UKSRTX is the latest instalment in the mainline series of ITG mod tournaments created by TaroNuke, but stands as a full-blown collaboration between him and me. Using a heavily customised version of openITG (called NotITG, currently version 4), it serves as a showcase of new features, some made JUST for the tournament!
Following on from UKSRT9, this carries on as the third instalment of a four-part story me and TaroNuke want to tell you. There's a bunch of lore both within the cutscenes and the stages themselves, which are shown in this video. Take notes!
~Where can I download NotITG and these files?
You can download the most recent version of NotITG from the dedicated HeySora page; notitg.heysora.net
And you can grab UKSRTX here - THIS WILL ONLY WORK WITH nITG v.4!!; (LINK COMING SOON)
~Is this even possible to play on pad?
Yes! All the stages are entirely possible to pass on a machine, though of course whether YOU can or not is dependent on your skill level.
~So what the fuck was that Extra stage (THREAD OF FATE MANIPULATOR)?
This was the result of a thought-experiment last year where Joe and Taro decided to see if they could get midi input to influence ingame modifiers. Once they got midi input working via Joe's midi controller, Joe decided to make a totally original song to go along with it. Every knob and slider on the controller was assigned to a mod ( pic: twitter.com/NitroX72/status/1185988357484101640 ), and the song was designed so that there were sections that take advantage of this setup. He spent a long time rehearsing the entire set, and we even went as far as to rehearse a staged conflict and faked real world interaction for the prestage cutscene. A video of this real-world act will be posted! It was the first time we'd done anything like this, but it really paid off!!! The version shown here is a "baked" version of the live act, where Joe recorded his rehearsal! There will be this version and a DIY one in the release.
~What is the Thread?
You'll find out more about it soon enough...
~Is the town of Blingdenway an actual place or just something Peeesh fabricated?
It is indeed a town somewhere in another universe that he found while exploring the Thread, but Peeesh has the ability to alter aspects of it as per his wishes - but even he has his limits, depending on how much energy he has stockpiled.
~Will we see Peeesh again?
Of course! He's too precious to have in just one tournament.
Have any other questions? Ask us! We'll most likely be able to reply :3 But make sure you check the comments cause it's probably already been asked!
UKSRTX is the latest instalment in the mainline series of ITG mod tournaments created by TaroNuke, but stands as a full-blown collaboration between him and me. Using a heavily customised version of openITG (called NotITG, currently version 4), it serves as a showcase of new features, some made JUST for the tournament!
Following on from UKSRT9, this carries on as the third instalment of a four-part story me and TaroNuke want to tell you. There's a bunch of lore both within the cutscenes and the stages themselves, which are shown in this video. Take notes!
~Where can I download NotITG and these files?
You can download the most recent version of NotITG from the dedicated HeySora page; notitg.heysora.net
And you can grab UKSRTX here - THIS WILL ONLY WORK WITH nITG v.4!!; (LINK COMING SOON)
~Is this even possible to play on pad?
Yes! All the stages are entirely possible to pass on a machine, though of course whether YOU can or not is dependent on your skill level.
~So what the fuck was that Extra stage (THREAD OF FATE MANIPULATOR)?
This was the result of a thought-experiment last year where Joe and Taro decided to see if they could get midi input to influence ingame modifiers. Once they got midi input working via Joe's midi controller, Joe decided to make a totally original song to go along with it. Every knob and slider on the controller was assigned to a mod ( pic: twitter.com/NitroX72/status/1185988357484101640 ), and the song was designed so that there were sections that take advantage of this setup. He spent a long time rehearsing the entire set, and we even went as far as to rehearse a staged conflict and faked real world interaction for the prestage cutscene. A video of this real-world act will be posted! It was the first time we'd done anything like this, but it really paid off!!! The version shown here is a "baked" version of the live act, where Joe recorded his rehearsal! There will be this version and a DIY one in the release.
~What is the Thread?
You'll find out more about it soon enough...
~Is the town of Blingdenway an actual place or just something Peeesh fabricated?
It is indeed a town somewhere in another universe that he found while exploring the Thread, but Peeesh has the ability to alter aspects of it as per his wishes - but even he has his limits, depending on how much energy he has stockpiled.
~Will we see Peeesh again?
Of course! He's too precious to have in just one tournament.
