Are you ready for ANOTHER party?

Not just any party...

A New Year's Eve party?

TM3 Update - How well did you do?

Although it looks similar to how it did before (aside from that fancy new border around the banner, and the animations on the judgement names), the changes made to the evaluation screen today are under the hood, and fix some bugs in how the theme handles non-16:9 resolutions too.

We're not dead

Oh, and I'm also fixing things up for SM5 Beta 4 too.

TM3 Preview: I meant to do this a LONG time ago.

Well that's an odd way of presenting scores.

TM3 Preview: Into the Night(ly)

Would you like to peek into the future? Well, there are Princess Luna-approved "nightly" builds (i.e. built from the source code's current state every day) of StepMania 5, and I have begun testing the TrotMania III theme with it to ensure the highest quality ponified dance game experience.

While it may look the same at first glance, there have been quite a few changes of interest under the hood for developers and theme creators. In particular, thanks to its more stringent error reporting, I now have a better idea of where things are going wrong, and exactly how much duct tape I need to use to fix it. There are also some new APIs here and there too.

However, there is one big user-facing change that you might like:

Check out those speed mods: no more having to select from presets! Now you can specify custom speed modifiers in the Options menu in increments of 1 or .25 - technology is incredible!

And also, for the second year in a row, you can play a TrotMania rig at GalaCon this weekend. I do not specifically know if BronyCAN or BronyCon have anything similar (someone on Twitter told me they did have some type of dance game at the latter; might have TM songs maybe), but I do know for a fact that maybe, just maybe, you may be able to give TrotMania III's new look a spin for yourself at GalaCon.

TrotMania Chrystalize Append Trailer

Just a little longer, guys! While we humans hype our concert tours with fake movie trailers, the ponies appear to be building up anticipation for their rave with a more conventional teaser. Check it out!

And now for something completely different

Over the past few months, does it feel like we've been hyping something? If the answer to this particular question is "yes". then congratulations! You're on to us! And now, it's time for your reward...

There are just a few more stops on the road to Las Pegasus, and one of the most highly anticipated music festivals in the entire country. The one festival that simply everypony wants to attend at least once (well, that is if they're even a fan of electronic music; although the Appleloosa Country Corral is pretty good too). It has gotten so big, that it has even received spin-offs held in different parts of Equestria. While its organizers consider them to be the appetizers, the fans eat it up just as much as the main course. Besides, what's the harm in holding a spin-off of a festival celebrating the summer solstice in the middle of spring?

The harm is that, if this event didn't exist, you wouldn't be going to Baltimare right now for the...

TM3 Preview: Setting the Scene

So, here's what I've been working on lately, theme-wise. Okay, actually, what you see here only scratches the surface of what I've been working on lately. The real meat and potatoes are the stuff you are not seeing here, including Tesselode's awesome music (it sets the scene perfectly), some fit and finish tweaks to existing areas of the theme, and tailoring its appearance for certain states, such as extra stage mode and, dun dun daaaaah~

...course mode.

Aeternum Obscurum Preview: The Theme

So it's about time that I begin to show you what I have been working on, design-wise, for TrotMania III: Aeternum Obscurum. The design of TM III comes with influence from several concepts and themes that have, surprisingly, fit well together. Primarily, I'm trying to make this one be partly Luna/Nightmare Moon-themed; hence, it's at night, blues are the prevalent color scheme, and certain elements are designed to have a sort of "mythological" look to them. EDM and rave culture will also serve as an influence for TM III as a whole; hence there is quite a bit of neon, lasers, and sparkly stuff too. I'm also using more animated elements to make the design feel more "alive" too.

You may have also noticed the "black vines" from the most recent season premiere are part of the look here and there. It's an, ahem, unique combination, but I'm trying to make it work, because there's a reason for their presence (aside from the addition of teal to counter the blues). Plus, the vines aren't the only thing from S4/E1 and 2 that will be prominent here, just you wait!

Now, obviously, this is still a WIP,. Everything is subject to change. Check out the teaser images here, and if you have any comments, suggestions, ideas, etc., please let me know! Oh, and also, we will also be holding an art contest soon that will give you (yes you) a chance to have your characters featured in TM III (either on the menu screens, result screens, etc.). Stay tuned for more information

-Lirodon

[7] Info Post

Last time, there ended up being 3 preview posts for the various aspects of the [6] patch. We hope to alleviate that with this sole info post for gameplay previews, song info, and perhaps some extra stuff!

