[Arcade PC] Dance Dance Revolution A (Konami)

[KenetCF]

Hi , Does anyone knows how to set up the controller manually? I am having a bug whith config.exe , it detects left arrow as Insert , so I was wondering if anyone knows where is the config file located so i can edit that manually , thanks.

[Darkfeline]

just out of curiosity, is the oldest ddr a version available for dl, something like dem 20160330?

 

 

Modifié le 22 décembre 2019 par Darkfeline

[night_swimmer]

Does anybody else have an issue where song selection is near impossible due to the button sensitivity? I have to tap the song select arrows ever so slightly, and I have about a 40% success rate of it jumping only one song. It usually jumps two or three with a tap. I've tried with SpiceTools and BemaniTools with the same results.

[ojito]

Hi there! I would like to ask if anyone can help me about the songs of DDR A with videos that I can't play, what can I do about this problem? I'm looking forward for an answer, in advance, thank you very much!

[night_swimmer]

On 12/28/2019 at 11:37 AM, night_swimmer said:

Does anybody else have an issue where song selection is near impossible due to the button sensitivity? I have to tap the song select arrows ever so slightly, and I have about a 40% success rate of it jumping only one song. It usually jumps two or three with a tap. I've tried with SpiceTools and BemaniTools with the same results.

I figured out a solution on my own. The problem has to do with AMD's "Radeon Enhanced Sync" feature. Disabling the feature for SpiceTools fixed the problem just fine.

[Swissychief]

Hey. I'm a hufe DDR fan, and when I found this thread, I was floored that DDR A could be played flawlessly on PC... However the setup was a bit of headache, so here are some of the missing bits of info from all the tutorials I had to ready and watch to get this game running 100% well:

 

1) Setup instructions. Here, I have compiled everything that was said, and what actually works:

 

Yes, download the latest version of the game (as mentioned by OP in this thread). Be prepared to buy a subscription to Mega for a month if you want to download this in one sitting:

UPDATE: New version here

https://mega.nz/#F!KuJDUYKI!t3b7OTVH0L0XeUYESok0bw

 

This will give you a version that is a little different than the old versions mentioned in earlier comments, however the following is still true with this version:

- Videos will be broken for a lot songs still (this will need to be fixed with a CMD fix we'll see later on)

- You STILL need to download the following stuff to fix certain things (I originally thought this wasn't necessary, as we were dealing with a newer version and all...)

Download the file fix as zip (https://mega.nz/#F!01dGhQLL!OKqulDGWv...) (movie fix, ea3-config.xml fix, and SpiceTools already included)

 

Download the latest Bemanitools 5 AND the latest Spicetools from: 

 

Alright, so the last thing you need is Butterfly, which will allow you to save your score, unlock all songs, etc. You can get it here: https://github.com/skogaby/butterfly/releases

 

Next:

Now you have everything you need to start extracting!

 

2) Extraction

 

- Extract the main game you got from Mega (it should be in 4 parts, so if you're not familiar with that, just extract part 1, and it'll be fine) in a DDR A file where ever you want. (This is where I dumped mine: G:\DDR A\DDRA\MDX-001-2019042200)

- In the following folder G:\DDR A\DDRA\MDX-001-2019042200\contents extract Spice tools and Bemanitools

- Extract the File Fix contents in G:\DDR A\DDRA\MDX-001-2019042200 EXCEPT for the PROP folder. I found that it wasn't really necessary, and added complexity to the config file that wasn't really needed to get the game running perfectly (let me know if this is incorrect, but it works for me!). This step is important, as it comes with a Spice file that actually works for me...

 

3) ea3-config

 

Go to G:\DDR A\DDRA\MDX-001-2019042200\prop and open ea3-config using Notepad++ (it's a lot easier to know what's going on when using this tool instead of standard Notepad. Download it if you don't already have it, it's well worth it).

All you have to do in this file are the two following fixes:

 

Change line 10 from         <dest __type="str">J</dest>          to         <dest __type="str">A</dest>

Change line 22 from     <services></services>    to     <services>http://localhost</services>

 

4) Butterfly

 

This is one of the weirdest ones, and what took me the longest to figure out. Nothing is really explained that well, so here goes! I will basically just enhance what B4SH-T wrote on how to set it up, but added some key missing things!

