Z-I-v Summer Contest 2020

https://zenius-i-vanisher.com/v5.2/viewsimfile.php?simfileid=41804

Fake I.D. - Riton & Kah-Lo
Challenge - 16

I tried to switch up the rhythms this time, hopefully it works.

Big thanks to chewi for the graphics! I never noticed the time signature weirdness in this song until I started stepping it.

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Click to go to the simfile page. ITG-sized graphics on the comments.
(any similarities with other songs titled "All [preposition] You" are purely coincidental)

As the theme requires, this file has small steps only. No jumps here!
Also, all the step counts consist of only small digits (121/201/300/420).
Can't make the difficulty small since I assume no one likes going from 4 to 10.
Week 1 has some really good files, I hope Week 3's are even better!

...wh-
what do you mean that's not the theme?

Week 2 Results
Click here to go to the scoresheet
Reminder: ties are broken by number of higher votes, starting at 5 and going down

Group 1:
(EDIT - There was an error in my tally requiring a recount. Apologies for who this affects.)

1st - Mare Maris [CLOUDIO] - 30
2nd - Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer) [Pie-kun] - 29
3rd - Cutie Honey [chewi] - 28
4th - Infinite Prayer -Ryu Remix- [FoRCeDNaTuRe] - 26
5th - rainbow [telperion] - 25
6th - 24-Hour Cinderella [Rock Disband] - 23
7th - Chaotic [tamtamino] - 22 (One 5)
8th - FOREVER HARDCORE [lrxevan] - 22 (Zero 5s)
9th - Right On Time [TonyAkita] - 16
10th - ENERGIZER [about:blank] - 15


Group 2:

1st - Saikyo Stronger [talkion] - 37
2nd - Blackjack [Gameoson] - 27 (Two 5s)
3rd - Feeling NRG [djVERTICAI] - 27 (One 5)
4th - SKY's The Limit [K-Step] - 24
5th - More More More [ohaiimian] - 19
6th - Haunted Castle [DigitalBasic] - 17
7th - Take Me To Your Heaven [Oni-91] - 15 (One 5)
8th - I Turn To You (Hex Hector Radio Mix) [hooky] - 15 (Zero 5s, Two 4s)
9th - Oom Zigga [Van Eden] - 15 (Zero 5s, Zero 4s)
10th - Chiffon [Silver Spirit] - 13


Great job to CLOUDIO for taking it with a close finish. And especially well done tak with the 10-point runaway. Me? I mean it's whatever, I'm just hanging in the back for now, no big deal. Don't want to steal anyone's spotlight.

Current Standings
With a final count of 64 people, that means there will be 16 spots for the VIP room! This will be added to the scorecard once I make a pretty chart for it. (A Star designates players who place 1st in any round, they go on to the VIP Room regardless of standings)


*hooky - 23
Pie-Kun - 23
FoRCeDNaTuRe - 22
chewi - 22
*about:blank - 21
*talkion - 21
*CLOUDIO - 20
djVERTICAI - 16
brunobg24 - 15
Pandemonium X - 15
lrxevan - 15
Gameoson - 15
ohaiimian - 14
Telperion - 11
ledgam3r1279 - 10
K-Step - 10
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mf32892 - 8
tamtamino - 6
vincentw - 6
TonyAkita - 6
Rock Disband - 6
DigitalBasic - 6
Oni-91 - 4
Astroman129 - 3
Silver Spirit - 3
Van Eden - 3

Week 3 Groups and Downloads Coming Next! Thank you for waiting!

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rigged

In all seriousness though I'm happy with the result. Second place is way better than not even making the top 10 at all.

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Hi, I think my votes were tallied wrong. I voted for 3 points for heartbreak, not infinite prayer

Sorry about that

I'm surprised chiffon made the top 10 at all - I wasn't as happy with it as I was with Profession. Sorry Pandy and DDRDAIKENKAI for edging you two out!!

You know Goro had to do it to 'em

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You're correct, updating now. Extremely sorry :/

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No worries at all! Just noticed and wanted to let you know

Hey guys! This upcoming week is even, which means I'll be providing the theme this time around.


Flying right now may not be the best idea with the coronavirus outbreak, but you're welcome on board this flight! But be careful; things may get turbulent with all those jumps!

There are quite a few entries from Battle Royale this year alone that work!
- Beyond The Geostationary Orbit Level
- Cosmic Explorer
- Flying High (Speed Up Alejz Remix)
- GALAXY HidE and SeeK
- キヤロラ衛星の軌跡
- Square Missile
- Touch The Sky (tokiwa Remix)
- Wing of Hearts

Here are some clarifications:
- Titles that have to do with animals/things that are known for flying/gliding are permitted (e. g. Lost wing at.0). However, the connection must be explicit (ask me for any edge cases).
- Weather-related titles and other content fall outside of this theme; these will not count towards the theme requirements. Also, references to heaven will not be counted.
- Sets of four mines only count as equivalent to one jump (like how shock arrows work). If you use 1-3 mines at once, they don't count towards the total.
- If steps are inside warps, they may be counted towards the quota. However, only a maximum of one jump and one mine row will be counted towards the total.

If you have any questions as to whether something counts towards the rules or not, just send me a PM or contact me on Discord. Good luck and have fun!

...I would also like to add that I was not expecting that result for Saikyo Stronger at all. I guess now I really know where my strengths are

Uh... 100? That seems... kind of high, but I'll see what i can come up with.

I did not expect Mare Maris to enter Top 10 let alone taking the top, Holy. It was my first pad chart after like 2 years not doing one. Well I'm not expecting my next entries would net me much scores though.

Anyway last week files were solid, mostly. I'm having fun playing those charts.

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^ Seconding this, 100 is absolutely insane. This is going to be really difficult without making the jumps feel like they're just shoehorned in for the theme.

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Since I anticipate this theme being very difficult, here are some ideas for making it to the requirement:

- Experiment with brackets! They're rather rare in ZIv meta, but using brackets can help you reach the jump quota while using them in places where traditional jumps may not work.
- Chart longer songs. This should be pretty self-explanatory.
- Alternate jumps and mine rows (shock arrows). This sequence (seen in charts like Ishtar CSP) will increase your jump count dramatically.
- Use warps. They'll only count for one jump and one mine row each as stated above, but a song that effectively uses them will increase your jump count by a good deal.
- Keep in mind that you only need to follow these requirements for the hardest chart. Make it an "AIR" special if you really want to! The point of the jump requirement is to get different feeling charts for this week.

That being said!

I do realize 100 may be excessive in hindsight, especially with the restriction in song choice. I'm not sure if themes have been changed on the spot before, but after some deliberation with entrants I'll go ahead and change this now. I will be lowering this requirement from 100 jumps/mine rows to 50.

The last contest too, I'm always just kinda...there in the standings not making any impact. Hopefully I make something you guys like at least once this contest.