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**DeNitro** · 11-22-2006, 01:13 AM

PSP Revolution v0.3 is complete!

EDIT: The PSP Revolution v0.3a Patch is also complete. Please install this over top of v0.3

For those that are new to the game, PSP Revolution is a StepMania/DDR style game based on music and rhythm where sequences of arrows scroll up the screen in beat to a song. When the arrows reach the indicator at the top of the screen, you must hit the corresponding button. Up / Down / Left / Right buttons are used in conjunction with /\ / X / [] / O buttons to hit the arrows. The difficulty of the song is indicated by the number of feet that are lit up in the song select screen. The difficulty of most songs can be changed by pressing Left or Right while in the song select screen.

Since this is a game based on music, Headphone or Earphones are recommended for the best sound experience!

Additional songs can be downloaded from sites such as http://www.bemanistyle.com, http://www.flashflashrevolution.com and http://www.stepmania.com. Some songs/packs may be in .smzip format and can still be extracted using Winzip or Winrar.

Highlights in this version include: MUCH improved gameplay and song compatibility, New step detection based on timing windows, New score system very similar to MAX 2, Dynamic background changes, and many many more...

Also included in this release is a new theme by Renpatsu you can select in the Options Screen.

Full Changelog:

(NEW/CHANGED)
-Added 2 "Hide" mods in song option screen - Dark and Blind
-Added 1 "Effects" mod in song options screen - Dizzy
-Added support for dynamic background changes read from .SM files with option to toggle on and off
-Step hit detection now based on a timing window that is consistent across all BPM ranges
-Set timing windows on step hits set to be identical to In the Groove (which is very close to StepMania Judge 4)
-Added .GIF and .BMP file support
-Added song background scaling options and sampling modes into system options screen
-Song select screen now shows a song's lowest and highest BPM speed
-New grading and scoring system based off of DDR MAX 2
-Score Screen Redesigned
-Song Preview Music now plays proper section of a song instead of from the beginning
-Added a slight delay to preview playback for a better feel when selecting songs
-Combined the top arrow base file with the top arrow file to save a draw each frame
-Song background images now scale to fit the PSP screen by default
-Max song image size supported increased to 1024x768+
-Changed logic for main menu music playback when selecting themes
-Screenshots now saved as .JPG's to the PSP's photo folder (1.5 firmware doesn't show .PNG's)
-Top arrow animation changed to flash at 1/4th the songs current bpm, and step animation frames sync to match
-Changed song loading so that .SM file is preferred over .DWI file and will always be used first if available
-Normalized difficulty text to be consistent using Beginner, Easy, Medium, Hard, Challenge, and Other
-Improved in game score display to be animated and always display 9 digits
-Song and pack lists are now sorted alphabetically
-Added a noise-shaping and dithering algorithm to mp3 playback for increased audio accuracy
-New step explosion effects that are now colored to match type of hit
-Added an option for a delay to exit a song with the R-trigger (2 seconds by Default)
-Added theme metrics support for more game customization. See the instructions.txt in the theme folder.
-Song and Pack names that are too long to display will now scroll
-Added 3 new arrow colors and better separated step colors by where in the current beat the step falls
-Up and Down on D-pad may now be held for fast scrolling of pack and song lists
-Current theme selection and CPU speed are now saved and reloaded when restarting the game
-Improved resource handling to maintain a higher amount of free linear memory space
-Greatly receded memory usage of step and beat information when a song is loaded to play
-Significantly decreased game and song load times

(FIX)
-Improved syncing for a few songs which were still off, such as a few in the DDR 8th mix pack
-Fixed a bug that caused a rare sound glitch in the beginning of certain song files
-Fixed themes loading of custom sound effect (.wav) files
-Fixed bug(?) in libTremor that was causing slight instabilities due to an ~7KB memory leak on song changes (OGG library)
-Correct theme is highlighted when entering/re-entering the theme change menu
-Fixed banner support for jpegs
-Changed screenshot logic to prevent cases of overwriting older screenshots
-SMANIAC(SM) and Challange(DWI) steps feet color set to purple
-Freezes and and BPM changes no longer cause sync issues in songs
-MP3 and OGG audio that is not encoded at 44.1 kHz is now resampled to play correctly
-Fixed playback of 1 channel (Mono) OGG song files
-Fixed bug that caused speed mods to loose accuracy
-Fixed instabilities when running with an eLoader

Here's a screenshot of the Title screen menu

Here's a screenshot of the new Dizzy mod in action

Have Fun!!

