.
01:32:150 (1) - 02:03:317 (1) - Everytinhg between these notes, i do not approve off. I was already planning on remapping that part of the song because the map was going to fast compare to the song. It fits better now.
02:03:317 (1) - Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooopppppppppppeeeeeeeeeeeee Um... Ahem... I gues this means I need to change that right?

Bad ass mod since i didnt like the mapping style here :/ It's ok. I don't think that there's someone who likes every mapping style. We all have preference. Thanks for that bad ass mod though, it was really usefull

• Normal
  u needs a diff less than two stars,try to reduce the difficulty

1. 00:45:817 - vacancy
2. 00:50:317 (4,5,6) - seens right like this 00:48:650 (1,2,3) -
3. 01:14:317 (7,1) - blanket
4. 01:26:150 (1) - for this diff is too short

• Insane

1. 00:32:984 (2,3,4) - effects of reading
2. 00:35:650 (10,5) - overlap
3. 00:59:484 (5,6,7) - the white line stress
4. 02:46:484 (5,6,7,8) - ^

sim176 wrote:

NM request at my queue

General

Please make sure to have new combo on the downbeat of a cycle, especially in the chorus. Do not use the downbeat indicators at the top, since I feel like they change across the map.

Normal

00:50:650 (5) - Move slider to 00:50:317 - 00:50:817 - , vocals and better rhythm You're right. Fixed.
00:56:817 - add short slider to match the following ones I've changed 00:56:984 (7) - into a 1/2 slider, sounds better that way.
01:02:484 (2) - Reverse slider to 01:02:817 - , background melody Right, fixed.
01:08:984 - redesign to match the drums, for example Thats really good, I like that. Fixed.

Screenshot

02:42:650 (4) - shorten the slider and match all the following notes with the beats I think that part is fine, I prefer fallow the vocals here.
03:08:317 - add note, i feel like something is missing without it
03:26:984 (1) - 03:35:650 (1) - Interesting slider concept Thanks!



Expert

00:39:984 (4,5,6) - and 00:47:984 (1) - there should be 4 notes on 3 beats, please adjust Nice find! I changed it.

Explanation/more information:

Take a look at this interval: 00:39:984 - 00:40:150 -
Play at 25% speed (Since it's the expert diff we will go that precise).
You will hear 2 sounds in between, that neither match start or end nor the middle.
Change to beat snap divisor 1/6 and make these the reverse points of the slider.

00:50:067 (6) - I would remove that one I guess that works. I stacked the following notes.
01:01:984 (1) - 01:08:900 - I would have done a difficult part around the background melody I remapped that part. Idk if thats better, but it's harder.

Insane

00:40:025 (4) - That slider looks awkward for me, I would do the whole thing like that (starting at 00:39:650 - ) I'll leave it there. The pattern is a bit weird, but readable and it fits the song.

Screenshot

00:47:984 (2) - same again, 4 notes on 3 beats Fixed.

Nitrousdragon wrote:

Oh jesus those sliders man xD
In the beginning, remove the 1.25x inherited points, meaning that you would have to alter the sliders at that timing point unfortunately.
Also, most of the circles that are spread apart? Try pulling them in to half of what they are spread out at.
I don't want to changed the inherited points at the beginning because this part of the song is faster then the rest. Unfortunatly, I don't get the other thiong you said. You should probably try to be more precise in your mods like saying what particular part of the song you are talking about. Since your mod wasn't usefull, I won't give you kudosu, I,m sorry

AIR wrote:

NM

• Normal
  u needs a diff less than two stars,try to reduce the difficulty I've changed the snap distance from 1 to 0.8, wich made the star difficulty to pass from 2.14 to 2.08, but I still need to work on that.

1. 00:45:817 - vacancy
2. 00:50:317 (4,5,6) - seens right like this 00:48:650 (1,2,3) -
3. 01:14:317 (7,1) - blanket I made one.
4. 01:26:150 (1) - for this diff is too short

Made it a bit longer.

• Insane

1. 00:32:984 (2,3,4) - effects of reading Stacked everything together.
2. 00:35:650 (10,5) - overlap Fixed.
3. 00:59:484 (5,6,7) - the white line stress
4. 02:46:484 (5,6,7,8) - ^

goodluck