[Arcade PC] Dance Dance Revolution [A20] [A20 PLUS] [A3] [World] (Konami)

[ghkdwlsgml]

I succeeded in extracting the umum from 2014 and putting it in.
I also added a jacket.
The song plays well.
but
Failed to insert thumbnail.

If you create a thumbnail and create an ARC file, the game will not run.

Boots for the first time like an attachment and forces the game to end on the black screen.
How do we solve this?

[polivosm]

hace 18 horas, ghkdwlsgml dijo:

I succeeded in extracting the umum from 2014 and putting it in.
I also added a jacket.
The song plays well.
but
Failed to insert thumbnail.

If you create a thumbnail and create an ARC file, the game will not run.

Boots for the first time like an attachment and forces the game to end on the black screen.
How do we solve this?

you must open the corresponding thumbnail, add the graphic and add the line in names.txt, rejoin the arc and replace the file in thumbnails

 

[polivosm]

 

[ghkdwlsgml]

Il y a 6 heures, polivosm a dit :

 

Thank you.
It helped me a lot.

[dean@tamm.am]

Just wanted to say this is ridiculously awesome.

 

SpiceTools works - the FAQ answered all questions - clean notes for implementation.

 

With regards to the keypad, I just ordered a number keypad for this function and read up on the SpiceCompanion app. It does everything you’d want...

 

A few questions:

 

1. Is the Discord still active? Joined, but no messages can load. Wondering if this is the only way to communicate.

2. Is this actual DDR? Or a rip running in an app that supports the content? It all works, I’m just curious from a technical perspective.

3. How often is new data put out there? Every major version? I’m getting the impression that it’s now DDR-as-a-Service, with semi-regular patches and song adds. Is that the case?

 

Modifié le 24 avril 2021 par dean@tamm.am
Clarity

[johnboyjr]

7 hours ago, dean@tamm.am said:

Just wanted to say this is ridiculously awesome.

 

SpiceTools works - the FAQ answered all questions - clean notes for implementation.

 

With regards to the keypad, I just ordered a number keypad for this function and read up on the SpiceCompanion app. It does everything you’d want...

 

A few questions:

 

1. Is the Discord still active? Joined, but no messages can load. Wondering if this is the only way to communicate.

2. Is this actual DDR? Or a rip running in an app that supports the content? It all works, I’m just curious from a technical perspective.

3. How often is new data put out there? Every major version? I’m getting the impression that it’s now DDR-as-a-Service, with semi-regular patches and song adds. Is that the case?

 

1. No

2.real game runing native

3.do not think very often 

[SYNTHSPC]

On 17/4/2021 at 17:17, ghkdwlsgml said:

Gracias.
Me ayudó un montón.

sorry could you share the tool to open the .arc files please

 

I want to try adding more songs to the DDR A20 that I have

[polivosm]

hace 2 horas, SYNTHSPC dijo:

sorry could you share the tool to open the .arc files please

 

I want to try adding more songs to the DDR A20 that I have

i will upload the files this night!

[polivosm]

links on video desc.

 

[Mayxo]

Hello! can somebody help me?
i just downloaded the files from the torrent above. i've followed the steps from here " https://mega.nz/file/9AtR1LzS#BxordjyImHOUvIpQEvfW0uqBeIXMBHcafnlucSBc4ug "
but after copying and editing "ea3-config.xml" this error appears. 

 

Here's the Log file.