The PSP Revolution Team,
--Babak Delkhoon (DeNitro - Programming)
--Matt Sachse (Devin923 - Graphics)

**Urza** · 11-22-2006, 01:34 AM

Fantastic <3

**madsoul** · 11-22-2006, 01:35 AM

NICE! now i just need to unbrick my psp...

**gameo** · 11-22-2006, 05:46 AM

YEEEEESSSSS!!!!

I've been waiting so long for this!

You rule!!!

***Ollie*** · 11-22-2006, 06:00 AM

Hurray!! It's official!! can't wait to play the official 0.3 release... just have to get my psp...

**PopeOfDope** · 11-22-2006, 06:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeNitro

-Added theme metrics support for more game customization. See the instructions.txt in the theme folder.

Awesome, does this mean we can use cmods yet or get a multiplier higher than x2?

**madridi4ever** · 11-22-2006, 06:05 AM

Nice release DeNitro.. Thanks for putting the effort into this =)

**Renpatsu** · 11-22-2006, 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PopeOfDope

Awesome, does this mean we can use cmods yet or get a multiplier higher than x2?

No, this refers to theme modding the game and not gameplay mods.

***Ollie*** · 11-22-2006, 06:15 AM

Hey Renpatsu, did your theme make it to the official release?

**Renpatsu** · 11-22-2006, 06:19 AM

Yes, check it out. The 'Aoi' theme.

***Ollie*** · 11-22-2006, 06:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Renpatsu

Yes, check it out. The 'Aoi' theme.

i will when i can be bothered going and getting my psp from wherever it is

good work!

**gameo** · 11-22-2006, 06:58 AM

OMG just tried it and it RULLES!

NICE theme renpatsu!

Only thing is, the songs are too easy... oh well i'll just put some other ones over..

**madridi4ever** · 11-22-2006, 07:06 AM

Hey DeNitro,

You changed something in the hit_text menu since the last beta build.. correct?

the words "marvelous" "Perfect" and "great" were enlarged as momentarily (like it happens in DDR max) if you use the hit_text theme from the DDR theme (can be found in theme thread) ..

they were named "perfect_large.png" "marvelous_large.png" and "great_large.png" .. when I tried to play now it said that there was an error loading great.png , perfect.png and marvelous.png .. so i rename mine to these missing ones but it displays lots of greats and marvelous's and perfects..

in conclusion,
The last build was more solid =)

**Fanjita** · 11-22-2006, 07:10 AM

Yay! Looking forward to getting home and trying this.

**Sander122** · 11-22-2006, 07:25 AM

Nice!
PSPRevolution is one of my favorite games

**gameo** · 11-22-2006, 07:27 AM

WHAT? It's not even on dl.qj.net yet!

Turn on the pc mod's and hurry up!

PS: This will get on front page, not to mention a hot thread.

And Fanjita, you'll be glad when you get home... this really rules.

Hardrive · 11-22-2006, 07:42 AM

Congrats on the release, this is one of my favorite games!

BTW, I unstuck the old thread, and stuck this one.

**Oriyen** · 11-22-2006, 08:38 AM

WOOTS!!! I love this prog. Keep up the great work and thanks.

**Mr.McFeelie** · 11-22-2006, 08:46 AM

This is my favorite homebrew besides emus.

**Freshmilk** · 11-22-2006, 08:53 AM

O.
M.
G.

Just the other day i was saying on MSN that this would probebly never come. Well, you sure shown me, now I feel ashamed. Great release, lets hope i can master PPK- Ressurection on dizzy.

**Moosecakes** · 11-22-2006, 08:59 AM

DeNitro you're my hero, can't wait to get home in about 3hrs from school and download this!

