Simply Love is a StepMania 5 theme for the post-ITG community.
It features a clean and simple design, offers numerous data-driven features not implemented by the StepMania 5 engine, and allows the current generation of ITG fans to breathe new life into the game they've known for over a decade.
Simply Love was originally designed and implemented for a previous version of StepMania (SM3.95) by hurtpiggypig. For more information on that version of Simply Love, check here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtcWy5m6-CQ
You'll need to install StepMania 5.0.12 or StepMania 5.1 beta to use this theme.
Older versions of StepMania are not compatible. StepMania 5.2 is not compatible.
StepMania can be tricky to install and the process has different stumbling points unique to each OS.
If you're having trouble installing StepMania, refer to the Troubleshooting StepMania README included with Simply Love.
The StepMania project has wiki pages for configuring USB profiles for Windows and Linux. USB profiles are handy for public arcade machines so that players can enjoy their own custom content from USB drives.
GitHub user geefr has a wiki page on identifying and troubleshooting USB polling rate issues.
Head to the Releases Page to download the most recent formal release of Simply Love.
To install this theme, unzip it and move the resulting Simply Love folder inside your StepMania user data directory. The paths will look like this:
- Windows:
%APPDATA%\StepMania 5.1\Themes\Simply Love\ - macOS:
~/Library/Application Support/StepMania 5.1/Themes/Simply Love/ - Linux:
~/.stepmania-5.1/Themes/Simply Love/
Visit my imgur album for screenshots of this theme in action: http://imgur.com/a/56wDq
- Casual – Intended for novice players; restricted song list, no failing, no LifeMeter, simplified UI, etc. You can read more about customizing what content appears in Casual Mode here.
- ITG – Play using the In the Groove standards established over a decade ago
- FA+ – Similar to ITG, but features tighter TimingWindows; can be used to qualify for ECFA events
- StomperZ – Emulates a very small set of features from Rhythm Horizon gameplay
- Live Step Statistics – This optional gameplay overlay tracks how many of each judgment have been earned in real time and features a notes-per-second density histogram. This can make livestreaming more interesting for viewers.
- Judgment Scatter Plot – ScreenEvaluation now features a judgment scatterplot where notes hit early are rendered "below the middle" and notes hit late are rendered "above the middle." This can offer insight into how a player performed over time. Did the player gradually hit notes earlier and earlier as the song wore on? This feature can help players answer such questions.
- Judgment Density Histogram – The evaluation screen also now features a histogram that will help players assess whether they are more often hitting notes early or late.
- Per-Column Judgment Breakdown
- IIDX-inspired Pacemaker
- QR Code Integration with GrooveStats – Evaluation now displays a QR code that will upload the score you just earned to your GrooveStats account.
- improved MeasureCounter – Stepcharts can now be parsed ahead of time, so it is no longer necessary to play through a stepchart at least once to acquire a stream breakdown.
- RainbowMode – add some color to Simply Love!
- NoteSkin and Judgment previews in the modifier menu
- improved widescreen support
- MenuTimer Options – Set the MenuTimers for various screens.
- Long/Marathon Song Cutoffs – The cutoffs for songs that cost 2 and 3 rounds can be set in Arcade Options.
Simply Love has support for:
- English
- Español
- Français
- Português Brasileiro
- 日本語
- Deutsch
The current language can be changed in Simply Love under System Options.
Please refer to the Casual Mode README.