Have any other questions? Ask us! We'll most likely be able to reply :3 But make sure you check the comments cause it's probably already been asked!UKSRT9 - x:boot_sequence // FULL PLAYTHROUGHCosmicLAER2018-06-19 | ~~ PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION!!!! ~~
UKSRT9 is the latest instalment in the mainline series of ITG mod tournaments created by TaroNuke, but stands as a full-blown collaboration between him and me. Using a heavily customised version of openITG (now called NotITG, in its third version), it serves as a showcase of the newly implemented features, some made JUST for the tournament!
Following on from UKSRT8, this carries on as the second part of a four-part story me and TaroNuke want to tell you all. There's a bunch of ~lore~ both within the cutscenes and the tournament theme itself, which is shown in this video. Take notes!!
Follow the instructions written in the description, you dumbdumbs!
~Is this even possible to play on pad?
Yes! All the stages are entirely possible to pass on a machine, though of course whether YOU can or not is dependent on your skill level.
~Will we see SCOLD again?
Man, I hope so. She's a really cool character and it'd be a waste to have her appear in just one tournament. Keep an eye out!
~What about Cursor?!!
owo cry harder.
Have any other questions? Ask us! We'll most likely be able to answer you :3CosmicLAER Live StreamCosmicLAER2017-05-17 | ...MODSTER MASH 2 - Credits [Bermuda Breeze/BetaMelt]CosmicLAER2017-05-17 | PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION!!
This simfile is 'Credits - Bermuda Breeze/BetaMelt', a file specially made for the tournament by Puurokulho.
----------------------------- INFO ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT
Following the same format as Modster Mash, this is a 'Best Of' type of deal, with 5 of the stages already premade and the final round and credits were brand new simfiles created just for this!
This time around I decided to make a small plot, where Laer invites you to the beach to have some good-natured fun with old mod files (at no cost whatsoever! Mainly cause she's broke as fuck.)
Massive shoutouts to TaroNuke, WinDEU and Puurokulho for their files used in the tournament! ❤MODSTER MASH 2 - Final [Maze of Vignere Square]CosmicLAER2017-05-17 | PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION!!
This simfile is 'Maze of Vignere Square', a file specially made for the tournament by WinDEU.
It's time Laer gave you a true test of skill now that you managed to pass the previous lessons... And she might not want to hold back.
----------------------------- INFO ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT
Following the same format as Modster Mash, this is a 'Best Of' type of deal, with 5 of the stages already premade and the final round and credits were brand new simfiles created just for this!
This time around I decided to make a small plot, where Laer invites you to the beach to have some good-natured fun with old mod files (at no cost whatsoever! Mainly cause she's broke as fuck.)
Massive shoutouts to TaroNuke, WinDEU and Puurokulho for their files used in the tournament! ❤MODSTER MASH 2 - Stage 5 [F*ck Away Now]CosmicLAER2017-05-17 | PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION!!
----------------------------- INFO ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT
Following the same format as Modster Mash, this is a 'Best Of' type of deal, with 5 of the stages already premade and the final round and credits were brand new simfiles created just for this!
This time around I decided to make a small plot, where Laer invites you to the beach to have some good-natured fun with old mod files (at no cost whatsoever! Mainly cause she's broke as fuck.)
Massive shoutouts to TaroNuke, WinDEU and Puurokulho for their files used in the tournament! ❤MODSTER MASH 2 - Stage 4 [Insane Techniques]CosmicLAER2017-05-17 | PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION!!
This simfile is 'Insane Techniques', a Puurokulho original.
----------------------------- INFO ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT
Following the same format as Modster Mash, this is a 'Best Of' type of deal, with 5 of the stages already premade and the final round and credits were brand new simfiles created just for this!
This time around I decided to make a small plot, where Laer invites you to the beach to have some good-natured fun with old mod files (at no cost whatsoever! Mainly cause she's broke as fuck.)
Massive shoutouts to TaroNuke, WinDEU and Puurokulho for their files used in the tournament! ❤MODSTER MASH 2 - Stage 3 [Mawaru Rides Again!]CosmicLAER2017-05-17 | PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION!!
This simfile is 'Mawaru Rides Again!' from UKSRT3.
----------------------------- INFO ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT
Following the same format as Modster Mash, this is a 'Best Of' type of deal, with 5 of the stages already premade and the final round and credits were brand new simfiles created just for this!
This time around I decided to make a small plot, where Laer invites you to the beach to have some good-natured fun with old mod files (at no cost whatsoever! Mainly cause she's broke as fuck.)
Massive shoutouts to TaroNuke, WinDEU and Puurokulho for their files used in the tournament! ❤MODSTER MASH 2 - Stage 2 [On The Bounce]CosmicLAER2017-05-17 | PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION!!