[2021/04/27 00:41:59] I:launcher: SpiceTools Bootstrap (x32)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] I:launcher: 1.0-V-2021-04-02T05:34:21
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] I:launcher: arguments:
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] I:superexit: enabled
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] I:avs-core: updated heap size: 16777216 -> 33554432
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] I:game: pre_attach: Dance Dance Revolution
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] I:rawinput: detected performance counter frequency: 10000000
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] I:rawinput: reloading devices
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] I:rawinput: printing list of detected devices
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] I:rawinput: detected device count: 3
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device name: \\?\HID#VID_17EF&PID_602D&MI_01&Col02#7&2a0ed9aa&0&0001#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device desc: Lenovo Black Silk USB Keyboard
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device handle: 0x20041
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device type: HID
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device preparsed size: 3180
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device usage: Consumer Control
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps count: 28
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps detected: Rewind to Rewind (180-180)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps detected: Fast Forward to Fast Forward (179-179)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps detected: Scan Next Track to Scan Next Track (181-181)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps detected: Play/Pause to Play/Pause (205-205)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps detected: Scan Previous Track to Scan Previous Track (182-182)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps detected: Volume Increment to Volume Increment (233-233)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps detected: Volume Decrement to Volume Decrement (234-234)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps detected: Mute to Mute (226-226)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps detected: Eject to Eject (184-184)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps detected: Unknown (000c:00d4) to Unknown (000c:00d4) (212-212)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps detected: Unknown (000c:00d6) to Unknown (000c:00d6) (214-214)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps detected: Unknown (000c:00d5) to Unknown (000c:00d5) (213-213)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps detected: Unknown (000c:00d3) to Unknown (000c:00d3) (211-211)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps detected: Unknown (000c:00d2) to Unknown (000c:00d2) (210-210)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps detected: Unknown (000c:00d1) to Unknown (000c:00d1) (209-209)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps detected: Unknown (000c:00d0) to Unknown (000c:00d0) (208-208)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps detected: AC Pan Left to AC Pan Left (550-550)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps detected: AC Scroll to AC Scroll (549-549)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps detected: AC Scroll Down to AC Scroll Down (548-548)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps detected: AL Email Reader to AL Email Reader (394-394)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps detected: AC Scroll Up to AC Scroll Up (547-547)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps detected: AL Consumer Control Configuration to AL Consumer Control Configuration (387-387)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps detected: AL Calculator to AL Calculator (402-402)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps detected: AL Local Machine Browser to AL Local Machine Browser (404-404)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps detected: Stop to Stop (183-183)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps detected: AC Tile Horizontally to AC Tile Horizontally (554-554)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps detected: AC Normal View to AC Normal View (545-545)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button caps detected: AC Pan Right to AC Pan Right (551-551)
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device button output caps count: 0
[2021/04/27 00:41:59] M:rawinput: device name: \\?\HID#VID_17EF&PID_602D&MI_00#7&1a42be1&0&0000#{884b96c3-56ef-11d1-bc8c-00a0c91405dd}
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] M:rawinput: device desc: Dispositivo de teclado HID
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] M:rawinput: device handle: 0x1003f
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] M:rawinput: device type: KEYBOARD
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] M:rawinput: device name: \\?\HID#VID_0458&PID_0186&MI_00#7&21df086e&0&0000#{378de44c-56ef-11d1-bc8c-00a0c91405dd}
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] M:rawinput: device desc: Mouse compatible con HID
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] M:rawinput: device handle: 0x10039
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] M:rawinput: device type: MOUSE
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] M:rawinput: done printing devices
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:hooks::lang: early initialization
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:avs-core: loading DLL
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] M:avs-core: version string: 2.15.8.0
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:avs-core: Found AVS2 core 2.15.8.0
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] M:avs-core: optional functions identified
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:avs-ea3: loading DLL
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:avs-ea3: Found AVS2 EA3 2.15.8.0
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:network: SpiceTools Network
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:network: Network preferences: 10.9.0.0
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:avs-core: booting (using prop/avs-config.xml)
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:avs-core: log level: misc
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] M:avs-core: using heap size: 33554432
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:network: Using fallback adapter: {FC97BAAA-3A1D-489B-8977-9DC529FF8791}, 192.168.1.10, 255.255.255.0
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:boot: AVS2 2.15.8 r6631,win32
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: mode/product              : 0
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: log/netsci/enable         : 1
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: log/netsci/server         : "localhost:42197"
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: desc/nr_desc              : 808
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: thread/nr_thread          : 256
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: thread/nr_mutex           : 512
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: thread/nr_cond            : 32
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: thread/nr_event           : 200
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: thread/nr_semaphore       : 50
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: thread/nr_cond_state      : 32
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: thread/nr_alarm           : 16
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: thread/min_stack          : 4096
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: thread/max_stack          : 2097152
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: thread/mutex_delay        : 0
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: thread/priority           : 2
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: fs/nr_filesys             : 10
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: fs/nr_mountpoint          : 512
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: fs/nr_mounttable          : 4
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: fs/nr_filedesc            : 256
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: fs/link_limit             : 4
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: fs/root/fstype            : "fs"
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: fs/root/device            : "."
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: fs/root/option            : "posix=1"
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: fs/mounttable             : ""
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: fs/nvram/fstype           : "fs"
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: fs/nvram/device           : "dev/nvram"
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: fs/nvram/option           : "posix=1"
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: fs/raw/fstype             : "fs"
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: fs/raw/device             : "dev/raw"
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: fs/raw/option             : "posix=1"
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: net/nr_protocol           : 8
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: net/nr_socket             : 32
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: net/enable_raw            : 1
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: net/lz77sock/enable       : 1
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: net/multisock/enable      : 1
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: net/eaudp/enable          : 1
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: net/config_file           : ""
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: net/addrinfo_nr_cache     : 8
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: net/addrinfo_expire       : 5400
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: net/addrinfo_log          : 0
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: time/gmt_offset           : -18000
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: time/local_offset         : 0
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: time/config_file          : "/dev/nvram/clock.xml"
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: time/debug_local_offset   : 0
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: thread/pool/affinity_mask : 0
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: thread/pool/stack_size    : 65536
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: thread/pool/expire_count  : 100
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:boot: thread/pool/init_thread   : 25
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:boot: boot desc
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:desc: boot: nr_desc=808
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:boot: boot thread
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:thread: nr_thread=256, nr_mutex=512, nr_cond=32, nr_event=200, nr_semaphore=50, nr_alarm=16
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:boot: starting desc
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:boot: starting thread. priority=2
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:boot: boot fs
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:fs: boot: nr_filesys=10, nr_mountpoint=512, nr_mounttable=4, nr_filedesc=256
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:boot: boot net_private
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:boot: prv: heap=0x05eaf430, sz=01f95bf0(33119216)
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:boot: boot stdio
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:boot: std: heap=0x03e31020, sz=02000000(33554432)
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:boot: boot time
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:boot: add filesys (default)
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:boot: add filesys (nvram)
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:boot: add filesys (imagefs)
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:boot: add filesys (mirrorfs)
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:boot: add filesys (cryptfs)
[----
--/-- --:--:--] I:boot: add filesys (nvram2)
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:boot: mount /
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:boot: mount /dev/nvram
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:boot: mount /dev/raw
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:boot: load gmt/local offset from /dev/nvram/clock.xml
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:boot: gmt_offset=-18000
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:boot: local_offset=0
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:boot: boot net
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:net: lz77sock: worksize=8204
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:net: multisock: worksize=220
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:net: eaudp: worksize=52
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:boot: boot sntp
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:sntp: values: 0,1,1000,180000,5000,3600000.
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:sntp: backup read failed.
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:sntp: can't read backup.
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:boot: add filesys (netsci)
[----/--/-- --:--:--] M:sntp: end of adjust.
[----/--/-- --:--:--] I:boot: mount /dev/netsci
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:boot: finish
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:ssl: initializing
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:avs-game: loading DLL 'arkmdxp3.dll'
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:avs-game: loaded successfully (0x10000000)
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:game: attach: Dance Dance Revolution
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:input::dinput8: attaching...
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:input::dinput8: attached
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:devicehook: init
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:setupapi: no usage detected in module
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:stubs: attaching...
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:libraryhook: LibraryHook Attach
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:stubs: attached
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:hooks::lang: initializing
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:signal: attaching...
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:libraryhook: LibraryHook Attach
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:signal: attached
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:audio: initializing
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:input::dinput8: attaching...
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:input::dinput8: attached
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:graphics: initializing
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:ScreenResize: initializing
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:graphics::d3d9: initializing
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:debughook: attaching...
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:debughook: attached
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:acio: SpiceTools ACIO
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:debughook: LIBACIO DLL Process Attached
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:debughook: Version: 1.25.0
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:debughook: Build Date: 
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:libraryhook: LibraryHook Attach
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:acio: module attach: LA9A Inline
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:acio: module attach: BI2A Inline
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:acio: module attach: BMPU Inline
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:acio: module attach: Core Inline
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:acio: module attach: HBHI Inline
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:acio: module attach: HDXS Inline
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:acio: module attach: HGTH Inline
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:acio: module attach: I36G Inline
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:acio: module attach: I36I Inline
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:acio: module attach: ICCA Inline
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:acio: module attach: J32D Inline
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:acio: module attach: KFCA Inline
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:acio: module attach: KLPA Inline
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:acio: module attach: MDXF Inline
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:acio: module attach: NDDB Inline
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:acio: module attach: PANB Inline
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:acio: module attach: PJEC Inline
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:acio: module attach: PJEI Inline
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:acio: module attach: LA9A Inline
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:device: skipping device module hooks
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:sciunit: skipping sciunit hooks
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:network: SpiceTools Network
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:network: Network preferences: 10.9.0.0
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:patchmanager: loading config
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:patchmanager: reloading and applying patches
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:patchmanager: loaded 14 patches
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:avs-ea3: booting (using prop/ea3-config.xml)
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] F:avs-core: failed to read config file (prop/ea3-config.xml): 0x80092202
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:launcher: stopping subsystems
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:logger: stop
[2021/04/27 00:42:00] I:rawinput: disposing devices
 

