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Why do you call Discord a “dark web”?

Yeah, same here. I meant “you” as in the community, not you personally.

You’re right that Discord shouldn’t be the only place a project lives. But that’s not what this is. PadManiacs is small, the server is empty, and itch.io stays as the public record no matter what happens here.

The reason for the Discord is practical: the next features (leaderboards, online multiplayer, SSC and DWI support) are hard to build alone. I need fast back-and-forth, not comment threads that take months to appear. Discord is where that conversation can happen. itch.io can’t do that.

So if the server dies tomorrow, nothing important is lost. But if it works, it’s where the game actually gets built with you.

Hello again. Can you please tell me what Android version and, if you can, what WebView version are you using. This bug is striking players again and I have to fix it, just don’t know how yet.

Hi again. About this: Next release will include better support for the .SM format and support for .SSC and .DWI formats. Btw: Can you help me start the discord server? It’s empty.

Known bug. It was already fixed. Sorry to leave you in the pending queue

Bug fixed! Sorry to leave you in the pending queue

Sorry. The itch.io detector put your post in the pending queue for some reason.

Buttons were removed in landscape just because some players hate it that way.

In my case I like it but since no one really uses it it was removed.

You’ll have to wait for the release.

I’ve set up a Discord for PadManiacs. It’s live now, and it’s empty.

That’s on purpose. I’d rather have a handful of people who actually play the game than a server full of lurkers. So I’m not going to pretend it’s busy.

What’s there

• #bug-reports and #feature-requests, so things get tracked instead of buried in comments here
• #testing, with a link to the latest build that updates on every commit
• #charts-and-packs and #modding, for sharing packs and add-ons
• #support, for install and song loading questions
• #general, for everything else

What I’m hoping for

People who play the game, who want to report what’s broken, argue about what to build next, and share charts. Early members get credited in the game.

English and Spanish are both fine.

If you join and it’s quiet, that’s just because it started today. Say hi and I’ll answer.

It was a video of the game playing itself (Autoplay — it’s a rhythm game) with a Touhou Project song. It doesn’t have likes or comments; for some reason, people don’t interact with the video — they just go straight to the game. The same happens with the Reddit post: it helped people find the game, but interaction is low. They just click the link or google it. And regarding indexation: getting indexed on itch was easier in previous years, but now it’s stricter.

That’s a good strategy. For my main project, using a single YouTube video helped. Also posting occasionally in Reddit and Facebook. Got some reviews and comments and now itch.io is automatically showing the game to new players in the platform.

Hard work :

Actually. support for these is TODO

• AVI bgvideos
• Gif banners
• Doubles and PIU modes
• Time signtures and gimmicks
• SM5 .SSC
• Key sounds
• Cutscenes
• Attacks

Meanwhile, I’ll look if can integrate a conversion tool

YW! Put Stepmania songs you download in the Songs/ folder

Setting the offset to a very negative value makes the song start before the scene is prepared, raising a reference error. The bug is already fixed, wait for the update. Meanwhile, set offset to 0. Offset calculations are broken in that version.

Yes, you can make mods on your phone using Acode.

However, you’ll have to wait for the update. I’ve been adding documentation entries to all the methods and properties of every class in the game.

The update is almost finished and is coming next week (though I can’t promise an exact date). Once I release it, you’ll be able to explore the new comprehensive Modding Documentation, dynamically generated from the code. You’ll be able to see what you can and can’t do with the game, along with working example addons.

Not really. The game has an editor that can be used to make .SM charts, but since it’s still unfinished, no one has shared their song here yet. But you can run almost any StepMania/ITG chart, and download song packs here.

Let’s toast to the .deb packages

And… yeah! Engagement. That’s the key. Do self-promotion where allowed too. Both here and on social media.

I don’t know lol

I noticed like three months ago. Luckily my game is indexed correctly after months of self promotion

lol

Bug report: Web version doesn’t boot for me. It’s stuck after loading ended

This is an annoying security error in Android 12+

The new version solves the problem. But meanwhile the ‘Compatibility’ image rendering mode in settings will help. But will not remove the error.

You can still use the file browser as a last resort

thanks 🙏 the goal was to make it enjoyable even if you are not gonna buy

sure bro. let’s be mutuals

Not only the itch.io version, but all Padmaniacs builds I uploaded before yesterday are affected. I accidentally uploaded the wrong build files, and unfortunately, my internet connection is currently too slow to reupload the Windows build. I’ll replace the Web and Android builds with fresh files right now, but the Windows build will have to wait a bit longer.

Yeah, that’s expected. The current APK is built for Android 5+ with a target of Android 9. On newer devices, Android throws that compatibility warning — you’ll need to tap “More details” and then the tiny “Install anyway” button that shows up.

Can’t fix it right now since I’m coding on a potato phone with no PC. Once my new mobile assault tank (phone) arrives, I’ll be able to compile Cordova myself and retarget to Android 16, which should cover Android 8–16 smoothly.

For now, just hit “Install anyway.” You might also get a Play Protect warning saying it’s malicious — that’s just because it’s not on Google Play. Ignore it and proceed.

And no, it’s not a virus. HTML5 apps can’t do system-level damage, and I’ve got zero interest in your data. Quick search will confirm.

Good luck, and have a great day, player.

Sure! Online leaderboards and online multiplayer are both planned. I’m focusing on stability first – there are a few bugs that came with the last update that I want to squash before adding anything new. Once those are cleaned up, I’ll start working on leaderboards, then move to multiplayer from there. Thank you for the support!

This is just what I’ve been looking for. I tried with my game and it worked partially. The code hit the wall with Node.js API.

Please make fs module work correctly. Simple things like reading a directory were impossible. fs.readdirSync is always returning an empty array.

But it’s a great alternative to NW.js and Neutralino. Thank you so much for your work and for keeping it MIT

Interesting about Reddit. Those new stats (40% browser plays, 4.5% raters) are actually really healthy though.

It works once your game received some traffic from Reddit or itch.io did promote your game from the beginning?

maybe later

You need them

Hola. El explorador de archivos ya va quedando.

Puedes probarlo en el navegador y darme tu opinión ?

https://retoradev.github.io/PadManiacs/dist/

It’s just the WEBGL OpenLara customized by me. If it doesn’t work for you just look for the original OpenLara or the First Tomb Raider

Follow ansimuz too

I’m not sure. Made for fun

This is a tool I made for my upcoming RPG, Glade Wander. It’s for the items data. Now that I have a better tool I decided to put this one here

honestly I tough it’ll be unenjoyable