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On April 11 2011 21:45 LilClinkin wrote:
Tried it out, but I feel there's a few easily fixed gameplay issues which drastically lower my opinion of the game. The biggest gripe I have is your meter decreasing slowly over time. Thus, if there aren't many notes to hit, you will lose meter even if you're playing flawlessly.
Don't get me wrong, it is a fun distraction, but I rate step-mania far higher for PC rhythm gaming.
That's not a gameplay issue, it's an issue with that particular beatmap. Generally those drain issues are resolved before the maps are ranked but not always.
Edit: Ah nevermind I know what you're talking about now that I see you compared it to Stepmania.
You shouldn't have any problem with dying to HP drain if you're playing the map well enough though.
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I tried the game and i find core of it fun, but there are some things that annoy the crap out of me.
1.) In evrey game some anime chick pops out of nowhere randomly
2.) The "whistle" sound when you drag the ball really kills the mood for alot of song for me :/.
Anyone knows is it possible to somehow remove the ingame sounds and that anime girl?
Thanks
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On April 11 2011 22:31 Makavw wrote:
I tried the game and i find core of it fun, but there are some things that annoy the crap out of me.
1.) In evrey game some anime chick pops out of nowhere randomly
2.) The "whistle" sound when you drag the ball really kills the mood for alot of song for me :/.
Anyone knows is it possible to somehow remove the ingame sounds and that anime girl?
Thanks
Load up osu, go to options, and turn off combo burst
for the "whistle" sound I suppose you can turn off SFX as a whole in the Audio tab of settings
It will turn off all hitsounds and stuff though
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Cheers, I guess ill just have to get used to it 
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On April 11 2011 22:31 Makavw wrote:
I tried the game and i find core of it fun, but there are some things that annoy the crap out of me.
1.) In evrey game some anime chick pops out of nowhere randomly
2.) The "whistle" sound when you drag the ball really kills the mood for alot of song for me :/.
Anyone knows is it possible to somehow remove the ingame sounds and that anime girl?
Thanks
If the whistle kills the mood of the song, that means the song is poorly mapped, the sound effects should fit with the original music. Turning off sound effects lowers your skillcap, once you do that the game is just about clicking fast, and not about following a rhythm, so naturally you wont be as good at the song as you could be.
The chick doesn't pop out of nowhere randomly, when you get a combo going a sprite will appear at certain intervals, 30x combo, 100x combo, etc. I don't know how you could find that it can "annoy the crap out of me".
Just play the game more and then these minor annoyances start to become less significant
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On April 11 2011 22:51 JSH wrote:Show nested quote +On April 11 2011 22:31 Makavw wrote:
I tried the game and i find core of it fun, but there are some things that annoy the crap out of me.
1.) In evrey game some anime chick pops out of nowhere randomly
2.) The "whistle" sound when you drag the ball really kills the mood for alot of song for me :/.
Anyone knows is it possible to somehow remove the ingame sounds and that anime girl?
Thanks Load up osu, go to options, and turn off combo burst for the "whistle" sound I suppose you can turn off SFX as a whole in the Audio tab of settings It will turn off all hitsounds and stuff though
I don't recommend this, as imo it makes the game harder.
I agree that the whistle hitsound is REALLY annoying though, and some maps use it really badly. http://osu.ppy.sh/s/26512 on insane for example, uses a whistle on every slider, and often has sequences of 6 or so sliders in a row. TWEETWEETWEETWEETWEEetc
On some streamy maps also, mappers will make every 4th note a whistle, and since the whistle is louder than the other hitsounds you get the same problem.
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I hate normal whistles D:
Soft whistles ftw
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taiko drums noises for beat sounds in normal osu! is win
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Whistles = reason my hitsounds are super ultra quiet. It's pretty much the worst thing ever in osu.
Song with best custom hitsounds ever http://osu.ppy.sh/b/77785.
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On April 11 2011 21:45 LilClinkin wrote:
Tried it out, but I feel there's a few easily fixed gameplay issues which drastically lower my opinion of the game. The biggest gripe I have is your meter decreasing slowly over time. Thus, if there aren't many notes to hit, you will lose meter even if you're playing flawlessly.