[polivosm]

F:avs-core: failed to read config file (prop/ea3-config.xml): 0x80092202

no file "ea3-config.xml" on "content/prop" folder

[Mayxo]

3 hours ago, polivosm said:

F:avs-core: failed to read config file (prop/ea3-config.xml): 0x80092202

no file "ea3-config.xml" on "content/prop" folder

Hi, Thanks for your reply.

the file was on the folder. i tried deleting it and the game seems to work just fine lmao.
just tried following the same steps but on "eamuse-config.xml" to get e-amusement  online and just worked lol, if i'm doing something wrong please tell me.

[polivosm]

hace 48 minutos, Mayxo dijo:

Hi, Thanks for your reply.

the file was on the folder. i tried deleting it and the game seems to work just fine lmao.
just tried following the same steps but on "eamuse-config.xml" to get e-amusement  online and just worked lol, if i'm doing something wrong please tell me.

Great!

[topet2k12001]

Hello,

 

In a world where all of this hard work is purely voluntary (i.e. "I have a life, I have a family, I have a job too"), only kind words are what one would consider "fruits of labor" and hearing/reading them feels so rewarding.

 

Butterfly (our fork) has gone a long way. What initially started out as an individual project (a.k.a. "topet's butterfly"), eventually became a small group's project. On that note, this small group of individuals do not look at, nor weigh, their contributions in the quantitative sense. The fact of the matter is, there is mutual dependency in the contributions that went into (our fork of) butterfly in its current state, such that a missing piece/contribution by any single one in this group couldn't have made butterfly "whole" all by himself. In this sense, our contributions are weighted qualitatively and hence, as I personally see it, all are equal and therefore all individuals in this small group have equal stake for decisions involving this fork of butterfly.

 

These are the people who have helped make butterfly what it is today: @tw3nz0r @bman @Towlesy27 @Sirk @One Eternal Ash @kanor

 

And of course, @skogaby who is the original author of butterfly. I've only had a chance to talk to him a few times and learn a thing or two. But that simple act is what enabled and fueled me to embark on this journey.

 

This decision to (hopefully, momentarily) stop openly supporting the use of butterfly with DDR Arcade (Ripped) Data is a very painful decision, at least for me personally, because - and again, this is in no way undermining the group that made it for what it is today - the fact remains that it started as an individual person's project. As such I would almost say that this is my "baby" project. And as "small" of a project as it may be in the eyes of the more technically inclined, I unfortunately was "technically handicapped" throughout this entire journey, so whatever "little achievement" you can see (from the eyes of a technical person) is actually a milestone and a source of pride for me.

 

I am not about to be hypocritical about all of this because at the end of the day we know what "THIS" is. Do know that I personally took it with a heavy heart to make this decision. But I think, for the preservation of the greater good who will and should benefit in the long run, I believe that this decision has to be made.

 

Out of my love for the work that has been done, and out of consideration for the many others who try their best to help with the sustainability of making this game available, I am going to release a "final goodbye" public build (hopefully, goodbye only for now). This build is enough to last you up to any 2020-dated package, and will cease to fully function when the 2021-dated packages are leaked to the public (or when you use our butterfly fork on any 2021-dated builds).

 

In the meantime, you may use other 3rd-party online servers which provide the essentials for enjoying the game (score saving/tracking, score rivalry, force-unlocking of all songs, etc.). It is unfortunate that we had to (again, hopefully momentarily) stop making public builds since our fork of butterfly, although primarily envisioned for offline use, offers a very rich level of support and experience for DDR that goes the extra mile, in fact way beyond the essentials. Nonetheless, I have huge respect for all the maintainers/owners of the 3rd-party online servers. Putting up a server to function online where there a lot of users is in fact a stressful thing to do (on top of the fact this is purely voluntary plus volunteering material and non-material resources to maintain it). I am amazed at not only your work, but also your dedication for doing this. I am a patron of some of these 3rd-party servers too.

