Sup man, came to mod by request. Sorry for being late btw.
[General]
- The mp3 is alright, which is 128 kbps and corresponds to the ranking criteria, but i'll just give you a 192 kbps of it because people seem to prefer that. The offset should be the same since i just converted the same file to 192 kbps via audacity. The decision of changing is up to you of course, but it's pretty useless to do so lol ::
http://puu.sh/qWQDt/6a984f07e4.mp3 - The BG seems cool matching its 4:3 aspect ratio with 640x480. But it seems that you're looking for a higher quality BG, i got a 1024 x 768 enlarged version of the current one. I think this was not what you were looking for, but i searched everywhere on google but couldn't find one ::
http://puu.sh/qWS9x/f0396fdb9b.jpg - Just a personal opinion, an OD and HP of 9 seem pretty high to me. No problems with it of course, but i recommend a smaller spread between the difficulties in order to make it an 8 point something. Example :: OD (0.3 spread) - 7 / 7.3 / 7.6 / 7.9 / 8.2 HP (0.4 spread) - 7 / 7.4 / 7.8 / 8.2 / 8.6
- I see that you put BMS on tags. However, i'm pretty sure that you need to put that on the source section since the song comes from that game. I can see that only in "Normal" difficulty it is done right ::
- Remove widescreen support for all difficulties except "Another"
- For me, the names Another and Insane indicate a similar level. So how about changing the name of the last difficulty to "Extra" or changing the current "Insane" to "Another" and "Another" to "Black Another"
- Normally, the offset is set where the first sound comes out, so i'd suggest setting it to 1343.
[Easy]
00:01:343 (1343|3) - i am assuming that you placed 3 notes because of the emptiness of the 1/4 snap that follows it. However, using more notes than a higher difficulty does not seem justifiable for me in my personal opinion. Plus, i personally think that you could still represent the 1/4 sounds with a LN, which for me makes the map more fun to play. So, remove the note i pointed out and place a LN in the 4th column starting in 00:01:586 - and terminating it in 00:01:991
00:02:640 (2640|3) - If you applied the previous mod, do the same with this note too. Overall, it will look like this ::
http://puu.sh/qZgwL/c424417524.jpgand do so too with 00:03:937 (3937|3) - this one. No need for 3 notes there either, it has the same density as 00:03:613 (3613|2) - this.
00:09:937 (9937|1,10262|3,10424|4) - how about making this part like this ::
http://puu.sh/qZh9X/92e5997bbc.jpg The columns 1 and 7 seem to be very empty around that particular section and that pattern suits the song well too.
NEXT MODDING STARTS HERE00:15:775 (15775|0) - if you hear the sound of the pitch here, this timing has it higher than 00:15:613 (15613|4) - so i'd move it to the right side following it. How about this ::
http://puu.sh/rHKkm/92acc65ebc.jpg00:16:748 - I definitely think that this timing deserves a note, it is clearly different and hearable compared to 00:19:343
00:22:100 - having this place empty makes me feel like this place is a resting time (idk how it's called) like in std mode. Filling it with some short notes that fits the rhythm and the song without using LNs since you're trying that could suit well like this ::
http://puu.sh/rHKHl/055db699e5.jpg00:32:478 ~ 00:38:316 - I'd place 00:32:802 (32802|1) - this in column 5 since the pitch it higher and the previous patterns were to the left and then to the right. In order to not destroy the patterns, i recommend doing Ctrl + H to all of the notes for the timing i pointed out.
00:47:559 (47559|5,47721|4,47883|3) - I definitely think that the mismatching beats should be modifies here. I do think that the notes should be where the first note is located even if it has to be placed in 1/4. However, if a note is placed in 00:47:964 - it sure makes it difficult for an Easy difficulty. So, how about this ::
http://puu.sh/rHLfk/14ec0aecdd.jpg The LN covers what it could make it hard and it suits better the the gameplay.
