Dynamic Difficulty Creator
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Update v2.4 (13/06/2014) - New categorization process to allow multiple time signatures. - New notation to define the ramp up models. - New configuration file (ddc_default.cfg) to allow the modific
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Dynamic Difficulty Creator
I am pleased to share with you the "Dynamic Difficulty Creator" which :
- uses the XML files of each arrangement to produce a new version of these files (files like "PART REAL_GUITAR.xml")
- generates all phrases automatically (if not already created in EOF)
- generates all levels of dynamic difficulties from 0 to 19 if needed for each phrase
I'm writting a dedicated tutorial about DDC : DDC Tutorial
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-- D O W N L O A D L I N K
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Production (stable) : ddc_v3.7.zip (Requires RSToolkit v2.8.1.0-980b5022 beta or greater)
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-- U P D A T E S
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- New specific part in the log file to display the handShapes properties
- Fixed bug : HandShapes are not always generated when they contain both single notes and chords
Update v3.2 (28/11/2016)
Update v3.1 (02/10/2016)
- The order of XML attributes has changed for note, chordNote and handShape tags
Update v3.0 (01/02/2016)
Update v2.9 (23/01/2016)
- New logic to avoid the split of existing handShapes when the new phrases are generated
- New process to allow excotic handShape phrases
Update v2.8 (06/12/2015)
- Single distinct notes which are located on the same time position are now managed like a chord if they are associated with a handShape and a chordTemplate.
Update v2.7 (06/04/2015)
- Fixed bug : XML prolog was missing in the result XML files.
Update v2.6 (31/01/2015)
- New default value for the phrase length parameter (4).
- Fixed bug : DDC may generate a wrong value in the "count" attributes when it merges all existing difficulties to create the "transcriptionTrack" tag.
Update v2.5 (05/07/2014)
- New process to merge all levels of existing Dynamic Difficulty if the "transcriptionTrack" tag is empty.
- Notes and chords sustain are now considered if they overlap two or more measures (prevent the creation of empty phrases which break the handshapes length).
- Fixed bug : DDC error when the number of chordNodes is lower than the number of frets defined in the chordTemplate
Update v2.4 (13/06/2014)
- New categorization process to allow multiple time signatures.
- New notation to define the ramp up models.
- New configuration file (ddc_default.cfg) to allow the modification of internal parameters (category and subcategory maps, merging levels, linked diff.).
- New parameter to specify the configuration file to use.
- New checks and associated warnings about the categorization process.
- New merging process to reduce the number of difficulty levels (separate from the DD generation step).
- New view of difficulty levels in the log file for a better differentiation of the levels before and after the merging process.
- Fixed bug : Adjacent levels of difficulty may be wrongly merged together.
Update v2.3 (13/06/2014)
- Fixed bug : Some adjacent measures are wrongly protected in the same phrase.
Update v2.2 (15/03/2014)
- Synchronize events on the timeline before generating the new phrases.
- Protect adjacent measures in the same phrase if they contain a sequence of linked notes.
- Generate a warning if a sequence of linked notes overlaps two sections or two subsections.
- Fixed bug : Last chord may be missing.
- Fixed bug : New phrase can be created with only one empty measure.
Update v2.1 (15/02/2014)
- Auto-adjustment to the previous main beat for each section and phrase iteration which is not placed on the main beat of a measure.
- DDC now allows handShape's end time equals to the start time of the following one.
- Fixed bug : Technics on chords can be lost if the chord is the first one in the current phrase iteration.
- Fixed bug : Chord notes may be missing if the chord is the first one in the handShape in the current level of difficulty.
- Fixed bug : First chord reference in a sequence may be the wrong and chord note technics may appear or disappear.
- Fixed bug : Phrase length parameter can be ignored when only the last measure of the current phrase is empty.
- Fixed bug : Linked notes can be ignored when two notes have the same time position.
- Fixed bug : First section may be missing.
Update v2.0 (24/01/2014)
- New display of DD levels in the log file to facilitate the DDC process check.
- DDC now supports anchors on the secondary beats of a measure.
- New logic added for merging two adjacent levels of difficulty if there is no more than 10% of differences between them.
- New comparison system to detect similarities between two distinct phrases (less than 25% of differences).
- New warning added in the log file if a chordNote tag is not found for the fundamental note.
- New optional parameter "-p" to overwrite the XML file content without changing its name (value "Y").
- New optional parameter "-t" to generate or not the log file (value "Y").
- Fixed bug : notes and chords may be missing on the highest level of difficulty.
- Fixed bug : arpeggios are not generated by DDC if they are at the last position in the chord templates list.
Update v1.9 (10/01/2014)
- New warning added in the log file if sections or phrases don't start at the first beat of a measure.
- Fixed bug : Wrong value in "count" attribute of the "phraseIterations" tag in specific cases.
- Fixed bug : "ChordNote" tag may be missing in lower levels of difficulty for fret hand muted chords.
- Fixed bug : Process may stop when loading XML file informations if a phrase is defined before the first section.
Update v1.8 (04/01/2014)
- Arpeggios are now supported.