 

I personally hope that things will eventually turn out for the better because I am still very excited in helping others as you have seen me do. Let us hope for the best and make this a learning lesson as we move forward.

 

 

 

Modifié le 16 septembre 2021 par topet2k12001

[dean@tamm.am]

1 hour ago, topet2k12001 said:

 

Glad you liked it.  And glad that you're one of those who have read the entire documentation before asking.

This is an actual DDR rip (as in ripped from the arcade machine/cabinet itself). It is not "emulated" if this is what you meant by "running in an app."

 

Data is put out on a "need-to-know" basis (this is technically hacking as it is "ripped from an arcade cabinet" so don't expect some sense of cadence/"release schedule").

 

One last question. So, I've gotten everything working... and it's awesome... and I want to take it to the full experience.

I have working virtual passes with Butterfly/SpiceCompanion and Virtual Swipe button. But I want to make myself some cards and get a little scanner/NFC reader so I can emulate the proper experience.

 

Are these cards regular HID-style cards? Can I just write the ID line to it and then scan and have it work for that function? Or is it a special type of card needed.

I realize this is probably completely excessive as this is just in my home for myself but I really want to go full experience. Would you have any info/experience with that piece?

[topet2k12001]

Hello,

 

In a world where all of this hard work is purely voluntary (i.e. "I have a life, I have a family, I have a job too"), only kind words are what one would consider "fruits of labor" and hearing/reading them feels so rewarding.

 

Butterfly (our fork) has gone a long way. What initially started out as an individual project (a.k.a. "topet's butterfly"), eventually became a small group's project. On that note, this small group of individuals do not look at, nor weigh, their contributions in the quantitative sense. The fact of the matter is, there is mutual dependency in the contributions that went into (our fork of) butterfly in its current state, such that a missing piece/contribution by any single one in this group couldn't have made butterfly "whole" all by himself. In this sense, our contributions are weighted qualitatively and hence, as I personally see it, all are equal and therefore all individuals in this small group have equal stake for decisions involving this fork of butterfly.

 

These are the people who have helped make butterfly what it is today: @tw3nz0r @bman @Towlesy27 @Sirk @One Eternal Ash @kanor

 

And of course, @skogaby who is the original author of butterfly. I've only had a chance to talk to him a few times and learn a thing or two. But that simple act is what enabled and fueled me to embark on this journey.

 

This decision to (hopefully, momentarily) stop openly supporting the use of butterfly with DDR Arcade (Ripped) Data is a very painful decision, at least for me personally, because - and again, this is in no way undermining the group that made it for what it is today - the fact remains that it started as an individual person's project. As such I would almost say that this is my "baby" project. And as "small" of a project as it may be in the eyes of the more technically inclined, I unfortunately was "technically handicapped" throughout this entire journey, so whatever "little achievement" you can see (from the eyes of a technical person) is actually a milestone and a source of pride for me.

 

I am not about to be hypocritical about all of this because at the end of the day we know what "THIS" is. Do know that I personally took it with a heavy heart to make this decision. But I think, for the preservation of the greater good who will and should benefit in the long run, I believe that this decision has to be made.

 

Out of my love for the work that has been done, and out of consideration for the many others who try their best to help with the sustainability of making this game available, I am going to release a "final goodbye" public build (hopefully, goodbye only for now). This build is enough to last you up to any 2020-dated package, and will cease to fully function when the 2021-dated packages are leaked to the public (or when you use our butterfly fork on any 2021-dated builds).

 

In the meantime, you may use other 3rd-party online servers which provide the essentials for enjoying the game (score saving/tracking, score rivalry, force-unlocking of all songs, etc.). It is unfortunate that we had to (again, hopefully momentarily) stop making public builds since our fork of butterfly, although primarily envisioned for offline use, offers a very rich level of support and experience for DDR that goes the extra mile, in fact way beyond the essentials. Nonetheless, I have huge respect for all the maintainers/owners of the 3rd-party online servers. Putting up a server to function online where there a lot of users is in fact a stressful thing to do (on top of the fact this is purely voluntary plus volunteering material and non-material resources to maintain it). I am amazed at not only your work, but also your dedication for doing this. I am a patron of some of these 3rd-party servers too.

 

I personally hope that things will eventually turn out for the better because I am still very excited in helping others as you have seen me do. Let us hope for the best and make this a learning lesson as we move forward.

 

 

 

Modifié le 16 septembre 2021 par topet2k12001

[dean@tamm.am]

3 minutes ago, topet2k12001 said:

Hmmm....

If you do have an actual e-Amusement card, it works with SpiceCompanion (that's what I actually use SpiceCompanion for).  Obviously your records in the official e-Amusement server won't copy over to Butterfly (and vice-versa), but yes it works.

As far as using a generic set of cards where you get to assign a number (I've seen some in online retail websites), My DDR friends and I have been actually curious as well. I'd assume it will work but you probably need to ensure that you follow the format.

 

I believe the format is 16 digits but there is a specific range of numbers/letters that can be used. I think it's A to F for letters and 0 to 9 for numbers, I just can't remember. I think it was mentioned in the old DDR A20 thread.

Or to make it easier for you, in Spice Configuration, generate a "card." It will be saved as card0.txt or card1.txt. Open those files and use those letters/numbers. Generate again if you want to make more cards.

 

Ahh gotcha. I'm just thinking maybe I need to play with a USB/NFC scanner to prompt it to press the 'virtual card' button? Since that seems to be the trigger with a card loaded. Except it would need to be on the machine.