**DeNitro** · 11-22-2006, 09:14 AM

Thank you guys for the great responses

Quote:

Originally Posted by madridi4ever

Hey DeNitro,

You changed something in the hit_text menu since the last beta build.. correct?

the words "marvelous" "Perfect" and "great" were enlarged as momentarily (like it happens in DDR max) if you use the hit_text theme from the DDR theme (can be found in theme thread) ..

they were named "perfect_large.png" "marvelous_large.png" and "great_large.png" .. when I tried to play now it said that there was an error loading great.png , perfect.png and marvelous.png .. so i rename mine to these missing ones but it displays lots of greats and marvelous's and perfects..

in conclusion,
The last build was more solid =)

Yes, I redid how the hit_text animation worked to make it smoother and save memory. Make sure to overwrite the old graphics with the new ones included. If you are trying to play with an older theme, it will not be compatible. A quick fix for older themes would be to open the 3 files you mentioned, and crop the image down to just include the first Perfect, Great, or Marvelous that is in the file (and renaming it). Should work after that =)

Thanks,
--DeNitro

**SpiderJames** · 11-22-2006, 09:43 AM

I love this game

Thanks again Denitro

-= Double Post =-
download link shows up corrupt?

**Bad Intentions** · 11-22-2006, 09:47 AM

Yay! My family/friends also love to play this! Great work.

**Mistabeen** · 11-22-2006, 10:11 AM

God i love this game

i used to play it on my pc, but it gets boring afthe ra while, but it's a great game to play on your psp ^^

Hoping to see a nicer theme in the next release

and maybe an option to remap your buttonconfig (i don't know but it might play better if you use < > [ ] O )

but whatever, a new release, it kicks butt ^^ I love it

**ReneX** · 11-22-2006, 10:17 AM

i just need to go home to play this!!!

TekDekDude · 11-22-2006, 10:32 AM

This game kicks ass! Love the new version, my favorite song is still the "Un Monde Parfait" though, so I had to keep that one from v0.2.

**PS2MAN** · 11-22-2006, 10:43 AM

congrats on the awesomeness

What are you plans for the future of this beauty might I ask?

gta2800 · 11-22-2006, 11:16 AM

thanks DeNitro been waiting on this for the longest. do any of you know where to get that custom stepmania theme? i saw a video on youtube with a guy running the default stepmania theme on his PSPRevolution.

Sp00kyFox · 11-22-2006, 11:17 AM

is there any possibilty to change the button config...

i would prefer a button-config like in djmax, cuz the config of psprevoultions is really confusing me

11-22-2006, 01:13 AM	#1
DeNitro Developer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 195 Trader Feedback: 0	[Release] PSP Revolution v0.3 PSP Revolution v0.3 is complete! EDIT: The PSP Revolution v0.3a Patch is also complete. Please install this over top of v0.3 For those that are new to the game, PSP Revolution is a StepMania/DDR style game based on music and rhythm where sequences of arrows scroll up the screen in beat to a song. When the arrows reach the indicator at the top of the screen, you must hit the corresponding button. Up / Down / Left / Right buttons are used in conjunction with /\ / X / [] / O buttons to hit the arrows. The difficulty of the song is indicated by the number of feet that are lit up in the song select screen. The difficulty of most songs can be changed by pressing Left or Right while in the song select screen. Since this is a game based on music, Headphone or Earphones are recommended for the best sound experience! Additional songs can be downloaded from sites such as http://www.bemanistyle.com, http://www.flashflashrevolution.com and http://www.stepmania.com. Some songs/packs may be in .smzip format and can still be extracted using Winzip or Winrar. Highlights in this version include: MUCH improved gameplay and song compatibility, New step detection based on timing windows, New score system very similar to MAX 2, Dynamic background changes, and many many more... Also included in this release is a new theme by Renpatsu you can select in the Options Screen. Full Changelog: (NEW/CHANGED) -Added 2 "Hide" mods in song option screen - Dark and Blind -Added 1 "Effects" mod in song options screen - Dizzy -Added support for dynamic background changes read from .SM files with option to toggle on and off -Step hit detection now based on a timing window that is consistent across all BPM ranges -Set timing windows on step hits set to be identical to In the Groove (which is very close to StepMania Judge 4) -Added .GIF and .BMP file support -Added song background scaling options and sampling modes into system options screen -Song select screen now shows a song's lowest and highest BPM speed -New grading and scoring system based off of DDR MAX 2 -Score Screen Redesigned -Song Preview Music now plays proper section of a song instead of from the beginning -Added a slight delay to preview playback for a better feel when selecting songs -Combined the top arrow base file with the top arrow file to save a draw each frame -Song background images now scale to fit the PSP screen by default -Max song image size supported increased to 1024x768+ -Changed logic for main menu music playback when selecting themes -Screenshots now saved as .JPG's to the PSP's photo folder (1.5 firmware doesn't show .PNG's) -Top arrow animation changed to flash at 1/4th the songs current bpm, and step animation frames sync to match -Changed song loading so that .SM file is preferred over .DWI file and will always be used first if available -Normalized difficulty text to be consistent using Beginner, Easy, Medium, Hard, Challenge, and Other -Improved in game score display to be animated and always display 9 digits -Song and pack lists are now sorted alphabetically -Added a noise-shaping and dithering algorithm to mp3 playback for increased audio accuracy -New step explosion effects that are now colored to match type of hit -Added an option for a delay to exit a song with the R-trigger (2 seconds by Default) -Added theme metrics support for more game customization. See the instructions.txt in the theme folder. -Song and Pack names that are too long to display will now scroll -Added 3 new arrow colors and better separated step colors by where in the current beat the step falls -Up and Down on D-pad may now be held for fast scrolling of pack and song lists -Current theme selection and CPU speed are now saved and reloaded when restarting the game -Improved resource handling to maintain a higher amount of free linear memory space -Greatly receded memory usage of step and beat information when a song is loaded to play -Significantly decreased game and song load times (FIX) -Improved syncing for a few songs which were still off, such as a few in the DDR 8th mix pack -Fixed a bug that caused a rare sound glitch in the beginning of certain song files -Fixed themes loading of custom sound effect (.wav) files -Fixed bug(?) in libTremor that was causing slight instabilities due to an ~7KB memory leak on song changes (OGG library) -Correct theme is highlighted when entering/re-entering the theme change menu -Fixed banner support for jpegs -Changed screenshot logic to prevent cases of overwriting older screenshots -SMANIAC(SM) and Challange(DWI) steps feet color set to purple -Freezes and and BPM changes no longer cause sync issues in songs -MP3 and OGG audio that is not encoded at 44.1 kHz is now resampled to play correctly -Fixed playback of 1 channel (Mono) OGG song files -Fixed bug that caused speed mods to loose accuracy -Fixed instabilities when running with an eLoader Here's a screenshot of the Title screen menu Here's a screenshot of the new Dizzy mod in action Have Fun!! The PSP Revolution Team, --Babak Delkhoon (DeNitro - Programming) --Matt Sachse (Devin923 - Graphics) __________________ Developer for Attack of the Mutants 0.4a and PSP Revolution 0.3 Last edited by DeNitro; 11-30-2006 at 10:56 PM..

