Z-I-v Summer Contest 2013

Can't handle a little criticism eh?
Oh well, I was trying to show you how to improve your graphics but seems like you're fond of squished backdrops ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Or better yet; you can learn from the criticism to try and better your output; if people are giving criticism, take heed rather than try to make it our problem. Easy solution.

Not too happy about this week's theme, but I'll still vote nevertheless. Dunno about submitting any files, though, unless I can step an obscure song from a previous DDR series (ULTRAMIX/UNIVERSE/etc.).

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Can you link the post where you're showing methods to improve the graphics? I can't seem to find it in this thread.

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Er... by not using squished backdrops? Pretty much that was the problem I was pointing out from several pages ago too. Outside of that, it's fine.

Since silent is raising a lot of racket over this:
Step 1. Open your picture in Photoshop
Step 2. Set canvas size to the appropriate size (512x512 for me)
Step 3. Ctrl+T your base image, holding shift while dragging the corner handle to preserve aspect ratio.
Step 4. Ta-da, non-squished backdrop.
Step 5. Slap some text on it idk

(oh hey post 2^10)

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In before "I USE GIMP"

And here is where I bring the apocalypse.

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So it was you that stepped Yodeling the Overtures in CheeseMix 6!

I've been wanting to know for yeeears

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You should have asked

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I'll wait until the server is more stable before I download the files for Friendly Vowels week and make a pack download.

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i dont feel like making a big post about the files since im in school now but heres my votes

My Votes:
[E] (Silverhawke) - +5
Rainbow (Pandemonium X) - +4
KEEP IT REAL (hooky) - +3
In Heaven (Akira) - +2
タッチ (DDR Addict) - +1

Total:
[E] (Silverhawke) - 5
Rainbow (Pandemonium X) - 4
KEEP IT REAL (hooky) - 3
In Heaven (Akira) - 2
タッチ (DDR Addict) - 1

probably wont submit anything this week because school (but also because i cant think of anything good to do )

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Votes:
neu BSP style (Silverhawke) - +5
Applause (ddrstepper) - +4
In Heaven (Akira) - +3
Insert Coin (Feat. 정문) (Chewi☆) - +2
Dream Soda (xXMokou98Xx) - +1

Total:
[E] (Silverhawke) - 5
neu BSP style (Silverhawke) - 5
In Heaven (Akira) - 5
Rainbow (Pandemonium X) - 4
Applause (ddrstepper) - 4
KEEP IT REAL (hooky) - 3
Insert Coin (Feat. 정문) (Chewi☆) - 2
タッチ (DDR Addict) - 1
Dream Soda (xXMokou98Xx) - 1

Might as well vote while i'm here, eh?

DEM KAWAII VOTES
+5 pineapple paradise
+4 Business Transactions should always come before a fight
+3 Hatena de Wasshoi
+2 [E]
+1 Rainbow

DEM KAWAII TOTES
[E] (Silverhawke) - 7
neu BSP style (Silverhawke) - 5
In Heaven (Akira) - 5
Rainbow (Pandemonium X) - 5
pineapple paradise (Lisek) - 5
Business Transactions should always come before a fight (chen) - 4
Applause (ddrstepper) - 4
Hatena de Wasshoi (KNS-17) - 3
KEEP IT REAL (hooky) - 3
Insert Coin (Chewi☆) - 2
タッチ (DDR Addict) - 1
Dream Soda (xXMokou98Xx) - 1

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No time for a big fancy post. I'm half-awake, and I want to get my votes in before I crash into slumber. Let's do this shit.


Not too enthralled by last week's offerings. Maybe this week will be better.

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Enjoy!!

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VOTES
+5 Insert Coin
+4 Rainbow
+3 Hatena de Wasshoi
+2 KEEP IT REAL
+1 Yagate Onna wa Kirei ni Naru Darou
+0 Les Vague

COMMENTS
Insert Coin: God from about the middle to the end of the song there was absolutely nothing I didnt like, really fun chart.

Rainbow: For some odd reason I was blinking uncontrollably while playing this but god I really didnt mind playing it a second time.

Hatena de Wasshoi: ♥

KEEP IT REAL: Nice hearing this song again, I remember fangirling hard when I first heard it.

Yagate Onna wa Kirei ni Naru Darou: I loved the song & chart so much but those speedups after the stops really hurt you. They just really feel unwarranted and lately I've seen a lot of people using them and it just makes a chart feel messy imo. God I still love you for stepping this though.

Les Vague: Gah >.< I had this song down for last week but then I saw you stepped it but eh didnt matter cause I had lots of struggles in real life last week anyways.


TOTES
Insert Coin (Chewi☆) - 12
[E] (Silverhawke) - 11
Rainbow (Pandemonium X) - 10
pineapple paradise (Lisek) - 8
Hatena de Wasshoi (KNS-17) - 6
KEEP IT REAL (hooky) - 5
neu BSP style (Silverhawke) - 5
In Heaven (Akira) - 5
Business Transactions should always come before a fight (chen) - 4
Applause (ddrstepper) - 4
Dream Soda (xXMokou98Xx) - 3
Yagate Onna wa Kirei ni Naru Darou (ddrstepper) - 1
タッチ (DDR Addict) - 1

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you did it

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[Friendly Vowels]: http://www.mediafire.com/?l44hf8jvf4x95h9

+5 - Business Transactions should always come before a fight
+4 - ChaiN De/structioN
+3 - neu BSP style
+2 - Hatena de Wasshoi
+1 - Vault

BIZARRE LOVE TRIANGLE is definitely at least a 9 from how erratic the step placement is. Vault is brutal for a 9.

Continuing from Scar's List

Insert Coin (Chewi☆) - 12
[E] (Silverhawke) - 11
Rainbow (Pandemonium X) - 10
pineapple paradise (Lisek) - 8
Hatena de Wasshoi (KNS-17) - 8
KEEP IT REAL (hooky) - 5
neu BSP style (Silverhawke) - 8
In Heaven (Akira) - 5
Business Transactions should always come before a fight (chen) - 9
Applause (ddrstepper) - 4
ChaiN De/structioN - 4
Dream Soda (xXMokou98Xx) - 3
Yagate Onna wa Kirei ni Naru Darou (ddrstepper) - 1
タッチ (DDR Addict) - 1
Vault - 1

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What the hell happened with Dog of Flanders? I just fixed the simfile page for it, but it was fine yesterday

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