beatmania IIDX 31 EPOLIS (AC)

Going through pictures and videos of people playing this event the first time, and this is what I got about how My Polis Designer works:

Every play, based on your performance and town development, you are given some tiles and some METRON to build up your town.

METRON is the main currency that you use to purchase song and chart unlocks in every area.

The tiles you get can be used to build and develop one of four different types of areas for that town, which are:
- Pink Tourism Areas (観光エリア) which grant more METRON based on your DJ LEVEL which is useful for people who consistently score high
- Blue Office Areas (オフィスエリア) which grant more METRON based on your CLEAR TYPE which is useful if you challenge yourself often with HARD/EX HARD gauges or aim for FULL COMBOs
- Green Downtown Areas (繁華街エリア) which grant more METRON every play in general which is useful for those who play IIDX often
- Yellow Bank Areas (銀行エリア) which allows you to bank more METRON when you're not playing which is useful for those who don't play IIDX often

This event allows you to accumulate METRON even when you're not playing the game, up to one week. All of the different areas you can build up are pretty nice and flexible to different play styles and play circumstances, so even if you play every day or if you only play every once in a while, you can still make some progress

Round 1 of MY POLIS DESIGNER unlocks:
[TRANCE CORE] INHERITANCE / Zekk / 180 BPM / -/6/9/11/- -/6/9/11/-
[FREEFORM ARTCORE] Out of Control / CANVAS feat. Quimär / 185 BPM / -/6/10/12/- -/6/10/12/-
[EURODANCE SPEED] winkle 2 winkle / Ryu☆ ft.NU-KO / 171 BPM / -/6/9/11/- -/6/9/11/-
[COLD BEAT] ZEROIN ON THE LIGHT / SOUND HOLIC Vs. ZYTOKINE feat. Nana Takahashi / 162 BPM / -/5/8/10/- -/5/8/10/-
Boss song: [GOTHIC PIANO TRANCE] Vermilion Carol / OSTER project / 175 BPM / -/7/10/12/- -/7/10/12/-

Also, you can now link your ULTIMATE MOBILE account to EPOLIS to unlock:
[PSYCHEDELIC] Psychedelic Intelligence / BST "Sota Fujimori" / 150 BPM / -/6/9/11/- -/6/9/11/- (brand new DP charts)

BUMP 12/20/2023: Arena Mode is back! This round of unlocks is the revival of Logic Board from 9th Style and [L] charts for 表裏一体！？怪盗いいんちょの悩み♥.

Yes, this IS first time we're seeing a more recent dj nagureo song come back since the majority of his music was scrapped from beatmania. Hopefully this means we'll get more of his stuff back...

BUMP:


2nd Triple Tribe collab song revealed:
Ambivalent Vermilia // BEMANI Sound Team "二代目朱雀 feat.朱雀"

第2回 BEMANI PRO LEAGUE -SEASON 3- Triple Tribe will run from Feb 15th to April 21st, 2024.

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Cardinal Gate 2.0?

Doesn't seem to be Cardinal Gate, just a regular ES/OMES pair.

Extra Stage: [CINEMATIC BREAKCORE] Demon March / Nhato / 174 BPM
One More Extra Stage: [PROLOGUE] 惑星鉄道 / Snail's House / 10-166 BPM

EDIT: found a video of someone actually clearing 惑星鉄道

BUMP: Next unlock event, EPOLIS RESTORATION, has begun. Available songs:

Sub-α - [ALTERNATIVE] 神様、つれない。 / 中山真斗 feat. CHAN
Sub-β - [ETHNO POP] WaterCube Pf. (RX-Ver.S.P.L.) / 高田 雅史 (from CS DistorteD)
Sub-γ - [TRANCE] Amethyst / BlackY
Sub-δ - [MELODIC TECHNO] TRIP THE DEEP / Qlarabelle
Sub-ε - [NEOTRANCE CORE] ACTØ / モリモリあつし
Core-ζ - [BREAKCORE] 電腦都市 / Blacklolita (unlock the other five songs first)

New LEGGENDARIA charts available through ARENA MODE!







Didn't expect SOLID WYVERN to receive LEGGENDARIA charts so soon...

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I’m honestly surprised they have yet to do one for Flower.

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EPOLIS SINGULARITY II is now out:

Extra Stage: [NEO-CLASSICAL CORE] The Last Apocalypse / BEMANI Sound Team "Sota F. feat. Yvya"
One More Extra Stage: [Drumstep / Bass House / Dnb] Level 5 / Yamato
Additionally, Demon's March and 惑星鉄道 can now be unlocked via EPOLIS RESTORATION.

Also, all three licenses from ツユ have been removed in light of, uh, their composer stabbing his girlfriend??? Their music has been removed from every Bemani game.

I get that different cultural standards and all exist, but the stabbing part is the least concerning part of that report.

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Gonna be honest, when I first read this tweet I didn't read it very closely. It's all very concerning (especially the fact that he's 30 dating a teenager and the fact that he was going to try and kill her and then himself) but I focused too much on the first thing that popped out at me.

nah, i get what you mean but i think getting halfway through a murder-suicide is worse than dating a teen

EPOLIS RESTORATION part 2 has started, with the song unlocks split across two systems:

SYSTEM B
Sub-ι - [TRAP] PILGRIM / crayvxn
Core-κ - [和風歌謡硬核音楽] 今宵、ロマンス横丁。 / まろん feat. Rikotan

SYSTEM C
Sub-λ - [ROCK] NEEDLESS MY LOVE FOR YOU / Pizuya's Cell
Sub-μ - [HARD TECHNO] CODE:2 / HEXA (from REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA)
Core-ν - [VARIABLE CORE] Vulnerability / BST "ZAQUVA"

Lol how do I turn on the camera to see my fingers playing? I'm on a machine with a camera with an eamuse account but I don't see the option in advanced settings.

I also couldn't find this information over at remywiki

Lol just found it never mind

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EPOLIS RESTORATION part 3, probably the last part, is now live, with three more systems.

SYSTEM II
The Last Apocalypse (Sub-ξ) and Level 5 (Core-ο) unlockable for normal play

SYSTEM D
Sub-π - [HARDCORE] See You Again / kors k & Numb'n'dub
Core-ρ - [00's TECHNO] Cult Invitation / BST "謎の勢力"

SYSTEM X (seems to require all other systems fully unlocked)
Core-Ω - [DRUM'N'BASS] Resonant / BST "猫叉Master" & かめりあ

Wish I could get excited for this. IIDX had some pretty grind heavy events in the past, but this one is the worst.

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Agreed, honestly. I hope Pinky Crush's unlock system(s) aren't as bad grind-wise.

And here i thought Casthour was bad..

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Konmai gotta make them dollars!