 

Kinda easy to use, you need your text file with the ID (your ea card) to play

 

0) On your desktop, Right Click, and create a new Notepad file called Card0.txt

In the file, enter in the card ID... it MUST BE 16 characters long, and has a weird restriction of Numbers between 0-9 and letters between A-F or something like that. No special characters or spaces.

I just put in 11AA22BB33CC44DD

 

1) Download and place the butterfly jar on desktop and then create a SECOND text file, put this line in the file:

 

java -Ddb_path="C:\Users\XXXXX\Desktop\db.sqlite" -jar butterfly-1.1.0.jar

 

*(Where XXXXX is the name of the user on your pc, ex=Bob) 

 

2) Save the file as a .bat file and name it (ex=Server.bat). Then start it. 

(It will display a cmd prompt, it will be okay when "server started" appears. DON'T CLOSE CMD) 

 

2.5) Go to G:\DDR A\DDRA\MDX-001-2019042200\contents Open spicecfg, and go to the Keypads tab. Enable the Numpad on your main keyboard for P1 Reader (DO NOT leave it to None, or it will not work), also reference your ea card location in the P1 Card Path.

 

At the end of this tutorial, you will be able to load your card by doing the following step:

 

3) Run the game and press AND HOLD the + in the numpad, register your username, pin and location and let's DDR 😏

 

I had issues where the game would do nothing if I pressed +, and this was due to the card text not being in the right format.

 

5) Controls

 

I use a standard Xbox 360 wired dance pad. Basically to set this up, it was pretty straight forward... and also not.

Go to G:\DDR A\DDRA\MDX-001-2019042200\contents and open spicecfg

 

Go to the Buttons tab, and set your buttons.

 

I actually had to use the "Set Native" for my P1 Panel buttons, and use Joy2Key in order to map my DDR pad button presses to Keyboard presses... this might just be because I have a really complex setup, but if ever your pad does weird stuff, you can use this method. Let me know if you need more info on how to set this up. Otherwise, just click on SET for each button, and map them to your pad by pressing on the appropriate button on it to set it.à

 

Make sure you set up the Service and Test buttons. You WILL need to use this to set up the cab initially.

 

Note: Nothing else in Spicecfg needs to be set for the game to run. 

 

6) Fix movies

 

Basically the game will crash for all songs with videos unless you do this:

 

Open Command Prompt (click on the Windows button, and enter CMD,) with administrator, go to the "com" folder

- Huge noob here... if your DDR A folder is not in the C drive, enter in the Drive letter and : and then press enter to go to that drive (Example G:)

- Next, enter in cd \DDR A\DDRA\MDX-001-2019042200\contents\com and press enter to go to the COM file. This may be different if your pathway to COM is different. Just copy the path from windows and paste it in the CMD.

- Then copy\paste this:

"regsvr32 k-clvsd.dll

regsvr32 xactengine2_10.dll"

Press Enter.

There should be a little popup if it worked.

 

7) Run the game

 

Make sure you executed the .bat file you created in the Butterfly step! If you don't, you will get a network error before the game even launches.

in G:\DDR A\DDRA\MDX-001-2019042200\contents run Spice.exe

 

The game will launch. Use the test/service buttons you set up to set your clock. The system will ask you to do this. It's really straight forward. Basically go to the clock settings, and Save. 

Press on Service to skip cutscenes, Start to start.

 

Press and hold + on your keypad to scan in your card. The first time you run it, you will need to set your pin, name, and region. After that, the game will remember your card ID, and load your user and scores, etc. All you will need to do is enter your pin... so don't forget it.

 

That's basically it! This is how I got it to run. Hopefully this saves someone a day of fiddling in the future! Let me know if I forgot anything!

 

All credits to everyone who made tutorials for this... I just added what made it work for me.

[mrkruppy13]

Network is busy please try again. How to skip that?

[kyo3000]

Le 1/11/2020 à 23:38, mrkruppy13 a dit :

Network is busy please try again. How to skip that?

the bat file last line says spice -ea

delete that -ea as it tells spice to start an internal server and not look for the one you started on localhost

[jarreolac91]

Thanks for all the instructions, however I have a question.

 

Do you know how to modify the events with the butterfly server for the use of e-amusement? Because it repeats the same event and it doesnt save the event progress. It's frustrating to repeat the same event after each play.

 

Thanks in advice

[Darkogazza]

5 hours ago, jarreolac91 said:

Thanks for all the instructions, however I have a question.

