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Bonesnake
so this one kinda turned out..weird. I managed to perfect it myself so something must be right atleast :P. I dunno if im happy with it. Timing and pattern is a bit meh.

http://peppy.chigau.com/files/Weird%20Al%20Yankovic%20-%20Hardware%20Store.osz
Manabeast
Loooove this song. Checking this map right now.
Homestarrunner
i think this beat-map is pretty solid, plus i like the song ^^

but..... its just me, its not a big problem, but the spacing could be a little more, "spaced"

i'm not a mod or nothing, and its sort of just me, like i said, this really won't bother much at all, and after a few tries, you would learn to ignore the spacing, and just play to the song, but at 00:29:92 - 00:30:49, the spacing for those 2 notes, compared to 00:32:51 - 32:75 . Like I said, its just me

Other than that tho, maybe an easier difficulty, and this beat-map might be ready for ranking

EDIT:
Well, the whole spacing thing can be problems, but from what i've seen in ouendan games, spacing doesn't affect much at all in the easy levels, unless there the insanely fast easy levels, like Samurai Blue
Manabeast
Needs a bit of polishing, I think. I had a view problems with timing, mainly on the sliders. Then again, there are so many lyrical parts that I'm not sure what syllable they're supposed to be on.

Beat spacing could be better, too. Especially in the middle section. For something that fast, you should put the beats a tad closer together than they are in the other sections.

Good start, though. Some of the patterns are really fun.
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Bonesnake
Yeah i'll have a look into the spacing. The sliders are also a problem, i've been fiddeling about with them forever.

anyway thanks for the tips.

-Edit-
the slider update really helped..
LuigiHann
I'm a big fan of this song as well.

I didn't have a big problem with the spacing, but you have a lot of places where the beats are spaced identically even though the time between them varies. It's not hard to figure out by following the music, but it could be better.

I'm also not crazy about the way the beatmap ends before the song does. If possible, I suggest trying to use some audio editor software to trim out part of the mp3, so the beatmap can end closer to the climactic ending of the song.
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Bonesnake
Slight update

Fixed sliders, also easy mode and attempt at spacing a bit.

http://peppy.chigau.com/files/Weird%20Al%20Yankovic%20-%20Hardware%20Store.osz
Homestarrunner
Well, another thing i just noticed for spacing could be at the very begining, when it goes from

00:07:85-00:08:80, its great, but once it gets to that next note, its a little faster, and i know this sounds like nagging, but more and less spacing will help if Peppy does do a hidden note mode. Also the next note after the 1st blue one are faster
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Bonesnake
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Bonesnake
meh, sorry to double post, just wondering if this might still be considerd for ranked and what needs to be done for it.
eyup

Homestarrunner wrote:

i'm not a mod or nothing,
Don't feel that way - I'm pretty sure mappers appreciate feedback no matter who it's from. It's great that you're helping fellow mappers out - thanks!

Bonesnake wrote:

meh, sorry to double post, just wondering if this might still be considerd for ranked and what needs to be done for it.
No worries on that regard as well! The mods have been pretty busy lately, mostly on holidays in the Caribbean, smoking cigars and entertaining lay-dehhhzzz (damn it's a tough life as a mod), so if your map is awaiting review and falls off the first page, feel free to bump it back up.

Love Weird Al, just ran through the song and everything seems to check up OK. Only thing is, I feel that the offset is maybe 20ms off. Can you check up on that?
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Bonesnake
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Bonesnake
eyup
LOL @ background - awesome!

The following comments apply to Easy beatmap only - don't have time to go through Hard as well.

  1. Sliders starting at 53.46 have weird lengths.
  2. All notes starting from 2:25.00 till the next break are off by 1/4 beat
Offset sounds good now. Just fix those problems above, and also check Hard mode to see if the same problems carry over. Then it should be ready for rankage! :D
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Bonesnake
chan
Will take a look at this when I get home today in about 4 hours time. Sorry this wasn't looked at earlier!
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Bonesnake
o wow this one is from the grave. I dropped it some time ago, but i'll be glad to hear any new views.

I know there are still some spacing problems in it.
chan
Ah, Weird Al, you make hilarious songs.

Indeed, spacing problems galore in both versions. Maybe just go through the entire beatmap for both versions with distance spacing enabled in the editor? Well, I think the timing is fine and same with the timing for the beats. Sliders seem ok, could be a bit better placed. Sorry I'm not as thorough as I usually am, but it's been a long day, and I don't think it's appropriate for me to mention EVERY time beat spacing isn't adhered to.
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