[W.I.P.] DDR Extreme2 For SM5

cannot unsee...

It only took like 8 or so years for someone to take a crack at it again. Here's hopiing it doesn't die off, again.

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Making themes demand a lot of time and dedication, also some skills to rip/dump write code, learn, and not everyone has the time, or the skills or the motivation to do it.

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Updates time!

I've added the initial screen sequence until the title/logo screen, also I've added the on/offcommand animations to the title screen elements, it's practically done, I will add later the in/out sequences to the initial screens, and we will have a nice intro I'll focus later on the select style screen and the course modes screen. That will cover the regular gameplay. I've also added the full combo star indicator to the results screen, and the footers, that screen is done, for the regular gameplay, I will have to update later to add the info for the course modes.

it's too long, and i still see it as a normal wheel highlight, nice try tho.
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On-topic, I love EX2, and it's theme and I'm glad this is being worked on. it's one of the 1st few ddr games i have been exposed to, and i really hope this theme gets alot of progress on it

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I just wanna add that EXTREME 2 was one of my favourite US CS versions, and I'm really excited for this theme. I'm glad to see it being worked on, and I'm hyped to use it. It looks really great so far.

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little tiny balls

Since im the one that sparked the idea of this theme,
I need my name On every single piece of graphic on this theme. K thanks.(just kidding)

Can't wait for a full release on this

How about an Announcer though cause i know EXTREME 2 uses different voice lines than EXTREME.
(like starting the stage sometimes he says "LET'S DIE!"(sounds like it))

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its actually "let's dive!!!" as in dive by beforu

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Seems to be some hype for this theme that's nice.

About the system sounds/announcer this game has a different codec for that sounds, is not XA, like the PS1 games, is not VB2 the system sounds can be obtained by lineout edition, but not the announcer, I will try later to find them using other codecs, about the theme completion, It will continue advancing slowly, but I will try to get it at stable release for regular and course gameplays, is not so hard, due to a lot of missing things but I'm completing it, to make it look more solid I am working on the how to play screen, this is an example of the "theme completion":

Original resources:


Upgraded/added/completed with other themes resources:


Fortunately for us, Konami reuses a lot of material to create like 10 games from a theme/interface

.. Thats what i thought in the start but "Let's Die!!!" Is really.. uh.. Funny.

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It's one of my favorite DDR from ps2, I'll downloaded this awsome theme

For Dance Master Mode, you can just use 3 "one song courses" like:

#COURSE:Master 1;
#LIVES:8; (or10, or whatever)

#SONG:*:HARD:showcourse;


...and there you go. Maybe make the third "CHALLENGE" for oni-only songs or something; and maybe the first MEDIUM and then make it adjustable up or down one notch.

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This is getting slower because I'm still working on the hoy to play screen It has a lot of stuff to code, I've decided to update another screen meanwhile I finish the HowToPlay Screen

Is the Combo challenge actually going to work...
Its just 1 battery and a HUGE combo font..

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I think the advanced modes could be a reality, using some global vars I can trigger player mods, for the combo challenge game mode and the font, course and endless modes could be achieved with the standard courses and I will implement also the big timer in survival mode I will be messing those days to try to get a stable implementation of all of these modes.

Hi guys, I've been busy with some homeworks, but the HowToPlay screen is in Initial version!



I've tried to rip the overlay character, but the pallete is scrambled and looks terrible, I've skipped that part, it has so much frames to dump them one by one, maybe I will use a 3d model instead. The screen is missing the in/out transitions (I haven't made it) and also the How To Play Steps I will try to do them later. Finishing this screen, the attract sequence is complete! Now I will move to the select style screen, and think how to do that screen too, due to the 3d models of the characters I will use a png static image while I find a solution

are you actually planning on adding all the other (except a few) modes because that would be awesome!

If are you talking of advanced modes, yes, I wanna add them, they're interesting, specially the Combo Challenge mode, I'stuck trying to find a way to pass/update a global var by metrics.ini and also how to run a CRS directly in the gameplay screen, to skip the course selection screen. And if you are asking for the title screen modes I don't wanna make Dance Master, because a lot of reasons, the first, you need to have all the related simfiles to make it work like the original, second, the unlock mode is a pandora box in SM5, then for me it will have no sense, just to play partial song with some mods to unlock "nothing", will be nice in a future to find a way to do it, but not at this moment. The workout mode seems to be a little bit easier, but I have no experience with it, also involve a lot of profiles to keep the track, I could check it out, but is not a priority for me. About the lesson mode, is the same as Dance Master, I will have to load the gameplay screen, and make it play an specific simfile, but I don't know how to do it too also animate the helper, and make the simfiles for those modes. I could do Edit mode, is not popular in SM5, but I could skin it and make it functional at least for the sake of theme completion. About online mode, I have to make tests, but I don't think it could be so hard to do, I've found some related graphics in the game, but to be honest I haven't seen an online gameplay fro any DDR Game, I don't know how it works but it will be a reality. About the other screens, Records could be done, the shop and the Extra menus will be dummies/placeholders, and the information/my room section, could be a reality, I was thinking on a nice way to do it, with the less amount of code . And that's all (I think) if you are asking for a different topic, you're welcome to show us

I do remember playing online play for DDR Extreme 2.

But my memory is really bad.
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What i remember is just every week there is a custom course uploaded so you can play and try to rank in.
There was open lobbies too. You just pop in and play. But there is no documents online for the pictures for the lobby, etc cause it was VERY different from the default song wheel. You could just take out online or put the Extreme 2 song wheel with chat, etc and make it your own.

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I've searching about that, and I've found this images review from DDRFreak http://www.ddrfreak.com/reviews/usddrex2/pics.php

This is supossed to be the lobby:


And this the login screen:


I've got the images shwon in those screenshots. The rest of the screens are the same like in the regular gameplay? (Gameplay and Results)

I'm working on the Online Play branch:



Anyone knows the text that is in Rules and Regulations? In some places they say that this text comes with the user manual, but I don't have it

For rules and regulations

- Rules and Regulations: This is a user agreement between you and Konami, or
you and your family and Konami. It's not to be taken lightly, so before you
play for the first time, I highly suggest reading the entire thing (it's also
in small print in the back of the user guide included with the game, so you
have a copy in print.)

That is just a description from a Gaming Guide, not the Konami rules. Is basically what I;ve said in the previous post

I'm working on the lifebar, should I increase the wide in widescreen resolutions?


Also, the system layer and font should be like DDR MAX/Extreme era or SuperNOVA?