 

Do you know how to modify the events with the butterfly server for the use of e-amusement? Because it repeats the same event and it doesnt save the event progress. It's frustrating to repeat the same event after each play.

 

Thanks in advice

I've noticed similar. I also see that the "HEAT POWER" is always at least level 3, which makes me wonder if there's some modification going on in the dump itself.

[Darkfeline]

jus a lil nitpick. Babylon's adventure keeps resetting to world 1 every game. I know its pointless but is kinda tedious seeing the same thing over and over again everytime the results appear

[Invité pet.ddrextreme]

On 2/7/2019 at 1:09 AM, Patchiu said:

 

Muchísimas gracias! Lo descargué y funciona perfecto!!!!

 

 

 

It got stuck due to a missing video playback module.

 

Inside the DDR A folder there's another folder named "com". You'll find two dlls used for video playback in DDR A, which is k-clvsd.dll and xactengine2_10.dll.

 

Open Command Prompt with administrator, go to the "com" folder, and then do this:

"regsvr32 k-clvsd.dll

regsvr32 xactengine2_10.dll"

 

The video playback should then work properly in DDR A and you would not get stuck again.

 

[Invité pet.ddrextreme]

i did registered dll files as u mentioned and i did installed the ffshow but still not working im using windows 7 64 bit operating system

[Daxa040990]

Hi. Please i need help now

This ERROR appears to me after starting the game.

How can I solve that?

[One Eternal Ash]

Can someone help me to change the machine from Online to Local Mode.

 

(e.g e-amusement disabled, operating in Local Mode)

 

[B4SH-T]

hace 19 horas, One Eternal Ash dijo:

Can someone help me to change the machine from Online to Local Mode.

 

(e.g e-amusement disabled, operating in Local Mode)

 

In the ea-config file, instead of having JAA or AAA, use UEA and in Service menu, go to network and disable E-Amusement

[One Eternal Ash]

On 15/04/2020 at 9:37 PM, B4SH-T said:

In the ea-config file, instead of having JAA or AAA, use UEA and in Service menu, go to network and disable E-Amusement

Thank you!!

Modifié le 16 mai 2020 par One Eternal Ash

[santiago97]

En 30/12/2019 a las 23:13, Swissychief dijo:

Hey. I'm a hufe DDR fan, and when I found this thread, I was floored that DDR A could be played flawlessly on PC... However the setup was a bit of headache, so here are some of the missing bits of info from all the tutorials I had to ready and watch to get this game running 100% well:

 

1) Setup instructions. Here, I have compiled everything that was said, and what actually works:

 

Yes, download the latest version of the game (as mentioned by OP in this thread). Be prepared to buy a subscription to Mega for a month if you want to download this in one sitting:

UPDATE: New version here

https://mega.nz/#F!KuJDUYKI!t3b7OTVH0L0XeUYESok0bw

 

This will give you a version that is a little different than the old versions mentioned in earlier comments, however the following is still true with this version:

- Videos will be broken for a lot songs still (this will need to be fixed with a CMD fix we'll see later on)

- You STILL need to download the following stuff to fix certain things (I originally thought this wasn't necessary, as we were dealing with a newer version and all...)

Download the file fix as zip (https://mega.nz/#F!01dGhQLL!OKqulDGWv...) (movie fix, ea3-config.xml fix, and SpiceTools already included)

 

Download the latest Bemanitools 5 AND the latest Spicetools from: 

 

Alright, so the last thing you need is Butterfly, which will allow you to save your score, unlock all songs, etc. You can get it here: https://github.com/skogaby/butterfly/releases

 

Next:

Now you have everything you need to start extracting!

 

2) Extraction

 

- Extract the main game you got from Mega (it should be in 4 parts, so if you're not familiar with that, just extract part 1, and it'll be fine) in a DDR A file where ever you want. (This is where I dumped mine: G:\DDR A\DDRA\MDX-001-2019042200)

- In the following folder G:\DDR A\DDRA\MDX-001-2019042200\contents extract Spice tools and Bemanitools

- Extract the File Fix contents in G:\DDR A\DDRA\MDX-001-2019042200 EXCEPT for the PROP folder. I found that it wasn't really necessary, and added complexity to the config file that wasn't really needed to get the game running perfectly (let me know if this is incorrect, but it works for me!). This step is important, as it comes with a Spice file that actually works for me...