Totally understood on e-Amusement identity not being the same as on official.

 

What would you think would be most sensible? Get an E-Amusement card, modify my local ID to match new and then use an NFC scanner? Or go HID-style swipe card?

Also do you know if E-Amusement is anything special or just regular NFC?

[topet2k12001]

Hello,

 

In a world where all of this hard work is purely voluntary (i.e. "I have a life, I have a family, I have a job too"), only kind words are what one would consider "fruits of labor" and hearing/reading them feels so rewarding.

 

Butterfly (our fork) has gone a long way. What initially started out as an individual project (a.k.a. "topet's butterfly"), eventually became a small group's project. On that note, this small group of individuals do not look at, nor weigh, their contributions in the quantitative sense. The fact of the matter is, there is mutual dependency in the contributions that went into (our fork of) butterfly in its current state, such that a missing piece/contribution by any single one in this group couldn't have made butterfly "whole" all by himself. In this sense, our contributions are weighted qualitatively and hence, as I personally see it, all are equal and therefore all individuals in this small group have equal stake for decisions involving this fork of butterfly.

 

These are the people who have helped make butterfly what it is today: @tw3nz0r @bman @Towlesy27 @Sirk @One Eternal Ash @kanor

 

And of course, @skogaby who is the original author of butterfly. I've only had a chance to talk to him a few times and learn a thing or two. But that simple act is what enabled and fueled me to embark on this journey.

 

This decision to (hopefully, momentarily) stop openly supporting the use of butterfly with DDR Arcade (Ripped) Data is a very painful decision, at least for me personally, because - and again, this is in no way undermining the group that made it for what it is today - the fact remains that it started as an individual person's project. As such I would almost say that this is my "baby" project. And as "small" of a project as it may be in the eyes of the more technically inclined, I unfortunately was "technically handicapped" throughout this entire journey, so whatever "little achievement" you can see (from the eyes of a technical person) is actually a milestone and a source of pride for me.

 

I am not about to be hypocritical about all of this because at the end of the day we know what "THIS" is. Do know that I personally took it with a heavy heart to make this decision. But I think, for the preservation of the greater good who will and should benefit in the long run, I believe that this decision has to be made.

 

Out of my love for the work that has been done, and out of consideration for the many others who try their best to help with the sustainability of making this game available, I am going to release a "final goodbye" public build (hopefully, goodbye only for now). This build is enough to last you up to any 2020-dated package, and will cease to fully function when the 2021-dated packages are leaked to the public (or when you use our butterfly fork on any 2021-dated builds).

 

In the meantime, you may use other 3rd-party online servers which provide the essentials for enjoying the game (score saving/tracking, score rivalry, force-unlocking of all songs, etc.). It is unfortunate that we had to (again, hopefully momentarily) stop making public builds since our fork of butterfly, although primarily envisioned for offline use, offers a very rich level of support and experience for DDR that goes the extra mile, in fact way beyond the essentials. Nonetheless, I have huge respect for all the maintainers/owners of the 3rd-party online servers. Putting up a server to function online where there a lot of users is in fact a stressful thing to do (on top of the fact this is purely voluntary plus volunteering material and non-material resources to maintain it). I am amazed at not only your work, but also your dedication for doing this. I am a patron of some of these 3rd-party servers too.

 

I personally hope that things will eventually turn out for the better because I am still very excited in helping others as you have seen me do. Let us hope for the best and make this a learning lesson as we move forward.

 

 

 

Modifié le 16 septembre 2021 par topet2k12001

[dean@tamm.am]

8 minutes ago, topet2k12001 said:

You can also do it "virtually" with SpiceCompanion. it's the same concept as generating a "card" in Spice Config actually. But since you mentioned you want the "full experience" that's why my response was focused on the use of physical cards.

I live in Asia region so usage of e-Amusement cards is pretty common here. So if I were to answer that question my answer would be to use an e-Amusement card. Less expenditure too since it can be used for both the official DDR machine and here with SpiceCompanion.

I think e-Amusement is just regular NFC. My phone's NFC reader is able to detect it whenever I use it on SpiceCompanion.

 

Yep! I have been doing it virtually with SpiceCompanion and it is cool but a few extra steps to take out phone and press 'Insert Card' when I can theoretically just swipe something/put a chip to a reader.

 

I think I will try contactless NFC - will try first with regular card but will then have option for e-Amusements.

Thinking to order this as it will allow for the writing as well - https://www.amazon.com/Duplicator-13-56MHz-Encrypted-Programmer-Writable/dp/B088FB92XL/ref=sr_1_11?dchild=1&keywords=black+nfc+reader&qid=1619634253&sr=8-11

 

My only question would be - how does the game understand that a swipe is a card being loaded, if it is all configured within SpiceTools virtually? Would I map this to a keystroke? Or does this just 'work' from your experience/understanding?

Modifié le 28 avril 2021 par dean@tamm.am
Mistype

[topet2k12001]

Hello,

 

In a world where all of this hard work is purely voluntary (i.e. "I have a life, I have a family, I have a job too"), only kind words are what one would consider "fruits of labor" and hearing/reading them feels so rewarding.

 

Butterfly (our fork) has gone a long way. What initially started out as an individual project (a.k.a. "topet's butterfly"), eventually became a small group's project. On that note, this small group of individuals do not look at, nor weigh, their contributions in the quantitative sense. The fact of the matter is, there is mutual dependency in the contributions that went into (our fork of) butterfly in its current state, such that a missing piece/contribution by any single one in this group couldn't have made butterfly "whole" all by himself. In this sense, our contributions are weighted qualitatively and hence, as I personally see it, all are equal and therefore all individuals in this small group have equal stake for decisions involving this fork of butterfly.

