 _____________________  spinal shark collective release information
|            SSC-003  | product    code: SSC-003
|                     | product    type: stepmania theme
| the spinal shark    | target  version: stepmania 4 alpha 5
| collective presents |             (use shakesoda's build if you're on Windows)
|                     | 
|  m o o n l i g h t  |       project title: moonlight
|                     | version information ------------------------------------
| for stepmania 4     |               pulse: i3011
| alpha 5 and sm-ssc  |                date: 20100314 0047 (UTC-6,CST)
|_____________________|

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[Table of Contents]
1. SSC Introduction
2. moonlight Introduction
3. Changelog
4. Notes
5. Theme License
6. Credits
7. Thanks
8. Closing Notes
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[1. SSC Introduction]

the spinal shark collective is a group of StepMania themers who embrace
the future of StepMania theming. (or alternatively: we theme for SM4.)

We are:
* AJ 187	(http://www.ajworld.net/)
* Midiman	(http://midiman.shakesoda.com/)
* shakesoda	(http://shakesoda.com/)
* Deluxe	(http://taikora.com/)

and we have quite a bit of experience making StepMania themes. :)

If you're looking to take the plunge and can meet up to our high standards,
find one of us somewhere and present a list of credentials as well as any
completed StepMania work (themes/noteskins/etc).

Experience with previous versions of StepMania is a plus.
Experience with StepMania's source code is even better.

SSC releases:
[SSC-001] dubaiOne (SM4CVS 20080103)
[SSC-002] Cerulean Skies 2 (SM4CVS 20080103; port to SM4 Alpha 5 in progress)
[SSC-003] moonlight (SM4 Alpha 5, currently)
[SSC-005] Optical (sm-ssc)
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SSC in-progress:
[SSC-004] Selling Out Made Simple 2 (SM4 Alpha 5 and sm-ssc)
[SSC-SM4] sm-ssc (this is a fork of StepMania, not a theme.)
[SSC-???] Urban Fragments (sm-ssc default theme)
[SSC-007] Optical 2 (sm-ssc only?)

all code and product names subject to change.
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[2. moonlight Introduction]

moonlight was previously called dubaiOne. I decided to change the name for
personal reasons, among others*. I touched on this in a post on the StepMania
forums if you are interested in the reasoning behind the change. The new name
was chosen while I was creating a temporary Common window icon.

If you're not familiar with dubaiOne, it is a theme for StepMania 4 that focused
on simplicity and the ability to customize the theme, as well as your StepMania
experience.

moonlight takes this customization to the next level, while also updating
dubaiOne to look and work nice in higher resolutions and non-4:3 aspect ratios,
as well as non-dance gametypes.

* http://www.dmi.ae/DubaiOne/ could also have something to do with it...
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[3. Changelog]
The changelog has been moved to changelog.txt.
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[4. Notes]

==sm-ssc==
Those of you wishing to use moonlight with sm-ssc should read sm-ssc_readme.txt
for installation instructions. Alternatively, if you're lazy, uncomment:
[Global]
#FallbackTheme=_portKit-sm4
in metrics.ini. This will make sm-ssc use _portKit-SM4, which provides the
default theme moonlight is expecting to fall back on.

==Custom Speed Mods==
Instead of taking the speed mods from the default theme, moonlight has the
ability to read in custom speed mods from a file called SpeedMods.txt. It's
my hope that more themes for SM4 pick up support for CustomSpeedMods, meaning
less configuration would have to be done by the user. Just set the speed mods
up once and forget it. :D

This file is currently located in the /Data, relative to the StepMania root
folder location.

Operating| Example StepMania          | SpeedMods.txt
System   | Installation Location      | Location
--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
Windows  | D:\StepMania 4\            | D:\StepMania 4\Data\
Mac OS X | /Applications/StepMania 4/ | /Applications/StepMania 4/Data/
*nix     | wherever you installed SM4 | wherever you installed SM4/Data/

This location may change for the final version. The most likely location
will be the Machine Profile folder, since I've figured out you can write there.
(You can also write to player profiles, but you need to know when they're using
a USB stick or a local profile as well.) If/when the location changes, you will
be notified in the readme, any release posts, and possibly a screen that will
be displayed on first boot of the final release of moonlight.

The format of SpeedMods.txt is:
0.5x,1x,1.5x,2x,2.5x,3x,4x,8x,C200,C400
and so on.

==Screen Cover==
For best performance of editing the Screen Cover, press the player's start
button on the player you want to edit the cover of.

If you want to edit Player 1's cover, press P1's start on P1.
If you want to edit Player 2's cover, press P2's start on P2.
This seems to work correctly all the time.

==Other Game Types==
moonlight has not been extensively tested with other gametypes, though it is
an overall goal of the theme to work with most of the popular gametypes.

I have decided that moonlight v1.0 will not be _actively_ targeting any other
gametype than dance, in order to make sure the theme's core is working. Once
v1.0 is released, hard work will start on polishing up the other game modes.

In other words, if moonlight v1.0 supports more than dance out of the box,
consider yourselves lucky that I did enough work just to make it work pre-1.0 :D

That's not to say I'm not trying to make moonlight accessible for every
gametype. The cover screen should handle Pump's inputs quite well.

Here are some things you should know if you decide to use moonlight with a
gametype other than the default ("dance").