 

3) ea3-config

 

Go to G:\DDR A\DDRA\MDX-001-2019042200\prop and open ea3-config using Notepad++ (it's a lot easier to know what's going on when using this tool instead of standard Notepad. Download it if you don't already have it, it's well worth it).

All you have to do in this file are the two following fixes:

 

Change line 10 from         <dest __type="str">J</dest>          to         <dest __type="str">A</dest>

Change line 22 from     <services></services>    to     <services>http://localhost</services>

 

4) Butterfly

 

This is one of the weirdest ones, and what took me the longest to figure out. Nothing is really explained that well, so here goes! I will basically just enhance what B4SH-T wrote on how to set it up, but added some key missing things!

 

Kinda easy to use, you need your text file with the ID (your ea card) to play

 

0) On your desktop, Right Click, and create a new Notepad file called Card0.txt

In the file, enter in the card ID... it MUST BE 16 characters long, and has a weird restriction of Numbers between 0-9 and letters between A-F or something like that. No special characters or spaces.

I just put in 11AA22BB33CC44DD

 

1) Download and place the butterfly jar on desktop and then create a SECOND text file, put this line in the file:

 

java -Ddb_path="C:\Users\XXXXX\Desktop\db.sqlite" -jar butterfly-1.1.0.jar

 

*(Where XXXXX is the name of the user on your pc, ex=Bob) 

 

2) Save the file as a .bat file and name it (ex=Server.bat). Then start it. 

(It will display a cmd prompt, it will be okay when "server started" appears. DON'T CLOSE CMD) 

 

2.5) Go to G:\DDR A\DDRA\MDX-001-2019042200\contents Open spicecfg, and go to the Keypads tab. Enable the Numpad on your main keyboard for P1 Reader (DO NOT leave it to None, or it will not work), also reference your ea card location in the P1 Card Path.

 

At the end of this tutorial, you will be able to load your card by doing the following step:

 

3) Run the game and press AND HOLD the + in the numpad, register your username, pin and location and let's DDR 😏

 

I had issues where the game would do nothing if I pressed +, and this was due to the card text not being in the right format.

 

5) Controls

 

I use a standard Xbox 360 wired dance pad. Basically to set this up, it was pretty straight forward... and also not.

Go to G:\DDR A\DDRA\MDX-001-2019042200\contents and open spicecfg

 

Go to the Buttons tab, and set your buttons.

 

I actually had to use the "Set Native" for my P1 Panel buttons, and use Joy2Key in order to map my DDR pad button presses to Keyboard presses... this might just be because I have a really complex setup, but if ever your pad does weird stuff, you can use this method. Let me know if you need more info on how to set this up. Otherwise, just click on SET for each button, and map them to your pad by pressing on the appropriate button on it to set it.à

 

Make sure you set up the Service and Test buttons. You WILL need to use this to set up the cab initially.

 

Note: Nothing else in Spicecfg needs to be set for the game to run. 

 

6) Fix movies

 

Basically the game will crash for all songs with videos unless you do this:

 

Open Command Prompt (click on the Windows button, and enter CMD,) with administrator, go to the "com" folder

- Huge noob here... if your DDR A folder is not in the C drive, enter in the Drive letter and : and then press enter to go to that drive (Example G:)

- Next, enter in cd \DDR A\DDRA\MDX-001-2019042200\contents\com and press enter to go to the COM file. This may be different if your pathway to COM is different. Just copy the path from windows and paste it in the CMD.

- Then copy\paste this:

"regsvr32 k-clvsd.dll

regsvr32 xactengine2_10.dll"

Press Enter.

There should be a little popup if it worked.

 

7) Run the game

 

Make sure you executed the .bat file you created in the Butterfly step! If you don't, you will get a network error before the game even launches.

in G:\DDR A\DDRA\MDX-001-2019042200\contents run Spice.exe

 

The game will launch. Use the test/service buttons you set up to set your clock. The system will ask you to do this. It's really straight forward. Basically go to the clock settings, and Save. 

Press on Service to skip cutscenes, Start to start.

 

Press and hold + on your keypad to scan in your card. The first time you run it, you will need to set your pin, name, and region. After that, the game will remember your card ID, and load your user and scores, etc. All you will need to do is enter your pin... so don't forget it.