 

These are the people who have helped make butterfly what it is today: @tw3nz0r @bman @Towlesy27 @Sirk @One Eternal Ash @kanor

 

And of course, @skogaby who is the original author of butterfly. I've only had a chance to talk to him a few times and learn a thing or two. But that simple act is what enabled and fueled me to embark on this journey.

 

This decision to (hopefully, momentarily) stop openly supporting the use of butterfly with DDR Arcade (Ripped) Data is a very painful decision, at least for me personally, because - and again, this is in no way undermining the group that made it for what it is today - the fact remains that it started as an individual person's project. As such I would almost say that this is my "baby" project. And as "small" of a project as it may be in the eyes of the more technically inclined, I unfortunately was "technically handicapped" throughout this entire journey, so whatever "little achievement" you can see (from the eyes of a technical person) is actually a milestone and a source of pride for me.

 

I am not about to be hypocritical about all of this because at the end of the day we know what "THIS" is. Do know that I personally took it with a heavy heart to make this decision. But I think, for the preservation of the greater good who will and should benefit in the long run, I believe that this decision has to be made.

 

Out of my love for the work that has been done, and out of consideration for the many others who try their best to help with the sustainability of making this game available, I am going to release a "final goodbye" public build (hopefully, goodbye only for now). This build is enough to last you up to any 2020-dated package, and will cease to fully function when the 2021-dated packages are leaked to the public (or when you use our butterfly fork on any 2021-dated builds).

 

In the meantime, you may use other 3rd-party online servers which provide the essentials for enjoying the game (score saving/tracking, score rivalry, force-unlocking of all songs, etc.). It is unfortunate that we had to (again, hopefully momentarily) stop making public builds since our fork of butterfly, although primarily envisioned for offline use, offers a very rich level of support and experience for DDR that goes the extra mile, in fact way beyond the essentials. Nonetheless, I have huge respect for all the maintainers/owners of the 3rd-party online servers. Putting up a server to function online where there a lot of users is in fact a stressful thing to do (on top of the fact this is purely voluntary plus volunteering material and non-material resources to maintain it). I am amazed at not only your work, but also your dedication for doing this. I am a patron of some of these 3rd-party servers too.

 

I personally hope that things will eventually turn out for the better because I am still very excited in helping others as you have seen me do. Let us hope for the best and make this a learning lesson as we move forward.

 

 

 

Modifié le 16 septembre 2021 par topet2k12001

[dean@tamm.am]

2 minutes ago, topet2k12001 said:

Without using a physical card: you map a button (presumably on your keyboard) that emulates a "card swipe." You also "generate" a "card" beforehand. Both can be done in Spice Configuration. Most people using this DDR rip go with this approach by default and is actually the procedure I recorded in my video tutorial in the first page.

With a physical card, e.g. e-Amusement: use SpiceCompanion to swipe the e-Amusement card for the first time so that it gets registered on Spice's database (this behavior is similar to "generate" a "card" as above). From there you can use the e-Amusement card in subsequent games.

 

So with physical card method, if I add card in SpiceCompanion and insert card manually to add to database... if I then scan that card on a reader... that automatically registers as a card insert with the right ID and starts?

[topet2k12001]

Hello,

 

In a world where all of this hard work is purely voluntary (i.e. "I have a life, I have a family, I have a job too"), only kind words are what one would consider "fruits of labor" and hearing/reading them feels so rewarding.

 

Butterfly (our fork) has gone a long way. What initially started out as an individual project (a.k.a. "topet's butterfly"), eventually became a small group's project. On that note, this small group of individuals do not look at, nor weigh, their contributions in the quantitative sense. The fact of the matter is, there is mutual dependency in the contributions that went into (our fork of) butterfly in its current state, such that a missing piece/contribution by any single one in this group couldn't have made butterfly "whole" all by himself. In this sense, our contributions are weighted qualitatively and hence, as I personally see it, all are equal and therefore all individuals in this small group have equal stake for decisions involving this fork of butterfly.

 

These are the people who have helped make butterfly what it is today: @tw3nz0r @bman @Towlesy27 @Sirk @One Eternal Ash @kanor

 

And of course, @skogaby who is the original author of butterfly. I've only had a chance to talk to him a few times and learn a thing or two. But that simple act is what enabled and fueled me to embark on this journey.

 

This decision to (hopefully, momentarily) stop openly supporting the use of butterfly with DDR Arcade (Ripped) Data is a very painful decision, at least for me personally, because - and again, this is in no way undermining the group that made it for what it is today - the fact remains that it started as an individual person's project. As such I would almost say that this is my "baby" project. And as "small" of a project as it may be in the eyes of the more technically inclined, I unfortunately was "technically handicapped" throughout this entire journey, so whatever "little achievement" you can see (from the eyes of a technical person) is actually a milestone and a source of pride for me.

 

I am not about to be hypocritical about all of this because at the end of the day we know what "THIS" is. Do know that I personally took it with a heavy heart to make this decision. But I think, for the preservation of the greater good who will and should benefit in the long run, I believe that this decision has to be made.

 

Out of my love for the work that has been done, and out of consideration for the many others who try their best to help with the sustainability of making this game available, I am going to release a "final goodbye" public build (hopefully, goodbye only for now). This build is enough to last you up to any 2020-dated package, and will cease to fully function when the 2021-dated packages are leaked to the public (or when you use our butterfly fork on any 2021-dated builds).

 

In the meantime, you may use other 3rd-party online servers which provide the essentials for enjoying the game (score saving/tracking, score rivalry, force-unlocking of all songs, etc.). It is unfortunate that we had to (again, hopefully momentarily) stop making public builds since our fork of butterfly, although primarily envisioned for offline use, offers a very rich level of support and experience for DDR that goes the extra mile, in fact way beyond the essentials. Nonetheless, I have huge respect for all the maintainers/owners of the 3rd-party online servers. Putting up a server to function online where there a lot of users is in fact a stressful thing to do (on top of the fact this is purely voluntary plus volunteering material and non-material resources to maintain it). I am amazed at not only your work, but also your dedication for doing this. I am a patron of some of these 3rd-party servers too.