11-22-2006, 05:46 AM	#4
gameo Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 664 Trader Feedback: 0	YEEEEESSSSS!!!! I've been waiting so long for this! You rule!!! __________________ My PSP Projects: [B]___________________[/B] None.

11-22-2006, 06:58 AM	#12
gameo Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 664 Trader Feedback: 0	OMG just tried it and it RULLES! NICE theme renpatsu! Only thing is, the songs are too easy... oh well i'll just put some other ones over.. __________________ My PSP Projects: [B]___________________[/B] None.

11-22-2006, 07:10 AM	#14
Fanjita Muppet Magnet Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Edinburgh, UK Posts: 2,388 Trader Feedback: 0	Yay! Looking forward to getting home and trying this. __________________ Using firmware v2.00-v3.50? Open up a whole world of homebrew here The PSP Homebrew Database needs YOU! Your ISP may be illegally wiretapping all your web activity. Stop Phorm Now! Visiting the Edinburgh Festivals? Get practical advice from experts.

11-22-2006, 07:27 AM	#16
gameo Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 664 Trader Feedback: 0	WHAT? It's not even on dl.qj.net yet! Turn on the pc mod's and hurry up! PS: This will get on front page, not to mention a hot thread. And Fanjita, you'll be glad when you get home... this really rules. __________________ My PSP Projects: [B]___________________[/B] None.

11-22-2006, 01:34 AM	#2
Urza Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,540 Trader Feedback: 0	Fantastic <3

11-22-2006, 01:35 AM	#3
madsoul Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: stevens bumhole Posts: 10,308 Trader Feedback: 0	NICE! now i just need to unbrick my psp...

11-22-2006, 06:00 AM	#5
*Ollie* VollieV Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Melb, Aus Posts: 531 Trader Feedback: 0	Hurray!! It's official!! can't wait to play the official 0.3 release... just have to get my psp...

11-22-2006, 06:05 AM	#7
madridi4ever Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 63 Trader Feedback: 0	Nice release DeNitro.. Thanks for putting the effort into this =)

11-22-2006, 06:15 AM	#9
*Ollie* VollieV Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Melb, Aus Posts: 531 Trader Feedback: 0	Hey Renpatsu, did your theme make it to the official release?