 

That's basically it! This is how I got it to run. Hopefully this saves someone a day of fiddling in the future! Let me know if I forgot anything!

 

All credits to everyone who made tutorials for this... I just added what made it work for me.

I  have trouble with the step 3, how can i create my  username and my password, because my laptop dont have numpad key, what can i do? :(

[santiago97]

i use butterfly, but i cant  create user because i have error "the network is busy, please tyr again" :(

[One Eternal Ash]

Does anyone know how to tackle off the ADVENTURE's, i'm always being resetted to world 1 instead of resetting to world 2.

[kanor]

Hello,

 

Quote

 

On 1/16/2020 at 12:27 AM, jarreolac91 said:

Thanks for all the instructions, however I have a question.

 

Do you know how to modify the events with the butterfly server for the use of e-amusement? Because it repeats the same event and it doesnt save the event progress. It's frustrating to repeat the same event after each play.

 

Thanks in advice

 

On 1/16/2020 at 6:01 AM, Darkogazza said:

I've noticed similar. I also see that the "HEAT POWER" is always at least level 3, which makes me wonder if there's some modification going on in the dump itself.

 

On 2/9/2020 at 9:32 PM, Darkfeline said:

jus a lil nitpick. Babylon's adventure keeps resetting to world 1 every game. I know its pointless but is kinda tedious seeing the same thing over and over again everytime the results appear

 

4 hours ago, One Eternal Ash said:

Does anyone know how to tackle off the ADVENTURE's, i'm always being resetted to world 1 instead of resetting to world 2.

 

 

 

 

 

I started being involved with this PC Arcade Dump for DDR A20, but I am an avid player of DDR A (up to all its updates to A20, before the COVID-19 lockdowns in our area which is around March 9th or so). So I'm well-versed with the play mechanics of the "events" and "unlocks."

I've also had a hand at installing this game, learning quite a few things along the way like "hex editing" (or "modding" some system files). It's cool actually. Although on a separate note I prefer Stepmania for the convenience of setting it up and all (however, PC Arcade Dumps like this give you the "novelty value" or "authentic" feeling, so that's great as well).

 

In regards to your concern:

1. About ability to save progress/scores: in more recent developments, someone made a "modified/revised" version of the Butterfly Local Server. This one has a pre-built database especially made so that you can save your scores/progress. It also allows you to change some settings/options like enabling Fast/Slow, Screen Filter (Dark/Light), moving the Judgment in the Foreground/Background, etc. I know this can be done via patching ("hex editing") but at least setting these options via the database is less "hack-ish" so to speak. You can find it in the DDR A20 thread, specifically here.
    
2. About Baby-Lon's Adventure resetting to World 1 every game, and "Heat Power" always at Level 3: I think this is a "side-effect" of "hacking" the game to unlock all songs. In DDR A/A20, most of the songs that are "unlockables" are actually coming from "events." So if the songs were "forcibly" unlocked (e.g. through manipulation of musicdb.xml or hex editing gamemdx.dll), you get the result that you want which is the song gets unlocked. But the "events" where these songs belong to, get tampered (for the lack of a better term). For example, in later arcade dumps (notably DDR A20, there is a similar "side-effect" but it's for a different event - it's for the 20th Anniversary Challenge Songs/ So instead of seeing Baby-Lon running up the stairs and it looks like it keeps on resetting, in DDR A20 there's this red curtain animation that says "Grand Finale" which can't be removed because the songs related to the event are already unlocked "forcibly." It has even been noted in one of the comments already that it can't be modified. So I think it's the same scenario for Baby-Lon's adventure.

 

 

 

Modifié le 14 juin 2020 par kanor

[One Eternal Ash]

42 minutes ago, kanor said:

Hello,

 

 

I started being involved with this PC Arcade Dump for DDR A20, but I am an avid player of DDR A (up to all its updates to A20, before the COVID-19 lockdowns in our area which is around March 9th or so). So I'm well-versed with the play mechanics of the "events" and "unlocks."

I've also had a hand at installing this game, learning quite a few things along the way like "hex editing" (or "modding" some system files). It's cool actually. Although on a separate note I prefer Stepmania for the convenience of setting it up and all (however, PC Arcade Dumps like this give you the "novelty value" or "authentic" feeling, so that's great as well).