 

I personally hope that things will eventually turn out for the better because I am still very excited in helping others as you have seen me do. Let us hope for the best and make this a learning lesson as we move forward.

 

 

 

Modifié le 16 septembre 2021 par topet2k12001

[dean@tamm.am]

Just now, topet2k12001 said:

So I was typing to edit my original message, but I'll just continue here:

Without physical card: the caveat here is that the game only recognizes whatever "card number" is written in card0.txt (for Player 1 side) and/or card1.txt (for Player 2 side). So if you have more players, you'd have to rename the existing card0.txt and card1.txt...and then generate new ones. Not too convenient if you plan to use your rig publicly/with multiple players/profiles.

With physical card: SpiceCompanion dynamically "adds" as many new cards that you register on it so this is the behavior closest to the arcade/official DDR. It can "remember" even a combination of physical and virtual cards. I believe SpiceCompanion also allows you to emulate a "swipe" in the case of a "virtual/generated" card number. Give it a try.

To visualize, here's my SpiceCompanion. See that it's a combination of actual e-Amusement and "virtual" cards.

 

Ahh gotcha. That is how I'm currently using it - have a few cards installed in the app and then select the card/select the proper player and then select 'Insert Card' and it works. It even works with the app on multiple devices using the same ID's!

So I will try adding multiple ID's with Spice Companion app and then scanning a card on the reader. I will test. 

 

I know that SpiceCompanion emulates the 'swipe' and am really curious to see what happens with a real swipe. Will reply back with findings!

[topet2k12001]

Hello,

 

In a world where all of this hard work is purely voluntary (i.e. "I have a life, I have a family, I have a job too"), only kind words are what one would consider "fruits of labor" and hearing/reading them feels so rewarding.

 

Butterfly (our fork) has gone a long way. What initially started out as an individual project (a.k.a. "topet's butterfly"), eventually became a small group's project. On that note, this small group of individuals do not look at, nor weigh, their contributions in the quantitative sense. The fact of the matter is, there is mutual dependency in the contributions that went into (our fork of) butterfly in its current state, such that a missing piece/contribution by any single one in this group couldn't have made butterfly "whole" all by himself. In this sense, our contributions are weighted qualitatively and hence, as I personally see it, all are equal and therefore all individuals in this small group have equal stake for decisions involving this fork of butterfly.

 

These are the people who have helped make butterfly what it is today: @tw3nz0r @bman @Towlesy27 @Sirk @One Eternal Ash @kanor

 

And of course, @skogaby who is the original author of butterfly. I've only had a chance to talk to him a few times and learn a thing or two. But that simple act is what enabled and fueled me to embark on this journey.

 

This decision to (hopefully, momentarily) stop openly supporting the use of butterfly with DDR Arcade (Ripped) Data is a very painful decision, at least for me personally, because - and again, this is in no way undermining the group that made it for what it is today - the fact remains that it started as an individual person's project. As such I would almost say that this is my "baby" project. And as "small" of a project as it may be in the eyes of the more technically inclined, I unfortunately was "technically handicapped" throughout this entire journey, so whatever "little achievement" you can see (from the eyes of a technical person) is actually a milestone and a source of pride for me.

 

I am not about to be hypocritical about all of this because at the end of the day we know what "THIS" is. Do know that I personally took it with a heavy heart to make this decision. But I think, for the preservation of the greater good who will and should benefit in the long run, I believe that this decision has to be made.

 

Out of my love for the work that has been done, and out of consideration for the many others who try their best to help with the sustainability of making this game available, I am going to release a "final goodbye" public build (hopefully, goodbye only for now). This build is enough to last you up to any 2020-dated package, and will cease to fully function when the 2021-dated packages are leaked to the public (or when you use our butterfly fork on any 2021-dated builds).

 

In the meantime, you may use other 3rd-party online servers which provide the essentials for enjoying the game (score saving/tracking, score rivalry, force-unlocking of all songs, etc.). It is unfortunate that we had to (again, hopefully momentarily) stop making public builds since our fork of butterfly, although primarily envisioned for offline use, offers a very rich level of support and experience for DDR that goes the extra mile, in fact way beyond the essentials. Nonetheless, I have huge respect for all the maintainers/owners of the 3rd-party online servers. Putting up a server to function online where there a lot of users is in fact a stressful thing to do (on top of the fact this is purely voluntary plus volunteering material and non-material resources to maintain it). I am amazed at not only your work, but also your dedication for doing this. I am a patron of some of these 3rd-party servers too.

 

I personally hope that things will eventually turn out for the better because I am still very excited in helping others as you have seen me do. Let us hope for the best and make this a learning lesson as we move forward.

 

 

 

Modifié le 16 septembre 2021 par topet2k12001

[pkfire1997]

Gameplay

 

Hey, so I created a XWB and XSB of Summer but not getting any audio playing, any idea of the problem or a solution? 

Thanks!! 

Modifié le 30 avril 2021 par pkfire1997

[B4SH-T]

hace 4 horas, pkfire1997 dijo:

Gameplay

 

Hey, so I created a XWB and XSB of Summer but not getting any audio playing, any idea of the problem or a solution? 

Thanks!! 

You probably did something wrong in the procedure, since the preview and full song is not working properly

[pkfire1997]

3 hours ago, B4SH-T said:

You probably did something wrong in the procedure, since the preview and full song is not working properly

Hmm not sure, did everything correctly but no results? 