- File path removed in the ramp-up model name for the generated comment.
- Chord Templates are now fully described in the log file.
- Fixed bug : The phrase "p0" was always generated even if no iteration of the phrase was referencing.
- Fixed bug : Wrong categorization, if the last measure is not complete (based on the current time signature) and contains notes or chords.
- Fixed bug : A few notes or chords are missing due to a bug in the sub-categorization process.
Update v1.7 (25/12/2013)
- New "transcriptionTrack" tag management.
- Now supports the DD remover functionality.
- First phrases and sections are not generated if they are empty for the current arrangement.
- First "COUNT" empty phrase iteration is added between the first beat and the first non-empty phrase.
Update v1.6 (15/12/2013)
- Synchronize the first measure with the first section before generating new phrases.
- Fixed bug : The last phrase iteration was missing in the generated XML file.
- Fixed bug : Minor correction in the "linkNext" sequence management.
Update v1.5 (11/12/2013)
- New "INFORMATION" status for log messages.
- New validity check of the XML format.
- New security checks about the time position of the first anchor and the first handShape.
- ChordNote tag children are cloned for the fundamental notes in lower levels of difficulty.
- HandShape endTime is adjusted when it is splitted due to a new phrase iteration.
- Remove sustains parameter is set to "N" by default.
- Fixed bug : Sections are lost if there are less phrase iterations than sections.
Update v1.4 (05/12/2013)
- First empty phrase iterations are not generated.
- Protect the loading of XML chords and notes when the last measure is not complete.
- Anchor "time" value is adjusted for the first event of each new phrase iteration.
- Chord sustains are now collected from the "chordNote" tag.
Update v1.3 (03/12/2013)
- HandShape "startTime" value is now adjusted to the "time" value of its first associated chord in the current level
- HandShape "endTime" correction
- HandShape added for the first chord of each new phrase iteration if necessary
- Chord notes added on the first chord of each new phrase iteration if necessary
- Only the needed anchors are now inserted on each level of difficulty
- Fixed bug : Wrong "chordId" was used in "handShapes" for lower levels of difficulty
Update v1.2 (24/11/2013)
- Supports the Rocksmith 2014 Score Attack mode
- Automatic difficulty selection for the three Score Attack levels
- New "heroLevels" tag added for each non-empty "phraseIteration"
Update v1.1 (19/11/2013)
- Auto detection of the Rocksmith XML format (2012 or 2014)
- The following Rocksmith 2014 technics are now supported :
- All new attributes on notes and chords
- New "chordNote" elements under "chord"
- New "bendValues" elements under "note" and "chordNote"
- "linkNext" logic for combining several chords and/or notes in a complex note in RS2014
- DDC now works with no "section" and/or no "phraseIterations"
- Existing phrases in the input XML file are now used as subsections
- Fixed bug : Wrong "chordId" was used for the lower levels of difficulty
Update v1.0 (03/11/2013)
- New lightweight executable for Windows 32bit (command line tool)
- DDC program totally rewritten in Tcl
Update v0.9 (21/09/2013)
- DDC now supports all technics on the fundamental notes of the chords (palm mutes, bends, slides, ...).
You must first activate [song][Rocksmith][Export chord techniques] in EOF for export these informations in the XML files.
- Two new sub-categories (1 & 2) for category 8 in the default ramp-up model (to soften the rise of the first levels)
Update v0.8 (12/09/2013)
- Sustain of the fundamental note of a chord was not generated if this chord was the last one of the tab (now it works)
- Sustain correction wasn't apply on all notes (now it works)
Update v0.7 (03/09/2013)
- New more powerfull web hosting (but not free ...)
- New parameter to choose the length of the phrases (2, 3 or 4 measures)
- New parameter to remove or not the note's sustain
- New parameter to configure the ramp-up model (* & **)
- The transformation process starts instantly when the queue is empty
Update v0.6 (30/08/2013)
- New leveling model with a maximum of 4 new notes or chords at each level transition
- Up to 21 levels of difficulty for a phrase
- In the previous release, palm muted effect was omitted during the generation of the XML result file (now it works correctly)
- Phrases length can be set to 2, 3 or 4 measures (the difficulty highway bar doesn't display when there are too many phrases; increasing the phrase length resolves this problem)
- Automatic sustain correction for each note with length less than 1/4 of its measure (we can keep those sustains in EOF for future compatibility or different behavior in Rocksmith 2014)
Update v0.5 (26/08/2013)
- Faster than v0.4 (less than 20 seconds for an arrangement)
- Source XML files with only two phrases ("COUNT" and "END") are now supported
- When a phrase reaches its maximum level of difficulty, it is not written in the higher levels
- Similar Chords templates was merged in the previous version and can loose some specific finger positions
- "controls" and "phraseProperties" XML elements was omitted in the previous versions
- DDC now supports chords HandShapes for single notes
Update v0.4 (20/08/2013)
- Faster than v0.3 (less than one minute for an arrangement)
- Now supports original XML files with multiple levels inside
- "events" and "linkedDiffs" XML elements was omitted in the previous version
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