Rhythm horizon content system
Songs, Charts, and Packs
The Rhythm Horizon content system consists of 3 parts: SONGS, CHARTS, and PACKS. The term CONTENT is often used to refer to songs, charts, and packs collectively.
- SONGS have audio, graphics (optionally), timing information, and information like Title and Artist. Songs are generally independent of charts or packs.
- CHARTS have a set of notes that go with a song, and include information such as the chart’s Name and Authors. Each chart is associated with a single specific song, but a songs can have any number of charts.
- PACKS are groups of charts, and have names and graphics (optionally). They are primarily a tool to help organize content. A chart can be in any number of packs, including zero.
Generally, the content system allows you to add, remove, modify, and share the songs, charts, or packs independent of each other. The only limitation is that the game’s content system will not allow you to add a chart if you don’t have the song for that chart, and it will not allow you to add a pack if you are missing any of the charts in the pack.
Draft VS Finalized
Rhythm Horizon content can be either DRAFT or FINALIZED. DRAFT content can be modified, FINALIZED content cannot be modified. If you want to make changes to a finalized chart, you’ll have to make a copy of the chart. Charts cannot be finalized if their song is draft, and packs cannot be finalized if any of their charts are draft. Scores will be tracked for any finalized charts on the server.
Content management
The content files for Rhythm Horizon are managed by the game. Any adding, removing, or modifying of content should only be done through the game. Manually modifying content files may result in bad things.
Online Server
All of our licensed songs can be downloaded through the game. Any chart written for a licensed song can be uploaded to the server to be shared. Scores will be tracked for any finalized charts on the server. All songs on the server are finalized, but charts can be uploaded either as draft or finalized. Whenever finalized content on the server is changed, updates will download automatically (typically sync fixes, graphic changes, fixing typos, etc).
Content System How To
How Do i download a song or chart?
- Go to the EDITOR
- In the CONTENT BROWSER, click on the SEARCH button in the lower right corner.
The CONTENT BROWSER is opened automatically when you go to the editor. If you close it, you can re-open it by pressing “Ctrl+O”, or by clicking on the FILE menu in the upper left and selecting CONTENT BROWSER.
- SEARCH for songs or charts to download
- The SONG search option is selected by default when the search window opens. You can enter a song title or artist to search for, or click ADVANCED for more options. A blank search will return all songs. If there are more than 100 results they will be spread across multiple pages.
- The CHART search option can be selected by clicking in the upper right area of the search window. You can enter a chart name or author to search for, or click ADVANCED for more options. A blank search will return all charts. If there are more than 100 results they will be spread across multiple pages.
- Select the songs or charts you wish to download. Multiple can be selected by pressing Shift or Ctrl when clicking. “Ctrl+A” will select all results on the current page.
- Click DOWNLOAD, press Enter, or double click on the selected item to download.
- Alternatively, you can download a song or chart with a DIRECT LINK.
- In the Content Browser, click on the DIRECT DOWNLOAD button in the lower right corner.
- Type or paste the link into the entry box, and click OKAY.
What is a direct link?
- A DIRECT LINK is a way to share a piece of content without having to search for it.
- To get a DIRECT LINK to a song or chart that you have, find the song or chart in the Content Browser and right click on it. Selecting GET DIRECT LINK will copy the link to your clipboard.
- To download a song or chart from a DIRECT LINK, go to the CONTENT BROWSER and click DIRECT DOWNLOAD in the lower right.
How do I make a chart?
- In the CONTENT BROWSER, find the song you would like to write a chart for.
- Click on the OPEN SONG button on the right side of the Content Browser, or double click on the song.
- Click on the NEW CHART button on the right side of the Content Browser.
How do I Upload a chart?
- In the CONTENT BROWSER, find the chart you would like to upload.
- Click on UPLOAD CHART on the right side of the Content Browser.
- Note: A chart can only be uploaded by the user who created it.
- Future note: A chart can only be uploaded if the chart’s song is on the server. Once we allow offline custom songs, charts to those songs will not be uploadable.
How do I finalize a chart?
- In the CONTENT BROWSER, find the chart you would like to finalize.
- Right click on the chart and select FINALIZE CHART.