PandemiXium 4 (FINAL UPDATE)

TIME PARADOX-XTRA: PandemiXium 4-1 STARFIRE
Tut Tut Child is also the artist for Drink Up in PandemiXium 4-1 STARFIRE.

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Ok, this is weird. Previously I mentioned Catastrophic Dance being too hard for a 10 so it got bumped up to an 11. This is the opposite...! Seems a bit easy for an 11... I'd really like to know the motivations for why it's ranked this way, if there's something I'm missing here.

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It's more of a tricky chart, but I'll admit it is one of the easier 11s. It's an introduction 11.

Bump: No new file yet. My summer internship and my BF visiting has made things slow as to stepping stuff.

Also doing recommendations for PandemiXium 4-4. It's like requests with no guarantees. I'm more than open to try something new, so good chance your request could get stepped.

Bad news, Songlist is going down to 55.

Good news, expect a shit load of boss songs.

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I guess what's next should be the part 2 of Devil's Forest, right?

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Requested by SZ64saulius

Next will be a Boss Rush. Devil's Forest phase 2 will start with the next file and after that will be the final Time Paradox Xtra song.

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Are you still taking song requests~?

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I am not. The rest of EvergreeN's songlist is already set in stone. 4-4 I might do requests again but I would not count on it.

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Okay! Guess I'll wait until 4-4 then.

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Pandy still owes us who requested songs in the cancelled BeMania project that they showed up here I believe

Well jokes aside, it's your mix, you have the power. It'll be exciting with these bosses too (I love boss songs)

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Some songs from BeMania might make it to 4-4. I plan on taking a major break after this phase so don't expect anything anytime soon. Winter of this year at best.


DEVIL'S FOREST Pt. 2 STAGE 1

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Whoo, this one was a fun piece! Btw, are there gonna be more challenge rushes or are we just gonna go with the last songs?

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There's still a few more challenge charts, it will likely be after Devil's Forest Pt. 2


DEVIL'S FOREST Pt. 2 STAGE 2


DEVIL'S FOREST Pt. 2 STAGE 3

Next update will be a challenge rush.

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Been a while since I made some predictions on some songs I consider probable getting challenges, so here I go...

Jungle Jungle
Meteorite
The Lemon Squash
Tunak Tunak Tun
Violently Car
X

Regardless, it will be interesting to see. I do suspect that since we're nearing the end of this phase, there should proably be some harder 's on the way.

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You got none of them right. Calling the next challenge rush a challenge rush might be pushing it. It's 2-3 new charts.

Also my math was wrong this entire time on the first post since I forgot to add I will be back to EvergreeN's songlist. So here's what's coming up.

Time Paradox Xtra: PandemiXium 4-2 ATLANTIS
NEW SONG
NEW SONG
DEVIL'S FOREST Pt. 3
"goodbye/thank you for playing" song.

BUMP: New Challenge charts

aleatrik - 10
Awake,Speedy 11[R]

NEWS regarding the future of PandemiXium.

After the end of this phase. I'm going on a hiatus, like a very long one. The reason for this is once again I feel like I'm burnt out. During the 2017 Summer Contest, I did songs that I really wanted to do and I felt like my stepcharts were better for it. There's so many songs I try to do for these packs that it feels like I'm doing simfiles because I have to, not because I want to. My philosophy for EvergreeN was to get back to basics, yet I still feel like I've trapped myself into a corner. I've felt like since ATLANTIS, my packs have just been ok and not great that things are forced, especially with request songs.

Another reason is I feel like I've put so much work into making files and there's not really been much interest in them as of late. Requests have fell short this time around and the posts in the thread are not as active minus the exception of a few members (thank you members for the feedback and your posting in the thread). In other words, I feel like people have lost interest in the projects.

Another thing that's kind of egg'd me is challenge charts. I've always wanted my songs to be DDR style charts, but as DDR has had harder and harder charts, I feel I had to do the same. However I have felt like many of the challenge charts have been very forced and I'm not proud of some of them. The challenge charts have kind of turned PandemiXium to what I wanted to avoid it being, just hard chart here and nothing but difficulty. Because of this, expect the next pack to have far less challenge charts, but good chance I'll start doing double charts again to make up for it.

In the end, I feel like I've lost track of what made me love simfiles and what my vision for PandemiXium is. Like I said, it's likely me just flat out burnt out. I want to make files that people will love and files I can look at and feel proud of, not to mention my time is not as free as it use to be. Real life issues have also hazed my inspiration and vision of the pack. I'm just spent making simfiles that it's became more of a chore than a hobby. I want to love what I do, do what I love.

I wanted to say this for after the pack but I felt like now would be a better time than later. Thank you all who have been a part of this project. This is likely not the end of PandemiXium as I still have a phase left. Don't expect it anytime soon, like maybe Holiday 2017.

TL : DR I'm taking a long break after EvergreeN because I'm burnt out.

Thank you for everything and everyone. I should have some new files out in the next few days.

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Some thoughts and bolstering comments from the one who always like to comment on every single chart here...


I can understand the problem... I remember you felt this way especially with the last songs left. Normally, when in that step of the phase, it's always the harder songs that are meant to be stepped. I can especially see where the problem lies especially when you, during SC, basically have a free-for-all when it comes to it.


Why do I get the feeling the general interest becomes lower everytime I catch wind of simfile packs here...! Well jokes aside, as for the request songs problem, I believe the issue here might be because there hasn't been much room for requests due to the way the phases are structured. I guess what I'm trying to suggest is that maybe 4-4 could be more request-oriented. Of course, this is mere speculation, but with a break, there should be room to ponder what you want to make out of that one. It should not be too late.


The way DDR has gone kind of irks me as well, as with their direction of making harder charts leaves their song lists fairly unbalanced. My ideal pack has always been having those easy warm-up songs (1/3/6 or the likes on Light, Standard and Heavy), and then have a gradual progression towards the grand boss (7/9/11/13 for example). As for Challenge, I would not make the other charts so overly hard on their own, just let Challenge do the works. When I used to make simfiles the most, I liked to make charts for all 5 charts with that mindset. It probably sounds a lot ITG-ish, as I during my years of playing had more ITG experience. I guess what I'm trying to say is that you shouldn't have to follow the DDR formula completely just because of the way it's going now.

But with all that being said...


While it will be thrilling to see what the concept could be with 4-4 (which, in the honorary element theme seems to be the "Air" element), real life goes first. That's where the chores should lie. If you feel like you need a break from simfiles, go for it. If you get the urge of making simfiles, do so.

As for me, I'll provide feedback as much as I always do

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4-4 is not air themed beleive it or not. It's C... I'll just have everyone wait.



Time Paradox Xtra: PandemiXium 4-2 ATLANTIS
Savant also did The Alchemist in ATLANTIS.


Remix of ITG's Xuxa by ZIv's own Blinded_No_More.

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Ah, a nice blast from the past with the latest song. Which probably explains why the graphics are so similar to the original save for the subtitle.

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Voorpret's sync has been fixed. If there's any simfile that seems a little off sync, let me know and I'll look into it.

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speaking of that, I think Devil's Gear is somewhat offsync in the latter half of the song.

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Found the issue, it will be fixed in a later update.


chart added for Xuxa -BVG Euro Arrange-. It's an 11.

Next will be DEVIL'S FOREST Pt. 3

chart
chart
BOSS SONG

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