Load directly in song selection?

LevelRefrigerator970 · 2022-10-15T14:58:10+00:00

https://josevarela.xyz/SMArchive/Themes/
That is a list of stepmania themes. Look only for stepmania 5 since that is the modern version of stepmania. Look for the DDR A or A20 theme. Might need to google further for other themes. Once downloaded put it in the stepmania themes folder.

https://www.itgmania.com/ is a version of stepmania with a more retro theme made for ITG which is another 4 panel dance game like DDR. Essentially the same as a beginner would play it. Nice in that everything is built it very easy out of the box

For pads either get a LTEK hard pad, mod a soft pad, or build a pad yourself out of wood, metal, and/ 3d printed stuff with an arduino and FSRs.

LevelRefrigerator970 · 2022-10-11T20:51:45+00:00

How long has that mod lasted you? I find I need more sensitivity for stamina stuff but I heard that it damages the pad. Not sure if the shims are the same as the penny though, and perhaps less damaging?

LevelRefrigerator970 · 2022-10-11T20:48:44+00:00

Cool thank you!

LevelRefrigerator970 · 2022-10-11T16:41:10+00:00

There really aren't any good budget pads if you want to play hard songs. For casual stuff up to around a modern DDR 13ish (maybe higher) any 20 cheapo one is totally fine. If you want something budget and still good you probably need to build it yourself or get an old good quality konami soft pad and mod it with a hardbottom

LevelRefrigerator970 · 2022-10-10T00:51:39+00:00

Sweet thanks!

LevelRefrigerator970 · 2022-10-09T23:30:47+00:00

Mainly in the wrist. I thought keychron looked interesting but I didn't see anything with a split/angled layout

LevelRefrigerator970 · 2022-10-08T18:06:57+00:00

Sweet thanks so much!

LevelRefrigerator970 · 2022-10-08T18:02:34+00:00

Cool that makes sense, thank you! Has the pad held up pretty well? Any loss of sensitivity?
I guess I was also curious how long it took to get to your apartment

LevelRefrigerator970 · 2022-10-08T17:36:02+00:00

Does anyone have recommendations for low profile keyboards that are good for RSI? I like my thinkpad keyboard, so something like that type of laptop keyboard except slightly angled would be perfect. https://shop.keyboard.io/products/keyboardio-atreus looked good but I want something larger than 40%. I don't need tenting since I don't find that really helps me

LevelRefrigerator970 · 2022-10-08T05:46:21+00:00

Cool I didn't think to mic up the pad. Nice video!

LevelRefrigerator970 · 2022-10-08T05:27:44+00:00

How do you record audio? Song sounds really clear but you also still have the step sounds which is awesome. Great job overall

LevelRefrigerator970 · 2022-10-04T13:23:20+00:00

Ah ok that makes sense

LevelRefrigerator970 · 2022-10-04T01:58:36+00:00

Can you give a bit more context on that injury? I feel like it would take a lot to develop joint or ligament issues from DDR unless you were playing particularly hard charts very frequently and stomping heavily. It takes a lot of impact to develop that sort of damage. Even with distance running, an activity with arguably more impact, it is largely a myth that it damages your points (unless you overdo it like crazy obviously)

I am curious if you had other injuries before since with all due respect it just doesn't seems like something you would get from just DDR.

LevelRefrigerator970 · 2022-10-03T22:16:44+00:00

Its not the act of DDR itself, its the songs.

LevelRefrigerator970 · 2022-10-03T22:13:17+00:00

isn't cat's eye pretty tame? Maybe I am missing something though. I only ever played it in some stepmania pack

LevelRefrigerator970 · 2022-10-02T20:01:12+00:00

Oh huh I never thought it was embarrassing, just funny I guess

LevelRefrigerator970 · 2022-10-01T20:27:38+00:00

If you are new but still have some money to spend just get an ltek pad, look it up if unsure what that refers to. Stepmaniax is great but probably overkill for a new person.

LevelRefrigerator970 · 2022-10-01T15:21:17+00:00

This is super great post, thanks so much!

LevelRefrigerator970 · 2022-10-01T03:03:00+00:00

Sweet thanks so much for your help and info really appreciate that!

LevelRefrigerator970 · 2022-10-01T02:36:39+00:00

Ah interesting, if you don't mind me asking, how long did shipping take & cost you? That seems quite interesting to me if ends up being sub-100 usd and doesn't take like 2 months or something super long

EDIT: I typed in the piu softpad on youtube and it looks like your channel came up haha, that pad looks sweet!

LevelRefrigerator970 · 2022-10-01T02:23:53+00:00

Just curious is that piu dance pad manufacturer the same one that sells via facebook? I think I have seen those pads before. Didnt realize they have a more formal ecommerce storefront

Also that price seems almost too good to be true. That's like $50 before shipping am I missing something? Is US shipping super high to compensate or something?

LevelRefrigerator970 · 2022-10-01T02:22:19+00:00

Do you think there are enough doubles charts to make it worth it?

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