Don't get me wrong, it is a fun distraction, but I rate step-mania far higher for PC rhythm gaming.
Does it matter when you're playing flawlessly? no.
If this is the biggest gripe that lowers your opinion of the game, then you must think this is an awesome game.
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A few tips:
Turn off Combo Fire and Combo Burst in the options. (Combo Burst is the badly drawn character popping out in your face when you hit a big combo)
Having Hit Lighting and Shading Effects on is a matter of personal preference, its like how the pros at Starcraft play on low graphical settings. Turn them off if you want minimal distractions.
I keep them on for the awesome effects alot of maps make use of.
Set the frame limiter to Unlimited
Don't use any form of Mouse Acceleration (You probably already know this)
Dont turn off the effect sounds (Hitsounds etc) if you dont like the whistles on certains maps etc etc, rather, delete that map (Because its probably bad), and get better maps
Change the skin to a something a little less distracting, http://www.mediafire.com/?6bzgujijv05146h is a good one
Id say playing at max resolution and fullscreen is optimal when having a widescreen monitor, i'm not too sure about 4:3 though, i used to play windowed mode 1280x800(widescreen) back when i had a 4:3.
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On April 11 2011 23:57 Jesushooves wrote:Turning off sound effects lowers your skillcap, once you do that the game is just about clicking fast, and not about following a rhythm, so naturally you wont be as good at the song as you could be.
Uh, what? How is it impossible to follow a rhythm when you don't have hitsounds that cause any small mistake to create a wrong rhythm that competes with the song's real rhythm?
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On April 12 2011 08:57 Obscura.304 wrote:Show nested quote +On April 11 2011 23:57 Jesushooves wrote:Turning off sound effects lowers your skillcap, once you do that the game is just about clicking fast, and not about following a rhythm, so naturally you wont be as good at the song as you could be.
Uh, what? How is it impossible to follow a rhythm when you don't have hitsounds that cause any small mistake to create a wrong rhythm that competes with the song's real rhythm?
...How do hitsounds mess you up? Sorry, but I just don't understand this sentence at all.
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You can also make your own cursor by going into the osu folder, taking one of the skin folders in there, copying it, and modifying just the cursor in PS or something that can save transparent PNGs, then picking your skin in the options menu. Personally I made mine black/red with a bright purple dot in the middle, I find it easy to see on almost every background (not like you look at the cursor much anyway heh).
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On April 12 2011 10:02 triangle wrote:Show nested quote +On April 12 2011 08:57 Obscura.304 wrote:On April 11 2011 23:57 Jesushooves wrote:Turning off sound effects lowers your skillcap, once you do that the game is just about clicking fast, and not about following a rhythm, so naturally you wont be as good at the song as you could be.
Uh, what? How is it impossible to follow a rhythm when you don't have hitsounds that cause any small mistake to create a wrong rhythm that competes with the song's real rhythm? ...How do hitsounds mess you up? Sorry, but I just don't understand this sentence at all.
Yeah I don't understand it either, I mean it's personal preference but playing without hitsounds is so much harder than playing with them. I can understand turning them down if the whistles/claps annoy you but to play with them muted is just making things 10x harder on yourself lol
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On April 12 2011 10:55 MegaManEXE wrote:Show nested quote +On April 12 2011 10:02 triangle wrote:On April 12 2011 08:57 Obscura.304 wrote:On April 11 2011 23:57 Jesushooves wrote:Turning off sound effects lowers your skillcap, once you do that the game is just about clicking fast, and not about following a rhythm, so naturally you wont be as good at the song as you could be.
Uh, what? How is it impossible to follow a rhythm when you don't have hitsounds that cause any small mistake to create a wrong rhythm that competes with the song's real rhythm? ...How do hitsounds mess you up? Sorry, but I just don't understand this sentence at all. Yeah I don't understand it either, I mean it's personal preference but playing without hitsounds is so much harder than playing with them. I can understand turning them down if the whistles/claps annoy you but to play with them muted is just making things 10x harder on yourself lol
The hitsounds start when you click, so if your not clicking on time (100s,50s) you are making a sound at that incorrect time, which in turn creates a beat at the incorrect time is what he is saying I think.