 

In regards to your concern:

1. About ability to save progress/scores: in more recent developments, someone made a "modified/revised" version of the Butterfly Local Server. This one has a pre-built database especially made so that you can save your scores/progress. It also allows you to change some settings/options like enabling Fast/Slow, Screen Filter (Dark/Light), moving the Judgment in the Foreground/Background, etc. I know this can be done via patching ("hex editing") but at least setting these options via the database is less "hack-ish" so to speak. You can find it in the DDR A20 thread, specifically here.
    
2. About Baby-Lon's Adventure resetting to World 1 every game, and "Heat Power" always at Level 3: I think this is a "side-effect" of "hacking" the game to unlock all songs. In DDR A/A20, most of the songs that are "unlockables" are actually coming from "events." So if the songs were "forcibly" unlocked (e.g. through manipulation of musicdb.xml or hex editing gamemdx.dll), you get the result that you want which is the song gets unlocked. But the "events" where these songs belong to, get tampered (for the lack of a better term). For example, in later arcade dumps (notably DDR A20, there is a similar "side-effect" but it's for a different event - it's for the 20th Anniversary Challenge Songs/ So instead of seeing Baby-Lon running up the stairs and it looks like it keeps on resetting, in DDR A20 there's this red curtain animation that says "Grand Finale" which can't be removed because the songs related to the event are already unlocked "forcibly." It has even been noted in one of the comments already that it can't be modified. So I think it's the same scenario for Baby-Lon's adventure.

 

 

 

I'm trying to get rid of it because we got everything and we still have it ongoing. LOL

[kanor]

7 hours ago, One Eternal Ash said:

I'm trying to get rid of it because we got everything and we still have it ongoing. LOL

Hello,

 

I was able to get rid of it. It can be removed by either of the following actions:

 

• Directly install the PC Arcade Dump version 2019090300 or higher.
• If you still wish to stay on the 2019042200 PC Arcade Dump version, you will have to do the following (I personally tried this last night when I tested DDR A):
  • "Unlock" the songs by "hex editing" gamemdx.dll manuall or via online BemaniPatcher tool/site, and then...
  • "Unlock" the songs by using arcutils and DDR A Song Database Manager on startup.arc, and then...
  • "update" your game package using the 2020020300 patch (you'll need to copy-paste some files)
  • HOWEVER, you have to realize this: doing all of the steps mentioned above is the same as simply just installing the 2019090300 PC Arcade Dump. Less hassle, same result. I realized this when I tested DDR A last night because I wanted to check the issue you and some others mentioned. In fact, when merely unlocking all songs (up to Orca) the game has been practically converted/upgraded to DDR A20.

    As per the code of the BemaniPatcher for 20190422 version of gamemdx.dll (source: https://github.com/mon/BemaniPatcher/blob/master/ddra.html):

    Quote

     

    name: "Song Unlock (Incomplete)", tooltip: "Unlocks all event mode songs, ACES FOR ACES and ENDYMION, A20 (including ORCA), but still requires a musicdb edit to remove all restrictions.",

    patches: [

    // Event Mode unlocks A4A here

    {offset: 0x846D1, off: [0x45, 0xF4], on: [0x90, 0xE9]},

    // A20+ Songs

    {offset: 0x8D007, off: [0x32, 0xC0], on: [0xB0, 0x01]},

    // ORCA unlock (by Flipend0)

    {offset: 0x8E5B9, off: [0x74], on: [0xEB]}

     

Modifié le 15 juin 2020 par kanor

[One Eternal Ash]

9 hours ago, kanor said:

Hello,

 

I was able to get rid of it. It can be removed by either of the following actions:

 

• Directly install the PC Arcade Dump version 2019090300 or higher.
• If you still wish to stay on the 2019042200 PC Arcade Dump version, you will have to do the following (I personally tried this last night when I tested DDR A):
  • "Unlock" the songs by "hex editing" gamemdx.dll manuall or via online BemaniPatcher tool/site, and then...
  • "Unlock" the songs by using arcutils and DDR A Song Database Manager on startup.arc, and then...
  • "update" your game package using the 2020020300 patch (you'll need to copy-paste some files)
  • HOWEVER, you have to realize this: doing all of the steps mentioned above is the same as simply just installing the 2019090300 PC Arcade Dump. Less hassle, same result. I realized this when I tested DDR A last night because I wanted to check the issue you and some others mentioned. In fact, when merely unlocking all songs (up to Orca) the game has been practically converted/upgraded to DDR A20.