This simfile is 'On The Bounce' from WHY The Redemption.
----------------------------- INFO ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT
Following the same format as Modster Mash, this is a 'Best Of' type of deal, with 5 of the stages already premade and the final round and credits were brand new simfiles created just for this!
This time around I decided to make a small plot, where Laer invites you to the beach to have some good-natured fun with old mod files (at no cost whatsoever! Mainly cause she's broke as fuck.)
Massive shoutouts to TaroNuke, WinDEU and Puurokulho for their files used in the tournament! ❤MODSTER MASH 2 - Intro/Stage 1 [All You Can Stream Buffet GOTY Edition]CosmicLAER2017-05-17 | PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION!!
This simfile is 'All You Can Stream Buffet - GOTY Edition', a TaroNuke original.
----------------------------- INFO ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT
Following the same format as Modster Mash, this is a 'Best Of' type of deal, with 5 of the stages already premade and the final round and credits were brand new simfiles created just for this!
This time around I decided to make a small plot, where Laer invites you to the beach to have some good-natured fun with old mod files (at no cost whatsoever! Mainly cause she's broke as fuck.)
Massive shoutouts to TaroNuke, WinDEU and Puurokulho for their files used in the tournament! ❤UKSRT8: Under The Groove // Full PlaythroughCosmicLAER2016-09-08 | ~~ PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION!!!! ~~
UKSRT8 is the latest installment in the mainline series of ITG mod tournaments created by TaroNuke, but stands as a full-blown collaboration between him and me. Using a heavily customized version of openITG, it serves as a showcase of the newly implemented features.
The story is inspired by the popular Atlus game series Trauma Center, following a team of doctors (the players) through their initiation into a well-renowned hospital to further their medical careers. But of course in typical UKSRT fashion, something happens and everything goes to shit.
~Where can I download this?
You can't yet! This tournament and the severely hacked version of openITG - what we call fuck.exe - are still quite easy to break and we aren't comfortable with releasing both of these. Fuck.exe will be released before UKSRT8 though. If you have any questions about it give Taro a poke!
~Is this even possible to play on pad?
Yes! All the stages are entirely possible to pass on a machine, though of course whether YOU can or not is dependent on your skill level. This is definitely the hardest tournament so far due to the entrants we anticipated, so we amped up the difficulty to really give them a challenge. If you want to see the entrants play these live and for the first time, check out the raw footage on Taro's channel or the playlist of all the videos on our channels.
~Will we see SHAME again?
Fuck yeah, you will. We actually have a story arc involving her that we're continuing in the next mainline SRT, UKSRT9 in August 2017. If you're interested in attending the event itself, look out for a future announcement video with the details and stuff. We always welcome new people regardless of skill level, after all this is purely for fun.
Have any other questions? Ask us! We'll most likely be able to answer you :3MODSTER MASH! - Credits (Rock, Paper, Scissors)CosmicLAER2016-03-06 | PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION!!
This simfile is 'Rock, Paper, Scissors' made special for this tournament! Thanks Taro! Art of Taro and Laer done by myself :3
----------------------------- INFO ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT
This was basically just a 'Best Of' type of deal, with 5 of the stages taken from various previous TaroNuke and WinDEU tournaments and the final round and credits were brand new simfiles made just for this! The difficulty spike between Stage 1 and Stage 2 was a bit drastic, but I've learnt to even it out a bit in the next one.. Mega thanks to Taro for helping me compile and fix a bunch of stuff, and also creating the last two files of course. ❤
Sorry for the weird lighting and recording issues, I used my iPad but didn't really account for how bright it would be in the venue :1 Ah well, the quality is nice doe. Next time I'll just use my phone.
I purposefully chose files both old and new to mix up the collection a bit, so while it was guaranteed the more regular entrants would know some it would be practically impossible for them to remember all of them. They were also updated to work better with our current format for mod making so they almost definitely won't break any more! Huzzah!
Being the first tournament I ran this was really fun to organise, and seeing people's reactions are basically the reason why these continue :v I can definitely see how Taro keeps up with this mental torture LMAO
When will be the next one? Who knows! Definitely next year, and there definitely will be more content /cutscenes, an actual story line, etc../, but for now, me and Taro are working on some really awesome things for the rest of the year, so stay tuned :3MODSTER MASH! - Final Round (Medley of the BEMANI RUINS)CosmicLAER2016-03-06 | PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION!!