11-22-2006, 06:19 AM	#10
Renpatsu Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Melb, Aus Posts: 81 Trader Feedback: 0	Yes, check it out. The 'Aoi' theme.

11-22-2006, 07:06 AM	#13
madridi4ever Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 63 Trader Feedback: 0	Hey DeNitro, You changed something in the hit_text menu since the last beta build.. correct? the words "marvelous" "Perfect" and "great" were enlarged as momentarily (like it happens in DDR max) if you use the hit_text theme from the DDR theme (can be found in theme thread) .. they were named "perfect_large.png" "marvelous_large.png" and "great_large.png" .. when I tried to play now it said that there was an error loading great.png , perfect.png and marvelous.png .. so i rename mine to these missing ones but it displays lots of greats and marvelous's and perfects.. in conclusion, The last build was more solid =)

11-22-2006, 07:25 AM	#15
Sander122 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 98 Trader Feedback: 0	Nice! PSPRevolution is one of my favorite games

11-22-2006, 07:42 AM	#17
Hardrive No longer a community member. Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 22 Trader Feedback: 0	Congrats on the release, this is one of my favorite games! BTW, I unstuck the old thread, and stuck this one.

11-22-2006, 08:38 AM	#18
Oriyen Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Romeoville, Illinois Posts: 327 Trader Feedback: 0	WOOTS!!! I love this prog. Keep up the great work and thanks.

11-22-2006, 08:46 AM	#19
Mr.McFeelie Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: You Essay Posts: 381 Trader Feedback: 0	This is my favorite homebrew besides emus.

11-22-2006, 08:53 AM	#20
Freshmilk Three Years Old Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ermmm... Pass? Posts: 2,239 Trader Feedback: 0	O. M. G. Just the other day i was saying on MSN that this would probebly never come. Well, you sure shown me, now I feel ashamed. Great release, lets hope i can master PPK- Ressurection on dizzy. __________________ Click here to feed me a Rare Candy!

11-22-2006, 08:59 AM	#21
Moosecakes Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 367 Trader Feedback: 0	DeNitro you're my hero, can't wait to get home in about 3hrs from school and download this!

11-22-2006, 09:43 AM	#23
SpiderJames Enter Custom Title Join Date: Jul 2005 Real First Name: James Location: Chicago Just Played: MLB 09 the Show Posts: 4,435 Trader Feedback: 0	I love this game Thanks again Denitro -= Double Post =- download link shows up corrupt? Last edited by SpiderJames; 11-22-2006 at 09:43 AM.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

11-22-2006, 09:47 AM	#24
Bad Intentions I Steal Bikes Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New London, CT Posts: 1,370 Trader Feedback: 0	Yay! My family/friends also love to play this! Great work.

11-22-2006, 10:11 AM	#25
Mistabeen Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Belgium Posts: 594 Trader Feedback: 0	God i love this game i used to play it on my pc, but it gets boring afthe ra while, but it's a great game to play on your psp ^^ Hoping to see a nicer theme in the next release and maybe an option to remap your buttonconfig (i don't know but it might play better if you use < > [ ] O ) but whatever, a new release, it kicks butt ^^ I love it

11-22-2006, 10:17 AM	#26
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11-22-2006, 10:32 AM	#27
TekDekDude Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 309 Trader Feedback: 0	This game kicks ass! Love the new version, my favorite song is still the "Un Monde Parfait" though, so I had to keep that one from v0.2. __________________ PSP Firmware: 50 Different Upgrades/Downgrades, starting from 1.5 through 2.71 and currently on 3.52 M33-2...my PSP is addicted to flashing. :D Ghetto 300K :D

11-22-2006, 10:43 AM	#28
PS2MAN Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 177 Trader Feedback: 0	congrats on the awesomeness What are you plans for the future of this beauty might I ask?

11-22-2006, 11:16 AM	#29
gta2800 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: East Oakland Posts: 2 Trader Feedback: 0	thanks DeNitro been waiting on this for the longest. do any of you know where to get that custom stepmania theme? i saw a video on youtube with a guy running the default stepmania theme on his PSPRevolution.

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11-22-2006, 11:17 AM	#30
Sp00kyFox Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 5 Trader Feedback: 0	is there any possibilty to change the button config... i would prefer a button-config like in djmax, cuz the config of psprevoultions is really confusing me