    As per the code of the BemaniPatcher for 20190422 version of gamemdx.dll (source: https://github.com/mon/BemaniPatcher/blob/master/ddra.html):

That will take forever. Looks like i'm gonna have to find another way.

[Swissychief]

On 2020-06-06 at 12:54 AM, santiago97 said:

I  have trouble with the step 3, how can i create my  username and my password, because my laptop dont have numpad key, what can i do? :(

Buy an external one. Most of the Bemani games will not work without a keypad. I bought a USB one that I use on my PC. Works fine. They're like 15$...

[beefbox1]

I need some help. I've done everything in the guide (I believe), but I still get this error before it can boot anything:

 

[2020/06/20 08:58:50] I:boot: finish
[2020/06/19 16:58:50] I:dbg: 1st MainDllInfo::setDllHMODULE : dllHMODULE 02D00000, hModule 02D00000
[2020/06/20 08:58:50] W:getPropertyValueS32: property_node_search failed [clock/clock_offset/current].

 

And when I go to look at clock.xml, it looks like this:

 

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³.eÒºø«þÇJ&Æ]+¯Š¹þþþÿ        ~    

 

I don't know if that has anything to do with why it won't boot up, but I thought I'd just throw it out there. Someone please help me.

Modifié le 20 juin 2020 par beefbox1

[Swissychief]

Just bought a DDR Extreme cab with a 573 in there. I plan on stripping the innards and converting it to DDR A (Dump Data) and Stepmania machine. I will probably upload a tutorial on how to do this, as I don't think anyone has ever uploaded a STEP BY STEP guide on how/where to plug stuff. I have a J-PAC and a LumenAR on the way, so it should be a pretty complete guide on how to set everything up. Any interest at all for this kind of thing...? I know it's super niche... even more than arcade dumps are already... 

[nightmare507]

does anyone experience an arrow stutter when playing? because when i play the game, arrows scroll smooth but for a quick second theres a quick pause and then goes back to playing

Modifié le 26 juin 2020 par nightmare507

[kanor]

28 minutes ago, nightmare507 said:

does anyone experience an arrow stutter when playing? because when i play the game, arrows scroll smooth but for a quick second theres a quick pause and then goes back to playing

Hello,

 

This could be hardware-related (e.g. your PC specs). My gaming laptop which has better specs, runs the game smoother than the desktop PC that I currently have here.

[nightmare507]

1 hour ago, kanor said:

Hello,

 

This could be hardware-related (e.g. your PC specs). My gaming laptop which has better specs, runs the game smoother than the desktop PC that I currently have here.

 

my desktop has good specs, i run an i7 4.2ghz cpu with ddr4 ram and a nvidia 1080, like when i play ddrx3vs2 it runs good, its just ace that hits me with an arrow quick second pause while playing

[kanor]

8 hours ago, nightmare507 said:

 

my desktop has good specs, i run an i7 4.2ghz cpu with ddr4 ram and a nvidia 1080, like when i play ddrx3vs2 it runs good, its just ace that hits me with an arrow quick second pause while playing

Hello,

 

By "quick second pauses" do you mean micro-stutters? Try to turn off any "vertical sync" settings on your video card software and see how it goes.

[nightmare507]

16 hours ago, kanor said:

Hello,

 

By "quick second pauses" do you mean micro-stutters? Try to turn off any "vertical sync" settings on your video card software and see how it goes.

the stutter issue seems to have gone away with the latest nvidia driver update they just released 3 days ago so it seems to working fine now. but the issue im encountering now is the song selection where when i try to pick something, it jumps songs pretty quick that even light tapping to scroll is still a hassle

[topet2k12001]

Hi Guys,

 

Sharing with you. I built Butterfly using official source and changed a few items. I'm presenting Butterfly version 1.1.1 (build date: 20200701)!