This simfile is 'Medley of the BEMANI RUINS' made special for this tournament! Thanks Taro! Art of Imhostep (the boss) done by myself :3
----------------------------- INFO ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT
This was basically just a 'Best Of' type of deal, with 5 of the stages taken from various previous TaroNuke and WinDEU tournaments and the final round and credits were brand new simfiles made just for this! The difficulty spike between Stage 1 and Stage 2 was a bit drastic, but I've learnt to even it out a bit in the next one.. Mega thanks to Taro for helping me compile and fix a bunch of stuff, and also creating the last two files of course. ❤
Sorry for the weird lighting and recording issues, I used my iPad but didn't really account for how bright it would be in the venue :1 Ah well, the quality is nice doe. Next time I'll just use my phone.
I purposefully chose files both old and new to mix up the collection a bit, so while it was guaranteed the more regular entrants would know some it would be practically impossible for them to remember all of them. They were also updated to work better with our current format for mod making so they almost definitely won't break any more! Huzzah!
Being the first tournament I ran this was really fun to organise, and seeing people's reactions are basically the reason why these continue :v I can definitely see how Taro keeps up with this mental torture LMAO
When will be the next one? Who knows! Definitely next year, and there definitely will be more content /cutscenes, an actual story line, etc../, but for now, me and Taro are working on some really awesome things for the rest of the year, so stay tuned :3MODSTER MASH! - Stage 5 (Bad Maniacs)CosmicLAER2016-03-06 | PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION!!
----------------------------- INFO ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT
This was basically just a 'Best Of' type of deal, with 5 of the stages taken from various previous TaroNuke and WinDEU tournaments and the final round and credits were brand new simfiles made just for this! The difficulty spike between Stage 1 and Stage 2 was a bit drastic, but I've learnt to even it out a bit in the next one.. Mega thanks to Taro for helping me compile and fix a bunch of stuff, and also creating the last two files of course. ❤
Sorry for the weird lighting and recording issues, I used my iPad but didn't really account for how bright it would be in the venue :1 Ah well, the quality is nice doe. Next time I'll just use my phone.
I purposefully chose files both old and new to mix up the collection a bit, so while it was guaranteed the more regular entrants would know some it would be practically impossible for them to remember all of them. They were also updated to work better with our current format for mod making so they almost definitely won't break any more! Huzzah!
Being the first tournament I ran this was really fun to organise, and seeing people's reactions are basically the reason why these continue :v I can definitely see how Taro keeps up with this mental torture LMAO
When will be the next one? Who knows! Definitely next year, and there definitely will be more content /cutscenes, an actual story line, etc../, but for now, me and Taro are working on some really awesome things for the rest of the year, so stay tuned :3MODSTER MASH! - Stage 4 (Neurotoxin)CosmicLAER2016-03-06 | PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION!!
This simfile is 'Neurotoxin' from TaroNuke's UKSRT4.
----------------------------- INFO ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT
This was basically just a 'Best Of' type of deal, with 5 of the stages taken from various previous TaroNuke and WinDEU tournaments and the final round and credits were brand new simfiles made just for this! The difficulty spike between Stage 1 and Stage 2 was a bit drastic, but I've learnt to even it out a bit in the next one.. Mega thanks to Taro for helping me compile and fix a bunch of stuff, and also creating the last two files of course. ❤
Sorry for the weird lighting and recording issues, I used my iPad but didn't really account for how bright it would be in the venue :1 Ah well, the quality is nice doe. Next time I'll just use my phone.
I purposefully chose files both old and new to mix up the collection a bit, so while it was guaranteed the more regular entrants would know some it would be practically impossible for them to remember all of them. They were also updated to work better with our current format for mod making so they almost definitely won't break any more! Huzzah!
Being the first tournament I ran this was really fun to organise, and seeing people's reactions are basically the reason why these continue :v I can definitely see how Taro keeps up with this mental torture LMAO
When will be the next one? Who knows! Definitely next year, and there definitely will be more content /cutscenes, an actual story line, etc../, but for now, me and Taro are working on some really awesome things for the rest of the year, so stay tuned :3MODSTER MASH! - Stage 3 (Mawaruchi Surviver)CosmicLAER2016-03-06 | PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION!!
This simfile is 'Mawaruchi Surviver (yes, with an e)' from TaroNuke's UKSRT5.
