A Dance of Fire and Ice Custom Songs Creation Complete Guide
311A fairly comprehensive guide on how to make your own custom songs for ADOFAI. Hopefully this helps those who asked for it.
Check below for links and extra information.
Also, I'm stupid, half notes are "turn-arounds"
Any additional corrections I find will be in the comments & at the end of the description.
Fully recorded custom map creation: https://youtu.be/Evplde7Bi7Y
My Discord: https://discord.gg/hFMCchbBdG
Verified Artists List: https://7thbe.at/verified-artists/adofai
7th Beat Games Discord: https://discord.gg/rhythmdr
Artist Permission Template: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gwt3WvlwbvglDPoTTlrpPbdIPrVDIl22un61A8zNGH4/edit
Audacity: https://www.audacityteam.org/download/
Tap BPM: https://www.all8.com/tools/bpm.htm
A few extra rules: (thanks Rikri)
Rules for sightreading a track:
1: If the track doesn't visibly cross itself, assume no tiles are hidden.
2: On tiles where the center is obstructed (where a twirl/rabbit/snail would normally go), don't assume a twirl, rabbit, or snail.
3: If the track loops back on itself as to where it's unclear how many track pieces are present, assume the absolute minimum number of track pieces.
4: Assume normal rabbits are 2x speed, double rabbits are 4x speed, normal snails are 0.5x speed, and double snails are 0.25x speed (or slower).
5: If the track forms a closed loop with no exit, continue repeating the track as normally, obeying all twirls/rabbits/snails.
6: For all rules 1-5, any of them can be overridden if specified (either via objects such as decorations, track animations, or tutorials).
Rules for creating a track to be sightreadable:
1: If you create the track such that the rules for sightreading a track fail to accurately decipher it, make sure it's clear to the player exactly what must be done differently to properly decipher it.
2: If, after applying the rules for sightreading a track, it's unclear what path the planets will take, clarify the path to the player.
3: Ignore all shadows on the edges of track pieces when determining what must be clarified using rule 1/2 of creating a track.
4: Don't place midspins or turnarounds in positions where they're difficult to see or easy to confuse with one another.
If you have any questions, feel free to join my (or the official 7th Beat Games) discord and ask. (In the #adofai-editor channel on the official discord, there are plenty of people who will help answer any questions.)
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