 

What's new:

• Update: updated some build tools versions and dependencies versions.
  • In non-technical terms: basically, updating stuff for building Butterfly with latest versions.
  • That being said, this version was built using Java 14 so please update your Java version before using this, and also do not forget to update your "PATH" as well as your Java "HOME" under "Environment Variables" in MS Windows.
• Fixed: path where database will be created. Fixed this one; no need to specify the path in the. bat file.
  • Root cause: somewhere in the source code, the "path" where the database will be created is a "hard-coded" location/path. It should be "dynamic" (e.g. wherever Butterfly is run).
  • In layman's terms: the database will be created in the same path/location you run Butterfly. So the command to run Butterfly will no longer need to have the path/location indicated. It will simply be just:

java -jar (thebutterflyfile).jar

• Fixed: "red-colored Network Error" prompt at Test Screen and "Network Error" on main game screen. This causes the game to be unable to connect to e-Amusement. Fixed this one.
  • Root cause: found a changed logic in the source code (looks like part of the original author's attempt/start work but wasn't finished). Reverted this changed logic for now.
  • In layman's terms: no need to rely on pre-filled/built database. Just run Butterfly clean and let it generate the database and you will not encounter the "Network Error" issue.
     
• Changed: disabled "forced extra stage"
  • I changed this because I want to experience the game just like in the real arcades where I will have to earn 9 "stars" to qualify for the "Extra Stage"
  • To-do: I can re-build this with forced Extra Stage again (based on user's feedback). Perhaps in a future version I'll add something like a "switch" so that users can change this as a matter of preference.

 

Download here.

 

I apologize that this is informal (the download link is in Mega, write-up is in a post) as it is a quick build. Still writing out the formal stuff and will update you guys.

EDIT:

I apologize; there's a "table" in the database that is supposed to populate with data automatically but looks like I forgot about it.

 

What to do: there's a quick fix for that. We can import the data manually.

 

1. Download the following: Make sure to save all these files in the same location as Butterfly!
   • ddr_16_global_events.sql (it's the same as the one in the original author's source code but only added additional rows of data, don't worry).
   • sqlite3.exe (this is an executable file officially downloaded from SQLite website. This way we don't have to download and install a full-blown application).
   • global_events_import.bat (this will perform the actual import of data).
2. Run Butterfly at least once so that the database will be created. Note that the database should have the filename of "butterfly.sqlite".
3. Once the database is created, run the "global_events_import.bat" file. This should import the information/data of the SQLite File/Script into Butterfly's database.
4. Done!

 

Credits to @One Eternal Ash for discovering that adding up to 200 rows in the SQLite table will enable the ability to play Baby-Lon's Adventure and Rinon's Adventure and save/preserve the progress!

 

Modifié le 2 juillet 2020 par topet2k12001
Found a way to import SQLite data via .bat file instead of forcing users to download an entire program/application.

[topet2k12001]

On 1/16/2020 at 12:27 AM, jarreolac91 said:

Thanks for all the instructions, however I have a question.

 

Do you know how to modify the events with the butterfly server for the use of e-amusement? Because it repeats the same event and it doesnt save the event progress. It's frustrating to repeat the same event after each play.

 

Thanks in advice

 

On 1/16/2020 at 6:01 AM, Darkogazza said:

I've noticed similar. I also see that the "HEAT POWER" is always at least level 3, which makes me wonder if there's some modification going on in the dump itself.

 

On 2/9/2020 at 9:32 PM, Darkfeline said:

jus a lil nitpick. Babylon's adventure keeps resetting to world 1 every game. I know its pointless but is kinda tedious seeing the same thing over and over again everytime the results appear

 

On 6/14/2020 at 8:50 PM, One Eternal Ash said:

Does anyone know how to tackle off the ADVENTURE's, i'm always being resetted to world 1 instead of resetting to world 2.

 

Hi,

I have a solution for this.

You will need my SQLite File Script (this is used for the database in Butterfly Local Server) and proper files (which I packaged to make it easier for everyone instead of looking for various files in different places), which you can download here. I call it DDR A Update Pack. There' s a "readme" inside; please read it too.

[One Eternal Ash]

I have found a way to unlock the BABY-LON's ADVENTURE and RINON'S ADVENTURE. Topet2k2001, Thank you!

 

Modifié le 2 juillet 2020 par One Eternal Ash

[topet2k12001]

2 hours ago, One Eternal Ash said:

I have found a way to unlock the BABY-LON's ADVENTURE and RINON'S ADVENTURE. Topet2k2001, Thank you!

 

Hi,

 

Hm, what do you mean?

[One Eternal Ash]

39 minutes ago, topet2k12001 said:

Hi,

 

Hm, what do you mean?

climbing the steps without resetting on BABY-LON'S and RINON'S ADVENTURE.