01:11:721 (71721|4,72045|6) - Just a personal suggestion that this pattern fits better imo ::
http://puu.sh/rHLte/266aa62f23.jpg01:29:559 (89559|3) - I feel that this note is unnecessary in terms of difficulty and the flow of notes. Plus, you put more notes here in Normal difficulty and you didn't in this one 01:30:856
[Normal]
00:05:235 - Maybe move the 8 notes 1 column to the right so that newbie players can feel more comfortable? ::
http://puu.sh/rHLHP/50157e6f95.jpg00:10:100 (10100|5,10748|1) - Columns 1 and 7 seem pretty empty in this particular section, move the lower note to column 7 and the higher one to 1?
00:19:505 (19505|0,19505|3,19748|4,19748|1,19991|2,19991|5,20235|6,20235|3) - Doing Ctrl + H to this make the notes to actually follow the pitch of the song.
00:23:397 - It feels very empty for me, i'd place notes in this section. You placed 2 note patterns in Hyper difficulty so i think it fits well ::
http://puu.sh/rHMCz/fd58d1e9c6.jpg00:25:991 (25991|3,26316|3) - I think these two notes are unnecessary since the sound levels are equivalent to the previous timings that have 2 notes. I think you placed 3 in here in order to show the difference with 00:26:640 - but there is an option to reduce this to 1 note colocating it in column 4 ::
http://puu.sh/rHMOI/d2aab95e7d.jpg00:51:613 (51613|5,52262|1) - If you applied the previous mod of moving the notes to coulmns 7 and 1 this is also the place to do so since i can see that the patterns in this map are repetitive.
00:59:073 (59073|3) - I am pretty sure this note is unneeded because in hyper you used the same amount in the section which are 3 notes and it should be the same in this difficulty using 2 notes ::
http://puu.sh/rHNaa/31546459ef.png01:01:667 (61667|3) - 01:04:262 (64262|3) - 01:06:856 (66856|3) - Same as above, delete them.
01:13:505 - place a LN in coulmn 5 and move 01:13:991 (73991|4) - to column 7, it doesn't ignore the sound and a suitable pattern. I think that the LN should be placed because of this 01:07:505 (67505|2,67829|4,73991|6) - ::
http://puu.sh/rHNqM/010c0f03e9.jpg01:17:883 (77883|5) - moving this note to column 1 for me makes it better giving it a better handsuit to represent the finale of that particular section.
01:37:990 (97990|3) - how about reducing it to 4 notes deleting this note since in Beginner difficulty you placed 3 and in Hyper you placed 5 notes.
[Hyper]
00:06:045 - You've ignored to place notes in Beginner and Normal difficulty, but i think from Hyper deserves to have notes in this section. So i recommend placing them like this ::
http://puu.sh/rHNTF/c46188dfc9.jpg00:08:478 - Same reason as above, placing 1 note patterns in the upcoming 3 timings fit well since it also represents the sound difference with the previous notes that have 2 ::
http://puu.sh/rHOeJ/8caabbcd54.jpg00:09:694 (9694|2) - The pitch of this is lower than the previous one and i think this part's pattern quality can be enhanced with patterns like this to follow the song better ::
http://puu.sh/rHOkJ/e72c0db91d.jpg00:10:424 (10424|3,10464|4,10505|5) - Players that use the space bar key with their left hand could consider this pretty uncomfortable to play. So i recommend moving these 3 notes one column to the right.
00:11:478 (11478|4,11559|3) - I'd move them to columns 7 and 5 because the notes that follow this are stairs as a whole and a different pattern before entering that part could suit well.