[GKennon]

7 hours ago, pkfire1997 said:

Gameplay

 

Hey, so I created a XWB and XSB of Summer but not getting any audio playing, any idea of the problem or a solution? 

Thanks!! 

it doing the some to me

[Arcadudo]

21 hours ago, pkfire1997 said:

Gameplay

 

Hey, so I created a XWB and XSB of Summer but not getting any audio playing, any idea of the problem or a solution? 

Thanks!! 

You need to abbreviate the song as the same abreviattion in song.db, don't use summ because this is the abreviattion of "my summer love", create another like (summ4, summy).

 

The wav files in xact need to be the same quality as the tutorial, maybe is this.

Modifié le 1 mai 2021 par Arcadudo

[pkfire1997]

33 minutes ago, Arcadudo said:

You need to abbreviate the song as the same abreviattion in song.db, don't use summ because this is the abreviattion of "my summer love", create another like (summ4, summy).

 

The wav files in xact need to be the same quality as the tutorial, maybe is this.

I figured it out, thanks everyone!! :) 

[dean@tamm.am]

On 4/28/2021 at 3:09 PM, topet2k12001 said:

 

Forgot to mention: since with SpiceCompanion you are using a device that has only one (1) NFC reader (the phone/tablet itself), it can't distinguish whether you're inserting the card in Player 1 or Player 2 by merely swiping a card on it.

Simply tap the card number on your phone's or tablet's screen that you want to "insert" and a pop-up message box appears, allowing you to choose "Insert to P1" or "Insert to P2" as appropriate.

 

For physical NFC reader... I am very curious to see what it looks like, since it would also be 1 reader and same situation.

 

I have purchased a card reader/writer, setup a card with the ID from SpiceCompanion app and emabled scardflip - but nothing seems to be triggering within the game.

Would there be any resources about setting up this type of card? Is there anything I am missing?

[topet2k12001]

Hello,

 

In a world where all of this hard work is purely voluntary (i.e. "I have a life, I have a family, I have a job too"), only kind words are what one would consider "fruits of labor" and hearing/reading them feels so rewarding.

 

Butterfly (our fork) has gone a long way. What initially started out as an individual project (a.k.a. "topet's butterfly"), eventually became a small group's project. On that note, this small group of individuals do not look at, nor weigh, their contributions in the quantitative sense. The fact of the matter is, there is mutual dependency in the contributions that went into (our fork of) butterfly in its current state, such that a missing piece/contribution by any single one in this group couldn't have made butterfly "whole" all by himself. In this sense, our contributions are weighted qualitatively and hence, as I personally see it, all are equal and therefore all individuals in this small group have equal stake for decisions involving this fork of butterfly.

 

These are the people who have helped make butterfly what it is today: @tw3nz0r @bman @Towlesy27 @Sirk @One Eternal Ash @kanor

 

And of course, @skogaby who is the original author of butterfly. I've only had a chance to talk to him a few times and learn a thing or two. But that simple act is what enabled and fueled me to embark on this journey.

 

This decision to (hopefully, momentarily) stop openly supporting the use of butterfly with DDR Arcade (Ripped) Data is a very painful decision, at least for me personally, because - and again, this is in no way undermining the group that made it for what it is today - the fact remains that it started as an individual person's project. As such I would almost say that this is my "baby" project. And as "small" of a project as it may be in the eyes of the more technically inclined, I unfortunately was "technically handicapped" throughout this entire journey, so whatever "little achievement" you can see (from the eyes of a technical person) is actually a milestone and a source of pride for me.

 

I am not about to be hypocritical about all of this because at the end of the day we know what "THIS" is. Do know that I personally took it with a heavy heart to make this decision. But I think, for the preservation of the greater good who will and should benefit in the long run, I believe that this decision has to be made.

 

Out of my love for the work that has been done, and out of consideration for the many others who try their best to help with the sustainability of making this game available, I am going to release a "final goodbye" public build (hopefully, goodbye only for now). This build is enough to last you up to any 2020-dated package, and will cease to fully function when the 2021-dated packages are leaked to the public (or when you use our butterfly fork on any 2021-dated builds).

 

In the meantime, you may use other 3rd-party online servers which provide the essentials for enjoying the game (score saving/tracking, score rivalry, force-unlocking of all songs, etc.). It is unfortunate that we had to (again, hopefully momentarily) stop making public builds since our fork of butterfly, although primarily envisioned for offline use, offers a very rich level of support and experience for DDR that goes the extra mile, in fact way beyond the essentials. Nonetheless, I have huge respect for all the maintainers/owners of the 3rd-party online servers. Putting up a server to function online where there a lot of users is in fact a stressful thing to do (on top of the fact this is purely voluntary plus volunteering material and non-material resources to maintain it). I am amazed at not only your work, but also your dedication for doing this. I am a patron of some of these 3rd-party servers too.

 

I personally hope that things will eventually turn out for the better because I am still very excited in helping others as you have seen me do. Let us hope for the best and make this a learning lesson as we move forward.

 

 

 

Modifié le 16 septembre 2021 par topet2k12001

[strider973]

i need to add nfc reader work on my cabinet too! 

[xgeo23]

En 5/1/2021 a las 15:52, pkfire1997 dijo:

I figured it out, thanks everyone!!

how did you solve this?

[kabal]

Was there ever any consensus on if the timing adjustment hex edits (0x01D2A0 or whatever) work in blue cab mode? or gold cab mode only?

 

I just got this all set up on my CRT Extreme J-Cab and it feels like I have to hit the arrows too early, but I also read that gold cab mode does not play nicely with SD mode.

[pkfire1997]

Anyone know where the code or file that displays the songs in Screen Demonstration are located?? 

[polivosm]

hace 7 horas, pkfire1997 dijo:

Anyone know where the code or file that displays the songs in Screen Demonstration are located?? 

arkmdxp3.dll -> here