LAST UPDATE: 3/3/14 - Things have been happening, just slowly, plus I keep forgetting to update. Several new chart previews are now linked and we are proud to announce that Insane Techniques is now available early as part of the Tournament of Immortals 4 Zenius-I-Vanisher contest!

Extra 6 is Coming to Town...

(Last Update: Time to Come Together)

Almost there, guys! In just a matter of days, the [6] update will be ready for you guys to dive into, and we've decided to whet your appetite with some previews!

Also head to the channel for a preview of the recently announced Only Happy When It Rains, I Think I'm Paranoid, and Bass Down Low! (Sorry, blog and mobile users...)

Videos for older songs are also being added:

• Aegis
• One-on-One With Rainbow Dash
• Perfect Isn't Easy

TrotMania Chrystalize [6] New Songs!

A few weeks ago, we revealed some of the tracks coming to TrotMania Crusaders in the next update (By the way, a couple songs have been added since the initial posting, so check it out again!), and now it's Chrystalize's turn!

Turn off the sun, turn on the moon

We leave the sun without a fight, fade to darkness, celebrate the night

TrotMania III: Aeternum Obscurum

We have some really ambitious things planned for this edition. But to pull it off, we'll need more resources. If anyone would like to supply character artwork, music, or stepcharts for TrotMania III, feel free to contact us (primarily through ZIV or the chat room).

Show us what you got...

There is a chance that this year's Summer Sun Celebration in Los Pegasus may be a lot more memorable than ever before... for all the wrong reasons. But what does it all mean? What could possibly be going on here?

Stay tuned and find out...

Showdown: Imminent

~creamy creamy bossing~

As you are well aware, today marked the beginning of a new era for ponykind... well, the premiere of Season 4. Thankfully, we all enjoyed it (and indeed, it gave your faithful leader some cool ideas for the next version, huzzah!). But more importantly, we are getting closer to the end of Chrystalize, which means that over the next few updates (particularly the next one, which will be a 5b), there will be some surprises. Well, in particular, you got the aforementioned Ponybox stuff, but there will also be a new course. It's a course with songs so nuts that one wrong move will cost you dearly. We are also not kidding.

We plan on deploying this update on Thursday, so get ready!

Ponybox - Event #2

A scant few weeks ago, the latest album from dance artist Sim Gretina was released under the name Ponybox. A collection of mostly vocal tracks, the beats are varied and the genres even more so. Thus, it was a natural fit to promote the album here at TrotMania with a bundle of songs! The following 3 tracks will be released together as part of the event:

• Cherry Tree (feat. Emily Jones) - An acoustic love song with an electro autotune tinge.
• Daring Do (feat. Kathy-chan) - A track perfect for the beach with alluring vocals and a tribal style.
• When the Bass Drops (feat. Nowacking) - A cool, straight dance beat leads this song along with its star vocal talent, feeling like a song that would make it to the radio if it were mainstream.

Look forward to them soon!

TrotMania Crusaders [6] New Songs

This upcoming patch is probably arriving around the holiday season, but we still have a fair amount of content to reveal! Take a gander past the page break.

TrotMania Chrystalize [5] New Songs!

After an extended wait, we finally have a few more nuggets of info to bestow upon you all regarding the new patch! Check out 5 brand new songs past the page break.

TrotMania Crusaders [5] New Songs

As you probably can tell, TrotMania Crusaders has been getting a good bit of attention lately in development, especially with that mega 43-song pack in [4]. Well, that was an accumulation of a lot of content from abandoned projects plus some new material, so the chances of that large an update again are somewhere around "non-existent". That doesn't mean we are giving up; it just means there will be a more normal size for updates from here on out (I will confirm that Crusaders is still going to be the companion game for Chrystalize's sequel, at the very least). As such, for [5], there are 8 songs to be added to the Crusaders category. Read on to find out which!

Get up! Get down! It's gonna make a sound!

Well, we had a fun weekend, didn't we?

Both TrotMania and My Little Karaoke were playable at GalaCon this past weekend, and it looked like everypony had a good time!

And yeah, there was a reason why I let them get the exclusive preview of a certain song....

Well, here it is! (Wait a second... there's something a little wrong here)

(thanks to Xsoft for the photos!)