----------------------------- INFO ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT
This was basically just a 'Best Of' type of deal, with 5 of the stages taken from various previous TaroNuke and WinDEU tournaments and the final round and credits were brand new simfiles made just for this! The difficulty spike between Stage 1 and Stage 2 was a bit drastic, but I've learnt to even it out a bit in the next one.. Mega thanks to Taro for helping me compile and fix a bunch of stuff, and also creating the last two files of course. ❤
Sorry for the weird lighting and recording issues, I used my iPad but didn't really account for how bright it would be in the venue :1 Ah well, the quality is nice doe. Next time I'll just use my phone.
I purposefully chose files both old and new to mix up the collection a bit, so while it was guaranteed the more regular entrants would know some it would be practically impossible for them to remember all of them. They were also updated to work better with our current format for mod making so they almost definitely won't break any more! Huzzah!
Being the first tournament I ran this was really fun to organise, and seeing people's reactions are basically the reason why these continue :v I can definitely see how Taro keeps up with this mental torture LMAO
When will be the next one? Who knows! Definitely next year, and there definitely will be more content /cutscenes, an actual story line, etc../, but for now, me and Taro are working on some really awesome things for the rest of the year, so stay tuned :3MODSTER MASH! - Stage 2 (Wild Rush)CosmicLAER2016-03-06 | PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION!!
----------------------------- INFO ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT
This was basically just a 'Best Of' type of deal, with 5 of the stages taken from various previous TaroNuke and WinDEU tournaments and the final round and credits were brand new simfiles made just for this! The difficulty spike between Stage 1 and Stage 2 was a bit drastic, but I've learnt to even it out a bit in the next one.. Mega thanks to Taro for helping me compile and fix a bunch of stuff, and also creating the last two files of course. ❤
Sorry for the weird lighting and recording issues, I used my iPad but didn't really account for how bright it would be in the venue :1 Ah well, the quality is nice doe. Next time I'll just use my phone.
I purposefully chose files both old and new to mix up the collection a bit, so while it was guaranteed the more regular entrants would know some it would be practically impossible for them to remember all of them. They were also updated to work better with our current format for mod making so they almost definitely won't break any more! Huzzah!
Being the first tournament I ran this was really fun to organise, and seeing people's reactions are basically the reason why these continue :v I can definitely see how Taro keeps up with this mental torture LMAO
When will be the next one? Who knows! Definitely next year, and there definitely will be more content /cutscenes, an actual story line, etc../, but for now, me and Taro are working on some really awesome things for the rest of the year, so stay tuned :3MODSTER MASH! - Stage 1 (Sneaky Spirits)CosmicLAER2016-03-06 | PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION!!
This simfile is 'Sneaky Spirits' from TaroNuke's UKSRT2.
----------------------------- INFO ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT
This was basically just a 'Best Of' type of deal, with 5 of the stages taken from various previous TaroNuke and WinDEU tournaments and the final round and credits were brand new simfiles made just for this! The difficulty spike between Stage 1 and Stage 2 was a bit drastic, but I've learnt to even it out a bit in the next one.. Mega thanks to Taro for helping me compile and fix a bunch of stuff, and also creating the last two files of course. ❤
Sorry for the weird lighting and recording issues, I used my iPad but didn't really account for how bright it would be in the venue :1 Ah well, the quality is nice doe. Next time I'll just use my phone.
I purposefully chose files both old and new to mix up the collection a bit, so while it was guaranteed the more regular entrants would know some it would be practically impossible for them to remember all of them. They were also updated to work better with our current format for mod making so they almost definitely won't break any more! Huzzah!
Being the first tournament I ran this was really fun to organise, and seeing people's reactions are basically the reason why these continue :v I can definitely see how Taro keeps up with this mental torture LMAO
When will be the next one? Who knows! Definitely next year, and there definitely will be more content /cutscenes, an actual story line, etc../, but for now, me and Taro are working on some really awesome things for the rest of the year, so stay tuned :3DivinElegys 3rd Gimmick Competition Entry: Body MagicCosmicLAER2014-10-07 | A collaboration between myself and TaroNuke!
Music; VHS Head - Body Magic
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This is one of our two submissions to DivinElegy's 3rd Annual Gimmick Competition, the other will be uploaded at some point as well.
MINIGAME; Use the arrows to control your character (P1 - red, P2 - blue) and collect the checkpoints while avoiding walls. A checkpoint adds +2 to your end bonus score while colliding with a wall will take away -1 point. If there are no inputs for either players from the beginning of the chart to the first minigame, the minigame will be played by an AI. These are shown with grey characters. The difficulty of the AI can be set at the beginning of the file with left or right, ranging from 1 (very easy) to 9 (very hard).