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I would think that should help you though, so you'd know if you're hitting too early/late and can adjust your tapping accordingly.
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On April 12 2011 11:09 Xafnia wrote:Show nested quote +On April 12 2011 10:55 MegaManEXE wrote:On April 12 2011 10:02 triangle wrote:On April 12 2011 08:57 Obscura.304 wrote:On April 11 2011 23:57 Jesushooves wrote:Turning off sound effects lowers your skillcap, once you do that the game is just about clicking fast, and not about following a rhythm, so naturally you wont be as good at the song as you could be.
Uh, what? How is it impossible to follow a rhythm when you don't have hitsounds that cause any small mistake to create a wrong rhythm that competes with the song's real rhythm? ...How do hitsounds mess you up? Sorry, but I just don't understand this sentence at all. Yeah I don't understand it either, I mean it's personal preference but playing without hitsounds is so much harder than playing with them. I can understand turning them down if the whistles/claps annoy you but to play with them muted is just making things 10x harder on yourself lol The hitsounds start when you click, so if your not clicking on time (100s,50s) you are making a sound at that incorrect time, which in turn creates a beat at the incorrect time is what he is saying I think.
That's exactly what I'm saying.
It doesn't cause me problems like it used to (now, I can play close to the same with hitsounds on or off, although my streams are still a bit more accurate with them off), but for a long time, hitsounds used to lure me into "incorrect" rhythms, which would utterly trash me. It still happens to me with streams sometimes.
Hitsounds can be useful when you're to the point where you hit 300s virtually every time and 100s are a rare abomination, but as a beginner, it's much easier to keep them off. Streams are also much easier with them off, IMO, since streams require that you hear the actual music as clearly as possible with no interference. Once you get a bit better, hitsounds can make some quarter-note sections slightly easier, and they're more fun to play with (unless the mapper was an asshole and used whistles).
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On April 12 2011 11:33 Obscura.304 wrote:Show nested quote +On April 12 2011 11:09 Xafnia wrote:On April 12 2011 10:55 MegaManEXE wrote:On April 12 2011 10:02 triangle wrote:On April 12 2011 08:57 Obscura.304 wrote:On April 11 2011 23:57 Jesushooves wrote:Turning off sound effects lowers your skillcap, once you do that the game is just about clicking fast, and not about following a rhythm, so naturally you wont be as good at the song as you could be.
Uh, what? How is it impossible to follow a rhythm when you don't have hitsounds that cause any small mistake to create a wrong rhythm that competes with the song's real rhythm? ...How do hitsounds mess you up? Sorry, but I just don't understand this sentence at all. Yeah I don't understand it either, I mean it's personal preference but playing without hitsounds is so much harder than playing with them. I can understand turning them down if the whistles/claps annoy you but to play with them muted is just making things 10x harder on yourself lol The hitsounds start when you click, so if your not clicking on time (100s,50s) you are making a sound at that incorrect time, which in turn creates a beat at the incorrect time is what he is saying I think. That's exactly what I'm saying. It doesn't cause me problems like it used to (now, I can play close to the same with hitsounds on or off, although my streams are still a bit more accurate with them off), but for a long time, hitsounds used to lure me into "incorrect" rhythms, which would utterly trash me. It still happens to me with streams sometimes. Hitsounds can be useful when you're to the point where you hit 300s virtually every time and 100s are a rare abomination, but as a beginner, it's much easier to keep them off. Streams are also much easier with them off, IMO, since streams require that you hear the actual music as clearly as possible with no interference. Once you get a bit better, hitsounds can make some quarter-note sections slightly easier, and they're more fun to play with (unless the mapper was an asshole and used whistles).
Interesting point with the streams, I think I will try this out and see how it goes.
EDIT: Nevermind, I just suck. But the hit sounds might not be too important to hear for some people, at least it wasn't for me. But I personally find the hit sounds very satisfying to listen to.
Also someone mentioned the beatmap with the best custom hit sounds, no doubt it is this one
http://osu.ppy.sh/s/13008
excellent work MegaManEXE!
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