00:16:424 - Once again, i do think that Hyper deserves to have these kinds of sections to have notes on it. A suitable pattern for this section ::
http://puu.sh/rHOU3/17c1c93be5.jpg (notice that 00:16:748 (16748|1) - is moved to column 1)
00:19:181 (19181|6) - move to 3 for no reason
00:20:478 (20478|5) - column 1 seems too empty, so move this note to column 1. Also, i wanted to make it follow this intention ::
http://puu.sh/rHP6x/60703b8046.jpg00:24:370 (24370|3) - You used 2 notes in beginner, 3 notes in Normal and 5 notes in Another, how about reducing it to 4 deleting the middle short note and placing a note in 00:24:208 - for column 1
00:38:640 (38640|1,38802|3) - How about this pattern that for me is more flowable ::
http://puu.sh/rHPS4/f8ef1e1657.jpg00:50:397 ~ 00:57:694 - If you've modified a particular section in the mods, change them here too since this part is a repetition.
01:00:775 (60775|1) - it fits better collocating this note in column 4 in terms of flow and play of the song. If you did change this, 01:03:370 (63370|1) - 01:05:964 (65964|1) - these two timings are the same.
01:18:532 (78532|4,78856|2) - Aren't these too easy for this difficulty? It has the same note density as Normal difficulty so i think this part should be modified. One suggestion is this ::
http://puu.sh/rHQw5/36c35b2404.jpg[Another]
00:09:289 (9289|3) - Add a note here? the low pitch sound and high note sound both exist here and in Black Another you've used 3 notes. Column 2 would suit that
00:09:613 (9613|1) - I think this note should also have a note added since the high pitch note isn't empty like here 00:09:775 (9775|0) - I recommend adding it in column 5
00:11:883 (11883|2,12208|4) - you've placed 3 notes in timings like these in Black Another difficulty, i definitely think that you should add 1 note to these to maintain a proper difficulty spread.
00:17:802 (17802|2) - move this note to column 4 to keep this intention ::
http://puu.sh/rHRM7/dde099efad.jpg It still fits well seeing it with the following pattern.
00:20:397 (20397|4) - 00:25:586 (25586|2) - Same as above, move to column 4.
00:37:829 (37829|2,38154|4) - Same as 00:11:883. You've placed 3 notes in timings like these in Black Another difficulty, i definitely think that you should add 1 note to these to maintain a proper difficulty spread.
00:50:397 ~ 00:57:694 - If you've modified a particular section in the mods, change them here too since this part is a repetition.
01:08:802 ~ 01:12:532 - Just like here 00:37:829 (37829|2,38154|4,72694|1,72856|2,73018|4,73181|5,73343|1) - The places that you put 2 notes for me it seems that it is low pitch + high pitch piano sounds. I know that i've pointed it out previously to maintain a proper difficulty spread, but i really think that Black Another having 3 notes and this having 1 isn't consistent for me.
01:18:045 - Fill out the emptiness, i definitely think that the second most difficult difficulty needs this timing to not be ignored ::
http://puu.sh/rHSrQ/11d09b10f2.jpg[Black Another]
00:04:181 (4181|5) - The sound that makes the following 2 note patterns possible is also here, adding a note in column 1 fits very well.
00:13:424 (13424|6) - Add a note in column 4. 00:11:154 - Consider this as a reference, the pitch is different but the part is still similar.
00:20:802 - Add a note in column 7. 00:18:208 (18208|6,18532|6) - The reason that makes these 4 notes is also in there.
00:38:964 (38964|5) - move to column 5 because it fits better and flows better imo
01:01:018 ~ 01:02:640 - how about a Ctrl + H for this entire section because repeating columns 1 and 2 until the end of this section is too challenging. There are 4 parts of these so i recommend parts 1 and 3 being on the left side and parts 2 and 4 on the right side.
01:13:505 ~ 01:13:910 - The current pattern does not seem clean for me, so i've rearranged it so see if you like it ::
http://puu.sh/rHTrG/12147439c3.jpg01:37:990 - As it is the last difficulty and you've used 5 notes in two lower difficulties, how about putting 6 notes having the middle column empty?
That's all for me, good luck!