* The Screen Cover option menu may not work completely in some gametypes.
I know this is the case for Pump (trying to find a solution).
Since there are many different pump noteskins out there for SM4 that can be used
as a default (Daisuke Master's, the ones ripped from Pump Pro), the Cover Screen
is not guaranteed to look right in Pump mode since I can't tell what noteskin
you are using as a default.

* Anything that's not Dance or Pump is currently untested overall.
Pump is the first non-dance type that will be tested.
I hope to cover Para support next, with Deluxe's participation. :)
Perhaps I'll hack in Ez2, if Frieza doesn't mind people using the noteskin
for that outside of his project.

From there, the other modes I want to hit are:
* kb7
* techno
* maniax
* beat/pop'n (possible, but unlikely)

Support for most of these modes are pending noteskins. kb7 has a noteskin, but I
don't really play it... The "retro" noteskin that ships with sm-ssc, while not a
high priority project right now, will support dance, pump, and techno at the
least once it is 100% complete.

==Online==
It turns out all the online screens have not been touched recently. When I can
find motivation, I'll fix it.
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[5. Theme License]

moonlight is released under AJ's StepMania Theme License.

Copyright  2008-2010 AJ Kelly and the spinal shark collective.

Terms of the license are as follows:
1) Redistributions of this theme must include this license.

2) moonlight is a StepMania theme for StepMania 4 Alpha 5 (or above).
Under this license, you agree not to use it on any version released before
StepMania 4 Alpha 5.

This clause should pre-empt any bug reports that may pop up from using
outdated versions. By using this theme on any other version than the one
specified above, you waive your right to notify the creator of any theme bugs
until you upgrade to the suggested version (or later, if existing) of SM4SVN
as shown above and verify that they still exist using the latest version.

2a) For those of you who are still going to use StepMania 4 alpha 4, please
use moonlight public alpha Va instead, as that is the supported version of the
theme for StepMania 4 alpha 4.

3) Under this license, you agree to not claim the work as your own or
use parts of it without permission. Some items, such as ProductivityHelpers,
do not require permission.

When in doubt, first check the file for any license. If you don't see one,
then it's a good idea to get in contact.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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[6. Credits]

==Theme Coding==
AJ
NAKET Coder (Scripts/02 HSV.lua was originally made for one of his themes)

==Theme Graphics==
mostly AJ, with exceptions below.

==Theme Music==
Los Amigos Invisibles - Comodn Johnson (from The Venezuelan Zinga Son Vol.1)
Visit http://beta.amigosinvisibles.com/ and buy every album. Seriously.
This may be changed/removed in later versions. Save the files while you can.

==Background Images==
Tokyo Dome by Fg2.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TokyoDome8946.jpg

"I took the photo and release all my rights in this file to the public domain."
This image is currently temporary. It may be changed/removed in later versions.

==Typefaces==
(that is, any typefaces that aren't taken from the SM4 default theme via redirs)

* Blaster by dustBUST
* Frutiger by Adrian Frutiger

Sadly, I don't remember what the font I used for Japanese was. I will probably
go back and replace it with something from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software_Unicode_typefaces
when the need occurs.
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[7. Thanks]

Midiman, shakesoda, and Deluxe
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The other members of SSC hold it down like no other.
If only shake and Midi would release complete themes more often. :(

Seriously, I always enjoy working with these guys on anything, be it a theme or
a fork of StepMania... If you haven't heard about that already,

Renard
-====-
You are still badass. :)

Other StepMania Themers
Past, Present, and Future
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The more people there are theming and taking it seriously, the better. :)

I'd like to give shout-outs to the following themers (in no particular order):
* tweak
* Frieza
* Lightning
* GRIM
* xjen0vax
* SFKhoa
* Katze
* k//eternal
* Takuya
* Daisuke Master
* Koizumi
* Dreamwoods
* PROPELA
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Then there are those who have moved on to greater things:
* zhek
* Mig (SPiGuMuS)
* yanathin (BeMaNiRuler)
* Sestren NK
* djelyte
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And those who I'm not sure where they are:
* PatrickDDRX
* Tamagokun

Kyle Ward
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lol he's a space pumpkin

The following communities
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#blacksoda, #noturkeyslams, Official SM Forums, N3KFreak, BoXoRRoXoRs,
Monakai/VulpVibe, Emumak, 2ch

all sm-ssc beta testers
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For testing the future of StepMania.

I'm probably missing some people in this section, but that's typical.

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[8. Closing Notes]

ScreenHSV is a big hack and I ended up fudging and kludging things.
The next theme I make that will have customizability will fix this.
If you want to use ScreenHSV, good luck. :s I suggest taking the code from

BGAnimations/ScreenOptionsFilterP1 underlay
and
Graphics/ScreenOptionsFilterP1 Icon

as those are the best versions.
Grab Scripts/02 HSV.lua too, since it is required for ScreenHSV.

All of this will hopefully change in the coming months, though.

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moonlight is Copyright 2008-2010 AJ Kelly and the spinal shark collective.
Don't even try to pass off any part of this theme/the entire theme as your own.

ssc designs on the future <<< http://ssc.ajworld.net

p.s. spinal shark (creator of emit and SSC namesake) did not make this theme. kthx :)