Solo gamplay is extremely fun!

[EAGAMES]

I'm very interested. I've been playing solo for a couple of days, but I'm having two major issues. I cannot move my fingers accordingly when hitting those two extra keys. When a note rises where it is to be hit with a ring-finger key, I tend to lose my concentration.



I visualize the middle four receptors shifted to the left or right, depending on which ring-finger I utilize because I have the habit of looking at four receptors only. Using the visual example above, the middle four receptors are mentally shifted to the left because of the left-handed ring-finger note. When this occurs, all the keys and receptors are twisted in my mind.

I think that if I could achieve using my ring-fingers like my regular fingers (index and middle fingers), I'd be decent at solo gameplay and it'd be really fun. Therefore, I turn to the solo experienced members. What suggestions do you have regarding eliminating these mental habits?

Practice is not a valid suggestions. Obviously I'll be playing solo more often, and I'm starting my piano lessons at school tomorrow so I'll receive a bit of practice with my ring-fingers.


I wrote something similar to this only to refresh. I liked how I worded, and formatted everything the first time. Oh well...

[NekoGon]

Oh cool EAG is playing solo now ;D

Well, every 4-key player would definitely have problems when starting off with solo as you've never played with your ring fingers before in your entire FFR/SM career. Even though you stated that practicing alone is not a valid suggestion, it is obviously the best way to get better at solo. You should start off with easy songs and expose yourself to different patterns, it should help you a ton. Also, you can still practice your ring fingers even when you're not playing SM, like piano which you stated, or on a table.

There's 2 solo song packs to get you rollin', you can download them here:
http://www.omgdidinsane.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7578
There's plenty of easy songs you can try out, I don't know which one though =x you'll have to find that out yourself haha

You can also download the solo files which aren't in packs, they're pretty good simfiles, great for practice.

Originally Posted by EAGAMES

I visualize the middle four receptors shifted to the left or right, depending on which ring-finger I utilize because I have the habit of looking at four receptors only. Using the visual example above, the middle four receptors are mentally shifted to the left because of the left-handed ring-finger note. When this occurs, all the keys and receptors are twisted in my mind.

True, I'm originally a 7-key player, and I had the exact same problem when I tried to play a Beatmania IIDX flash game (8 keys). Well, once again, the only way to get it out of your mind would be to play solo more, you might want to stop playing 4-keys for a while and dedicate yourself entirely to 6 keys, I don't know if that will work effectively though

Good luck in your solo adventures pal

[alexdestructions]

I have the same problem EA. D: But it's cool that you're doing solo! (Just don't rape SM like the Thaors).

[Necros140606]

SOLO RULZ





pretty much

a good way to promote solo would be having a ffr solo engine, which i believe is not even going to be considered but i think would be awesome.

[robertsona]

use notebar

[kommisar[os]]

i started making a solo flash game but i suck at flash =<

also stick with orbular that's what i use. its better to read. notebar is better for reverse imo


SOLO RULZ

[EAGAMES]

@ Nekogon: Logically practice IS the best suggestion there is, but seeing as how you're a seven key player (how do you do that? lol), do you have any tips that would promote growth? Maybe a key setup that helped you a lot, or a certain spot on the screen to concentrate on? Any little hint or comment is greatly appreciated.

I will devote most of my SM time to solo. I plan on getting very good at it.

@ alexdestructions: but.. but.. I WANT to wreck SM like Thaor. I don't have good MA, though.

@ Necros 140606: Actually it was considered by Tass, but I doubt it'll happen soon.

@ robertsona: I'll try it out again, but if I recall correctly, I liked Orbular more than Notebar.

Thanks again for the suggestions. Keep them comming please.


Solo Rulez?

[robertsona]

actually i take that back yeah orbular's good

[kommisar[os]]

Originally Posted by robertsona

actually i take that back yeah orbular's good

SOLO RULZ

orbular makes your timing better i find. probably just the way you see them coming up etc


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[robertsona]

sorry

SOLO RULZ

[Necros140606]

if you wanna get good at solo you need to start over from easy files and train your ring fingers, otherwise you'll probably get bad habits as mashing or pressing hands when there only are jumps, especially with _ _ _ X _ X or X _ X _ _ _ patterns. this is pretty much what happened to me and it's really hard to correct once you get this habit.

[EAGAMES]

@ Necros 140606: I could feel those bad habits starting and I see why, too. I'll try to correct them before those habits develop.

Thanks for pointing that out.

[Necros140606]

also you don't have to point out who you're replying to it's quite obvious hehe

[EAGAMES]

A habit I suppose.

[Kotarouchan]

I have to ask. Is it even possible for an indexer to play solo files?

[alexdestructions]

Originally Posted by EAGAMES

@ alexdestructions: but.. but.. I WANT to wreck SM like Thaor. I don't have good MA, though.

Chauster: Wut's MA? ^o^

All right... *gives EAG MA*

[Mr. Bob]

Originally Posted by alexdestructions

Chauster: Wut's MA? ^o^

hey

[NekoGon]

Originally Posted by EAGAMES

@ Nekogon: Logically practice IS the best suggestion there is, but seeing as how you're a seven key player (how do you do that? lol), do you have any tips that would promote growth? Maybe a key setup that helped you a lot, or a certain spot on the screen to concentrate on? Any little hint or comment is greatly appreciated.

Right now I'm using zxc ,./ since i pretty much destroyed my "d" and "e" buttons (I would've used qwe iop or asd kl; if my kb was fine). You should focus on MA in addition to playing easy songs and when you move on to harder songs don't mash etc. etc.

Look at the middle or something idk do like what you did when you play 4 arrows lol

also indexing is impossible if the song is stuffed with chords or brackets (4-6 arrows)

ps SOLO RULZ

edit: final bosses are linus and kenji beat them and you beat solo
edit2: wat, i play reverse and i screw up my ma when i use notebar lmao i haven't tried orbular yet though :/
edit3: also you can try using shuffle for every song so that you get exposed to more patterns, helped me a **** ton in o2jam

[alexdestructions]

Originally Posted by Mr. Bob

hey

hi





SOLO RULZ

[Mr. Bob]

Originally Posted by alexdestructions

hi

SOLO RULZ

idk why you say that about chauster's ma when it's probably much better than your's



but yea, SOLO RULZ