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Beatmap-global taiko background

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This is a feature request. Feature requests can be voted up by supporters.
Current Priority: +2
Topic Starter
Mitsuhide
What am I requesting?
The small ability to add/include a background image in a beatmap (e.g. taiko-global-bg.jpg), which is used as the background if you play a non-taiko-only difficulty in taiko mode.

Why am I requesting this?
I am not a good taiko player, but taiko is fun. Every taiko-only map (which comes with a taiko-optimized/specific background 95% of all times) I've played so far has a 4+ star difficulty and was unplayable for me, so I was "forced" to play the regular maps, with their default background, which does not fit into the "taiko background area" 75% of all times.

Who would benefit from this?
  1. Taiko players who aren't able to play the taiko-only maps, because they're too hard for them.
  2. Taiko players who enjoy an actual taiko background (and not those who just say: "Gaaah, need 100% accuracy on this map, background dim 90%!!").
And what's with the people who don't like the request?
Maybe an option in the fun spoiler settings when playing in taiko mode "Use regular background".

Notes and other stuff:
The background "load order" should be then like this (when a map is played in taiko mode):
  1. Video (if enabled)
  2. Difficulty-specific background
  3. Taiko-global background
  4. Beatmap-global regular background
  5. Skin background (if none of the above exists/is enabled)
osu! is a great game already, so if this can't/won't be made, i won't be mad, but it'd be very nice. :)
Sakura
Well, first of all don't rely on Star rating to judge the difficulty of Taiko maps, Taiko mapsets are being submitted and ranked now which should help new Taiko players find some easier difficulties and get used to Taiko, additionally mapsets need a secondary easier Taiko map as well to be included with their Oni nowadays, so that makes your argument invalid.

Idk, about this tho, this is like removing the background and replacing it with another one, i don't see how that would make much difference in gameplay on Taiko and i highly doubt this would be added.
TheVileOne
This will be solved if storyboard flags are included. Playing taiko is boring when none of the elements are designed around it.
Kuro
If this global taiko background also overrode videos, that would also be very helpful seeing as videos are just a distraction
JhowM

Kuro wrote:

If this global taiko background also overrode videos, that would also be very helpful seeing as videos are just a distraction
I play taiko with all bg/sb/video and they're no distraction
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